Lu Yu’s words weren’t particularly harsh, but for a man, this kind of provocation was even more unbearable than an insult.
In the eyes of others, this is a provocation fueled by the stubbornness of two individuals.
But in Captain Wang’s eyes, those words were truly venomous.
Captain Wang’s face turned liver purple in an instant. He glared at Lu Yu with clenched teeth, his whole body trembling.
“What’s wrong?” Lu Yu snorted coldly. “No guts to make a bet? I’m telling you, Captain Wang, just because you can’t do it doesn’t mean others can’t. Got it?”
Lu Yu’s words were even more venomous, like poison-tipped barbs piercing into Captain Wang’s ears.
Captain Wang was so furious that he wished to rush forward and strangle Lu Yu to death.
But he still held back. Because he knew that his own level was at best equal to that of the Wolf Demon. The fact that Lu Yu could fight against the Black Demon Wolf was a testament to his strength.
Doing it yourself is not wise at all.
But he’s human too; how could he let people keep mocking him like this?
“Lu Yu, I’ll see how you die!” Wang, the squad leader, almost roared as he pointed at Lu Yu. “I’ll make a bet with you. If you come back alive, I’ll let you kick me once. But if you die, I’ll set off firecrackers to see you off.”
“Sure, go ahead.” Lu Yu laughed, “I’m just waiting for another chance to kick the ball.”
“I’m waiting to see you die a gruesome death.”
Captain Wang was grinding his teeth in fury, almost crushing them.
“Captain Wang, don’t talk anymore. It’s almost dark now. If we don’t leave soon, none of us will be able to go anywhere once it gets dark,” someone said, glancing at the time and reminding the squad leader.
They figured it out.
This Captain Wang had a deep-seated grudge against Lu Yu, and their feud ran very deep.
If he had the ability, this team leader would definitely confront Lu Yu right now.
Reminded like this, Captain Wang immediately calmed down and noticed the time. Pointing at Lu Yu, he said, “Mr. Lu, I’ll be waiting for the day when not even a trace of your bones remains.”
“That’s impossible,” said Lu Yu. “Since you all have failed, I think your leader will come looking for me again. I happen to need to go to the camp to sell some things; we can go together.”
“Old man—” Every time Captain Wang saw Lu Yu, he had an urge to kill. Right now, he was holding back those three words, “want to kill,” that were right on the tip of his tongue.
If he had a gun, he would definitely draw it. But the question is, after so many days since the apocalypse began, would there even be any bullets left?
Captain Wang, whose real name is Wang Tao, is the head of the Criminal Investigation General Team at Fanggang.
He has a wife and a son. With both parents alive, he can be considered truly happy.
My wife is very beautiful; she was the school beauty of Fanggang No.6 High School back then, and could be considered a beauty of her time.
Many people were envious of the wedding back then.
Less than a year after their marriage, they had a son named Wang Jianming. In the Wang family, he was the third consecutive generation of only sons, making him an absolute treasure at home. Spoiled by his grandparents and doted on by his mother and father, he grew up as the center of everyone’s attention.
He has been doted on and spoiled since childhood.
Within the Fanggang City, with an old cop as his father providing backing, Wang Jianming had truly lived a life of privilege by the time he turned seventeen, getting whatever he wanted, whether it was wind or rain.
Brawling in nightclubs, street fights, harassing women…
He may not be completely evil, but he has certainly done his fair share of bad deeds.
Wang Tao, in his forties, has been trying for a second child without success.
Therefore, when this one son does something wrong, the grandparents immediately intervene, fearing that he might get hurt. In the end, he would only be scolded a bit and confined for a few days before everything is settled.
The more things went on like this, the bolder Wang Jianming became, eventually escalating to the point of sexually assaulting a student at Fanggang Junior High School a year ago.
This matter, with his father’s abilities, was really neither big nor small.
Unfortunately, the student could not cope with the situation afterward and committed suicide by jumping from a building.
Wang Tao immediately realized that the situation was serious.
Wang Jianming’s grandfather and grandmother cried bitterly, insisting that Wang Tao must resolve the matter. They could not allow their grandson, the only heir of three generations, to be taken away like this.
Wang Tao moved up and down, and originally everything was nearly done.
But偏偏 at this time, whispers from the underworld in Fanggang reached his ears.
