Chen Xu looked down at the photos. These were taken by reporters and later by the police after the incident. Yu Lang was no longer visible in the photos; he was covered in blood, his head and face were bruised, and one hand was hanging limply, also covered in blood.
"It is said that the group that attacked him was particularly vicious. They severed the tendons in Yu Lang's left hand with a single knife. If the police hadn't arrived early, he probably wouldn't have been able to save his other hand either."
Tetsuji…left hand…
Chen Xu racked his brains, then suddenly shouted, "That's not right!"
Chapter 356 Mechanical Hand
Left hand... left hand...
Chen Xu's mind raced back to the gambling game earlier. At that time, Yu Lang's mind wasn't on the game; instead, he kept staring at his left hand...
That left hand was as white and smooth as jade!
At the time, Chen Xu found it strange. What was so interesting about a hand? However, after seeing the photo of Yu Lang covered in blood, Chen Xu noticed something... Although the man's left hand in the photo was a bloody mess, the skin on it was rough and dark!
But now, his left hand is as white and tender as a young girl's!
This is really not right!
Furthermore, Nangong Lan just saw it, and the foreign doctor made the same judgment... The injury on the mad dog's head was caused by someone slapping it from the back of the head with their left hand! In other words, the murderer used their left hand!
When these clues came together, Chen Xu couldn't help but guess: Yu Lang's left hand was probably the key to the problem!
After Chen Xu shared his thoughts, Nangong Lan fell into deep thought. In his opinion, if the other party was doing it on purpose, then their martial arts skills were truly terrifying. Even he, Nangong Lan, could do it when using internal force, but controlling it with such precision was not easy.
But this guy was clearly a useless piece of trash before, and his tendons were even severed. How could he now possess such terrifying strength?
Chen Xu and Nangong Lan exchanged a glance, both agreeing that the problem lay in Yu Lang's left hand. Nangong Lan pondered for a moment before saying, "I have heard some strange tales about the martial arts world from my elders. In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a very secretive sect in Yunnan whose Poison Sand Palm was extremely powerful, even vicious. Legend has it that as long as their poisonous hand touched a person's body, it could poison them and render them unable to breathe. However, looking at this corpse, there are no signs of poisoning at all."
Chen Xu became interested: "Poison Sand Palm? Is it like the legendary Iron Sand Palm, where you rub your hands hard in the sand, but with poisonous sand?"
"Heh, that's just hearsay," Nangong Lan laughed. "Let alone poisonous sand, even ordinary iron sand, if a living person were to stick their hand in it repeatedly, their hand would be ruined long before they could even master Iron Sand Palm. In fact, those who practice Iron Sand Palm actually have softer hands than ordinary people because legitimate sects have secret medicinal wines that they soak their hands in every day. It's even more impossible with poisonous sand. Many poisons are transmitted through blood. Sticking your hand in poisonous sand would definitely break the skin, and the poison would flow into your heart through your bloodstream. What kind of training method is that?"
After a pause, Nangong Lan continued, "However, I heard from the elders in the sect that the Poison Sand Palm of that sect is said to be made by soaking one hand in a special poison, so that the hand is covered in poison. Therefore, the sect's kung fu is average, but the Poison Sand Palm is too powerful. If it touches someone, they will be poisoned. However, such a trick is not the right way of martial arts."
Chen Xu pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's no use just guessing here. Brother Nangong, how about we do a kidnapping together?" Chen Xu rubbed his hands together, his eyes full of fighting spirit... You see, Chen Xu is now barely considered a master, and suddenly encountering such an unconventional "master" has ignited his competitive spirit.
"No!" Before Nangong Lan could answer, Guan Yi interrupted, knowing exactly what Chen Xu was planning. She said urgently, "If Yu Lang's left hand really has a problem, I won't let you go. It's too dangerous! What if he touches you and something happens to you... No, I absolutely won't allow it!"
