Chapter Ninety-Six: Spare No Cowards

General K was utterly bewildered.

“What do the dead soldiers have to do with you? They’re not your blood brothers!”

“Who says they aren’t!”

Those words made it all click for Zheng Xiaoda. “Could that sailor who was thrown overboard to feed the sharks last time have been yours?”

“That’s right.”

At that moment, Xiao Zhang’s eyes were red-rimmed as he turned his gaze to Chen Yi.

“Boss, I know General K can’t die right now. He’s hiding a lot of secrets. But he killed my brother—my own brother. I can’t just let this go...”

Chen Yi waved a hand. “I understand. Leave this to you.”

Xiao Zhang had not expected Chen Yi to be so easygoing, and he stood there stunned.

“But what about you?”

“Enough.” Seeing Xiao Zhang still chattering on, Ye Yang lifted a brow. “What, are you unwilling now that I’m giving you this chance?”

“I’m willing!”

Tears filled Xiao Zhang’s eyes, and at the same time he cast a fierce glare at General K, who was still oblivious to the danger.

Realizing something was very wrong, old K began to tremble. “Chen Yi, do you not understand? I’m your ultimate weapon right now. If you hand me over to this kid, you won’t have peaceful days ahead.”

“Then I won’t have peaceful days. So what?” Chen Yi gave a cold laugh, not indulging him in the least. “As for the grudge between us, I can set it aside for now. But since this kid was hurt by you, I have every reason to avenge him. I, Chen Yi, have never mistreated any brother!”

Damn it!

Old K knew that this time he truly had no way out. Anxiety flashed through his eyes again.

But after a long silence, a more composed smile appeared on his face.

“I know what you’re all planning, but don’t expect it to succeed!”

Chen Yi and the others found his confidence amusing.

“You say you know what we’re thinking, but you look like you don’t understand anything at all. We actually don’t have any grand designs on you. After all, someone like you is just trash, not worth the trouble.”

“What did you say?”

Upon hearing that, the man who had just been so overbearing instantly turned livid.

“How dare you talk to me like that? I’m not trash!”

“You are!”

As Chen Yi looked over once more, his blade moved as well.

At that moment, Xiao Zhang also waved toward Chen Yi.

“Boss, leave this man to me!”

“Can you really kill someone?” Chen Yi eyed Xiao Zhang’s frail frame, genuinely worried that old K might turn the tables and kill him instead.

Yet Xiao Zhang nodded, then swiftly drew his pistol.

“Don’t do anything stupid.”

Old K was already shaking all over, knowing full well that this could be the end of the road for him.

After swallowing hard, he began to shout, “If you dare lay a hand on me, once the organization catches you, they’ll make you wish you were dead!”

With a sharp rebuke, Xiao Zhang pulled the trigger. His eyes turned icy cold. “I’ve tolerated you for a long time. No matter what else you want to say, you don’t have another chance!”

A gunshot rang out. Old K fell at once, but he did not die. When he opened his eyes, he discovered that Xiao Zhang had only shot his leg.

“You want to die? Not so easy.”

There was a new frost in Xiao Zhang’s gaze. “I’ll make sure you live long enough to suffer worse than death.”

Xiao Zhang walked straight up to Chen Yi and bowed.

“Boss, I’m leaving him to you.”

Seeing this, Chen Yi frowned.

“You really don’t plan to kill him now?”

“Yes.”

Tears kept falling as Xiao Zhang gave a bitter smile.

“I thought I would kill him too. But Boss, just as you said, what good would killing him do? I’d only be adding more hatred to my heart. I’m tired. I don’t want to kill with my own hands. But because of my younger brother, I can’t stand by and do nothing. So what I did today wasn’t only to punish him, but also to vent the fury in my own heart. As for the rest, once you’ve uncovered everything, you can decide what comes next.”

“Very good.”

Patting him on the shoulder, Chen Yi’s view of Xiao Zhang changed considerably.

“Since you’re so sensible, come to me whenever you need anything. I’ll help you. Remember, we’re brothers, not some talent-and-organization hierarchy.”

“Okay, I understand.”

Nodding again, Xiao Zhang glanced proudly at the man on the ground and sneered. “See that? That’s what you call brotherhood. Unlike a scumbag like you, who spends all day barking orders. Not killing you on the spot is already being merciful!”

“Exactly!” Zheng Xiaoda and a group of others spat at General K a few times, then walked over to Chen Yi as well.

At this moment, every crew member had become utterly, wholeheartedly loyal to Chen Yi.

After all, everything Chen Yi did was for the good of each and every one of them.

Chu Yunxi had originally worried that the earlier unpleasantness might drive a wedge between them, but seeing these warriors take the initiative to join forces with Chen Yi, he finally let out a long breath of relief.

That was good. As long as more people were willing to help, their team would only grow stronger.

Meanwhile, within the base of the X Organization, the members were in discussion.

The CEO who had founded the X Organization wore a grave expression. He pointed to the collected photographs, and the man in them was none other than Chen Yi.

“This person must not be underestimated. Leaving aside his abilities, his schemes and judgment in every matter are simply too formidable. We need to carefully consider how to deal with him next.”

“It’s probably not as simple as mere contact,” another person said with a furrowed brow and a sigh. “Looking at his attitude, he seems intent on wiping out our organization. Shouldn’t we strike first?”

“No.”

The CEO’s gaze sharpened again. “We cannot do anything that alerts the enemy. This man is far too strong in counterintelligence. I know we’ve already lost one General K, and we cannot lose another. Losing a battleship is already a severe blow to us. With supplies scarce at this moment, going head-to-head with him now would be unwise, so don’t preach to me about grand principles.”

Those words were reasonable enough, but if one spoke honestly, those people all harbored selfish motives of their own.

Sending someone out meant casualties. Who would be willing to accept that of their own accord? In the end, there were always some who were unwilling to pay such a price.

On this matter, the CEO made his decision in order to prevent certain people from withdrawing their investment.