Someone demanded that Wang Jianming’s third leg pay with his life.
When these words reached Wang Tao’s ears, they immediately sent him into a rage. Without hesitation, he dispatched people to investigate.
When he found out, Wang Tao’s heart almost stopped beating.
In the dark alleys of Fanggang, there are a few individuals you definitely don’t want to mess with.
A powerful crime boss, with intricate connections in both the underworld and law enforcement in Fanggang, his influence deeply entrenched.
Lu Yu couldn’t be moved by just the people from Fanggang.
A man named Lu Yu, an outsider, came to Fanggang four years ago. In his first year, he engaged in a violent clash with one of Hei Ye’s henchmen and left the opponent seriously injured.
Later on, we kept fighting our way forward. Survived countless attempts by Hei Yeh to kill us, and took down several of his henchmen.
Black used his connections with the police to try to capture Lu Yu, but for an entire month, he never succeeded.
In the end, for reasons unknown, Hei Ye gave up the pursuit and also stopped the police from continuing.
Lu Yu’s name had just begun to spread within a small circle of the underworld.
He was the one who gave the order to arrest Lu Yu at that time.
If this person were to spread the word, he would really be scared.
He wasn’t afraid for himself, but for his son. If even Old Hei had given up the chase, there must have been a reason.
If Lu Yu were to really take action, even ten sons would stand no chance against him.
When Wang Tao’s parents found out, they insisted that Wang Tao must capture Lu Yu at all costs.
However, if it were that easy to catch, everything would be simple.
While suppressing the case involving Wang Jianming, Wang Tao also tried to track down Lu Yu through underworld connections, which left him utterly exhausted both mentally and physically.
Wang Jianming was grounded at home severely. He threw tantrums, cried, and even threatened to hang himself, insisting that his grandparents let him go out.
The two elderly men, heartbroken over their grandson, decided to let Wang Jianming go.
As a result, less than half an hour after leaving, Wang Jianming was notified at the hospital that one of his testicles had been kicked and shattered.
If it hadn’t been for the police being nearby at that time, Wang Jianming would have suffered a worse fate.
Wang Tao knew that Lu Yu had really gone through with it.
The message from Heiye is that they’ve made contact with Lu Yu.
Lu Yu’s demand was either for Wang Jianming to break another egg, or for someone else to break an egg to make up for it, or else Wang Jianming would never leave the house again.
Lu Yu’s words were very clear: “You make someone jump off a building, and I’ll make sure your lineage ends with you.”
Heaven knows what relationship that girl had with Lu Yu, but it was enough to make Lu Yu go to such extremes against him, the police captain.
The message from Heiye is that he will not get involved in your matter.
It also indicated a certain relationship between Hei Ye and Lu Yu.
Wang Tao understood that if Lu Yu couldn’t be captured, his son would remain imprisoned.
The problem is, can he be contained?
With his son’s case still unresolved, he’s completely overwhelmed and can’t manage both sides effectively.
Finally, he decided to use his relationship with Hei Ye to capture Lu Yu.
When he met Lu Yu in person, he realized that Lu Yu was only around twenty years old, and the fact that he had already achieved such a remarkable position in Fanggang was truly astonishing.
His arrest failed.
Lu Yu fled, pursued by six or seven police officers.
Black Lord was furious; this was a complete slap in his face.
He acted as a mediator in the middle, but was sold out by Wang Tao.
Therefore, Wang Tao, the head captain, was directly removed from his position due to financial issues. He spent a lot of money to pull strings and finally managed to transfer to an armed police detachment, where he became a squad leader.
However, the matter was not yet resolved.
Wang Tao, under the pressure of his parents’ weeping and his wife’s relentless pleas, reluctantly approached Lu Yu once again. Some matters just can’t be resolved through legal means. Even though he had the authority to mobilize certain resources, in the eyes of the underworld, they simply didn’t care.
Some matters can only be resolved by following the rules of the underworld.
That day was the most painful day of his life.
He and his son have been the same person ever since.
His son was confined at home for half a year, during which he spent six months recovering from his injuries.
Since then, whenever he thought of Lu Yu, he felt hatred so intense that his teeth ached and his testicles hurt.
The son became somewhat more restrained, and he felt that it was worth it.
