Chapter 149: Desperado

Lu Yu reached into Wang Dezhi's pockets without the slightest hesitation, his movements crisp and efficient as he pulled out the items one by one and laid them neatly on the table beside him.

Cigarettes, a lighter, a residence permit, car keys, and even a small bottle of perfume—these items gradually piled up on the table.

Seeing this, Wang Dezhi couldn't help but breathe a secret sigh of relief in his heart.

It seemed this guy in front of him only knew he was hiding a Space Item on his person, but as for which one it actually was, he didn't seem to know.

Thinking of this, Wang Dezhi couldn't help but secretly admire his eldest brother's brilliant foresight.

One had to know that even within the circle of the Awakened, it was filled with all sorts of backstabbing and deceit.

Scenes of both sides coming to blows and fighting to the death over the scramble for benefits were common, especially between Awakened from different cities, where such conflicts were even more intense.

If an Awakened was unfortunately not skilled enough and was killed by an opponent, the Space Item on their person would become the victor's spoils of war, helping the opponent's strength reach a higher level, while the stifled anger and resentment in the heart of the deceased could well be imagined.

Therefore, many Awakened who possessed Space Items would choose to have them custom-made when purchasing such treasures, cleverly disguising the Space Item as an everyday object.

In this way, even if they met with misfortune, unless their opponent took these seemingly ordinary things to find an Awakened of the space-type to help identify them, they could only rely on luck to discover the mystery within.

Of course, there were also some exceptionally powerful or open-minded Awakened who didn't care about this; they used Space Rings directly, wearing them on their hands, which was both convenient and conspicuous.

After Lu Yu had carefully searched Wang Dezhi's entire body, Wang Dezhi feigned composure and said, "Friend, take a look, where would I have any Space Item on me? Where on earth did you get your information? Don't get it wrong."

"Is that so?" Lu Yu's gaze locked precisely onto that cigarette case from the clutter on the table; he stared intently into Wang Dezhi's eyes and asked, word by word, "Then I'd like to ask, what is this?"

Wang Dezhi's complexion changed instantly, turning terrifyingly gloomy.

He still harbored a fluke, unwilling to admit it easily, and after a dry laugh, he said, "Isn't this just a regular pack of cigarettes? If you like it, just take it."

Lu Yu opened the cigarette case, only to see a few cigarettes lying quietly inside.

"See?" Wang Dezhi squeezed out a smile, trying to hide the nervousness in his heart, "As long as you're willing to let me go, never mind this pack of cigarettes, even a hundred packs, ten thousand packs, I can get them for you."

"I just want this pack," Lu Yu said, and without hesitation, he stuffed the cigarettes into his own pocket.

After all, he had only found this one pack of cigarettes on Wang Dezhi, and even if he had found two or three packs, he would have taken them all without hesitation.

Wang Dezhi's face suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

At this point, if he still didn't understand that this person in front of him had come prepared, he might as well find a rock and bash his head in.

But he really couldn't figure out how this guy knew he had this thing on him.

The people who knew about this definitely didn't exceed five: his father, his eldest brother, his wife, and that Liu Dong. Could it be...

"Did Liu Dong tell you?" Wang Dezhi couldn't help but blurt out.

"Liu Dong? What Liu Dong?" Lu Yu asked back with a look of confusion.

Wang Dezhi was stunned. If it wasn't Liu Dong, then who leaked the news?

"It seems I didn't guess wrong; this seemingly unremarkable cigarette case is actually a disguised Space Item." Lu Yu's voice sounded again, striking Wang Dezhi's heart like a heavy hammer.

Wang Dezhi took a deep breath and temporarily cast aside these distracting thoughts; after all, even if he figured out who leaked the secret now, it wouldn't be of much significance.

"Friend, I admit you're capable, but this thing is useless even if you take it, because only I can use it."

Wang Dezhi tried to persuade Lu Yu to change his mind, "How about this, let's change the terms. I'll give you everything inside, you return this thing to me and let me go, how about that?"

Lu Yu frowned and said impatiently, "I said, I want this. Stop the nonsense, tell me how to open it quickly."

"I told you, only I can open this thing; you won't be able to make any use of it once you have it." Wang Dezhi couldn't help but growl; at this moment, he was like a lion driven into a desperate situation, about to fly into a rage.

After all, although the things inside this Space Item were precious, compared to the Space Item itself, they were simply not worth mentioning.

He had begged his eldest brother for many years before he finally managed to obtain this treasure; how could he easily hand it over to someone else!

Lu Yu didn't say another word; his left hand grabbed the rag on the table and shoved it violently into Wang Dezhi's mouth.

Amidst Wang Dezhi's blank and bewildered gaze, Lu Yu's right foot kicked out like lightning.

"Crack!" After a crisp and cruel sound, Wang Dezhi's right lower leg instantly suffered a comminuted fracture.

He fell to his knees with a heavy "thud," his eyes turning blood-red from the excruciating pain, and the veins on his forehead bulged like twisted earthworms, as if they were about to break through the restraint of his skin.

It was easy to imagine that if not for the rag stuffed in his mouth, his heart-wrenching screams would surely have alerted everyone in the building.

Lu Yu's gaze was like a torch, staring fixedly at Wang Dezhi, and he said coldly, "I came here this time only for this Space Item. I didn't want to kill anyone, but if you insist on forcing me..."

"I don't mind finishing you off with one strike of my Dagger and then flying far away. No matter how great the Wang Family's influence is, can they really reach out to other places?"

A flash of deep fear instantly crossed Wang Dezhi's eyes.

He never expected that this guy in front of him was actually a complete desperado!

"Nod if you heard me clearly."

Wang Dezhi nodded hurriedly.

"Good. I'll take the rag out of your mouth in a moment. If you want to scream, go ahead." This time, Lu Yu simply put away his Dagger; holding it up the whole time was truly tiring.

If the other party dared to call for help loudly, he would not hesitate to instantly plunge the Dagger into the other party's heart and then quickly leave this place of trouble.

As for the Space Item, he could study it slowly after taking it back; after all, eliminating Wang Dezhi was the primary mission of this operation.

As the rag was pulled out of his mouth, Wang Dezhi didn't dare to make even the slightest sound.

He buried the resentment in his heart deep in his eyes and said with a tone of pleading, "Friend, can we change the terms? This item is truly too important to me. If I lose it, my eldest brother definitely won't let me off."

"By then, you will definitely be continuously tracked by our Wang Family, so why bother?"

Compared to before, his attitude had clearly softened a lot this time.