Zhang Xunjie was the person Zhang Lei sent to help Tang Guo, the one Tang Guo complained about.
Zhang Lei was worried that he wouldn't stay put for long, so he kindly sent him out, but who knew he would be so ungrateful.
But this is fine too. I seized half of his mine, and now I'm giving him dozens back. It's not bad. Now I just have to see if Zhang Xunjie will come back.
However, Zhang Lei believed that he would come back, because he was just a traitor who betrayed himself in China. His intelligence was not of much value, and he would not have a comfortable life. The reason he was still alive was probably because Tang Guo in front of him did not want to cause trouble, and he might not be sure of his own attitude.
Episode 4: An Eye for an Eye, a Blade for a Teeth; Chapter 99: As Needed (Part 1)
"Hehe, Brother Zhang, I'm sorry, I've been taking over your mine for so many years, now I'm returning it to you!" Zhang Lei shook Zhang Xunjie's hand, his attitude extremely generous.
"Now, brother, I'm returning all these mines to you as compensation!"
Zhang Lei seemed to have acted out of kindness, perhaps because of an uncertain fate, and decided to do a little more good deeds...
In fact, three hours earlier, Zhang Lei had already decided his fate.
"All planes, in batches, drop all the bombs on their major cities!"
"Sir, should we use those special bombs we've stockpiled?"
"Use it, why wouldn't we use it? Are we going to leave it for them?"
Although South Africa and Zimbabwe have been bombing each other's mines with aircraft, both sides have still exercised some restraint and tried to avoid bombing sensitive areas, such as Zhang Lei's main residential area, other cities in both countries except for the capital, as well as major embassies, national center buildings, and so on.
This time, however, Zhang Lei provided them with a comprehensive bombing campaign, and the power of the various special bombs was incomparable to that of ordinary bombs.
In front of the collapsed house, a boy was holding his father's body, crying and screaming, as if he could make his father stand up again. Unfortunately, his cries did not have the power to penetrate space.
"Mom, why are they trying to bomb our house?" the child asked, looking up.
"It's those unscrupulous mine owners who bombed us civilians because they were unhappy with the government's plan to nationalize their illegal mines. They're trying to threaten our government!" The child's mother wasn't someone who paid much attention to current events. She knew about these things mainly because of the leaflets in her hand. Zhang Lei had specially printed these leaflets in various languages so that they wouldn't know why they were being bombed or who to seek revenge from.
"I want revenge! When I grow up, I will definitely join the army and use my superpowers to send those heartless mine owners to hell!" The child clenched his fists tightly.
“Child, we don’t need to wait until you grow up!” An officer approached; he was in charge of assessing the losses. “I swear, we’ll take our revenge now! We’ll put those heartless mine owners on the Taklamakan!” (Taklamakan is a local form of torture!)
"Sir! Secret order!" A soldier ran up to him quickly.
"Emergency assembly! Everyone, emergency assembly!" Upon seeing the secret order, the officer's face lit up with excitement, and he shouted.
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Zhang Lei had already prepared everything, leaving Zhang Xunjie with dozens of empty mines. The miners inside were all released by Zhang Lei out of kindness. Zhang Lei felt that he was a good person at heart. Didn't he see that those truly heartless mine owners often blew up the miners and the mine together when they retreated?
Zhang Xunjie didn't care much about this. As long as there were mines, it wouldn't be hard to find people. With a little swindling and deception, these mines would soon be bustling with activity again.
Moreover, Zhang Xunjie felt that he had been quite prescient. He brought many people from China who were on good terms with him or who wanted to take this opportunity to make a comeback. To be honest, quite a few of them were Zhang Lei's former colleagues.
"Boss, are you really leaving such a huge family business to that traitor?" Tang Guo asked somewhat unwillingly.
"Haha, what's the big deal about leaving it for him!" Zhang Lei glanced at his pocket watch. "I bet he's not too happy about it right now!"
Zhang Lei was right. Zhang Xunjie was indeed not happy at this moment. He was facing a dark mass of bombardment from planes. Even if a few individuals had the ability to fight back against the air, what use would it be if they could shoot down two planes when facing these planes that were impossible to identify?
