Dual wielding volcanoes, killing through the west

Realizing he was completely isolated and helpless, the bearskin hat's breathing became rapid. He let out a roar, transforming all his fear into rage. Without even drawing his gun, he pulled out the large cleaver behind him, swung it, and slashed at Zhang Renfeng's neck, but instead struck the unfortunate Doston, truly "cutting the still-breathing man in two."

Blood splattered out as if it were free, and the female prisoner behind, handcuffed, wailed and pounded the ground with her legs, making a loud thud.

Zhang Renfeng's eyes remained fixed on the blade, watching it tumble and whistle through the air, making a light yet sharp sound as it cut through the air. He couldn't help but exclaim, "What a fine blade!"

"It would be such a waste to let you take it."

He didn't even use his internal energy to deflect the blade. Instead, in the brief moment when the bearskin hat swung his sword, he suddenly closed in, using his hip as the core of his power, and delivered a shoulder strike to interrupt the man's forward momentum. Then, with lightning speed, he reached out and struck the man's wrist with the back of his hand, causing the man's fingers to loosen their grip, and snatched the sword directly from his hand!

The whole process was incredibly smooth, like a magic trick. Before you could even see what was happening, the knife was no longer on you.

When he came to his senses, a chill pierced his abdomen, the icy touch washing over his internal organs, instantly draining most of his strength and turning his face deathly pale. His life force was rapidly draining away from his body along with the spilled blood.

With a thud, he knelt on the ground. The excruciating pain of his internal organs being cut open made it almost impossible for him to speak. He could only let the contents of his stomach gush out of the wound and spill onto the ground. He collapsed into his own pool of blood and slowly stopped breathing.

"Clang-!"

The Mexican, who tried to grab the shelf and stand up again, eventually stumbled and fell to the ground, knocking down several glass bottles in the process.

This time, he couldn't stand up again. Only a bloody handprint of his mangled body remained on the shelf, its crimson gleaming brightly in the warm light.

Thus, the deadly conflict that erupted within the small wooden cabin ended with Zhang Renfeng's complete victory.

"bite---!"

He curled his fingers and lightly flicked the blade, producing a clear and resonant metallic echo. He nodded with satisfaction, dragged the large sword, and slowly walked towards Victor.

"Uh... um..."

Realizing that death was imminent, Victor muttered in pain. His nose was deformed from being hit by the gun barrel, blood was flowing uncontrollably from his nose, and his vision was becoming blurred.

But when he saw the gleaming broadsword in Zhang Renfeng's hand, he used all his strength to dodge backward, using both hands and feet. His hands were covered in blood and slippery, and it took him several tries to pick up the revolver that had fallen to the ground.

"Huh...huh..."

He took a few deep breaths, gripped the gun handle with trembling hands, raised the revolver, and aimed it at the approaching Grim Reaper with his dragging blade.

"Eeeah!" Jimmy suddenly appeared out of nowhere, yelling, and stepped on his wrist, spitting a vicious bite at him. "Oh no, don't even think about it!"

Not content with just stomping on him, he also ground his shoe sole into Victor's wrist, causing Victor to cry out in pain and drop his revolver.

Now, the situation has reversed, and the wicked have been met with even more wicked people.

Like the Minis this morning, he became meat on the chopping block, waiting to be slaughtered.

Jimmy took a breath and said in a deep voice, "This group of people arrived this morning, right around the same time as me. Everyone in the shop, including the shop owners, was killed by these beasts!"

Zhang Renfeng's brow twitched upon hearing this. Although he had expected it, hearing the fate of this good couple with his own ears still shocked him and stirred up murderous thoughts.

"They originally intended to burn the bodies to ashes. But in this weather, it was difficult to start a fire, and they were too lazy to bother, so they just threw them into the ravine behind the mountain."

Seeing that Zhang Renfeng had the situation under control, Jimmy breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone became more relaxed. "They almost killed me too. In that situation, I could only say that I had connections and could help them get new identities, and that's why they were willing to spare my life."

"This room is full of people from the Shepherd Wolf Gang. They got wind of this early on, knowing that these three rich kids would be passing through here, so they came to ambush us, and just happened to run into us. That pot of coffee was also deliberately brewed to taste that way."

From an outsider's perspective, Jimmy began to dissect the matter bit by bit, "That way, they can then logically brew a new pot of coffee and then put the drug in it."

"Speaking of which... Boss Hongzhong, didn't you understand my implication? I was saying that I'm allergic to cocoa powder and can't drink coffee."

Jimmy scratched his head, seemingly somewhat guilty, and said sheepishly, "They threatened me before, saying they'd shoot me afterward if I dared to say another word. I had no choice but to do it this way..."

"I know, but I just want to see what tricks they're up to."

A cold smile crept across Zhang Renfeng's lips as he lowered the blade, pressing it against Victor's throat.

"You...you are Hongzhong...?"

His voice was already quite hoarse, but it was still filled with disbelief, "You... there should be at least 200 Pinkerton detectives chasing you! They've set up a tight net in New Elizabeth, how could you possibly be in Sparrow Hills..."

