"Pfft—" The security captain spat out two teeth again, then pressed the pistol directly against his forehead in horror, and said in a trembling voice, "It was you who did this. I saw it very clearly. It was you who hit me... Tell me... How did you do that?" After he finished speaking, he looked down at the handcuffs on Zhou Ziwei's hands. They were still locked very securely, so how could Zhou Ziwei have pulled his hands out of them just now?
Zhou Ziwei smiled wickedly and asked, "Want to know what happened?"
Upon hearing this, the security captain nodded blankly. Although his face was in excruciating pain, he had completely forgotten that his primary concern was revenge; he simply wanted to understand what was happening before his eyes…
"Didn't see it clearly? Let me demonstrate it for you again..." Zhou Ziwei smiled with a wicked grin, then slightly shook his handcuffed hands.
The security captain stared wide-eyed at Zhou Ziwei's hands, then saw that one of the handcuffs, which had been tightly bound, slowly opened automatically, completely freeing one of Zhou Ziwei's hands.
He could see it clearly: Zhou Ziwei had absolutely not used a key or anything else to unlock it. The handcuffs seemed to come alive and opened little by little on their own.
With a "smack," just as the security captain was stunned, Zhou Ziwei raised his right hand, which had been loosened, and slapped the security captain hard across the face again. Then, he slowly withdrew his hand, and the handcuffs that had been opened automatically locked again, as if they had never been opened at all.
How is that possible!
The security captain had been slapped several times on both cheeks, and by then his face was swollen to the size of a pig's head. He spat out two teeth before he suddenly came to his senses and roared, "You...you actually dared to hit me! I'll shoot you dead!"
In his shock and rage, the security captain had almost completely lost his mind. At this moment, he had completely forgotten that he had to leave this culprit to be dealt with by the Mita Group in order to clear himself of the danger of being implicated.
The pain in his cheek tugged at his brain, and in that moment he completely forgot to think. He only wanted to shoot the man who dared to insult him dead immediately, so he actually pulled the trigger without hesitation, the pistol that had been pressed tightly against Zhou Ziwei's temple...
"Bang—" A gunshot rang out, but Zhou Ziwei didn't even flinch. He still maintained a mocking smile and looked at the security captain with a sympathetic gaze.
"Ah—" The security captain let out a pig-like scream. He never expected that the bullet would explode in the barrel. Instead of leaving the barrel, it blew the gun handle to smithereens. In an instant, two fingers on one of his hands were blown off, and the rest was charred black, turning into a roasted pig's trotter...
"Who...who killed Mr. Mita?"
Just then, the doors of the music plaza were kicked open with a loud bang, and a group of men in suits stormed in aggressively.
The leader was short and fat, but had a very fierce appearance, with an ugly scar on his forehead. Although he was wearing a very expensive suit, even a fool could tell that this guy was definitely not a good person.
Upon seeing the scarred man, the security captain reacted like a child seeing his long-lost mother, wailing and rushing to him, crying and saying, "Mr. Takakura, you've finally come! It's him... it's that bastard who killed Mr. Mita!"
The scarred man kicked the security captain so hard he fell to the ground, then glared at him and demanded, "Who are you? Where did this pig-head come from!"
The security captain nearly had his ribs broken, but dared not utter a word of anger. He could only say with a mournful face, "Mr. Takakura, it's me... I'm Sasaki, the security captain here!"
"Are you Sasaki?" The scarred man looked the security captain up and down suspiciously, then spat a mouthful of phlegm in the captain's face, snorted, and said, "Since you were there and let Mr. Mita get beaten to death, you deserve to die too... Hmph, we'll talk about your business later, get up first!"
After speaking, the scarred man led a large group of people slowly to Zhou Ziwei's side. A fierce glint appeared in his eyes as he stared intently at Zhou Ziwei's face. He paused for a moment, vaguely sensing that Zhou Ziwei's appearance was somewhat familiar. It seemed... it seemed that he looked very much like a high-ranking member of the Mita Group whom he had the good fortune to meet some time ago.
However, the scarred man immediately shook his head, banishing the unrealistic idea from his mind.
If this person is truly a high-ranking member of the Mita Group, why would he kill members of the Mita family?
After all, the Mita Group is an organization belonging to the Mita family. Even a member of a collateral branch of the Mita family is not someone that any outsider in the Mita Group would dare to provoke.
"It was you...you killed Mr. Mita? Who are you...why did you kill Mr. Mita?" The scarred man saw that Zhou Ziwei had caused such a big disaster, but he didn't show the slightest fear in front of so many of them, and he couldn't help but feel that something was wrong.
Zhou Ziwei gave a cold laugh and said, "You're not qualified to know who I am... Besides... those few people who just died were just the beginning. Next... it'll be your turn."