Moreover, this time both countries are truly determined, and large numbers of ground troops are rushing towards the mine. In fact, if Zhang Xunjie is killed by the plane, that would be his luck. If he survives and falls into the hands of the government forces, his fate is hard to say.
"Hehe, no matter what, he was the one who took me in, so it's not convenient for me to do anything myself!" Zhang Lei gently waved his feather fan, looking like a wise man from a thousand years ago.
"Make way, make way, let us in!" came a commotion from the cabin door.
"Hey Zhang, didn't you say that Shi Rui couldn't be moved, that even the slightest movement could be fatal? Then why are you forcibly moving her now? If anything happens to Shi Rui, we'll fight you to the death!" Fu Ao rushed in, shouting loudly.
Mosquito followed behind him, and although he didn't say anything, his expression showed that if Zhang Lei's answer didn't satisfy them, he wouldn't mind fighting to the death.
"Because back then, I needed her to die the moment she moved, so she would die the moment she moved. Now I think I need her to be able to move. Let alone taking a boat ride, even if I take her around the world, as long as I don't let her die, she still won't die!" Zhang Lei didn't take them seriously at all. As long as Shi Rui still needed Zhang Lei's internal energy once a month, these two bastards wouldn't dare to get angry.
"Don't think I don't know. You secretly brought some famous doctor here, and what was the result? Did he tell you that this woman can't move? He told you that it's a miracle that this woman has survived this long. Let me be clear with you, if I need her to be immobile, she can't move. If I want her to be able to travel, she can travel. If you satisfy me, maybe I'll let her get up and move around a bit!"
If you have a good hand, there's no reason not to use it. If you get a good hand and someone else holds onto it, then you're just a fool.
Zhang Lei wasn't stupid, so these two had no choice but to obediently work for him.
Zhang Lei knew that love actually has cycles, so he kept creating opportunities for the two of them, not letting their love cool down easily.
These two are the same. If Shi Rui were healthy, they would have fought sooner or later. But Shi Rui now needs the internal energy of both of them to prolong her life, which leaves them with no choice. Neither of them can hold on alone.
Episode 4: An Eye for an Eye, a Blade for a Teeth; Chapter 99: As Needed (Part 2)
Zhang Lei's return to China was a secret, and he discovered that his reputation in China had not been very prominent in recent years.
There are several reasons for this. One reason is that Zhang Lei does not operate in China and has little connection with China. Another reason is that Zhang Lei himself was not well-known among ordinary people.
However, nowadays, more powerful individuals are emerging from ordinary people. There are not many of the original superpowered individuals who can maintain their advantage anymore, since it is rare for two great opportunities to fall into one person's lap in succession.
In other words, most of Zhang Lei's former colleagues are no longer government officials.
Currently, maintaining social order in China is mainly carried out by several factions that have branched off from the military, police, and armed police, with the military faction being the most prominent. This is actually quite natural, as soldiers in the military are generally among the best physically fit in the country. In addition, these people are organized and disciplined. Although the techniques they practice may not be the best, but rather the most common ones, and there are not many top-level masters, their overall advantage is still enormous.
However, the military is somewhat inadequate to directly maintain domestic security. Using the military against one's own citizens is a taboo for all countries. Even though China's national strength is vastly different, it does not want to be attacked by other countries because of this, especially since the Chinese are very concerned about their face.
Therefore, factions like the military faction have emerged, and this is not unique to China; in fact, it is the case in most countries around the world.
Even for such a large-scale conference, China is relatively late in holding it, which is actually quite difficult. This is because although Chinese people are generally introverted, they are not lacking in what is commonly known as "quietly cunning"—either nothing goes wrong, or if something does, it's usually a major disaster.
In a secret room, the headquarters of the Military Hands faction is located. Many people guess that the headquarters is in the capital, but no one has been able to find its exact location.
"Brother, in this tournament, our military faction should aim for more rankings. Why are you limiting our number of participants?"
“Hehe, Zhimin, this is also for coordination. Our mission as the four outstanding fighters is just to get into the top twenty. We don’t need to strive for a high ranking. The main purpose of this competition is to recruit some experts from the civilian population and use their abilities to limit those who haven’t shown their talents yet. This competition should be very attractive. I guess at least half of the experts will be attracted to participate in the competition…” Wang Zhijun replied.