Chapter 173: Quick Wit

With a thud, the heavy corpse slammed onto the floor, and also slammed into the hearts of Baron Brignais, Louis, and the others.

Baron Brignais stood up, looked at the corpse at Lu Mian's feet, and saw the lush and messy brown hair, the long hands and feet, and the huge, solid body.

That was indeed "Hammer" Ait!

Louis's pupils had already dilated, unable to believe that the corpse lying on the cafe floor belonged to that traitor of the Savages.

The Baron had only handed that matter to Xia Er after dinner, and it wasn't even 10 o'clock yet!

More importantly, the complete information and weapons to increase the success rate had only just been organized here, and they hadn't even had time to hand them to Xia Er, yet he had already completed the mission?

Moreover, "Hammer" Ait was a real Beyonder, more powerful than that Wilson before, and unlike Margot, he wasn't completely unprepared; he was always followed by a group of people. As a result, after the Baron gave the mission, he hadn't even lived for three hours?

What was the essential difference between this and buying a pig from the Honest Market and killing it?

Even if the Baron had done it himself, it wouldn't have been so easy and simple, and it was very likely he would have failed!

Louis's gaze shifted from the corpse to Xia Er's face, as if he were truly recognizing this bumpkin from the countryside for the first time.

Margot being killed by him could be said to be carelessness, not being on guard, and being hit by a poisoned knife. Wilson being defeated by him could be said to be because that guy wasn't strong and was blocked in the room. But "Hammer" Ait was a Beyonder whose combat ability was not much worse than the Baron's, and he had always been on guard against possible assassinations by the Savages, so he would never have any negligence.

Yet such a strong person was still taken out by Xia Er in just a few hours!

How strong was he?

Where was his limit?

Compared to the Baron, who was actually more powerful?

A series of questions flashed uncontrollably in Louis's mind, and the gaze he cast at Lu Mian was filled with fear at some point.

Other thugs were the same.

Baron Brignais's gaze moved constantly between "Hammer" Ait's corpse and Lu Mian's face, as if he wanted to see traces of the opponent cheating.

A mission that could be called difficult even for himself was completed so easily and simply by Lu Mian Lee?

If "Hammer" Ait had been so easy to kill, why would the Savages, who had long wanted to punish the traitor, have let him live until now?

This guy is even more terrifying than I speculated... Regardless of strength, intelligence, or ability to act and seize opportunities, he is no worse than me... He must be hiding some secrets, not as simple as he looks on the surface... Baron Brignais barely suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and regained the calm, rationality, and wisdom he usually prided himself on.

He was about to reveal a smile and praise Lu Mian Lee as if nothing had happened, indicating that he would tell the boss about his contribution to the Savages, when he suddenly thought of something.

Baron Brignais's expression froze, and he looked at Lu Mian:

"Does anyone else know you killed 'Hammer' Ait?"

Lu Mian replied frankly:

"Quite a few."

Baron Brignais's face changed instantly, losing that refined, seemingly confident temperament.

At this moment, he just wanted to curse Lu Mian:

Is your fucking brain filled with shit? So many people know you killed "Hammer" Ait, and you still carry his corpse to the Breeze Dance Hall, to my face?

Didn't you, with your head stuck up your ass, think that those people would go notify "Black Scorpion" Luo Jie, didn't you think he would chase to the Breeze Dance Hall and carry out a reciprocal retaliation?

Do you think I can confront "Black Scorpion" Luo Jie? Fuck, I'll be killed by you!

You should have gone to underground Trier and found a corner to hide!

Taking advantage of Baron Brignais calming his breathing without cursing out loud, Lu Mian smiled in a relaxed manner:

"'Hammer' Ait's subordinates should have found 'Black Scorpion' Luo Jie by now. Only here with you, Baron, can I be provided with enough protection.

"Baron, didn't you prepare for the possibility of the Poison Sting Gang's crazy retaliation before asking me to hunt down one of the three people: 'Hammer,' 'Baldy,' and 'Candlestick'?"

Baron Brignais was blocked by the opponent's question, his mouth full of bitterness, and he couldn't even tell Lu Mian to get out quickly.

Regarding the possible crazy retaliation from the Poison Sting Gang, he had prepared two contingency plans in advance and had enough confidence to keep himself out of danger.

As for "Giant" Simon, "Rat" Christo, and those people being killed, wasn't that a good thing?

But the problem was, he hadn't had time to prepare, hadn't had time to activate the plans!

He had intended to wait until tomorrow morning to send the information and weapons to the "Golden Chicken Hotel" before deciding how to respond based on the situation. Anyway, assassinating any leader of the Poison Sting Gang was not a simple matter, and he probably wouldn't even be able to get through the door for several days.

Who knew that this madman, Lu Mian Lee, would go find "Hammer" Ait as soon as he took the mission, without delaying time, without doing prior reconnaissance, without making corresponding material preparations, and without waiting for a real opportunity to appear.

