Chapter 270: Black Mask

The next morning, when the patrol team changed shifts, they saw a group of black-clad men, bruised and swollen, tied up and hanging from the treetops.

The patrollers laughed strangely and said, "Which batch is this already? Copper Hammer?"

The young demons gave very crude names, such as Copper Hammer, Iron Hammer, Sledgehammer, and so on.

"This batch seems a bit different," said the young demon called Copper Hammer, rubbing his bald head. "We should tell Brother Dumu."

The mercenaries were all under Dumu's jurisdiction.

The young demon slave who spoke looked at these captives with some surprise: "Not dead? That is truly unusual; send them all to the boss."

Copper Hammer nodded, then led his men to escort these people to Dumu's office.

The Security Company also had many strongholds in Brunei.

This was to facilitate security work for important locations, though general matters were still left to the local Brunei Police to resolve.

"What's the situation?" Dumu frowned.

Copper Hammer hurriedly reported to Dumu: "These guys were caught while preparing to bomb the power plant and ambush us, but these guys are different from ordinary people; they are unexpectedly resistant to beatings."

"Oh?" Dumu knew that his own dregs never held back, acting just like Mad Dog.

To have actually left survivors today meant that these guys were truly unusual.

"Did you get anything out of them?" Dumu said to his subordinate.

Copper Hammer shook his head: "These guys seem to have no pain nerves; no matter how we torture them, they refuse to speak."

Dumu sneered and said, "Stiff-mouthed, are they? Call Lao E over."

Copper Hammer nodded: "Yes, I'll go right away."

A moment later, Lao E hurried over. Hearing that Dumu had discovered some unusual fellows, he used Mind Reading on the spot.

Only to see a flash of light in Lao E's eyes as he scanned these captives: "Notify the boss, these guys are mercenaries from a unit called the 701 Unit, sent by someone to cause destruction."

Dumu scratched his head and said, "Can't find out who the mastermind is?"

Lao E shook his head: "There are only two possibilities: either these guys have been shielded by someone's ability, or these guys simply don't know who directed them."

Dumu nodded and turned to make a phone call.

Soon, Chen Jiajun in Hong Kong also received the information sent by Dumu.

"701 Unit," Chen Jiajun said coldly. "Those Gweilo from England just won't give up."

Chen Jiajun actually knew a little bit about this 701 Unit.

When England dominated the world, they were just like the United States is now.

There were various secret experimental bases everywhere, one of which was responsible for human experimentation.

And the 701 Unit was the failed product of this Laboratory.

Although these test subjects reached expectations—not only having no pain sensation, but also having their physical fitness greatly enhanced—

there was just one point: these guys were not easy to control at all.

They would even go mad from time to time and attack people indiscriminately.

This was of no use at all to England, which wanted to create a super Warrior.

So they simply cut the project, and those failed test subjects were scattered all over the world.

Some died in their madness, while others formed mercenary groups and operated all over the world.

Just as Chen Jiajun was pondering, Ya Qi pushed the door open and walked in.

"Boss, it's been found out," Ya Qi said with an excited face.

Chen Jiajun nodded: "I already know. These bastards actually sent people to Brunei to prepare to blow up our power plant. A pair of Enhanced Human from the 701 Unit have already been captured alive by Dumu."

Ya Qi was stunned for a moment, then said: "What shall we do? The tracks of these rats are not easy to find."

Chen Jiajun said coldly: "Don't worry, I know one person from the 701 Unit who is in Hong Kong."

……

Xu Xi was a new employee at the Hong Kong library.

He was dull and very diligent, so his colleagues liked him very much.

But his colleagues also liked to tease him quite a bit.

After all, Xu Xi seemed to know nothing.

Every day he only knew how to read books; he didn't seem interested in gambling, drinking, or women.

He looked as ordinary as could be.

But no one knew he had two other identities.

One was the "Black Mask" who was active in the Hong Kong underworld, specializing in dealing with those gangsters and drug dealers.

The other was an instructor for the 701 Unit.

Xu Xi enjoyed his current life. When he had nothing to do during the day, he would hide in the library to read and learn about things in modern society, and from time to time, he would play Chinese chess with his good friend Shi sir.

At night, he would transform into Black Mask to fight criminals.

Only today, Xu Xi was absent-minded all day, as if he had a feeling that a great disaster was imminent.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly received a call from Shi sir, saying that a student wanted to see him.

When Xu Xi arrived at the place, he indeed saw Ruolan, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

The two hugged, and then Xu Xi asked directly: "Were those people from the 701 Unit last night? Why don't I recognize any of them?"

