After Xie Fang left, he quickly had people seal off the lakeside and then had someone dispose of the body.

Once he finally calmed down the owners of Phoenix Pavilion, Xie Fang called all the members of the Security Department together.

He took two stacks of money out of the briefcase beside him.

A total of twenty thousand yuan.

The security guards' eyes lit up immediately upon seeing the two stacks of money.

Xie Fang beckoned to Ma Xiaohu, then tossed the two stacks of money into his hands: "It's best for everyone to keep their mouths shut about today's event. Take this money and split it among yourselves. You'll still be Phoenix Pavilion's security guards, and I, Xie Fang, will not treat you badly. But if I hear any rumors, anything you shouldn't be talking about, any one of you could end up like the person who 'accidentally fell' into the lake. Understand?"

Most of the security guards were unaware of what had happened last night.

Ma Xiaohu, fearing involvement, had already warned those security guards who were present at the scene last night.

The entire Phoenix Pavilion had over twenty security guards. Seeing the money, they all nodded without saying a word, thanking Xie Fang profusely.

After sending off the other security guards, Xie Fang kept Ma Xiaohu behind.

"Captain Ma, don't you have anything to say to me?" Xie Fang lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth. "From what I understand, it was your shift last night. Although you all said the person accidentally fell into the lake, I'm not an outsider. I'm not that easily fooled. What really happened?"

Ma Xiaohu kept his head down, "Manager Xie, I, I…"

"Ma Xiaohu, don't forget who gave you the position of head of security. If you want to keep that position or lose it, it's just a matter of a word from me. And I even know where your wife and kids live. You better not mess this up." Xie Fang took a strong drag on his cigarette, looking at Ma Xiaohu with a disdainful gaze.

Ma Xiaohu clenched his fists suddenly.

Since becoming the head of security, Ma Xiaohu's life had indeed been better than before.

Although nothing had happened in the past few years, last night's incident made it hard for Ma Xiaohu not to think about the events that took place during the development of Phoenix Pavilion years ago.

Lives were at stake.

Even though Ma Xiaohu wanted to turn a blind eye, his heart grew increasingly unsettled.

Especially after seeing Xie Fang threaten him, Ma Xiaohu quickly nodded repeatedly. "Manager Xie, I know who's been putting food on my table. But after all, it's a matter of life and death. I hid the details of last night because I was afraid of causing trouble. Actually, there were two people last night. For some reason, they wanted to kidnap that girl named Linglong from Phoenix Pavilion One, and then due to an accident, they fell into the water. But I didn't dare tell anyone else and also told the security guards on duty with me last night to keep their mouths shut, not to say a word."

Ma Xiaohu briefly explained last night's events but intentionally left out information about telling Ye Guichen regarding the coffin.

"Is that all?" Xie Fang clearly didn't believe Ma Xiaohu's words, "You didn't tell anything to that Ye Guichen?"

Ma Xiaohu shivered at the question.

If the matter about the coffin was leaked, Ma Xiaohu knew that Xie Fang and the developers behind him would never let him off.

Although he didn't know why Xie Fang asked, Ma Xiaohu hurriedly shook his head, "No! How could I? I haven't said anything."

"Good." Xie Fang stared at Ma Xiaohu for a moment, then took another stack of money out of the briefcase and slapped it into Ma Xiaohu's hand. "The matter from five years ago, you have to take it to your grave. You should know, while I may be lenient, my brother-in-law isn't. If someone leaks what happened back then, it's not just death you'd be facing. Understand?"

"Understood, understood." Ma Xiaohu nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, manage the upcoming matters well. As long as you can keep your mouth shut, you and I are in the same boat. As long as I have something to eat, you definitely won't starve."

"I know, I know." Ma Xiaohu nodded repeatedly.

Xie Fang said no more and left directly.

After getting into his car, Xie Fang hesitated for a moment, then took out his phone and dialed a number.

"What's up?" A deep voice came through the phone.

Xie Fang immediately became respectful, his tone filled with flattery, "Brother-in-law, are you busy now?"

"Speak up or shut up!" The other person sounded impatient.

"It's, it's about the artificial lake at Phoenix Pavilion, there's been another incident."

"Hmm?" The other person paused, then after hesitating for a moment, gave an address, "Come over now."

"Okay, okay." Xie Fang agreed quickly, then hung up and drove towards the given address.

Meanwhile, in a villa not far from Phoenix Pavilion, a middle-aged man in a white robe was sitting barefoot on the sofa with his feet soaking in a basin of water.

In front of him knelt a charming woman.

The woman looked around forty years old, her face thick with makeup, wearing only a simple vest, her figure seductive.

But at this moment, the woman knelt like a servant in front of the middle-aged man, washing his feet.

If Ye Guichen were here, he would immediately recognize this woman as Pan Qiuxiang.

At this moment, Pan Qiuxiang no longer had the arrogance of the president of the Chinese Medicine Association, only extreme humility.

"Master, is someone coming?" Pan Qiuxiang asked flatteringly, continuing to rub the middle-aged man's feet.

The middle-aged man relaxed comfortably on the sofa, "Yes, my good-for-nothing brother-in-law is coming."

"Should I... avoid them?" Pan Qiuxiang hesitantly asked.

The middle-aged man shook his head, "No need, you should get to know my brother-in-law."

Then, the middle-aged man straightened up, removed one foot from the basin, and placed it on Pan Qiuxiang's face, rubbing it lightly.

At the same time, his foot was crawling with dense, bean-sized insects.

The bugs were all red, looked extremely strange, and nearly covered the man's entire foot, appearing quite terrifying.

"Qiuxiang, since I first came to Jinling and saw you, I knew you would achieve great things. I didn't expect that within a few years, you would become the president of the Chinese Medicine Association. Your tactics truly impressed me."

As the middle-aged man's foot kept rubbing against Pan Qiuxiang's face, some of the bugs also crawled onto her face.

Although a flash of fear crossed Pan Qiuxiang's eyes, she quickly regained her composure, letting the bugs crawl over her face. "Master, even as president of the Chinese Medicine Association, I'm still just your servant. Without your love bugs, I could never have gotten where I am today."

"Hehe, as long as you know," the middle-aged man was very satisfied with Pan Qiuxiang's response. "Behave well. I don't care how many gigolos you keep outside or what you do with the love bugs. But you must remember, you're just my servant. If I want to kill you, it's as easy as snapping my fingers. But if you obey, I'll grant you eternal youth!"

As he spoke, the bugs on his foot seemed to receive an order, quickly swarming onto Pan Qiuxiang's face.

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