Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

"Brother Qiang, why did you call us over here?"

Xiong Er asked in a low voice, his eyes darting nervously around the warehouse.

Liu Xiaoqiang didn't answer immediately. He handed out a Daqianmen cigarette to each person, lit one, and took a deep drag.

"That situation was difficult to handle. We had to deal with both Deputy Factory Director Li and your wife."

Xiong Da snorted, his tone full of disdain: "Bald Qiang, you're afraid of offending Deputy Factory Director Li, and you don't want to face Section Chief Liu's widow."

After all, what Sister Liu said just now was absolutely shameless. How could Brother Liu, a hero all his life, have married such a wretch?

The wind near the warehouse was unusually cold, causing the three of them to involuntarily shrink their necks.

Liu Xiaoqiang gave a wry smile. "Brother Xiong, you're right. In this situation, it's best not to help either side."

On one hand, there's gratitude; on the other, there's the future. We're both married with wives and children to support.

"Yes, they're all married with wives and kids."

Xiong Da repeated the sentence, his voice trembling slightly.

He thought of his son, the mischievous bear, who should be home from school by now.

The three fell into a brief silence.

Suddenly, Xiong Er lowered his voice, his tone filled with panic: "Brother Qiang, it seems we can't hide our involvement in the murder of Lin's father anymore."

The dirty deeds of Section Chief Liu and Factory Director Yang have been exposed, and it's only a matter of time before the three of us are caught.

"What if we've already been exposed? What should we do then?"

Xiong Da's face turned deathly pale in the moonlight: "What? Xiong Er, what nonsense are you talking about! We were just... just following orders..."

"Follow the command line?"

Xiong Er's voice rose eight octaves, "Xiong Da, that was murder! We pushed him! You haven't forgotten how Lin's father died, have you?"

"Shut up!"

Liu Xiaoqiang shouted angrily, throwing the cigarette butt to the ground and crushing it under his foot. "Do you want the whole world to hear this?"

But it was too late.

Fear spread among the three like a plague.

Xiong Er trembled all over and stammered, "We think we've been exposed. Should we eat peanuts?"

Should we run away now? I don't want to die yet, my wife is pregnant with our third child...

Liu Xiaoqiang was silent for a few seconds, his eyes flickering. "I think it's a good idea. Staying any longer is just waiting to die."

The evil spirits have already killed Section Chief Liu, Secretary Wang, and Factory Director Yang; their next target will definitely be us.

The word "evil spirit" sent a chill down the spines of all three.

They've all heard the rumors circulating in Nanluoguxiang lately.

The vengeful spirits of the Lin family have returned to claim their lives.

At first, they didn't believe it, but after personally experiencing the suspicious death of Section Chief Liu and the tragic state of Secretary Wang...

They firmly believed it.

Xiong Da nodded heavily, his fat face trembling in the moonlight: "Let's leave now, the sooner the better."

He went home, packed some valuables, and left the city that very night.

I can't go back to my hometown in Northeast China; I know too many people there. I'll head south—to Nanjiang, Fuzhou, the farther the better.

"Yes, the farther the better."

Xiong Er chimed in, a glimmer of hope appearing in his eyes, "I have a cousin in Fuzhou, we can go and seek refuge with him."

The three hit it off immediately and turned to leave.

However, as soon as they turned around, they froze in place.

A short, dark figure stood silently before them, holding an axe in his hand.

The axe blade gleamed coldly, and was covered with something dark red.

Where are you all headed?

A childish yet cold voice rang out, "You didn't even say hello to me, that's impolite."

The three of them turned deathly pale instantly.

Xiong Er's legs went weak, and he almost knelt down.

Xiong Da's hand unconsciously reached for his waist, where a gun was tucked, but his hand was shaking so badly that he couldn't hold it.

Liu Xiaoqiang was the calmest one, but only relatively speaking; the cold sweat that instantly appeared on his forehead betrayed him.

"Lin Jianguo's son... Lin Tian?"

Xiong Da's voice trembled, and he could hardly recognize it as his own.

Lin Tian's shadowy figure took a step forward, his expression inhuman, the coldness in his eyes sending chills down the spines of the three adults.

Liu Xiaoqiang found it even more terrifying than the stinky bear he had encountered years ago.

"It seems you all recognize me."

Lin Tian tilted his head, a gesture that should have seemed innocent but appeared particularly strange at this moment. "I thought two weeks would be enough time for you to forget a lot of things."

"No, no, no, we didn't..."

Xiong Er stumbled backward, his back slamming against the warehouse wall with a dull thud.

Lin Tian smiled.

That smile sent chills down the spines of the three men.

"No? You haven't forgotten how you killed Dad? You haven't forgotten how you caused my family to be destroyed?"

With each question, he took a step forward.

The three of them kept retreating until their backs were against the warehouse wall, with nowhere left to go.

"Grandpa Lin, please let us go!"

Suddenly, Xiong Da knelt down with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "We were just following Section Chief Liu's orders. We are innocent."

"If you want to find someone, go to Section Chief Liu's family. His wife just arrived at the steel rolling mill and is probably in Deputy Director Li's office right now."

Seeing this, Xiong Er quickly knelt down and kowtowed like Xiong Da: "Me too! We were all forced into this."

Grandpa Ghost, please let us go! I have a wife and children at home, and my daughter, Xiong Xiaohua, is only six years old...

Lin Tian watched their performance quietly, the axe in his hand swaying gently, the bloodstains on the blade clearly visible.

Liu Xiaoqiang neither knelt nor begged for mercy.

He simply stood there, staring intently at Lin Tian.

He knew that begging for mercy was useless; if it were, Section Chief Liu and Secretary Wang would definitely be fine.

Those people all died, and each one of them died a more gruesome death than the last.

"Are you done talking?"

Lin Tian and the other two kowtowed until their foreheads bled before slowly speaking, "Now that you've finished, it's my turn."

He gently raised his hand, but this simple action froze Xiong Da and Xiong Er in fear, leaving them speechless and unable to beg for mercy.

"Bang bang bang!!!"

Three muffled thuds, not gunshots, but the sound of some invisible force striking the three people.

They didn't even see how Lin Tian made his move before they felt as if they had been struck in the chest by a heavy hammer.

He was sent flying backward, crashing through the warehouse door and landing heavily on the floor inside.

Lin Tian strolled into the warehouse and closed the door behind him.

The latch fell with a crisp "click," like the sound of a guillotine blade falling.

"Grandpa Lin, spare my life!"

Xiong Da realized what was happening and turned to Lin Tian, ​​kowtowing frantically. "Please spare me! I'm willing to be your slave..."

"To be a beast of burden?"

Lin Tian laughed, a laugh that echoed through the warehouse, chilling and sinister. "I don't need cattle or horses. I only need... your dog's head."

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PS: When you're down on your luck, you're really down on your luck. Not only did my stats drop drastically, but I also inexplicably tripped and fell flat on my face. (ó﹏ò｡) It hurts so much.