Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 836 - 835: I'm So Scared

Amidst the burning flames, the other side let out a sinister laugh, "Chu Ge, I suppose you've already seen the dam up ahead, right? That's your destination. I'll be waiting for you there with that woman you couldn't care less about.""Alright, I'm heading over now."

"Hehe, since we'll be meeting soon, there's no need to rush, is there? I will meet you, but... before that, I have a question for you. If you don't answer, then there's no point in us meeting."

"Speak."

"If you were me, what kind of demands would you make now?"

Although Chu Ge already had an answer in his heart, he remained silent.

"It seems you've figured it out but just don't want to say it, right? Let me say it for you then." The other side laughed proudly a few times, "While the fire's still burning, throw everything you brought into the flames. Remember, everything. I think you understand what I mean, right?"

Of course, Chu Ge understood. Just like the other side had asked him, if he were doing this, he would make the same demand.

Since the clothes have already burned, how could the other side let him keep anything else?

Moreover, since the destination was close at hand, there was no need for further phone contact. Naturally, in this final moment, the other side couldn't afford to allow him phone contact with the outside world, risking any danger.

Additionally, the other side was clearly wary of his capabilities, making him strip naked and burn everything, effectively cutting off any chance of him concealing a weapon.

Previously, no matter how harsh the demands from the other side, Chu Ge never hesitated. But at this moment, he wavered, feeling an intense urge to abandon Mu Xiaoting and leave.

On his entire body, aside from the clothes burning in the flames, he only had the phone by his ear in his right hand and the bag in his left hand, which contained his most cherished possession.

That was the old, antique-level phone given to him by Situ Ying.

Even though he was now married to Qin Ruojing, he could never forget the bits and pieces shared with Situ Ying, and this phone was their last tie, bearing memories that would forever be engraved in his heart.

Chu Ge wasn't a deity; he was human. As a human, he couldn't always remain one hundred percent calm, nor could he always anticipate everything. In that situation, he grabbed his bag and dagger and headed downstairs, not imagining he'd be forced to make such a difficult choice.

Chu Ge stood motionlessly, staring at the burning flames. His left hand holding the bag trembled slightly, while his right hand instinctively gripped tighter, as if he wished he could crush the phone by his ear.

"Chu Ge, I repeat, if you want to play games with me, I don't mind. Even if this game doesn't end perfectly, the process has been enjoyable. If it doesn't work this time, I can wait for the next time. After all, this woman isn't that important to you, hehe..."

"I'm sure you're well aware that every move you make is under my watch. I'm not going to threaten you, but from now on, you have fifteen minutes to decide whether to burn or not, to come or not. It's up to you. Ha, haha, hahahaha..."

With a smug tone, the other side hung up. Chu Ge stood at his place, watching as the flames reached their peak, and then began to wane, soon to extinguish completely.

The firelight reflected on Chu Ge's face, casting fluctuating shadows. He slowly removed the phone from his ear, his expression icy cold.

As a gust of fierce wind passed, the flames at the corner roared like ghosts and spirits dancing at midnight, sending sparks scattering, enlarging Chu Ge's shadow on the wall to monstrous proportions.

In the sky, a cloud floated by, covering the already faint crescent moon, plunging the world into deeper darkness.

Taking a deep breath, Chu Ge took one last intense look at the flames, clenched his bag, and suddenly turned away, striding forward.

As Chu Ge walked a few meters, a sudden clap of thunder rang out, followed by lightning slashing through the night sky, illuminating it like daylight for a moment, revealing Chu Ge's face, cold as ice, along with his furrowed brows.

Chu Ge halted his steps, and after a few seconds, he suddenly turned, fiercely throwing the bag into the flames, then hurled the old phone after it, sprinting towards the dam.

In this world, there are always so many things you don't want to do, but are compelled to do.

The dam was situated at the foot of a mountain, separating a river that supplied water to the county's residents. It was the rainy season; the water level was high. Even though Chu Ge was still far from the dam, he could vaguely hear the sound of river water lapping against it.

Thirteen minutes passed, and naked as he was, Chu Ge ran wildly to his destination, passed over a dozen motorcycles, and finally saw a dozen or so figures who had evidently been waiting on the dam.

