Chapter 125

"Woo woo woo!!"

In the room, the man wearing a black robe was trapped by iron chains, his mouth gagged, struggling constantly on the ground, his expression ferocious, looking extremely painful.

Li Fei stood beside this person, looking at the opponent with a blank expression.

The person on the ground was the Force-Training martial master who had previously impersonated the "Green-Faced Ghost"; he had now been beaten by Li Fei, his hands and feet broken, and his implant severely damaged by Blood Sha Qi, leaving him with no power to resist at all.

This Force-Training martial master thought Li Fei was just an ordinary Body-Breaking stage martial artist; he had been certain that everything was foolproof after injecting Bing-fire Gang Qi into all of Li Fei's joints, so he had no more precautions against Li Fei.

And Li Fei, in order not to reveal any flaws, had actively cut off his connection with the Ten Thousand Blood Bead when the opponent injected the Bing-fire Gang Qi. It was only after the opponent let down his guard and turned his back to check the Ghost-Slaying Blade that he re-established the connection with the Ten Thousand Blood Bead, letting the Ten Thousand Blood Bead absorb almost all of the Bing-fire Gang Qi in his joints.

Next, Li Fei suddenly launched a sneak attack, injecting a strand of Blood Sha Qi into the opponent's body, severely damaging the opponent in one fell swoop!

After subduing this person, Li Fei began to force the opponent to reveal his identity and what the Hudao Gang's trump card for this operation was.

But this person had a stiff mouth and seemed not to fear death at all.

Li Fei did not know any methods of torture, but he had Nether Spring Poison in his hand, so he fed the opponent a portion of liquid Nether Spring Poison.

This was what Li Fei usually took himself to increase the energy of the Ten Thousand Blood Bead; when he concocted this poison, he pursued a slow onset, but maximized the accumulated toxicity.

After this Force-Training martial master was poisoned with this portion of Nether Spring Poison, he could endure it at first, but as the toxicity continued to increase, he began to struggle crazily on the ground.

Originally, with the physical fitness of a Force-Training martial master and force protecting the body, even the most powerful poison could be forcibly endured.

But this Force-Training martial master had first been severely damaged by Li Fei with Blood Sha Qi, the implant in his body was almost in a semi-crippled state, his internal organs had all been corroded, and then he was poisoned, which was a bit hard to handle.

The combination of Blood Sha Qi and Nether Spring Poison brought extreme torture!

"Tell me everything you know, and I will give you the antidote."

Li Fei squatted down and said in the opponent's ear.

After the opponent struggled for a while longer, he finally couldn't hold on anymore and nodded desperately at Li Fei.

Li Fei released the gag from the opponent's mouth.

"Give me the antidote! Quickly give me the antidote!"

This Force-Training martial master shouted with rapid breathing.

His accent was a bit strange, not a local Xingcheng accent, not even a Feng Province accent.

"First tell me who you are? Where are you from?"

Li Fei pressed down on the opponent and asked.

"Give me the antidote!"

"I'll give it to you once you tell me! Quickly say it!"

"... Heh... heh... heh."

This Force-Training martial master breathed heavily, his eyes still struggling somewhat.

"The longer you drag it out, the deeper the toxicity, and the more uncomfortable you will be. This poison will last for at least another two hours; I can accompany you and wear you down slowly."

Li Fei's words broke the opponent's last psychological defense:

"Fine, I'll talk!"

"My real name is Hu En Tuso, and I am from the Meijia Kingdom!"

The opponent revealed his identity.

"What did you say?!"

Li Fei's eyes widened suddenly.

Inspection Academy.

Dozens of armed horse bandits besieged the Inspection Academy. Under Wu Yihua's order, the Inspection Academy adopted the most conservative strategy—hold firmly and never take the initiative to attack!

"Li Lei, did Xiao Fei fall into the hands of the Hudao Gang? Is Wu Yihua threatening you with Xiao Fei's life?"

Lu Sheng rushed into Li Lei's office aggressively and questioned him.

Li Lei glanced at the door.

Lu Sheng turned around, closed the office door, and then walked over to sit opposite Li Lei.

"Xiao Fei is fine."

Li Lei said to Lu Sheng in a low voice.

"Ah?"

Lu Sheng was stunned, never expecting Li Lei to give this answer.

"The Hudao Gang did send people to kidnap Xiao Fei, but he has already been rescued by someone, and he just called me earlier; he is indeed safe."

Li Lei said.

"Then why are you still waiting here? Can't you see that this was deliberately arranged by the Hudao Gang just to drag down the Inspection Academy!"

Lu Sheng asked somewhat excitedly.

Li Lei shook his head: "I looked carefully just now; the other side seems to have specifically studied how to trap the Inspection Academy. The various points guarded by that group of people outside are all very tricky. If we relied only on the First Brigade, even if we could successfully kill our way out, we would suffer heavy casualties, and we wouldn't be able to do anything afterward."

Lu Sheng was stunned, only then calming down.

"Being so impulsive, it's not like you, Old Lu."

Li Lei looked at Lu Sheng suspiciously.

