Chapter 23: The Twenty-Third Chapter, Water and Fire Merge (1)

  Zheng Deputy Officer hummed a sound, turned his head around, and looked at the gun in his hand - just then, a "bang" sounded!

  Zheng's deputy suddenly fired a shot, the sinful bullet "popped" into Lao Guan's chest, the heat of the bullet ignited his outer garment, and light smoke rose from the gunshot wound. Everyone in the room was stunned!

  Lao Guan lowered his head, blinked his eyes hard a few times, and chuckled with a crooked smile. He raised his head, looked at Huo Xiao Xie, and said: "I... I've been hit..."

  This bullet hit Lao Guan's heart.

  A stream of fresh blood gushed out from the gunshot wound on Lao Guan's chest, Lao Guan raised his head, took two big gasps, looked at the stars in the sky and said: "Not a bit, not a bit painful..." Lao Guan's neck went limp, his head fell heavily, he died.

  Huǒ Xiǎo Xié stared at Lǎo Guān Qiāng, his breathing becoming rapid and urgent, almost to the point of being incoherent: "Lǎo... lǎo... wǒ... wǒ... lǎo..."?

  Vice Officer Zheng blew the gun muzzle and said slowly: "The hundred or so people I've shot dead with my own hands, are you still afraid of being haunted by a ghost?" Vice Officer Zheng looked at Huo Xiao and said: "You little scoundrel, let me tell you, you just lied. Before you woke up, that big locust tree had already been searched. If you cheat me again, the next bullet will be for him!"

  Zheng Deputy Officer raised his gun and aimed at Lang Deben.

  Lang got a glimpse of Lao Guan's corpse and was stunned, staring blankly at the body, completely unaware that Deputy Zheng was pointing a gun at him.

  Wuwu burst into loud wails: "Lao Guanqiang! Lao Guanqiang! Lao Guanqiang!" No matter how hard Wuwu cried out, Lao Guanqiang would never lift his head again.

  Huoxiao Ye slowly turned his head to look at Deputy Zheng, his eyes already red and tears streaming down from the corners of his eyes. Huoxiao Ye and Lao Guanqiang were used to joking around with each other every day, often saying things like "you die, I live" without leaving any tears behind, but today seeing Lao Guanqiang really parting ways with him forever, he couldn't control his own tears at all.

  Huoxiao Ye stared at Deputy Commander Zheng with a foolish expression, and Deputy Commander Zheng also looked at Huoxiao Ye with great satisfaction. There was no hatred or fear in Huoxiao Ye's eyes, only one sentence kept repeating in his mind: "Did I kill Old Guan Gun? Did I kill Old Guan Gun?"

  "Alright? Where is it? Spit it out?" said Deputy Zheng.

  Huǒ Xiǎo Yé stuck out his tongue and slowly said: "I, I, I..."

  Langdi Ben suddenly erupted, letting out a loud wail, his body violently convulsing. Due to the rope around his neck, Langdi Ben's head wildly shook back and forth, instantly causing the skin on his neck to tear and bleed profusely, turning bright red. Langdi Ben's anguished cries echoed: "Ah! Ah! Ah! I'll screw your mare! I'll screw you! I'll screw you!..."

  He was really like a madman, with his mouth wide open and his face twisted in extreme terror, the sound he made was no longer human, but rather like that of a wild beast.

  Zheng's deputy saw Lang Deben in this state and was also a bit frightened, pointing his gun at him.

  "You shout again and I'll beat you to death!"

  Lang got a burst of gunfire, still beastly playing with his life, Zheng deputy officer was hesitating whether to open fire now, Hei San Bian suddenly let out a loud roar, the sound covering Lang's: "Shut up! People are dead!"

  Hei San's earth-shattering roar suppressed Lang Deben, who was about to shout something but his voice got stuck in his throat. He choked and passed out, his facial muscles relaxed, his body went limp, and his head hung down heavily, unconscious.

  "Hei San Bian scolded: 'Shut up! You little shoe! What are you staring at? If you have something to say, then say it!'"

