"Humph!"

Ye Tianfan sneered coldly, his sharp gaze sweeping over a group of armed prison guards, then suddenly punched the concrete pillar beside him with his right hand.

"Crack..."

The nearly one-meter-wide square pillar instantly caved in under Ye Tianfan's punch, debris flying. The sheer force of his punch was enough to intimidate everyone around him! The armed prison guards immediately paled, instinctively gripping their guns tighter.

At the same moment, the prison warden's face grew exceedingly grim. Seeing the power of Ye Tianfan's punch, he couldn't help but swallow nervously, sweat beginning to bead on his forehead.

Though the warden felt a certain amount of fear, he was relieved that there were still armed guards aiming their guns at Ye Tianfan's head. Gathering his courage, he looked at Ye Tianfan and spoke, "Are... are you trying to intimidate me? Do you think your fists are faster than bullets?"

Ye Tianfan sneered again, his eyes coldly fixated on the prison warden before him. He replied, "No, I'm merely telling you one thing: if I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't have held back with that punch! You should be a corpse by now!"

These words made the warden's obese body tremble suddenly. He couldn't help but glance again at the concrete pillar, nearly shattered by Ye Tianfan's punch.

Ye Tianfan was right; he could punch through a reinforced concrete pillar, so the warden's body would be no challenge.

At this moment, the warden's brows furrowed as he stared at Ye Tianfan and said, "Then you'd better give me a reasonable explanation for this! Otherwise..."

Ye Tianfan glanced at the piece of braised pork the warden had spat on the floor, sneering coldly as he said, "I was saving you; the food is poisoned!"

Ye Tianfan's words made the warden suddenly freeze, instinctively looking at the piece of braised pork he spat out. His eyes narrowed slightly, his face darkening, and he waved to the armed guards, saying, "It's alright now, the danger is over, return to your posts."

"Yes!"

The armed guards replied, lowering their weapons and exiting the dining hall.

The warden squatted down, picked up the piece of braised pork he had spat out, and looked at Ye Tianfan, realizing he hadn't expected the food to be poisoned; otherwise, he wouldn't have eaten that piece himself.

"It seems someone in Jiangzhou is protecting you, but there's also someone who wants to kill you."

Ye Tianfan chuckled and said, "It was arranged by Fang Zaitian, wasn't it?"

The warden paused slightly, nodded, and said, "Indeed, it was Mr. Fang from Hong Kong who sent thirty thousand dollars this morning, saying he wanted you to have a comfortable lunch. So, I arranged it."

"It was definitely him!" Ye Tianfan sneered coldly, his icy gaze scanning a prisoner just a few steps away.

"It seems Mr. Fang placed a double assurance; if the poison didn't work, there's a backup plan!" Before he finished speaking, Ye Tianfan's eyes flashed coldly, and he said to that prisoner, "Are you also an assassin placed here by Fang Zaitian?"

Ye Tianfan's sudden question caused the prisoner to tremble all over, instantly distancing themselves three to four steps from Ye Tianfan, also causing the warden's expression to change drastically, nervously looking at the prisoner.

"How did you spot me?" The prisoner's face darkened, exposing his murderous aura.

"Simple, when I punched that concrete pillar, everyone showed a little shock except for you; your expression didn't change at all."

As his words fell, Ye Tianfan's mouth curled into a sneer, saying, "This proves you knew my strength beforehand, so you weren't surprised. But there's one thing I don't understand."

"What don't you understand?"

"Since you know my strength, why did you still come to face death? Are you so careless with your life?" Ye Tianfan raised an eyebrow, his eyes carrying a hint of playful mockery as he looked at the assassin before him.

"I take money to solve problems, and I do this kind of reckless business!" The assassin stopped explaining, suddenly pulling out a gleaming knife like a magic trick, and lunged at Ye Tianfan's chest.

The assassin's speed was fast enough, and his strength and angle were just right, a skill that would be considered top-notch in the Assassin Realm.

But in front of Ye Tianfan, he seemed like a child who just learned to play with a knife, childishly incompetent.

Ye Tianfan merely shifted his body slightly, easily dodging the incoming knife, sneering coldly as he spoke, "With your skills, if I wanted to kill you, you'd already be dead."

"Quit your nonsense!" The assassin leaped forward, his right foot stepping on the table, propelling his body airborne, the knife in his right hand tracing a cold arc towards Ye Tianfan's neck.

"Humph..." Ye Tianfan sidestepped at lightning speed again, his eyes full of disdain.

Fang Zaitian knows my strength, surely he realizes sending such a pathetic assassin won't succeed, yet he sent him! Could it be wishful thinking? Hoping this assassin might unexpectedly kill me?

No, Fang Zaitian is a pragmatist; he wouldn't do something based on mere luck.

The real reason he sent this assassin was to make me kill him, to do it in front of the warden and armed guards!

Then I'd face harsher punishment, perhaps even being shot on the spot by armed guards!

Fang Zaitian is replaying the same strategy, this time aiming to use prison guards to eliminate me; his plan is indeed cunning!

But this time, Ye Tianfan will not let Fang Zaitian succeed!

At this moment, Ye Tianfan happened to stand right in front of the warden; the assassin's attack showed no sign of slowing, his knife fast and precise towards Ye Tianfan's chest.

"Humph!"

A cold laugh!

Ye Tianfan's mouth curved into a sneer, suddenly flashing aside, not only dodging the assassin's lethal strike but also exposing the warden behind him.

Seeing this, the assassin's knife couldn't stop its trajectory, instantly redirecting towards the warden.

The warden's face changed drastically, his expression twisted in an instant; he wanted to call for help but it was too late.

The knife in the assassin's hand carried a chilling wind, its image magnifying in the warden's pupils.

"Die!"

At this crucial moment, Ye Tianfan grabbed a plastic dining fork from the table, and the fork spun rapidly in his palm before shooting out like a bullet, hitting the assassin's back of the head.

"Clang..."

The knife, about to pierce the warden's chest, fell instantly to the ground.

"Thud..."

The assassin's body slumped, lifeless, to the ground.

The warden, full of terror, stared wide-eyed in disbelief at what had just transpired, cold sweat covering his forehead, his legs trembling as a pale yellow liquid trickled down his pant leg.

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