Chapter 334: Above Fear, Only the Winner Can Win (A Chapter with a Huge Number of Words!)
Rex's eyes twitched slightly, his narrowed eyes hid his emotions very well, but it was still obvious that he was shocked.
Rocky seemed to have had doubts about this matter for a long time, but he never expected that the person who raised this question would be Lu Qian.
Rocky looked at Lu Qian's black pearl-like eyes, and his thoughts suddenly flashed back to the past few decades.
——"Mr. Lodge, do I look better in a pink dress or a blue dress?"
——"Mr. Rocky, why is Ange the only one in the family with black eyes?"
——"Mr. Lodge, why can't I be with the person I like?"
——"Mr. Rocky, I'm sorry, Ange may have to go first..."
…
Lu Qian pressed the issue, asking, "Did Cheng Yi's mother really die of illness?"
As soon as Lu Qian asked the question, Rocky's body trembled violently.
Everyone started whispering.
The older people in the underworld all knew that the head of the L family, Cheng Yi's mother, had contracted a strange disease, and her originally strong body had collapsed within two or three years.
There are also rumors that it is a curse on the L family.
This young girl in front of me...why would she ask this question?
"Stop stirring up trouble!" Rex roared, breaking the momentary chaos.
He was obviously anxious.
Lu Qian curled her lips and chuckled. What she wanted was for him to be anxious, and what she wanted to see was also him being anxious.
This man is indeed very clever and vicious. It can be said that he is unmatched. In terms of cruelty and ruthlessness, even if they were combined, they would not be his match.
But his actions also determined that there would never be a loyal person around him.
Those who are in the right will have many supporters, while those who are in the wrong will have few.
He had so little support that even his relatives abandoned him.
"Louis~Are you clear about this matter?" Lu Qian ignored Rex and spoke frivolously.
She smiled at Louis, just as she had when the two of them were chatting in the cathedral.
Louis once mentioned to Lu Qian during a casual chat that his mother also died from a cursed disease.
When she died, her mouth was ulcerated and her body was covered with sores.
But how could there be so many curses in this world? Everything was just someone's deliberate act.
"Sweetheart, you are so smart!" Louis jumped out immediately, as if he had finally waited for the camera.
"Then tell me." Lu Qian raised his chin with a smile.
Louis looked like he wanted everyone to die quickly, which meant he was definitely keen on muddying the waters. Although Lu Qian didn't know why he was like that, he could use it for now.
To form a united front with a madman, you must match his brain waves.
"I can tell you the result first," Louis stood up straight, his tall figure graceful and elegant, "Mrs. Angel was poisoned to death. It was a chronic poison that was absolutely undetectable. My biological mother died from this poison."
"As for why I know..."
He raised his head, spread his hands, and bowed gracefully and gentlemanly towards the stands.
"Because I was the one who poisoned my biological mother."
Everyone in the room seemed so shocked by the news that they didn't know what to do.
Whether they were from the L family, Tavia, or even more irrelevant people, no one even thought of whispering, and they were just silent.
Louis walked around the gambling table in a frivolous manner, his tone cheerful.
"My biological mother treated me as an ominous object, using all kinds of torture instruments and placing ancient curses on me."
"I decided then and there that if I had the chance, I would make her die, and she would never be able to be reborn.
When I was ten years old, the opportunity came.
I accidentally stumbled into the L family's drug laboratory. There was a madman inside who told me that he had a bottle of cursed poison. The entire research and development team had died, and now he was the only one left.
Louis said with gritted teeth, waving his hands at everyone, “I don’t care about curses!”
“I need this poison, I want her dead.
That madman lived up to my expectations, that poison really works!
When she died, her body was covered with sores, her skin was pale, and blood was oozing from under her skin. She couldn't eat at first, and in the end she couldn't even drink a sip of water."
"But I didn't expect it until one day later, when I heard the garden maid say that the condition of Mrs. Angel's death..." Louis said this, clapping his hands excitedly, "It was exactly the same as when my mother died!"
When Rocky heard this, his brows furrowed.
When Ange died...it was exactly like that.
"Of course I have a strong thirst for knowledge." He slowly stopped walking around the gaming table until he stopped behind Rex.
"I was thinking, how could there be so many coincidences? So I started investigating."
He raised his hand, picked up the revolver, pointed it at Rex's head, and looked at everyone excitedly, "I finally found out that the poison was actually developed under Rex's order!"
He lowered his head, looked at Rex's face, and smiled brightly, "Rex, I really want to thank you, your poison is what I have always dreamed of~"
Everyone present gasped.
