I shouted and yelled in front of the camp gate, intending to create some disturbance and draw the attention of the camp's security personnel.
Based on my deduction, if He Hai knew that I had come to this camp, he would definitely act as if I were facing a formidable enemy, wary of what tricks I might play.
As it turned out, my empty city strategy didn't work at all. I shouted for ages in front of the camp gate, but no one came out. Instead, the guy who brought me into the camp got impatient with the noise and punched me in the stomach: "What are you yelling about, you little brat? Shout again and I'll cut your tongue out!"
I took a punch, and my body instinctively curled up. I was dragged forward a few steps, and as we passed the beam where the monkey was hanging, I yelled at the top of my lungs, "Monkey, can you hear me? How are you?"
When I was on the mountain, I could only see him hanging from the beam from a distance. It wasn't until I got closer that I realized his face was swollen beyond recognition, his body was covered with bloodstains from being whipped, and there were several shocking wounds.
The monkey moved slightly when it heard my voice, but it didn't even have the strength to lift its head.
Seeing the monkey's state, I yelled at the tent in front of me, "He Hai! What grudge do you have against me? Why are you torturing my friend? If you're a man, come out and see me!"
At that moment, the curtain of the tent in front was lifted, and a muscular man with bare chest and covered in tattoos walked out of the tent: "We don't have deaf people here, so you don't need to shout."
Although I had never met He Hai, I knew from Nie Guangzhi's description of him that he was a pretty boy, so this burly man with tattoos was definitely not the person I was looking for. I asked in a deep voice, "Where is He Hai? Tell him to come out and see me."
The man looked at me with disdain: "Who do you think you are? Do you think you can just see Brother Hai whenever you want?"
I glared at the man and yelled, "I am Duan Shenxing! He Hai risked everything to come to Sichuan just to find me, didn't he? Now that I'm here, why isn't he showing his face?"
"You little bastard, you haven't even grown your hair yet, and you're already calling me 'I'?"
Enraged by my attitude, the man gave the men holding me a look: "Hang this kid up and let him stand in the sun for two hours first!"
I was completely dumbfounded when I heard what the man said.
I knew these people were outlaws, but I didn't expect them to be so stubborn and unreasonable, doing things entirely on a whim, and disregarding all the rules of the underworld.
Seeing the two people beside me about to pull me away, I immediately softened: "Brother, let's talk this out, there's no need to make things difficult for me! I know you've been looking for me, and now that I've delivered myself to your doorstep, it's saved you a lot of trouble. You can't repay kindness with enmity, can you? Even in war, there's a principle of treating prisoners of war well, you can't do this!"
Seeing my change in attitude, the man picked up his walkie-talkie and said, "Brothers, both the overt and covert sentries, be on your guard. This kid who's entered the camp is probably being followed."
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I heard a few words of response from the walkie-talkie, and smiled at the man: "I know who you are, and I know that coming here is almost certainly a death sentence, so I didn't bring anyone with me. You don't need to be too nervous! I only asked for one thing here. Since your target is me, and I'm here too, then let my friends go and don't make things difficult for them. That's reasonable, isn't it?"
The man gave a disdainful smile: "What makes you think you can negotiate with me?"
"I'm not here to negotiate with you, I'm here to see He Hai."
I looked into the man's eyes: "When He Jinfeng was alive, the He family was considered a leader in the industry. Now that He Hai has taken over his position, surely he doesn't even have the courage to see me?"
"Alright, stop trying to trick me into telling you anything."
The man turned and walked towards the tent: "Bring him in."
After I was led into the tent by two people, I found that there was no bed, just a few sleeping bags on the ground, and the tent was empty.
The man took a folding chair, unfolded it, sat down with his legs crossed, took a picture of me with his phone, and then started typing.
Seeing the man's actions, I frowned slightly: "Sir, are you surnamed Sun?"
Upon hearing my words, the man paused in his actions and looked up at me.
Seeing that my guess was correct, I continued, "Your name is Sun Dahu, and you're He Hai's bodyguard, right?"
"At first, Hai Ge said that to deal with you, we had to find some reliable people. I didn't take it seriously. After all, your Fengtian Four Gates had fallen apart. I thought that dealing with a nobody like you would be a piece of cake."
Sun Dahu took out a cigar from the travel bag next to him: "I didn't expect you to be so capable, at least you know a lot about us."
Of course, I wouldn't tell Sun Dahu that all my information came from Nie Guangzhi. I pretended to be profound and said, "Actually, I know far more information than you can imagine. In fact, I knew before I came that He Hai wasn't in this camp, so I came to see you."
I'm taking a gamble by saying this.
In my opinion, He Hai had no reason not to come out and see me, knowing that I had walked right into his trap.
After Sun Dahu led me into the room, he only took a picture of me, which means that He Hai was not there. Sun Dahu took the picture of me to report to He Hai.
Seeing that Sun Dahu didn't speak, I continued, "Originally, I didn't take He Hai seriously. I was thinking of dealing with the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace first, and then I would deal with him. I didn't expect that you would actually seize the opportunity, and my friend has also fallen into your hands."
Sun Dahu looked at me coldly: "The victor is king, the loser is villain; it has always been so."
"So I have a question for you."
I smiled and looked at Sun Dahu: "My friend has been held hostage by you. I can exchange myself for him. But I'm curious, if you were in my hands, do you think He Hai would give himself to you?"
Sun Dahu looked at me warily: "Kid, I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. You think you can sow discord between me and Brother Hai with just a few words?"
"Making something out of nothing is sowing discord; I'm just stating the facts! The crimes He Hai has committed are so serious that he could be executed eight hundred times over after being arrested. If you continue to associate with him, you'll only end up dead!"
I continued, feigning nonchalance, "He Hai is beyond saving, but you still have a way out! We can make a deal. If you're willing to release me and my friends, I can give you a large sum of money so you can escape He Hai's control and go far away to live a life of luxury. Wouldn't that be better?"
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