“Red Seven, because you simply don’t understand. If our guess is true, then this kid will very likely become the strongest among all of us!” He gently stubbed out his cigar, his smile turning somewhat bitter: “...and at the same time, the weakest. Fate is truly wondrous, able to perfectly blend such contrasting characteristics into one individual…”
He stood up, his thin, Latin-style shirt spotless, but his leather boots were covered in blood.
At this moment, the sun shines brightly, and this beautiful manor exudes an exotic charm—however, around Lei Hu, on the vast lawn, it has already become a scene of carnage!
The lush green lawn had been stained crimson with blood! And on the ground around Lei Hu, dozens of corpses lay dead, all of them holding guns of varying lengths.
What's even more terrifying is that none of these dead people seemed to have a single wound on their bodies, except that their mouths and noses were filled with cold, congealed blood! It was as if some force had drawn all the blood out of their mouths and noses!
On a table in front of Lei Hu, several large boxes were neatly arranged, each containing packets of white powder!
"Ugh, I hate carrying out these bloody missions the most." Lei Hu gently pulled a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the bloodstains off his leather boots, and then threw the handkerchief at the face of a corpse.
“You can only blame yourselves for committing too many sins, and even more so for choosing the wrong partners. You shouldn’t have colluded with those guys from the ‘Club.’” Lei Hu’s voice was still calm, but his eyes were cold to the bone: “You drug lords, you don’t know how many people’s blood you’ve sucked dry in this world. So it’s not unjust for you to taste the feeling of having all your blood drained today.”
After saying that, he took out a thin, strange, sheet-like object from his pocket and gently inserted it into the gap in the corner of the table in front of him.
It looked like a thin sheet of paper, yet it faintly emitted a metallic sheen. Its size resembled that of a business card.
However, this business card did not have any name or contact information.
The only printed image on this business card is "BLACKJACK" from a playing card.
— "Jack of Spades"!
Chapter Thirty-Five [Cold Sweat]
Chen Xiao woke up in the middle of the night.
He suddenly woke up from his deep sleep, opened his eyes abruptly, and sat up straight as if he had been startled awake from a nightmare!
There was hardly anyone in the hospital's observation room. Since Chen Xiao had no injuries, was simply in a deep sleep, and tests revealed no abnormalities, the emergency room staff simply left him there.
When Chen Xiao woke up, his first reaction was to touch his head. Then, as if in disbelief, he carefully touched his arms, chest, and abdomen...
After confirming that he was completely unharmed, Chen Xiao immediately broke out in a cold sweat!
I clearly remember... that car definitely hit me!
After regaining consciousness, his memories gradually returned. Chen Xiao tried hard to recall every detail of that time, and the more he thought about it, the more cold sweat he broke out in!
The car hurtled towards him, and he was instinctively stunned and paralyzed, unable to make any dodging movements—it was too late anyway. But in the instant the car struck him, Chen Xiao vaguely remembered that something—a power—suddenly surged within his body?
That power surged forth almost explosively; the instantaneous surge throughout my body felt like being electrocuted. At that moment, I unconsciously closed my eyes and hugged myself tightly…
"The car hit me, I was fine, but the car flew off?" Chen Xiao felt his mouth was dry, and his heart started racing again.
The young boy vaguely understood something: his body had probably undergone some kind of change that he couldn't comprehend!
He quickly recalled what Lei Hu, the guy at the "service center," had told him. And what Hei San, also known as Jenny, had told him before she left:
I've been put on the service agency's "watch list"!
"What is this? A superpower?" Chen Xiao raised his hand and looked at his fingers carefully. His fingers were still long and slender. He had played the piano since he was a child, but in the past two years, due to his hard work, calluses had grown on the base of his long fingers near his palm.
This hand is still made of flesh and blood. It's hard to imagine how I could have had the strength to... flip a speeding car over!
As he was lost in thought, the door was pushed open. Outside, the woman who owned his employer walked in, looking exhausted. Her once well-maintained face was now marred by a high swelling on her forehead, and her expression was etched with weariness and sorrow. She forced a smile as she entered and approached Chen Xiao.
"You're awake? Chen Xiao." The woman's eyes flickered slightly. "Thank you for today... Otherwise, I'm afraid I would be dead by now."
Chen Xiao was a little confused at the moment, but he just shook his head: "It's nothing. When I saw that situation, I couldn't just stand by and watch someone die."
He had barely uttered those words when tears welled up in the woman's eyes. She sat on the edge of the bed, covered her mouth tightly, and began to sob softly.
Chen Xiao was, after all, a kind person. He sighed and said gently, "Regarding what happened today, you..."
"I really wish I were dead." The woman shook her head, her sobs filled with sorrow.
"Uh...that driver, is that your husband?" Chen Xiao touched her nose: "You two..."
The woman wiped away her tears and looked at Chen Xiao: "You saw it all, you heard it all. I just never expected him to be so heartless..."
Then, the woman began to speak while wiping away her tears.
This story is simple and not uncommon. She and her husband had been married for over ten years and their life was originally peaceful. However, in recent years, her husband's career has become increasingly successful, and he has gradually had less energy to focus on his family, and the couple's relationship has become somewhat distant.
Moreover, as the saying goes, money corrupts men. After her husband became successful, his mind became increasingly strange, his temper grew more and more volatile, and he developed some bad habits. He indulged in debauchery, gambling, and prostitution, and even kept a mistress outside the marriage.
“I’ve known all this for a long time.” The woman sighed, her eyes filled with sorrow. “But for my daughter, for Angie, I’ve endured it all and kept silent. I didn’t want my daughter to lose her family at such a young age. But, but lately, he’s become increasingly outrageous…”
Chen Xiao stared blankly at the woman wiping away tears in front of him, then handed her a tissue.
"Thank you." The woman's eyes were red and swollen, her voice hoarse. "We had another big fight today. He's become addicted to gambling and has already lost a lot. Yesterday he pawned the car, and today he came back with money to try and win it all back. He's been getting more and more reckless lately; he's lost most of our savings. The company isn't doing well either..."
"Does your daughter know about these things?" Chen Xiao asked cautiously.
“Anqi doesn’t know.” A hint of tenderness appeared in the woman’s eyes. “I’ve always wanted to protect her and didn’t want her to know about these things. Today she happened to call and say she would be back late, and I thought that was good. It’s a good opportunity to have a good talk with my husband and try to persuade him when it’s just the two of us at home.”
Chen Xiao gritted his teeth: "That guy ran over his own wife with his car, he's inhuman!"
The woman's face was full of sorrow. She shook her head, but managed a weak smile: "Fortunately, you weren't hurt. Chen Xiao, I can tell you're a good person. If you were hurt because of our family's affairs, I would feel too guilty."
Chen Xiao smiled reassuringly: "I'm fine, but given your current condition..."
"I should thank him for his outburst today, it has completely woken me up." The woman wiped away her tears, her eyes gradually hardening: "I now see clearly that he is beyond redemption, and his actions have shattered my last shred of illusion."
Chen Xiao sighed and said nothing more.