That means that Mrs. Angel's death was deliberately caused by Rex.
That's his biological mother.
When Rocky heard this, his tall and thin figure paused for a moment. His face still had a calm expression, but the things in his eyes suddenly became deep and complicated.
Rex raised his head, frowned, and gave Louis a cold look, "I actually missed you, bastard."
The team that developed the poison died, which was naturally Rex's doing, but he didn't even know that Louis was missing.
"Rex, don't look at me like that," Louis said, raising his hands innocently in a gesture of surrender. "You know, our alliance is very fragile."
"When I can sell you, I won't hesitate~"
Lu Qian walked over to Rex and tilted his head to look at him. "Rex, do you have anything else to add?"
Rex slowly opened his eyes and looked up at Lu Qian. This was the first time he completely exposed his eyes to everyone.
His pupils were gray-blue, and the dark blue luster was like a dusty sapphire.
"You have beautiful eyes," Lu Qian smiled softly, "Did Mrs. Ange leave them for you?"
"So what if you discovered the truth?" Rex slowly closed his eyes again, his expression very calm, not at all embarrassed by being exposed.
He is undoubtedly the head of the family. After so many years, the truth of that year has long been meaningless.
Whoever sits in this seat will be the final winner.
"Of course not," Lu Qian shrugged. "You are the head of the L family. You are the biggest banker in this game."
"but……"
"Mr. Rocky," Lu Qian looked into Rex's eyes, smiled softly, and called Rocky's name, "You love your goddaughter very much, right?"
When Rocky heard Lu Qian's words, the blue pupils in his deep eye sockets trembled slightly.
"What……?"
Rex was obviously shocked by this question. He turned his head and looked at Rocky in surprise.
"As far as I know, she has been dead for fifteen years." Lu Qian raised his hand and tapped his wrist, "And you are still wearing the cufflinks embroidered with her initials."
When Rocky was dealing cards, she noticed that all his clothes were brand new and meticulously kept, except for this pair of copper cufflinks, which were so old that the paint had begun to peel.
Although this is just a small detail, it does not affect Mr. Rocky's overall neatness.
But Lu Qian also discovered something else.
“Ang.”
The three letters engraved on the cufflinks, which are almost disappearing, happen to be the abbreviations of Cheng Yi's mother's name.
When she discovered this detail, she knew that she had made the right bet by letting Rocky be the dealer.
He is a loyal butler to the master of the house, but he is also a father who deeply loves his goddaughter.
Lu Qian saw Rocky's wavering look and turned his interrogative gaze towards Rex without disguising it. "Why on earth did you do such a cruel thing to Cheng Yi and Mrs. Ange?"
This sentence seemed to touch Rex's sore spot.
He slammed the table and stood up, his eyes burning with anger, and he roared through gnashing teeth: "That woman has brought shame to me and to our family. She must die, and only she can die!"
Lu Qian frowned, "That's all?"
Just because of "shame", could he kill his own mother in such a vicious way?
Rex looked at Lu Qian, then at Cheng Yi, and sneered, "As for that bastard, that monster, he deserved it."
Hearing this, Lu Qian's smiling eyes suddenly turned cold, and the corners of her lips gradually pursed.
Bastard? Monster? What right did he have to call Cheng Yi that?
Rex glared and roared, "A bastard who is not recognized by the family, a monster who brings shame to the family, how can he have noble blood? He doesn't deserve it!"
"I will torture him, I will destroy him, I will make him suffer unbearable pain and break his soul..."
Before Rex could finish his impassioned speech.
"Are you jealous of him?"
Lu Qian looked into Rex's eyes and asked this question softly.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised and then fell silent.
“…”
Rex was also visibly stunned.
Lu Qian persisted, staring into Rex's eyes. "Are you jealous of him for having his mother's favor and ancient bloodline?"
When Ange ran away with her lover, she didn't care about Rex at all. Did he really care about his mother's behavior in his heart?
He is obviously the most legitimate eldest son of the L family, but he gets nothing.
It turns out that the source of all these changes is nothing but Rex's jealousy?
Rex sneered, looked away, and refused to answer Lu Qian.
"Heh, don't forget," he handed the pistol to Lu Qian, "our game isn't over yet."
He is still the winner who occupies the commanding heights, and he can still win.
Lu Qian smiled calmly, "Oh yes, let me finish the game first."
She took the gun, fiddled with it for a bit, then raised the muzzle and pointed it at her temple without hesitation.
