We offered you a summer job, but you went and became a mercenary?

He Zhen was suspended in mid-air, his legs kicking weakly, his face turning purplish-red.

His bloodshot eyes were filled with extreme pain and fear of death.

Having wielded immense power in Jiangcheng for decades, He Zhen never imagined that one day he would be like a chicken waiting to be slaughtered, with someone grabbing his neck and lifting him up with one hand.

Lin Ye looked at He Zhen, his tone flat, even a little aggrieved.

"Originally, I just wanted to go to university quietly, get a good dorm room, and play games."

Lin Ye sighed and waved his free left hand in front of He Zhen.

"To buy a computer, I went to the Middle East to eat sand and deal with mercenaries every day. I finally saved up enough money, came back to register, and prepared to experience the wonderful university life."

"And the result?"

Lin Ye's brows furrowed, and his tone grew increasingly irritable.

"Your Ho family is forcing me to work overtime in the middle of the night!"

"Do you know I have to get up early tomorrow?"

"The lower bunk by the window will be gone if you go too late!"

As Lin Ye spoke, he grew angrier and angrier, and unconsciously increased the force in his hands, lifting He Zhen's feet half a meter off the ground.

"If you delay my attempt to get a lower bunk by the window, can you afford to compensate me?"

Upon hearing these utterly absurd words, He Zhen coughed up a mouthful of blood.

He Zhen, a master of the peak of Dark Force, is only half a step away from becoming a Grandmaster of Transformation Force!

In Jiangcheng, if he stomped his foot, the entire underworld would tremble!

The He family's decades-long foundation, four core industries, and three late-stage Dark Force masters serving as their retainers!

Today, an entire family was wiped out because a prospective college student tried to take a lower bunk in the dorm?!

What kind of bullshit reason is that!

He Zhen was so angry that his eyes rolled back and he almost fainted.

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Two kilometers away, inside a National Security Bureau command vehicle disguised as a van.

The eagle's hand, holding the thermos, froze in mid-air, its mouth slightly open, unable to close for a long time.

Agent Xiao Wang swallowed hard, his fingers stopping typing on the keyboard.

"Captain..." Xiao Wang's voice was hoarse, "Mr. Lin wiped out the largest ancient martial arts family in Jiangcheng, because he was afraid of delaying the fight for the lower bunk in the dormitory tomorrow?"

The eagle took a deep breath and slammed the thermos down on the counter, splashing a few drops of goji berry water.

"You know nothing!" Eagle snapped irritably. "Mr. Lin is upholding his principles as an ordinary college student! Those blind fools from the He family, of all people to mess with, they had to provoke him!"

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Inside the lobby.

Lin Ye glanced at He Zhen, who was rolling his eyes, and curled his lip in disgust.

"I was going to try to reason with you, but it seems you're not going to listen."

Lin Ye showed no mercy, his left hand transforming into a chopstick, striking He Zhen's joints repeatedly.

"Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap!"

The crisp sound of bones breaking echoed in the hall.

He Zhen's already broken arms were now completely shattered, including his shoulder and elbow joints.

His kneecaps were smashed to pieces, and he was as limp as a boneless maggot.

The intense pain instantly brought He Zhen back to his senses, and he let out a bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered.

But it's not over yet.

Lin Ye brought his left hand together and precisely placed it on He Zhen's lower abdomen, at the dantian point.

"puff."

A soft popping sound was heard from the balloon.

He Zhen's decades of hard-earned mastery of the Dark Force peak crumbled instantly under this one finger strike.

The violent internal energy dissipated completely through the pores, leaving not a trace behind.

He Zhen has become a complete cripple.

Lin Ye released his right hand, letting He Zhen slam onto the marble floor like a lump of mud.

"Now it's peaceful."

Lin Ye pulled a crumpled tissue from his pocket, wiped his fingers, and casually threw it into the trash can next to him.

He ignored He Zhen's groans on the ground, turned around, and picked up the two black woven bags filled with cash and gold bars.

According to intelligence on the dark web, the He family's truly valuable assets are not in their external properties, but in the underground secret chamber of this Lanshan Manor.

Lin Ye, wearing flip-flops, walked towards the depths of the hall, tap-tap-tap-tap.

After walking through a long corridor, at the end was a load-bearing wall that looked flawless.

Lin Ye put the woven bag on the ground and tapped on the wall.

A hollow echo came from inside.

"This is it."

Lin Ye touched his chin.

Information on the dark web indicates that the He family's core vault is located behind this wall.

The gate is made of military-grade alloy material, more than 30 centimeters thick, and requires He Zhen's iris and fingerprint dual authentication to open.

If a forced blast is carried out, not only will a large amount of C4 explosives be needed, but it may also trigger a self-destruct mechanism.

Lin Ye glanced back at the direction of the hall.

He Zhen was still convulsing in a pool of blood, barely clinging to life. Even if he were pulled back, his rolling eyes probably wouldn't pass iris recognition.

"That's too much trouble."

Lin Ye sighed and moved the two woven bags back a little to make room.

He put his hands in the pockets of his shorts and slowly took a half step back with his right leg.

His waist muscles tensed instantly, and the explosive power of a grandmaster-level fighting technique gathered wildly in his right fist.

There was no accumulation of power, and no release of true energy.

Lin Ye threw a punch directly at the alloy door disguised as a load-bearing wall.

"BOOM—!!!"

A loud bang exploded underground at Lanshan Manor.

The entire manor's main buildings shook violently, and dust fell from the ceiling.

The 30-centimeter-thick military-grade alloy door was like paper in front of Lin Ye's pure physical strength.

The center of the hard alloy steel plate caved inwards, and the surrounding walls, unable to withstand the terrifying impact, collapsed with a crash.

The entire door, along with the load-bearing walls on both sides, was punched by Lin Ye, leaving a hole more than two meters in diameter!

Gravel and twisted metal fragments flew into the secret chamber, smashing several glass display cases inside.

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Inside the command vehicle.

Xiao Wang almost slipped off his chair as he watched the violently fluctuating energy peaks on the radar screen.

"Captain... the military alloy gate... you smashed it with one punch?" Xiao Wang stammered.

The eagle leaned back in its chair and took a sip of goji berry tea with a blank expression.

"Standard procedure. When Mr. Lin was in the Middle East, he dismantled armored vehicles with his bare hands. What's a broken door?"

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Outside the sealed room.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated.

Lin Ye waved the dust off his face, picked up the woven bag, and went inside.

The interior of the secret room was extremely spacious, and the lights automatically turned on, glittering with golden light, almost blinding Lin Ye.

The shelves against the wall were piled high with bundles of US dollars and euros.

In the middle of the glass display cases, there are several very old wild ginseng plants and several blood-red Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms, which are obviously top-grade medicinal materials used by ancient martial arts practitioners to prolong life and break through.

There were also more than a dozen jewelry boxes next to it, filled with diamonds the size of pigeon eggs and top-quality imperial green jadeite.