Chapter 573: Do You Dare?

The gate of the bungalow was pushed open roughly amidst the noise.

Dozens of soldiers surrounded several men and women as they walked into the courtyard, while in the distance, countless shadows flickered.

Wave after wave of bloody and iron-like aura surged into the sky from all directions.

When Lu Yu pushed open the door and saw these people, he stood with his hands behind his back and coldly said, “It’s so late, and you’ve finally come to find me. I’ve been waiting impatiently.”

“Lu Yu, how dare you act so brazenly after committing murder? This is not your territory.”

Several middle-aged men, each exuding an air of distinction, glared with intense fury under the protection of soldiers, their eyes as if wishing to tear Lu Yu apart.

The two young women, dressed modestly, now had red, swollen eyes from crying, and looked utterly desperate.

“It’s you! You bastard killed our son. I want your life in return. I’ll tear you apart piece by piece,” a young widow shouted, pointing at Lu Yu, her eyes filled with fury and hatred strong enough to curse a man to hell.

Another young woman shouted fiercely, “I’ll flay your skin off, you devil! You killed an innocent person like this—my poor child didn’t do anything wrong!”

The scene was chaotic. The woman was nearly losing her mind, while several middle-aged men looked as if they were ready to kill.

Lu Yu looked at the two women and asked with a smile, “Innocent? Do you really dare to claim your sons are innocent? Can you swear to heaven, can you stake your lives and honestly utter those two words?”

The two women abruptly stopped crying, taken aback by Lu Yu’s sharp questioning and momentarily at a loss for words.

They know better than anyone what their own son has done.

In their eyes, however, their son’s safety is the most important thing.

When others get into trouble, it can always be resolved with money.

Anyway, they’ve already provided compensation, so it’s fair to say they’ve done right by the other party.

However, when it comes to innocence, can it truly be considered innocent?

Breaking someone else’s legs and maiming their body is also a mistake.

The women were left speechless by a single sentence.

Lu Yu sneered coldly, his face suddenly turning icy. He harshly rebuked them, saying, “Since you’re not innocent yourselves, who do you think you are to accuse me? Don’t spout nonsense in front of me. Go home and think carefully about what your own son has done before coming here to cause trouble. If you two had any guts, I’d tear you apart right now. Get lost.”

Lu Yu showed no mercy, his eyes flashing with a cold light like a fierce beast scanning the area.

The two women, after being glared at, felt their entire bodies go weak and stumbled backward.

The man beside the two women immediately stepped forward to support them.

“Grab him, grab him! I want to avenge my son!” a woman shouted, pointing her arm toward Lu Yu, her voice filled with anguish and fury.

“Grab him.” A man’s voice coldly ordered, his face dark with menace.

Several soldiers behind the man had already stepped forward.

The old man beside Lu Yu’s side frowned and coldly demanded, “Without military orders, who gave you the courage to leave the camp擅自?”

When the old man sat beside Lu Yu, his aura was naturally exuded, a kind of inherent dominance that commanded respect without the need for anger.

At this moment, the old man was truly enraged. His anger was like a thunderous explosion, causing the heavens and earth to darken, exuding a bloodthirsty aura capable of slaying millions.

Lu Yu couldn’t help but feel startled standing beside the elderly man.

He had never expected that this elderly man, who appeared so frail, could exude such an imposing presence.

As the old man’s furious shout rang out, powerful auras also surged from the dark corners around the bungalow, enveloping the area.

The two women had never seen the old man behave like this before, and their faces immediately turned pale with shock.

Several soldiers who had walked out subconsciously stopped.

The elderly man before them had silver hair, a spirited demeanor, and an air of icy arrogance.

This is the first among the Huaxia military, the true king who wields the power of a million-strong army.

The few men were slightly startled at first, but soon regained their composure.

