"Please stay..." A chilling voice sounded from behind.
Zheng Yubai suddenly stopped, his heart filled with doubt. With his intuition, he didn't even notice the enemy behind him. It seemed that this person was not ordinary.
"Don't worry, and please don't accumulate strength secretly. I don't want to be your enemy. To show my sincerity, you can turn around." The voice sounded again, cold but with a convincing firmness.
"Who are you?" Zheng Yubai turned around slowly and saw a white man of medium build and ordinary appearance behind him. He was wearing a snow-white suit, which was out of tune with the solemn atmosphere in the building.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Tolkien." The man in white said, "I am Warner's assistant and now in charge of his alien army. My ability is invisibility."
After hearing Tolkien's thorough explanation, Zheng Yubai became even more confused: "We are enemies, why are you telling me this? You had the opportunity to attack me just now."
Tolkien shook his head. "I have about an 80% chance of succeeding in my sneak attack, but your counterattack has a 95% chance of killing me. I'm not stupid enough to exchange my life with you, so I thought of a way to have the best of both worlds."
"What method?" Zheng Yubai asked.
"Then I'm going to take you to see something first. Do you have the courage to come with me?" Tolkien's eyes were filled with a strange light, which was testing Zheng Yubai. He made a tentative move, and Zheng Yubai's response might help him make some kind of decision.
"What is there to be afraid of?" Zheng Yubai said with a smile. He had been through many dangerous situations, so even if it was the Hongmen Banquet, he would still go through it.
"Come on." Tolkien turned around without hesitation, leaving his back to Zheng Yubai. If Zheng Yubai wanted to attack him secretly, he could kill him with one punch.
However, Zheng Yubai did not make any unusual moves. Since the other party did not launch a sneak attack, he certainly would not be a mean person. Moreover, seeing Tolkien's trust, Zheng Yubai also felt that he must have something really important to say.
Tolkien led Zheng Yubai down the stairs and soon reached the first floor. They met many aliens along the way. They saw that Zheng Yubai did not make any moves, but bowed respectfully to Tolkien, which showed that he enjoyed great authority among the aliens.
"Your status is very high?" Zheng Yubai asked when no aliens appeared around him.
"Well, in a sense, yes." Tolkien had already brought Zheng Yubai to the underground, where a huge iron door blocked the corridor. The design of the iron door looked similar to that of a bank vault. Even if Zheng Yubai had a strong fist, he could only make a few shallow pits and could not break in.
Tolkien fiddled with the iron gate for a few times. Even with Zheng Yubai's eyesight, he could hardly see what he was doing. He couldn't help but be secretly shocked. This Tolkien was indeed very capable. No wonder he made other aliens so awed.
Passing through the iron gate, there is a long corridor with a row of wall lamps on both sides, dimly illuminating the ground.
"Behind this iron gate is the famous Superman Association's Alien Laboratory. I think you must have heard of this place." Tolkien walked in front and introduced it to Zheng Yubai.
Zheng Yubai nodded and said, "Indeed, I have heard of it."
"Is Mr. Zhang Daosheng okay?" Tolkien suddenly asked.
"Do you know him?" Zheng Yubai asked curiously.
"We were colleagues back then, but unfortunately he set up his own business later on," Tolkien said with a smile.
Zheng Yubai had never heard Zhang Daosheng mention this matter, but he thought there was no need for Tolkien to lie about it.
"In fact, I had similar ideas to him at the beginning, but unfortunately I was confused by Warner's crazy ideas. I thought we could really build a world of supermen, a brave new world." Tolkien sighed, "Unfortunately, it seems that Zhang Daosheng's idea is correct now."
Hearing Tolkien clearly express his opposite opinion from Warner, Zheng Yubai became more and more confused. Could it be that there was a split in the other side's camp
Tolkien did not continue to talk about this topic, but introduced the laboratory to Zheng Yubai. This was built by Warner at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, and the location and research equipment were the best in the world.
Warner had been ambitiously carrying out his plan to build a superhuman world since ten years ago. He hired dozens of scientists to study the origin of the aliens using genetic and molecular physics methods and obtained a lot of information.
After that, Warner began to conduct experiments to transform ordinary people into mutants. He had conducted countless human experiments in the past ten years. Zheng Yubai had just seen the results. Although not every one of them was as powerful as Lightning Flash, they were quite capable. If such a force was really formed, it would be possible to do something shocking to the world.
"We're here." They reached the end of the corridor, not knowing how many meters underground they were. They finally arrived at a spacious round hall. Tolkien stopped and stood in front of a door.
"Before you go in, I have a few words to ask you." Tolkien said.
"Please." Although the two had only met for about ten minutes, Zheng Yubai had a good impression of Tolkien. Although this man looked gloomy, he had a demeanor that made people trust him. So in the face of Tolkien's request, Zheng Yubai naturally expressed his cooperation.
