"Matches Malone, please understand. Personally, I trust you completely, but they need to know why you attacked."
After restraining Arnold, Johnny began a second interrogation. But unlike their earlier armed standoff, this time he stood right beside Qin Wei without even confiscating his gun.
From that position, Qin Wei only needed to reach out to snap his neck. It showed just how deeply Johnny trusted him.
Qin Wei brushed his hair back, tilted his head up, and sighed.
He knew that however bizarre tonight's events had been, he had to put them aside for now. His first priority was to silence Killer Croc forever.
And he did not even need to lie.
So Qin Wei recounted how he had caught Arnold trying to escape, and how Killer Croc had interrupted him during the execution.
He knew Killer Croc had only done it to steal his kill, but to everyone else, his words took on a different meaning.
"So Killer Croc, Wei Lun, is one of your men? He came to save you!" With the man in question unconscious, Johnny could only seek testimony from a third party. He pressed his gun against Arnold's forehead and demanded an answer.
"No! That's not it! I don't even know that big guy!"
Arnold cowered beneath the gun, clutching his head like a terrified hen.
Johnny pointed at Qin Wei. "Then he's lying?"
"Yes-he's the one working for me! That big guy wanted to kill me! He saved me-"
Arnold nodded frantically. The old bastard was not nearly as timid as he appeared. He bore a grudge against Qin Wei for breaking his right hand, and knowing he was certain to die, he still wanted to drag his enemy down with him.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The gunshots came without warning!
Johnny fired three times,