Chapter 580: Lei Jiang Must Die
Chapter 580: Lei Jiang Must Die
A few people were talking about going to Fatty to stock up on firewood and food, while Zhang Boxun sat silently at the kitchen table, quietly munching on a few apples.
An Ran glanced at Zhang Boxun and saw that the supply arrangements were almost complete. She winked at Zhan Lian, wanting to know how Zhang Boxun had been injured.
Zhan Lian tilted his head, leaned close to An Ran’s ear, and whispered, “Burned by Chen Chaofa’s fire elemental.”
The story unfolded as they had been hearing for some time: Chen Chaofa’s new team had appeared at Yaoyang Base a few months earlier, and their behavior was said to be very similar to Lei Jiang’s.
So, after entering the base, Zhang Boxun acted alone, sneaking into the Grand Rich Hotel to keep an eye on Chen Chaofa. He’d heard rumors that Chen Chaofa will be coming and so observed him from afar last night, but he couldn’t get a clear look. A group of people in suits and standard-issue military coats had come out of the hotel, and Zhang Boxun couldn’t tell which one was Chen Chaofa.
From a distance, he spotted a figure from behind that resembled Lei Jiang. He took two steps forward, but it seemed he was recognized.
Chen Chaofa immediately sent several fire-type ability users to the entrance of the Grand Rich Hotel, setting fire to Zhang Boxun.
The weather was already cold, and with enemy fire-type ability users hiding in the shadows to target him, Zhang Boxun’s ability to escape the flames was proof of his skill. He had also managed to shake off Chen Chaofa’s pursuit and blockades, preventing himself from being dragged back to Hexi.
“Does he really think Chen Chaofa is Lei Jiang?” An Ran tilted her head and whispered to Zhan Lian.
Seeing Zhan Lian nod, An Ran whispered, “Does he have to kill Lei Jiang? To get Tang Siluo back?”
“That Chen Chaofa isn’t necessarily Lei Jiang, but Lei Jiang must die. That’s what Zhang Boxun promised Axe before he died.” Zhan Lian explained the chain of events to An Ran.
Lei Jiang’s death wasn’t about rescuing Tang Siluo but about avenging Axe.
“Okay.” An Ran shrugged.
She assumed this Chen Chaofa was Lei Jiang. And if he wasn’t, then he had to be connected to him. Otherwise, how could he have known that Zhang Boxun, who infiltrated the Grand Rich Hotel, was a metal-type ability user? Why would he immediately send a fire-type psychic to hunt him down?
Everyone knew that the nemesis of a metal-type ability user was a fire-type psychic.
Just as the group was discussing how to deal with Lei Jiang before the weather grew colder, Tang Siluo, in a room near Chen Chaofa’s residence, dismissed the hotel waiter who had come to deliver her message.
The Grand Rich Hotel had become the headquarters of all the survivor teams in Hedong. Until recently, it had always had power. After the city’s complete blackout and heating failure, a generator had been installed, keeping the hotel warm.
Each survivor team, depending on their strength, occupied different floors in the hotel.
Chen Chaofa’s team had taken the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th floors, while Tang Siluo stayed in a room on the 24th floor.
The person who had just delivered the message was a hotel waiter she had painstakingly bribed to help her gather information about the Hexi team. She had heard the Hexi team was from the south, and she was curious to see whether Luo Feifan and Zhang Boxun were among them.