In the garden, chaos reigned.

Without an expert like Zhang Shoutian, the few people around Skinny Monkey were no match for their opponents.

Especially the wounded Chen Dongqiang, who charged forward like an angry lion, fighting recklessly and bulldozing his way through.

"Shoutian... help me..."

Seeing the guards falling one by one into pools of blood, Skinny Monkey kept shouting towards Zhang Shoutian in the Lotus Pond.

Unfortunately, it was too late for him to help. Struggling on his own, he was trapped underwater by Lin Fan.

Having gulped several mouthfuls of water, he was dizzy and unable to move, while Lin Fan held his hands tightly, making it impossible for him to break free. With the water deep and the mud thick, he couldn't find his footing and struggled in vain.

"Glug... glug..."

Only when the water's resistance ceased did Lin Fan emerge, wiping the water off his face. He dragged the unconscious Zhang Shoutian to the shore, climbed up first, and looked with a cold gaze and a smile at Skinny Monkey, who was cowering behind his guards. Now there was nothing between them.

"Don't come near!"

Staring at the unconscious Zhang Shoutian on the shore, Skinny Monkey looked in terror at Lin Fan, who was walking towards him step by step.

Covered in mud, Lin Fan's smile was terrifying.

"What, you think I'm filthy?"

Lin Fan kept flicking the mud off his body and then started tossing clumps of it at Skinny Monkey.

The foul smell made Skinny Monkey retch uncontrollably, trapped between hunters behind him and a blockade in front. He couldn't escape and could only wave his hands in desperation.

"Skinny Monkey is a fitting nickname, quite descriptive. Let me see today if you're really tougher, or if I, the water monkey, am fiercer!"

Grabbing Skinny Monkey by the collar, Lin Fan hurled him backward. The frail Skinny Monkey couldn't withstand the pull and was dragged down into the pool.

With excellent swimming skills, Lin Fan easily held Skinny Monkey underwater. His mouth filled with muddy water, and he choked, unable to move or even beg for mercy, before passing out.

"You're really a weakling. I wasn't even done playing with you."

Grabbing the unconscious Skinny Monkey, Lin Fan glanced at the ongoing battle, climbed back onto the corridor, hands on his hips, and shouted at the still-resisting people, "Are you not surrendering? I'll throw the lot of you into the water and fill you to the brim!"

Upon hearing this, the last few resisting guards hugged their heads and squatted down.

They'd rather take a beating than be dunked in the foul mud—what a terrible fate.

As Su Yufei rounded up the group with ropes, Boss Qi finally emerged from the courtyard.

"So, did I win the bet or not?"

Covered in mud, Lin Fan dragged the barely conscious Skinny Monkey before Boss Qi and kicked his butt. "Aren't you going to apologize to Boss Qi? Believe it or not, I'll drown you in this Lotus Pond today!"

"Second Miss... I'm sorry... Please have mercy on me..."

The suddenly cowed Skinny Monkey knelt on the ground, begging endlessly.

Better to be beaten to death than to die in this smelly Lotus Pond.

Boss Qi paid him no mind but hurried to Lin Fan, pulling tissues from her bag and wiping the mud off his face despite the stench.

"Alright, alright, you won, didn't you? Go take a shower inside now."

"You haven't asked who ordered this yet."

Feeling suddenly warm in his heart, Lin Fan thought that though he'd never seen his mother, Boss Qi's current demeanor gave him a sense of maternal feeling.

"No need to ask. He won't say anything. I can already guess who it is."

Boss Qi couldn't be bothered to ask further—after all, someone like Skinny Monkey wouldn't easily reveal the mastermind.

"That's not good. Asking and guessing are two different things."

Lin Fan shook his head with a smile and grabbed Skinny Monkey. "I know you have a tough mouth. Let's soak a while in the Lotus Pond to soften your stinking mouth a bit more."

"I'll tell... I'll tell... No need to soak... I'll tell... It was Wang Yaoyang who arranged for me to embarrass Second Miss!"

Skinny Monkey's terrified scream made Boss Qi snort coldly, "I knew it was that scoundrel."

"He's a Red Stick?"

Dropping Skinny Monkey, Lin Fan curiously returned to Boss Qi.

"No, but he's more troublesome than a Red Stick. This guy is a descendant of the Wang Family. His grandfather is a Double Flower Red Stick, meaning his every action represents his grandfather's will. Those Red Sticks look to him as a trend indicator. Recently, he's been particularly targeting me."

After taking a drag from her cigarette, Boss Qi remembered something.

"By the way, the guy who's been harassing your woman did it to participate in his organized Russian Roulette game. That guy is truly rotten, especially with those twisted games using women as tools for pleasure, each more depraved than the last."

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