Before everything goes out

Doxxing?

When those two words came out of Zhang Cheng's mouth, the three people at the table were all stunned.

Niu San doubted his ears and wondered if this was some kind of wicked joke by Zhang Cheng.

She Qingqing froze, her chopsticks in her hand, and her face turned pale instantly.

Li Fei reacted the fastest.

Not fully understanding the situation, he almost simultaneously reached for the pistol between his legs...

Bang!

Before he could even touch the gun, a shot rang out.

It wasn't him, nor Niu Sanshe Qingqing, but someone from the second floor of a villa not far away.

The bullet shattered the second-floor glass, traveled twenty meters, and struck his unprotected neck.

There were some deviations, but it wasn't fatal on the spot.

Li Fei was about to make another move, but Zhang Cheng, who had already planned ahead, was faster.

Or rather, almost at the same time the gunshot rang out, Zhang Cheng pulled out a machete from somewhere and slashed at Li Fei.

Its movements were swift and powerful.

The moment Li Fei grabbed the pistol, he only caught a glimpse of a cold light flashing past his side...

His arm was severed with a single blow and fell to the ground along with the pistol. His fingers twitched uncontrollably due to the sudden rupture of nerves.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, followed by a belated, excruciating pain.

At the same time.

Niu San and She Qingqing were also subdued by the people around them.

Only then did they realize that weapons had been hidden under the table, pressed against the bottom of the tabletop, separated only by a thin wooden board.

"You motherfucker!"

Niu San cursed loudly and tried to break free, but was held firmly on the table by several hands.

Only then did he realize with astonishment how incredibly strong these people were, almost inhumanly so.

Even with all his might, he showed no sign of breaking free.

No wonder...

No wonder these people were able to withstand the treants' attack with just a few cold weapons.

"Don't move!"

"If you move, I'll chop off one of your fingers! You hear me?!"

Unlike Niu San, She Qingqing did not resist the scolding.

With a crowbar stuck in her throat, she first signaled to Ertong not to move with her eyes, then stared intently at Li Fei, watching as his eyes gradually lost their luster due to excessive blood loss, until he was completely dead.

"It was a waste of my bullet, but it was worth it. After taking care of these guys, we won't have to worry about anything anymore."

An unfamiliar voice came from inside the villa.

The two glanced to the side and saw a thin man walk out from there.

He was thin and carried a homemade hunting rifle with black smoke coming from the muzzle, clearly from impure gunpowder.

But that's not important. What's important is...

"mushroom".

Its exposed skin is dotted with clusters of mushrooms.

These mushrooms, small in size and colorful like some kind of strange relief, were embedded in the skinny man's palms, backs of his hands, cheeks, and neck.

"This isn't a waste. I could tell along the way that this guy is no ordinary person."

Zhang Cheng called out to the skinny man and grabbed Li Fei's hair, who was lying on the table.

Upon lifting him, he confirmed from Li Fei's unfocused pupils that he was completely dead.

"Although he's not a ring bearer, he's obviously someone who handles guns frequently, and more importantly, he's incredibly suspicious. He wouldn't even go inside the door. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble; we could have even taken care of it on the way..."

If you ask me, if we're not careful, we might all end up here. Come on, let's take all their guns off first.

Under the astonished gaze of Niu San and She Qingqing, Zhang Cheng spoke unhurriedly.

These words were spoken.

The two of them naturally understood even more clearly that the invitation to their home was all a trap.

"How...how did you tell we weren't Huanzi's?"

She Qingqing asked with a grim expression.

"Huanzi? This is the first time I've ever heard someone call me that."

Zhang Cheng smiled jokingly.

He glanced at the two people who were being restrained, put down Li Fei's body, and went to She Qingqing.

"Stupid woman, do you think I'm an idiot? You and this bald guy can't even use a gun, how could you possibly be a ring?"

Of course, I only had suspicions back in the mountains, after all, not everyone in the ring was a soldier, and there might actually be some who didn't know how to use a gun...

It wasn't until just now, sitting on the table, that I realized that even if Huanzi hadn't been there, she couldn't possibly not have heard of "Paradise." Furthermore, Huanzi would never have fired a gun to save someone, let alone a savage like us.

