"What?" After hearing so much from Tang Guo, Taiji Chen had long since given up hope on Li Yang's character, so he believed Zhang Lei's words to some extent.
Tai Chi Chen doesn't know these new tricks of the young people, but he has his own way of sensing his surroundings. He can tell from the sound of footsteps approaching whether someone is holding him.
"That beast!" Just as Zhang Lei said, if he were the one being treated with such benevolence, he would naturally not speak of it.
"I'd like to tell you, sir, that you'd better hide somewhere. You know, he took a hostage to blackmail you. If you're not here, who do you think he can blackmail? Don't worry, we will definitely put your granddaughter's safety first!"
Zhang Lei estimated he would have done the same in Li Yang's situation, but Li Yang made the moves Zhang Lei most wanted him to make with every single one, which made Zhang Lei feel somewhat embarrassed. It was like someone playing chess and trying to manipulate the other player to deliberately lose. However, it was unlikely that Zhang Lei would exhibit any element of fair competition. After all, when two people of similar intelligence were at odds, one completely dominated the game while the other had lost both information and the initiative. What he thought were the best choices had actually led him into the opponent's traps—what else could he do?
"Alright!" Tai Chi Chen nodded fiercely. "But kid, let me tell you, if anything happens to my granddaughter, regardless of whether it's your fault or not, I won't let you off the hook. And you, Tang family brat, you too!"
After saying that, Tai Chi Chen crawled into a car parked nearby.
Episode 4: An Eye for an Eye, a Teeth for a Teeth - Chapter 83: Who Do You Want to Threaten? (Part 1)
"Hey kid, come here!" Zhang Lei beckoned to one of Tang Guo's men, the one who was the best at flattery they had seen earlier.
"Yes, it's you. What are you pointing at? Stop dawdling and come here!"
The lucky child was chosen by Zhang Lei and had no choice but to obediently walk to Zhang Lei's side. Although Tang Guo said she would listen to Zhang Lei without saying anything, in fact, Zhang Lei was in charge here now. Even Old Man Chen had to listen to Zhang Lei and huddle in the car.
"What size shoes do you wear?" Zhang Lei looked him up and down.
"Huh?" The lucky child immediately realized what was happening and looked at Zhang Lei's shoes, which were already worn out. "Size 43, do you think they fit?" Before he could finish speaking, he had already taken off the shoes.
"Hmm, not bad, young man, you have a lot of potential!" Zhang Lei took off his shoes but didn't throw them away; instead, he handed one to the lucky child. "You're blood type A, right?"
"Huh? Yes!" Clearly, Zhang Lei's words were too disjointed; he hadn't quite grasped the connection between changing shoes and blood type. It wasn't like he was donating blood.
"Bite it!" Zhang Lei shoved the other shoe into the mouth of the lucky child he had chosen. "Bite it, hold back, don't scream, or I'll kill you!"
There wasn't much ferocity in Zhang Lei's eyes, but no one dared to doubt his words. The lucky kid had caught Zhang Lei's smelly shoe. This shoe's journey was anything but simple. To chase Li Yang, Zhang Lei couldn't just take the main roads; he'd take any alleyway, as long as it was close.
Honestly, Shanghai is quite clean, especially on the main streets, where there's practically no feces, urine, or phlegm. But it's different in the alleyways; cat poop and dog pee are unavoidable. Zhang Lei didn't have the time to specifically avoid these things, so when Lucky Kid took a bite, he immediately tasted something like a mille-feuille, with each layer having its own distinct flavor.
"Bite down and don't make a sound!" Zhang Lei grabbed one of his wrists and gently made a cut on his vein, causing blood to gush out immediately.
Zhang Lei didn't waste a single drop; he took it all into his mouth, filling it to the brim until his cheeks were bulging.
The lucky boy's eyes rolled back, and he almost fainted from fright, but thankfully he remembered not to scream.
Zhang Lei swirled the blood in his mouth a couple of times to dilute it with saliva, then it slowly dripped down the corner of his mouth, onto the designer clothes he had just borrowed from someone's hanger. It looked as if Zhang Lei had been beaten and was spitting blood, unable to hold it in, and the blood was flowing from his mouth onto his body.
"Your blood tastes good. Go to the car and rest for a bit!" Using his internal energy to seal the wound, Zhang Lei felt that his conscience was too good and that he was too responsible.
"Come here too!" Zhang Lei waved to Tang Guo.
Tang Guo was a little stunned. Just now, Zhang Lei had waved to the lucky child in such a kind manner.
"Hurry up, we don't have much time. You need to have some blood on you to make it look real!" Zhang Lei wasn't idle either. He used his internal energy to regulate his internal energy to a high temperature. In an instant, much of the bloodstains on his body dried, making them look like they were from at least ten minutes ago.
