Return of the Celestial King

Chapter 128: Chapter 128: People of 2 Worlds

BANG!

A muffled sound rang out.

The area around the villa had been cleared, and the surveillance cameras had been destroyed. No one would know a gun had been fired here.

A crazed look erupted in Zheng Lin’s eyes!

"Go to hell, you brat..."

Beside them, Zhang Cheng’s eyes were wide as saucers, staring intently at Qin Tuo.

At that moment, Qin Tuo’s eyes narrowed slightly.

The bullet burst from the muzzle, speeding toward his head.

But in Qin Tuo’s eyes, the fast-moving bullet seemed to gradually slow down.

A faint smile touched the corners of his lips!

The next instant, he reached out a hand, fingers spread, and snatched at the air.

The menacing bullet was effortlessly plucked from the air with one hand!

The bullet’s impact was powerful, but it wasn’t enough to break through the defensive layer of Spiritual Qi in Qin Tuo’s palm.

"Huh? What happened?"

Seeing that Qin Tuo was completely unharmed, both Zheng Lin’s and Zhang Cheng’s eyes bulged.

Then, with a cold sneer, Qin Tuo opened his hand.

CLINK...

The bullet fell lightly to the ground, making a sharp sound.

Zheng Lin and Zhang Cheng were both completely stunned.

They stared dumbly at the bullet on the floor, then looked back at Qin Tuo’s palm.

This hand had actually caught a bullet barehanded, and was completely unharmed?

"Th-th-this... I must be dreaming!"

Zhang Cheng stammered, his face turning pale and ashen with fear.

Zheng Lin’s jaw dropped, his mind a complete mess.

’Isn’t this the kind of thing you only see in movies?’

"Brat, you actually caught that bullet with your bare hand?"

Zheng Lin asked in disbelief.

Qin Tuo chuckled.

"Are you blind? Can’t you see for yourself?"

SWOOSH!

All the color drained from Zheng Lin’s face, leaving it as pale as a corpse.

It finally dawned on him. Qin Tuo wasn’t an ordinary person at all; he possessed an incredible, hidden skill.

"No wonder... no wonder Manni would fall for you despite your background. So you’ve been hiding your true strength all along!"

Zheng Lin suddenly became extremely dejected, and the pistol fell limply from his hand to the floor.

"Aren’t you going to keep shooting?"

Qin Tuo asked coldly.

Zheng Lin shook his head and gave a bitter laugh, unable to speak.

’I’m so defeated. Qin Tuo and I are from two different worlds; how could I possibly win against him?’

Zhang Cheng collapsed onto the floor, panting heavily.

"It’s over, it’s over... We’re really done for this time..."

He was on the verge of tears. He never imagined that even Zheng Lin would be defeated so thoroughly by Qin Tuo.

’He was just a lowly general manager; what could he possibly do?’

Qin Tuo glanced at Zheng Lin, his expression flat.

"Is there anything else? If not, I’ll be leaving."

Zheng Lin sat on the floor, his face pale and his eyes vacant, lost in thought.

Meanwhile, Zhang Cheng mustered his courage and said cautiously:

"Qin Tuo, everything that happened before... it was all just a misunderstanding!"

However, it was far too late to try and get on Qin Tuo’s good side now.

Without even glancing at Zhang Cheng, Qin Tuo gave a scornful laugh and turned to leave.

He had deliberately revealed his skills in front of Zheng Lin today to get him to stop his pestering.

’Judging by his reaction just now, he must have been thoroughly intimidated.’

As for Zhang Cheng, he was just a nobody in Qin Tuo’s eyes.

Why would Qin Tuo bother with such small fry?

Watching Qin Tuo’s back as he walked out of the villa, Zheng Lin’s face remained grim, unable to recover from the shock for a long time.

「After leaving Half Moon Bay, Qin Tuo went straight back to the company.」

The moment he arrived at the sales department, Wang Lei buzzed over like a fly.

"Qin Tuo, where’s President Zhang?"

Wang Lei frowned, his face full of suspicion.

Qin Tuo replied casually:

"He probably won’t be coming back for a while."

But Wang Lei didn’t catch the underlying meaning of Qin Tuo’s words, nor could he believe that Zhang Cheng would be fired from the company so soon.

He continued to question him:

"Qin Tuo, let me ask you, did President Zhang mention the project commission to you? If he did, how much is it?"

So, Wang Lei had been thinking about the project commission all this time.

After all, the commission for closing such a large contract would be quite substantial.

But Qin Tuo just shrugged.

"I wouldn’t know. President Zhang didn’t talk to me about it, and I didn’t ask."

Standing nearby, Zhou Kexin clearly didn’t believe Qin Tuo’s words and let out a cold laugh.

"Qin Tuo, you’re not planning to take the whole commission for yourself and deliberately hiding it from us, are you?"

Wang Lei nodded in agreement.

"Qin Tuo, I’m warning you, don’t try anything funny. If you dare, I’ll report you to President Zhang!"

Qin Tuo sneered.

"Sorry, but I’m not interested."

Seeing Qin Tuo act like this, Wang Lei and Zhou Kexin assumed he was just trying to hide something and looked at him with contempt.

"Qin Tuo, are you just putting on an act? You’re just a poor slob. Could your family even scrape that much money together by selling everything they own?"

Zhou Kexin also sneered:

"You drive a beat-up, secondhand domestic car, yet you act so high and mighty?"

Wang Lei had already calculated it: with this project commission, he would have enough for a down payment on a house in Half Moon Bay’s Lower Bay Area.

’With that much money, how could someone like Qin Tuo not be interested?’

But Qin Tuo couldn’t be bothered to argue with them.

"If there’s nothing else, I’m getting back to work."

After saying this, Qin Tuo ignored them and went straight back to his seat.

Watching Qin Tuo, a look of resentment appeared in Wang Lei’s eyes!

"Ke Xin, I don’t think it’s that simple. That brat is definitely up to something. We need to be careful!"

Zhou Kexin nodded in agreement, though she didn’t seem too worried.

"It’s fine. He’s just a lowly sales employee. Does he think he can hide the truth from everyone? We can just go ask when the time comes!"

Hearing this, Wang Lei felt relieved.

When Qin Tuo got to his desk, he didn’t see Han Zilin.

After a while, when Han Zilin still hadn’t appeared, Qin Tuo took out his phone and gave her a call.

"Hey, Zilin, where did you go?"

Qin Tuo asked with concern.

On the other end of the line, Han Zilin’s voice sounded a little down.

"Brother Tu, I suddenly wasn’t feeling well, so I took leave early to go home and rest. Don’t worry about me."

Although Han Zilin’s explanation was plausible, Qin Tuo could still tell something was off.

"Zilin, is something on your mind? Is there something you can’t tell me?"

Qin Tuo thought for a moment before asking.

But Han Zilin forced a cheerful tone as she said:

"Brother Tu, don’t overthink it. I’m really just not feeling well. Okay, I’m going to rest now. Talk to you later."

After he hung up the phone, Qin Tuo looked puzzled.

’What’s going on? Did something really happen...?’

Qin Tuo wondered to himself.

’Thinking back, Han Zilin’s mood did seem off all day, didn’t it?’