Why Are You Forcing Me?

Why force my hand?

A moment later.

The two finally sensed that the atmosphere had shifted and gradually fell silent, watching Xu Feng with growing tension.

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

Only then did he sit down with composure on a tree stump in front of the two men.

He hesitated for a moment, rubbed his face, and said earnestly, "Let me introduce myself first.

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

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

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

Gentlemen, before this, aside from self-defense, I have never killed anyone."

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

But the calmer and more amiable Xu Feng appeared, the more panicked they felt inside.

Xu Feng continued, speaking to himself, "I'm telling you this so that you'll think carefully and answer my questions honestly.

I have a family, I don't want to take risks, and I certainly don't want to do anything dangerous.

Whatever conflicts we have, let's just resolve them, alright?"

The two swallowed hard, and Eric nodded. "Alright."

Xu Feng did his best to maintain a smile, looking at them gently. "Then, the first question. Gentlemen, may I ask what your names are?"

"I—I'm Eric."

"Keith."

The two hesitated for a moment before answering in unison.

Xu Feng nodded in satisfaction.

At least it was a good start.

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

Upon hearing this, Keith became somewhat agitated and said to Xu Feng, "When did we follow you? We were just—"

"Bang!"

However, no one expected it.

The moment Keith opened his mouth, Xu Feng struck out suddenly, like a tyrannosaurus.

The punch landed squarely on Keith's face.

"Ah!"

Keith let out a miserable shriek as the back of his head slammed into the tree trunk.

The immense force made the tree, which was as thick as two men, shudder violently.

He struggled instinctively, trying to dodge.

But Xu Feng's iron grip pinned him against the tree.

"Why—"

He threw another heavy punch!

Bang!

"Ah!"

"Lie to me—"

Bang!

"Ugh—"

Bang!

"Huh? Why?!"

"Urgh."

The dull thuds of the fists sounded like thunder.

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

Thud!

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

With every punch Xu Feng threw, Eric's eyelids twitched violently as he watched from the side.

At first, Keith was still struggling.

But as the punches rained down, he gradually stopped moving.

It wasn't until Keith lay on the ground, twitching slightly with blood streaming from his face and mouth, that Xu Feng finally took a sharp breath and slowly straightened his back.

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

After wiping his hands, Xu Feng packed up the wrapper and the used wipe, stuffing them into the pocket of Keith's clothes.

Only then did he turn around, walk over to Eric, and sit back down.

"Sir! I'll talk, I—"

Eric, his face full of terror, started to speak.

But Xu Feng raised a hand to stop him.

Eric's voice cut off abruptly, and he didn't dare to take a full breath.

Xu Feng took another deep breath, calming his nervous mood and trembling hands.

He rubbed his face, then squeezed out a smile as best he could as he looked at Eric: "I just wanted to live an ordinary life, why did you have to force me?"

His expression suddenly turned gloomy.

It was as if all the panic and fear he had accumulated over the two months since he transmigrated had erupted in this single moment.

He leaned in close to Eric, gritting his teeth, and spat out six words through the gaps: "Answer me! Why?!"

Eric recoiled violently, his lips trembling as he shouted: "Don't! Don't kill me!!!"

But after waiting for a long time, he didn't feel any fists landing on him.

He opened his eyes in a panic, only to see that Xu Feng had returned to a state of calm: "Sigh, let's start over, shall we?"

He straightened Eric's collar, making Eric 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 shrieked at the top of his lungs: "It was all Lurence's idea!

Screw that!

That bastard wanted to recruit you to complete his damn mission quota!

It was all his idea, sir! It has nothing to do with us!

We were only ordered to monitor you; we had no intention of harming you!"

Seeing Eric's agitated, trembling expression, Xu Feng nodded in satisfaction.

He glanced at Keith to the side: "Wouldn't it have been better to just do this from the start? Why treat me like a fool?"

Eric swallowed hard, finally letting out a slow sigh of relief.

It seemed this madman in front of him still had a shred of reason.

If he had known it would be like this, he should have just spoken up from the beginning.

Eric felt immense regret at that moment.

"I shouldn't have taken this damn mission in the first place! Fuck!"

"Hmm," just then, Xu Feng spoke up, his tone polite as if he were discussing something, "then tell me about this Lurence you mentioned? Why is he monitoring me? What is his mission? Would you mind telling me?"

Eric really wanted to say "I do mind," but looking into Xu Feng's "sincere" eyes, he had no doubt that if he dared to lie, his fate might be even worse than Keith's.

But did he really have to say it?

If he only talked about what happened before, he would at most face a punishment when he returned.

But if he really dared to reveal the mission they were here for this time, he would likely end up in a military court!

The outcome wouldn't just be a fate worse than death for him; he feared it would implicate his family as well.

After hesitating repeatedly, Eric took a deep breath and closed his eyes in despair: "Kill me. I can't talk about this. I beg you, don't torture me, just give me a quick end."

Xu Feng was stunned; he never expected the other man to choose to hold out to the death.

He stared blankly at Eric: "What could be more important than your own life? Isn't it just a recruitment mission?"

However, Eric only shook his head slightly: "I really can't say."

Seeing his firm attitude, Xu Feng knew that he probably wouldn't be able to get anything else out of him.

"Fine." Xu Feng sighed. "Then I'll go ask him myself, shall I?"

Eric opened his eyes and looked at him, somewhat bewildered.

"What is Lurence's strength?" Xu Feng asked again.

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

Eric saw that Xu Feng had not killed him immediately.

Hope ignited in his heart once more.

"I can consider it," Xu Feng nodded, his eyes complex, "but you must tell the truth."

"Lurence is only a mid-tier warrior, but his uncle, Lister, is a high-tier warrior."

Eric stated truthfully.

Xu Feng nodded and asked again, "How many people are there in total? What are your strengths? Where do you live?"

"There are only seven official members in our Flying Eagle squad.

The captain is Lister, Lurence's uncle.

Besides the captain, the other official members include four mid-tier warriors and two low-tier warriors, which are Keith and me."