Without further hesitation, Zhou Ziwei shook his hands, and the handcuffs came off completely. Then, with lightning speed, he reached out and grabbed the scarred man's neck, squeezing hard. A crisp sound of breaking bones rang out... The scarred man didn't even have time to let out a scream before his round head drooped down at an eerie angle.
"Ah...he killed Mr. Takakura...kill him...kill him quickly..."
The dozen or so men in suits following the scarred man were slightly taken aback, then they all screamed and rushed forward.
But before these people could even get within a meter of Zhou Ziwei, three beams of silver light suddenly shot out from Zhou Ziwei's body and into the crowd...
Volume 2: The Killer's Nightmare, Chapter 283: The Matrix
When the three new, sentient cross-shaped darts were combined, they were like a freely moving meat grinder. Onlookers only saw three flashes of silver light appear as the Mita-gumi members rushed forward, followed by a hail of flesh arrows shooting in all directions, chunks of meat splattering everywhere, and corpses crashing to the ground. In the blink of an eye, all but one of the dozen or so Mita-gumi thugs lay dead in pools of blood…
The sole survivor stared blankly at the still occasionally twitching corpses before him, completely stunned and utterly incapable of any thought. He simply stared blankly at the blood, the bodies, and the scattered weapons on the ground...
This scene was all too familiar. Just a few days ago, when they wiped out a newly emerging gang in this area, he had experienced an almost identical scene. However, back then, the Mita Group was the protagonist in this scene, but now... they had become the corpses... and he was the only exception.
"Do you know why I spared you?" A cold voice suddenly rang out, causing the lucky survivor to scream "Ah!" and then fall to his knees with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly to Zhou Ziwei, saying, "My lord, spare my life... My lord... I will never dare to do it again... Please, spare my life!"
Zhou Ziwei snorted coldly and said, "I can spare you... but... you have to do something for me..."
“Yes…yes…” The survivor readily agreed, completely disregarding any conditions Zhou Ziwei might impose on him.
"Oh... why did you agree so readily? Aren't you afraid you won't be able to do what I say... or won't want to do it?" Zhou Ziwei said coldly, "If I asked you to kill your own parents, would you agree to that too?"
The survivor, upon hearing this, replied without hesitation, "Oh... sir, you want me to kill my parents? No problem... absolutely no problem... You don't know, my parents aren't actually my biological parents. They adopted me from an orphanage when I was little. Although they've been quite good to me over the years, since you've given the order, sir, I will definitely handle this matter properly..."
Zhou Ziwei was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes… This little Japanese devil is truly a heartless and cold-blooded creature… Just because they aren't his biological parents, does that mean he can be killed at any time just to save his own life? That guy is worse than an animal… Of course, it's also possible that he's just trying to fool him for now, and then escape far away once he leaves. He might not actually intend to go home and kill his adoptive parents, but even so, this guy is definitely not a good person. If Zhou Ziwei forces him to watch over him, he's absolutely capable of committing the heinous act of patricide and matricide…
"Hmm... don't rush..." Zhou Ziwei had already sentenced this heartless Japanese devil to death in his heart, but since he still had a slight use for him, he wasn't in a hurry to kill him immediately. He simply said coldly, "I don't need you to kill your parents. I just need you to immediately ask your Mita Group for help... immediately... have your Mita Group send more people here and tell them... your boss and all these brothers have been killed by me... hmm... you can make the call here! I'll see how you perform later. The more people you call, the greater your chance of survival. If you call too few people and it doesn't suit my needs... then I'll cut off your hands and feet. If you... are too useless and can't call a single person... then you can go with your comrades later!"
"Ah...Sir...you...I...how could I dare...Don't worry, I...I really wouldn't dare report this to the higher-ups. I...From today onwards, I officially leave the Mita Group and will forever follow you, sir. What do you think, sir..."
The survivor simply couldn't believe that Zhou Ziwei would actually want him to find help to kill him, unless the man was out of his mind. So... he felt that Zhou Ziwei was probably just testing him on purpose. Naturally, he wouldn't fall for it easily, so he quickly and solemnly expressed his determination, almost as if he was about to swear a series of oaths.
"Hmph..." Zhou Ziwei snorted heavily again, completely ignoring the guy's clumsy performance, and said coldly, "Make a call immediately... I want to see your Mita Group members break into this place within fifteen minutes... If you don't see them... you're dead... Well, if you haven't made a call within five minutes, then I don't need to wait another fifteen minutes."
"Ah..." The guy shuddered in fright upon hearing this. Although he was still unsure whether what Zhou Ziwei said was true or false, he really didn't dare to gamble anymore... What if... what if what Zhou Ziwei said was true... If he lingered here for five minutes, wouldn't he be in immediate danger of losing his life?