Among these figures, three were in the center of the dam, consisting of two men and one woman.

The first man was of medium build, wearing a silver-white mask with only his eyes and mouth exposed.

There were two blood-red lines on the mask, running vertically through the eye position, as if his head had been split open by two blades, like two blood lines yet to fully blossom. Under the pitch-black clouds, it exuded an indescribable eeriness.

The masked man was holding a cigarette in his mouth, sitting with his legs crossed on a stone approximately half a cubic meter in size, holding a bottle of alcohol in his hand, his right leg resting on his left, swaying back and forth.

The other man was of a similar build, with a pure black headscarf on his head, covering his face with a mask, only revealing a pair of cold eyes, standing straight next to the masked man.

As for the third person in the middle of the dam, it was Mu Xiaoting. Her hands were behind her back, clearly bound by someone.

The hood that was on Mu Xiaoting's head had been removed, and in her eyes, which would occasionally reveal a hint of superiority in the past, there was now an indescribable terror. Her body trembled uncontrollably, making muffled "mmm" sounds from a black towel stuffed in her mouth.

Besides the two men and Mu Xiaoting at the center of the dam, everyone else stood on either side of them in a line, each wearing motorcycle helmets that covered their entire faces, and like the masked man, holding a bottle of alcohol in their hands.

"Clap clap clap"

From afar, seeing Chu Ge approaching step by step, the masked man clapped his hands, leisurely exhaled a puff of smoke, and let out a sinister and triumphant chuckle.

"Chu Ge, for a moment I thought you weren't coming. Unexpectedly, you didn't disappoint me. Tsk tsk, not bad, how does it feel to streak at midnight?"

"Not bad." Chu Ge sneered coldly, signaling with his eyes at Mu Xiaoting, "Now that I'm here, can you let her go? After all, your target is me, isn't it?"

The masked man tilted his head to look at Chu Ge, "Let her go? Sure, but only after we settle our business. Since I've invited her here, not letting her watch the whole show would be a disservice to her, wouldn't it?"

As he spoke, the masked man slowly stood up from the stone, grabbing Mu Xiaoting's hair and blowing a mouthful of smoke into her terrified face, "Wouldn't you say so?"

A bolt of lightning flashed, momentarily illuminating the mask, making it appear even paler, and the blood lines even more crimson, the smoke clearly visible as it spewed from his mouth.

For Mu Xiaoting, such a scene was terrifying beyond words. Tears started to stream down her face, and she shook her head desperately, whimpering from her blocked mouth.

"What? You don't want to? That's fine, how about I throw you down to feed the fish now?"

Mu Xiaoting cried even harder, shaking her head more vigorously.

"Then let me ask you again, do you want to stay and watch the show? Hmm?"

Mu Xiaoting immediately started nodding her head furiously.

Seeing Mu Xiaoting's terrified expression, the masked man laughed heartily, then suddenly shifted his gaze to Chu Ge, who was about ten meters away from him, flicking the cigarette butt far away.

"Chu Ge, you heard her, you saw it too. It's not that I'm not letting her go, it's that she doesn't want to leave. Being the gentleman that I am, of course, I must respect a lady's opinion."

Chu Ge sneered, taking measured steps forward, gradually closing the gap between him and the masked man. Simultaneously, he glanced at Mu Xiaoting, who was in extreme fear, thinking how unlucky he was to know her.

When Chu Ge and the masked man were about eight meters apart, about to approach those helmeted people on both sides, the masked man suddenly raised a hand, "Stop!"

Chu Ge halted his steps, staring coldly at the masked man, "What? Afraid?"

The masked man nodded as if it were a matter of fact, then drank a gulp of alcohol, licked his lips, and laughed arrogantly, erratically raising his head.

"Yes, I'm so scared, I'm trembling, so scared that I can barely hold my bottle!"

As he said the last few words, he suddenly threw the bottle in his hand towards Chu Ge's feet. With a "crash," the bottle shattered into pieces, scattering glass fragments everywhere.

Immediately after, he raised his right hand again and waved it fiercely towards Chu Ge, "Smash it!"

As the word left the masked man's mouth, those standing on both sides of the dam also raised their bottles, smashing them hard onto the ground, and in an instant, the sound of shattering bottles filled the air.