However, there are some hatreds that can never be erased.
Since then, he had wanted to kill Lu Yu more than once.
And now, he more than ever wished for Lu Yu’s death.
If others couldn’t kill, he also wanted to kill.
Because in this end-of-days world, killing is no longer a crime.
Unfortunately, he was still no match for Lu Yu in terms of strength.
He would rather Lu Yu be killed by that monster.
As the sky grew darker, Wang Tao and the others walked even faster. On the way, he also encountered two groups of thin and frail people.
After seeing that there were quite a few people on their side, the other party chose to retreat instead of rushing forward.
By the time he returned to the stadium, it had already grown dark outside.
The outside world once again became the domain of beasts.
Lu Yu saw that there were at least four hundred people in the camp, all squeezed into this stadium.
There are only about sixty to seventy people who are actually capable of fighting. The rest are mostly the elderly, the weak, and women. If we encountered a thousand or so demon apes, there’s no way we could defend this place.
As the roars of the beasts outside gradually rose, many people immediately fell silent, and the noise within the venue slowly diminished.
Lu Yu stood in the center of the stadium, gazing at the silver moon in the sky.
The sky is still the same sky, but the city is no longer the city it once was.
Lu Yu sat down near a group of people who were setting up stalls and took out all the Mutated Star Spirit Beads he had collected.
Except for reinforcing the blood shield and another one reserved for Xiaoxiao, the remaining thirteen were placed outside, leaving it all to chance.
Many people noticed Lu Yu setting up a stall and immediately gathered around.
“Only the Mutated Star Spirit Pearl, no Star Soldier at all,” someone said, feeling disappointed.
They knew that Lu Yu had Star Spirit Stones in his possession and thought he would display them, but in the end, not a single one was presented.
“Friend, do you have any Star Spirit Stones? Sell me one, and I’ll pay you thirty Star Spirit Beads.”
“I don’t have any,” Lu Yu said, pretending to be helpless as he spread his hands. “I’m still trying to figure out how to come up with the two I promised you yesterday.”
“Alright, Brother Lu, everyone at the camp now knows the star crystals were mined from the central part of the city,” the man said in an unchanged tone, familiarly leaning in closer: “You must be able to get your hands on at least one or two, right?”
Lu Yu pretended to be surprised and looked at the other person, saying, “How did you know the Star Spirit Stone was mined there?”
Lu Yu had already guessed it would be like this, so his expression appeared completely natural, showing not a hint of insincerity.
The other party chuckled and said, “You’re probably the only one who doesn’t know. Last night, the news spread throughout the camp. This morning, everyone went to see it—”
As he spoke, a hint of fear flickered across his face, and he added, “However, no one dared to go inside.”
“Heh, did you see that?” Lu Yu spread his palms, saying, “I dare not go in either.”
“Yeah, I saw it,” the man said, drawing in a sharp breath through his teeth. “Who exactly is that person? So many Black Magic Wolves died such miserable deaths. Sigh, brother, since you can get Star Spirit Stones, you must have a way to contact that person. Why don’t you try reaching out to them and get a few more? We’re willing to pay top price. Thirty Star Spirit Beads aren’t enough? Then what about forty? No? Fifty? We’ll even take ten pieces of Star Spirit Stones at that price.”
“Fifty pieces?” Lu Yu hesitated, his heart stirred, as if caught in a struggle.
Deep within the other person’s eyes, a cold and sinister gleam flickered, while their five fingers clenched slightly into a tight fist.
Dozens of people around Lu Yu had already gripped their weapons, their eyes radiating a cold, murderous aura.
If Lu Yu agreed to hand over ten at once, that wouldn’t be a small quantity. It’s likely that he has a deep connection with the mysterious figure. If he were captured and used to threaten others in the mine, it might also fetch some Star Spirit Stones.
If Lu Yu does not agree, then he might merely be connected to the mysterious figure for certain reasons, and there would be no need to take action against him.
Moreover, through him in the future, it would be possible to purchase a certain amount of star spirit stones from the mines. At least for now, there’s no need to provoke someone who can even kill a Black Demon Wolf.
“I can’t make ten for sure. I already promised someone two yesterday. At most, at most I can manage one more. But the price won’t be low either. Give me sixty Star Spirit Beads, and I’ll help you get one made.”
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