  Huo Xiao was also whipped by Hei San and scolded, came back to his senses, took two deep breaths of cool air, and said: "I say, I say, that pearl, I swallowed it into my belly! Swallowed it into my belly!"

  Hei Sanbian and Zheng Fuguan were both stunned, Zheng Fuguan turned his head to look at Zhang Siye. Zhang Siye was also slightly surprised, let out a sound of surprise, stood up, walked towards Huo Xiaoxie, stroking his chin and asked: "You swallowed both pearls into your belly?"

  Huǒ Xiǎo Yé said: "Don't kill my brother, don't kill my brother, I'm telling the truth! Pearl, did I swallow it into my belly?"

  "Who told you to swallow it?"

  Huoxiao Ye said: "A woman, she knocked me out and then stuffed the pearl into my mouth for me to swallow."

  Zhang Siye's expression changed: "A woman? What does she look like?"

  Huoxiao Ye said: "I don't know, didn't see clearly, was drugged at the time and couldn't see things."

  "Hei San Bian also heard, pondered for a moment, and suddenly burst out laughing: "Zhang Si Ye, Zhang Si Ye, who would have thought that emotions could be so complicated? Did you let this kid swallow the pearl? Haha!"

  Huoxiao Ye looked at Zhang Siye and Zheng Fuquan with a sincere expression, saying: "I've said it all, I'd rather die than lie to you, please spare my brothers! Don't kill them! They have nothing to do with this matter! Please, please, I beg of you!"

  Zhang Siye furrowed his brow, his thoughts churning: "Indeed strange! When we caught this little guy, he was unconscious by the side of the road, clearly someone had interfered, making it easy for us to catch him! If what this little guy says is true, then he really did swallow the Yu Tai Zhu! Now it seems that it's not helping us after all! But this Yu Tai Zhu is a highly toxic substance, if anyone else were to hold it in their mouth for even a moment, they would lose their life! How come this little guy is still jumping around alive?"

  "Vice Officer Zheng pondered Zhang Siye's thoughts and asked: 'Zhang Siye, did this kid really swallow it? Can we still get it out?'"

  "Alright! Come on, men! Strip this little brat's clothes off and disembowel him!"

  Zhang Siye finished speaking and strode away, a few people in the crowd responded with a shout, several knife-wielding men jumped out, drew shiny sharp knives from their waists, rushed over to pin down Huo Xiaoxie, and were about to strip off his clothes.

  Huǒ Xiǎo Yé also didn't struggle, still loudly shouting: "I said it! I said it! Let go of my brother! Let go of my brother!"

  "Hei Sanbian also said: 'Zhang Siye, I think these kids are quite admirable. I was the one who brought them here to be cannon fodder. Without them, there's nothing going on. Why don't you just let them go?'"

  "Black Three Whip! You just watch! It's not your turn to speak yet!"

  Just as Huo Xiao was about to be stripped naked, exposing his upper body, a large man took a cloth strip and wiped the knife clean until it shone brightly. With a reverse grip, the knife tip was about to press down onto Huo Xiao's abdomen. This reverse grip knife technique, if executed well, would produce a "plop" sound with one slash, and his intestines would gush out in a mess.

  At this moment, a man rushed into the crowd, rushing to Zhang Siye's side like crazy, and knelt down with a thud, shouting loudly.

  "Zhang Siye! Something's gone wrong!"

  Zhang Siye's expression changed as soon as he saw the newcomer, and he grabbed the man's shoulder, shouting: "What's going on!"?

  "Mirror! Mirror! Lost..."

  Zhang Siye didn't wait for the man to shout again, and with a slap, he knocked the man to the ground. With a sudden jump, he leapt up and without looking back, jumped into the crowd. The crowd parted with a rustling sound as Zhang Siye ran wildly, disappearing from sight!

  Zhang Siye's appearance was really unexpected, and the sudden incident left Lieutenant-General Yi Tian, Professor Ning Shen, and others in a state of great shock. They all stood up, looking in the direction Zhang Siye had gone, at a loss for what to do!