Lu Yu looked at the old man coldly and said, “These people came right to us; I’d be more than happy to eliminate them all at once. Since they’re here, they shouldn’t expect to leave. Are you stopping me because you don’t want me to kill them?”

Lu Yu’s smile carried a chilling intent to kill.

He never intended to resolve the matter peacefully in the first place. Upon seeing these people coming to his doorstep, he immediately thought of eliminating them.

“Wait a moment, I have a question. I want to know, these people don’t have the authority to arbitrarily deploy military personnel. What does it mean for these soldiers to appear here?”

One person stepped forward and said, “Why are you doing this? This kid has completely ruined the laws of the Four Nine City. He killed my son, even sending someone to poison him right in front of me. Now, we’ve brought people here to arrest him, and this is wrong too?”

This person looked somewhat similar to Yan Zheng, but seemed to have aged significantly overnight, with much of his hair turned gray.

In his forties in age, but with a face that shows fifty.

At this moment, he glared at Lu Yu with a ferocious expression, clenching his teeth, and said: “He sent someone to poison and kill my son right in front of me. Can you imagine the pain? Rescue? I couldn’t save him at all.”

The middle-aged man became increasingly sorrowful and enraged as he spoke, as if he could not wait to rush forward, tear Lu Yu apart, crush his bones, and rip out his heart.

“I understand this matter clearly. Your son was the first to poison someone. Haven’t you ever thought about that?”

“My son poisoned him, but did Lu Yu really die?” The middle-aged man’s facial muscles twitched slightly as he gritted his teeth.

The old man retorted, “Yan Xisheng, does something have to result in death before it’s considered a mistake!”

This is a question, but also a rebuke.

Middle-aged Yan Xisheng felt a tremor in his heart. The woman behind him was weeping, and after a momentary silence, the expressions of the others gradually turned cold and indifferent.

Yan Xisheng’s expression turned serious as he said, “Don’t forget, who established the rules of this city. And now, are you protecting this person at the expense of breaking those very rules?”

The old man snorted coldly, “Don’t think I don’t know what you’ve been up to in the city in recent years. If it weren’t for you secretly undermining the rules, do you think he could have survived until today? Five years ago, he raped a young girl and forced her to jump from a building—have you forgotten that? Four and a half years ago, he seriously injured two customers in a restaurant in the eastern part of the city; didn’t your wife step in to settle that matter? Three and a half years ago…”

The old man recounted each matter one by one, questioning loudly, his voice growing colder and colder.

Yan Xisheng’s expression looked terrible.

The woman behind him was trembling even more violently, crying out loudly, “My son, you died such a tragic death.”

The old man continued, “What happened after the apocalypse was more than enough to have him killed many times over. Before the apocalypse, how little did your Yan family do to uphold justice?”

As the elderly man questioned them, his gaze also swept over the other individuals present.

None of these people dared to meet the old man’s gaze directly and turned their heads away.

Although these people dared to demand someone in front of the old man, it didn’t mean they had the courage to confront him directly.

Yan Xisheng’s face turned alternately pale and flushed with anger as he clenched his teeth and said, “Are you accusing me of failing to discipline them properly?”

His voice already carried a hint of disrespect as he began to question.

He had already started being very polite. However, the old man’s attitude made him extremely angry. No one had ever criticized them before, yet now someone was actually doing so.

Are you going to show your true colors?

“Are you questioning me?” the old man said more firmly, his face showing signs of anger.

Yan Xisheng couldn’t help but take a slight step backward, a hint of fear creeping in.

Two people stepped forward from behind Yan Xisheng and said calmly, “Let’s set aside for now whether Yan Zheng deserved to die. However, those who killed him have violated the rules of the city. They killed not only law enforcement members but also Yan Zheng and several others, including Li Han. Can you at least give us an explanation about this?”

The man spoke politely without the slightest sign of disrespect. Yet his tone was forceful and directly pointed to the crux of the matter.

