Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 729 (Chapter 673): The Stabilizing Force of the Second Generation of the Nine Gates!
After the brief gathering, the group got busy again.

There's a huge mess here, and a lot of work to be done.

For example, how to communicate with the villagers and obtain permission to go to the temple without causing conflict.

For example, interrogate Boss Jiao to see if you can uncover something from his innermost self that no one else knows.

"Useless, useless, useless!"

"Hu Ming, I admit you were more skillful this time, managing to turn Huo Sha against me and put me in prison, but it's no use!"

"I can hear the will of Heaven! I am the person in this world closest to becoming an immortal!"

Boss Jiao seemed to be mentally unstable. He was bound hand and foot, his hair was disheveled, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Just then, a muffled clap of thunder suddenly came from the horizon.

Nowadays, it's the rainy season here, and whenever rumbling thunder is heard, it means it's going to rain.

Sure enough, within a short while, a torrential downpour arrived as expected.

"Did you hear that? Thunder! I heard it. Heaven says I haven't reached the end of my rope yet; this isn't my final destination!"

He closed his eyes and listened quietly to the thunder. When Boss Jiao opened his eyes again, they were filled with fervor and madness as he roared with all his might.

"thunder."

Nearby, Wu Xie, Fatty, Blind Man, and others who had come to watch out of boredom subconsciously frowned.

From the very beginning, the story of Lei Sheng was shrouded in mystery.

Especially in such a special place, with such a unique occurrence, one gets a vague sense of unease.

However, before Wu Xie and the others could figure anything out, and before Boss Jiao could finish his maniacal laughter...
"Then I guess your destiny didn't tell you that I would be an unexpected victim."

Facing the already somewhat delirious Boss Jiao, Hu Ming smiled slightly, drew his Golden Desert Eagle from his waist, and cocked it with a click.

Hu Ming had grown fond of the feel of this luxury item and needed to find a way to swindle the blind man out of his golden Desert Eagle.

The feeling of having dual pistols in my hands before was absolutely amazing!
Hu Ming glanced subtly at the blind man's bulging waist.

"You want to kill me? Come on, come and kill me! Fate tells me this isn't the end for me, I will not die here!"

Boss Jiao laughed heartily.

boom!
The world has become quiet.

The rumbling thunder outside the window also stopped.

Only the torrential rain was pouring down.

"Stupid."

Hu Ming put away his gun and said softly.

Wu Xie and the others were stunned. "Director, isn't something wrong with this script?"
Logically, shouldn't some unexpected event have occurred to save the man surnamed Jiao at the last minute?
"This world is amazing, full of strange and even fantastical things, but fate..."

Seeing the stunned expressions on their faces, Hu Ming explained with a smile.

"The previous 'heaven' has been dead for a long time!"

The young man, who had been resting with his eyes closed, spoke softly.

"This time, there will be no surprises from 'Heaven' either."

Hu Ming opened his umbrella and stepped out of the room.

"I've heard that Hu Ming seems to have spent over a decade searching for traces of 'Heaven' circulating around the world. When I first met him, he said he was searching for traces of 'Heaven.'"

"He seems to understand what 'heaven' means now?"

The blind man scratched his head, seemingly lost in thought.

"There are just some living beings causing trouble; wherever there is 'heaven,' there are interesting things to happen."

After explaining his "language allowance" for the day, the young man fell silent under questioning from several people, pulled down his hood, and went out into the rain.

Several people looked at each other.

"I hate coyness and half-concealment." "Me too!"

Several people couldn't help but complain.

……

Compared to the slow start encountered during the interrogation of Boss Jiao, Wu Erbai's situation is progressing very smoothly.

Wu Erbai understands people's hearts very well. He is skilled at scheming and his control over people's hearts has reached a terrifying level.

If he wanted, he could become close friends with almost anyone in a short period of time.

In just three days, Wu Erbai could make someone consider him a confidant and confide their deepest, most unspeakable secrets.

Thirdly, the third uncle, who is not Wu Sansheng, described Wu Erbai in the book as follows:
Wu Xie would rather deal with ten of his third uncles than with one second uncle. If it weren't for his second uncle's rather aloof personality, what other Nine Gates would there be in this circle? At most, only the Wu family and the Xie family would remain.

Wu Erbai, whose temples were already gray, was the true pillar of the Wu family.

When it comes to scheming and plotting, Wu Sansheng may have a bit of a mischievous and unpredictable wit, but compared to Wu Erbai, he's far inferior.

Being proficient in Qimen Dunjia and skilled at chess are standard features of cunning and scheming individuals who enjoy playing mind games.

This is why Wu Erbai was Dog Fifth Master's first choice back then.

Some things really do require talent.

To Wu Erbai, Boss Jiao was nothing more than a clown. He had made thorough preparations, but he never expected that Hu Ming would end everything with overwhelming force, as was his habit.

So when she saw that Wu Erbai had already chatted and laughed with the village leader, Shennv, in such a short time, Shennv was so happy she felt like she could fly.

Wu Xie, Hu Ming, and the blind man, who knew Wu Erbai very well, were not surprised at all; instead, they had expressions of complete acceptance.

The fat man's casual way of calling Wu Erbai "Second Uncle" was purely for fun, but the blind man was different. He knew how terrifying Wu Erbai was, and this was out of respect for Wu Erbai.

"Wow? I never knew your Wu family was so popular! Uncle is so old, how could he possibly come back to life?"

The fat man, who didn't know much about Wu Erbai, continued his usual nonsensical teasing.

"You don't understand. I still remember when I was a kid, my third uncle was fearless and didn't even care about my grandfather, but he would tremble at the mere glare of my second uncle..."

Wu Xie smiled slightly and shook his head.

"And then your shoes got wet?"

The fat man instinctively continued with his nonsensical remarks.

"..."

The fat man undoubtedly harbored the greatest malice towards Wu Sansheng and was unwilling to miss any opportunity to disgust him.

"...The third brother is a scoundrel all his life. He owes too much debt, and he can never pay it off in this lifetime. Our Wu family will have to pay it off for him for the rest of our lives."

"The goddess's son, who was also a member of the archaeological team that went to the South Sea King's Palace back then, later disappeared. He most likely died on the way to Thunder City with the third brother."

"It was the third brother who dragged them into this. Back then, the third brother was too young and ignorant, and he directly or indirectly caused the deaths of many innocent people."

After the exchange, Wu Erbai came to the group and sighed with a complicated expression.

"But as long as someone dares to make a move against Wu Sansheng, you still won't sit idly by."

Hu Ming smiled. Many things in this world cannot be simply distinguished as right or wrong.

As Wu Erbai said, Wu Sansheng was a bastard when he was young, the kind of person who would make sure his sons were born without an anus.

But for Wu Erbai, Wu Sansheng was his younger brother, and no matter how many evil deeds he committed, no one else could touch him.

“I will slowly send his whole family to their deaths, and I will be the one to discipline my brother.”

"So more than twenty years ago, I found you when you had just awakened to cooperate with me. That's why Master Zhang had no descendants. That's why after Master Zhang died, I suppressed him deep inside Warehouse Eleven!"

As expected, Wu Erbai smiled and admitted it, revealing some unknown and terrifying truths about his past.

Apart from Wu Xie's father, a genuine scholar, none of the Wu family members are good people.

Of course, those who know Wu Xie's father also know that his father is not an ordinary person!