"Lu Qian!"
"Xiao Qian!"
…
When everyone outside the gambling game saw this scene, they ignored everything else and rushed to the stage shouting.
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
Two decisive gunshots rang out without any hesitation.
Everyone present was frozen in place.
The place suddenly became extremely quiet, and even the sound of breathing could not be heard.
Lu Qian slowly put down the gun in his hand and looked at the muzzle curiously.
"It seems that I am luckier." She said softly with a calm expression.
Everyone in the audience breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Even Cheng Yi, who was sitting in the "hostage seat" and was about to lose consciousness, couldn't help but tremble his eyes twice.
Jiang Luan, who was sitting closest to the stands, was so excited that his face turned pale. He patted his chest frantically and almost fainted.
"Lu Qian...Lu Qian she..."
That’s a five-sixth mortality rate!
How dare Lu Qian be so decisive?
The moment Rex saw this scene, his eyes opened instantly and his blue pupils shrank suddenly.
Lu Qian looked at Rex's face, blinked, took the gun off his sunglasses, and hung it on his finger, swinging it leisurely.
"Are you curious? Why am I so bold?"
Not only Rex was curious, everyone was curious.
Lu Qian gently rested his chin on his hand and replied with a smile: "I believe that with Mr. Rocky here, our bet is absolutely fair."
"So I really want to know," Lu Qian tapped the "BOOM" card on the table, "where does your confidence come from when the gambling game is absolutely neutral?"
"You are the banker with an absolute advantage. Why are you gambling with us?"
"You are definitely not someone who would put fun before anything else. At least your status and power are unmatched in your mind."
"Then why would you take such a big risk and play this game with us?"
"Then there is only one reason, and that is that you have a 100% chance of winning."
Lu Qian looked up, met Rex's eyes, and slammed the "BOOM" card in his hand on the table.
"And we, from the moment the game starts, are losers."
Hearing this, Lu Ao, who had been silent all this time, raised his eyes and looked at Rex silently.
Lu Qian was playing with the gun in his hand, repeatedly fiddling with an inconspicuous switch.
"You told that man that there was something wrong with the gun, and he actually believed it, but I don't think that was his loyalty and trust in you.
So there is only one possibility, there is really something wrong with the gun.
But in order to eliminate this doubt in our minds, you let the man die and covered up the fact that there was something wrong with the gun."
"Rex, you're truly terrifying." Lu Qian nodded in approval. "With such complex game rules and so many prerequisites, I overlooked the easiest place to tamper with it, which is nothing more than the gun that ultimately decides life or death."
"This gun fired twice, and I don't think anyone would think there was anything wrong with it. That's why you dare to use doubles so blatantly and keep increasing the bet.
You want to force me to surrender."
Russian Roulette is not only a game of life and death, but also a game that uses psychological pressure and mental oppression to force the opponent to surrender.
Whoever can step on fear will be the winner.
In the face of life and death, no one will remain unshakable, and no one will remain calm. This is an indisputable fact.
In the face of death, everyone is an equal piece of flesh, crawling forward towards the abyss, longing for survival and hope.
That's human nature, after all.
"You want to exploit human nature," Lu Qian raised his hand and pointed the gun at Rex's head, "but you ignore that, first of all, you are also a human being. You can't escape human nature."
"So what if you guessed it?" Rex remained calm.
He chuckled. "In that case, I won't play these games with you. I originally wanted you to die easily and happily."
Since I couldn't defeat them in the gambling game, I could only use my last killer move.
He had already placed a large amount of gunpowder and gasoline on the warship. He wanted these people to die, to die in despair.
None of these people can escape his jealousy and his shame.
They were played around in his hands, and after killing each other for a glimmer of hope of life, they still inevitably died.
Lu Qian was right. This was his home court, this was his game, and he could end it whenever he wanted.
Whoever he wants to die must die.
Rex raised his hands and made a clapping gesture, with an expression of disdain on his face.
This woman has some brains, but clearly not enough.
At a command, the surrounding machine gun guards rushed forward and surrounded everyone present.
There are at least two gun barrels surrounding each person.
The dark mass of guns and crowds undoubtedly strangled everyone by the throat.
The smell of rotting seaweed and gunpowder continued to permeate the air, becoming increasingly stronger.
Rex sat leisurely on the chair, looking at everyone calmly. He picked up the antidote on the table and played with it lazily.
"You're being too clever. In the face of absolute force, what does your cleverness count for?"