Nangong Lan glanced at Guan Yi and chuckled, "Brother Chen Xu, you'd better not go. Even if that guy's left hand is incredibly powerful, he might not be able to touch me. You just wait here; I can easily capture such a petty scoundrel on my own!"
Chen Xu objected: "How can that be? Brother Nangong, I know you're highly skilled and daring, but this matter is better handled by two people looking out for each other. Otherwise, every time I ask you for help, it's for something this dangerous. If something happens to you, I'll feel terrible!"
Nangong Lan laughed loudly: "Dangerous things are exciting. In this peaceful era, I'm afraid only being with you can bring me such exciting and fun things. If you hadn't called me, I would have been the one to complain!"
Chen Xu looked at Guan Yi: "Wife, I know you're worried about me, but don't worry. With Nangong and me here, what can Yu Lang do even if he practices Poison Sand Palm? At worst, I'll just cripple his hand with one shot. Wife, there are some things a man has to do, even if he knows it's dangerous. I know you care about me, but in some things, you shouldn't insist on your objections."
Seeing the seriousness in Chen Xu's eyes, Guan Yi gritted his teeth and finally said, "Alright, you can go. But Douglas has to go with you!"
Douglas was an old acquaintance of Chen Xu and Nangong Lan, so Guan Yi's arrangement was understandable. After thinking about it, Chen Xu agreed.
Douglas was delighted to see Nangong Lan again. Years ago, when Miwat attempted to assassinate Chen Xu, the two of them had served as bodyguards for Chen Xu, and naturally, they had sparred privately. Douglas was deeply impressed by Nangong Lan's skill, and it dispelled his belief that Chinese Kung Fu was merely a showy facade, utterly ineffective in real combat.
"The target entered the next private room at 7 p.m. and hasn't come out yet." Chen Xu, Douglas, and Nangong Lan were in a private room at a Las Vegas nightclub, watching the small monitor in Douglas's hand and listening to the instructions from Douglas, the "professional."
The surveillance cameras were installed by Douglas long ago to monitor Yu Lang's movements. On the cameras, the private room was a mess. Yu Lang was drinking and playing drinking games with some of his underlings. The women around him had almost no clothes left to cover themselves, and the whole room was filled with smoke.
“This should be just a normal party for them,” Douglas said. “These rich kids here spend at least five days a week like this: fine wine, beautiful women—you can have anything in this city if you have money.”
Nangong Lan seemed hesitant to look at the women whose clothes were almost completely stripped off. She turned her head and said, "Is that Yu Lang in the middle? Hmm, he's wearing a leather glove on his left hand, but not his right... Maybe there really is something wrong with his left hand. As for the other men, are their identities suspicious?"
“There shouldn’t be any problem,” Douglas said. “You know, this city of sin is full of all sorts of people. These guys are the scum of society, useless except for bullying the weak. But these rich kids often need such lackeys, so it’s not surprising.”
Chen Xu lazily picked up his wine glass and took a sip: "When do we make our move?"
"There are too many people here. We'll go out and take them down after they disperse."
"Hmm, I wonder what's strange about that guy's left hand, and whether his right hand is strange too? Be careful when you make your move, it's best not to touch his hands, just knock him out and stuff him in the trunk of the car."
Nangong Lan and Douglas nodded in unison. Douglas said, "I brought a tranquilizer gun. How about we just shoot him in a bit?"
Chen Xu thought for a moment: "Here's the setup. I reckon this guy's going out with a woman. When we get to the entrance, I'll follow him in my car, then deliberately find a secluded spot and crash into his car. Nangong Lan, you get out and confront him. Douglas, you shoot him. If anything unexpected happens, Brother Nangong, you need to knock this guy unconscious immediately. Don't be afraid to go all out, just leave him barely breathing. Oh, and knock out the woman he's with too."
"no problem."
Douglas smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid of offending the Yu family by doing this?"
