Chapter 470 431: A Weapon That Leaves People Dumbfounded
At that moment, when Miss Lili got out of the car and was suddenly confronted by a naked man, she flew into a rage. She snatched a brick from the ground, brandished it, and shouted, "Damn it, you dare to act like a degenerate in front of me? Watch me smash you to death with this brick!"
Seeing that Miss Lili was about to strike Zhou Xiaoer, Zhao Rong quickly stepped forward to stop her. "Miss Lili, please, show some mercy. We need this guy to lead the way for the exchange. He's how we get your father and Wang Guihua's father back. If you kill him, we'll have lost our only lead."
Hearing this, Miss Lili calmed down slightly. Instead, she delivered a sharp kick to Zhou Xiaoer's backside. "You shameless thing, running around naked like a pervert! If Brother Zhao Rong hadn't stopped me, I'd have already caved your head in with this brick!"
Zhao Rong, for his part, picked up two large leaves from the ground and used them to cover Zhou Xiaoer's private areas. "Now, hurry up and take us to your father, Hong Ju."
Zhou Xiaoer took the two leaves, clutching one to his front and the other to his back, and began to lead the way. "Sir, Miss, please follow me. I'll definitely take you to my father, Hong Ju."
And so, Zhao Rong and his group followed Zhou Xiaoer toward the basement of the warehouse.
However, as soon as they stepped inside, the assistant suddenly had a thought. He grabbed Zhou Xiaoer and questioned him, "Damn it, your father's surname is Hong, but yours is Zhou. That doesn't make sense! If you dare to trick us, we'll tear you limb from limb right now!" As he spoke, the assistant picked up a whip from the ground and lashed Zhou Xiaoer twice.
Zhou Xiaoer cried out in pain and scrambled to explain, "Sir, you don't understand! My father's original surname was Zhou. But his family was poor when he was a child, so he was adopted by an old man with the surname Hong. Now, as his son, I have to carry on my true ancestral line, so I took back the name Zhou."
Before Zhou Xiaoer could finish, Hong Ju and a group of thugs suddenly appeared ahead of them. In the middle of the group were two chairs, upon which sat the Chairman and Wang Xiaopeng, both bound hand and foot and blindfolded.
When Miss Lili and Wang Guihua saw their fathers tied up by Hong Ju, they immediately surged forward, crying out, "Father! Don't be afraid! We're here to save you!"
But just as the two women were about to rush forward, Hong Ju abruptly pulled a submachine gun from behind his back. He aimed it at Zhao Rong's party and said, "You lot had better behave. As long as you hand my son, Zhou Xiaoer, over to me, I'll release the Chairman and Wang Xiaopeng right now."
Hearing this, Zhao Rong held the two women back and replied to Hong Ju, "Fine. We'll do it your way."
With that, Zhao Rong did as Hong Ju demanded, releasing his grip on Zhou Xiaoer and letting him walk forward. At the same time, Hong Ju untied the Chairman and Wang Xiaopeng, allowing them to walk toward Zhao Rong's group.
As the Chairman walked, he looked at Zhao Rong with excitement. "Zhao Rong, I knew you'd come for me! And just as expected, you got here in less than an hour!"
Wang Xiaopeng gave the Chairman a thumbs-up, praising Zhao Rong. "Chairman, this ace bodyguard you hired is truly incredible. Not only is he a man of action, but his investigation skills are top-notch!"
At this moment, Hong Ju, standing opposite them, was hatching a wicked plan.
He watched his son walking toward him, thinking to himself, "As soon as my son gets over here, I'll use this submachine gun to kill the Chairman and Wang Xiaopeng first. Then, I'll eliminate the Chairman's bodyguard Zhao Rong, his assistant, his daughter, and all their friends. I'll silence every last witness."
Just as Zhou Xiaoer reached Hong Ju's side, the Chairman and Wang Xiaopeng reached Zhao Rong.
The moment Hong Ju saw his son was safe by his side, he immediately raised the submachine gun, aimed it at the Chairman and Wang Xiaopeng, and prepared to fire.
Hong Ju cackled madly, "You fools! You actually fell for my trick! Not only have I saved my son, but now I'm going to send you all to the Western Heaven!" As he finished speaking, he pulled the trigger.
When the Chairman and Wang Xiaopeng saw Hong Ju go back on his word and prepare to kill them, they were so terrified they threw themselves to the ground. "This Hong Ju is a true menace to society," they cried in fear. "It looks like there's no escaping death for us today!"
The assistant dove behind Zhao Rong, feeling his doom was imminent. "I've imagined many ways to die," he lamented, "but I never thought I'd be gunned down by that old man with a submachine gun. What a tragic end!"
Just as everyone believed they were doomed, Zhao Rong, his expression completely calm, recited, "A silkworm spins silk until its death. Since ancient times, has anyone ever escaped their fate? Let my loyal heart illuminate the pages of history."
Finishing his words, Zhao Rong shouted at Hong Ju, "Old man, what are you waiting for? Shoot already!"
However, before Zhao Rong could even finish his sentence, the instant Hong Ju pulled the trigger, his gun exploded in a blinding flash. The violent blast killed all the thugs standing behind him and left both Hong Ju and his son, Zhou Xiaoer, mangled beyond recognition.
At the moment of the explosion, Zhao Rong had instantly summoned a massive shield from his Magic Ring, holding it up to protect himself, the assistant, Miss Lili, Beauty Yu Lan, Beauty Xuelian, and Wang Guihua. The Chairman and Wang Xiaopeng, having already dropped to the ground, managed to avoid the shrapnel and the shockwave.
When the Chairman and Wang Xiaopeng saw the sudden explosion, they immediately looked at Zhao Rong. "Zhao Rong, what did you do? You made Hong Ju self-destruct!"
The assistant was in disbelief. "Brother Zhao Rong, did you throw a grenade over there?"
Miss Lili ventured a guess, "Brother Zhao, you must have planted a timed bomb, right?"
Beauty Yu Lan thought for a moment before stating with certainty, "Brother Zhao Rong, you must have used a match-head detonator, right?"
Beauty Xuelian came up with a fantastical idea. "Brother, did you use a nuclear weapon on those bad guys? Is that why they were blown up so horribly?"
Wang Guihua pulled out her phone, opened the calculator app, and began estimating the blast yield. "Brother Zhao Rong, you must have used a high explosive like TNT, correct?"
As they all kept guessing, Zhao Rong finally revealed the weapon he had used. And when they heard what it was, they were all utterly stupefied, never having imagined that Zhao Rong could be so brilliant as to use such a jaw-dropping weapon.