Chapter 556: I Just Love Seeing You Die with Regrets

“Xu Shaochen! You’re asking for death!”

Feeling the stinging pain on his face, Lan Cheng’s eyes turned blood-red. He pressed the gun hard against Xu Shaochen’s forehead.

He hadn’t expected Xu Shaochen to actually dare hit him, and with such force too.

“Fool, don’t you think you’re laughing a bit too early?”

Xu Shaochen looked at Lan Cheng as though he were an idiot.

The evidence had already been recorded. It was time to draw in the net.

Lan Cheng suddenly felt a premonition of doom. “What do you mean by that?”

Before Xu Shaochen could answer, Lan Cheng quickly spoke again: “You have a backup plan? Impossible! That traitor Yun Dahai doesn’t even know what’s happening tonight. There’s no way you do either.”

“I get it. You’re trying to scare me, aren’t you? Hahaha! Xu Shaochen, Xu Shaochen, you’re too naive if you think I’d be frightened by such tricks! Wishful thinking!”

Thinking he’d figured out the truth, Lan Cheng burst into loud laughter.

Xu Shaochen looked at him with pity, then raised his voice and called out: “Chief Zhao, why are you still hiding? Get to work!”

“Shh! Shh! Shh!”

As soon as Xu Shaochen finished speaking, several high beams suddenly lit up the darkness on both sides of the road. Armed special forces officers quickly rushed out.

“Don’t move! Put down your gun!”

“Everyone, drop your weapons and squat down! No resistance!”

“Majestic~ Majestic~”

At the same time, police sirens blared at both ends of the road. Police cars sped up and squads of officers jumped out.

“You’re surrounded! Drop your weapons and surrender now, or we’ll use force!”

“Everyone, put your hands on your heads and squat down! Drop your weapons!”

Facing the sudden turn of events, the people Lan Cheng brought with him quickly plunged into chaos.

“This… how could this be? Lan, this was your idea! You need to take responsibility.”

“Yes, Lan Cheng, what’s going on? Why are there so many police officers all of a sudden?”

“Think of something quick…”

Lan Cheng’s eyes were vacant. The scene before him was a massive shock.

So many police officers and special forces couldn’t have been assembled on short notice.

The only answer was that these people had been lying in wait all along.

“Impossible! How could this happen? How could this happen?”

Lan Cheng’s face was pale. He knew very well what this meant—even if the Lan Family was powerful in Yijing, they couldn’t save him tonight.

No matter what, he would have to go to prison.

“Impossible? There’s nothing impossible about it, Young Master Lan. You like to play with schemes; I like turning the tables.”

Xu Shaochen chuckled softly, patted Lan Cheng’s cheek, and said teasingly, “Everything you just did was recorded in high definition by my people. By tomorrow morning, you’ll be seeing yourself on the front page—surprised?”

“No! I haven’t lost yet! I haven’t lost!” Lan Cheng’s face was bloodless as he stared at Xu Shaochen with red eyes, almost possessed.

Xu Shaochen smiled calmly, “Lan Cheng, I suggest you give up on the foolish idea of taking me hostage. Brandishing a gun might get you a reduced sentence, but holding me hostage and threatening police officers? You’ll never get out.”

Of course, that was just to calm Lan Cheng down. In reality, Xu Shaochen had no intention of letting Lan Cheng live.

But he couldn’t say that outright. If he extinguished Lan Cheng’s last hope, Lan Cheng might just drag him down in a desperate move.

So Xu Shaochen pointed out that threatening with a gun might still offer Lan Cheng a chance.

To Lan Cheng, this was like a drowning man grabbing onto a straw. He clung to it for dear life.

Moreover, he thought further: even if he went to prison, with the Lan Family’s influence in Yijing, he wouldn’t stay long.

They might even get him a mental illness certificate, allowing him to receive treatment outside.

If he took Xu Shaochen hostage, however, his future would be over. Xu Shaochen wasn’t worth sacrificing his life for.

With that thought, Lan Cheng took a deep breath and put down his gun.

“Thud!”

Almost instantly, two special forces officers rushed in, pinning Lan Cheng to the ground.

“Tell me, how did you know about my plan? Yun Dahai had no idea.”

Lan Cheng glared at Xu Shaochen, gritting his teeth. This was the puzzle he couldn’t solve and the reason for his loss.

Xu Shaochen smiled, looking down at Lan Cheng from above, “You want to know?”

“If you don’t tell me, I’ll die with unfinished business!” Lan Cheng squeezed the words out through gritted teeth.

Xu Shaochen laughed brightly, “Is that so? Then I can’t tell you. I just love seeing you die with regrets.”

“You…” Lan Cheng almost spat out blood in anger.

“Take everyone away!”

With Chief Zhao’s order, Lan Cheng and his men were all handcuffed and escorted to the cars.

“Mr. Xu, I was wrong! It was all Lan Cheng’s idea! Please, spare us!”

“Yes, Young Master Xu, it was Lan Cheng who forced us! We didn’t want to do it either. Please, be merciful and give us a way out.”

“Young Master Xu, I beg you…”

Everyone except Ye Changfei knelt in front of Xu Shaochen as they passed, crying and begging for mercy.

Ye Changfei was also taken away, but he shared a look with Xu Shaochen.

The reason Xu Shaochen didn’t tell Lan Cheng about Ye Changfei’s identity was because there was still something he needed Ye to do.

Around 8:50, he had received a call from the Tan Family.

They said that the special medicine’s formula had been stolen by Tan Chen and asked Xu Shaochen to help find Tan Chen.

But Xu Shaochen suspected that Tan Chen had colluded with Lan Cheng and that the formula was already with Lan Cheng.

Otherwise, how could Lan Cheng have claimed that he had an insider in the Tan Family and even known that at 9:00 tonight, the special medicine would be stolen? And what a coincidence that the formula was just stolen by Tan Chen.

True or false, false or true, Xu Shaochen suspected that Lan Cheng really did have an insider within the Tan Family—and that this insider was Tan Chen.

Of course, it was just a suspicion, but it was worth investigating.

After all, finding Tan Chen now was like searching for a needle in a haystack—better to try something with Lan Cheng.

Ye Changfei’s task was to verify whether the formula was in Lan Cheng’s possession, and if it was, where Lan Cheng had hidden it.

So he couldn’t expose himself just yet. Yes, he needed to trap Lan Cheng one more time.

What would Lan Cheng’s expression be after falling for Ye Changfei’s setup twice?

Xu Shaochen suddenly found himself eagerly anticipating it.