Ruolan did not answer this question, but instead asked: "Are you working for the Police?"

Xu Xi shook his head and said: "No, what exactly do you want to say?"

"Instructor, everyone in the unit misses you very much and hopes you can return to the unit," Ruolan said, staring at Xu Xi.

Xu Xi did not agree, but pointed to the children in the amusement park next to them and said: "Look at those little children, their faces are full of smiles. They are better than us. I really envy them; only free people have that kind of smile. Who is your current Captain? Take me to see him."

Ruolan said indifferently: "Instructor, I remember that we are all people who do great things."

"A person who does big things? Aren't they just people all the same? There's no difference." Xu Xi said, frowning.

Just as the two were talking, a few guys who looked like street thugs walked over.

Pointing at Xu Xi, they said loudly, "You dare to hit on my Big Brother's girl? Beat him up for me."

Ruolan did not intervene, watching as Xu Xi was given a sound beating by these street thugs.

But just at this moment, several more black cars sped over, surrounding everyone present.

Then, several burly men with broad shoulders and thick waists stepped out of the cars.

Although they were all dressed in suits and leather shoes, one look was enough to know they were the type not to be trifled with.

Seeing these people, the few street thugs stopped what they were doing on the spot.

Ruolan immediately frowned, not knowing the identity of these black-suited men who had suddenly appeared, and was considering how to get away.

The leader of the black-suited men walked out and said to Xu Xi and Ruolan, "Mr. Xu Xi, Ms. Ruolan, please come with us."

"Who are you? I don't know you." Ruolan looked at the black-suited men before her with a vigilant expression.

The black-suited man said indifferently, "Once you arrive at the destination, you will naturally know."

Hearing that the black-suited men wanted to take Ruolan away, the street thugs immediately refused to have it: "Hey, who the hell are you? Are you looking to die?"

But as soon as the street thug finished speaking, he clutched his stomach and knelt on the ground, his eyes nearly popping out.

Then, several black-suited men struck directly, knocking the few street thugs to the ground in a few quick moves.

Seeing these black-suited men take action, the expressions of Xu Xi and Ruolan immediately turned grave.

They could feel the power of these black-suited men; even compared to Enhanced Humans like them, they were not inferior in the slightest.

What was even more terrifying was the black-suited leader who had not yet made a move, whose gaze was fixed on the two of them.

That gaze was like a blade, making the necks of both of them feel chilly.

The one capable of putting such great pressure on the Unit was naturally Lao Yu, a subordinate of Chen Jiajun.

Ruolan looked at Lao Yu with a vigilant expression and said, "What if I refuse?"

Lao Yu gave a light laugh, then tucked his sunglasses into his breast pocket and said, "You wouldn't want to know the consequences of doing that."

"Wait, we'll go with you." Seeing that Lao Yu was preparing to take action, Xu Xi immediately interrupted their conversation and said.

Lao Yu was very satisfied with Xu Xi's awareness of the situation and made a gesture of invitation.

The two got into Lao Yu's car, and then drove toward Guojun Group.

In the car, Ruolan kept using code to communicate with Xu Xi.

Ruolan asked directly, "Are you confident we can escape?"

"Don't act rashly, if you don't want to die yet." Xu Xi warned directly.

Compared to Ruolan, Xu Xi's strength was greater, but he also felt the most pressure.

That Lao Yu could suppress the two of them into not daring to move just by his aura alone showed just how terrifying this guy was.

However, the other party's invitation had nothing excessive about it, so Xu Xi planned to observe for a while first.

Upon arriving at the reception room of Guojun Company, the two met Chen Jiajun.

Although Xu Xi did not recognize him, Ruolan did recognize the man before her.

Because their Captain had previously received orders to send people to assassinate him.

But seeing Chen Jiajun sitting here perfectly fine now, there was no need to think twice to know the assassination mission had failed.

Seeing the two enter, Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "Ms. Ruolan seems very surprised to see me."

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Ruolan tensed up all over, ready to spring into action and hurt someone at any moment.

But before she could make a move, a bewitching beauty beside her said in a low voice, "If it were me, I wouldn't do that."

"Since when?" Ruolan's eyes widened; she hadn't even noticed when this woman had appeared behind her.

Moreover, a faint, lingering stinging sensation between her eyebrows reminded her that there was now a gun pointed at her forehead.

Chen Jiajun sat directly in front of the two, lit a Cigar, and said, "You two, I won't waste any more breath. Where is your Captain? If you don't tell me—"

Chen Jiajun beckoned, pushing out a man who looked like a skeleton.