"How will you be here?!"

……

Have you ever thought about where you'll go after you die?

For some reason, Zhang Renfeng suddenly asked the same question that the man in yellow had asked him before, but with the terrifying smile on his lips, it didn't seem like the starting point of a philosophical debate at all.

"I can't help but wonder, why today? If it had been a day earlier or a day later, I would have avoided meeting you all. But it just so happens that today, my lawyer just happened to set the meeting place at the Mini Traveler's Shop, and I just happened to get on that carriage and come here with you... The coincidences are so numerous that I have to believe it's God's arrangement."

"Wait, wait a minute..."

Victor finally recovered from his dizziness and weakly raised his hand. "I can still... I can still make a deal!"

"Is that one last sentence enough?" Zhang Renfeng sneered.

“Those three fat sheep, without connections, you can’t sell them all by yourself! The Wolf Shepherd Gang… is just a small gang, they can’t handle such a hot potato. You heard what they just said, right? They said it would be 70/30, but we… we can only get 30%. Have you ever thought about who gets the remaining 70%?”

"And those two coachmen, their identities were also fake. Even when the sheriff started investigating, he couldn't find a single clue."

Victor also took a moment to glance at Jimmy. "Your lawyer is very capable, I admit that, but... other people's lawyers are just as good."

"The people behind this dare to take 70% because they have the channels and the ability to deal with them. If it were you, you'd just be three hot potatoes... Don't kill me, I'll take care of everything for you. All the money I make is yours, all of it is yours..."

“Okay.” Zhang Renfeng suddenly smiled. “I won’t kill you.”

"But you must tell me one thing truthfully, about that couple..."

"Where did you dump their bodies?"

----

"boom!"

Zhang Renfeng kicked the door open, grabbed Victor by the back of the neck with his other hand, and dragged him across the snow like a sack of flour. His clothes had been stripped off, leaving him only in his underwear, which in this cold weather was practically the same as being naked.

Perhaps sensing his impending doom, the man was so terrified that he lost his reason and even forgot about the cold.

When he realized that Zhang Renfeng was dragging him towards the ravine, he immediately screamed in terror, frantically clawing at the air while wailing, "No! No—!! You promised, you promised you wouldn't kill me—!!"

"That's where you're wrong. How can you slander someone out of thin air? I didn't kill you." Zhang Renfeng's smile turned sinister as he retorted with words he had once spoken, "I only pushed you down. As for when you die..."

"Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow? I don't know."

"Boom!"

A Spartan kick sent Victor sprawling.

The terrified screams echoed through the dark mountain ravine, lingering for a long time. One wonders what he saw in this narrow, dark valley that caused him to scream so shrilly.

Perhaps... in the final moments of his life, he truly witnessed his own God.

Chapter 80: If you're going to pretend, then pretend to the end.

Jimmy found a burlap sack somewhere and was collecting as many usable supplies as possible from the store and piling them into the sack.

The main items are portable canned foods, such as canned peaches, canned beef, canned beans, and so on. There are also various sweaters and blankets; in short, anything that can provide and maintain energy is a good thing in this snow-capped mountain. Next in line are items that can boost energy, such as tobacco and alcohol, and then, less so, ammunition for various firearms.

Zhang Renfeng's thinking was simple: the Mini couple were gone, and this "safe haven" that provided refuge for passersby would soon be reduced to ashes. The Shepherd Wolf Gang members weren't all dead; if they didn't return soon, they would definitely come looking for them. Rather than letting valuable supplies fall into enemy hands, he should take as much as he could while he still had the chance.

He went to the stables first, and sure enough, the two coachmen had "deliberately" left his belt on the cart. He retrieved his two weapons, pushed open the dilapidated wooden door, and bumped into the female prisoner. She seemed completely indifferent to Victor's death, only holding the nearly cold body, crying with immense sorrow.

When she saw Zhang Renfeng push the door open and come in, she abruptly stopped crying and stared straight at him.

"You killed him! You killed my Doston!"

"Your boyfriend?" Zhang Renfeng didn't even glance at the corpse on the ground, but said coldly, "You've got it wrong. I didn't kill him. He was shot to death by one of your own men."

"I only killed your boyfriend, and you're already screaming about being dead. When you killed the Mini couple, didn't you ever think about the consequences?"

As it turns out, talking about cause and effect with a dim-witted gang member is far too sophisticated. The woman didn't feel she was wrong, nor did she reflect on whether her actions were sinful. Her tears were consumed by rage, and she let out a strange scream. Ignoring the chains binding her wrists, she pounced like a maddened beast!

What awaited her was a bullet that pierced her forehead.

"boom!"

Zhang Renfeng's expression turned completely cold. Without hesitation, he fired a shot that blew her head off. As the blood mist exploded, her body went limp and fell to the ground.

The house finally returned to silence, and the fire in the stove was extinguished by the biting cold wind outside, making it cold.

"It's so cold..." Jimmy couldn't help but shiver. "So, this is finally over... Boss Red, where do we go next? Back to camp?"

