Based on the current situation, since everyone has superpowers, but a small number of people develop them earlier, it is very likely that everyone also has this second superpower, but the vast majority of people have not yet reached the point of its development.
Although Zhang Lei developed a second superpower, it turned out to be a useless one. No wonder Zhang Lei was somewhat amused and exasperated. He wondered if it was because he was too focused on recalling his battle with Old Man Chen that he developed this superpower.
Episode 4: An Eye for an Eye, a Knife for a Teeth - Chapter 82: I'll Make You Suspicious (Part 1)
"We're here!" Tai Chi Chen stopped the car, turned to look at Zhang Lei, and said, "What's wrong, kid? You don't seem too happy. Why are you unhappy about developing a second superpower? I've been wandering around the door for ages and still can't get in."
"Hehe, no!" Zhang Lei took a deep breath and straightened his expression. "It's just that I'm not entirely satisfied with this second superpower I've developed!"
"Oh, kid, you should know that there are no useless superpowers in this world, only masters who don't know how to use them!" Tai Chi Chen seemed to be a person who liked to preach. If he wasn't worried about things at home, he probably would have given Zhang Lei a long lecture.
"Alright, old man, you should worry about your own family matters. If that kid you took in really goes berserk, I don't think you'll be able to explain it to your own son!" Zhang Lei curled his lip, scoffing at the nonsense. If there really was no difference, how could there be such a thing as the strongest ability and the useless ability? Zhang Lei hated this kind of earnest lecturing the most, and he didn't care about the tone, directly retorting.
Tai Chi Chen was momentarily stunned. Zhang Lei was right. If his granddaughter got into trouble because of his mistake, he would lose far more than just her. His son might also leave him. There were already some communication problems between him and his son, and his granddaughter was one of the few remaining bonds.
Tang Guo's car had already arrived, but because of Taiji Chen and Zhang Lei's instructions, he did not take any action, but only monitored from a distance.
In fact, neither Tang Guo nor Tai Chi Chen knew as much about Li Yang as Zhang Lei did, whether it was his superpowers, fighting style, or his habits and personality.
"The one who understands you best is probably not yourself, but your enemy." Many ancient Chinese sayings seem simple and clear, but sometimes they are very accurate and reasonable, truly the wisdom accumulated over many years.
Zhang Lei felt that Li Yang's personality had many similarities to his own. For example, when faced with a real crisis, he insisted on taking control of his own destiny and could not trust anyone else, no matter who they were.
That's how it is now. If it were him, he would definitely leave a mark on Tang Guo to lock her internal energy. Zhang Lei believed that Li Yang would do the same. So, he must know that Tang Guo was hiding near the entrance of Tai Chi Chen.
As for whether he would dare leave those things on Taiji Chen, that's uncertain. After all, Taiji Chen isn't a naive girl like Tang Guo. If it were Taiji Chen, his marks definitely wouldn't be able to be hidden.
But Zhang Lei has it. Zhang Lei doesn't believe Li Yang wouldn't discover that he's with Tai Chi Chen, and then meet up with Tang Guo. As long as Zhang Lei secretly gives him a hint, even without saying anything, it will be enough for Li Yang to figure out. Besides, he doesn't know if Zhang Lei and the others said anything. Internal energy locking can only find the general location; it doesn't have eavesdropping capabilities.
Putting himself in Li Yang's shoes, Zhang Lei admitted that if he were to have such a superpower, he probably wouldn't be able to resist either. Zhang Lei was increasingly convinced of the idea that human nature is inherently evil. It's not that there are no good people in the world, but even among good people, there are no completely selfless ones.
So regardless of whether Zhang Lei would do what Li Yang did, he had to die, even if it was just to make Zhang Lei feel better. Zhang Lei wasn't the kind of person who would do something wrong and then feel ashamed to kill someone.
"Come on, come on, hurry up!" Tang Guo is a greenhorn, and Tai Chi Chen is an old fool. Their IQs may not be low, but they are no match for Zhang Lei when it comes to playing these kinds of petty tricks.
