"General Luo, that bitch killed so many of our brothers! We absolutely can't let her go!"

"Even if you spare her today, she'll just come back and never let you be!"

"That's right, General Luo, you can't go soft on her!"

The brothers from the East District grew anxious as they watched Luo Xiu hesitate, and they all began to urge him on. From their perspective, their hatred for someone like Tang Hong'e was bone-deep.

Just then, Xiong Zi stepped forward, his eyes full of hatred as he stared at Tang Hong'e on the ground.

"General Luo, if you can't bring yourself to do it, then let me," he said. "That bitch got several of my brothers captured! They were all sentenced to death!"

Luo Xiu said nothing, only turning his head to glance at Xiong Zi. A single look was enough to make Xiong Zi back down in fear.

Luo Xiu then turned to Zhu Hongmo and said, "Old Man, it's not that I'm soft-hearted. It's just that this woman's identity isn't ordinary. If we just kill her like this, won't it bring us unnecessary trouble?"

Zhu Hongmo smiled faintly. "People like them need evidence for everything. As long as there's no proof we killed her, they can't do a thing to us."

"I see. Then there's no problem."

Luo Xiu smiled, looking down indifferently at Tang Hong'e.

Tang Hong'e met his gaze, her own eyes icy cold. She forced the words through her clenched teeth, "Scum, if you're going to kill me, then do it! For a grown man to dawdle so much, I'm..."

BOOM!

Before she could finish her sentence, a deafening crash echoed out.

Luo Xiu had bent down and mercilessly slammed a fist into Tang Hong'e's chest.

The terrifying force of the punch burst through her body, causing a large section of the ground behind her to crack and cave in. The spreading shockwave made Zhu Hongmo and the others sway on their feet. For a moment, they were all short of breath, feeling as if their internal organs had been violently shaken.

The area fell utterly silent; you could hear a pin drop.

This terrifying punch had stunned everyone present.

"With a punch like that, General Luo must have shattered all her organs, right?"

"Even an elephant couldn't have withstood that blow!"

"General Luo is a true beast!"

By now, Tang Hong'e had fallen quiet. Her eyes were wide open, staring death at Luo Xiu as if full of resentment. As a few moments passed, her pupils gradually dilated and her breathing grew faint. Blood trickled from her seven orifices until her life force completely faded away...

Luo Xiu slowly straightened up and asked Zhu Hongmo, "How should we handle the body?"

Zhu Hongmo stared at Tang Hong'e for a moment. After confirming she was well and truly dead, he suddenly burst out laughing.

As a Martial Arts Grandmaster, he had naturally felt the power of Luo Xiu's punch. A blow like that could have killed ten of Tang Hong'e! He was certain her internal organs had been turned to pulp by the force of the punch; she couldn't be deader.

"Hahahaha... Good lad, you really did it!" Zhu Hongmo praised loudly, clapping Luo Xiu firmly on the shoulder. "Dispose of the body however you want. I need to use the restroom."

With that, he walked toward the farmhouse. He said he was going to the restroom, but he was actually going to call Boss Huang and report on the situation.

Luo Xiu swept his gaze toward Purple Mink and the others. "Drag those five women over here too. I'll send them down to join her."

A short while later, the five women led by Yun Wanzhou were dragged before Luo Xiu by several of the East District brothers. After they had left the grove, Luo Xiu had caught up with Yun Wanzhou and knocked her unconscious with a single blow.

In front of everyone, Luo Xiu finished them off one by one, each with a single punch.

Afterward, Luo Xiu had several of the East District brothers drag the bodies of Tang Hong'e and the others into the small grove and toss them into the creek. A total of twenty-eight bodies were tossed into the creek, creating an extremely chilling sight.

Once everything was done, the massive transport convoy set off down the road.

***

"Sister Tang, wake up!"

"Quick, wake up!"

「A long time passed.」

Anxious calls by her ear brought Tang Hong'e back to consciousness. The indescribable, excruciating pain that wracked her body, inside and out, made her tremble. She shot up, clutching her chest and coughing violently. Only after coughing up several mouthfuls of dark, clotted blood did she feel slightly better.

Tears welled up in Yun Wanzhou's eyes as she suddenly reached out and hugged Tang Hong'e.

"This is wonderful, Sister Tang! You're alright!"

Weakly, Tang Hong'e asked, "Wanzhou, what's... what's going on?"

Her memory stopped at the moment Luo Xiu's fist had come crashing down. In that instant, she had been certain she was going to die, that her end had come. So why had she suddenly woken up?

Yun Wanzhou let go of her, wiped away her tears, and said with a smile, "Luo Xiu didn't kill us. None of us are hurt. Sister Tang, is he really on our side?"

At the name "Luo Xiu," Tang Hong'e's expression changed. But then she saw her officers and men coughing up blood as they knelt on the ground, and she composed herself. She wasn't a fool; she quickly realized what had happened.

Luo Xiu hadn't actually struck a killing blow. He had simply used some method to put them into a state of feigned death!

What exactly is that guy up to? Could he not be the kind of person I thought he was? Tang Hong'e thought, rubbing her still-aching chest as she pictured Luo Xiu's wicked, cunning face.

Yun Wanzhou said earnestly, "Luo Xiu is a good person."

Hearing this, Tang Hong'e scoffed. "Him? A good person?"

Just then, one of the soldiers staggered over and handed a phone to Tang Hong'e.

"Captain Tang, it's the Prefectural Governor."

Tang Hong'e hurriedly took the phone. Before she could report, the Prefectural Governor spoke. "I just received a notice from the Capital Inspection Institute. This operation will be fully taken over by a special agent team from the Audit Bureau, and our Sea City Official Residence is to give them our full cooperation!"

Hearing this, Tang Hong'e frowned. The request for support she had been about to make died on her lips.

"Captain Tang, hold your position and await orders. The special agent team from the Audit Bureau will rendezvous with you within four hours!"

"Yes, sir!"

The Prefectural Governor sighed softly. "You've worked hard. Once this mission is over, take some proper rest. You'll be transferred back to the provincial capital afterward."

***

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「Three days later.」

The transport convoy arrived safely at Qiliang Mountain.

Situated on the border of Hua Country, Qiliang Mountain was a vast region with a harsh climate. A mountain range stretched thousands of miles from the main peak, forming a natural barrier.

After entering Qiliang Mountain, the convoy drove along a winding mountain road. The route ascended and descended, twisting left and right. Due to the high altitude and thin oxygen, many of the East District brothers were struggling to endure.

As the sun began to set, dyeing the evening sky red with its afterglow, the convoy stopped to rest.

Luo Xiu sat on a roadside stone, enjoying the scenery in solitude. The rugged mountain peaks stretched on endlessly. They were desolate and barren, with hardly a hint of green to be seen—a typical Danxia landform. Yet this boundless desolation was, in its own way, magnificently spectacular.

Luo Xiu suddenly felt as if he were on a sightseeing trip and couldn't help but feel cheerful. He decided that after this was all over, he would spend what little life he had left touring the great rivers and mountains of his motherland.

"General Luo, our destination is just over this mountain range," Purple Mink said, approaching him with a map in her hands.

Luo Xiu took the map and glanced at it, committing the route to memory. A map of Qiliang Mountain couldn't be found on a phone, but this one was quite detailed.

After studying it for a moment, he handed the map back to Purple Mink and asked, "We have to enter the Gobi Desert?"

Purple Mink nodded. "Yes. By then, we won't be in Hua Country anymore."

She added, "That area is full of mercenaries and other fugitives. We might run into some minor trouble."

"..."

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