A respectful farewell to Xiaoqiang and all the heroes of Liangshan: I foresaw this day's events, so I'm departing first. Please forgive my rudeness. The Eight Heavenly Kings are at your disposal; however, they have served me for a long time, and I owe them a great debt. It was agreed beforehand that they helped me firstly to settle old scores, and secondly, to ask me to bring Fang La back to life. Today, everything is settled, and it is time for me to settle accounts with the Heavenly Kings. Enclosed with this letter is a dose of the antidote to Meng Po's soup; Fang La, upon consuming it, will learn of his past lives…
Lin Chong, watching beside me, couldn't help but say, "That scoundrel is despicable. Even if he left the medicine, we still don't know where Fang La is."
Bao Jin pressed close behind me, pointing with his finger and saying, "Check if there's any small print or anything at the very bottom?"
I glared at him, stuffed the paper into his nose, and said, "Then look!"
Bao Jin looked for a long time, then said dejectedly, "There aren't any left."
I casually flipped through the page: "This one's gone, of course, but there's a second page..."
After a long silence, everyone roared in unison, "Read it!"
At this moment, even Wang Yin and Pang Wanchun were staring intently at me. I read aloud with a grin, "Fang La, currently resides in the Dongshui District of this city..."
Fang Zhenjiang interjected, "The old revolutionary base area—"
We didn't speak, we all looked at him... Fang Zhenjiang quickly put both hands on his chest and said, "You continue reading, we won't disturb you."
I read it again: "Ninety-nine Nanxiang Street..."
Fang Zhenjiang silently slapped his thigh hard.
I've already read out the last three words: "Wang Dezhao".
The four Heavenly Kings present silently memorized the name, then shouted in unison, "Go find him!"
Fang Zhenjiang jumped around the room like a mute with a branding iron on his buttocks, but he didn't utter a sound. His expression was unreadable, whether it was pain or excitement. Wang Yin, having been a high-ranking official, was quick-witted and asked suspiciously, "Wu Song, do you know...our leader?"
"Wang Dezhao—" Fang Zhenjiang slammed his hand on the table, "It's Old Wang!"
Although Pang Wanchun and Li Tianrun were both tied up, they couldn't help but ask, "Who is that?"
Only Bao Jin, still dazed, said, "No way..."
I breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That makes things much easier—he smoked several of my cigarettes!"
Wu Yong asked, "Where's Lao Wang? Didn't he come with us?"
Besides Bao Jin, the three Heavenly Kings all exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"
Lin Chong said, "Oh no, no one paid attention to him just now. Knowing his courage, he's probably terrified and might have called the police."
Dai Zong dashed out in a flash: "I'm going to catch him and bring him back."
Wang Yin shouted sternly, "If you dare to harm even a hair on my brother Fang's head, I'll never forgive you!"
Bao Jin paced around the room like a madman, muttering to himself, "Impossible, it can't be him, I must be dreaming..."
Since the medicine was left behind, I think it's unlikely to be fake. Now an interesting situation has arisen: Fang La and Wu Song, mortal enemies in their past lives, have become the closest of brothers in this life; while his former underling Deng Yuanjue slapped him just two days ago…
At that moment, my mind was filled with the question I had been pondering all the way here: fate is truly wondrous.
Chapter Ninety-Three: The Eternal Enemy
Not long after, Dai Zong dragged Lao Wang in. Lao Wang's hands were tied behind his back, his head bowed, looking like a man caught by a scout. As he walked in, he kept saying, "Brothers, to be honest, what you're doing isn't right. This is a job that could cost you your head..." When he entered and saw Wang Yin and the others tied up like dumplings, he panicked and shouted with his eyes closed, "I didn't see anything! Let me go and I'll pretend I never saw you!"
Wang Yin and the others stared at each other in disbelief. Li Tianrun said, "This isn't Brother Fang at all!"
Pang Wanchun said, "They don't resemble each other at all."
Fang Zhenjiang pulled Dai Zong aside and laughed, "Old Wang, I never thought we were enemies in our past lives."
Upon seeing Fang Zhenjiang, Old Wang felt slightly relieved and asked, "Zhenjiang, what are you trying to do?"
Fang Zhenjiang asked, "Want to know who you were in your past life?"
Old Wang said, "Stop messing around, what are you planning to do to me?"
Fang Zhenjiang pressed Old Wang into a chair and showed him the message. Old Wang stared at it for a long time, completely bewildered, then threw the paper on the table and said, "I recognize all the characters, but I just can't understand it."
Fang Zhenjiang said, "You'll understand everything once you take the medicine."
Old Wang, with a long face, said, "Are you going to give me ecstasy?"
Zhu Gui shouted, "Dream on!"
Old Wang pounded his chest with his fist and shouted, "Just give me a quick death!"
Fang Zhenjiang stopped him and said, "Old Wang, think about it, how could I possibly harm you? Once you take the medicine, everything will become clear."
Old Wang asked doubtfully, "If I eat it, will you really let me go?"
Fang Zhenjiang said, "If you want to leave at that time, of course we won't stop you."
Old Wang stretched out his hand and closed his eyes: "Where's the medicine?"
All the heroes looked at Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu's fists were clenched tightly, but after hearing the whole story and seeing the anxious eyes of the Four Heavenly Kings, he finally sighed, threw the pill on the table, and said, "I don't want what belongs to others."
As soon as Fang Zhenjiang placed the medicine in Old Wang's hand, Old Wang, with a look of resignation, shoved it into his mouth. Bao Jin shouted, "Drink it with water..."
Old Wang ignored what others were saying, chewing his medicine vigorously, his eyes resolute, his temples throbbing. He swallowed the medicine, stood up, and ran towards the door: "I'm leaving now."
Zhang Qing pushed him down again, and Old Wang said anxiously, "You're not keeping your word?"
Zhang Qing asked Li Tianrun, "How long does it take for this medicine to take effect?"
Li Tianrun shook his head: "We all took it with water and it was effective immediately. It is said that taking it dry takes longer."