Chapter 31: Halfway Through!

The heavy door did not stop the sounds of pleading and screams from drifting through.

On the contrary, Lin Tianding heard them even more clearly.

Involuntarily, the young reporter’s heart trembled.

That human side of him made Lin Tianding feel a sense of pity.

But immediately, Lin Tianding shook his head.

What right did he have to pity a pack of beasts who wanted to seize his land and enslave his fellow countrymen?

When his fellow countrymen pleaded for mercy, begging them to spare themselves and their families, what did those beasts do?

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Pity?

“Worse than beasts!”

Slap!

Lin Tianding raised his hand and gave himself a direct slap across the face.

This slap was extremely heavy.

Lin Tianding slapped himself until his teeth loosened and he saw stars.

But Lin Tianding was now completely awake.

Wailing and crying, saying they were wrong.

That wasn’t knowing they were wrong.

That was knowing they were about to die.

Only when death is imminent do they know regret.

Is it useful?

It’s useless!

Death is the best answer.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!

Lin Tianding bent down, fished out a dagger from one of Qin Bao’s subordinates, and just stood there in front of the main door.

Five minutes later, the door opened.

Ding Xie stepped out.

His entire body was already crimson.

Inside the hall, blood flowed like a river.

A thick scent of blood surged out. Lin Tianding only took one look inside and couldn’t help but—

Blech!

Severed limbs and broken arms, corpses strewn everywhere.

Neither of these phrases was enough to describe what Lin Tianding saw.

But even though he vomited until his bile came out, Lin Tianding still bowed deeply.

“Thank you, Great Sage.

It was you who saved thousands of families.”

Ding Xie didn’t stop his pace.

He only said in a raspy voice as he brushed past Lin Tianding.

“A person must rely on themselves!”

Lin Tianding was stunned and looked up at Ding Xie, his face full of confusion.

But immediately, Lin Tianding reacted.

“Understood!

You want us to strive for self-improvement and stand united!

Tianding will keep this in mind!

But you must be careful of the elder brother of the ‘bear, tiger, eagle, leopard’ quartet: Qin Long!”

Ding Xie, who had originally intended to leave directly, paused his steps and looked toward Lin Tianding.

Although he didn’t speak, Lin Tianding immediately understood Ding Xie’s meaning and added supplementary information.

“The entire Hong Kong underworld knows that among the bear, tiger, eagle, leopard, ‘Smiling Tiger’ is insidious, ruthless, and calculating, but they don’t know that ‘Smiling Tiger’ is merely imitating his elder brother, Qin Long!

Even ‘Smiling Tiger’s’ rise to fame was planned by Qin Long.

Qin Long habitually hides in the shadows,

Calculating three steps ahead for every one taken.

Advancing steadily and cautiously.

He went to Flower City before, but he should be back within these few days. You must be careful.”

As Lin Tianding spoke, he took a pen and wrote an address in his notebook, tore it out, and handed it to Ding Xie.

Ding Xie didn’t reach out, but his gaze swept over the slip of paper.

Sihai Tobacco House.

Seeing that Ding Xie didn’t take the paper, Lin Tianding, as half a man of the Jianghu, wasn’t even slightly annoyed; instead, he admired Ding Xie’s caution even more.

Unconsciously, Lin Tianding’s voice lowered as well.

“This is the ‘bear, tiger, eagle, leopard’s’ nest; you might find it useful.

Of course, if you have a use for me, come to the newspaper office to find me—”

“Where righteousness points, I shall go through fire and water!”

After speaking, Lin Tianding cupped his fists and bowed once more.

A flash of surprise crossed Ding Xie’s eyes.

“Where righteousness points, I shall go through fire and water.”

This wasn’t just a slogan, but the unique code phrase of Boss Meng, the ‘Unparalleled Benevolence and Righteousness’ of the Thirteen Protectors.

Earlier, when Qin Bao spoke, Ding Xie only thought the other party was slandering him.

But he hadn’t expected Lin Tianding to actually be one of the Man of Benevolence and Righteousness’s subordinates!

