Chapter 950: Chapter 950: A Step Ahead in the Game
A police car slowly stopped at the door of the two-story building.
Wang Cangdong, personally driving the car, looked at Huo Ben in the passenger seat.
"Brothers in arms, I can only take you this far. I’ll say this one last time: sometimes death is a relief. If you’re alive, many people won’t be able to sleep."
Wang Cangdong lit a cigarette and looked at Huo Ben.
This trip, he was just sending him to his death.
"I’ve done so much for the Eight Elders’ Council, and now that something happened, no one cares about me. Is this what’s called a stray dog?"
Huo Ben snatched the cigarette, took a couple of deep drags, and exhaled.
"Huo Ben, don’t forget that you used to be a miner going down the shaft. If it weren’t for the Eight Elders’ Council giving you a chance, could you have enjoyed so many years of wealth and glory? One should be grateful. The glamorous years you had, others can’t enjoy in several lifetimes. One should be grateful and content with that. Since you’ve enjoyed what others haven’t, you should accomplish what others can’t, right?"
Wang Cangdong patted Huo Ben on the shoulder. "Rest assured, come holiday season, I’ll definitely burn a lot of paper money for you."
"Alright, let’s meet again in the next life!"
Huo Ben laughed coldly, opened the door, and got out of the car.
Wang Cangdong dared not linger, hurriedly stepped on the gas as the car disappeared around the corner. Huo Ben harshly threw the cigarette to the ground and stepped into the two-story building.
"Boss Huo, you’re finally back!"
Just as Huo Ben was about to walk into the basement, Lin Fan’s voice sounded from behind. He, with a cigarette in his lips, smiled while looking at the tightly shut security door of the basement, the place which was a living hell, home to his Human Mortar.
"County Magistrate Lin... you truly have a knack for things, predicting everything."
Standing at the door, Huo Ben coldly stared at Lin Fan and said, "Then you should also know why I came back."
"Of course, if you get caught, how many people won’t get a good night’s sleep? So you must have come back seeking death, right?"
Lin Fan looked at Huo Ben coldly, while he laughed: "County Magistrate Lin really is ingenious. Losing to you, I admit defeat willingly. This time, not only did you take me down, but you also took the chance to kill Che Laojiu. Now Red Flag County temporarily has no agent to accompany you, and your Hell Level journey is just beginning. So don’t think you’ve already won. The people behind me are all more terrifying than I am!"
"I’ve always looked forward to sparring with them, so Boss Huo, why not reveal some inside information? It would save me the trouble of leveling up by fighting monsters!"
Lin Fan stared straight at Huo Ben as his smile twisted grotesquely: "County Magistrate Lin would beg a private boss like me, isn’t this turning the heavens upside down? But if you kneel and beg me, I might divulge some untold secrets."
"Kneel and beg you?"
Lin Fan walked step by step towards Huo Ben, the contempt in his eyes clearly indicating his stance.
"Haven’t you realized that your life and death aren’t up to you, but to me!"
"County Magistrate Lin, then just arrest me!"
Huo Ben, looking at Lin Fan closing in, didn’t evade but rather raised his hands.
"Arrest you... so you didn’t come back to commit suicide!"
Seeing the emaciated Huo Ben up close, Lin Fan couldn’t help but furrow his brow.
Although he didn’t know Kung Fu, it wouldn’t be difficult to take him down.
"Why should I commit suicide?"
Huo Ben sneered: "I have no children, no worries, no one can coerce me, and no one can command me. My life belongs only to me. As long as I’m alive, many people won’t sleep well. Thinking of this makes me happy. But County Magistrate Lin, you should be careful. Whether you can take me away is the biggest question. Before leaving Red Flag County, I won’t say anything!"
"Boss Huo, you’re playing it real hard, planning to take me down with you!"
Lin Fan stared into Huo Ben’s eyes. If he captured him now, all factions would definitely spare no effort to kill him. By then, he might also be implicated.
"You’re right, I just want to drag you down with me because the things in my head are what those provincial people desire the most. Once they have me, many things will surface. Now it’s up to you to see if you can take me away."
Watching Da Xiaoshuang and Little Shuang emerge from both sides, Huo Ben knew that this was the trap Lin Fan set for him.
"Huo Ben, you really are ruthless, trying to drag me into the water at this moment. Truly admirable!"
Lin Fan chuckled and shook his head, signaled to Tang Xiaoshuang, and the two women immediately stepped forward, controlling Huo Ben’s hands.
"Since you’re already down in the water, drowning together sounds quite fitting. I’m looking forward to joining you on your journey to Huangquan!"
Huo Ben’s smile was grotesquely sinister, but he never expected Lin Fan wouldn’t take him away but instead bypassed him and went to the Human Mortar’s safety door. He pushed it open, revealing more than a dozen women inside, unshackled.
"Actually, I wasn’t planning on leaving you alive either!"