What was even more infuriating was that the guy actually succeeded! He took out "Hammer" Ait in just a few hours and dragged the corpse to the Breeze Dance Hall!

Fuck, is this even a human?

This resulted in him not having made any preparations yet. Once "Black Scorpion" Luo Jie attacked, he would likely have to be buried with "Hammer" Ait.

Seeing Baron Brignais's expression change several times without answering, his face gloomy and not knowing what he was thinking, Lu Mian felt a wave of secret laughter in his heart.

He carried "Hammer" Ait's corpse to the Breeze Dance Hall, to Baron Brignais's face, not to show off or to intimidate this gang leader and his subordinates.

His purpose was to lure "Black Scorpion" Luo Jie and other Poison Sting Gang powerhouses over!

If Baron Brignais died, his position would become vacant, and someone with enough strength would be needed to sit in it. At that time, Xia Er, who could fight, had contributions, and had helped "Red Boots's" lover, would definitely be the most popular candidate!

As for whether he would also be killed by "Black Scorpion" Luo Jie, Lu Mian wasn't too worried.

He had Mr. K's finger in his pocket!

Mr. K probably wouldn't mind me changing the use of his finger. After all, I'm doing this to complete his mission... Lu Mian thought leisurely.

Anyway, the threat of Susanna Mattis wouldn't arrive in the short term. He could find other ways later. Maybe Mr. K would see that he had completed the mission well and quickly and give him another finger?

After Baron Brignais's expression changed several times, he pushed away the chair behind him and walked quickly toward an iron mechanical safe located at the bar of the cafe.

He turned the dial and entered the password.

Lu Mian looked on with slight doubt, his eyebrows twitching imperceptibly.

What is Baron Brignais going to take out? Take cash and run?

Or does he have a Sealed Artifact that he doesn't dare to carry with him usually for fear that the negative effects are too strong, so he can only put it in the safe?

Soon, Baron Brignais opened the safe and took out two bundles of detonators—the kind often used in quarries.

Want to set a trap to blow up "Black Scorpion" Luo Jie? A bit difficult, right? That's a "Warlock"... Lu Mian didn't ask, watching Baron Brignais walk to the wall near Market Avenue and push open two glass windows.

This Savages leader placed the two bundles of detonators on the windowsill, then took out matches and struck them.

Immediately after, he lit a bundle of detonators, glanced at Market Avenue in the darkness, and threw the explosives toward the center of the road.

Louis and other gang thugs were stunned, not understanding what the Baron was trying to do.

Lu Mian's thoughts turned, and he instantly understood, unable to help but praise in his heart:

"Quite smart..."

Boom!

That bundle of detonators exploded in the middle of Market Avenue, causing the glass in the surrounding area to rattle.

A few pedestrians on the side of the road were frightened, fell to the ground, and suffered minor injuries, while others screamed, covered their ears, and ran in a panic toward places where they could hide.

Baron Brignais glanced at it, lit another bundle of detonators, and threw it into the middle of the road where there were few people—if this caused casualties, the follow-up handling would be very troublesome, and he didn't want to be targeted by certain people in the officialdom because of this.

Boom!

The explosion happened again, and the Police General Bureau, the "Eternal Blazing Sun" Church, and the "God of Steam and Machinery" Church on Market Avenue all had a certain reaction.

People in the Breeze Dance Hall and nearby buildings were very panicked but didn't dare to go out.

Baron Brignais clapped his hands, walked back to the wooden table from before, pulled over a chair, and sat down.

He restored his usual posture and smiled at Lu Mian:

"It's fine now."

The police and clergy had been alarmed and would definitely come to see what was happening, and among them, there might be official Beyonders.

Under such circumstances, how would "Black Scorpion" Luo Jie dare to launch an attack?

They couldn't gamble that no official Beyonders would care about the explosion. After all, once they lost the gamble, they would be completely finished!

Lu Mian didn't expect Baron Brignais to think of a way to escape "Black Scorpion" Luo Jie's attack in such a short time, and he only used the supplies he had on hand.

This made his plot temporarily fail.

As expected of the "Brain" of the Savages, his reaction and quick wit in a crisis were much stronger than people like Margot and "Hammer" Ait... Lu Mian secretly clicked his tongue, ignored the "Hammer" corpse on the ground, and walked to the opposite side of Baron Brignais to sit down.

He smiled back and said:

"Coming here to seek protection was indeed a very correct choice."

Hearing this, Baron Brignais almost choked on a mouthful of saliva.

If his brain hadn't been outstanding enough, he would have been implicated by now and likely would have died!

Baron Brignais exhaled slowly, looked at the corpse on the ground, and said to Louis and the others:

"Drag it to the private room and hide it. There should be police officers coming up in a while."

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