Although Mr. He was restrained and dared not fire rashly, the bodyguards around were not idiots who could only stand by.
While Ruilin and I were slashing at each other to save face, seeing that Dong Chengpeng's attention was also drawn away, one of the quick-witted bodyguards decisively pulled the trigger.
Bang!!!
The moment the gunshot rang out, everyone instinctively froze for a moment, and then their gazes naturally turned towards the direction from which the muzzle flash erupted.
Dong Chengpeng's greying head suddenly burst open with a bloody hole. Caught off guard, the arm that was tightly gripping Mr. He immediately drooped down, and then the whole person collapsed onto the ground, blood gushing out from the wound on his forehead.
With Dong Chengpeng dealt with, only Ruilin remained.
Ruilin, who had already been cut several times by the flying cards, had a pale face due to excessive blood loss and felt dizzy.
He loudly called out to the fallen Dong Chengpeng, repeatedly trying to wake him up.
"Uncle Dong, wake up!!!"
"Wake up, Uncle Dong!"
The result was obvious, he failed.
However, although Ruilin's mind was muddled and dizzy from blood loss, his hands did not stop moving!
Whether it was deep muscle memory or not, Ruilin actually slashed me several times!
Of course, I also cut several bloody gashes on him with my flying cards.
The wounds on Ruilin and me were mainly concentrated on the hand that was tightly gripping Mr. He's left shoulder.
Not long after Dong Chengpeng fell, one of our hands on both Ruilin and me became a "bloody hand"!
Slightly better than Ruilin, my consciousness never blurred, and my determined goal never wavered.
Confirming that the other half of the threat, Dong Chengpeng, had been eliminated, and seeing that Ruilin's pent-up energy was about to be unleashed, I secretly endured the sharp stinging pain in my right arm, concentrating all my strength into my left hand.
Before Ruilin could swing his knife again, the steel card at my left fingertip swiftly grazed his throat.
Pfft...
The moment blood spurted from Ruilin's throat, a brief flush of red appeared on his extremely pale face.
After the flush of life quickly faded, Ruilin's eyes began to blur, and then his body went limp.
I will never forget the look in Ruilin's eyes as he fell.
There was hatred, anger, and regret...
Meeting Ruilin's dying gaze, my expression remained indifferent, but deep within my soul, an ineffable emotion surged.
I knew very well where this ineffable emotion came from.
After the successful "driving the tiger to swallow the wolf" stratagem, Yu Shuang had, without anyone noticing, employed a "borrowing a knife to kill" tactic, eliminating the opponents Dong Chengpeng and Ruilin effortlessly.
And my role in Yu Shuang's "borrowing a knife to kill" scheme was... that knife!
Before I could recover, as the tension in my body suddenly relaxed uncontrollably, with a thud, I collapsed to the ground and fainted.
...
When I woke up again, I was already lying in a hospital bed.
"Boss, you're awake!" Camel, who was sitting by the bed, said to me, his eyes slightly red.
Hearing this, I nodded weakly.
According to Camel's description, I had no serious injuries, only superficial wounds on my right arm. Coupled with blood loss, after disinfection and bandaging, I needed a few days of rest.
As soon as Camel finished speaking, feeling a little stronger, I quickly asked, "What about my friends? How are they?"
At this moment, as if there was no point in hiding it anymore, Camel could only suppress his grief and recounted everything that happened afterward.
He said that although the turmoil in Macau had temporarily subsided, my entanglement with Yu Shuang was not over.
So the final outcome was: Yu Shuang only allowed him to accompany me to the hospital, while everyone else was still imprisoned, trapped in the Grand Lisboa.
To save them, the Thousand King Token had to be exchanged!
I asked Camel about Mr. He's attitude. After all, I had saved his life, so he shouldn't be completely indifferent, right?
Camel's answer was that Mr. He had personally said that whether I saved him or not, he was sure he wouldn't be in any danger. Furthermore, he had already reached an agreement with Yu Shuang, so any favors from my side would have to be repaid after he fulfilled his promise.
The standard interpretation of Mr. He's words was: he would not participate in any disputes arising from the Thousand King Token!
Understanding this, I could only nod helplessly, feeling a great sense of emotion.
No wonder they say successful businessmen value profit over loyalty. I couldn't believe that Yu Shuang could reach a cooperative consensus with Mr. He simply by using the pretext of finding the mole hidden by Mr. He's side.
As a result, I, who also contributed to the matter of the mole, could only watch as Mr. He selectively ignored me.
If it weren't for sufficient benefits exchanged, I wouldn't believe it even if I were beaten to death!
I can only say that Yu Shuang was truly meticulous, calculating everything perfectly!
Seeing me lost in thought, Camel's lips moved as if he wanted to say something.
I knew he was worried about Xiao Long and Gao Jing, one a disciple and the other a brother, they were the closest people to him in this world.
And wasn't I also worried about Cheng Minglang and the others? Among them were brothers, friends, confidants, and lovers...
"Since Yu Shuang explicitly stated that she would only release them after seeing the Thousand King Token, then... let her have her wish!"
As I said this, my gaze dropped as I lay on the hospital bed, sighing heavily as if accepting my fate.
Hearing this, Camel's expression instantly became extremely complex: shock, confusion, surprise, hesitation.
Seeing Camel's prolonged silence, I said in a deep voice, "Go! Go and call Yu Shuang!"
After an unknown amount of time, Camel finally came back to his senses and replied, "Okay, I'll go now!"
On the evening of March 7th.
After meeting Yu Shuang at the hospital, Cheng Minglang and the others were subsequently released. Camel personally went to the Grand Lisboa to pick them up.
As for the price, it was half of the Thousand King Token that I had already packaged and stored at the front desk of Shunhe Hotel.
With the dust settled, Yu Shuang had transformed into the biggest winner.
As for me... empty-handed, a great loser who gained nothing for my efforts!