Strange Invasion, Main Text, Chapter 1277: The Mad Liu Zai Lai. It had to be said, Liu Zai Lai wasn't much of a fighter, but he was very good at reading people and knew exactly how to manipulate them.
Of the three, Xiao Ding was the only real troublemaker. Old Jian and Guan Zi both had clear weaknesses that could be exploited.
It wasn't that Xiao Ding had no weaknesses. His arrogance, volatility, and lack of restraint were all flaws. It was just that, in this situation, Liu Zai Lai had no way to use them.
By now, Old Jian could only sigh bitterly to himself. He felt Liu Zai Lai had set him up this time. He'd thought the offer sounded pretty sweet.
But with Xiao Ding dead, Old Jian would have to take some responsibility, one way or another. That made the rewards Liu Zai Lai had promised seem hardly worth it.
Now he couldn't turn against him, but he couldn't stay on his side either.
Old Jian felt sick to his stomach, as if someone had stuffed a handful of maggots inside him. He wanted to turn on Liu Zai Lai, but how could he do that? And even if he did, what could he do to Liu Zai Lai? Kill him too?
They'd gone out to scout the area and lost two men. Even if Xie Chun accepted his explanation when he got back and believed that Liu Zai Lai and Xiao Ding had fought over a woman, Old Jian knew Xie Chun would start doubting his abilities. They'd put you in charge of the team, and this was how you led them?
So now Old Jian was like a rat caught in a bellows, miserable whichever way he turned. If he went back and told