Chapter 754
Chapter 754
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 754
>Chapter Title: Mental Illness
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No one was at Orange Isle at night, and no one was there during the day either. The only difference was that the black-hearted developer's spray paint on the walls stood out more clearly.
When he spotted Wu Qi's RV and Qing Wanglai's luxury car, Li Huowang knew he was late.
Following the concrete stairs, Li Huowang led Yang Na up to the unfinished building. When he arrived, he saw the others huddled together, discussing something.
“But according to you, this won’t work and that won’t work either. We can’t just sit around waiting for them, can we?” Chen Hongyu’s voice echoed through the empty building.
As soon as she saw Li Huowang and Yang Na approaching, Qing Wanglai gave them a slight nod before continuing.
“Of course we can’t just sit around. That’s why we need to strike first and seize the initiative.”
“Zhao Lei has talked. Through him, we know their temporary hideout, so we have to move fast—before they relocate.”
“Really?” Hearing this, Li Huowang’s spirits lifted instantly. After being watched by them for so long, they were finally going to fight back.
“How many guns can you get?” Li Huowang eagerly asked Qing Wanglai.
“Not even one. My money didn’t come from arms trafficking.”
“Tch.” Li Huowang dumped all the stun guns from the plastic bag.
“These alone won’t cut it. We should grab some knives too. A crossbow would be ideal.”
Qing Wanglai let out a light sigh, as if helpless about Li Huowang’s words.
“Classmate Li Huowang, we’re in a society governed by law, after all. Can we not jump straight to knives and guns every time there’s a problem?”
“Society governed by law? We follow the law with them—do they follow the law with us? People are dead, and you’re still talking about the law? Is that gun of yours named ‘Rule of Law’?”
“I’m ready!!” The excited Qian Fu rushed to the corner, yanked off a plastic sheet, and revealed rows of rebar sharpened to razor points at one end underneath.
The cement stuck to them showed he’d scavenged them from this very unfinished building.
“Everyone! Hold on a second!” Chen Hongyu’s voice made the others pause.
“If we do what you’re suggesting and kill everyone at that place, do you really think that’ll solve the problem?”
“They’re an organization, a group trying to steal our special abilities. Those people are just low-level grunts. Killing as many as we want won’t matter—who can guarantee the real bosses aren’t overseas, directing things via satellite phone?”
Everyone present froze in place, listening to Chen Hongyu’s shocking words.
“Since we can seize the initiative this time, we should think about using this victory to expand our advantage and solve this trouble once and for all.”
“I agree with Sister Chen’s proposal.” Hearing Qing Wanglai speak up, Li Huowang turned to him.
“No matter what their projections are, I don’t think things are that simple. We can’t just focus on the surface—we need to address the root.”
“Whatever their projections are, once we solve the root problem, they’ll naturally vanish.”
Li Huowang glanced at Chen Hongyu, then at Qing Wanglai.
“If not striking directly, then tell me—what exactly should we do? With that many people, are we supposed to talk them into surrendering?”
Qing Wanglai pulled a sealed test tube from his pocket. The liquid inside sloshed back and forth with his movements.
“Easily volatile, colorless, odorless. Causes loss of consciousness, muscle and skeletal relaxation, short-term amnesia.”
Hearing that string of effects, Li Huowang’s eyes widened.
“There’s something like that? Where’d you get it?”
This was way better than stun guns.
“Legitimate channels.” Qing Wanglai tucked the test tube back into his pocket.
“It’s best if we don’t have to fight. With these people, we can try negotiating with the other side. It’ll benefit both parties.”
“Even if talks fail, we’ll learn their demands, which will help us understand the true nature of the projections.”
“Alright then, no time to waste. Let’s go.”
Li Huowang didn’t discard the stun guns or rebar. If Qing Wanglai’s mystery drug fell through, these would be their backup.
They carried the stuff downstairs in small groups.
As they headed down, Li Huowang asked Qing Wanglai,
“Since Zhao Lei talked, did you send him abroad as per our deal?”
“No.” He shook his head.
“Zhao Lei betrayed them. He doesn’t dare go out—he’d be dead.”
“Whether he likes it or not, he’s on our side now. I let him go. Give him some time, and he’ll definitely come back to us.”
“You’re that sure? You know him that well?”
“Not really, but he was on our side before.”
As the two chatted idly, Qian Fu hurried past them from behind, head down.
As he turned the corner ahead, Li Huowang caught him glancing back. His eyes were filled with terror and shock.
“Qian Fu, wait up. I need to ask you something.” Sensing something off, Li Huowang said, his hand slowly reaching for the stun gun in his pocket.
But hearing that, Qian Fu bolted faster.
“Chase him! His personality switched!” The anxious Li Huowang immediately pursued Qian Fu.
Seeing Li Huowang and the others closing in, the cornered Qian Fu shrank into a stairwell corner, gripped his sharp rebar tightly, and thrust it viciously at Li Huowang’s chest.
As Li Huowang retreated two steps from the sharp tip, the others caught up. They formed a semicircle around Qian Fu, who was backed against the brick wall.
“You lunatics—what the hell are you trying to do?!” Qian Fu snarled at them.
“Go crazy on your own! Why drag me into it again?!”
“I’ve suffered enough already! What will it take for you to leave me alone?! Get out of my way! I want to go back to the mental hospital! I want treatment!”
“Qian Fu, don’t do anything rash. Look at me—look at my face.” Qing Wanglai stepped forward, trying to calm him.
“Do you remember who I am? We’ve met before.”
“Who are you? They’re all a bunch of delusional crazies! Qing Wanglai, you’re the craziest one of them!”
“Stop pretending! I know everything! You killed those two orderlies! You framed someone else!”
Hearing this, Qing Wanglai looked a bit troubled. He turned sideways to Li Huowang and whispered,
“This is tricky. Qian Fu’s alternate personality—the one with mental illness—is extremely unstable.”
“Is that so.” Clutching his stun gun, Li Huowang glanced at Qing Wanglai’s profile but said nothing.
“I’ll say it one more time! You go nuts on your own! Don’t drag me in! Get out of my way!”
“Alright, we’ll move. Don’t get agitated.” At Qing Wanglai’s direction, everyone cleared the stairs down.
As Qian Fu trembled and started running downward, something shiny suddenly dropped from above and shattered right in front of him with a “smack.”
Qian Fu froze for a second before realizing it was a test tube, with liquid spilling out.
Just as he geared up to keep rushing down, his consciousness blurred, his limbs went limp, and he soon collapsed to the ground, knowing nothing more.
(End of chapter)