The squad leader felt extremely wronged, for he had guessed correctly, and San Shang had indeed vented his anger upon him.
"Mr. San Shang, but I..."
San Shang Tianshang, sputtering with rage, struck the squad leader across the face.
As he was mid-rant, and the squad leader, clutching his burning cheek, was about to explain.
An unexpected situation occurred.
At that moment, on the road leading towards them.
A strong, blinding car headlight was growing steadily closer!
San Shang Tianshang and the others' gazes were instantly drawn towards it.
"Is that... Captain Nohara and his men returning?"
"Hard to say, it's not Captain Nohara's style to return without announcing."
"So... it's likely the enemy?"
"Not necessarily, maybe it's just someone passing by?"
"Nonsense, all the roads in this area have been sealed off by our Self-Defense Forces. Who could possibly be passing through here?"
"..."
While these twenty-odd Self-Defense Force soldiers were wondering, San Shang Tianshang had already sensed something was wrong.
He hastily retreated behind these soldiers.
He was utterly cowardly, no trace of the arrogance he displayed when bullying the young soldier earlier.
"Quick! You all stand in front of me and protect me! I am an important figure of the San Shang Group. You must risk your lives to protect my safety!"
Regarding San Shang Tianshang's cowardly display, these Self-Defense Force soldiers inwardly disdained him.
However, at this moment, they could no longer afford to bother with the cowardly San Shang Tianshang.
Because the blinding headlights were drawing ever nearer.
They all knew very well that whoever was approaching would be no benevolent visitor!
With merely twenty-odd men, some prepared their weapons, awaiting the arrival of the lights.
While a few less fortunate soldiers had to shield San Shang Tianshang behind them, ensuring his safety.
"Hey! This area is off-limits!"
Seeing the headlights now within striking distance, the squad leader at the front shouted, "First warning! Stop immediately and submit to inspection!"
However, the headlights were blinding, and there was no response. The vehicle continued at its original speed, moving at a steady, unhurried pace.
The squad leader's brow furrowed. He gestured to his subordinates.
His subordinates cocked their weapons, all muzzles pointed at the blinding headlights.
The squad leader also placed his hand on the pistol at his waist, ready to act.
Simultaneously, he spoke loudly.
"Second warning! Please stop immediately and accept..."
Before he could finish speaking, the vehicle was almost upon them!
"Baka! What in the world is going on?"
The squad leader was extremely perplexed. He drew his pistol and said, "Tonight's mission is of utmost importance! Not a single word must leak out! Follow my orders! If this vehicle does not stop, we will shoot immediately, leaving no survivors!"
"Hai!"
They were all prepared on their end.
Meanwhile, the approaching car showed no change in its speed.
At this point, it was still thirty to fifty meters away.
However, due to the blinding headlights, these Self-Defense Force soldiers could not see clearly who was in the vehicle.
Forty meters...
Thirty meters...
Twenty meters...
...
When the vehicle was only six to seven meters away from the squad leader, he finally saw what was in the car!
No, it was the contents of the car!
Because there was no one in the vehicle, only a large pile of hand grenades and explosives, all attached with wires!
"Damn it! Take cover!"
The squad leader immediately cried out, and in one motion, abandoned his weapon, diving into the roadside bushes!
The others also began to act, scattering to dodge or quickly seeking cover.
Only San Shang Tianshang, seeing the soldiers protecting him suddenly run off, roared in fury, "I'll cut your military budget..."
Of course, the truckload of hand grenades and explosives didn't give San Shang Tianshang a chance to finish his sentence.
Bang!
Rumble—
A fierce fire, a violent explosion!
Several surrounding armored vehicles were tossed and overturned, erupting in flames. To say nothing of San Shang Tianshang, a mere mortal.
He didn't get to finish his words, and was instantly blown into countless pieces of flesh!
Most of the twenty-odd Self-Defense Force soldiers were not much luckier.
Their fate was to be torn apart by the immense explosion, though not completely pulverized. They were just slightly better off than San Shang Tianshang.
Amidst a raging inferno, the surviving squad leader, with a soot-covered face, stood up.
"Baka! Baka! Who did this! Who!"
He clenched his fists, baring his teeth, and scanned his surroundings, shouting hoarsely!
He could never have imagined that he would one day suffer such a devastating defeat.
And as the squad leader was shouting, right behind him, a tall figure unhurriedly clapped his hands.
"I did."
This person was, of course, Chen Fan.
Not long before, he had gathered all the hand grenades and explosives from the residential building and loaded them onto a car.
Then, he set up the mechanism, placed a brick on the accelerator.
He got out of the car, letting the explosives-laden vehicle drive down the straight road.
When the attention of these twenty-odd Self-Defense Force members was drawn to the car, Chen Fan leisurely circled around and hid in a place beyond the blast radius.
Since the Self-Defense Force soldiers' attention was focused on the car at the time, no one noticed Chen Fan's arrival.
Now, seeing a survivor still defiant and shouting, Chen Fan naturally had to step forward and say something.
However, after Chen Fan calmly said "I did," the squad leader, with his back to him, continued to shout.
"Hmm?" Chen Fan's brow twitched slightly. He picked up a small pebble from the ground and threw it at the squad leader.
"Hey, I said I did it, can't you hear me?"
"Who?"
After being hit by the pebble, the squad leader realized someone was behind him. He turned around, rubbing the back of his aching head.
"You want to know who did it? Let me tell you before you die, your entire contingent has been wiped out by me." Chen Fan said.
"Nani? Why are you just moving your mouth and not speaking? Baka! Speak louder!" The squad leader, unable to hear Chen Fan's voice, roared angrily.
"So you're deafened." Seeing his state, Chen Fan spoke while preparing to act, "Never mind, seeing as you're disabled, I'll give you a quick end."
"Bastard! Damn it!"
But at this very moment, a powerful roar suddenly came from not far away!