208: Chapter 208 Who are you (all of you)?!

Top floor of the He Group headquarters.

With a single move, Chu Hong, who had easily wiped out a full Pioneer Squad, pressed the muzzle of his gun against He Zhenshan's greasy head, which was covered in blood, dirt, and cold sweat.

"Take me to your private collection room. If you refuse or don't have one, I'll blow your brains out right now!"

Chu Hong's voice was sinister, giving Luo Xin, who was standing behind him, a creeping sense of dread.

Helping her solve the trouble of He Zhenshan while shaking down the other party for a red-quality collectible—with an operation as large as the He Group, they probably didn't have any super top-tier red items.

But lesser red items definitely wouldn't be lacking...

Facing Chu Hong's dangerous gaze—that terrifying look which signaled he would definitely shoot him on the spot if he dared to say a single 'no' or hesitate for even a second—He Zhenshan was all too familiar with it.

This guy wasn't bluffing!

The "private collection room" he was asking for was merely a bonus.

Having one or not having one made no difference, but if he didn't, He Zhenshan's head would look entirely different in the next second...

"I have one, I have one! Big Brother, don't shoot, let's talk nicely! The collection room is this way..."

Scrambling in a panic, He Zhenshan completely lost the swaggering airs of the "underground lord of Qianchongzhai Base City".

Faced with Chu Hong's threat, not daring to hesitate or feel any heartache in the slightest, he led the other party into a room on the side of his office.

He reached out and twisted a porcelain vase.

A fingerprint and iris passcode lock instantly appeared.

After a few "beep, beep, beep" sounds, the hidden door opened.

Revealing a small but absolutely private and secure space inside.

He Zhenshan turned back with a flattering yet terrified expression, just as he was about to say something.

"Bang!"

Luo Xin stood behind Chu Hong, watching in a daze as Chu Hong cleanly and decisively sent the fat pig before her to "evacuate the mortal world" with a single shot.

The latter casually tossed the amulet he had removed from He Zhenshan beforehand to Luo Xin behind him.

"Put it on, stay close to me later..."

Dropping those words,

Chu Hong stepped into He Zhenshan's collection room.

Five items, illuminated by lights and placed inside glass display cases just like his Big Red Collection Room exhibition cabinets, came into Chu Hong's view.

Two precious gold watches, and something that looked like a cowhide scroll.

A dark red whistle.

And a pair of glasses.

Chu Hong couldn't help raising his eyes slightly: "This dead fat pig has embezzled quite a lot..."

For a mere fellow who hadn't even reached the Energy Gathering Realm to sit atop such massive wealth—who exactly was standing behind him was really hard to guess.

[Item Name]: Grudge Scroll

[Item Grade]: Red

[Value]: 318,420

[Type]: Intelligence Data

[Weight]: 0.2 kg

[Inventory Slot Capacity Occupied]: 1 × 2

[Item Description]: Silently chant the name of the person you hate the most in your heart and offer a personal item related to them. No matter where they flee to the ends of the earth, the power of hatred will forever point the direction for you.

[Item Name]: "Wooden Man" Whistle

[Item Grade]: Red

[Value]: 271,000

[Type]: Tool Material

[Weight]: 0.02 kg

[Inventory Slot Capacity Occupied]: 1 × 1

[Item Description]: When the whistle blows, moving around will get you punished, oh!

[Item Name]: Paranormal Observer Relic

[Item Grade]: Red

[Value]: 405,332

[Type]: Tool Material

[Weight]: 0.7 kg

[Inventory Slot Capacity Occupied]: 1 × 2

[Item Description]: Will seeing them make you feel fear, and not seeing them mean you won't be scared anymore? They have always existed around here, and might even be right behind you.

"What kind of netherworld items are these..." Chu Hong clicked his tongue with some dissatisfaction.

Yet his hands showed not the slightest hesitation in collecting these items.

They were a bit netherworld-like, sure.