In the memories of the former martial arts champion, there was very little information about this Boss Meng; most of the rumors were about this Boss Meng’s subordinates.

They killed corrupt officials, performed good deeds, eliminated bullies, and did righteous acts.

They were worthy of admiration.

However, Ding Xie would not get overly involved.

Because—

Their styles of doing things were different.

Unparalleled Benevolence and Righteousness, putting benevolence and righteousness first, a promise worth a thousand gold.

And him?

Like his name, an Otherworldly Celestial Demon, acting without restraint.

Therefore, by the time Lin Tianding straightened his back, Ding Xie had already vanished.

Lin Tianding felt no disappointment.

He knew that as long as the ‘Great Sage’ was still in Hong Kong, they would surely meet again.

Moreover, he had to report today’s events.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianding once again cupped his hands toward the spot where Ding Xie had stood before turning and walking away quickly.

When Lin Tianding’s figure had completely disappeared, Ding Xie stepped out from the shadows nearby.

There was no other meaning.

It was just pure caution.

After confirming there were no problems, Ding Xie charged directly into the curtain of rain.

The rain washed away the bloodiness.

Ding Xie returned to his room through the window again. After checking that the alarm device hadn’t been tripped, he breathed a small sigh of relief and looked toward the continuously flashing text—

【Gloomy Shade / Yin Fiend Deterrence, firearm kill of ‘Giant Bear’ Qin Xiong, EXP +1000】

【Gloomy Shade / Yin Fiend Deterrence, firearm kill of ‘Goshawk’ Qin Ying, EXP +750】

【Gloomy Shade / Yin Fiend Deterrence, firearm kill of ‘Little Bao’ Qin Bao, EXP +750】

【Firearm kill of Little John, EXP +10】

【Firearm kill of Old John, EXP +10】

【Firearm kill of Assassin X5, Hotel Security X6, EXP +300】

【Tiger Fist kill of Arrogant Imperial Person X20, EXP +20】

【Determined as combat, Talent ‘Martial Star’ active, EXP increased by 100%!】

【Determined as rookie instance, EXP increased by 100%】

【EXP +8520】

…As the character Rank reached Level 7, the EXP required to reach the next level was 22,680.

After the last level up, there was a remainder of 95, and adding the 8520 obtained now, a small half of the requirement for the next level had been completed.

As for the remaining large half, Ding Xie was in no hurry.

After all, he already had new targets.

And… more than one!

In addition to Qin Long, there was also that Sir!

This was a person mentioned by those Imperial People who considered themselves gentlemen before he finished them off.

Although the information was somewhat vague, the bits and pieces of content were enough for Ding Xie to be certain that the other party deserved to die.

However, before taking action, Ding Xie needed to hide the firearms, ammunition, masks, and gold bars in the room.

Such a major event had occurred in the hotel; even if the hotel could cover it up, the internal inspections would certainly be quite strict.

As for moving out?

Ding Xie had thought about it.

But not now.

It wasn’t for fear that if he left without saying goodbye after such a major event had just happened at the Hong Kong Hotel, he would be locked in as the primary suspect.

Regarding becoming a suspect, Ding Xie didn’t care at all; at worst, he would just kill all the pursuers.

What Ding Xie was worried about was… alerting the enemy!

Once a suspect was locked in, then everyone’s attention would be on that suspect, and no one would pay attention to the guests who died at the cocktail party anymore.

Only if no suspect was locked in would figures closely related to the guests who died at the party continue to appear, using voices of justice to denounce the killer’s cruelty and voices of pity to mourn the deceased; they would treat the so-called crime scene as a stage, performing constantly to show themselves off.

That was what Ding Xie wanted to see.

That related Sir might even come.

Of course, it wouldn’t matter if the other party didn’t come.

It would be fine if others came as well.

He… would select slowly and wait patiently.

After all, pulling out weeds by the roots was also meticulous work.

Fortunately, Ding Xie was naturally cautious and not afraid of trouble.

Just like at this moment—

After loading the remaining eight revolver bullets one by one, Ding Xie checked the warning devices at the door once more before pushing open the window and heading out.

The night was only half over.

It was just the right time for killing.