"People outside would fight tooth and nail, or even sell their children, for a mere sip of water!"
"Where do you think I'd have the leisure to poison this water?"
"Or do you think it's all my fault that they ate the wrong thing? Did I make them eat something poisonous?"
"Your idea is rather hard to understand!"
"Why are you so quick to smear me the moment I arrive?"
"He seemed guilty!"
The man's face turned red after Lin Ru's words, especially when he saw the suspicious looks in the eyes of his brothers next to him!
He quickly explained, "Who said you poisoned the water? I didn't say that, I just suspected that your water wasn't clean!"
"And what are you doing, an outsider, meddling in the affairs of our mountain stronghold?"
"Does he also want to become the head of the household?"
"The boss is really something, always bringing in shady characters into the stronghold without even checking their backgrounds. What kind of leader is he!"
"Who knows what these people did before? Were they spies sent by the government?"
"I'm a veteran of this stronghold. I've been with the leader since he first came to this stronghold. How could I possibly feel guilty?"
"You little brat, you're so quick-witted, you're obviously up to no good!"
"Who knows if the pills you just took were poison?"
"Otherwise, why would you be too scared to feed him just because that guy surnamed Ji gave you a look?"
"I think you two are in cahoots! You're just trying to harm us!"
Lin Ru then understood that this person wasn't targeting him, but was very dissatisfied with Ji Wenxuan becoming the second-in-command!
Lin Ru smiled!
"Brother, it sounds like you're quite dissatisfied with the second-in-command. Do you think you should be in that position?"
"And why do I get the feeling that you're not only dissatisfied with the second-in-command, but also with the head of the gang? Do you think this stronghold should be led by you?"
"Otherwise, why would you question the leader's decision?"
“You’ve followed the boss for so many years, yet you haven’t made it big. I think you should look for the reasons within yourself, instead of blaming others every time something goes wrong!”
"My antidote pills are priceless! They are certainly not poison!"
"The second-in-command is probably worried that the medicinal herbs inside might clash with the toxins in these teenagers' bodies, which is why he's being so cautious!"
"Actually, what he fears most is someone like you!"
“I don’t owe you anything. I’m offering this antidote out of kindness. If it cures you and makes me look bad to everyone, why should I waste my own resources?”
"No wonder your boss hasn't promoted you all these years. Someone as heartless as you isn't worth the effort!"
These words struck a nerve with the man. Indeed, over the years, all his brothers had become leaders, while he was still a subordinate. Although the people below him respected him greatly, he still felt it was very unfair!
Especially this guy, some pretty boy who came out of nowhere, suddenly became the second-in-command, which brought his resentment and anger to a peak!
He was supposed to go with them last night, but when he heard that this pretty boy was the team leader, he deliberately didn't go and didn't even have dinner with them!
But the fact that the chief didn't send anyone to invite him made him even angrier!
Now I'm being humiliated like this by a little girl!
He could no longer contain himself and was about to take action!
Seeing his impotent rage, Lin Ru curled her lips into a cold smile!
Lin Ru easily caught his fist, then twisted it so hard that she broke the man's wrist!
As the hatred level kept increasing in his mind!
Lin Ru kicked him again in the back of his leg, and the man felt a sharp pain in his leg. He lost his balance and his knees fell to the ground!
And it's directly facing Ji Wenxuan's direction!
This situation infuriated him even more!
With his unbroken left hand, he took out a dagger from his waist, intending to kill the arrogant young girl Lin Ru when she was off guard!
Hei Meng and the others rushed over and witnessed this scene. They wanted to speak up to stop it, but it seemed to be too late. The dagger was about to pierce Lin Ru's abdomen!
Hei Meng and the others had already imagined that if Lin Ru were to get into trouble, the people she brought would definitely turn this mountain stronghold upside down!
He felt like he was about to despair, but he didn't expect the little girl to react so quickly. She quickly grabbed the dagger, then grabbed the man's hand and stabbed it straight back into his shoulder blade!
The person was in so much pain that they broke out in a cold sweat!
He started swearing!
"You little bitch! How dare you hurt me! I'll kill you!"
"I'll make sure you never leave our Fierce Tiger Stronghold!"
Seeing his expression, Lin Ru's gaze turned even colder!
She casually tossed his severed hand aside, then raised her leg and kicked the man hard in the stomach!
The man felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, as if his internal organs had been displaced!
But he still stubbornly kept yelling!
"You little bitch! If you've got the guts, kill me. Otherwise, I'll skin you alive and sell you into a brothel!"
"I'll make you take customers every day until I kill you!"
Lin Ru smiled sarcastically upon hearing this!
"Hey buddy, that's all you've got. I don't need to wait for you to get better; you can have me skinned alive right now! Come on!"
"What else can you do to deal with a woman besides ambushing her or threatening her into a brothel?"
"This man doesn't act like a man!"
"You still dare to challenge the leader and want to replace the second leader? I think you're dreaming!"
After saying that, she kicked the man hard in the stomach once, twice, until he shut up completely and dared not utter any more foul language. Only then did Lin Ru stop!
Lin Ru looked at Hei Meng, who had witnessed everything outside!
I also saw the disapproval on this person's face!
She gave a mocking laugh!
"Boss, you need to discipline your men properly!"
"I kindly offered him the water and antidote pills I had on me, but he actually accused me of conspiring with the second-in-command to poison him!"
"Not only that, he also used his status as a veteran to pressure me!"
"I'm not one of your bandits, so this trick won't work on me. He's changed his tactics and started ambushing me again!"
"You should have seen it just now, he couldn't beat me with his bare hands, so he resorted to dirty tricks!"
"Why keep someone like that around?"
"Are you keeping him around so he can report you to the authorities someday when things don't go his way?"
"How ridiculous!"
"If your mountain stronghold is so unwelcoming to us and Brother Ji, then we'll just leave!"
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