Chapter 174 Below Expectations

The three of them cautiously approached the villa. Yao Liang entered the password to open the door. As soon as he cracked it open, Chu Yuxuan suddenly pressed his hand down and said in a low voice, "Be careful. There might be someone inside."

With that, he handed his gun to Yao Liang. Yao Liang was taken aback; he hadn't expected Chu Yuxuan to trust him so much. Was he not afraid that Yao Liang might turn on him? Chu Yuxuan gave a slight smile and said, "We're brothers now. Just take it. Don't be pretentious with me."

Yao Liang nodded seriously, took a deep breath, and abruptly pushed the door open, leading the way inside with Chu Yuxuan and Lao Si following closely behind. The villa was eerily quiet. After a brief observation, Yao Liang skillfully turned on the living room lights. In the process, he accidentally spotted Pikachu lying in a pool of blood.

"Pikachu! He's dead!" Yao Liang's expression was grim as he pointed at the corpse by the stairs.

Chu Yuxuan glanced at the body but wasn't surprised. The person behind this would have anticipated that the gunmen sent tonight would reveal Pikachu's appearance. Therefore, eliminating Pikachu was the best way to leave no trace for Chu Yuxuan to investigate.

Shortly after, Lao Si peeked his head out from the bathroom and said, "Big Brother, Vulture is also dead."

Chu Yuxuan frowned; it seemed Vulture wasn't an important figure in the Tianji Society.

Yao Liang felt a chill run down his spine and quickly ran upstairs. Moments later, he came rushing back down in a panic. "They're all dead... Even those who didn't participate in tonight's operation are dead! D*mn it, the Tianji Society, how could they do this to us? Our entire squad is wiped out!"

Chu Yuxuan and Lao Si went upstairs, examining the bodies one by one. From the traces at the scene, it was evident that these individuals had resisted but were utterly powerless.

Lao Si closely inspected the bullet holes on the bodies and analyzed the scene of their previous battle. He said, "It's highly likely that it was done by one person. Look at this body—its Adam's apple was directly twisted off. And these two bodies have bullet holes in their chests and heads, which suggests a close-combat Mozambique drill. It's either a highly trained professional killer or a special forces operative."

Chu Yuxuan nodded, "It's not just a possibility; it must have been done by one person! We need to be careful. The Tianji Society has experts!"

Just then, Lao Wu's voice came through the earpiece, "Big Brother, there's a surveillance camera about three or four meters to your left."

Chu Yuxuan remained composed, turned to Yao Liang, and asked, "Little Yao, are you okay?"

Yao Liang shook his head slowly and gritted his teeth, "I am sworn enemies with the Tianji Society!"

He then took two or three steps toward Chu Yuxuan, knelt on one knee, and vowed, "Big Brother! I will follow you wholeheartedly from now on! I will make the Tianji Society pay the price!"

Chu Yuxuan gave a casual grin and said, "Hey, get up. If someone didn't know, they might think you're proposing to me, haha..."

Yao Liang stood up but suddenly pointed his gun at Chu Yuxuan. Chu Yuxuan raised an eyebrow but remained unfazed. Lao Si, while holding his cross, made no other move.

The next moment, Yao Liang turned the gun around and handed it back to Chu Yuxuan. "Big Brother, did you give me the gun to test me? If I'm not mistaken, the gun probably doesn't have any bullets, right? Rest assured, since I've decided to follow you, I won't have any second thoughts!"

Chu Yuxuan smirked and took out the magazine, waving it in front of Yao Liang. "Fully loaded."

Yao Liang was immediately embarrassed, realizing he had underestimated Chu Yuxuan's trust in him.

Chu Yuxuan inserted the magazine into the gun, casually tossed it to Lao Si, and then put his arm around Yao Liang's shoulder. He seemed nonchalant but was intentionally heading towards the surveillance camera while speaking, "I'm a trusting person and never doubts those I use. If you call me Big Brother, I'll consider you a brother. Just follow me well and don't overthink things."

In the car, Lao Wu saw Chu Yuxuan and Yao Liang entering the camera's range and lightly tapped the microphone. Lao Si, with his hands behind his back, removed the magazine from the gun Chu Yuxuan had given him earlier, replaced the two top empty cartridges with live ones, and did so silently.

"Big Brother!" Yao Liang bowed, his eyes filled with sincerity as if a prized horse had found its master. "I, Yao Liang, will follow your lead from now on!"

Chu Yuxuan nodded in satisfaction and naturally took the gun from Lao Si. He smiled, "Good brother! I don't have much to give you now, but this gun has been with me for many years. From now on, it's yours!"

Without regard for Yao Liang's protests, Chu Yuxuan forcefully put the gun into Yao Liang's hands, which naturally moved Yao Liang.

The scene of their "brotherly bonding" was clearly captured by the surveillance camera overhead.

Later, the three of them searched the villa up and down but, as expected, found no useful clues and had to head home in frustration.

Back at home, Lao Si sat in front of the statue of Guan Yu and began reading the Bible as usual. Lao San and Xiao Qing had already retired, so Chu Yuxuan had Lao Wu prepare a room for Yao Liang.

During this time, Yao Liang looked at Lao Si, who was earnestly and meticulously reading the Bible, with a mix of expressions.

A man who could kill with the ease of slaughtering chickens yet looked so harmless and believed in Jesus?

Reflecting on the people around Chu Yuxuan, they all seemed unusual. A top hacker with blonde hair and blue eyes, a massive, strong man, and a petite, timid-looking female sniper with godlike shooting skills.

Monsters, they're all monsters! Yao Liang marveled inwardly and then asked Chu Yuxuan, "Big Brother, I've heard you call them Lao San, Lao Si, Lao Wu. What about Lao Er?"

Chu Yuxuan smiled lightly and said, "He's been busy recently. I'll introduce you to him later. He's quite easygoing and pleasant to get along with. From now on, you'll be Lao Liu!"

Yao Liang hesitated, "Uh... Alright, I'll listen to Big Brother."

Lao Liu... Why does that sound strange?

Chu Yuxuan smiled, gave a few simple instructions, and then went upstairs to his own bedroom. The night's battle had left him a bit exhausted. After taking a hot shower, he lay comfortably in bed, pondering the outcome of this operation. It seemed he had only discovered that the force behind it was an organization called the Tianji Society, with no other useful leads left as evidence had been destroyed.

This result was far from what he had anticipated and was disappointing given the effort put into this operation. However, he had gained a new brother. Hopefully, this Lao Liu would prove to be a great help. Chu Yuxuan sighed resignedly and soon fell into a deep sleep.