Chapter 46: The First Appearance of a Superhuman

“Ye Feng!” Xu Qiang led a group of guys from the dormitory toward the school gate.
“How did you all get out?” Ye Feng turned around, surprised, to look at them.
“A guy from our dormitory said you were trying to get in here at the school gate,” Xu Qiang said with a smile. “When did you return to the country? Why didn’t you call us first?”
“I just arrived this morning. I dealt with some matters, and since I had some time tonight, I wanted to come and surprise you guys. But when I got here, the security said I needed a student ID to enter. Then I realized I forgot my phone when I left the hotel,” Ye Feng said, shrugging helplessly.
“Let’s find a place to have some late-night snacks. Standing here talking feels weird!” Ye Feng suggested.
“That’s the only option. Since the security won’t let you in, we’ll have to go out!” Xu Qiang nodded.
“Ye Feng, which restaurant shall we go to? You decide this time!” Xu Qiang put his arm around Ye Feng’s shoulders.
“Whatever!” Ye Feng shook his head. “You decide!”
“Boss, there’s a Zhuge Grilled Fish restaurant opened near the intersection recently. How about we give it a try? Ye Feng probably hasn’t tried it yet!” The eighth member of the dormitory was known as a “foodie.” In less than a year, he had tried almost every restaurant in H City. In the words of his roommates, he was simply a glutton—anything that ended up in his mouth was edible, and he called everything delicious…
“Ye Feng, what do you think?” Xu Qiang tapped him on the shoulder.
“Let’s go for grilled fish then!” Ye Feng nodded with a smile.
When the group was about dozens of meters away from the school gate, a large business vehicle suddenly rushed over and braked hard beside the sidewalk, right on Xu Qiang’s right side.
The guys turned around, puzzled. A burly man got out of the car, wearing a fierce smile as he stared at them.
“Who are you?” Xu Qiang pulled the others behind him.
“I’m here to capture you and take you as hostages!” A familiar voice came from behind Xu Qiang. He turned around, and the other six guys were already collapsed on the ground. “You… you’re not Ye Feng?”
“Smart!” The young man who looked exactly like Ye Feng changed into another appearance right in front of Xu Qiang—now a man in his thirties with no resemblance to Ye Feng at all.

“Who are you?” Xu Qiang immediately realized it was a trap, a scheme to lure them into falling for it. The man in front of him had taken on Ye Feng’s appearance just to trick them into coming out and attack them outside the school.
“You don’t need to know who I am!” The man gently moved his right index finger. “You just need to remember what I said.”
“Find Ye Feng within three days and tell him Sister Zhenzhu needs to see him! If we can’t find Ye Feng within three days, for every day we’re delayed, we’ll kill one of them…” After saying that, the man shouted at the burly man, “Take them to the car!”
Xu Qiang secretly memorized the license plate number, planning to call the police right away. He hadn’t forgotten about finding Ye Feng, but he also knew that going there would likely bring no benefits, especially since he had to consider the hostages. Moreover, he couldn’t get in touch with Ye Feng in the short term, so the best option was to call the police and let them handle the situation.
“By the way, I give you one piece of advice: if you call the police, at the slightest sign of trouble, we’ll kill those six people immediately. And from then on, we’ll also wander around your school from time to time, abducting a few students each time and killing them. Of course, given my personality, I probably won’t kill you. I’ll just take on your appearance, kill a few of your classmates in front of everyone, and then escape. You can guess what will happen next… You should have seen my capabilities by now…” After getting into the car, the man rolled down the window and said these words to Xu Qiang with a smile, completely dissuading him from calling the police.
“What should I do? What do I do?” Xu Qiang watched helplessly as the van drove away, clenching his fists tightly. After a while, he finally took out his phone. “Brother Long must have Ye Feng’s number. If I really can’t find Ye Feng, I’ll ask Brother Long for help…”
Xu Qiang frantically scrolled through his phone’s call history. He remembered Ye Feng having used his phone to call Brother Long once. He tried hard to recall which day it was. After a long time, his finger finally stopped. A strange number appeared in the center of the phone screen. “It must be this one…”

Xu Qiang dialed the number with some trepidation. As he wondered if Brother Long had changed his number, the ringtone of “Just-the-way-you-are” came through the phone, filling Xu Qiang with secret joy. He clearly remembered this as the first song Ye Feng sang at the Emperor Bar, and he also remembered that song faintly playing when Ye Feng called Brother Long back then.

Inside a magnificent Eastern-style building, a stunningly beautiful woman in a white Hanfu turned to look at the phone vibrating on the rosewood table.

“Sister Yueer, Brother Longtian’s phone is ringing. Do you want to…?” It was Zhuge Ling’er, dressed in a pink dress, who spoke.

“It’s from City H…” The woman named Yueer frowned slightly, hesitated for a while, but eventually picked up the phone and pressed the answer button without saying anything.

A young man’s voice came through the phone, “Hello, may I ask if this is Brother Long?”

“He’s… not here… Tell me what you need, and I’ll pass it on to him when he returns. I’m his sister.” Doubt flashed in Yueer’s eyes.

“Oh, hello. I’m a classmate of Ye Feng’s. Please ask Brother Long if he knows Ye Feng’s number. I have an urgent matter to discuss with him!” The young voice sounded anxious.

“But my brother might not be back for a long time. As far as I know, after Ye Feng went to the United States, the two of them haven’t been in touch… How about this? Tell me what you need, and I’ll convey it to my brother to see if he can get in touch with Ye Feng. Or if there’s anything we can solve for you right away, we’ll do that. That way, we won’t disturb Ye Feng, and it will save time, right?” Yueer narrowed her eyes slightly, waiting for a reply.

“I’m a classmate of Ye Feng’s. The rest of my roommates were kidnapped just now. They told me to find Ye Feng within three days and warned me not to call the police. They said if Ye Feng isn’t found in three days, they’ll kill the rest of my roommates, one by day…” The voice on the other end sounded tense and angry…

“I see. It might be difficult to contact Ye Feng in the short term, but my brother will arrange someone to go to City H to handle this tomorrow. Don’t worry, they’ll be fine. By the way, is the person who kidnapped your roommates a woman named Zhenzhu?” A cold glint appeared in Yueer’s eyes.

“Yes, they said Sister Pearl is looking for Ye Feng for some matter!”
“I understand. Get some rest. See you tomorrow!” Yue’er hung up the phone and turned to Zhuge Ling’er.
“Sister Yue’er, who called just now? Doesn’t he know that Brother Long Tian has already…” Zhuge Ling’er looked at Long Yue with curiosity.
“Ye Feng’s roommate was kidnapped—that woman, Pearl, did it!” Long Yue raised the corners of her mouth slightly. “I’ve been busy dealing with my brother’s funeral these past days. It’s time to settle accounts with that woman and make her pay back everything, including interest!”