They thought Zhang Lei had asked them to meet at the courtyard wall at the entrance to discuss how to prevent Li Yang from harming the people inside. They didn't understand that Zhang Lei was creating an opportunity for Li Yang and forcing him to take this step.
Suspicious people remain suspicious regardless of their environment. Zhang Lei himself is a suspicious person, and he is certain that Li Yang will think the worst. Generally speaking, it is not wrong to prepare for the worst in everything, but in interpersonal relationships, if you make the worst plans and show them, it is equivalent to pushing the other party toward the worst.
Li Yang is currently looking out the window at the gathering point of these three people. Although he can't see them, he can sense that Tang Guo and Zhang Lei are definitely gathered there, and Taiji Chen is probably there as well.
Li Yang knew that Tai Chi Chen had stopped Zhang Lei. So, now that Zhang Lei was here, where would Tai Chi Chen be? Li Yang had fought with Zhang Lei before, although it wasn't for long, but he could roughly estimate Zhang Lei's strength. To say that Zhang Lei could defeat Tai Chi Chen in such a short time was simply impossible.
Most importantly, if Tai Chi Chen wasn't there, how could the Chen family allow those vehicles to just block the gate without making a move? And judging from the way the old gatekeeper kept turning his head to look back, he was clearly asking the owner for permission!
"I, Li Yang, am not stupid. No one can fool me like I'm stupid. As expected, no one is reliable. Even if I'm going to die, I'll take someone down with me." A ferocious look appeared on Li Yang's face.
Unbeknownst to them, Tang Guo's men had grown in number, and since the corner under the wall could no longer accommodate them, they could only extend outwards slightly.
Contrary to Li Yang's expectations, Taiji Chen wasn't discussing how to deal with him with Zhang Lei and the others; instead, he was trying to secure benefits for Li Yang. After all, Li Yang had come to him for refuge, and as long as he took him in, he couldn't morally betray Li Yang before Li Yang did anything wrong. In the hearts of this generation of elders, the concept of morality still carried great weight, something the younger generation didn't understand, and Li Yang didn't understand either. That's why he thought the way Taiji Chen did.
"Grandpa Chen, even if Li Yang didn't do anything to your family, I ask you to hand him over to us. At least we should remain neutral!" Unlike Zhang Lei, Tang Guo's family and the Chen family are old friends. Tang Guo visits Tai Chi Master Chen several times a year. In terms of friendship, the Tang family is no less than Li Yang.
"Grandpa Chen, you have to think about me too. This Li Yang is ungrateful. Taking him in was my own idea, and I was considering your relationship with me at the time. If I can't use him to give my family an explanation, my uncle will definitely not forgive me..." Tang Guo was almost in tears.
Zhang Lei just watched from the sidelines. At this point, there was no need for him to perform or even fan the flames; it was enough for him to simply watch.
Episode 4: An Eye for an Eye, a Blade for a Teeth - Chapter 82: I'll Make You Suspicious (Part 2)
Tai Chi Chen shook his head. "Sigh, if you had asked me to do this before I agreed to let Li Yang take him in, I definitely wouldn't have taken him in. But now..."
He shook his head again. He knew that was impossible. Before he agreed to take Li Yang in, Tang Guo would probably have to protect Li Yang herself. Li Yang had already called him long ago, and according to the timeline, it should have been before he even entered the Tang family.
Li Yang was a smart man. Only a smart man could commit great evils; a stupid pig couldn't possibly do anything wicked. He knew that in the entire Shanghai under Zhang Lei's reckless rule, the only one willing to protect him was Tai Chi Chen. Tang Guo was just a temporary stop for him, a place to recover after Zhang Lei's relentless pursuit.
As Zhang Lei said, when a person doesn't care about the consequences, power and prestige have no effect on him; at this time, only the most direct force can work.
