<h4>Chapter 1193: Chapter 1200: Hong Family Banquet (Part 4)</h4>


    All along, Nanrong Wanqing and others thought they understood Ling Chen’s personality well. But it was only today that they realized they had underestimated Ling Chen’s ruthlessness. He kills without hesitation, showing no mercy, adding a coldness to his character.


    Looking at the calm andposed Ling Chen, Nanrong Wanqing and Zhu Xiaozhu’s eyes revealed a hint of surprise. What kind of experiences made Ling Chen’s heart so strong? Just a minute ago, he had killed someone with his own hands. Yet Ling Chen showed no abnormal reaction, as if... this was already routine for him.


    However, even though Ling Chen’s actions were excessively brutal, their hearts felt relieved. No matter who it was, being humiliated face to face would not feel good. If it weren’t for Ling Chen being present, they would probably have had to endure it silently.


    "Chen," Nanrong Hao leaned over to Ling Chen and whispered, "We may feel relieved, but this is a banquet. Won’t Hong Weie to trouble us?"


    Ling Chen gave a faint smile and asked back, "Are you scared?"


    Nanrong Hao raised his eyebrow and immediately replied, "Who says I’m scared, I’m just..." before he could finish speaking, he heard footsteps approaching quickly from afar. Ling Chen looked closely and saw the person leading the group was none other than Ren Chong, followed by Hong Wei, the host of the banquet, as well as those young troublemakers and a group of security personnel.


    Ren Chong looked at Ling Chen coldly, with a sinister smile in his eyes. After hearing the news of hispanion’s death earlier, Ren Chong was genuinely shocked by Ling Chen’s ruthlessness, which instilled a sense of fear in his heart. But remembering the host of the banquet, Ren Chong immediately had an idea. Hong Wei’s status in Beijing was well-known; he was like an underground emperor—who dared to provoke him?


    Ling Chen defying Hong Wei at his ce was simply asking for death. With this thought, Ren Chong directly found Hong Wei. Humph! No matter how formidable you are, Ling Chen, this is Beijing, not East Sea City, let’s see how capable you are.


    "Ling Chen!" As Ren Chong got closer, he didn’t bother with pleasantries and directly yelled, "You have guts, daring to kill at Mr. Hong’s banquet. Do you not regard Mr. Hong at all?"


    Ren Chong’s voice was loud, deliberately attracting the attention of the banquet hall guests. How could he miss such an opportunity to stand out?


    Ling Chen nced at Ren Chong, said nothing, and directly shifted his gaze to Hong Wei behind him.


    "Mr. Hong, are you here to question me too?"


    "Mr. Ling, I’m just here to find out the truth. I’m aw-abiding citizen, if indeed someone was killed at the banquet, I must hand them over to the police for handling. Besides, I also need to give an exnation to the deceased’s family."


    Ling Chen said indifferently, "If that’s the case, take your time investigating, and if you need my assistance, I won’t refuse."


    Hearing this, Ren Chong shouted angrily, "Ling Chen, do you dare say you didn’t kill him?"


    "Mr. Ren, things can be randomly killed, but words can’t be randomly said. Which eye saw me kill? If you have evidence, feel free to present it. If not, please shut your mouth; otherwise, I might sue you for defamation."


    "You want evidence?" Ren Chong sneered, "Fine, it looks like you won’t cry until you see the coffin." Saying that, Ren Chong turned around and pointed at those troublemaking young men and said, "You are all witnesses, loudly tell everyone what happened just now."


    Ling Chen looked into the eyes of those young men and said with a smile, "Everyone, you’d better think clearly before speaking. If you provide false testimony for him, it will cause big trouble. Do you remember what I just said to you? Did you call your family yet?"


    With these words, the young men’s eyes immediately showed fear, looking at each other in confusion, unable to say a word for a long time. Seeing this, Hong Wei, who had been silent, finally spoke, "Speak up, I’ll support you, are you afraid to say even a word?"


    With Hong Wei backing them up, the young men’s courage grew significantly. One of them mustered the courage to say, "Mr. Hong, at the time we were all with Chen Yong. He was fine, and then suddenly coughed up blood and died. Before Chen Yong’s death, Ling Chen said in front of us he would kill him."


    "Did you see me make a move?" Ling Chen asked with a smile.


    "At that time, it was only you with us, who else would it be?"


    Ling Chen shrugged, looked at Hong Wei and said, "Mr. Hong, you’ve seen a lot. Do you think this kind of talk can be considered evidence?"


    Hong Wei furrowed his brows slightly, looking at Ren Chong and the others with displeasure. When Ren Chong found him earlier, he only said Ling Chen killed someone in the banquet hall. Ren Chong is Ren Han’s son, and he had a close rtionship with Ren Han, so he naturally didn’t doubt Ren Chong’s words. Therefore, he didn’t ask much and directly came with Ren Chong to find Ling Chen. If he had known Ren Chong and the others didn’t have direct evidence, he wouldn’t have wasted his efforts to deal with this unnecessary matter.


    Sensing Hong Wei’s displeasure, Ren Chong’s heart sank, suddenly feeling something was wrong.


    "Ren Chong, is this the evidence you mentioned?"


    Ren Chong quickly replied, "Mr. Hong, listen to my exnation, Ling Chen is definitely the killer, I dare use my life to guarantee if you investigate thoroughly, you will surely find the evidence. Besides, Chen Yong couldn’t have died without reason."


    "Do you think I have plenty of time to y with you? Hmph! Without evidence, you use others, that’s defamation. Fortunately, Mr. Ling is generous and doesn’t hold you ountable. In the future, investigate before encountering such things, understand?"


    Hong Wei truly felt disappointment; Ren Chong’s father, Ren Han, was a notable person, how could his son be so foolish? Even if Ling Chen killed the person, so what? If he dared to do so, he surely wouldn’t leave any evidence. Finding trouble with Ling Chen now would only be a humiliation to oneself.


    After hearing Hong Wei’s words, Ling Chen was slightly stunned, wondering when he said he wouldn’t pursue it? But just a secondter, Ling Chenughed. Hong Wei indeed was clever, subtly helping Ren Chong resolve the trouble. If he continued to pursue, it would seem ungenerous.


    Enough! Ren Chong was just a minor character, as long as he doesn’t provoke him in the future, there’s no need to stoop to his level.


    "Aren’t you going to apologize to Mr. Ling yet?"


    With Hong Wei’s order, how could Ren Chong dare to defy, he swallowed his unwillingness, bowed his head, and murmured like a mosquito, "Sorry... sorry!"


    Ling Chen smiled slightly, "What did you say? I can’t hear you."