Chapter 671 - 550: Such Naive Thinking

"You guys... alright, everyone has their ambitions. I hope your future is exciting!"

Qi Dabin expected someone to switch sides at the last minute, but he didn’t expect there to be three. He turned sideways, cupped his hands slightly, and left without hesitation, not even picking up the weapons left on the ground in his haste.

"Stop right there!"

"Don’t go!"

Two shouts, one from Zhang Su, the other from Meng Changwei.

Thud, thud, thud.

The sound of feet crushing decaying grass rang out. There was no need for Zhang Su to waste his words. Over thirty fighters rushed forward, blocking the path of the nine trying to leave.

"What are you trying to do? This isn’t following the code of the martial world!"

"We don’t have any supplies. What’s the point of keeping us?"

"Master Zhang, we don’t want to join Celestial Horse Island. Is that not allowed? You’re being too domineering!"

The nine members of the Flying Wolf Gang huddled together back to back, looking at everyone warily. Unfortunately, they didn’t even have weapons in hand, which added a bit of tragic dignity to their stance.

The atmosphere at the scene instantly became tense.

Zhang Su looked oddly at Meng Changwei, pulled out a cigarette, stuck it in Meng’s mouth, lit it with a snap, and asked, "Boss Meng, I stopped them to remind them not to leave their weapons on the ground. Why are you stopping them?"

Of course, this was a lie. Zhang Su didn’t let the Flying Wolf Gang leave because he sensed something unusual about their emotions, and he believed that if there was something hidden, Meng Changwei surely knew at least a bit. Since he spoke up, there was a chance.

Boss Meng took a deep drag from the cigarette and sighed, "Master Zhang, to be honest, I’m happy to see you because these guys were spreading rumors before, saying... saying you were dead!"

???

"Huh?"

Zhang Su couldn’t help but laugh, sneaking a glance at the nine from the Flying Wolf Gang. Except for Qi Dabin, those whose faces he could see had shifty eyes, confirming Meng Changwei’s information wasn’t wrong. As for why Qi Dabin remained calm, it was simply because he had a strong psychological constitution!

"Saying I’m dead? Don’t you know they all call me King Yama? I’m back from the dead, didn’t see that coming, did you?"

Zhang Su found it funny and couldn’t help but tease the Flying Wolf Gang. Then he turned to Meng Changwei: "If I died, then what? They should have a follow-up plan, right?"

"Of course there is!"

This time, it wasn’t Meng Changwei speaking, but Xie Guangfa, who stood to the side without being tied up yet.

"Old Lame, you best not forget the oath you made!"

Qi Dabin rolled his eyes at the gloomy sky, speaking neither loudly nor softly.

While Meng Changwei spoke, Qi Dabin wasn’t nervous because he knew little. Even if everything was exposed, Qi Dabin could cover it up. But not Xie Guangfa; he knew all the details!

"Heh heh!" Xie Guangfa sneered, his hoarse voice speaking, "How could I forget? Betrayers of the gang will be struck by heaven’s thunder, and today is a good day for it. If it takes me, so be it! But I must reveal the good deeds you planned!"

Then, Xie Guangfa laid out Qi Dabin and the others’ schemes, receiving nods of agreement from Ning JianShe and Qian Guangwei beside him like pecking hens.

How they fabricated lies, how they deceived Bridge Town, how they commenced actions, how they cleaned up afterwards...

Xie Guangfa spoke slowly, while Qi Dabin and the others in the encirclement remained silent, neither affirming nor denying, keeping an ambiguous attitude.

The members of the Yama Corps nearby had strange expressions, speechless at the Flying Wolf Gang’s plan. Truly, ignorance is bliss, thinking a handful of people and a few guns could take Celestial Horse Island.

Too naive!

Not to mention anything else, just the tanks and 003 are enough to leave them with no burial ground. Celestial Horse Island, with its seemingly scant fighting personnel, is no pushover!

The Ancestor’s words hold true; know yourself and know your enemy, and you’ll never be defeated in a hundred battles. The Flying Wolf Gang’s plan lacks knowledge of both, leading to certain defeat!

"I’ve said all I needed to say. I guess Master Zhang wants to ask why I betrayed the Flying Wolf Gang. Because what they planned was unrighteous!"

"What a way to put it, unrighteous."

Zhang Su quietly listened to Xie Guangfa, nodded, then looked at Meng Changwei, believing he had something to say.

Sure enough, Meng Changwei spat out the cigarette butt, stomped it out hurriedly, and said, "Master Zhang, don’t misunderstand, I wasn’t planning to cause trouble with Qi Dabin on the mountain. Our intention was..."

"Hahaha, Old Meng, do you think denying it now means anything? We’re already tied at the waist, if I crap, you’ll get some on your butt too. Can’t wash it clean!"

Qi Dabin clenched his fists tightly. Without weapons, facing fighters with guns and knives, he had no will to resist. Xie Guangfa’s revelation caught him off guard, but he couldn’t let the people of Bridge Town leave unscathed.

The thought that the law doesn’t punish when everyone is involved arose in him. If he could drag along twenty or thirty from Bridge Town, perhaps there would be a turnaround!

Boss Meng’s face fell, glaring at Qi Dabin. Seeing that Zhang Su didn’t deign to respond to his barking, he quickly continued, "I didn’t believe the news of your misfortune from the start, but I had doubts about internal strife on Celestial Horse Island because of the weird things happening these past couple of days, so...

Actually, my idea was simple: go up the mountain with the Flying Wolf Gang and see. If there was indeed infighting, I’d choose to help..."

"Enough!"

Zhang Su suddenly shouted, his voice particularly loud, startling many at the scene into silence, and cutting off Meng Changwei’s words.