This man appeared to be in his late forties or early fifties, more than ten years older than Yan Xisheng. His hair was already white, and his face bore a stronger resemblance to Yan Xisheng than before.

When this person stepped forward, his presence and manner of speaking were even more imposing than Yan Xisheng and the others.

The elder, seeing the old man step forward, said, “Yan Xilong, must you stand against me?”

The old man’s expression changed slightly. He wasn’t afraid, but it was going to be quite troublesome.

“Not about doing right, just want to know if the person beside you broke many rules in the city, whether he deserves to die!”

“Yes,” the old man replied.

“If he deserves to die, then it’s right for my men to come after him, isn’t it?”

“Those who resort to military force, you have gone too far,” the old man replied calmly.

“Even without the military, we can still make the arrest,” Yan Xilong said, nodding toward several soldiers.

Several soldiers毫不犹豫ly took off their military uniforms and said, “We have already served in the army for more than ten years and have long completed our military service. Now we are leaving the army, there shouldn’t be any problem, right?”

“You were originally my subordinates, and I approve your discharge. According to the regulations, you are also eligible to retire.” Another person stepped forward and replied.

The old man’s face was cold as he said, “Li Lin, you’re threatening me.”

These people suddenly arrived here not only to arrest someone, but also to send a message of intimidation.

This was their way of telling the old man that the army isn’t under your sole command, and not to underestimate people like us.

If you force us, we will fight back.

Li Lin said, “The enforcement team is chasing the Wan She King and has no time to arrest anyone. Then we can only capture Lu Yu ourselves and hand him over to the enforcement team. Is that wrong? The criminal is right in front of us. If you won’t arrest him, can’t we do it instead?”

Lu Yu had been watching quietly from the side, and upon hearing the conversation among the few people, he remained silent without uttering a word.

When it came to his own involvement, Lu Yu smiled and said, “Why bother going around the bend like this? If you want to arrest me, just say so directly. I’m right here; this is your only chance before I leave the city.”

Yan Xisheng shouted loudly, “Lu Yu, the murderer must pay with his life. Do you really think you can be an exception?”

Yan Xisheng dared not face the old man, but he treated Lu Yu with arrogance.

Lu Yu said arrogantly, “I killed someone. Do you dare to kill me?”

“You—” Yan Xisheng trembled all over, his voice a snarl: “Grab him! I’ll kill him with my own hands!”

Several soldiers moved slightly, and then Lu Yu disappeared from sight.

Li Lin only felt his neck tighten as a large hand clamped down on it.

“Lu Yu, you dare!” Li Lin didn’t expect that Lu Yu would come after him first, and immediately started trembling all over in fear.

“Who are you?” Lu Yu asked disdainfully, “What are you in my eyes? Without those connections, you’re just an arrogant ordinary person; even a first-level warrior could kill you at will.”

Lu Yu said so.

Yan Xisheng and others were all stepping backward, creating some distance from Lu Yu.

Dozens of soldiers around them sprang into action, forming a protective circle around Yan Xisheng and the others.

As for Li Lin, who was already in Lu Yu’s hands, it would not be easy for them to take him back.

“Lu Yu, do you know the consequences of killing me?” Li Lin gritted his teeth and said, “If you kill me, at least one hundred thousand troops within the city will come after you. Do you know the six secret units in the city? Do you believe that some of them will come after you too?”

“Do you know what happens to those who dare to threaten me?” Lu Yu smiled, raising his hand as a blade of slaughter pressed against Li Lin’s throat.

“You… you dare!” Li Lin felt a bit creeped out.

He had never seen Lu Yu kill anyone, but he had heard about Lu Yu’s methods.

It fell into Lu Yu’s hands, and he was actually a bit scared.

“Do you think I dare or not?”

Lu Yu’s blade in his hand pierced another fraction of an inch into Li Lin’s neck, pressing against the bone.

Li Lin felt the pain and his face turned even paler.

“Are you really going to kill me?”