Chapter 628: 624. Those are your good brothers and confidante, after all

Ares's expression gradually changed; the surrounding area was almost completely filled with people, each with an exceptionally cold and stern look, clearly people who had experienced war.

At the same time, every one of them was holding a gun, and the key was that these guns were all loaded, meaning that as long as the "Rich Man" gave the order, they would be riddled with holes in the blink of an eye.

Ares somewhat understood why He Yong hadn't confiscated their weapons earlier; there was no need.

As long as they made even the slightest abnormal movement, they would immediately become a hornet's nest.

Ares had changed his name to that of the Western god of war, but that didn't mean he was truly a god of war; being pointed at by so many loaded guns, he felt a bit shaky inside.

Just at this moment, Zhang Ran walked out, though he was constantly followed by two people; He Yong also walked over from Ares's side, leaving only Ares and his men standing in the middle.

When they saw Zhang Ran, Ares and the others were all stunned for a moment; he was simply too young, unexpectedly young, was this really the "Rich Man"?

For a moment, they were all feeling a bit uncertain!

"Please check it," Ares said.

Zhang Ran smiled, "Alright, stop pretending, get up."

Ares felt a thud in his heart, but his expression turned into a frown: "I don't know what you are talking about? What do you mean?"

"I wasn't talking to you," Zhang Ran said indifferently.

The Whale lying in the body bag still didn't have the slightest movement.

Ares seemed somewhat angry, "You don't trust us? Or do you not want to pay?"

Zhang Ran looked at Ares without speaking, just watching quietly, watching until Ares felt a bit creeped out.

"Since you won't admit it, that's fine too, just stand further away and let my men spray his corpse with bullets," Zhang Ran said lightly.

Before Ares could speak, the corpse moved on its own.

"As expected, I couldn't hide it from you," Whale got up, stretched his body, and didn't seem surprised by this.

The efforts he had made before were truly for this day, even using his own Whale Shark Organization as a sacrificial lamb.

But he hadn't expected that in the end, Zhang Ran would still see through his setup.

Zhang Ran looked at him and smiled, "You people aren't suited for playing schemes and tricks; fighting and killing is fine."

Whale nodded in agreement, "That is indeed true; compared to playing schemes, I am far behind you people."

They didn't look like enemies at all; instead, they were like old friends catching up.

The hearts of Ares and the others, which had jumped into their throats, slowly descended, but the next moment, Zhang Ran's words made them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar!

"So that means these people are useless, right? Then I won't be polite," Zhang Ran still had a smile on his face.

But just as his voice fell, all the people he had arranged raised the guns in their hands, pointing them at the people in the field.

At the same time, it was the same outside; in an instant, the snipers and hidden men arranged outside all aimed their guns at Ares and the others.

Ares's expression changed wildly; he looked at Whale, then looked at Zhang Ran.

"Don't say you were wronged, and don't beg for mercy; since you chose a side, you must bear the consequences, right?" Zhang Ran said lightly.

At this time, Whale spoke up, "Let them go."

"On what grounds? Do you have the qualifications to negotiate with me now?" Zhang Ran didn't seem anxious at all.

"I believe you know the chips I hold in my hand; I can give you what you want," Whale said.

Zhang Ran sneered: "Just this? Do you really think I don't know anything? The events of that year were indeed very secretive, but as long as you think about who profited the most in the end, then that person is the mastermind, right?"

Zhang Ran's words were simple, but Whale's expression changed slightly.

Seeing this look on his face, Zhang Ran suddenly laughed, laughing very coldly, "It really was them, heh, truly impressive; you can know a person's face but not their heart, the ancestors truly did not deceive me!"

He had only been guessing, but in his heart, he had vaguely held some expectation—an expectation that it wasn't them—but clearly, he had guessed wrong.

"You were bluffing me?" Whale also reacted.

"What do you think?"

"But can you be sure? I'll tell you now, it was them, but you have no evidence," Whale said.

"I don't need evidence," Zhang Ran said indifferently.

"Yes, you indeed don't need evidence, but can you get past this hurdle in your heart? Without evidence, would you really choose to take action? You should know that your relationship with their family is not ordinary.

Good brothers, a confidante? Hehe." As he spoke, Whale let out a strange laugh, laughing very mockingly.

Zhang Ran's expression was incomparably icy; clearly, Whale had grasped his mindset.

"Zhang Ran, I have enough evidence in my hands to prove who did it, as long as you let them go," Whale said very bluntly.

"You planned to do this from the very beginning?" Zhang Ran didn't answer his question, but asked instead.

Whale first nodded, then shook his head, "I hate them, but I also hate you, so my choice was to take you out if I could, and if I couldn't, so be it."

"If you took me out, how would you avenge your younger brother?" Zhang Ran also understood the reason for what Whale was doing.

The death of Whale's younger brother back then was actually not Zhang Ran's doing, or rather, the mastermind was not Zhang Ran.

How did his younger brother know the news?

One must know that Whale treasured his younger brother very much.

And how did Whale's younger brother hide Whale at that time? He didn't have that ability yet.

So it was clear that these were all arranged by that mastermind.

Therefore, compared to Zhang Ran, Whale hated that mastermind even more.

"You are different now; as long as I take you out, I believe your son and daughter will both go crazy. At that time, even if they don't have your ability, but..." Whale didn't continue, but it was very straightforward.

As long as he took Zhang Ran out and then told Zhang Sicheng and the others the whole story, Whale believed that Zhang Sicheng and Zhang Siyan would definitely take crazy revenge.

And now, the Zhang Family's financial power and connections were already enough to support their revenge!

This was the most perfect plan in his heart, but clearly, this plan could not be realized at all.

"This isn't enough. Since they chose to be my enemy, they must accept the consequences. At the same time, I also believe that no matter what, you will produce the evidence.

What's more, do you really think I can't find out? To put it bluntly, if even you, Whale, could find out these things, did you think you could hide them from me? Hehe." As he spoke, Zhang Ran revealed a mocking smile.

Whale was silent; he knew that everything Zhang Ran said was the truth. Although it might be difficult for Zhang Ran to investigate, Zhang Ran already had a list of suspects; as long as he investigated along those lines, he would eventually find something.

"I am a bit curious now; you could abandon the entire Whale Shark Organization, so why do you want to protect a small mercenary group like them?" Zhang Ran asked curiously.