"You guys can play here slowly." He casually threw the potion on the ground, turned to look at Cheng Yi, smiled and waved, "Goodbye, my dear brother."
From now on, and forever, the L family will only have him as the head of the family.
Lu Qian blinked, as if he thought of something, let out a small cry, and tilted his head.
"Oh, yes..."
She opened her watery eyes and looked at Rex with a harmless look.
"I forgot to tell you something."
Rex was visibly stunned as he stood up, raising an eyebrow slightly, "What…?"
"Boss!"
Suddenly, an excited call came from a distance.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Lei Ya and Qing Li both appear at the edge of the stands.
Lei Ya put two fingers together and gestured to Lu Qian, smiling brightly, "Report to the boss! All the ammunition has been removed."
Qingli crossed his arms and said, "The engine oil has also been disposed of."
Qingli followed Jiang Luan's example and closed his eyes and covered his ears, and sure enough, he smelled a strange smell in the air.
Although the oil storage capacity of such a large cruise ship would not be low, why is there the smell of oil and gunpowder in the air at the same time?
How could such a low-level mistake happen?
There is only one reason, someone did it on purpose.
After he and Leiya's investigation, they found that Rex had indeed installed explosives and engine oil in various places on the ship.
Lu Qian retracted his gaze and slowly scanned the black-clad bodyguards in front of him, "Your family leader wants you to die with us."
The black-clad bodyguards around looked at each other in surprise when they heard Lu Qian's words.
"Can't believe it? Look at how he treated that man. Do you think he'll go easy on you?"
Lu Qian raised his neck and pointed to the place where Solo had just died.
Everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva. He was the second in command of the L family. Compared to him, they were not even ants.
Lu Qian smiled and stood up, pulling away the gun muzzle closest to her, and asked, "So, are you still planning to work for him now?"
Rex looked around and realized that he could no longer rely on anyone present.
He acted decisively and tried to jump up from the stool, but found that his left hand was firmly restrained.
He looked down and saw that his left hand had been fastened to the table leg by a pair of silver handcuffs.
He pulled desperately outwards, he had to run, he had to run.
"Dealer, the game isn't over yet, you can't leave without permission."
There was a strong pressure on his shoulder, and Rex fell back down. At the same time, Rocky's old but elegant voice sounded in his ears.
"Rocky..."
Rex opened his eyes wide and looked at Rocky in horror.
There were flames swirling in the dark blue of Mr. Rocky's eyes. His expression remained calm, but the strength in his hands was growing stronger and stronger.
He could not disobey the head of the family, but at this moment, he was not a butler, but Ange's godfather.
Lu Qian looked at Rex with a smile, dangling the handcuff key in her hand. "Do you think I've been playing house with you for so long?"
Rex's throat couldn't help but become constricted, and even his breathing began to become rapid. The surge of adrenaline made his heart beat violently, and the fishy smell came out of his throat.
"How on earth do you know that?"
There was something wrong with his gun, he had arranged the explosives, and there were other things in the past that had been buried for a long time and were on the verge of festering.
Lu Qian smiled sweetly at him, pointed to her head, and said softly, "Guessed."
Rex's eyes snapped open. "Guess?! You're risking your life on a guess?"
What if the switch on the gun isn't the key to a dumb bolt?
If there were no explosives on board, how could she persuade these people to rebel?
What if Angle's death had nothing to do with him? What if Louis and Rex's alliance was unbreakable?
What if...something goes wrong?
Every step was risky, and she was gambling with her life.
He shook his head frantically, looking at Lu Qian's sweet face, fear in his eyes, "Madman... You are a madman..."
"No, I'm not crazy."
Lu Qian stood up and looked at Rex's face which was gradually filled with fear. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly and he smiled gently.
"It's just that someone once told me that if you want to defeat the enemy, you must first make him afraid and shake him.
Those who rise above fear are the winners.”
With a "click", the gun was loaded again.
Her smile was as sweet as ever.
“You talk too much, Rex, you’re too sure of yourself.
You don't even dare to risk your life, how can you be worthy of fighting me?"
Lu Qian fiddled with the knob on the revolver and gradually moved closer to Rex.
The expression on Rex's face became more and more ugly. He struggled hard, but his left hand was handcuffed and his right hand was shackled by Rocky.
“No, no!”
He shook his head frantically, but could only watch the smiling witch in front of him getting closer and closer to him.
"My two shots... are done."
"now you."
Lu Qian slowly raised his hand and pointed the muzzle of the gun accurately at Rex's temple.
"The dealer."
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