CHAPTER 20: CHAPTER 20: THEY SUDDENLY BECAME TIRED AND FELL ASLEEP

"Lu Xiao, you know medical skills, right? Save my second brother quickly!" Qin Shengbin suddenly shouted at Lu Xiao.

He said to save someone fast, but there wasn’t a hint of urgency on Qin Shengbin’s face.

"Don’t worry, he’s dead as a doornail, can’t be saved. Even gods would just stare helplessly," Lu Xiao directly reassured Qin Shengbin and Qin Shengpeng with this statement.

You’re just afraid Qin Shengqiang might come back to life again.

Talking about saving someone, if I said he could be saved with no big problem, you’d probably wrack your brains trying to stop me, wouldn’t you?

But the two of you don’t seem to have much brains to wrack.

So, I might as well save you the trouble.

As expected, hearing that Qin Shengqiang was truly done for, Qin Shengbin and Qin Shengpeng’s eyes lit up even more than before.

"That’s really pathetic," Lu Xiao shook his head and prepared to go into the house to call Youling out.

"Lu Xiao! Stop right there!" Qin Shengbin shouted again, his face darkening.

Lu Xiao turned his head to look at Qin Shengbin. What’s up, you want to court death too?

"My second brother suddenly died, and you can’t wash your hands of this! Are you going to turn yourself in, or should I have someone drag you to the police station?" Qin Shengbin asked.

Lu Xiao rolled his eyes heavenward. How are you even more outrageous than your son?

Your precious eldest son at least was willing to spend money on a hitman to take me out.

You, on the other hand, are all talk.

"Those, those, those are surveillance cameras, high-definition ones," Lu Xiao said, pointing in several directions. "Whatever happened was caught crystal clear. Can’t you think before spreading rumors?"

Qin Shengbin cursed inwardly.

When did they install surveillance cameras in the courtyard?

Damn, how embarrassing...

"Then what’s the deal with these people?" Qin Shengpeng also looked toward Lu Xiao at that moment, pointing to the people who had fainted on the ground.

"They just suddenly felt sleepy and dozed off," Lu Xiao replied and turned to enter the house.

A muscle twitched on Qin Shengpeng’s face, and a glint of malice flitted across his eyes.

This Lu Xiao couldn’t be allowed to remain.

For some reason, he always felt this kid was not simple.

And there was something fishy about his second brother’s sudden suicide too.

Even if the plot to murder the old man came to light, could his second brother’s temper allow him to take his own life so easily? What a joke!

"Fourth brother, with second brother in this state, do we announce it?" Qin Shengbin coughed lightly.

"Of course. We say he passed away from a serious illness and then start handling the funeral arrangements," Qin Shengpeng nodded. "As for Qin Real Estate and Qin Department Store, we’ll rely on our abilities."

"Good!" Qin Shengbin’s mouth curved into a slight smile.

With Qin Shengqiang dead, they could rightfully take over Qin Real Estate and Qin Department Store.

...

"Is he dead? If not, you can come out now," Lu Xiao called out after walking inside.

However, there was no response.

Lu Xiao was slightly shocked. Damn, was the cabinet pierced by the crossbow arrow, and Youling is already gone?

"Youling? Youling? Qin Youling!" Lu Xiao called out a few more times.

"Stop shouting!" the voice of Qin Youling came, full of vigor, clearly unharmed.

"Then come on out," he said.

"Can’t get out, I’m stuck."

Lu Xiao’s face was covered in question marks. Weren’t you hiding behind the cabinet? How did you get stuck?

Lu Xiao immediately walked over and took a glance behind the cabinet.

Just one glance was enough to make Lu Xiao’s eyes bulge like copper bells, while Qin Youling’s face turned red with panic in her hands and feet.

Actually, the gap between the cabinet and the wall was not small by any means. Normally, one definitely wouldn’t get stuck.

But as luck would have it, several crossbow arrowheads had pierced through the back panel of the cabinet, perfectly blocking Qin Youling’s escape route.

Qin Youling’s girth was also a bit more generous than that of an average girl, which was why she got stuck.

"You’re really something else!" Lu Xiao gave a thumbs up and then reached out to pull the cabinet outward.

Qin Youling was instantly freed.

"Are you okay?" The first thing Qin Youling did after getting out was to check on Lu Xiao.

After all, Lu Xiao had been facing at least twenty people just moments before, and each of those people had been armed with crossbows.

Though she hadn’t seen how Lu Xiao had dealt with them, she knew it must have been perilously dangerous, a near death experience.

"I’m fine. Your Second Uncle committed suicide."

Qin Youling’s limbs trembled, but she quickly regained her composure.

"At least he had the decency to do that." Qin Youling snorted coldly. Murdering his own father, what a thing to do!

"But with your Second Uncle gone, your Third Uncle and Fourth Uncle are probably over the moon," Lu Xiao said, pointing outside.

Qin Youling cast a disdainful glance at Qin Shengbin and Qin Shengpeng, her face full of loathing, "Birds of a feather, none of them are any good."

"But you need to be ready for what comes next."

"What?" Qin Youling was somewhat puzzled. Ready for what?

"With Qin Shengqiang gone, Qin Real Estate is bound to be unstable. Especially Qin Real Estate and Qin Department Store, they’ll be coveted by many. If you want to take control of the Qin Family, the first thing you need to do is to get a firm hold of Qin Real Estate and Qin Department Store, and keep them tightly in your own hands."

Qin Youling’s expression turned serious.

I understand the logic, but it might as well be as difficult as ascending to heaven to do it.

Leaving aside those external wolves and jackals with their fierce and vicious unsavary characters, just contesting with Qin Shengbin and Qin Shengpeng, she had no chance of winning at all.

In the Qin Family, aside from Grandfather, she had absolutely no foundation.

"I can help you."

Hearing what Lu Xiao said, Qin Youling couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

You? Help me? Do you really think you’re omnipotent?

I admit, you’re really good at fighting. Even with so many people, my Second Uncle couldn’t hurt you.

But what good is fighting and killing in the business domain? Without Grandpa’s assistance, do you know how much capital it would take to secure Qin Real Estate and Qin Department Store?

Even if I bet all my possessions, even if I sold Jiguang Bar, it would barely make a dent.

"Oh, so how exactly do you plan to help me?" Yet Qin Youling still responded to Lu Xiao.

After all, Lu Xiao had just saved her. It wouldn’t be good to be too discourteous.

"First fulfill your promise, then we can talk," Lu Xiao’s gaze fell to Qin Youling’s chest.

As he spoke, Lu Xiao extended his left hand and roughly measured something with his fingers.

Then, he extended his right hand and joined it with the left, measuring again.

Quickly he came to a conclusion: one hand wasn’t enough, couldn’t maintain control, it had to be both hands together.