By the way, "ring" is a good name. Where did you hear that from?

"You ungrateful bastard!"

Niu San's cursing interrupted Zhang Cheng's question.

This time, he turned his head and, unusually, didn't waste any words, but went straight for a kick.

The strange thing is...

Niu San, who was several sizes bigger than him, was actually kicked back several steps...

If it weren't for several people holding him back, he probably would have been sent flying backwards.

"It's not ungrateful. At least I gave you leaders a quick death. Besides, cursing me won't do any good. Don't you understand the ways of the world? People who aren't ruthless and cruel would have died in some stinking ditch long ago."

"You're repaying kindness with enmity; you'll get your comeuppance..."

Niu San's face turned deathly pale.

Having been kicked, his momentum weakened somewhat.

"Retribution? I haven't heard that word in ages. I didn't expect you, bald guy, to be so funny."

As the two were talking, Qianmei picked up Li Fei's severed arm that was lying on the ground.

She peeled back her sleeve to make sure there were no bracelets on her wrists, and then showed them to everyone.

This is the end.

Zhang Cheng and his group breathed a sigh of relief.

after all.

If their boss makes a mistake in judgment, these people who are indeed from the "investigation team" could get into big trouble.

"Baldy, I'll ask you one more time, where did you guys come from?"

"Shuanghe Village, I am Niu San, the third son of the Niu family in Shuanghe Village. Remember my name, I will haunt you even as a ghost."

"A village? Never heard of it. But I was wondering why you guys smelled so rustic. Turns out you're country bumpkins. And where did all this equipment come from?"

"We killed a few ringleaders and looted them from their corpses!"

Niu San said fiercely.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng opened his mouth wide in exaggerated surprise.

After exchanging a glance with his comrades, a burst of laughter erupted on the lawn, as if they had heard the biggest joke in the world.

It is clear.

A few simple-minded farmers who don't even know how to use a gun couldn't possibly kill any of the rings.

"Bald guy, I didn't expect you to be even more humorous than I thought. You should really go into stand-up comedy or do a skit or something..."

"Alright, to be honest, I'm not really that interested in your meat. Looking at your ugly appearance, the quality probably isn't much better. I'd have to raise you for at least half a month before I could bring myself to eat you."

Zhang Cheng shrugged.

Their eyes darted greedily to the several military packs on the table; these were what they were truly interested in.

To know.

Everything the investigation team had, from weapons and firearms to supplies and gadgets, was of military-grade quality.

With these, they will be able to put up a fight if they ever encounter the investigation team in the future.

"Oh, right."

Zhang Cheng suddenly remembered something and looked at Li Fei's corpse lying face down on the table.

A nylon crossbody bag was found on his body.

Unlike the several military bags on the table, Li Fei didn't even put down this bag while eating, presumably because it contained something quite valuable.

If it's some kind of "corruption," then that would be a truly unexpected delight.

"Tiger, look at what's in that bag."

Having received the order, Tiger strode forward with a grin.

He tore the nylon bag off the corpse, unzipped it, and peered inside. His smile instantly froze.

"What is it?"

"Yes...yes..."

Tiger raised his head, his tongue seemingly tied in knots.

"What? Are you stuttering? Speak up."

"It's a human head...a woman..."

Under the watchful eyes of the group, Hu Zi gave a stiff reply.

but.

He couldn't continue before he could finish speaking.

The phrase "stuck in the throat" is not a metaphor; it literally means that something is stuck in one's throat.

"Hmm..."

As a feeling of suffocation washed over him, Tiger looked to his teammates for help, only to be met with a group of even more shocked gazes.

"Ungrateful bastard."

A cold voice rang in my ears.

Soon, Tiger felt his choked throat inexplicably clear up again.

Hot blood welled up and poured onto the yellow earth beneath their feet.

Click click click.

A sickening cutting sound rang out.

Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, a dagger that had pierced through Hu Zi's throat spun horizontally, severing his bones, nerves, and blood vessels, and severing his entire head.

puff.

His face was filled with terror, and his head hit the ground with a loud thud.

What followed was Li Fei's cold, murderous gaze.