translator: liu_kaixuan  editor: valvrave
âbrother qin, you are too kind. please, lend me a hand later too,â said jiang liushi with a smile.
jiang liushi weak and timid façade fooled qin hongfang completely. thus, he started forming a plan on how to milk the fat sheep before him dry. he thought that it was difficult to find such a naïve fellow again, so qin hongfeng decided to use jiang liushi as a stable source of income.
after that, qin hongfang said to the guardsâ captain from earlier that heâd like to lead jiang liushi to meet luo jiafeng.
upon listening to his request, the guardsâ captain felt embarrassed as he was the one who had ordered for jiang liushiâs arrest. moreover, at that time, jiang liushi had refused to hand over that tank to the military. how could the guardsâ captain trust jiang liushi? the guardsâ captain had been under the impression that he would be rewarded as he was the one that had reported about the tank. he was a crafty individual, so how could he not imagine what would happen if qin hongfang were to lead that team to meet general luo? he would lose his reward and benefits.
âthatâ¦brother qin, since we were the ones that reported that team, we should follow. you can meet general luo, but after that, weâll send them to the militaryâs headquarters,â said the guardsâ captain while laughing.
he planned to personally hand them over to the military to highlight his contribution.
the support teamâs leader also approached and said while looking at jiang liushi, âbrother qin, nobody knows who they are. this is the military area, so weâd better follow to protect you.â
qin hongfang was quite a smart man, so he understood their intentions. the two men were ordinary officials, so they seldom had the chance to meet the higher-ups. finally, they had the chance to gain some benefits, so how could they waste it?
qin hongfang replied, âwell, we can go together.â he didnât care about this at all. moreover, he believed they deserved some rewards.
they all headed to the headquarters, which was located in the central part of the military area. it was a villa area. luo jiafengâs villa was not far from the headquarters. the villa was sumptuously decorated, with a large tarmac in front of the house.
coincidentally, when they arrived at the villa, a helicopter was slowly landing on the tarmac. the high winds of the helicopter rotor made many soldiers close their eyes.
struggling to see the helicopter, qin hongfang was totally shocked. it had five rotors, more than a dozen meters long, and its hard body was pretty attracting. it was a wh-10 helicopter. as one the most excellent domestic helicopters before doomsday, their numbers were few.
âhow could such a helicopter have landed there? who is coming?â qin hongfang felt it was strange.
after landing, the helicopterâs door was opened, and a bald man with a pair of glasses and a gray leather suit stepped out of it. the bald man, who was about 1.9 meters high, was extremely strong. his muscles seemed as if they would burst his clothes open. behind his ears, a long deep scar could be seen. whether he was paranormal wasnât important, because his figure had surpassed many people.
however, the bald man wasnât the leader at all. after getting down, he stood on the side respectfully as a man in his thirties stepped out of the helicopter right after. the man had bronzed skin. he wasnât tall at all, but his eyes were as sharp as a hawk. he was missing his left arm from below the elbow, which had been replaced by a metallic prosthetic arm. instead of a palm, there was a heavy and sharp axe-head.
the one-armed man perceived the people such as qn hngfang, but he merely glanced at them. at that moment, the door of the villa opened, and a middle-aged man of an extraordinary bearing, wearing a military uniform, walked out. the man was luo jiafeng.
âi never expected that brother li would come to visit. itâs my great honor,â luo jiafeng exchanged a handshake with the one-armed man. although they were wearing military uniforms, they disregarded the militaryâs etiquette and informally greeted each other.
âbrother luo, you are too polite.â the one-armed man was a person of few words.
qin hongfangâs eyes shined after the brief exchange. at first, he was quite confused, but he recognized the one-armed man immediately/ he was one of the xiayuan safety islandâs important figures, the god of war â li yinqiang!
the man was extremely famous. before doomsday, he was an excellent official, and after the virus outbreak, his reputation and status skyrocketed as he obtained a powerful special ability. qin hongfang wanted to meet and get to know such a person no matter what happened.
âgeneral li, iâve heard a lot about you. iâm qin hongfang. itâs my honor to meet you. iâm so luckyâ¦â
li yinqiang just nodded. he had come just for that âweapon.â naturally, he wasnât interested in qin hongfang at all.
inadvertently, li yinqiang noticed a tour bus behind qin hongfang. that tour bus was accompanied by several military vehicles. it was a strange sight. li yinqiang didnât want to pay any heed to it, but he got a familiar feeling from the tour bus.
currently, jiang liushi was sitting inside, staring at li yinqiang. due to the reflective windshield, li yinqiang couldnât see jiang liushiâs face clearly as it was covered by the shadow.
âenemies meet on a narrow path,â thought jiang liushi while touching his chin.
when they had been in the xiayuan safety island, li yinqiang had invited jiang liushi to join his team, but the latter had refused. as such, li yinqiang had wanted to use the shi ying squad as bait and sacrifice it to attack the parasite-infested beast nest. jiang liushi had noticed this, so he got his revenge not long after, leading li yinqiang to lose his arm. how important was an arm for a paranormal?
jiang liushi hadnât expected that li yinqiang and luo jiangfeng would know each other. but it was not so strange either.
âwhich team is behind you?â asked li yinqiang. as a level-2 paranormal, li yinqiang was sensitive, and he couldnât ignore such a familiar feeling.
âoh, itâs a survivorsâ squad. they picked a type 99 tank and want to hand it to the military. i wanted to report it to commander luo,â said qin hongfang. he was pretty happy as in his mind li yinqiang would appreciate him due to finding the tank.
âis that squad on the tour bus?â
âyes, itâs just an ordinary team. they were lucky to pick up one tank,â said qin hongfang. it was his judgment, but he thought it was definitely true.
unexpectedly, li yinqiang walked toward that tour bus, which shocked qin hongfang. he wondered why li yinqiang was so interested in this team.
li yinqiang came to the front of the tour bus and saw the man sitting inside opening the window slowly. then, the man leaned on the window with a satisfied posture and beckoned to li yinqiang, âlong time no see, brother yinqiang. your new style is pretty good. are you planning to search for one piece?â said jiang liushi happily.
âyou! jiang liushi, itâs you!â li yinqing was clenched his fist in anger. how could he have forgotten that face?
âwhat? jiang liushi?â luo jiafeng was stunned after hearing that name. how could it be possible? how could he unexpectedly have moved so deep into this area? did he intend to kill himself in the military area?
in luo jiafengâs mind, jiang liushi should escape or hide forever. but it was a quite strange thing that he could appear in front of him so fast. just because of that reason, jiang liushi had won. luo jiafeng suddenly felt a chill running down his spine, and he reached for his weapon. âwhy did you come here?â
âdidnât you hear that i picked up one tank. originally, i wanted to drive that tank for several days, but as soon as we entered the gate, we were stopped and led here by your members,â said jiang liushi.
upon hearing jiang liushiâs words, luo jiafeng looked at the flabbergasted qin hongfang at once.
âjiang liushi? really? isnât that the man, who killed that black hole alone? but where is his minibus?â qin hongfang turned to look at that tour bus behind him slowly as if his neck was broken. it was a nightmare for him. how foolish was he!? how ridiculous were his previous thoughts!?
he inadvertently saw jiang liushiâs face, which was smiling like a devil.
not only qin hongfang, but also the support teamâs leader and the guardsâ captain were all shocked this time. they had indeed stopped jiang liushi and led him to the headquarters directly. they had brought a killer to their home!