Before I could react…
Bang!
As the passenger side windshield shattered, Shi Jianguo dragged me out of the car!
"Son of a bitch Chen Xiang! It’s been half a year, and your skills have really improved!"
"It's a shame even heaven isn't helping you!"
The moment he finished speaking, Shi Jianguo slapped me hard across the face.
Slap!
As the right side of my cheek felt a pain so intense it was almost numb, a flash of white light suddenly appeared in my right eye without warning.
Immediately after, my entire right eyeball felt a sensation of soreness and swelling.
Without a doubt, the force of Shi Jianguo's slap was comparable to a heavy hammer.
"You dare to pull a stunt like in the movies, strapping explosives to yourself? Go on, detonate them if you have the guts!"
After speaking, as if still not satisfied, Shi Jianguo reached out again, his fingers splayed, and swung towards my face.
While it was understandable that I didn't react to the first slap, how could I possibly give Shi Jianguo a second chance now?
The instant his hand came out, I abruptly dodged to the side, then instinctively grabbed his arm.
Before Shi Jianguo could break free, I exerted force and pulled him towards me.
With one hand gripping his throat, I took the remote detonator for the explosives out of my pocket.
"Chen Xiang, I warn you, don't do anything rash! Otherwise, I guarantee you'll regret it!"
After being counter-controlled, Shi Jianguo immediately panicked and shouted loudly, trying to conceal the slight tremor in his body.
Hearing this, I smiled calmly, lightly touching the switch on the remote with my thumb, and said, "Regretting it isn't much. If you don't let me go today, then you're not leaving either!"
"Do you dare to take a gamble? Is this really the remote control in my hand?"
"And will I actually press it?"
Hearing me say this, Shi Jianguo was instantly startled, his whole body trembling violently.
He hadn't expected that his impulsive advance would result in him being subdued by me, nor that the item I had pulled out earlier was a fake remote.
"Chen Xiang, have you lost your mind? Do you even know where we are?"
"Haojiang!!! The territory of Mr. He, the Gambling King!"
"You dare to run around with explosives strapped to you, aren't you afraid of your corpse being dumped in the Haojiang River!?"
Shi Jianguo knew very well that if I dared to carry explosives with me, I must have been prepared to perish with my enemies at any time.
However, this did not mean I was eager to die.
Of course, neither did he want to die!
He knew that merely making threats was useless now; the only way to survive was to invoke the name of a powerful figure.
Otherwise, if I were truly pushed to the brink, not a single person present would escape!
In fact, it wasn't just Shi Jianguo who was scared; I was quite frightened myself.
It was rumored that Mr. He had eyes and ears everywhere in Haojiang. If anyone came to Haojiang and didn't cause trouble, it was fine. But if they dared to cause trouble…
The first people to come knocking would undoubtedly be Mr. He's men!
But now, I couldn't afford to worry about that. I had to save my own life first before discussing other matters.
With this thought, I gritted my teeth and roared, "Shi Jianguo, I will only say the following words once! Listen carefully…"
"Have all your men get into their cars and retreat at least three kilometers!"
"Note, don't drive three kilometers in a straight line; make plenty of turns!"
"Once the distance is sufficient, have them call you one by one to confirm!"
"Don't tell me it's impossible! If you can't do it, I'll take all of you down with me today!!!"
It's the same saying: no one is unafraid of death.
No matter how tough or reckless a person is, at the critical moment of life and death, their true nature will always be revealed.
Although the slap Shi Jianguo gave me stung, I was also grateful to him.
If it weren't for his eagerness for credit and his desire for revenge, if any of his subordinates had been subdued by me, he might not have yielded so easily.
Because I had dealt with this arrogant guy back in Anhai. He looked down on everyone else, treating them as less than human, and only obeyed Yu Shuang, being truly loyal to her!
Upon hearing my words, Shi Jianguo didn't dare to delay and immediately nodded, "Okay!"
Then, without a moment's hesitation, he loudly called his men back into the cars and reversed three kilometers away.
Vroom vroom vroom…
Under the gradually darkening night sky, the engines of four or five cars started simultaneously, the roar of the engines sounding one after another.
Leaving behind an lingering smell of gasoline, the cars, guided by the streetlights along the green belt, slowly moved further away.
Finally, until they were no longer visible within the range of sight…
About five minutes later.
Shi Jianguo's phone began to vibrate frequently. After answering it, I had him ask the men, as I instructed, where they were, what road they were on, and what buildings were nearby.
Although it was my first time in Haojiang and I wasn't familiar with the roads and buildings, I could clearly see the road signs not far ahead.
There were three road names written on them. I had already specified not to drive three kilometers in a straight line but to make plenty of turns.
If they tried to fool me, I could tell by comparing the names on the road signs.
Fortunately, Shi Jianguo's subordinates were quite obedient and drove the three kilometers, making many turns as instructed.
On the first call, after hearing a completely unfamiliar road name and landmark building, I told Shi Jianguo to keep the phone while I instructed Camel to quickly flag down a car on the road.
The moment I got into the car, I kicked Shi Jianguo to the ground.
Before closing the door, I left him with a message.
"You dog, go back and tell your master Yu Shuang that she can forget about the Thousand King Token in my hand!"
Before my words had even fully faded, I signaled the driver to start the car.
The instant the taxi sped away, I heard Shi Jianguo behind me shouting hysterically, "Son of a bitch Chen Xiang!"
"You better pray I don't catch you, or I'll never forgive you!!!"
Hearing Shi Jianguo's "sincere outpouring," I sneered dismissively.
Since we had already become enemies and had escalated to this point, it was now a situation of life and death!
Such threats were meaningless.
Let our actions speak for themselves!
I knew that given Yu Shuang's personality, if she realized she couldn't handle this alone, she would definitely seek help.
If I guessed correctly… Xiao Tianci should be making his appearance soon!
In the week leading up to the official start of the Thousand King Competition, the situation I would face was bound to be fraught with peril…