Chapter 242: Chapter 242 Assassination_1
A more important gift?
The crowd was filled with curiosity.
The Jade Dragon Pearl itself was already priceless.
What could be more valuable than that?
Zhu Guangbo gave another meaningful look, and Zhu Jiu immediately pulled out a booklet from his bosom.
"Mr. Ye, this is a transfer contract. If you sign here, half of the Zhu family’s wealth will belong to you from now on."
"What?!"
Not only Ye Fei was shocked; everyone present was astonished.
Half of the Zhu family’s assets amounted to almost a hundred billion!
Moreover, many of these assets had great value and could generate more wealth continually.
By that calculation, a hundred billion was nothing to stop at.
To give away such vast wealth just like that?
Ye Fei was about to refuse when another person couldn’t sit still any longer.
"Husband, are you, are you not being a little too hasty with this decision? These assets were accumulated from your hard work over half your lifetime!"
The speaker was Lanxi.
Although she appeared to smile as bright as an orchid on the surface, her eyes betrayed a pain as sharp as slicing flesh.
"Eh?! Wealth is but an external possession. Haven’t I grasped this truth at my age?"
"Besides, I’ve always said, whoever can cure Yueyue’s illness, I’m even willing to give away all my fortune."
"Now that I’m only giving away half, I’m already being quite stingy, hahaha!"
Lanxi hurriedly said, "Husband, that’s not what I meant. I meant that Mr. Ye, being the Divine Doctor who helps the world, a transcendent figure beyond our realm, how can he value such material wealth?"
"By offering such mundane objects as a token of gratitude, it’s somewhat disrespectful, isn’t it, Mr. Ye?"
Lanxi’s smiling eyes were on Ye Fei.
"Ah, I have been negligent."
Zhu Guangbo slapped his forehead as if to apologize.
Ye Fei, however, waved his hand: "Mrs. Zhu is mistaken, I am neither a transcendent figure nor an extraordinary healer; I am but an ordinary doctor."
"Therefore, I too love wealth, for with wealth I can do more good, save more lives! So, I’ll accept Mr. Zhu’s kind offer without reservation."
As he was speaking, Ye Fei picked up a pen and signed his name on the transfer document.
"Hahaha! Good!"
Zhu Guangbo slapped the table.
"Mr. Ye is forthright; I like that! Bring the wine! I will not rest until I am drunk with Mr. Ye today!"
The servants hurried forward, bowing as they poured the wine.
The two men proceeded to drink one cup after another, toasting nonstop.
Arm in arm, laughing and talking, they were thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Lanxi, though joining in with a smiling face,
betrayed fleeting hints of murderous intent between her brows and eyes.
After the meal ended, both Ye Fei and Zhu Guangbo were helped back to their rooms, utterly intoxicated.
In a blink, the night grew deep, and the entire Zhu family villa fell into silence.
A silence so deep it was unsettling.
From Ye Fei’s room, the faint sound of snoring could be heard.
Suddenly, a shadow flitted past the door.
Quietly picking the lock, the shadow gently pushed the door open and stealthily slipped into the room.
The moonlight shone on the shadow’s face, reflecting a pair of chilling cold glints.
The shadow moved step by step to the bedside, pulled out a black centipede from a pocket, and was about to place it into Ye Fei’s mouth and nose.
But just at this critical moment,
Ye Fei’s eyes, which had been tightly shut, suddenly snapped open like blazing lamps.
At the same time, a hand as strong as a vise clamped down on the shadow’s wrist.
The shadow was quick to react, drawing a sharp, gleaming knife from behind and stabbing towards Ye Fei’s chest.
"Stop!"
Just then, a stern shout rang out.
All the lights in the room turned on.
Zhu Guangbo, the Divine Doctor, four great experts, and many other masters in the villa had already surrounded the room.
And the true face of the shadow was seen clearly by everyone.
"Zhu Jiu?! I never dreamed it would actually be you!"
Not just Zhu Guangbo, but everyone present couldn’t believe what they saw.
"I! I!"
Zhu Jiu, knowing he was beyond redemption, threw the knife away and knelt down with a thud.
"Master! I, I’m sorry! Woo woo... I was wrong!"
"What’s going on?!"
Lanxi also stumbled into the room, clothes disheveled.
Upon seeing Zhu Jiu, clad in night gear, kneeling on the ground, she slapped him twice without a word.
"Look at you, Zhu Jiu! The master has always been good to you, yet you dare to hatch such a vile plot against the benefactor of the Zhu family! What audacity!"
Zhu Jiu simply continued to knock his head on the floor without uttering a word.
Ye Fei, who had noticed a band-aid on Lanxi’s wrist, suddenly realized something. He trapped the centipede under a glass cup and walked up to Zhu Jiu.
"Zhu Jiu, I know you have always been loyal to the Zhu family. You must have your reasons for doing this."
"Speak, what are your reasons? As long as you come clean, I believe Mr. Zhu will forgive you, considering the many years you’ve followed him."
Zhu Guangbo also stepped forward, squatted in front of Zhu Jiu, put a hand on his shoulder, and spoke with heartfelt earnestness.
"Uncle Jiu, you watched me grow up. There’s an unspoken bond between us – beyond that of master and servant, we are kin. Now that it has come to this, is there really something you cannot disclose?"
Zhu Guangbo was indeed cunning; his words directly broke through Zhu Jiu’s psychological defenses.
With a loud cry, tears streamed down his face.
Glancing inadvertently at Lanxi, Zhu Jiu seemed to make a tremendous decision.
"Master! I’ll tell, I’ll tell everything! I... I... woo... pfft!"
Just as Zhu Jiu was about to reveal the whole story,
a tiny "pop" sound suddenly echoed in the room.
Immediately after, Zhu Jiu’s pupils bulged wildly, his body convulsed, and with a spurt of black blood, he fell to the ground dead.
