Nightmare (1)

It's been three days since Lu Qingfeng gave his order to his personal assistant called Nine, he had been waiting for the man to show up to deliver his report. Unaware of what had just happened at the Su Residence, Lu Qingfeng spent his whole day reading.

Currently, he was seated on the chair in his balcony, his hair slightly ruffled by the gentle breeze while the sun above him hid behind the thick clouds that promised rain in an hour or two.

A knock took his attention away from the book he was reading and wasn't surprised when Nine came in soundlessly. The man was dressed in a butler suit, but it was obvious that he wasn't used to wearing such clothes.

He looked like he was in his late twenties, and the only prominent feature one could easily notice on his face, aside from his long hair that was tied loosely on his nape, was a deep scar that ran from his right eyebrow down to his eye and upper cheekbones.

Nine strode towards Lu Qingfeng, his steps too quiet for someone's hearing. He stopped next to the young man and politely lowered his head.

"Young Master," Nine called out, forcing Lu Qingfeng to turn his attention to him.

"Hn." Lu Qingfeng didn't say a word, but accepted the tablet Nine passed to him to watch what transpired at the pharmacy that caused Su Xiaofei's injury.

First, he played the recordings of the CCTVs near the vicinity of the pharmacy, allowing him to see how Su Xiaofei and Xi Qian were about to reach the pharmacy when suddenly, Su Xiaofei released Xi Qian's arm and gestured her friend to hurry only to collide with an old man and an unknown man who eventually stabbed Su Xiaofei on her side.

It must be noted that the man had applied enough pressure on his grip, intending to stab Master Ouyang deeply, only for him to fail because of Su Xiaofei's sudden appearance.

Lu Qingfeng watched the recordings several times, his eyes never leaving Su Xiaofei while he caught sight of three men fleeing the area once Su Xiaofei fell on the ground instead of the old man.

"Have you identified those three?" He finally asked Nine.

"En, Young Master. It seems that the trader who was arrested by Master Ouyang years ago for illegal activities was able to send his men to kill him despite still being in custody."

While Master Ouyang's family ran Top Tier Entertainment, he used to be a government official working under the Ministry of Justice. During his long service, he obviously made a lot of enemies and offended so many people in the process. Even though Master Ouyang was retired now, he was still receiving death threats at his door.

'Feifei, what are you doing in such a place?' Lu Qingfeng thought, knowing that Su Xiaofei wasn't one to go to an unfamiliar and crowded place like the public market.

It wasn't like she despised mingling with strangers, but she had a slight claustrophobia that made her uncomfortable when being surrounded with many people. For her to willingly go to a place like this, was there a reason for it?

"Send the copies of these recordings to the Ouyang family discreetly. You better make sure that they wouldn't be able to get away unscathed after what they have done to Feifei."

"Yes, Young Master." Nine responded politely, with his eyes lowered.

Lu Qingfeng was only fifteen right now, and when this young lad sought him a few weeks ago, making a deal with him, Nine couldn't find a reason to deny this young man's offer. He had never seen a young man such as Lu Qingfeng act and speak this way.

Lu Qingfeng knew his deepest secrets and weaknesses, which startled Nine during their first encounter. Only after Nine found out that he was the young master of the Lu family did he understand why Lu Qingfeng was confident like this. With the powerful backing of his grandfather, many socialite families would humble themselves when meeting Lu Qingfeng for the first time.

Whenever he looked at his young master, why did it feel like he was looking at a person who had experienced hardships and gained knowledge? As if he had lived longer than his current age now.

Nine pushed these thoughts away from his mind. It wasn't his place to question his young master like this, as long as Lu Qingfeng would fulfill his part of their deal.

Nine was a retired mercenary who was forced to leave his previous career, in favor of living as a commoner. He was working as a hawker, selling street foods, when Lu Qingfeng found him and proposed a deal that was hard for Nine to refuse.

Lu Qingfeng didn't seem to mind watching the recording over and over again. However, watching one of those recordings, his finger suddenly pressed the pause button before rewinding it to five seconds ago. He then zoomed it to have a better look at what had caught his attention.

There, he saw a young woman that blended into the crowd easily. She was watching the commotion outside the pharmacy with her eyes cold and unwavering, as if she was upset with something.

Lu Qingfeng leaned back on his seat and stared at the slightly blurred image on the screen of the tablet.

Nine caught what his young master did and looked over Lu Qingfeng's shoulder and saw that it was paused on a young woman's figure.

"Young Master, is there something wrong with this young woman?" He asked, wondering if Lu Qingfeng recognized this person.

"She was there before and after the stabbing incident happened. I found it weird that she's been paying attention to the pharmacy."

"Should I investigate her, then?"

"En. Find out everything you can about this woman."