When one's internal energy reaches a certain level, one can concentrate it on their sensory organs, such as their nose, allowing them to smell blood types like a mosquito. The four blood types have slightly different scents, so Zhang Lei needs to find a substitute that matches his blood type. However, this isn't because Zhang Lei is afraid of pain; it's just that his muscles and skin have already been strengthened to a certain degree. Even a tiny amount of his own internal energy couldn't break through his skin. Unleashing a large amount of internal energy here would likely arouse Li Yang's suspicion.
Moreover, being injured would affect the subsequent battle. Zhang Lei's advantage over Li Yang was not very large. If he hadn't grabbed Li Yang's wrist first last time, even if Zhang Lei could have won, his advantage probably wouldn't have been that great. At least he wouldn't have been able to take away one of Li Yang's arms.
"Oh!" Tang Guo knew she couldn't avoid it, and this wasn't the time to argue, so she could only obediently walk to Zhang Lei's side.
"Hmm! Do you want to try it too?" Zhang Lei handed the shoe that had just been chewed to Tang Guo. After all, their statuses were different, and it seemed inappropriate to just put it in Tang Guo's mouth.
Tang Guo shook his head like a rattle-drum. He dared not speak, afraid that if he opened his mouth he would vomit. The shoes looked even more disgusting than before, with even more saliva from the lucky ones.
"Can you endure it?" Zhang Lei took out a razor blade from Tang Guo's knife. "You have an antidote for the poison on this, right?"
"Okay!" Tang Guo swallowed and nodded, indicating that she was ready.
Zhang Lei quickly made several cuts on Tang Guo's body with a razor blade. The venom on the blade was quite potent; the blood seeping from Tang Guo's body immediately took on a faint green fluorescent tinge, and the skin at the wounds quickly changed color and dried up.
Tang Guo was already prepared and immediately sprinkled the powder in his hand onto the wound. The wound actually made a sound like meat being grilled on a hot plate. After a wisp of smoke, his wound turned grayish-white.
"Yes, remember your role. You arrived just in time for my fight with Tai Chi Chen. Although you helped me defeat Tai Chi Chen, you were also injured by his Tai Chi feedback, cut by your own blade. Don't say these things out loud, just let him guess, understand?" In the heat of the moment, the trap can't be perfect, but Li Yang isn't some genius. As long as he doesn't have time to notice the flaws, that's enough. Everything is relative. As long as he's guided to follow Zhang Lei's path, the chances of him noticing something is very small.
Not long after Zhang Lei finished making his arrangements, Li Yang came out carrying Tai Chi Chen's granddaughter. His arm, which Zhang Lei had broken, had been bandaged, and several small buds of flesh were peeking out from half of his sleeve. It seemed that his so-called superpower of rape and murder did indeed have the effect of healing wounds. This guy had kept it a secret very well in the past.
"Tai Chi Chen, your granddaughter is in my hands. If you still want her dead, you'd better not make any rash moves!" Li Yang shouted as he came out of the gate, before he could even assess the situation.
He was afraid that if he showed himself, before he could even speak, Zhang Lei would launch a surprise attack, rendering his hostage useless. He wasn't a match for Zhang Lei even with both hands, and now with only one hand, it was even more of a threat.
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Episode 4: An Eye for an Eye, a Teeth for a Teeth - Chapter 83: Who Do You Want to Threaten? (Part 2)
Li Yang didn't want to admit it, but he was actually terrified of Zhang Lei. News of "Zhang Lei is a murderer," "Zhang Lei is ruthless," and "Zhang Lei XXXX" had been circulating for the past eight years. In fact, Zhang Lei's reputation had been much greater than Li Yang's in recent years.
If Li Yang gains any advantage in his first encounter with Zhang Lei, then Li Yang will disregard Zhang Lei's reputation, considering it nothing but empty fame.
However, in his first encounter with Zhang Lei, Li Yang not only lost one hand, but also lost four fingers on his other hand. Even though the actual skill gap between the two was not that large, Li Yang's confidence had already been crushed by Zhang Lei.
More importantly, Li Yang couldn't think of any way to hurt Zhang Lei, and his direct attack on Zhang Lei, with those four fingers serving as a cautionary tale.
Logically speaking, such a person should be incredibly slow, which would conform to the law of equilibrium in the universe. However, Zhang Lei demonstrated his speed during the chase just now, and he was even faster than Li Yang, who used the speed-boosting ability. This is simply outrageous.
Li Yang had a misconception. Zhang Lei's speed was more about running and perhaps punching speed, but his close-range footwork was not very good. His fight with Tai Chi Chen had fully demonstrated this. Unfortunately, Li Yang was not present at that time, and even if Tai Chi Chen told him this now, he probably wouldn't believe it.
"Tai Chi Chen? Huh?" Li Yang then realized that the person he had threatened was not here.
"Tai Chi Chen, are you asking about that old coffin? Hahaha!" Zhang Lei raised his head and burst into laughter. "Cough cough, if that old bastard knew that you actually kidnapped his daughter after he died, he would definitely die with his eyes wide open in disbelief!"