Little did he know that because Tang Guo needed to practice her virginity training, there wasn't a single woman in the house besides the young lady who came to visit. If he had any other choice, Li Yang wouldn't have laid a hand on that arrogant woman. If she were just an ordinary maid, even if Tang Guo was dissatisfied with him, she wouldn't have pursued him so relentlessly.
"Senior, are you still going to protect him now?" This was the first time Zhang Lei had spoken since Tang Guo met Taiji Chen, because Tang Guo's words carried more weight than his.
"He may be unkind, but I cannot be unjust. I hope you can understand this!" Tai Chi Chen was also in a dilemma.
Tang Guo was extremely anxious as the conversation was about to reach a stalemate, but he didn't know how to refute Tai Chi Chen. Although he didn't quite agree with it, he had been taught to prioritize loyalty at home. Tai Chi Chen was firmly on this side, and he really didn't know how to persuade this stubborn old man.
But it wouldn't do to let Li Yang get away with this. Tang Guo looked at Zhang Lei pitifully, hoping that Zhang Lei could help him out. It seemed like he would repay Zhang Lei with his life if he helped his brother out at this moment.
As if hearing his thoughts, Zhang Lei suddenly changed the subject, "Tai Chi Chen, I respect you as a senior, so I have always treated you with courtesy. But I never expected you to be such a person who cannot distinguish right from wrong and is so selfish. I have extreme contempt for people like you!"
"You!" Although Tai Chi Chen was not good with words, he usually had a way of dealing with such words. His speechless reaction was more due to his inability to adapt to Zhang Lei's sudden change in style.
If someone is constantly addressing another person as a senior, showering them with excessive flattery, and treating them like a close friend, and then suddenly changes their style, practically dragging out their ancestors to curse them, most people would find this change unacceptable. Trying to immediately turn on someone without special training is impossible.
Zhang Lei knew exactly why he was doing this. He himself had suffered the same fate as a child because of the word "carrot." Now, he wanted to take advantage of the moment when the man was temporarily speechless and make him truly speechless.
Zhang Lei wasn't very good with words, especially since he hadn't practiced speaking much in the past eight years. However, he had an advantage over Tai Chi Chen. He hadn't spoken until he found an opening in Tai Chi Chen's defenses. Being prepared against someone who wasn't ready to fight naturally gave him an advantage.
"What, am I wrong? You say he can be ruthless, but you can't be unjust? That sounds nice! It's probably because his ruthlessness hasn't been directed at you. If his ruthlessness were directed at you, would you still say 'I can't be unjust'? Do you dare say that if he killed your little granddaughter, you would still say that?"
Zhang Lei's words made some sense, but they also contained some clever twists. However, in his haste, Tai Chi Chen couldn't find any rebuttal. He opened his mouth and shook his head back and forth, looking as if he was about to have an epileptic seizure from Zhang Lei's anger.
"So I said you're nothing but a selfish and self-serving person, am I wrong?"
A smile suddenly appeared on Zhang Lei's face, not because of his victory in the verbal argument, but because Li Yang inside the house finally moved, and not towards the back door.
"Alright, alright! This old man is in the wrong today, but I have one more request. Please don't do anything in my house. I'll kick him out, and then you can chase after him!" Tai Chi Chen originally planned to let Li Yang leave first, and then ask the two of them to wait at least a while before chasing after him. This way, he wouldn't be against justice, and he could also give an explanation to his deceased old friend. Who knew that after Zhang Lei's words, the most he could do was ask them not to do anything in his house. Not helping either side was already his limit.
"Sir, let's not talk about whether we should chase after him or not. I suggest you hide. Li Yang is heading towards the front door. He probably still has your granddaughter with him!"
Zhang Lei was speculating, but it was no different from seeing it with his own eyes. Although the front yard was not small, it was basically within the detection range of Zhang Lei's inner energy circle. As soon as Li Yang went out, Zhang Lei knew that he was carrying a girl.