"Why did you want to assassinate the four top leaders of the Skull and Bones Society?" Tolkien's question was straight to the point without any hesitation.
Zheng Yubai repeated what he had said to Xu Heixing before without any hesitation.
After listening to this, Tolkien thought for a long time and said, "Do you really think that your actions can avoid war?"
"Since there is no other way, how can we know if we don't try?" Zheng Yubai scratched his head. He was indeed not completely sure. But if he had to be 100% sure before doing it, he would probably never accomplish anything in his life.
"Then perhaps we can discuss the issue of peace in the future." Tolkien said, pushing open the door in front of him.
There was a huge office behind the door. Zheng Yubai followed Tolkien in and saw an incredibly large desk that was big enough for two or three NBA players to sleep on.
However, the desk was not the focus. Zheng Yubai's gaze passed over the desk and fell on the face of a man behind the desk.
The man was a white old man in his fifties, who was slumped on a chair and was dead.
"This is..." Zheng Yubai was stunned.
"That was Warner." Tolkien's tone did not change at all. "I killed him half an hour ago."
"Why did you want to kill him?" Zheng Yubai asked puzzledly.
"I wanted to kill him a long time ago, but unfortunately there was no one like you to create the opportunity." Tolkien said with a wry smile, "So, it was you who killed him, not me."
"Oh, are you planning to push this onto me?" Zheng Yubai laughed. He was not disappointed that he had fallen into a trap, but rather a little happy. After all, he risked his life to rush into the Superman Association, and this was exactly what he wanted. He thought it was an impossible task, and since Tolkien helped him do it, what was wrong with that
"Don't worry, I won't suddenly yell and call hundreds of aliens to kill you and then frame you." Tolkien paused, and then said, "... But to be honest, if you hadn't said what you said before entering the door, I might really do that."
"So what are you going to do now?" Zheng Yubai walked to Warner's body and checked it. Warner died from a severe neck twist, and it seemed that the person who did it was very fast. He turned around and looked at Tolkien's hands. There were many calluses on those hands, and it seemed that he had been through very hard training.
"I hope we can cooperate. You killed Warner, so the Skull and Bones Society is no longer led by a high-level leader, and his disgusting experiments can also be ended. In the future, the Skull and Bones Society and Yan Dao Tang will live in peace, and we can each enjoy our lives. What do you think?" Tolkien said.
"Why do you do this?" Zheng Yubai asked puzzled.
"Because of hatred." Tolkien finally became angry. "I and many other aliens used to have a good life. It was Warner's experiment that turned us into something neither human nor ghost. We have long wanted to kill him."
As Tolkien spoke, he rolled up his sleeves. Zheng Yubai saw that his arms were covered with various scars, some of which were already charred and looked horrible.
"These are all scars left by the electric shock stimulation method he was so proud of. It's very cruel, isn't it?" Tolkien said coldly, "I didn't torture him. I sent him directly to see the devil. I was already very considerate of him."
Zheng Yubai looked at Warner's body with sarcasm, thinking that when you wanted to create the superman world, you must not have thought of this result.
"There are still one hundred and sixty-eight aliens in this building. All those who disobey me have been sent to hunt you down," Tolkien said.
"What a good trick to kill someone with a borrowed knife." Zheng Yubai had to admire Tolkien's strategy. Taking advantage of his intrusion this time, he successfully completed a series of actions to eliminate dissidents. The wisdom of this strategy was really amazing. If this person was a friend, it would be the best. If he was an enemy, I'm afraid he would be a big trouble.
"After Warner and the others die, there will be a period of power vacuum in the Skull and Bones Society. I hope Yan Dao Tang can give me convenience within its capacity so that I can gain power in the Skull and Bones Society. In the future, I will repay them with peace and cooperation." Tolkien finally came to the most critical issue.
"That depends on your sincerity." Zheng Yubai said. Although this was what Zheng Yubai wanted to achieve, it was suspected of being used, and it was not an equal exchange. This did not prove that Tolkien was really sincere about the cooperation.
"This is my sincerity." Tolkien seemed to be prepared and dragged out a small suitcase from under Warner's desk.
"What is this?" Zheng Yubai asked.
"This is the stolen uranium 5," Tolkien said, "Does this count as sincerity?"
Zheng Yubai knew the importance of the suitcase, which could be said to be the fuse of the war. He took the suitcase and did not intend to check it. He knew that Tolkien would not cheat on this issue, and it would be meaningless.
After thinking about it for a while, Zheng Yubai had decided to cooperate with Tolkien. This was a scary guy, and it was much more comfortable to cooperate with him than to be his enemy.
Although a partner may stab you in the back, it is always better than a mortal enemy.
"Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation?" Tolkien extended his hand to Zheng Yubai.
The two people holding hands together will determine the direction of the world in the next ten or even dozens of years.
Coming out of the back door of the Superman Association, they quietly sneaked to find Jack's car. Seeing Zheng Yubai return safely, Jack and Jessica couldn't help but be surprised.
"Are you okay?" Seeing that Zheng Yubai was safe and sound, Jessica was more surprised than happy.
"Not bad." Zheng Yubai smiled. At this moment, a shrill alarm sounded from the Superman Association building behind him.
Zheng Yubai knew that Tolkien was starting to act, so he urged Jack to hurry up. The car turned around and disappeared at lightning speed. After a while, the aliens ran out of the building, pretending to look for the murderer.
Arriving at a secluded place, Zheng Yubai dragged Fang Hongjin and Ronald out of the car and threw them on the ground. He aimed at their degrees and hit them hard. The two woke up with screams, and beads of sweat fell on their foreheads.
"I have destroyed your martial arts. From now on, don't do evil again. Otherwise, if I find out, I will never forgive you." Zheng Yubai said coldly.
Ronald kowtowed like crazy, thankful to have escaped with his life. Fang Hongjin's face was ashen, his martial arts were abolished, and from then on he could say that life was worse than death. However, seeing that Zheng Yubai was safe and sound, he also knew that the Skull and Bones Society would definitely turn the tables. As for revenge against Zheng Yubai, with his ability, there was no hope in this life.
Jack drove away with Zheng Yubai. Fang Hongjin looked at the dust and cried bitterly, regretting what he had done...
It was evening, the setting sun was shining, and the afterglow was scattered among the mountains and ravines, covering the green mountains with a layer of light crimson, adding a bit of beauty.
At the foot of the mountain, there is a lake of blue and tranquil water, with layers of lotus leaves floating on the water and many buds about to bloom. In a few days, this place will probably be full of pink lotus flowers, and the scenery must be very beautiful.
The scenery of lakes and mountains complement each other, and on a meadow by the lake, shaded by green trees and blooming flowers, there is a three-story red brick villa surrounding it that looks like the one inhabited by characters in a story.
Smoke was rising from the grass in front of the villa, as a large group of people were barbecuing. The charcoal fire was burning brightly on two large barbecue grills, which were filled with delicious foods such as chicken wings, skewers, green peppers, sausages, etc. Under the charcoal fire, the food made a sizzling sound and emitted a mouth-watering aroma.
"Are you ready? I'm hungry." Yu Luo stared at a string of sausages, his saliva about to flow out.
"Don't be impatient, it's not cooked yet." Ding Beibei quickly turned the sausage over. Judging from her skillful technique, she must have often used it as the main ingredient in barbecue.
"It smells so good. Sister Beibei is so great." Yu Luo swallowed and flattered her.
"Susu is the best. Look at her chicken wings. They are covered with a lot of honey." Ding Beibei glanced at another barbecue grill and praised it with her mouth, but her actions seemed to show that she wanted to compete with her.
Susu and Yang Feiyan were frying the food on another barbecue grill. Hearing Ding Beibei's praise, Susu smiled and said, "I learned this from Sister Beibei."
Yang Feiyan had a greedy look on his face. He secretly picked up a skewer of barbecue and anxiously put it into his mouth and took a bite.
"It's delicious." Yang Feiyan said with satisfaction, "It's just a little hot."
"Greedy cat." Susu said with a smile.
"I'm not a greedy cat. The greedy cats are Ding Ding and Yang Yang." Yang Feiyan said with a pout.
"Who said bad things about Ding Ding and Yang Yang? I was wondering why they were crying non-stop, it turns out it was you, Yang Feiyan." A voice came from the villa, and then three people came out.
The two people walking in front were Zheng Jingzhe and Xu Ruoyu. They were both holding a swaddling cloth with two identical babies in their arms. Both babies were crying non-stop, and even Du Bisheng's rattle could not stop them.
"Crying again?" Tang Qing and Xiang Fei, who had been chatting nearby, hurried over to comfort her.
"Auntie is here, Yangyang, don't cry, Dingding, don't cry." Tang Qing herself is still a child, but now she is coaxing two babies. This scene is really warm and lovely.
Xiang Fei also followed Tang Qing in teasing the child, but unfortunately he was clumsy and was scolded by Tang Qing from time to time.
After handing the child over to Tang Qing and Xiang Fei, the three old guys breathed a sigh of relief. They quickly came to the barbecue grill, sniffed hard, and looked drooling.
"Do you want to eat?" Yu Luo asked with a smile.
"I want to." The three old guys said in unison.
"Use your special skills in exchange." Yu Luoshizi said loudly, looking like a little money-grubber.
"What's the point of you learning our special skills?" Xu Ruoyu asked curiously.
