Why Did You Have to Push Me?

A moment later.

The two of them finally sensed that something was wrong. They gradually fell silent and looked at Xu Feng nervously.

Xu Feng finished his ham and carefully tucked the wrapper into Eric's pocket.

Only then did he leisurely sit down on a tree stump in front of them.

He hesitated, rubbed his face, and said seriously, "I-I'll introduce myself first.

"I'm just an ordinary repairman, with a little bit of strength.

"For all these days, I've been working diligently, saving money, and training.

"All I want is to live a peaceful life and not die in this godforsaken world.

"Gentlemen, before this, I'd never killed anyone except in self-defense."

Eric and Keith exchanged glances, unsure what Xu Feng was trying to say.

But the calmer and kinder Xu Feng seemed, the more uneasy they felt.

Xu Feng continued as if talking to himself. "I'm telling you this because I want you to think carefully and answer my questions honestly.

"I have a family. I don't want to do anything reckless, much less anything dangerous.

"Whatever problem we have, let's just resolve it, all right?"

The two of them swallowed. Eric nodded. "All right."

Xu Feng did his best to smile warmly at them. "Then here's my first question. Gentlemen, what are your names?"

"I-I'm Eric."

"Keith."

After hesitating, the two answered at the same time.

Xu Feng nodded in satisfaction.

At least it was a good start.

He paused, then continued. "Second question: why have you been following me since this morning?"

At that, Keith immediately grew agitated and said to Xu Feng, "When did we follow you? We were just—"

Bang!

But no one had expected it.

The moment Keith opened his mouth, Xu Feng's fist shot out like a tyrannosaur's.

His punch landed squarely on Keith's face.

"Ah!"

Keith cried out as the back of his head slammed into the tree trunk.

The immense force made the thick tree shudder.

He instinctively struggled to get away.

But Xu Feng pinned him against the tree with an iron grip.

"Why—"

Xu Feng slammed another punch into him!

Bang!

"Ah!"

"—lie to me—"

Bang!

"Ugh—"

Bang!

"Ah! Why?!"

"Urgh—"

The dull thuds of his fists sounded like thunder.

"Didn't I say to be honest?!"

Thud!

"Didn't I say I didn't want any trouble?!"

Every time Xu Feng threw a punch,

Eric, watching from the side, flinched violently.

At first, Keith was still struggling.

But as the punches kept coming, he gradually stopped moving.

Only after Keith lay on the ground, twitching faintly, with blood pouring from his face and mouth, did Xu Feng finally take a deep breath and slowly straighten up.

He took a wet wipe from his pocket, printed with a cute little bear.

After wiping his hands, Xu Feng put away the wrapper and the used wipe, then stuffed them into the pocket of Keith's clothes.

Only then did he turn and walk over to Eric, sitting down again.

"Sir! I'll tell you, I—"

Eric tried to speak, his face full of terror.

But Xu Feng raised a hand to stop him.

Eric's voice cut off at once. He didn't dare even breathe too loudly.

Xu Feng took another deep breath, steadying his nerves and his trembling hand.

He rubbed his face, then did his best to force a smile as he looked at Eric. "I just want to live an ordinary life. Why do you have to push me?"

His expression suddenly darkened.

It was as if all the fear and panic he'd accumulated during the two months since he'd crossed over had erupted in that instant.

He suddenly leaned close to Eric, gritted his teeth, and spat out each word through clenched teeth. "Answer me! Why?!"

Eric recoiled, his lips trembling as he shouted, "No! Don't kill me!!!"

But after waiting for a long time, he still didn't feel a fist land on him.

He opened his eyes in panic and saw that Xu Feng had calmed down again. "Sigh. How about we start over?"

Xu Feng straightened Eric's collar, making him shudder all over.

"Name?" Xu Feng asked with a smile.

"Eric!" Eric replied, still shaken.

"Why were you following me?" Xu Feng asked curiously.

Eric immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "This was all Lurence's idea!

"This bastard wanted to recruit you to meet his damn quota!

"It was all his idea, sir! We had nothing to do with it!

"We were only ordered to keep an eye on you. We never planned to harm you!"

Seeing Eric's agitated, trembling expression,

Xu Feng nodded in satisfaction.

He glanced at Keith beside them. "Why didn't you just say that from the start? Why treat me like an idiot?"

Eric swallowed and only then slowly relaxed.

It seemed this madman still had some reason left.

If only he'd spoken up from the beginning.

Eric regretted it immensely.

"I shouldn't have taken this damn assignment! Fuck!"

"Mm." Xu Feng suddenly spoke up, politely asking in a tone that sounded almost conversational, "Then tell me about that Lurence you mentioned.

"Why was he keeping an eye on me? What was his assignment? Would you mind telling me?"

Eric really wanted to say, "I'd rather not," but when he saw Xu Feng's "sincere" gaze,

he had no doubt that if he dared to lie, his fate might be even worse than Keith's.

But should he really tell him?

If he only talked about what had happened earlier, he'd get no more than a punishment when he returned.

But if he dared to reveal the mission they'd come here to carry out,

he'd likely end up in a military tribunal!

And that wouldn't just make his own life a living hell.

His family might get dragged into it, too.

After hesitating again and again, Eric took a deep breath and closed his eyes in despair. "Kill me. I can't tell you about this. Please don't torture me. Just make it quick."

Xu Feng froze. He never imagined the other man would choose to hold out to the death.

He stared blankly at Eric. "What could matter more than your own life? It's just a recruitment assignment, isn't it?"

But Eric shook his head slightly. "I really can't tell you."

Seeing how firm he was, Xu Feng knew he probably wouldn't get anything else out of him.

"All right." Xu Feng sighed. "Then I'll ask him myself, okay?"

Eric opened his eyes and looked at him, confused.

"How strong is Lurence?" Xu Feng asked again.

"If I tell you, will you let me go?"

Seeing that Xu Feng hadn't killed him right away,

Eric felt hope rise in his heart again.

"I'll consider it," Xu Feng said with a nod, his expression complicated. "But you have to tell the truth."

"Lurence is only an Intermediate Warrior, but his uncle, Lister, is a High-Rank Warrior."

Eric answered honestly.

Xu Feng nodded and asked, "How many of you are there? What are your strengths? Where are you staying?"

"Our Flying Eagle squad has only seven official members.

"The captain is Lister, Lurence's uncle.

"Besides the captain, the official members include four Intermediate Warriors and two Primary Warriors. Keith and I are the two Primary Warriors."