Maybe this guy really is a mentally ill idiot?
The thug from the Mita Group cursed inwardly, then gritted his teeth, pulled out his phone, and began frantically dialing every number he could find belonging to the Mita Group. He then briefly recounted what had happened...
Ten minutes later, the guy had made all the calls he could, then collapsed weakly to the ground... panting heavily, nervously watching the doorway...
Why isn't anyone here yet...? Someone come quick... Kill this damned guy... Kill him...
After thirteen minutes, the guy was so nervous he looked like he'd just been pulled out of the water, but there was still no sign of anyone from the doorway...
The security captain and the others stood there dumbfounded, their brains practically shut down.
The bloody scene they had just witnessed had left them all somewhat paralyzed.
Among these people, perhaps only Ma Xiaoying retained a sliver of clarity. However, Ma Xiaoying was a very intelligent girl, and she had already realized that this inexplicable man, who seemed to be acting out of anger for a woman, actually... clearly only wanted to use this incident to deal with the Mita Group... Although she still couldn't understand how this person, on his own, had the audacity to challenge the entire Mita Group, she wisely refrained from asking Zhou Ziwei anything, nor did she foolishly urge him to run away. She could only try to remain calm and wait for things to unfold.
"Could you come here for a moment?"
Zhou Ziwei waved to Ma Xiaoying and said softly.
"Ah...okay..." Ma Xiaoying's body twitched almost imperceptibly, and then she steeled herself and walked up to Zhou Ziwei.
In her eyes, Zhou Ziwei was not only a hero who had just saved her from bad guys, but also a terrifying killer, obviously the kind of guy who was capricious and didn't care about human life at all.
So at this moment, Ma Xiaoying was also very uneasy, not knowing what Zhou Ziwei wanted her to do... He wouldn't... wouldn't be like those bad people... wanting to... wanting to bully her, would he!
Seeing Ma Xiaoying's body trembling slightly, Zhou Ziwei gave a bitter smile and said, "Why did you come to this place to do business? Since you can still uphold your integrity, why did you come to such a filthy place? Don't you know that what's done here is prostitution?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaoying immediately lowered her head slightly, biting her lip tightly to hold back her tears, and said, "I... my family just went bankrupt... Mom... Mom suffered an unprecedented blow, she's in a daze... she can't work at all, and... she used to be a high-ranking boss, now... even though she's penniless, she can't work like an ordinary person... and... she still retains some of her old eating habits from when she was a boss... her daily expenses are huge, so... so I have to... work three jobs a day, otherwise, Mom simply..."
"So that's how it is."
Zhou Ziwei was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then gently shook his head. It seemed that Ma Xiaoying was indeed a filial daughter, while her mother was somewhat of a scoundrel. So what if she went bankrupt? After going bankrupt, she just stayed at home in a slump, living off her savings and relying on her daughter to support her. This woman was really... speechless... It was one thing to let her daughter support her, but to maintain the same eating habits she had when she was rich was another matter entirely. Wasn't she just drinking her daughter's blood?
Zhou Ziwei gently shook his head, then thought for a moment before casually tossing a car key and a parking license plate to Ma Xiaoying, saying, "Go to the parking lot at the intersection and find that car... This car is yours from now on... Also... there's some money in the car, enough for your family to get back on your feet... Hehe... But... of course I won't be so generous as to give you money. Hmm... if your mother isn't so... I might consider it... Right now, I'm just giving this money to you and your mother to manage. Whatever business you do, I'll take 90% of the shares, and the remaining 10% will be split 5% each between you and your mother... Understand?"
"I...I...this..."
Ma Xiaoying was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.
She simply couldn't understand why this man would suddenly offer her a large sum of money to help her family rebuild their life... Could such a windfall really happen? She couldn't believe that this man would be so kind and selfless.
Even if Zhou Ziwei said that he would own 90% of the business and the mother and daughter would only own 10%, it would still be a great opportunity for them to use other people's money to do business. If they lost money, they wouldn't lose anything, and if they made money, they could get 10% of the wealth. If such a good deal was mentioned casually, countless people would definitely fight tooth and nail to get it.
Although Ma Xiaoying didn't know exactly how much money Zhou Ziwei was talking about, she figured that since he said it was enough for her mother to make a comeback, it couldn't be too little. It should be at least a million US dollars, right?
Although a million dollars is far from enough to start a business like her mother's previous one, it at least gives her a chance to start over.
But... why would this person give them this opportunity? They're not anyone to him... Could it be... that this person really has their eye on them and wants to use this method to buy them off... to keep them as a mistress?
The more Ma Xiaoying thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and she hesitated, unsure whether she should accept it.