Chen Xu chuckled, "The four major Chinese families, of course I wouldn't dare offend them... But who knew we were the ones who did this? This is the city of sin, you know. Getting kidnapped here is all too common. Oh, by the way," Chen Xu suddenly grinned lewdly, "we can't just sit here and wait, can we? Brother Nangong, how about we call a couple of girls in for some fun? Do you prefer golden retrievers or Asian girls?"
"Go to hell!" Nangong Lan rolled her eyes at him: "Be careful, or I'll tell Guan Yi that you came to the nightclub to call girls to play with!"
Chen Xu's smile instantly froze on his face...
At 12:10, the group of guys next door seemed to have had enough fun. They stood up, all drunk. Yu Lang looked like he had drunk a lot of alcohol and had lost the composure he had shown during the gambling game. In fact, just as Guan Yi had said, this guy was easy to bully!
Just by looking at him, you can tell what it means to be a leopard that can't change its spots.
The guy was drunk and leaning on a blonde girl, who helped him outside to his Lamborghini. Judging from his behavior, he clearly didn't take drunk driving seriously.
The Lamborghini started up, and behind it, a Mercedes sedan, a common sight in Las Vegas, also started up, following the sports car in front.
The Lamborghini recklessly sped through the wide streets of Las Vegas, eliciting a series of honking horns, and Chen Xu followed closely behind the car.
After following for several streets, they finally reached a deserted road. After crossing the red light and confirming that there were no cameras around, Chen Xu stepped on the gas, and the Mercedes engine roared loudly as the Mercedes affectionately bumped into the rear of the Lamborghini in front of it!
"OH SHIT!"
The Lamborghini stopped, and Yu Lang jumped out of the car angrily. The wind had cleared his head a bit, and he wasn't so unsteady on his feet anymore.
"Are you blind?!"
Nangong Lan gave Chen Xu a wink, got out of the car, and started making "ah ah" noises at Yu Lang, as if she couldn't understand what he was saying at all!
At this moment, Douglas had already stuck the tranquilizer gun out of the car window and aimed it at Yu Lang's buttocks.
"SHIT! Do you want to die?!" Yu Lang had drunk quite a bit, grabbing Nangong Lan by the collar with his right hand. Chen Xu also pulled out a gun, staring intently at Yu Lang's left hand. Because this guy had drunk so much, who knew if he might use his terrifying left hand to hurt Nangong Lan in the heat of the moment? Although they didn't know if there was really something wrong with his left hand, they couldn't take that risk.
With a soft "hiss," Douglas pulled the trigger, and an anesthetic needle was accurately embedded in Yu Lang's buttocks!
Yu Lang's expression suddenly turned to astonishment, and then his head lolled to the side and he collapsed—this anesthetic was incredibly potent; according to Douglas, it could render a bull unconscious in just two seconds!
Nangong Lan reacted quickly, catching Yu Lang just as he collapsed to the ground, and shouted, "Hey, what happened to you? Why did you faint?!"
Seeing Yu Lang collapse and the man yelling, the woman in the car quickly opened the car door. But the instant she stepped out, Nangong Lan chopped her neck with a chop, knocking her unconscious.
These few moves were incredibly swift. Chen Xu and Douglas immediately jumped out of the car, shoved Yu Lang into the back seat, and the Mercedes-Benz started up and disappeared into the vast night...
Yu Lang was tied to a table like a lab rat, completely naked except for a pair of underwear.
Under these circumstances, everyone could see clearly.
Yu Lang's skin wasn't fair; compared to the average skin tone of people of Asian descent, it was even a bit dark... But his left hand, from the wrist down, was as white as jade!
It looks like a hand that was cut off and then reattached.
Chen Xu carefully examined the interface and found obvious surgical marks.
This proves that there is indeed something wrong with this guy's left hand!
Limb transplantation and reattachment are no longer uncommon, but usually the patient uses their own hand to avoid rejection.
It's quite rare to see someone abruptly take over someone else's hand like this.
