Chapter 523 - You Must Remove Me (1/2)

It suddenly dawned on Xiao Luo what a small world this actually was. Despite not seeing an old acquaintance for a long time, there was always a chance of bumping into them again someday.

For Xiao Luo, in most cases, he’d end up meeting old classmates as most of them worked in the same area since graduation, so it wasn’t hard to meet them by chance. But, in Tang Wantian’s case, it was different.

He furrowed his eyebrows and asked, “What are you doing here?”

“I-I…”

Tears started rolling down Tang Wantian’s face right after he asked her. She looked forlorn and full of regret. All the things that she had experienced was a nightmare that she would never forget for the rest of her life.

After talking to Tang Wantian, Xiao Luo was able to get a rough idea of how she got there. Tang Wantian had spent some money to hire a black ship and found her way to Libya. She came with her cameraman, and her goal was to capture and record the war in Libya to give viewers an on-the-ground report of the conflict. This assignment would give her career a significant boost and set her on the way up the hierarchy.

“Oh, God, how did you even dare to come here!”

Xiao Luo could understand her passion for journalism but shook his head at her preparation for such an assignment. To him, it was not bravery but foolishness. “This is a war zone. To think that you’re wearing such a revealing and sexy outfit—do you think this is some tourist spot? Have you gone mad, Tang Wantian?”

He was quite piqued and lost control of his emotions somewhat. They had been university classmates and spent four years together, so he still treated her as a friend. It was a fact that couldn’t be erased no matter how much time had passed.

Tang Wantian put her head down and had nothing else to say. She did consider her safety before coming here, but she also heard that the Libyan government and rebel army had their principles and would not hurt the innocent. So, she gritted her teeth and came here, in the hope of getting the latest news and updates on the Libyan war—it was her path to becoming a gold-level reporter. It was also this dream that kept driving her to achieve more in the industry. But she had not expected to experience something as cruel and horrifying as this incident in a small town.

Seeing that her entire body was still trembling, Xiao Luo couldn’t bring himself to reprimand her anymore. Bearing in mind that she was almost raped by the five thugs earlier on, it was undoubtedly a terrifying experience for any woman.

Jiang Zhiming walked over to Xiao Luo. “Mr. Mie, how should we deal with the five of them?” he asked.

There was no doubt that he was the person in charge of this team, but the encounter with the Libyan rebel army group in the afternoon changed all that. Xiao Luo naturally was seen as the alpha of the Special Operations group, and therefore he decided to ask Xiao Luo for his opinion.

“We’ll have to give them a good beating, of course. How dare they try to bully a woman from Hua Nation. If I don’t break them apart, there’s no way I can swallow this anger,” Kong Yunhong growled.

The other members of the Special operations team grunted in agreement as they all felt that these five thugs could not be let off that easily.

Xiao Luo looked skyward, and his eyes seemed focused in the far distance. He had a stern look on his face that appeared like he was harboring a thousand-year-old vendetta. His eyes glowered with cruel intent. After a brief moment of silence, he opened his mouth and said, “Kill them all!”

What?

Kill? Kill them?

Jiang Zhiming, Kong Yunhong, and the other group members from the Special Operations team shuddered at the thought. They eventually managed to calm themselves down but were quite shocked by the decision that Xiao Luo had made.

Tang Wantian opened her eyes wide and was stunned as well. The Xiao Luo she saw in front of her now felt so unfamiliar and cold. Those eyes were sharp and intimidating. Though the five deserved to die, she found it hard to remain calm when she heard Xiao Luo give the kill order so nonchalantly. It was as if he was the Grim Reaper responsible for the life and death of these men. He stood high above everyone else and was shrouded in enigma.

“Team Leader Jiang, why are you hesitating?” Xiao Luo turned around and looked at Jiang Zhiming with both of his hands behind his back.

Looking into Xiao Luo’s eyes, Jiang Zhiming trembled a bit. He was reminded of his old instructor, who had taught him how to snipe.

“Kill them all!”

Jiang Zhiming turned around, grabbed, pointed his gun at the five thugs, and gave the command without any expression on his face.

“Team leader, this… this is not according to the rules, we’ve already taken them down, and we’re holding them captive…” Kong Yunhong responded, trembling and showing a slight hesitation.