Chapter 378

Chapter 378 A Noble Guest in the Night!

Seeing these guys still hesitating, Su Rui didn’t think twice before reaching back and grabbing another one, throwing him straight into the wall!

The unlucky guy slammed into it hard and lay on the ground without moving, no one knowing whether he was dead or alive!

Seeing Su Rui like this, no one paid any more attention to the young gang leader on the stage. As far as they were concerned, their own lives mattered more. As for loyalty to the gang… what the hell did that count for? Wasn’t it all just about making a living wherever you could?

If they stayed, they’d inevitably end up getting thrown into the wall by this killing god, and that was simply not worth it.

Once they’d figured that out, the whole group scattered like birds and beasts, swarming toward the exit, shoving each other in the process, everyone wanting to be the first one out.

Su Rui shook his head. He’d long had a taste of how disorganized the Desert Wolf Gang was, but he hadn’t expected this bunch to put on an even more pathetic display today.

He walked over and nudged Yan Kaida, who was lying half-dead on the ground, with the tip of his foot, saying: “Still alive? What are you playing dead for?”

Yan Kaida’s scrawny frame turned out to be surprisingly tough: “I’m warning you one more time, I’m from the Desert Wolf Gang…”

“I know you’re the Desert Wolf Gang’s young leader, but what does that make you in my eyes? Even if your old man came here himself, I still wouldn’t give a damn.”

Yan Kaida finally wised up, knowing that one more word would bring another beating, so he let out a grunt and said nothing more.

There was panic in his heart, but he didn’t want to show it. After all, he was a proper young master, and he had his pride, didn’t he?

“By my nature, I was originally going to take a few parts off you.” Su Rui suddenly said.

“You…” A look of terror began to flood Yan Kaida’s eyes. He glanced around and found that there wasn’t a single subordinate left!

Now he was alone facing Su Rui, completely without any ability to resist! Knowing this ruthless man’s nature, it was entirely possible he’d actually go through with taking parts off him!

“But I’ve decided to let you go.” Su Rui’s words undoubtedly gave Yan Kaida a moment of relief: “Go back and tell your old man that starting tomorrow, the Desert Wolf Gang is to get out of Ninghai and voluntarily withdraw from the Ten-Year Grand Tournament.”

Yan Kaida said nothing. He didn’t know what to say either. A minute later, the guy finally managed: “Can I go now?”

“Get lost.”

As Su Rui said this, he followed up with a kick to Yan Kaida’s side, and the latter gasped sharply in pain, his vision going dark, nearly passing out again!

With great difficulty he dragged himself up off the ground, and Yan Kaida staggered toward the exit, his whole body feeling like it had fallen apart, aching absolutely everywhere!

“Wait.” Su Rui suddenly spoke.

Just those two simple words nearly scared Yan Kaida into falling flat on the ground. He forced himself to look calm: “Is there something else?”

“I know what you’re scheming in your head, but I’m warning you, don’t take my words as empty air.” Su Rui said coldly: “If the Desert Wolf Gang hasn’t completely pulled out of Ninghai by tomorrow, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

Hearing this, Yan Kaida said nothing, silently making his way outside, without a trace of his former arrogance.

Of course, there was no way he as the young gang leader would bring this news back to the gang. It would only bring trouble on himself. Setting everything else aside, the four words “picking up girls and causing trouble” alone were enough to seriously damage his standing within the gang.

Besides, would the mighty Desert Wolf, a major gang of the northwest, ever consider retreating because of a few threatening words from one man? They also wanted to achieve a good result in the Ten-Year Tournament. If they withdrew from the tournament just because of a few threats from some unknown person, would they even have the face to come back and compete next year?

Almost the moment he closed the door of the screening room, thoughts of revenge had already taken root in Yan Kaida’s mind.

“Those subordinates who ran off today and left me behind — when I get back, I’ll make sure they get what’s coming to them!” Yan Kaida thought furiously.

If it weren’t for this man, how could he have suffered such a great humiliation?

He shot a venomous glare at the tightly shut screening room, the image of Lin Aoxue’s breathtaking beauty rising in his mind, and then he left without looking back.

Inside the screening room, once all the Desert Wolf Gang members had left, Lin Aoxue walked over to Su Rui’s side. She had just opened her mouth to speak when, to her surprise, Su Rui reached out and pulled her into his arms!

Lin Aoxue hadn’t expected Su Rui to make such a sudden move. Her entire body went rigid, completely unable to resist, her mind going blank, and she could only watch helplessly as she fell into Su Rui’s embrace!

Su Rui’s arms were very strong, as if he wanted to press Lin Aoxue’s body right into his own.

Pressed tightly against Su Rui’s chest, Lin Aoxue found it a little hard to breathe, and a faint flush of red rose across her face.

What was he trying to do?

The stiffness in her body lasted only a moment. A few seconds later she regained her senses, and her heart began to pound wildly!

What was he going to do to her?

With that question swirling in her mind, Lin Aoxue found herself, unusually, growing nervous.

She lifted her head, wanting to look into Su Rui’s eyes, but she found that Su Rui wasn’t looking at her at all. Instead, his face was full of alertness as he stared at another door in the screening room, his eyes filled with cold intent!

“You’ve been eavesdropping outside that door for so long — aren’t you tired?” Su Rui let out a cold laugh and called out in a long, drawn voice.

At that moment, the back door of the screening room suddenly swung open, and a bright, confident voice rang out.