However, after a closer inspection, Chen Xu sneered, "Polyethylene composite material...this hand is fake!"
"Fake?!" Nangong Lan and the others exclaimed in amazement, "They look just like real hands!"
“There’s definitely a difference,” Chen Xu said, grabbing a scalpel and swiftly cutting open the skin on Yu Lang’s hand. Before the others could even gasp in surprise, Guan Yi exclaimed, “Look, there’s no blood!”
Upon closer inspection, it appeared as if Chen Xu had been cut through a piece of rubber, with not a drop of blood flowing out.
People often say that something is so exquisitely crafted that it rivals the work of nature; this hand is probably just as exquisite as that of nature itself!
It's a fake hand; you can barely tell it's real even if you lie on it and look closely! Has technology advanced to this level?
Chen Xu, like a cold-blooded surgeon, used a scalpel to slowly cut open the skin of Yu Lang's prosthetic hand. As Chen Xu moved, under the shadowless operating light, people saw what was inside the prosthetic hand and exclaimed in surprise.
"Damn, are they making a Terminator movie?"
"This...has current technology reached this level?"
"These... My God, who did this?!"
After the disguise was peeled away, what appeared before people was a metal mechanical hand!
It really looks like the subcutaneous structure of the Terminator played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Terminator movies—a mechanical hand about the size of a real hand bone, but made of shiny alloy!
For a moment, the room was completely silent!
The most outrageous thing was that Mr. Charlemagne, the butler's "personal" private doctor, and his nurse, whom Guan Yi brought along, acted as if they had seen a ghost.
Chen Xu also fell into thought—he was asking Xiao Min to investigate the information about this kind of mechanical hand from the data. From the perspective of current technology, the existence of this kind of mechanical hand is simply a miracle. You know, if it were just a mechanical hand, that would be fine, but this mechanical hand is placed on a human's severed limb!
This "limb reattachment" technique is absolutely a milestone in the history of human medicine!
It's important to know that using machines to replace damaged human limbs is an area that the medical community has been researching for a long time.
The technology required to mount a robotic hand on a human wrist and use it flexibly is incredibly advanced! This means that the control system of such a robotic hand is integrated with the human nervous system; it is controlled by the human brain!
This difficulty alone is something that no one has been able to overcome yet!
However, this is not a work of SMMH that is ahead of its time; it is the work of an unknown person... In other words, this technology already existed and was mature in human society in 2008!
“Tarot PRO… or the X Organization!” Chen Xu exhaled and said, “Besides these two organizations, I can’t imagine anyone else with such cutting-edge technology!”
It's easy to imagine how terrifying this technology is.
On the bright side, this technology could allow people who have lost limbs on the battlefield or in accidents to regain them—even if those limbs are mechanical—and make them feel like normal people again. In that case, there would be no disabled people in the world. It would be an invention that benefits everyone.
On the downside, this technology could very well be used for military purposes!
A soldier with mechanical limbs would surpass normal humans in every aspect—if the technology were mature enough. Then, wouldn't some ambitious individuals disregard human ethics and morality, transforming otherwise healthy soldiers into these mechanical monsters?!
Judging from Yu Lang's fake hand, this possibility cannot be ruled out.
Because Chen Xu discovered that besides the mechanical hand bones, there were other things in this prosthetic hand...
The mechanical hand's fingertips have retractable mechanisms, meaning that if used in actual combat or assassination, this mechanical hand can extend sharp needles from its fingertips!
Furthermore, the VIP lounge entrances of the casino are equipped with metal detectors to prevent anyone from bringing weapons into the premises and ensure everyone's safety… However, this alloy of unknown material is unaffected by the metal detectors; they cannot detect it. Therefore, people who have undergone such modifications could board airplanes like ordinary people, and with the added strength of this hand, they could become terrorists who hijack airplanes!
Chen Xu also discovered several attack methods with this weapon!