Chapter 239: Defying K’s Orders, Demon Witch Chooses to Trust Herself!

At this moment, in the Luan County bus terminal—economically the poorest area of Jinling City—a bus arriving from the urban district slowly pulled into the stop. A large group of passengers began disembarking one after another.

Among them was a middle-aged woman dressed in a thin spring dress with a knit velvet jacket, wearing flat-soled Martin boots and carrying a branded handbag worth several thousand yuan. At first glance, she looked like a contented housewife with a happy family.

She walked from the center of the crowd, glanced left and right, lifted her dress slightly, and stepped off the bus.

The moment she disembarked, she headed straight for the station’s restroom without hesitation.

Her pace was brisk but not rushed—nothing that would seem suspicious or attract the attention of the station staff.

She entered the last stall of the women’s restroom, locked the door behind her, lifted her dress, unfastened the tightly cinched waist, and exhaled a long, relieved breath. It was clear that her once-slim waist now showed a noticeable belly bulge.

She unconsciously reached to tug at her cheek but quickly remembered the painstakingly applied skin mask and resisted the urge despite the discomfort.

She took out her phone from her bag and dialed a special number.

There was no longer a fifteen-second code. After just two seconds, the call was answered.

She immediately lowered her voice, sounding hoarser and older than her actual age.

“Boss K, I’ve arrived in Luan County. The route you arranged was very safe. I didn’t encounter any checkpoints or issues—looks like those dogs haven’t discovered my identity yet.”

“Before I left, I even had the neighborhood committee send someone to take care of Sister Yu.”

At this moment, it became clear: this middle-aged woman in disguise was none other than Zhang Lifang—also known as Demon Witch, a member of the drug trafficking organization.

After a brief pause, Demon Witch shrank her neck slightly, nervous and apprehensive, and continued.

“Thank you, Boss K, for agreeing to my request and choosing the best route back to my hometown. I’m not very educated—I’ve always made money through shady means.”

“If I had to go to another province, or even abroad, I honestly wouldn’t know what to do. I’d probably leave more clues behind.”

“But going back to Luan County, where I grew up, shouldn’t be too much of a problem. I won’t expose my identity—I’ll lie low until this blows over.”

“Besides, as the saying goes, the most dangerous place is often the safest…”

Before she could finish, K’s cold, emotionless voice cut her off.

“If? There’s no ‘if’ anymore…”

“From the moment you questioned my plan and chose to trust your own judgment—Demon Witch, you already had very few chances left. Understand?”

Hearing this, Zhang Lifang—Demon Witch—visibly trembled in the restroom stall, swallowed nervously, and quickly explained in a panic, her tone filled with sincerity.

“K… Boss K, I really didn’t mean to distrust you.”

“It’s just that I’m not very educated, and if I suddenly went to a strange city, I wouldn’t know what to do. I was afraid I’d leave more traces.”

“Returning to Luan County, where I grew up, I thought it’d be safer. I swear I won’t expose my identity, and I’ll be careful until this dies down.”

“Besides, isn’t there that old saying—the most dangerous place is the safest…”

Again, K cut her off before she could finish.

This time, his voice was several times colder than before, and what followed was even more chilling.

“No need to explain so much to me.”

“Demon Witch, just remember: if those dogs dig you up, think about your family and children—what you should do.”

“Don’t make me take the worst option. And don’t think I’m easy to deal with.”

“My tolerance for you only extends that far. No more.”

With that, the call was cut off.

Hearing the dead tone from the other end, Demon Witch’s face instantly turned ashen, completely drained of color.

Leaning against the stall wall, she gasped heavily. Her heart was filled with indescribable fear.

As a member of the drug trafficking organization, she knew all too well—

K, always cautious and cold-blooded, would never say such things if there were any room for compromise.

From now on, any help from K would be minimal at best.

If she were discovered by the police, her only option would be suicide.

Because if she were fully exposed and chose not to end things herself, her closest loved ones would likely die before she ever reached trial and her “peanut” was delivered.

But she didn’t dare follow K’s escape plan.

After all, the tragic ends of Poison, Qiang Wei, and Bomber were already crystal clear—proof that K might no longer be the all-powerful figure he once was.

As a middle-aged woman with her own thoughts, Demon Witch chose to trust her instincts at this critical juncture in hopes of escaping the police.

Though she didn’t have much formal education, she was well-versed in mysticism and the workings of the human mind.

That’s why she opposed K’s suggested route and trusted in the adage that the most dangerous place is often the safest.

She put her phone back in her bag.

Demon Witch took several deep breaths, forced herself to calm down, cinched her waist to hide the belly bulge, then stood tall and composed as she walked out of the restroom.

Demon Witch—

Chose to trust herself, and went into hiding in Luan County.

……

At the same time.

On the top floor of Xingsheng Building in Cangshan District, Luzhou City—

K tossed his phone onto the table. He wasn’t the least bit affected by what Demon Witch had said. His gaze remained cold and emotionless.

Although this was the first time, since the founding of the drug trafficking organization, that someone had questioned his judgment and chosen to walk a different path, K didn’t react emotionally. He wasn’t angry.

Because just like that person once said—

This drug trafficking organization was built entirely around him. As long as he remained safe, he could rebuild a drug empire at any time.

Whether it was Demon Witch, Butcher, or Qiang Wei, they were now just disposable burdens.

He only needed to ensure that he didn’t make any mistakes, that he remained safe and survived this wave of scrutiny.

Besides—

K also wanted to see for himself whether the previous failures of Qiang Wei and Butcher were truly due to his own miscalculations.

After a few seconds of silence, K suppressed the thoughts swirling in his mind and looked at Priest, who was quietly smoking a cigar in front of him. Narrowing his eyes, he asked in a low voice:

“Priest.”

“Demon Witch is probably going to be exposed too. This storm is growing stronger.”

“Tell me… isn’t it true that only when the lead dog dies, will this manhunt finally come to an end?”