Excessive ferocity due to caution

The three powerful members of the Lü family ultimately failed to take Lü Hong away.

Zhao Yi is a madman.

He is not afraid of death.

It's obvious they want to trade their lives for Lü Hong's.

Lü Hong was scared.

They eventually left the ruined city and returned to the capital to report back.

After the three left, the Touch of Oblivion grew on Lü Hong's wound, stopping the bleeding from his lower body.

Lu Hong breathed weakly, sweat dripping down her hair.

His gaze pierced through the dense gaps in her hair and landed on Zhao Yi, filled with boundless resentment.

"You want to use me to deal with the Li family?"

"You'll regret this!"

"Once my brother knows what you've done to me, you'll understand... just how terrifyingly powerful the Lü family truly is!"

Zhao Yi whispered in his ear:

"Don't worry... nobody wants you to go back alive."

"I don't know if the Lü family is scary or not, but I believe that the moment you are abandoned by the Lü family, you will clearly feel how terrifying they are."

Lü Hong was taken aback.

Zhao Yi burst into laughter, his body shaking with mirth.

"Boss Lü!"

He patted Lü Hong on the shoulder.

"I asked you before, do you want my life, or the lives of those ordinary people in the capital...?"

"Now, your brother faces the same dilemma—is it your life, or the lives of the Li family?"

"How about we make a bet... to see if your brother cares more about the lives of the Li family members, or about the life of his own brother?"

Zhao Yi's words, when they reached Lü Hong's ears, were like a demonic whisper, sending chills down his spine.

How could he not understand Zhao Yi's implied meaning?

Having held a high position for many years, even if he's stupid, he still has some knowledge.

His brother, of course, wouldn't care about the lives of the Li family.

However, the Lü family cannot harm anyone important to the Li family.

Otherwise, the interests of the two companies will be strained, and serious conflicts may even arise!

Lü Hong knew that the Li family had an inextricable relationship with the Skull Church, and so did her brother, so they would never easily offend the Li family unless absolutely necessary.

In other words, his brother would never easily offend the Church of the Skull.

Compared to the interests of the entire family, is his brother's life... really that important?

Especially in such a sophisticated, egoistic family.

Lü Hong's body began to tremble involuntarily.

To kill someone is to destroy their spirit.

"The reason those three care about your life is because you hold a high position in the Lü family, and they dare not offend your brother."

"But your brother didn't have any scruples."

"So, we'll soon have the answer as to what your brother will choose."

"However, you'll probably suffer a lot during this time."

He smiled and waved his hand, and immediately assassins came and dragged Lü Hong away.

"etc!!"

"What do you want? We can talk about it!"

Lu Hong suddenly screamed at the top of her lungs.

Zhao Yi didn't turn his head, staring at the weak tea in his cup, and calmly said:

"What I want, you can't give me."

After Lü Hong was dragged away, a bodyguard immediately came over and whispered something in Zhao Yi's ear, causing the latter's eyes to flicker.

"Let's meet."

After Zhao finished speaking, the assassins immediately led their men into the area.

He was a presentable-looking man, dressed elegantly, with no murderous aura about him, wearing light yellow trousers and with fluffy hair.

"Hello, Mr. Zhao."

The newcomer gave Zhao Yi a polite smile, a smile so polite that it seemed rather strange to the menacing assassins lurking around the hall.

Zhao Yi stepped forward to greet him, and shook hands with him; his palm was so warm.

"What's your name?"

Zhao asked with a smile, and the man replied:

"Huangliang Dream, Qing'an Deacon of the Fifth Federation."

"Just call me Lao Huang."

Upon hearing the name "Huangliang Dream," a very subtle light flashed deep within Zhao Yi's eyes.

During the [Exorcising Evil] instance, he killed a woman named Yang Fei.

At that time, he dissected the woman's brain.

She learned about the dream of wealth and power from her memories.

