Endless Revenge

Qin Ran brought Lu Xin to the back of their transport factory. Here, there were many abandoned factory buildings and warehouses, filled with rusty scrap metal and overgrown weeds. Qin Ran walked directly towards an underground warehouse with a blue-painted iron door.

"This is it!"

Before pulling open the iron door on the ground, Qin Ran took a few breaths and glanced at Lu Xin.

Then he unlocked the iron door and, with a creak, pulled it open forcefully.

A choking, foul stench assailed them.

Lu Xin covered his nose and took a step back before leaning in to look.

The underground warehouse looked like a large pit, sealed with cement. There was some accumulated water inside. It was about five meters long, seven meters wide, and four meters deep. At the very bottom, several iron rings were nailed, and iron chains were attached to each of them. What was most chilling was that each chain was locked with a bloody mass. Upon closer inspection, they were arms.

At the bottom of the pit, there were also some semi-rotted pieces of flesh. Lu Xin quickly recognized what they were.

He couldn't help but frown and say, "That's really scary."

Qin Ran glanced at him and said, "Kid, your expression doesn't look scared at all."

"That's when we were truly scared!"

He paused before continuing, "Damn it, those four people stormed into my house, and they really startled me. And this whole thing is too bizarre. I didn't dare to kill them right away, so I locked them up here, thinking I'd interrogate them to find out who was messing with me. But I never expected that after these four were locked up here, they actually... they actually f***ing..."

As if sensing his voice trembling, he deliberately spat into the pit with force, using anger to mask his fear. "They all went mad! I didn't kill them, I just locked them up here, but before I could even interrogate them, they started fighting amongst themselves. They... they just started biting each other..."

He suddenly looked up at Lu Xin, his eyes bloodshot and filled with suppressed fear. "Can you imagine?"

"These bastards are still human, but they acted like dogs, biting each other... and they weren't just biting, they were tearing at each other. Some of them had their stomachs ripped open, and they were still..."

"At that time... I couldn't stand to look anymore, so I took my gun and shot them all..."

"And the first time I ever shot anyone, I thought I was doing a good deed..."

"..."

Having said this, he suddenly slammed the iron door shut with force, making a loud clang.

"What the hell are these things?"

He stared intensely at Lu Xin and said, "Since you came to ask, you must know something. So tell me quickly..."

"What the hell are these things?"

"..."

Lu Xin realized that Qin Ran's emotions were somewhat unstable.

But it was understandable. Even if he was a ruthless boss, he would be scared encountering something like this.

He might not fear death itself.

But inexplicable things like this were truly terrifying.

"This is completely different from what happened at the cafe before, but it's clearly not normal..."

After listening to his account, Lu Xin's mind raced: "Is the first person who seemed abnormal, Old Cui, the one causing these strange occurrences, or is it someone else? And from what he's saying, there seem to be some patterns in the events he encountered. On the first day, one person came for revenge; on the second day, two came; on the fourth day, four came. So..."

A jolt went through Lu Xin, and he quickly asked Qin Ran, "How many days has it been since they last came?"

Qin Ran clearly knew what Lu Xin had guessed. With bloodshot eyes, he slowly replied, "Seven days!"

"Seven days?"

Lu Xin's expression turned grim. Tomorrow would be the eighth day.

If this pattern held true, wouldn't eight more arrive soon?

"Wait for me a moment, I need to report this."

Lu Xin remembered what Chen Jing had told him earlier, so he first shook his head, preparing to take out his satellite phone.

But Qin Ran watched him coldly, then picked up an axe from the ground nearby and pointed it at Lu Xin. His voice was low and fierce as he said, "Kid, I've got a lot of lives on my hands. These guys can't threaten me. Forget four or eight, even if a dozen come, I'm not afraid. At worst, I'll just leave this damn city and go back to being a boss out in the wild. But you... don't..."

"Don't try to use this opportunity to scheme against me..."

"..."

"An axe..."

Lu Xin glanced at his backpack, wondering where Qin Ran got the nerve to threaten him.

"Even if you have two guns, I have so many people outside. If something happens, you won't be able to escape!"

Qin Ran stared coldly at Lu Xin, as if explaining. Despite feeling a bit guilty, he remained defiant.

"I'll definitely be able to escape, but that's not the point."

Lu Xin shook his head and said to Qin Ran, "If you're not afraid of four coming, and not afraid of eight, then what about sixteen?"

Qin Ran's eyes turned cold, and his Adam's apple seemed to bob.

Lu Xin continued, "Does that Old Cui know where you live?"

Qin Ran seemed a bit flustered, his voice hoarse. "Why are you asking that?"

Lu Xin said, "You just said that when he first came looking for you, he found his way here, but the third time, he went straight to your home. Have you ever considered that perhaps no matter where you hide, they can find you?"

Qin Ran's hand trembled noticeably. "How is that possible..."

Lu Xin said, "These things are strange enough as they are, nothing is impossible."

Judging by the current pattern, the people coming to seek revenge on him would only increase. No one knew how many there would eventually be if this situation were allowed to continue. If there were only a few, or a dozen or so, it wouldn't be much for someone as fierce and tough as Qin Ran. But what if it became dozens, or even hundreds?

Lu Xin could already imagine hundreds of people frantically chasing Qin Ran across the wilderness...

Theoretically, would there come a day when everyone in the world was madly hunting him?

And these people were not afraid of death, not afraid of injury, and could possibly find you no matter where you were.

They wouldn't stop until you were dead!

Mainly, they wouldn't stop until you were dead!

Qin Ran was clearly scared too, his hand holding the axe trembling. He said hoarsely, "I don't want to go to the frontier..."

He still didn't fully trust Lu Xin. Although they, who operated on the fringes, had their connections within High Wall City well-managed, there was no guarantee that some big shot wouldn't take a disliking to him and simply remove him like a nail.

This was also why he hadn't thought of reporting these strange occurrences to the Guard Department.

Firstly, he couldn't explain it clearly, and secondly, he didn't trust them!

He knew who was in charge in High Wall City. With a single thought from them, he could be sent to work on a farm outside the city for the rest of his life!

"Going to the frontier is better than dying..."

Lu Xin understood his thoughts, glanced at the cellar with its lid on, and then shook his head. "Or perhaps you'll be eaten by a strong person."

Qin Ran's pupils contracted, and the fine hairs on his body stood on end.

After what seemed like an internal struggle, he slowly lowered his axe, his voice hoarse. "I believe you!"

"..."

"As if you have a choice but to believe me..."

Lu Xin muttered, walked to the side, dialed a number, and then changed his tone. "Hello, Colonel Chen?"