Upon returning to the presidential suite of the State Guesthouse, Cheng Xiaofan noticed Xiang Wanli sitting there, her face ashen and sullen.
"Miss Xiang, who are you angry with?" Cheng Xiaofan asked with a broad smile.
Xiang Wanli shook her head in frustration. "Zhu Bailin and Lei Chu, those two scoundrels, are going to drive me mad!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan's brows furrowed immediately. "Did those two do something to you?"
Xiang Wanli replied, "What could they do to me? They don't have the guts."
"What makes me so angry I could spit blood is that they went to the red-light district this evening. After using the services of a prostitute, they refused to pay and then severely beat her!"
Cheng Xiaofan knew that in the Land of Bullets, the red-light district was protected by law. However, those who frequented it had to abide by its rules. Regardless of one's status, payment was required. Refusing to pay and beating a prostitute was an offense that the laws of the Land of Bullets could not tolerate. According to local statutes, they were to be castrated.
"What scum!" Cheng Xiaofan's expression also darkened. "Where are those two?"
Xiang Wanli said, "The prostitute reported them to the police, and they were arrested by the local authorities. Hearing them claim to be from the China Aid Group, the police had no choice but to pay for Zhu Bailin and Lei Chu and send them to the embassy!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan gritted his teeth in anger. He had painstakingly built up his prestige in the Land of Bullets, only for these two scumbags to cause such a scene. If it weren't for his sake, they would have been arrested long ago.
"Where did Old Yang go?" Cheng Xiaofan asked.
Xiang Wanli replied, "My uncle received a call from Ambassador Sun Chenggang and went to pick them up!"
Cheng Xiaofan stated decisively, "Once they're brought back, round up the four who haven't taken the Antidote and escort them back by chartered flight tonight."
"What if they refuse to go back?" Xiang Wanli asked hesitantly. They had gotten in through connections, and each had a certain influence behind them. Would forcing them back cause trouble?
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan sneered. "Refuse to go? That's not up to them!"
As they were speaking, the door opened. Yang Jigang entered, leading Zhu Bailin and Lei Chu.
"You two scums!" Cheng Xiaofan strode forward.
*Slap!* *Slap!*
He delivered two resounding slaps.
"Ah—" Zhu Bailin and Lei Chu cried out in pain, flipping backward and landing heavily on the ground.
"Hey Cheng, what right do you have to hit me?" Zhu Bailin yelled hoarsely.
Cheng Xiaofan roared, "Kid, what right do I have to hit you? Don't you have any idea what you've done! In broad daylight, you freeloaded a prostitute and then beat her. You've shamed China!"
Zhu Bailin brazenly retorted, "Those Americans can have it for free, why can't Chinese people? Are Chinese people inferior to Americans? We are bringing glory to our country!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan almost laughed. What twisted logic! "So, you think you're in the right?" Cheng Xiaofan sneered. "You two scumbags have now been infected with the virus. Is that also an achievement you're proud of?"
Lei Chu shuddered at his words. "What did you say? We're infected with the virus?"
Zhu Bailin shot him a glare. "Don't listen to him! He's trying to scare you into buying his rat droppings!"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "You don't believe me? Take off your shirts. Look at your chests, do you have a black turtle mark?"
Lei Chu immediately took off his shirt and saw a palm-sized black mark on his chest, resembling a turtle. "Ah, how could this be?" Lei Chu exclaimed in horror.
Seeing this, Zhu Bailin panicked. He hastily took off his shirt and found the same mark on his chest. He had seen television news in China reporting that many people infected with the Land of Bullets virus developed strange markings on their bodies, some like turtles, others like snakes, and some like rats, and so on.
Cheng Xiaofan sneered, "Touch the marks with your hands. See how they feel!"
The two instinctively reached out and touched the black turtle marks.
"Ouch!" Both cried out in pain. "It hurts so much!"
Zhu Bailin immediately pleaded with Cheng Xiaofan, "You are the divine doctor who went on the expedition to the Land of Bullets. Save me quickly!"
Lei Chu followed suit, "Cheng Xiaofan, save me! I don't want to be tormented to death by the Land of Bullets virus!"
Cheng Xiaofan said disdainfully, "Why should I save you? You can save yourselves!"
"We don't know medicine, how can we save ourselves?" Zhu Bailin roared.
Cheng Xiaofan's eyes widened. "If you don't know medicine, why did you come to the Land of Bullets?" He then turned to Yang Jigang, "Old Yang, thank you for your hard work. You will escort these two, along with the four who haven't taken the Antidote, back to the country tonight!"
Yang Jigang said, "Okay, that's what I was planning anyway!"
Xiang Wanli said, "Mr. Cheng, they are infected with the Land of Bullets virus. If they are escorted back like this, won't they infect others?"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled. "The transmission of the Land of Bullets virus varies from person to person. They are not contagious yet. As for what fate awaits them, that will be up to destiny!"
"Hey Cheng, I'm not going back, what can you do?" Zhu Bailin yelled defiantly. "You must cure the virus! Otherwise, when we get back, my father will never forgive you!"
Cheng Xiaofan's face darkened. "Your father? In my eyes, he's just an ant! Just like you, eliminating you is no different from crushing an ant." He said to Yang Jigang, "Old Yang, call Ambassador Sun. Arrange for two embassy special police to assist you in escorting them back to the country! Anyone who dares to disobey, shoot them directly. What's the point of some ants dying anyway. I will bear any consequences when we return. They are just wasting food by living."
"Understood, Mr. Cheng!" Yang Jigang immediately dialed Sun Chenggang's number. He knew Cheng Xiaofan had the right to say these things. After all, behind him was a powerful Department of Jianghu Affairs. Once certain matters were handled by the Department of Jianghu Affairs, all troubles seemed to become simpler. Yang Jigang, having worked in the Department of Jianghu Affairs, was privy to some of its inner workings.