In fact, Zhou Ziwei wasn't exactly rich and had nowhere to spend his money, nor did he really have any ill intentions towards Ma Xiaoying, the campus belle he had fantasized about in his previous life.
However... he had no way to take all the money he had plundered from the Mita family with him, and depositing it in a bank would be quite difficult.
So after thinking about it, I decided to just leave it to Ma Xiaoying and let her and her daughter run it for me, treating it as an investment.
If he loses it, so be it; it's all free money anyway. If he makes a profit... he's not afraid that the mother and daughter will cheat him out of his money in the future... After today's events, he believes that unless Ma Xiaoying is mentally ill, she would never dare to do such a thing.
A person capable of single-handedly taking on the largest yakuza force in the island nation is someone that this mother and daughter simply cannot afford to offend...
Just then… the fifteen-minute time limit Zhou Ziwei had mentioned finally expired… Just as the survivor was filled with despair, he suddenly heard a series of screeching brakes outside the door. He jumped up excitedly, turned to Zhou Ziwei, and said, “They’re here… they’re here…”
Zhou Ziwei sneered and said, "Not bad...you're quite capable, finding dozens of people in such a short time...heh...but unfortunately...it seems more than fifteen minutes have passed...oh...and those people haven't even stepped through the door yet, so...you'll have to go and join your companions on their way..."
As soon as Zhou Ziwei finished speaking, he waved his hand... and a flash of silver light appeared, instantly leaving a transparent blood hole in the head of the guy who had just been so excited...
Seeing someone fall in front of her covered in blood again, Ma Xiaoying found that her nerves had become so tough that she was almost numb, and she no longer felt afraid.
Zhou Ziwei turned to look at Ma Xiaoying, smiled slightly, and said, "You stand behind me first... Don't worry... With me here, no one can hurt you..."
Ma Xiaoying was stunned for a moment, then obediently turned around behind Zhou Ziwei, holding the car key and parking sign that Zhou Ziwei had just given her in her hand. Her mind was in turmoil... Should she accept it or not?
At this moment, caught in this difficult choice, Ma Xiaoying didn't even notice that countless thugs from the Mita Group were rushing in, pointing dark gun barrels at the man in front of her...
With a loud "bang," a gunshot rang out, and Ma Xiaoying suddenly woke up... She stared at the dozens of men in black suits standing densely packed at the doorway, each holding a gun. Her vision blurred, and she almost fainted...
It's over. These people are all armed... God... Even if he's a great fighter, how many people and how many guns can he withstand against so many gun barrels? He's going to die alongside this man today... What other choice is there? Whether this man genuinely wanted to help him or not, it's all about to end...
"Did you kill these people?"
A man in a black suit across from Zhou Ziwei adjusted his sunglasses, struck a cool pose, glanced at him sideways, twirled his pistol in his hand as if juggling, then pointed at the lamp Zhou Ziwei had just shot out above him, and said, "I think you know what to do now, right? Tell me your identity, your background... and your purpose, and who's behind you. If you don't explain anything clearly, I'll make you wish you were dead..."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ziwei merely chuckled and said, "You want me to register my household registration with you... Heh... Don't you think you look like an idiot?"
"You dare to play me?" The man in the black suit, who was still posing, suddenly flew into a rage, roaring. He no longer cared about investigating this man's background. In his eyes, Zhou Ziwei was nothing but a madman. He came to Donggang alone to challenge the Mita Group, killed so many people, and still didn't run away. He even had his men actively seeking out people to kill him... It would be strange if this man wasn't insane...
"Shoot him...kill him...shoot him like a sieve..." After the man in the black suit shouted, he pulled the trigger first. Instantly, gunfire erupted, and dozens of bullets whistled through the air as they flew towards Zhou Ziwei...
Despite being bombarded by countless bullets, Zhou Ziwei remained seated and motionless, without even blinking.
Just when everyone thought Zhou Ziwei would be riddled with bullets and turned into a honeycomb-like corpse, suddenly dozens of bullets appeared out of nowhere, hovering motionless in the air, within a foot of Zhou Ziwei's face...
"Is this...the Matrix?" After a moment of stunned silence, many people gasped, and one of them blurted out in surprise.
Volume 2 The Assassin's Nightmare Chapter 284: Dying Isn't That Easy
Hearing the man's shout and seeing the bullets hovering in front of Zhou Ziwei, almost everyone had the same thought: at this moment, the miraculous scene that Zhou Ziwei displayed in the face of countless bullet attacks was almost exactly the same as the scene at the end of the first Matrix movie.
In that instant, no one felt it more deeply than Ma Xiaoying. She was standing right behind Zhou Ziwei, less than half a meter away, almost touching him.