"Henry, what did you do to him?" Ruolan looked at the rather familiar man before her with a surprised expression.

This guy used to be a full two meters tall and incredibly strong, but now he had turned into a bag of bones, a skeleton.

Chen Jiajun said coldly, "I know you are all Modified Humans, and having your pain nerves severed means you won't fear any harsh torture, but that doesn't mean there aren't ways to deal with you."

"You..." Ruolan was both shocked and angry, and for a moment, she didn't know whether to fight to the death or run away.

Xu Xi, however, appeared much calmer: "Mr. Chen, are you trying to deal with the Unit? I can cooperate with you."

"Hmm?" Chen Jiajun looked at Xu Xi with some surprise and said, "I remember you are supposed to be an instructor for the Unit, right? So straightforward?"

Xu Xi shook his head and said, "Not everyone wants to become a machine without emotions. I crave freedom and don't want anyone to disturb my peace."

Xu Xi spoke very sincerely, and he was indeed prepared to do so.

He was the only one in the Unit who had not been brainwashed or had his pain nerves severed.

He was also the first person to defect from the Unit.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "It's rare that Mr. Xu Xi is willing to cooperate like this. Then, do you know where the Captain of the Unit is?"

Xu Xi shook his head and said, "I don't know, but they should come looking for me. I can help you lure him out."

The reason Xu Xi said this was because he had heard that the Unit had begun killing people in Hong Kong without restraint.

For him, this was the most intolerable thing.

Chen Jiajun nodded and said, "Good. Since that's the case, Ms. Ruolan is of no use. Do it."

Seeing the two experts beside Chen Jiajun about to strike at Ruolan, Xu Xi hurriedly intervened: "Wait, Mr. Chen, the premise of our cooperation is to spare Ruolan."

"Hmm?" Chen Jiajun's gaze swept over like lightning, and he said coldly, "Are you bargaining with me?"

Xu Xi did not flinch at all, and said with a calm expression, "That's right, I am bargaining."

The two stared at each other for a moment, neither speaking.

Just as this strange atmosphere reached a critical point, Chen Jiajun suddenly laughed: "You've got guts. I can agree to this condition, but you had better persuade Miss Ruolan not to do anything foolish."

Xu Xi could tell how terrifying the three subordinates under Chen Jiajun were, so he nodded and said, "I want to have a private talk with her."

"The balcony is over there, please go ahead," Chen Jiajun said indifferently.

Afterward, Xu Xi brought Ruolan to the balcony, looking at the skyscrapers towering into the clouds before them.

Ruolan had no chance to find an opportunity to escape, unless she could fly.

Xu Xi said helplessly: "Ruolan, can you still not see the situation clearly even now? There is definitely no way to run away."

"Like you, betraying your own kind?" Ruolan said mockingly.

Xu Xi said earnestly: "What kind of place is the Unit, do you really not know yourself? I'll just ask one thing: when have you ever lived for yourself?"

This sentence seemed to strike Ruolan's weak spot.

Indeed, from the moment they were born, they had never thought about this question.

When he had observed Xu Xi earlier, seeing a smile that came from the bottom of his heart had indeed made Ruolan very curious.

Ruolan did not continue, but changed the subject: "Do you think they can handle Captain Xiong? He transformed everyone into an Enhanced Human."

"What a lunatic," Xu Xi said with considerable disgust.

As a failed experiment, Xu Xi did not wish for anyone else to be transformed into people like them.

It was precisely for this reason that he agreed to cooperate with Chen Jiajun to eliminate the remaining guys.

However, Xu Xi was not worried about this aspect of things.

Not to mention Lao Yu, who brought him immense pressure, even the elusive Bai Lu was an extremely terrifying existence.

With so many powerful subordinates under Chen Jiajun, dealing with the Unit was not a problem.

"Wait for my return," Xu Xi said, then turned and left.

Because his emotions were incomplete, Xu Xi cherished the relationships around him very much.

Even the colleagues at the library who often teased him, Xu Xi did not want to get them involved.

So, after returning to the library and submitting his resignation, he left coldly.

It was not that he did not want to say goodbye to them, but because doing so would very likely make them targets of the Unit.

Xu Xi understood the Unit's style of doing things very well, which was to stop at nothing.

It was just that what Xu Xi did not expect was that after he arrived at the library, his colleagues actually intended to celebrate his birthday.

After Xu Xi suppressed the complex emotions in his heart, he dropped his resignation and turned to leave.

Just as he returned to his car and prepared to start the engine, he suddenly discovered that his car had been locked.

Then, a laser projection hit the windshield of the vehicle.

