Chapter 1240: Zhu Qingrui Becomes a Prisoner

"Oh my, you didn't give me any time to prepare mentally." She covered her face and ran away shyly.

Qi Heng used a wet wipe to carefully scrub the hand that had just touched Liu Min; he found this woman repulsive, and he always had.

Right now, there was not a shred of warmth in his eyes; if it weren't for the fact that Liu Min was still useful, why would he bother playing along with her?

The person finally settled on to attack the Ji Family was named Liu Kai, a major general under Liu Quan.

Liu Kai was loyal to Liu Quan, but he could not stand his schemes to seize power and govern, so he chose to retire to his hometown, becoming a free spirit from then on, no longer concerning himself with the messy affairs of the outside world.

After Qi Heng took power again, he went to the place where Liu Kai lived in seclusion three times, hoping to persuade him to come out of retirement and serve him.

He first promised high official positions and generous salaries, but Liu Kai remained unmoved.

Then he appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him, using national righteousness and the common people as arguments, attempting to sway him in this way.

With just one sentence, Liu Kai made Qi Heng's face flush red, leaving him speechless and so ashamed he wished he could crawl into a crack in the ground.

He said: "You don't even distinguish right from wrong or understand righteousness yourself, yet you're teaching me how to do things?"

"Not distinguishing right from wrong" referred to the incident where Qi Heng's parents were murdered.

Liu Kai had not participated in that incident at all, which was the main reason Qi Heng respected his character!

In that matter, Qi Heng had mistakenly taken the instigator—the true murderer—for a good person, while issuing a warrant for Sheng Hanyu and his wife, who were also victims.

"Not understanding righteousness" was a mild way to describe Qi Heng; he disregarded the lives of the common people to achieve his own ends, and while the upper echelons fought for power, the common people at the bottom suffered from hunger and lost their lives in riots.

Qi Heng was rebuked mercilessly and left Liu Kai's home in a dejected state.

But he did not give up; he went back, composed himself, and went a third time.

Qi Heng believed that as long as he was sincere enough, he would surely move him to come out of retirement and serve him again.

Unfortunately, this time, he had miscalculated again!

Liu Kai learned in advance that he was coming back, so he wasn't home at all and had hidden away.

Qi Heng was incredibly annoyed and simply sent people to stay near Liu Kai's house, refusing to believe he wouldn't return!

Liu Kai did return, but he always came back without warning; no one knew where he came from, and he would hurry away just as Qi Heng received the news and was about to arrive.

In any case, he always ended up empty-handed, and more than once.

After being dodged so many times, Qi Heng gradually discovered that not all sincerity can move mountains!

Thankless tasks truly do exist.

Just when he was about to give up, Liu Min appeared.

Qi Heng, holding a "let's try it and see" attitude, let Liu Min give it a go.

The result shocked him!

Liu Min didn't even go over; with just one phone call, she had Liu Kai happily dragging his family back.

When Liu Kai came to report, Qi Heng was overjoyed and gave him a status unique in L Country, appointing him as the Military Region Commander of L Country.

But he refused; he only wanted to be Liu Min's subordinate and serve under her command.

There was more than one person like him.

Some of the original people in the military had been bought off by Qi Heng, and some had died in the power struggle, but many still only took orders from Liu Quan.

When Liu Quan fled, he didn't take all of these people with him; leaving them behind was like planting a heavy bomb in L Country. Although Liu Quan was dead, Liu Min had returned, and these people all listened to her.

Liu Min's role was significant, but her ability was weak—wasn't she the perfect candidate for a puppet?

Qi Heng then appointed Liu Min as the Military Region Commander; the daughter succeeding the father could also be considered the will of the people.

Liu Kai was appointed as the Military Region Deputy Commander, responsible for all affairs in the military!

This time, the attack on the Ji Family was launched under the banner of avenging the old Commander.

Liu Kai set off with his men.

He didn't want the elite troops Qi Heng offered, nor did he make a big show of bringing a large force; he personally led a small team and left quietly with special equipment.

He left without a sound; the ceremony Qi Heng had prepared to see Liu Kai off hadn't even been arranged yet, and the man had already vanished!

Speed is the essence of war.

Qi Heng was no military strategist, but he understood this principle.

At the same time, he discovered one more thing: he had never seen any of the people Liu Kai took with him.

Who were those people?

Each one of them looked strange and bizarre.

Some were very small, looking like seven or eight-year-old children at first glance, and even more so upon closer inspection!

Their clothing, demeanor, movements, and the sound of their voices were no different from children.

But if one were to chat with them in depth, one would find that was not the case at all.

These people had the minds of full-grown adults and possessed many skills; in terms of combat level, four or five ordinary adults were no match for them.

Yet, their combat techniques were still far inferior to others in the team.

The most obvious contrast to the dwarves was a giant, over two meters tall, with an estimated weight of two hundred jin, his muscles glistening in the sun.

The giant looked fierce and terrifying, and possessed immense strength.

He could easily lift a millstone-sized rock over his head and toss it away just as easily, smashing a large crater into the hard marble floor!

That was not even the giant's most formidable trait.

The most formidable thing was that he was actually impervious to blades and ordinary bullets!

When a knife stabbed his skin, it was like stabbing into thick crocodile hide; it couldn't penetrate at all.

Bullets were the same, only forming a small red dot.

Qi Heng was struck with wonder.

The other few people also had their own unique abilities.

Some were geniuses in computer science who had once breached the United States financial system to spend money as they pleased.

He didn't take much, just enough to spend.

There were also those who were sharpshooters, hitting whatever they aimed at; from eight hundred meters away, they could rely on the sound of the wind and the coordinates provided by a spotter to hit a target with a single shot while blindfolded.

There was also a woman in the team, known as Black Widow.

She was stunningly beautiful and looked harmless to both humans and animals.

She could act coquettish and cute, and could be both cool and sweet.

One second she was the high and mighty Queen, and the next she could turn into a naive, sweet girl!

But these were all superficial appearances; Black Widow was beautiful but ruthless, her methods were vicious, and her martial arts were excellent; although her marksmanship didn't reach the level of a sharpshooter, it could still reach the level of an expert.

Such a group of people made Qi Heng deeply gasp in cold air, feeling lingering fear.

It was fortunate that Liu Kai had not colluded with Liu Quan back then, otherwise, would he still be alive?

There were such talents in the country, yet he had never heard a whisper of them before.

The few of them set off.

Just as expected.

Within a few days, good news arrived: the Ji Family had been captured, and Zhu Qingrui was taken alive!

Zhu Qingrui was brought back to L Country, tied up tightly, and appeared before Qi Heng.

He was in a sorry state; he must have been sleeping when he was caught, as he was still wearing pajamas.

It was just that the pajamas were as wrinkled as a rag, and some parts had been snagged and torn into strips.

Qi Heng circled around him, smiling yet not smiling, and said, "Tsk tsk, how did you end up in this state? Do you want to go down, take a shower, and change your clothes before coming back?"

"I heard that the second young master of the Zhu Family pays special attention to his appearance; my subordinates were rude, I apologize."