Chapter 111 Noisy!
"live?"
Zhou Jue's voice rang out, devoid of any warmth.
Dead silence.
There was a deathly silence in the hall for more than ten seconds.
Then, with a "whoosh," a man who was as thin as a monkey was the first to break down.
Tears streamed down his face as he desperately writhed on the ground, trying to kowtow in the direction the sound came from.
"I'll talk! I'll talk! Great Master! I'll talk!"
"It's not my fault! It really isn't my fault! It was all Brother Kun's fault! Brother Kun and Brother Leopard forced us to do it! They said that those who didn't obey would be thrown into the water dungeon like those 'piglets'!"
"We were forced into this! I have a wife and children to support, I don't want to die! Great Immortal, spare us! Spare us!"
His words were like a switch being flipped.
"Yes, yes, yes! It's Ah Kun! He's the most ruthless! The one who ran away yesterday, he's the one who broke his leg with his own hands!"
"And there's Brother Leopard! He loves listening to women cry! That woman on the third floor, he slapped her so hard her eardrum ruptured!"
"I...I'm just a driver! I don't know anything!"
In an instant, cries for mercy, attempts to shift blame, and screams mingled into a filthy porridge.
The ugliness of human nature was laid bare at this moment.
They desperately tore at their "companions," just to prove that they had fewer drops of blood on them than others.
"Shut the hell up, all of you!"
A loud shout, like rolling thunder, instantly drowned out all the other noises.
It was Kun, the small-time gang leader whose teeth were knocked out by Zhou Jue's slap.
His face was covered in blood, and one eye was so swollen that it was only a slit, but his eyes revealed the ferocity of a desperate criminal.
"A bunch of spineless cowards! What are you crying for! What are you afraid of!"
He twisted his body and roared hoarsely at the empty center of the hall, "I don't care if you're human or ghost! If you've got the guts, get out here! What kind of person hides like that!"
"Do you know whose territory this is? Do you know who our boss is? If you lay a finger on us, I guarantee that no one in heaven or on earth can save you!"
His roar silenced the wailing villains.
For many, a glimmer of hope has been rekindled.
yes!
They are not fighting alone!
Behind them is Brother Long!
Who is Brother Long? He's a guy who can do whatever he wants in this lawless area! He has connections everywhere!
Just then, a deep and authoritative voice, which had been silent all along, rang out from the back of the crowd.
"Friend, why waste your time with these useless little people?"
The sound wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced the entire hall.
Everyone's eyes instinctively turned towards that direction.
It's Brother Long.
The true owner of this sinful park.
Unlike the others, he wasn't disheveled; even though he was tied up, he sat upright against the wall. When he woke up, he didn't panic like the others; he simply observed his surroundings coldly.
At this moment, he finally spoke.
He raised his head, his sharp eyes, still keen in the dim light, scanning the empty hall as if they could pierce through the void and see Zhou Jue hidden in the shadows.
Name your price.
Brother Long's voice was calm, carrying a sense of indifference and confidence that came from long-standing positions of power.
"Ten million? Or fifty million? In US dollars."
"As long as you nod and release us, the money will be transferred to any overseas account you designate within five minutes."
"This money is enough for you to live a carefree and extravagant life for the rest of your days."
He abruptly changed the subject, his tone now laced with threat.
"But if you insist on going down this path to the bitter end... my friend, I advise you to think it through."
"The reason I, Long, have been able to start such a large business here has never been because of these dozens of useless people under my command."
"You can find out who's behind me by asking around."
"At that time, let alone money, whether you can even keep your life will be a question."
These words combined soft and hard tactics, using both kindness and severity.
Those thugs who had just been sprawled on the ground like rag dolls instantly found their leader.
Their backs seemed to straighten up.
"Did you hear that? Our Brother Long has spoken!"
"Damn it! I gave you a way out, but you refused! You just wanted to die!"
"If you know what's good for you, release us now, take the money and get out of here! Otherwise, when Brother Long's men arrive, they'll chop you up and feed you to the dogs!"
The villains who were just crying and begging for their parents have now turned back into ferocious wolves.
They seem to have forgotten that they are now fish on the chopping board.
They only believed that their boss's extensive connections could resolve everything.
"oh?"
Zhou Jue's emotionless voice rang out again, this time with a hint of amusement.
"The person behind it?"
"Tell me, what kind of powerful background do you have that gives you such confidence?"
Brother Long thought the other party was either scared or tempted.
A disdainful smile curled at the corner of his lips, an arrogance born of complete control.
"Ha, friend, there are some names that people of your caliber are not qualified to know."
"I can only tell you that even the generals of Myanmar and the leaders of Wa State treat me with utmost respect, addressing me as Boss Long. Tell me, who is behind me?"
He said condescendingly, "You can still back down now. I can pretend nothing happened, and the fifty million US dollars will still stand. This is your last chance, so don't push your luck."
"I'm not a very patient person."
"Who do you think you are? A coward who only knows how to hide his head and tail, yet you dare to play tricks on me?"
"I'll count to three, and if you don't show up by then..."
"Noisy".
Zhou Jue uttered two words softly in a cold voice.
This interrupted Brother Long's incessant threats.
The next second.
"Crack!"
A crisp cracking sound rang out clearly in the hall!
It wasn't a gunshot, it wasn't a slap.
Everyone stared in horror!
The once arrogant Brother Long was now frozen in place.
His mouth was twisted horribly to one side at an extremely bizarre angle.
His jaw was completely dislocated.
Even... shattered!
Blood, mixed with broken teeth, gushed out of his gaping mouth.
"Heh...heh heh..."
He tried to scream, but only a broken, drafty sound came out.
He tried to speak, but could only let more blood and froth spurt from his throat.
That face, which had just been full of majesty and arrogance, was now filled with nothing but twisted pain and unbelievable fear!
The hall was deathly silent.
All the shouts were stuck in their throats.
The ferocity and smugness on their faces froze instantly, then, like shattered glass, cracked inch by inch, transforming into a fear a hundred times stronger than before!
What general!
What leader!
At this moment, it all becomes a joke!
The other party didn't take Brother Long's threat seriously at all!
They didn't even have the patience to let him finish speaking!
Zhou Jue's icy voice, like a judgment from hell, slowly echoed in the hall.
"Now, who else wants to negotiate with me?"
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