This man was a pawn planted by the Skull Church within the Fifth Federation. He knew he was X-0 and wanted his body to be handed over to the Church for research.

Feeling the eagerness in Zhao Yi's gaze, Huang Liangmeng felt a little strange.

That feeling... was like Zhao Yi seeing a delicious dish.

The moment this thought crossed Huang Liangmeng's mind, he got goosebumps all over.

"Mr. Zhao, do you know me?"

Sensing that something was off, Huang Liangmeng spoke first.

His most important objective in this operation was to build trust with Zhao Yi through investigating the truth of the matter, so he absolutely could not show any hostility.

Before the dream of wealth and glory arrived, I did my homework and created a new persona for myself—

Fairness, fairness, or damn fairness.

Generally speaking, the more unfairly someone is treated, the more they like this persona.

Huang Liangmeng believes that he has a very accurate grasp of human nature.

"I don't know him."

Zhao Yi withdrew his gaze.

"So, Lao Huang, what brings you all this way to see me?"

Huang Liangmeng coughed lightly:

"Mr. Zhao should already be aware of what's been happening in the capital recently, right?"

Zhao Yi didn't say anything, but picked up his teacup.

Seeing that Zhao Yi remained unmoved, Huang Liangmeng felt somewhat embarrassed, but still continued according to the script she had prepared:

"Actually, public opinion can only lead fools astray. Although it's causing quite a stir in the capital, there are still some smart people who can see the essence of the matter. So they approached the Fifth Federation, asking us to participate in this investigation and clear Mr. Zhao's name."

clean?

Zhao Yi raised an eyebrow, looking at the pipe dream with a mocking gaze.

"Who?"

Huang Liangmeng's eyes darted around, and he replied:

"I don't know. Maybe they are Mr. Zhao's friends, or maybe they are righteous people in the capital who couldn't bear to see Mr. Zhao being slandered by public opinion, so they filed a complaint with the Fifth Federation."

Zhao Yi blew on a mouthful of steaming tea and smiled:

"That's really interesting."

Huang Liangmeng, unaware that Zhao Yi was referring to him, thought Zhao Yi had fallen for his trap and, secretly pleased, continued:

"Yes."

"To be honest, Mr. Zhao, I don't have any grand ambitions in my life. I just like to stand up for the weak and fight for justice. So after receiving the complaint, I immediately decided to come and investigate to see if the things described in the newspapers about you, Mr. Zhao, are true."

Zhao's eyes held a smile:

"What do you want to know?"

Once that was the point, things went much more smoothly.

Huang Liangmeng breathed a sigh of relief. The questions he was about to ask were basically all about the fabricated accusations that the Lü family had leveled against Zhao Yi in the capital's public opinion in order to attack him.

To put it simply, all those charges were fabricated.

So he could just pick a few examples, and Zhao Yi could reject them, thus justifying his actions of "helping Zhao Yi" and winning Zhao Yi's favor.

Huang Liangmeng took a newspaper out of her bag, cleared her throat, and asked Zhao Yi:

"Mr. Zhao, have you ever secretly filmed women using the toilet in a public restroom in Beijing?"

Zhao Yi:

"Yes."

The Yellow Millet Dream:

"?"

He was stunned.

Holy crap.

Are you fucking serious?

Why such a straightforward answer?

Looking at Zhao Yi's calm expression, Huang Liangmeng couldn't tell for a moment whether Zhao Yi had really done such a thing.

The atmosphere became slightly awkward.

But Huang Liangmeng reacted quickly; he immediately picked out a rather outrageous charge from the ones circled in the newspaper.

"A woman in Beijing published an accusation against you, claiming that you raped her, forced her to have an abortion, and abused her, causing her infertility. Is this true?"

Zhao Yi took a sip of tea and, under Huang Liangmeng's expectant gaze, spoke:

"It's true."

"I raped her."

PS: Second update.

Let's keep fighting tonight!