This guy was none other than the current captain of the Unit, Xiong Ju, the assistant to the doctor who had once created them.

If the doctor was a lunatic, this guy was a thorough lunatic and sadist.

For the sake of experimental results, he had even gone so far as to use himself as a test subject for the experiments.

"Captain, you finally appeared," Xu Xi said coldly: "You killed drug dealers and then police in Hong Kong; what exactly are you trying to do?"

Xiong Ju did not answer his question, but said indifferently: "I came today to tell you a story about a pig."

"There was a group of pigs captured and transformed into humans, then sent back to the pigsty to stay with those pigs, but they discovered those pigs were stupid, smelly, and also rejected them."

"Tell me, what should I do with these pigs?"

Xu Xi said coldly: "Did the doctor not only destroy your pain receptors, but even cut out your brain? You talk like an idiot."

"I'm an idiot? Pigs are born to be slaughtered; there's no need for pity," Xiong Ju said coldly.

Xu Xi sneered and said: "Then when someone more powerful than you appears, what are you then? Just another pig?"

"How could there possibly be anyone more powerful than us in this world?" Xiong Ju said narcissistically: "We are the future."

"Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist, you frog in a well," Xu Xi sneered: "Rest assured, for a guy as arrogant as you, death is not far away."

"Then let's see who dies first," Xiong Ju's face could no longer hold its composure, knowing Xu Xi definitely would not return to the team.

He directly issued the order to kill.

Unfortunately, what he did not know was that the reason Xu Xi appeared voluntarily was originally a trap.

When Xiong Ju's men walked toward Xu Xi's car, they discovered that Xu Xi's figure was long gone from inside the vehicle.

And at the same time, a group of people emerged from the darkness.

These guys from the Unit were startled and immediately wanted to open fire on them.

But just at this moment, a series of loud sniper rifle shots pierced the night sky.

These ordinary subordinates of the Unit were shot dead on the spot one by one by the Hell Knights deployed by Chen Jiajun from afar.

This sudden turn of events caught Xiong Ju, who was hiding in the car, off guard.

Being in the light while the enemy was in the dark was clearly a passive situation.

So Xiong Ju very decisively ordered his men to prepare to retreat.

But just at this moment, Xu Xi, dressed in black, slammed violently onto the hood of the car.

He said coldly to Xiong Ju inside the car: "Xiong Ju, today is the end for you, you lunatic."

"Xu Xi, you bastard, you actually betrayed us."

After Xiong Ju saw Chen Jiajun's appearance, he knew things were not right.

It was just that he had not expected Xu Xi to take the first step and cooperate with Chen Jiajun.

This made Xiong Ju extremely furious, and he fired directly at Xu Xi, who was standing on the hood.

Xu Xi let out a cold snort and jumped off the car.

Then, with a surge of strength in both hands, he lifted the front half of the car directly.

The strength of these Enhanced Humans is truly extraordinary; flipping over a car is simply not a problem for them.

Seeing this, Xiong Ju and the others immediately jumped out of the car and began fighting with Xu Xi.

As the Captain of the Unit, Xiong Ju's combat power alone is on par with Xu Xi, the instructor.

However, relying on their numbers, they still managed to land a few heavy blows on Xu Xi.

But the time Xu Xi spent blocking them was already enough; Chen Jiajun led his subordinates to directly finish off the others and surrounded Xiong Ju and his men.

Looking at the surrounding Hung Hing fighters eyeing them covetously, as well as the elites under Chen Jiajun.

Xiong Ju had no choice but to stop fighting and watch these people vigilantly.

Chen Jiajun looked at Xiong Ju coldly and said, "You are the Captain of the Unit?"

"So what if I am?" Xiong Ju said coldly, "Do you pigs think that just because you have a few broken guns, you have us cornered?"

Even though he was surrounded, Xiong Ju still maintained an arrogant posture.

He thought that after being modified, he was already a cut above the rest.

Chen Jiajun sneered and said, "That just means I haven't found the wrong person."

"It was just your luck that I didn't kill you," Xiong Ju said coldly, "If I had sent my elite subordinates over, you would have been dead long ago."

"Oh? Is that so?" Chen Jiajun suddenly laughed, "Hearing your tone is so arrogant, I actually want to play a game with you. Don't you fancy yourself a superior being? How about I let my men have a fight with you? If you win, I will let you leave. If you lose, then leave your lives here today."

"Fine, you said it yourself," Xiong Ju said happily at once.

And Xu Xi, who was nearby, became anxious: "Mr. Chen."

Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said, "Who among you will go first?"

(End of this chapter)