The main hall of the dark villa was silent.
Soft lights reflected on the black marble floor.
Mengmeng sat calmly on the large sofa placed directly in front of the main entrance.
Her posture was relaxed.
One leg crossed over the other.
Behind her stood several members of her organization.
Feng stood slightly to the side, watching everything quietly.
He could feel the tension in the room.
A few minutes later—
The massive doors opened slowly.
A man walked in.
He was the leader of the group that had kidnapped Feng.
But the moment he stepped inside the hall…
His confidence completely disappeared.
Thousands of Mengmeng's people stood around the area.
Watching him.
Silently.
His hands began to tremble.
His eyes slowly moved toward the woman sitting on the sofa.
Mengmeng.
The Dark Queen.
The moment he saw her, his face turned pale.
One of Mengmeng's men pointed toward a sofa placed across from her.
"Sit."
But the man didn't move.
Instead…
He suddenly walked forward quickly and dropped to the floor.
Right near Mengmeng's feet.
He didn't dare sit on the sofa.
His head lowered deeply.
"Queen… please forgive me!"
His voice was shaking.
"I didn't know President Gu belonged to you!"
Mengmeng didn't speak.
She simply looked down at him calmly.
The man continued begging desperately.
"My people were stupid!"
"We didn't know!"
"If we had known, we would never have touched him!"
His hands pressed against the floor as he bowed repeatedly.
"Please spare us!"
"Please spare my organization!"
Feng watched the scene silently.
It was strange.
The man who had been so arrogant while torturing him earlier…
Was now trembling like a frightened child.
Because he knew the truth.
Once someone offended the Dark Queen…
Their life in the underworld was finished.
For a long time Mengmeng said nothing.
The silence made the man even more nervous.
Finally, she spoke.
"Stand up."
The man hesitated but slowly lifted his head.
"Leave."
He blinked in confusion.
"…Queen?"
"You can go."
For a moment he couldn't believe it.
Then relief exploded across his face.
"Thank you! Thank you, Queen!"
He bowed again and again.
"I will never forget your mercy!"
He stood up quickly and hurried out of the mansion.
His legs were still shaking as he left.
He believed he had survived.
After the doors closed again, the hall became quiet.
Mengmeng leaned back slightly on the sofa.
Then she spoke calmly.
"Track him."
Several of her men nodded instantly.
"Yes, Boss."
Her next words were cold.
"Destroy his business."
"Freeze his money."
"Make his organization collapse."
Her eyes were completely emotionless.
"He should never return to the underworld again."
One of her men replied calmly.
"Understood."
Feng looked at her for a moment.
"…So you let him go just to destroy him later?"
Mengmeng looked at him calmly.
"I gave him mercy."
Then she added quietly,
"But that doesn't mean he deserves power."
In this world…
The Dark Queen didn't need to kill someone to ruin their life.
Sometimes…
Losing everything was a far worse punishment.