“Truly, heroes emerge from the young. You can’t help but be impressed.”

At that moment, a man in a light golden long robe stepped out from behind the door. His features were striking and commanding, his stride powerful and assured, his entire bearing radiating an intense heroic spirit!

At the sight of this person, Su Rui’s eyes narrowed sharply!

The visitor was none other than the leader of the Yuanwei Gang, Wanyan Zhengyong!

In the dead of night, how had the leader of the Yuanwei Gang suddenly appeared here?

Behind Wanyan Zhengyong followed Tian Bingyi, dressed in a black long robe. He looked at Su Rui, and a flash of admiration crossed his eyes!

But alongside that trace of admiration, there was also a barely perceptible gleam of sharp intent!

Seeing that the visitors were these two, Su Rui couldn’t help but smile: “All guests from afar are welcome. If I’d known earlier that Gang Leader Wanyan and Elder Tian had been waiting here so long, I would certainly have had food and wine ready.”

Though a smile was on his face, there was very little warmth in Su Rui’s eyes, and his words carried a sarcastic edge, as though he was somewhat displeased that Wanyan Zhengyong had been standing behind the door eavesdropping.

And as he spoke, Su Rui held Lin Aoxue even tighter. The two magnificent peaks on Lin Aoxue’s chest were already being pressed and reshaped against his chest, yet Su Rui seemed completely unaware, his eyes fixed unwaveringly on every move Wanyan Zhengyong and Tian Bingyi made!

A visitor in the middle of the night — what good could come of it?

Su Rui had already made an enemy of the Yuanwei Gang. He had killed so many of their people in that one battle, wiping out nearly half of the entire Beitang’s fighting strength. Those prisoners who had returned would certainly have identified him to Wanyan Zhengyong by now!

No matter who it was, if someone had killed that many of your subordinates, no leader would let the culprit off the hook. Wanyan Zhengyong was known as a dominant overlord of the northern underground world — how could he possibly stand by and watch his people suffer a loss without seeking revenge? That wouldn’t be a gang at all!

Knowing where your enemy was and not thinking about revenge, such a timid and hesitant approach was simply not Wanyan Zhengyong’s style!

Sooner or later, he would retaliate!

Tian Bingyi was somewhat surprised to hear Su Rui call out his surname: “Young friend, you know who I am?”

“I don’t know you personally, but I’ve heard of you.” Su Rui kept the smile on his face, one that carried little warmth: “Even if I don’t know the northern underworld all that well, I do know that at Gang Leader Wanyan’s side, there is a peerless master.”

“A peerless master?” Old Tian stroked his snow-white goatee and shook his head with a smile: “If such a person exists, then you’re definitely not talking about me.”

“It must be you, because on a certain night, we were once comrades in arms.” Su Rui said with a cold smile, his expression suggesting that everything was already within his grasp.

“Comrades in arms? I wonder what you mean by that, young friend?” Tian Bingyi asked with great interest.

As they spoke, there were still more than ten rows of seats between them, but for two fighters of their caliber, that distance was practically nothing.

“It was you who killed the leader of those Eastern warriors, wasn’t it?” Su Rui’s smile was faint: “If I’m not mistaken, Elder Tian was the only one present at the time with that level of skill.”

“And how did you arrive at that conclusion, young friend?” Tian Bingyi continued to stroke his goatee.

“Elder Tian, playing dumb at a time like this really isn’t very interesting.” Su Rui said: “When I was fighting those Eastern warriors, weren’t you and Gang Leader Wanyan sitting in that Mercedes business van? Watching the entire fight from start to finish?”

A Mercedes business van?

Hearing those words, Wanyan Zhengyong and Tian Bingyi exchanged a glance, and both saw a faint shock in each other’s eyes!

This young man had been fighting ten opponents at once, and yet he’d still had the presence of mind to notice his surroundings! Such ability couldn’t help but be astonishing!

What surprised Wanyan Zhengyong even more was that their Mercedes had clearly been fitted with black window tinting — how had Su Rui been able to see them inside?

Tian Bingyi glanced at Su Rui, the smile still on his face, and said nothing.

In fact, his choice to say nothing at this moment was as good as an admission.

In front of this sharp and formidably capable young man, what was there for him to hide?

In truth, Su Rui had not actually seen Tian Bingyi make his move, nor was he certain that Wanyan Zhengyong had been in that Mercedes.

He had been very attentive to Matsushita Rinchuan’s unexpected death and had long since arranged for Zhang Ziwei to investigate. The information hall under Zhang Ziwei’s command had lived up to expectations, and after digging through a vast amount of information, had finally uncovered a few faint clues.

The highly trained intelligence operatives Zhang Ziwei had carefully cultivated discovered that Yuanwei Gang leader Wanyan Zhengyong had made a secret outing that night, traveling in a Mercedes business van, apparently heading to the Heroes’ Association’s base.

The amount of information contained in that single piece of intelligence was already enormous. Su Rui didn’t need to be certain — he had simply bluffed Wanyan Zhengyong and Tian Bingyi. If the two of them had flatly denied everything, that would have been that. But to his surprise, these long-established figures had their pride, and didn’t even bother to offer a denial.

“Let’s just get straight to the point.” Su Rui’s hand remained around Lin Aoxue’s back as he fixed his gaze on Wanyan Zhengyong and Tian Bingyi, saying calmly: “What exactly did you two come here for? Don’t give me any lines about thinking I’m impressive and wanting to be friends — I’m not buying that.”