Chapter 323 - Hoodwinking (1/2)

Tu Liang’s eyes were dull.

He was ashen and listless.

He was looking at Brother Steel and lifted a corner of his lips. He did not attempt to say anything nor did he listen to instructions.

It was totally scorn and sarcasm.

Brother Steel couldn’t stand that behavior.

“D*mn, you’ve guts! I like this type!”

Next, he spat on his hands and motioned for two of his men to get the whip.

Wapush! Wapush! While he was whipping Tu Liang, he shouted at the two subordinates. “Hurry up and make the fire bigger! I’m going to see how tough are his bones—”

The atmosphere at the wooden shed started to get uneasy.

The two of them followed Brother Steel’s instructions.

Brother Steel was terribly excited as his eyes were as though gleaming with bloodlust—

He was waiting. He wanted to see Tu Liang lower his head before them and admit his mistake.

Compared to torturing Tu Liang physically, Brother Steel wanted to win him mentally.

He hoped to see Tu Liang cry for mercy before him.

… It would be more pleasurable than physical abuse.

Tu Liang’s head hung weakly, blood was trickling down from the corners of his mouth and dripping onto the soil where it quickly got absorbed, forming a dark patch on the ground.

Such a scene…

One could not bear to see it.

There was no reaction from Tu Liang for a long time. It was as though he was dead.

“Snap—” Brother Steel placed the metal whip on to the stove of fire where it started to make snapping sounds.

In the fire, the whip turned red gradually with black smoke rising, and soon, he pulled it out in a careful manner.

The two subordinates were frightened and dread to be implicated. They stood as far as they could from Brother Steel—

There was fear, tension, as well as excitement on Brother Steel’s face.

The cruel scene made one’s hair stood on end.

The muscles on Tu Liang’s body seemed tense but he remained motionless.

Brother Steel dragged the metal whip closer. “Are you begging for mercy? Hey! Just bleeping beg for mercy!”

Tu Liang did not utter a word.

There were no brave words nor was there any slogan. He just looked at Brother Steel coldly.

“D*mn!” Brother Steel was provoked. He raised the whip…

He whipped once! Wapush!

The red-hot metal whip hit Tu Liang. The smoke came out from the whip upon impact.

The excruciating pain made Tu Liang cry out in pain reflexively.

Such a scene also unnerved Brother Steel’s two subordinates.

“Beg for mercy! Just bleeping beg for mercy!”

Brother Steel roared and started to continue whipping Tu Liang as he saw Tu Liang’s eyes were now bulging and red as he stared back at him, gnashing his teeth as he refused to utter a word of mercy.

“Just a sentence! You bleeping beg for mercy and I will let you off!”

Tu Liang gritted his teeth. The amount of perspiration was as though overflowing on his forehead…

He snorted and gasped heavily, but he did not say a word.

He’s obstinate! Tough! Truly strong-willed!

Brother Steel was so agitated that his cheeks were red. He cussed again and wanted to continue whipping him.

“Wait!” Huang He suddenly held his arm.

Now that someone stopped him, Brother Steel actually felt relieved and his anger dissipated much.

He turned his head and looked at Huang He gloomily. “Brother Crown Prince, you… you’re pitying him?”

“Mm.” Huang He did not deny that. “If you want to see it this way, I’m fine with it, too.”

Brother Steel’s expression changed a little. “What do you mean?”

Huang He looked at Brother Steel’s face. “If you feel that it’s more beneficial to us if he’s dead… Then you can continue to do it. But in my opinion, anyone who has brains would know that in our current situation, keeping him alive is far more useful to us than torturing him to death!”

“What use is he to us?” Brother Steel sneered, “If you mean we can use him as a hostage… Heheh, Xie Wanwan is worth so much money, yet I’ve bleeping gave her up. Why would I be bothered by a policeman?”

Huang He squinted his eyes. “Now I finally know the reason why you can only stay in Vulture’s Mouth to look after the base!”

Brother Steel glared at him. “What do you mean?”

Huang He let go of his arm slowly.

“Please pardon me for saying this. You’re too straightforward. You’re also impulsive and irascible; your methods of dealing with matters are only limited to violence and never use your brain to think things through. People like you are only suitable to be the vanguard and never entrusted with the important tasks… No wonder you’re only the tyrant in Vulture’s Mouth!”

That sure hurts!

His words managed to draw out the resentment within Brother Steel.

He threw the whip aside and ignored Tu Liang for the time being. He was only focused on Huang He.

“From what you’ve said, what’s my mistake?”

Huang He gave him an assuring look. “What makes you think Xie Wanwan is more important than a policeman?”

“She’s an A-List celebrity…”

“A starlet like her is not the same kind as the police!”

“Tell me then, what use is Xie Wanwan?”

“It’s needless to ask this question!” Huang He looked at Brother Steel as though he was a fool. “Didn’t you already treat her as a live bomb and threw her out?”