Dashing Student

Chen Nan quickly arrived near the location provided by Liu Mang.

He did not rashly approach, but instead chose a hidden spot to observe the two-story building in front of him from a distance.

In the darkness of the night, the building seemed particularly quiet, yet the surrounding security measures were exceptionally strict.

Several security personnel clad in black uniforms were patrolling around the building in an orderly manner, their eyes vigilant.

Walkie-talkies were clipped to their belts, ready to respond to any emergencies at a moment's notice.

Apart from the patrolling staff on the ground, several high-definition surveillance cameras were also installed on the walls and roof of the building.

These cameras were monitoring the surroundings without any blind spots, not letting even the slightest movement escape their surveillance.

Even at night, the cameras were able to capture the surroundings with clarity, like a pair of cold eyes, always watching over the area.

For an ordinary person, faced with such tight security measures, they would probably have already been at their wits' end.

After all, Zhao Zhenghui's residence had turned into a fortress as impregnable as a bastion, and sneaking in quietly was almost an impossible task.

However, for Chen Nan, this was not a problem.

He gently closed his eyes and with a thought, awakened the King of Ten Thousand Gu within his body.

In an instant, a blood-colored centipede with wings flew out of his body and hovered in the night sky.

The centipede emanated a faint red glow, its wings fluttering lightly and producing a subtle humming sound, giving it an eerie and mysterious aura.

Chen Nan smiled faintly and whispered to the King of Ten Thousand Gu, "The next task is up to you."

The King of Ten Thousand Gu seemed to understand his words, flapping its blood-colored wings lightly, and in an instant, turned into a streak of red light and flew towards the two-story building in the distance.

Its speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished into the night.

A moment later, the King of Ten Thousand Gu silently approached a middle-aged security guard who was patrolling.

It lightly landed on the neck of the middle-aged man, its sharp venomous fangs gently piercing the skin and entering the man's body as a streak of blood-light.

"Damn!" The middle-aged man suddenly felt a sting in his neck, subconsciously reached to touch it, and a pained expression appeared on his face.

His colleague, seeing this, immediately stopped and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

The middle-aged man rubbed his neck and frowned, "It's nothing, probably just got bitten by an insect."

His colleague nodded and, without giving it much thought, continued to patrol.

Meanwhile, the middle-aged man continued to rub his neck, faintly feeling some discomfort, but he quickly brushed aside the sensation and continued with his duties.

The night remained tranquil, as if nothing had happened.

However, the corners of Chen Nan's mouth slightly curled up, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes, as he then gave a command to the King of Ten Thousand Gu!

The middle-aged man only felt a slight numbness in his neck, then darkness enveloped his vision as if something was being drawn out of him. His eyes became hollow, but his body mechanically moved forward as if he were a controlled puppet.

"I need to go to the restroom," the middle-aged man suddenly stopped and said in a somewhat stiff voice to his colleague.

His colleague nodded, not thinking much of it, and continued to move along the patrol route. The middle-aged man turned and walked towards the two-story building, his steps slow but resolute.

He pushed open the door of the building and went straight in. However, he did not head to the restroom but eerily turned into the kitchen. The kitchen was dimly lit, with only the weak moonlight coming through the window illuminating a corner. The middle-aged man walked over to the gas stove and stiffly turned on the gas valve.

"Hiss—" The sound of the gas leaking was particularly harsh in the quiet kitchen. A pungent odor rapidly diffused, spreading throughout the entire building through the gaps in the door and ventilation ducts.

At the same time, upstairs in the bedroom, Zhao Longteng was lying in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Suddenly, his nose twitched slightly, smelling a strong odor of gas.

His complexion changed dramatically in an instant, and he sat up abruptly from the bed.

"Not good!" Zhao Longteng was shocked, immediately realizing something was terribly wrong.

He leaped out of bed quickly, too rushed to even put on his shoes, and dashed straight out of the bedroom.

"There's a gas leak!" he yelled while sprinting towards the kitchen.

His footsteps echoed in the hallway, rapid and frantic.

Upon reaching the kitchen door, the sight before him made his heart sink.

A middle-aged man stood in front of the gas stove, wearing an eerie smile, holding a lighter in his hand.

"What are you doing? Turn off the gas!" Zhao Longteng roared and dashed forward, trying to stop the middle-aged man.

However, as if the man had not heard him, he kept grinning, his eyes empty and cold. He slowly raised the lighter, his thumb lightly pressing on the switch.

"No! Stop!" Zhao Longteng's pupils dilated with an unprecedented fear surging in his heart. He threw himself at the man with all his might, trying to grab the lighter.

But it was all too late.

"Click—" The flame of the lighter shot up in an instant, and the moment it touched the gas in the air, the entire kitchen was engulfed in blinding light.

"Boom!"

An ear-splitting explosion erupted, and the massive shockwave flung Zhao Longteng and the middle-aged man away in an instant.

The flames burst out of the kitchen like a ferocious beast, rapidly spreading throughout the building.

Glass windows shattered, shards flying everywhere, the flames soaring into the sky, dyeing the night sky blood-red.

In the distance, Chen Nan stood quietly in the shadows, his gaze coldly observing everything before him.

The firelight reflected on his face, yet he remained unmoved.

He lifted his hand gently, and the King of Ten Thousand Gu flew back from the direction of the explosion, landing in his palm, its wings trembling slightly as if reporting the completion of its mission.

"It's over."

Chen Nan murmured softly, turned, and vanished into the night, leaving behind the building consumed by flames, and the acrid scent of char and the stench of death lingering in the air.

Beyond that, the panicked bodyguards surrounding the two-story building were experiencing sheer terror in their eyes, unable to believe that a gas explosion could occur here!

This place was already under tight security, an area others could not simply enter.

But yet...

How did things come to this?

They didn't know what had happened, but everyone realized that in the darkness, there seemed to be an invisible pair of eyes watching every move here.

Without a second thought, someone took out their phone and dialed Zhao Zhenghui's number.

Zhao Longteng was, after all, Zhao Zhenghui's nephew.

Moreover, a gas explosion had happened at Zhao Zhenghui's house, and it was crucial to inform Zhao Zhenghui immediately.

After all!

A gas explosion in the Provincial Committee Secretary's house is not a matter to be taken lightly!