But if he could collect them and put them into the Big Red Collection Room, wouldn't this kind of netherworld vibe be used on someone else?

Even though Chu Hong's mouth expressed dissatisfaction, the look of surprise on his face—as if he had struck gold—was obvious even to a blind man.

"Cap—Captain, is it really fine for us to do this now?"

"After all, this is Qianchongzhai Base City, and you killed him..."

At the doorway.

Luo Xin didn't feel any particular way about Chu Hong taking away the red collectibles. Right now, she was looking with a worried expression at He Zhenshan, who was slumped against the wall with his head tilted back, a hole blown through his head, and dying with everlasting regret.

She wasn't the only one who wanted this man dead.

For so many years, not only did He Zhenshan not die, but the He Group had grown larger and larger. The true threat behind him ultimately lay with Wang Guangyi, the lord of Qianchongzhai Base City.

That was a Pioneer in the Core Condensation Realm!

Just as Luo Xin was panicking,

with a loud bang,

a figure suddenly flew backward heavily from outside, crashing into a wall, smashing quite a few exquisite hanging paintings, and almost flying straight out of the building through the floor-to-ceiling window Chu Hong had flown in from.

Luo Xin's heart tightened, and her pretty face turned pale.

"It—It's Deng Jie! He was actually defeated?!"

Luo Xin drew in a sharp breath. As the head of security for the He Group, Deng Jie also oversaw the unified management and resource allocation of the various Pioneer Squads.

His own strength was also recognized by City Lord Wang Guangyi.

Yet at this moment, he was lying on the floor like a discarded broken sack, looking as good as dead.

Chu Hong's figure instantly blocked in front of her.

However, when his gaze fell upon the figure walking in, the pupils beneath his mask couldn't help shrinking slightly, as if he had seen something that absolutely should not have appeared here.

Jiang Long?!

Chu Hong's heart pounded wildly. From the time he left Huangshan Base City until now, his appearance had entirely relied on the Masked Worm for disguise!

The other party couldn't possibly recognize him.

But why would he inexplicably appear here right now?

After seeing Luo Xin, Jiang Long's gaze visibly relaxed a little. However, when he saw Chu Hong, his brows furrowed slightly again.

Only the second stage of the Energy Gathering Realm?

At that moment, amidst the exclamations of the few members from the first and second squads behind Jiang Long, a rising cloud of dark green poisonous smoke also began to spread.

Luo Yi walked out from the poisonous smoke wearing a biochemical protective suit.

The dense swamp rats under his feet distinctly stopped approaching Jiang Long and the others.

But that terrifying poisonous gas had already made Jiang Long and the others' expressions turn exceptionally ugly.

"Who are you?"

All three parties spoke almost in unison.

But immediately afterward, Jiang Long's expression sank, and his gaze turned to Luo Xin behind Chu Hong.

"Friend, the situation is already troublesome enough; we don't want to make things any more chaotic... This girl is our objective. Hand her over to us, and whatever you do next will have nothing to do with our Night Crow Society!"

Jiang Long announced his affiliation.

Hearing this, Luo Yi stepped forward instead.

"My target is also her!"

This time, it was finally Jiang Long's turn to look ugly. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Chu Hong timidly raise his hand.

"Um... your target is in my hands, so... how about you listen to my command first and solve the trouble outside that has already arrived?"

Luo Xin was stunned, as Captain Chu's gun muzzle was already pressed against her forehead.

Luo Xin: "???"

Are you even human?

The crowd's gazes fell upon Chu Hong with strange expressions.

Behind Jiang Long,

Wu Gang and Liu Yanyan frowned as they looked at Chu Hong. Although this person's physique, voice, and various traits weren't very memorable, yet... they gave them an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

At this moment,

outside the He Group building,

City Lord Wang Guangyi was shrouded in black Qi, looking up at the entire building, where the stairwells and windows were all emitting dark green poisonous fog.

His expression was gloomy to the extreme.

"Trash..."

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