Back then, Lu Sheng was able to become the captain of the First Brigade from an ordinary inspector step by step; although there was a certain element of luck, his personal ability was also very outstanding, and it was only because he was appreciated by all the leaders that he could rise step by step.

But today's Lu Sheng seemed very impulsive.

Lu Sheng took a deep breath, looked at Li Lei with bloodshot eyes, and said word by word:

"My informant told me that the people who entered the city from the Dongcheng Gate are from the Anshen Sect!"

"What did you say?"

Now it was Li Lei's turn to be shocked.

After he talked to Lu Sheng that day, he was truly supporting Lu Sheng in investigating that case back then with all his might, giving money, power, and people!

When Lu Sheng was a captain, he had informants in both the black and white worlds of Xingcheng. After obtaining Li Lei's support, he contacted his informants again and let them help him investigate the Anshen Sect.

When Zhao Yu led a large troop to enter the city from the Dongcheng Gate, there happened to be Lu Sheng's informants along the way. Someone recognized Zhao Yu, whose portrait as the leader of the Anshen Sect had long been spread everywhere, so the informant called Lu Sheng immediately to inform him of this news.

This was the reason for Lu Sheng's excitement.

"That accident back then was indeed the Hudao Gang colluding with the Anshen Sect in the dark! Changwu was also killed by the Hudao Gang!"

Lu Sheng said through gritted teeth.

The Anshen Sect didn't even kill him, so why would they kill his son for no reason?

So this must have been arranged by the Hudao Gang!

"So today is not the Hudao Gang rebelling, but the Hudao Gang borrowing the Anshen Sect's hand to clear out dissidents."

Li Lei said in a deep voice.

"I have a plan..."

Lu Sheng suddenly lowered his voice and said.

A few minutes later, Lu Sheng walked out of Li Lei's office and walked straight toward Wu Yihua's office.

At this time, there was already a team of inspectors guarding outside Wu Yihua's office; this was an arrangement made by Wu Yihua to avoid Li Lei jumping over the wall in desperation.

So Lu Sheng could not see Wu Yihua directly and was stopped by this team of people.

"Please report; I want to see Inspector General Wu."

Lu Sheng said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Soon, Wu Yihua, sitting in his office, received the news:

"Lu Sheng wants to see me?"

"Yes, he just walked out of Li Lei's office."

"Oh?"

Wu Yihua narrowed his eyes, "Bring him in."

Soon, two inspectors brought Lu Sheng into the office.

"What's the matter with you looking for me?"

Wu Yihua looked at Lu Sheng and asked.

Lu Sheng looked at the inspectors standing on the left and right and smiled at Wu Yihua:

"Can we talk alone?"

Wu Yihua sneered: "Lu Sheng, what do you think?"

Lu Sheng's smile remained unchanged: "What I want to talk about is the Anshen Sect; is Inspector General Wu sure he doesn't want to talk alone?"

"Anshen Sect?"

Wu Yihua's expression changed slightly, looking into Lu Sheng's eyes.

He hesitated for a moment and gave a look to an inspector.

The other side immediately began to search Lu Sheng's body, searching every part carefully to confirm that he was not carrying any weapons before turning to nod at Wu Yihua.

"You all go out."

Wu Yihua said to the two inspectors.

After the two exited and closed the office door, Wu Yihua had already taken the revolver placed on the table into his hand, the muzzle pointing at Lu Sheng intentionally or unintentionally.

Lu Sheng glanced at the gun in Wu Yihua's hand and smiled: "So careful?"

Wu Yihua also smiled: "Sitting in this position, one can't be anything but careful."

Lu Sheng stepped forward, wanting to walk ahead, but was directly stopped by Wu Yihua:

"Don't move!"

Lu Sheng had to stop.

"If you have anything to say, just stand there and say it."

Wu Yihua said.

Lu Sheng nodded, looking directly at Wu Yihua:

"That accident in Luoshan back then was deliberately designed by the Hudao Gang, right?"

Wu Yihua's expression remained unchanged, staring at Lu Sheng:

"Oh, why do you say that?"

"The Hudao Gang has always wanted to completely control the Inspection Academy, but the former Inspector General Huang Weiguang was a neutralist who couldn't be won over, and I, this captain of the First Brigade, am also not one of your people. When Inspector General Huang was in office, he was already preparing for the future. If we waited step by step, no matter what, this position of Inspector General would never be your turn to take."

Lu Sheng said bluntly to Wu Yihua.

Wu Yihua's expression changed slightly, and he sneered: "If it's not my turn, is it your turn?"

Lu Sheng nodded, saying very confidently: "If Inspector General Huang hadn't stepped down early, I would have been promoted to Deputy Inspector General while he was in office. At most, waiting ten years, this position of Inspector General would definitely be mine!"

"Heh."

Wu Yihua looked at him mockingly, "Then why is it me sitting here now, and you standing there?"

Lu Sheng's eyes turned cold: "That's why you all racked your brains to create that change in Luoshan! That change seemed to benefit the Anshen Sect, but in reality, the Hudao Gang also benefited in the dark. Taking the benefits quietly, achieving your own goals, and letting the Anshen Sect take all the blame—this must be the calculation of that Secretary Zhang, right? It's a pity, Zhang Mingze died in the end."

