Chapter 727: Zhao Lei

Chapter 727 Zhao Lei

"Aaaah!!" With Zhao Lei's scream of agony, he crouched down on one knee, clutching his eye that had been stabbed.

In the disheveled underground room, Li Huo Wang watched him coldly, with not a trace of compassion in his eyes. He picked up the kitchen knife from the floor and blocked the doorway.

Just moments before, when he had asked Wang Gang who had defected to their side, Zhao Lei had suddenly attacked him from behind.

There was no need for Wang Gang to say anything more—the facts were clear: Zhao Lei was the traitor!

At the rendezvous point on Orange Isle, as one of those who had received advance information, he must have known the location beforehand.

The fact that enemies had sent a truck to ram him on the road clearly indicated this man had betrayed them.

And since the other two hadn't arrived yet, perhaps it was also due to his actions. Compared to external enemies, Li Huo Wang hated the traitor even more.

"Zhao Lei, Zhao Lei... I never expected it would be you. What did they offer you? Do you think being a dog for them will bring you a good ending? You still got your special abilities stolen by them!" Chen Hong Yu, her face twisted with pain, stepped forward like a wall blocking Zhao Lei's retreat.

Seeing others closing in, Zhao Lei, still covering his eye, showed an expression of fluctuating anger and fear. "It's my fault? Why should it be my fault! It was you who wronged me first! I was just protecting myself!"

"You wronged me?" Li Huo Wang laughed. "I only met you today—tell me, how exactly did I wrong you?"

"All lies! All lies!" Zhao Lei trembled as he lowered his right hand from covering his eye, staring at the blood on his palm before covering it again.

"What lies? Stop pretending to be insane and shirking responsibility! Are you really mad or faking it? I can tell just by looking!" Li Huo Wang said, pointing the kitchen knife at his face. "You don't understand! We've met before! You stole something from me first! If you're not kind, don't blame me for being unkind!" Zhao Lei shouted furiously at Li Huo Wang.

"There's no need to make things so ugly. We've all known each other for so long," Wu Qi stepped forward, trying to mediate.

"Stop with that nonsense! You're all playing roles here!" Zhao Lei's voice rose sharply.

"If there weren't outside enemies, could you set aside your past grievances and come together? Your dirty pasts! I don't even want to mention them! Do you really think you're a family that loves each other?"

"No one said it, right? None of you want to expose yourselves, right? Since you won't, I will! Qian Fu! If you have the guts, tell us who drove you to madness!"

"Wu Qi! Why do you only wander around outside instead of going home?"

"And you, Qing Wang Lai, everyone's made you the good guy! Others are all bad people! You're the smart one, right? Everyone else is stupid and can't see through it, right?"

Zhao Lei's words brought silence to the surroundings. Li Huo Wang looked around at the expressions of the others, seeing various emotions on their faces, and felt a glimmer of understanding in his heart.

Zhao Lei's words probably held truth. These people appeared harmonious on the surface, but there were likely secrets between them that he didn't know about.

"When I was in trouble, you all just watched the show! Now you blame me for betraying you? Hmph! If they offered you conditions behind your back, who among you wouldn't waver?"

Li Huo Wang had heard enough. He stepped forward and said, "I don't know what nonsense you're talking about, but even if you're crazy, you should know that their target is us themselves. Do you really think surrendering to them will lead to a good outcome?"

Zhao Lei lowered his trembling hand, his bloodshot and cracked eyeballs fixed on Li Huo Wang. "I can only gamble. They don't trust me, and you guys don't trust either. At least they seem to have better odds."

Li Huo Wang put down the kitchen knife and grabbed a roll of yellow tape from beside him, tying Zhao Lei's hands and feet tightly.

"Enough with your nonsense. Let's talk properly. Tell me about them. Since you were bought by them, you must know something about them. Who are they?"

Zhao Lei chuckled softly, "All lies, all lies. You really don't know them? Would you not know?"

"Hear me!" Li Huo Wang grabbed his collar and lifted him up, staring at his pale face. "You'd better behave! I don't want to get rough! If you don't speak honestly, I'll find ways to make you talk!"

"Hehehe..." Zhao Lei let out a low laugh. "Want to know who they are? No problem. You don't need to interrogate me. Soon enough, they'll know who you are."

As everyone heard these words and began to feel puzzled, three sharp knocks came from the door.

Hearing this sound, Zhao Lei's tone became triumphant. "You all think I'm useless now? I'm kidding you. Guess why I brought you to this remote basement?"

"Bang!" The door burst open, and three white-smoking iron balls rolled in from outside.

As the iron balls scattered, choking white smoke instantly filled the room, making everything pitch black. Coughing sounds filled the air.

"Nana!" Li Huo Wang rushed toward Yang Na, feeling a soft body appear before him. When he touched the jade earring at her ear, he pulled her down and moved toward the corner.

"Cough cough cough~! Give me the electric shocker! Crouch down by the wall! Cough cough! Don't pop your head up!"

"Mm."

With one hand holding the kitchen knife and the other the electric shocker, Li Huo Wang didn't act immediately but waited patiently with his nose covered.

When the mist slightly cleared, Li Huo Wang gritted his teeth and charged toward the figure who had entered through the door.

"Zzzz~!" The electric shock sounded, and the man in front of Li Huo Wang trembled violently.

When he saw the figure convulse and fall to the ground, Li Huo Wang turned decisively toward the others, not knowing how many enemies there were. Every one he could take down was one less threat.

As the mist gradually dissipated, more people fell to the ground from electric shocks. But when he inserted the electric shocker into someone's neck again, the person didn't react and turned around to face him—no electricity left.

"Snap!" As he turned, he raised his black crossbow and aimed at Li Huo Wang's leg.

Li Huo Wang showed no intention of dodging, planning instead to trade injury for life. Taking advantage of the opponent's movement, he raised the kitchen knife and slashed at his neck.

"Huo Wang! Watch out behind!" Hearing Yang Na's warning, he turned just in time to see a masked man standing two meters away, raising the black crossbow aimed at him. This time, it was aimed at his head!

Just as the man was about to pull the trigger, a piercing gunshot rang out from the left. "Bang!"

With a scream, the man's wrist exploded open, and his crossbow shattered into pieces.

Li Huo Wang looked toward the direction of the gunshot and immediately saw Qing Wang Lai, covering his nose, standing sideways with a serious expression, raising his pistol at the enemies. "Bang! Bang bang bang!!"