298: Atone for your sins with good deeds? Sure, let me go first!

"How dare you hit me?" Tong Dawei covered his face.

"I wouldn't dare!" Xu Le replied, then ruthlessly slapped him again, hitting him so hard his own hand bones almost cracked.

Tong Dawei's face immediately swelled up, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. "I am a Commander of the City Defense Army! You dare to attack me? This is treason!!!"

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have used my hand to hit you," Xu Le shook his right hand. He had used too much force just now and almost fractured it; the body of an ordinary person was too weak. "I should have used a tool!"

!!!

Tong Dawei's joy turned to rage, and he sternly scolded, "How dare you!"

"Of course I wouldn't dare!" Xu Le unbuckled the belt from a corpse and lashed it fiercely across Tong Dawei's face, leaving a two-finger-wide bloodstain.

"This is treason! You are the public enemy of the entire nation! Just you wait, everyone will drown you with their spit!" Tong Dawei covered his face.

"How long should I wait? A day, a year, or a lifetime? I'm not a patient person; I usually only wait three minutes."

As Xu Le spoke, he didn't stop what he was doing, lashing Tong Dawei's face repeatedly until he was soon beaten into a pulp.

"You will die! I'm going to kill you!" Tong Dawei broke down.

"Sure, I'll be waiting!" Xu Le said, starting to lash the other side of his face. Soon, the man's face was beaten into a bloody mess, with white bones exposed.

"If you have the guts, then kill me! Otherwise, I will definitely kill you, kill your whole family, and leave no one alive!"

"Alright! But before I kill you, would you mind telling me whose dog you are? And where your home is?"

Xu Le's voice remained calm, but the broken Tong Dawei instantly sobered up.

He had just said something he shouldn't have.

"Xu Le, leave my family out of this!"

"Is that so? That's not what you said just now."

"I... I spoke without thinking. I... I apologize."

Tong Dawei painfully lowered his head. He hadn't yielded to the earlier torture; his many years of combat experience had long since forged his iron will. But when his family was mentioned, and he thought of Xu Le's terrifying nature, he finally broke.

"Oh, if apologies were useful, what would we need Law Enforcement Officers for? No, wait, Law Enforcement Officers don't seem to be of much use anyway. Hahaha..."

Xu Le laughed wildly. It was fortunate that no wise old master was passing by, otherwise, there would surely have been another scene of "eliminating demons and defending the Dao".

"I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything you want to know, just please spare my family." Tong Dawei wept bitterly.

"Shh, don't say it. It's impossible. Your family is doomed. Even if Jesus comes, He won't be able to save them. I said it!"

Xu Le laughed even more happily. The negative energy suppressed for years, once released, was like a flash flood or a fierce tiger unleashed from its cage.

"No, no, no! I admit I was wrong, I beg you..."

Tong Dawei completely broke down. A flash of disgust crossed Xu Le's eyes, and he threw him into Zhiwei Tower.

The Mirage Spirit poked its head out; for someone who had completely broken down, there were no secrets left for it.

After experiencing his "whole family being wiped out" three times, Tong Dawei had already wept until he was a puddle of mush.

The Mirage Spirit told Xu Le the information it had collected.

Tong Dawei was not anyone's dog; it was simply because the advisor Zhou Lingqi had treated him to a meal.

Zhou Lingqi was Ye Beixuan's advisor. It sounded like a high-ranking and powerful position, but in reality, it was equivalent to a retainer in ancient times, just helping to provide ideas.

Tong Dawei was willing to help simply to build a connection that might be useful one day in the future, nothing more.

"So it turns out I'm only worth a meal, hahaha... No, to be precise, the four of us are only worth one meal. How cheap!"

Xu Le looked at the twenty or so remaining people. A murderous intent flashed and vanished; in the end, he did not kill them all.

They had grasped the chance to live, so Xu Le decided to let them go.

The twenty or so people watched as Xu Le took out a paper car and then turned it into reality with a single point. It wasn't until the engine roared and the car sped away that they truly let out a sigh of relief. They all collapsed onto the ground, looking at each other, seeing the luck of having survived in each other's eyes.

Even the most terrifying evil spirits from the Spirit Realm had never brought them such terrifying pressure.

...

The Zhou family villa.

Just as Xu Le arrived at the entrance, he was stopped by two armed security guards: "Private property, no trespassing!"

Crack! A bolt of lightning turned both of them into charred remains.

Zhou Lingqi was having dinner with his family when he heard the thunder and frowned.

"Did it just thunder?"

"Doesn't seem like it. It sounded more like someone got electrocuted."

"Who would be so careless? You lot, go and take a look."

Zhou Lingqi ordered two bodyguards to go out and check. He picked up his bowl, preparing to continue eating, but the unease in his heart grew stronger.

Crack! The familiar sound of electric current again!

Zhou Lingqi jumped up immediately: "Draw your guns, take off the safety."

The remaining four security guards immediately obeyed, aiming their guns at the door.

The door was kicked off its hinges, and a handsome young man walked in.

"Xu Le, how can it be you?"

"That's right! How could it be me? I should be locked up in the Law Enforcement Bureau—no, wait, I should have been executed by firing squad. How did I end up here? Let me think..."

Xu Le was nonchalant, a thoughtful expression on his face. Suddenly, he clapped his hands and said happily, "I remember now! I'm here for revenge. Are you ready?"

"Just you alone?" Zhou Lingqi calmed down.

Although he didn't know what had happened, as long as he killed the key person, he wouldn't be afraid even if Ye Beixuan came looking for him.

Xu Le shrugged: "If I said I had an army of thousands, would you believe me?"

"Open fire!" Zhou Lingqi ordered.

Just as the four bodyguards were about to pull the triggers, a bolt of lightning appeared even faster, striking all four and scorching them into corpses.

The only bodyguard who was fast enough managed to pull the trigger, but Xu Le just slightly leaned to the side and successfully dodged the bullet.

Zhou Lingqi's pupils shrank slightly. He was a smart man and never believed in coincidences.

"I am one of Commander Ye's men. I surrender. I am willing to accept the sanctions of the law."

"Even when facing death, you don't forget to threaten me? Heh, but even if Jesus comes, it's useless! I don't accept your surrender!"

As Xu Le spoke, thunder had already gathered between his fingers. The blue electric arcs were clearly visible, dancing in the air like naughty children.

"Jesus coming might be useless, but what about me, Ye Beixuan, coming over?"

Xu Le turned his head. Ye Beixuan was standing not far away, with a cigar in his mouth.

"You want to get involved?" Xu Le's voice was very cold.

Ye Beixuan didn't mind and laughed, "Don't be so agitated. We are friends, aren't we?"

Xu Le didn't refute it, but he didn't believe it either. Even if he really considered him a friend, it would be the lowest-tier kind. He didn't believe Ye Beixuan didn't know everything he had suffered; it was even possible that he had fanned the flames himself.

"I just got back, don't slander me in your heart," Ye Beixuan took a deep drag of his cigar and started coughing, unable to handle the strength.

"I discovered that there is unusual activity of evil spirits around Xuanwu City. There is a mysterious force guiding everything, and the next evil spirit siege is about to break out. His brain is somewhat useful; let him atone for his crimes with merit!"

Xu Le smiled, revealing eight teeth: "Sure! But let me kill him first, then he can atone for his crimes."