Wu Yihua shook his head, looking at Lu Sheng with a pitiful expression: "Did you come just to tell me this?"

"Of course not."

Lu Sheng said.

"Zhang Mingze is already dead; even if you cooperate with the Anshen Sect again, do you think you are guaranteed to win today?!"

Lu Sheng deliberately roared this last sentence loudly.

Hearing the words "cooperate with the Anshen Sect," Wu Yihua's spirit was shaken, not understanding how Lu Sheng knew.

And at the moment Wu Yihua was distracted, Lu Sheng suddenly burst into action, fiercely pouncing toward Wu Yihua!

Wu Yihua was startled, never expecting Lu Sheng to suddenly make a move.

He immediately raised his gun to shoot, but his movements were still a beat slow; Lu Sheng had already pounced, directly knocking him down from the office chair to the ground.

Bang!

The gunshot still rang out.

However, Lu Sheng controlled Wu Yihua's hand holding the gun the moment he pounced, so he wasn't hit.

The two tumbled on the ground; Wu Yihua struggled desperately, but suddenly felt intense pain in his nose, which was caused by Lu Sheng fiercely headbutting him.

Wu Yihua's vision went black, followed by intense pain in his hand joints, and then the gun in his hand was snatched away.

Slap!

At this time, the office door had already been opened, and the inspectors guarding outside rushed in.

But Wu Yihua had already been forcibly lifted up by Lu Sheng, who held the gun to his head.

"Stop!"

"Don't move!"

"Put down the gun!"

"Move again and I'll shoot him dead!"

A standoff rang out in the office.

From Lu Sheng's sudden burst to the inspectors outside rushing into the room, the whole process took only a few seconds, but Lu Sheng had already completed snatching the gun + controlling the hostage; all actions were done in one go, extremely sharp!

Lu Sheng had sat in the position of captain for seven or eight years and had been away from the front line for too long. Later, he was demoted to a clerk and became a civilian staff member, which made Wu Yihua almost forget the past resume of this Captain Lu:

Personally pursued heinous murderers, fought unarmed with criminals and captured them, faced seven armed bandits alone with one gun, eventually killed three, suppressed the rest, and waited for reinforcements...

Although Lu Sheng was not a martial artist, he had also fought his way up from the bottom with blades and guns; even if he hadn't fought with anyone for many years, dealing with an Inspector General who had risen from a civilian position was more than enough!

"Wu Yihua, tell your people to put down their guns, otherwise I'll shoot you dead!"

Lu Sheng roared at Wu Yihua.

Wu Yihua's face flushed red: "I am an imperial official; do you dare to kill me?!"

"Damn it, my son is already gone, do you think I still care about you being some bullshit official? Are you trying to gamble your life with me? Fine, I'll count to three, and we'll all shoot together!"

"Three!"

"Two!!!"

"Fine, fine, fine, put down the guns! You all put down the guns!"

Wu Yihua ultimately didn't dare to gamble his life with Lu Sheng and gave in.

Just as Lu Sheng said, his son was already dead, so what official position did he still care about?

Li Lei, who had long been waiting in the corridor, saw Wu Yihua's people put down their guns and immediately led people to rush in and control this team of people.

"Old Lu, you're really awesome!"

Li Lei looked at Lu Sheng, who was controlling Wu Yihua, and admired him sincerely.

In the situation just now, if Lu Sheng had been even a little slower, or had the slightest mistake, Lu Sheng would be the one controlled by Wu Yihua's people now, and Li Lei wouldn't be able to save him even if he wanted to.

This was the plan Lu Sheng had just proposed to Li Lei: he would gamble his life, go all out, and seize power in the most direct way!

"Li Lei, do you want to seize power? Do you think you can do it?"

Wu Yihua said sternly to Li Lei.

"Relying only on him is indeed not enough, but adding me makes it different."

Lu Sheng sneered and directly hit Wu Yihua with the butt of the gun.

Wu Yihua cried out in pain, and his expression changed immediately.

Indeed, Li Lei had a shallow foundation in the Inspection Academy after all; even if he was already the Deputy Inspector General, it was still very difficult to seize power directly, and even the people of the First Brigade might not all be willing to follow him to take risks.

But adding Lu Sheng made it different.

Lu Sheng had been the "Crown Prince" of the Inspection Academy for seven or eight years, having connections, prestige, and means; there were many people in the Inspection Academy who owed him favors.

If it was Lu Sheng standing up to support Li Lei, the certainty of this power seizure would be much greater!

"Call Qian Hengjun and the others up!"

Lu Sheng pointed the gun at Wu Yihua and said coldly.

He wanted Wu Yihua to call all his confidants in the Inspection Academy up.

A few minutes later, gunshots rang out one after another inside the Inspection Academy.

Ten-plus minutes later, over two hundred combat personnel from the three brigades of the Inspection Academy rushed out from inside the Inspection Academy, killed their way through the horse bandits' obstruction, and killed their way toward the Kaiping District!

(End of chapter)