Mutated Tao

Chapter 764: Weapons

Li Huowang was slowly checking the hands of the prisoners in the underground basement. He wanted to find the person who had tried to kidnap him.

He checked everyone’s hands but was surprised to find that none of them were missing any fingers.

That’s strange. This shouldn’t be right. Li Huowang was still pondering it when he recalled what Zhao Lei had told him just now.

Li Huowang shook his head and looked at the tied-up prisoners again. He found it strange that they didn’t seem afraid of him.

He had a sudden idea and rechecked the hands of the prisoners. This time, rather than just looking at them, he pressed on each of the prisoner’s fingers.

This time, he discovered something new. Li Huowang was checking the fingers when he noticed that one of the prisoners had different textures on two of his fingers. He looked at the prisoner before lightly pulling the fingers to reveal they were fake! The kidnapper had attached fake fingers to his hands!

“So it was you.” Li Huowang stared at the prisoner in front of him.

The prisoner started scolding Li Huowang after seeing that the latter had taken his fingers away, but Li Huowang didn’t understand a single sentence from the man.

Li Huowang turned to Qing Wanglai. “What is he talking about? Could you translate it for me?”

Qing Wanglai had been talking to Zhao Lei when Li Huowang called him over. After listening to the prisoner briefly, Qing Wanglai explained, “He’s cursing you. Do you really want me to translate that for you?”

“Nevermind.” Li Huowang kicked the prisoner in his abdomen before speaking to Qing Wanglai. “Do you think it's fine to keep so many prisoners here? We also killed a lot of them last time.”

“Don’t worry, everything is fine. As I’ve said, I have a lot of connections, and these people don’t have legal status to begin with. Just leave it to me to deal with them.”

He continued, “Also, don’t risk your life like last time. It was an entire truck! It's solid metal, and you're just flesh and bone. One wrong move and you would’ve been squished.”

“I know. You don’t have to tell me twice.” Li Huowang frowned out of annoyance. “We captured so many of them, but we only have a few people on our side. What if they don’t want to cooperate with us? It’s not like we can keep them locked up for that long.”

“Then we will use them as bargaining chips to talk to their leader. It would be best if we can determine what their goal is. Also, you should probably call them to ask about the thing on your ankle. It should've been removed already.” Qing Wanglai said, concerned about Li Huowang’s ankle monitor.

“I’ve already asked them about it. I need to wear it for two years and cannot approach any schools within these two years.”

“Two years? That’s not the protocol. Let me ask my lawyer friend about it.”

Li Huowang was surprised. “I didn’t know graduate students had such a wide network. I never thought you would know so many people.”

“Hoho. Are you praising me?”

“Just continue to interrogate them. I want to see how Qian Fu is doing. Sister Wu Qi, give me the keys.”

Li Huowang took the keychain, which was attached to a Swiss army knife. Afterward, he left the underground room and walked towards the RV parked beside the house.

Along the way, he saw Qing Wanglai’s sports car and patted it.

He reached the RV and unlocked it. He opened the door, and the first thing he saw was the tied-up Qian Fu. Qian Fu was stretching his neck while trying to grab a dagger on the table near him with his mouth.

Li Huowang grabbed the dagger and threw it into the pile of weapons on another table in the distance. The weapons had been taken from the base of the kidnappers.

Qian Fu felt frustrated when he saw his escape plan had failed. “What do you guys want?! I beg you! Let me go!”

Li Huowang walked towards the pile of weapons and inspected them.

“Qian Fu, be quiet. I’m doing this for your own good. It’s clear that they are targeting us. If you run now, they will capture you for sure.”

Li Huowang was still uncertain whether they would send any more people even though they had destroyed one of their bases.

Qian Fu looked at Li Huowang as if he was a maniac before he took a few deep breaths. “What did Qing Wanglai tell you? You’ve been tricked! He’s a liar!”

But Qian Fu’s face became pale when he saw Li Huowang pick up a crossbow and point it directly at him.

“Don’t be fooled by his appearance! He’s faking it! I was once admitted to the same hospital as him. He always managed to fool the doctors into thinking that he was cured, but he would always get locked up again sooner or later due to his illness. Don’t trust him!”

Li Huowang placed the crossbow down. “Who else should I believe, then? I definitely wouldn’t believe you. It’s best if you stay here for now. To be honest, we don’t want to tie you up. Once this is over, you can go anywhere you like. I won’t even care if you pick up garbage to eat on the streets.”

Li Huowang then ignored Qian Fu and inspected the pile of weapons again as he picked some of them up.

Qing Wanglai couldn’t get me a gun, but the kidnappers were kind enough to drop theirs for me. Li Huowang held the heavy lump of metal and played with it.

He felt much safer with it in his hands, although he had no clue about how to use it properly.

Even though Qing Wanglai’s chemical hadn’t been that efficient, Li Huowang still recognized that it had been vital to them. Without it, it would’ve been difficult for them to capture so many people.

Li Huowang toyed with the gun until he realized that he didn’t know how to replace the magazine or turn off the safety. He then gingerly placed the gun down.

He was hoping that Qing Wanglai would have the time to teach him.

Li Huowang then picked up a military knife. It was sharp and broad, but Li Huowang placed it down.

The knife was more suitable for slashing people rather than killing them. Unless he managed to cut a person’s artery, the enemy would have a higher chance of running from the adrenaline rush instead.

Li Huowang rummaged around the pile until he found a narrower knife.

The knife was completely black, approximately thirty centimeters long, and razor sharp. The hilt was even wrapped in hemp rope to prevent the user’s blood from making it slippery.

He picked it up and stabbed the table in front of him. The knife easily left a hole in it.

He checked the hole in the table and nodded with satisfaction before he picked up another knife to keep behind his back.

It was helpful to have a knife because it could be easily concealed and required no training to use.