“I’ll take you back to the camp first, but there might be no one there right now, everyone’s busy.” Zhang Renfeng carried the unconscious David and Becky, one in each arm, like carrying two sacks of flour, while still talking to Jimmy as usual. “After you’re done, I still have to take these three kids away.”

"Huh?!" Jimmy was startled and swallowed hard. He still advised, "Hey, Boss Hongzhong, although that Shepherd Wolf Gang is a bastard, he said something very true... These are three hot potatoes! Don't go after the ransom. No matter how good you are at fighting, once you stir things up, you won't be able to get away unscathed with your organizational skills alone."

"What are you thinking?" Zhang Renfeng squinted and retorted, "What do you think I'm going to do? Go down the mountain and sell them off?"

"Isn't that right?" Jimmy paused, then realized what he meant, and found it unbelievable. "You're going to send them...back home for free?"

"They gave me a ride, so I'll give them a ride in return."

Zhang Renfeng turned around and took one last look at the Mini Traveler's Shop in his memory. He seemed to see the chubby gentleman and the gentle Mini still standing there, smiling and saying goodbye to him.

"From now on, we are even."

----

When he picked her up, Barbara felt like a weightless feather. His arms, like steel, were strong and powerful, easily lifting her and placing her in the carriage. She dared not open her eyes, enduring the discomfort of her curled-up body, and dared not move. She was afraid that when he stopped the carriage to check her position, he would find it different from before.

Barbara was fully conscious throughout the battle just now. Although she didn't witness it directly, she was still deeply shaken.

Six against one, and still able to win as easily as if it were a game – is this the power of Red Center?

terrible……

Most of the gunmen on her list had disappeared without a trace, except for Red Center, who had been active recently and left behind many rumors. Based on these fragmented pieces of information, Barbara conjured up Red Center's image in her mind: swift as fire and lightning, drinking strong liquor like water, extinguishing lit cigarettes with his tongue, and killing several people to relieve his boredom if things didn't go his way. A ruthless, bloodthirsty, and unpredictable gunman.

But before he actually took action, he acted normally, like an ordinary and friendly foreigner.

If it weren't for everything at Mini Traveler's Shop, Barbara would never have associated him with the image of Red Center in her entire life.

However, at least in this story... Hongzhong is on the side of "justice." Without him, he, Becky, and David would really have been sold off like livestock!

Becky and David came from well-off families and had the money to ransom them. But Barbara knew very well that although her father was a sheriff, he never took bribes and only received a basic salary. Let alone $15000, even $1500 would probably require him to scrape together everything he had, borrowing from everyone he could, just to barely scrape together the money.

If the amount isn't reached, what will happen to me as a hostage?

The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became, and the more he appreciated Hong Zhong's good qualities. Both were ruthless bandits who had killed countless people, but at least Hong Zhong had some principles compared to the Shepherd Wolf Gang. He would never touch innocent people like Mini and his wife.

That being said... he was, after all, a dangerous fugitive who had committed a series of heinous crimes in Baiju Town and Fengchuisha.

His current act of helping the three of them stems entirely from the mentality that "they're all unconscious and don't know my true identity, so I might as well help them out." She dared not think about what would happen if he found out she had been faking sleep, and she dared not gamble on it.

Night had fallen, and the carriage was jolting along. Voices drifted in from outside, which made the young girl feel a little more at ease.

Zhang Renfeng parked the carriage in front of an inn and, still carrying one of them in each arm, lifted David, Becky, and Barbara off one by one. The innkeeper was puzzled, but seeing such a luxurious carriage, he decided to keep quiet. Rich people, who knows what tricks they're up to today?

He took a wad of banknotes from David's pocket early in the morning, pulled out a few, and without counting them, slammed them onto the counter.

"Two rooms, one for the man and one for the two women."

----

Touching the soft mattress, Barbara closed her eyes and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She heard Zhang Renfeng turn off the kerosene lamp and slowly leave.

"crunch-"

The wooden door closed.

The room finally quieted down. Recalling the scenes of the snow-capped mountains and the hotel, Barbara finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if she were dreaming. Her body relaxed instantly from its tense state, feeling extremely tired, as if she had sunk into the soft, comfortable bed.

Becky was right beside her, breathing evenly, seemingly fast asleep.

"Very good……"

Barbara let out a long sigh, instinctively reaching for the bedside table to turn the kerosene lamp back on.

----

As the flame flickered on, she saw Zhang Renfeng standing by the bed like a ghost, staring at her without moving.

He gave a smug smile, as if an adult had seen through a child's trick. The smile looked eerie and terrifying under the light. "If you're going to pretend, then pretend to the end."

Chapter 81: New Friends

"Red...red..."

This feeling of escaping death, finally catching your breath, only to find yourself still in a nightmare, would be a climax in any horror movie. Barbara was suddenly jolted by this, and immediately trembled with fear. Instinctively, she wrapped herself in the blanket, curled up, and her panic and despair were clearly written on her face.

Zhang Renfeng moved a chair over and sat down at the head of her bed. The two stared at each other for a long time until Barbara's stress-induced fear subsided slightly before he finally spoke softly, "Ask away."

ask?

what?