Chapter 45: Family Matters

Lu Jing laughed and said, "I remember you saying that the mission reward amount depends entirely on your mood, right?"

"Yes... that's what I said," Wu Li frowned, not understanding Lu Jing's meaning, "but given you got the crucial Shadow Wolf and brought back the corpse of the Fire Cannon Dragon Lizard, I'm in a good mood, so splitting the reward evenly is no problem."

Lu Jing nodded, "Hmm, if that's the case, my mood has been ruined by you, so..."

"The mission reward—I plan to take it all."

"What did you say?"

Wu Li stared, thinking he had misheard.

At that moment of his bewilderment, Lu Jing's Blood Qi erupted instantly.

With no restraint on his Blood Qi, a straight red pillar of smoke shot up into the sky!

Wu Li's eyes widened, he stared fixedly at that massive, awe-inspiring Blood Qi smoke column, like morning clouds, nearly biting his own tongue.

How can this kid's Blood Qi be so overbearing?

Only then did Wu Li react, but it was too late.

The next moment, a fist gradually enlarged in his vision.

Bang!

Lu Jing threw a straight punch that directly smashed into Wu Li's chest!

The punch was so fast that Wu Li had no time to dodge.

Even the onlookers hadn't reacted before they saw a human figure, like a sandbag, fly backward.

Immediately after, the wind from Lu Jing's punch, which tore the air, blew away all the fallen leaves on the nearby ground.

Wu Li, mid-air, struck the nearby cargo truck, pierced through its cabin, and continued flying another ten or so meters.

Upon landing, he kicked up a cloud of dust across the sky.

Lu Jing didn't even use his full strength with that punch; otherwise, one blow would have reduced Wu Li to bloody pulp!

"Wow~"

The fallen Wu Li spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his bones fractured in multiple places, his chest deeply caved in, with bone shards piercing his internal organs, leaving him unable to move.

Old and new injuries combined mean he won't be able to get out of bed for years; even if he could stand, he'd be no different from a cripple.

"What's wrong with you, Xuánwǔ Shòuliè Tuán?"

The man in the suit beside them gaped, completely unable to understand why Lu Jing would cripple Wu Li with a single punch.

Moreover, Lu Jing's strength completely subdued him—this teenager actually possesses such formidable Blood Qi!

"This is an internal matter of our squad; wait a moment, it'll be over soon."

Lu Jing smiled at the man in the suit, then turned and walked toward the dazed Shi Xiu.

"You've wanted to torment me for a long time, haven't you? Here's your chance."

Lu Jing said teasingly, "Come on, make a move against me."

Shi Xiu's face turned pale; his strength was not much different from Wu Li's, and although Wu Li was injured, it's not like just anyone could send him flying tens of meters with one punch.

He didn't even see that punch clearly; if it had been him, the outcome would have been similar to Wu Li's.

"I... I was just joking, how could I really attack you..."

On his pale face, Shi Xiu forced an embarrassed smile, trying to get Lu Jing to let him go.

"Oh? You're not going to attack, then it's my turn."

"Wait, wait!"

Seeing Lu Jing about to strike, Shi Xiu hurriedly called for a stop, trembling as he said, "I don't want my mission reward anymore—I'll give it all to you, how does that sound?"

Lu Jing looked at Shi Xiu, somewhat amused.

"Are you brainless? I never intended to give you any mission reward, and you're offering my own stuff back to me as a tribute?"

"I hate people like you who lack manners, always cutting in line—I hope you get another chance to do it next time!"

Having said that, Lu Jing didn't give Shi Xiu a chance to speak, delivering a side kick to his leg.

Bang!

Shi Xiu's leg bone deformed at visible speed, and the next moment it spun like a windmill in the air.

Seizing the opportunity, Lu Jing kicked again, straight into Shi Xiu's abdomen.

The onlookers narrowed their eyes, the timid even covering theirs.

Shi Xiu's body flew off like a broken kite, spinning in the air for five or six seconds.

Lu Jing didn't let him go, rushed forward, and stomped to break Shi Xiu's limbs.

"Ah~!!"

The anguished scream came, sending chills down one's spine.

"Lu Jing is too ruthless—don't offend him, no matter who."

Jiang Fanxin complained from the side.

In her impression, Lu Jing is just that sort of man, violent to the extreme.

After suffering consecutive blows, Shi Xiu had passed out from pain.

At this point, his limbs were twisted, his body riddled with comminuted fractures.

With current medical standards, saving his life is no problem, but he'll never stand again in his lifetime.

After dealing with Shi Xiu, Lu Jing looked toward Guan Yulan, who sat slumped on the ground beside the cargo truck.

"I almost forgot you—do you have anything to say?"

Guan Yulan, her legs weakened by fear from Lu Jing, crawled to his feet and pleaded pitifully, "Lu Jing, you know I'm just an ordinary squad member; what those two did has nothing to do with me!"

"Yeah, but sometimes... standing by and doing nothing is also a kind of evil."

"I'm at fault; give me a chance to make amends!"

Guan Yulan was very sensible, she took out a bank card and handed it to Lu Jing.

「This is the 250,000 yuan breach-of-contract penalty I had prepared earlier; it's all I have left. Take it...... 」

Lu Jing shook his head. "Still not enough."

Guan Yulan gritted her teeth and said, "I'll handle Shi Xiu and Wu Li's mess; if the enforcement team investigates, I'll take full responsibility!"

「Okay, I'll let you off this time. 」

Lu Jing nodded; this woman is still very smart.

If we leave Wu Li and Shi Xiu alone, dying from excessive blood loss is just a matter of time.

He definitely doesn't want to be investigated by the enforcement team.

After dealing with the Xuánwǔ Shòuliè Tuán matter, Lu Jing turned and walked toward the man in the suit.

He smiled and said, "Sorry for keeping you waiting; let's continue. Now the Xuánwǔ Shòuliè Tuán is under my sole authority."

「Um...... okay. 」

The man in the suit had a strange expression; he looked completely bewildered.

But the process doesn't matter; no matter who is handing things over to me, as long as the task gets done, that's fine.

While Lu Jing and the man in the suit were exchanging items, the several people nearby erupted in an uproar.

Huang Qitián looked admiringly and said, "The big shot is indeed a big shot; even when beating people up, he's so handsome!"

Lóu Wǎnqīng shook her head in disdain and said, "It's too violent; I just covered my eyes and didn't dare look—those two should be fine, right?"

「This is violent? It's pretty restrained, okay? You haven't seen him go all out! 」 Jiang Fanxin said dismissively.

Lu Jing literally beat the lake monster from a big fat guy into a meat patty.

On the other side, Lu Jing had already confirmed with the man in the suit the materials that needed to be handed over.

At this moment, they were discussing the purchase prices for the Shadow Wolf King, the One‑Eyed Demon Ape, and the Fire Cannon Dragon Lizard.

「This Shadow Wolf King's pelt isn't very intact; I can only offer you 80,000 yuan—what do you think? 」