"Hehe, I've recently become fond of playing mahjong. If I could learn a few gambling techniques..." Yu Luo said with a smile.
As they were chatting, there was a commotion at the lakeside. A moment later, Yang Huting, Zhang Daosheng, Yang Feiyun and Wu Neng came back with buckets of water. Behind them, Jack and Jessica were walking and clinging to Leng Tie to learn Chinese. It was funny to see how serious they were.
"Fresh fish will taste delicious when grilled." Wu Neng, a wine-drinking and meat-loving monk, carried the bucket to the side of the barbecue grill and said loudly.
Several girls were busy cleaning up the fish. Yang Huting went over to play with the children for a while and asked the three old guys, "Where is Yu Bai?"
"I'm playing chess with Hannibal. It should be almost over. You know he's a terrible chess player." Du Bisheng said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Zheng Yubai's voice: "I only learned gambling skills from you, but not chess."
As the words were spoken, Zheng Yubai and Hannibal walked out one after another, smiling. Behind them was Xu Jin, who was wearing a long skirt. She was a little fatter than before, but she didn't look ugly. Instead, her beautiful figure added a bit of mature charm.
"Sister-in-law, come and take a look at Ding Ding and Yang Yang, they are crying non-stop." Tang Qing couldn't comfort the two babies anymore, so she hurried over with Xiang Fei to ask Xu Jin for help.
Xu Jin smiled as she held the two babies in her arms, one on each side, and her movements seemed very skillful.
As soon as the baby was held, he stopped crying. Ding Ding even put his little finger in his mouth and stared at Xu Jin with his big, sparkling eyes.
"As expected, my mother's arms are the safest." Tang Qing sighed, "I am still not good enough as an aunt."
Xiang Fei whispered something in Tang Qing's ear. Tang Qing blushed and waved her hand to hit Xiang Fei a few times. With a look of joy on her face, she insisted, "You are so beautiful."
Seeing their childish behavior, Xu Jin seemed to think of herself. She smiled and walked aside, saying to Zheng Shuangjiang, who was watching her husband and Zhang Daosheng playing chess under the shade of a tree, "Aunt, I think Qing'er is about to get married."
Zheng Shuangjiang smiled and looked at his daughter who was quarreling with Xiang Fei in the distance, and sighed: "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, Yu Bai has become a father, and Qing'er is getting married."
"Yes, time flies so fast." Xu Jin looked at the twin brother and sister in her arms, and then at the lively scene on the grass, her heart filled with happiness.
A year after the story known as the "New York Legend", the world has recovered from the bipolar confrontation between the Skull and Bones Society and the Yan Dao Tang.
After Xu Heixing took control of Yandaotang, he kept his agreement with Zheng Yubai, strictly restrained the actions of his subordinates, and did not maintain a tense situation with the Skull Society.
The Skeleton Society, which had suffered a major blow, was speechless and had no words to express its grievances. Zheng Yubai's strength made them realize that a person's power could be infinite. Compared to the panic that might be caused by a nuclear war, they were more afraid of a warrior like Zheng Yubai who had the style of an ancient Chinese assassin.
Under Tolkien's leadership, the aliens seized some of the power of the Skull and Bones Society, which also ensured a balance between the two major forces.
Although this bipolar division of power will eventually lead to a fierce conflict, there will be no threat of war for at least a dozen years. After Zheng Yubai accomplished this great deed, he quietly returned to Jinghai and disappeared from people's sight.
No one knows that the protagonist of the video ranked first on the YOU TUBE website is now living in seclusion in the water town of Jiangnan, and his and Xu Jin’s twin baby, a boy and a girl, just turned one month old today.
In order to celebrate the full month birthday of babies Ding Ding and Yang Yang, Zheng Yubai's relatives and friends came from all over the world. Everyone gathered together and the atmosphere was extremely warm.
"Yubai, congratulations." Under the protection of Dominic and Wang Feng, Xu Heixing came over to congratulate Zheng Yubai.
"Boss Xu, you are so busy now, just give me a call." Zheng Yubai laughed.
"If someone else's baby was one month old, I might just call, but if it was you, I would definitely come in person." Xu Heixing smiled. This tyrant rarely smiled so brightly in his life.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries. Xu Heixing saw Xu Jin in the distance and whispered, "Are you really not going to come out to help me? Now is a peaceful time, and there are plenty of opportunities to make money. I'll arrange a safe and leisurely job for you. What do you think?"
Zheng Yubai scratched his head and lowered his voice: "Thank you for your kindness, boss, but my main job now is to bring up the two children. We can talk about work later."
Xu Heixing wanted to persuade him, but when he saw Xu Jin looking at him, he had to give up.
Seeing Xu Heixing walking away, Xu Jin came over and asked Zheng Yubai, "Are you being asked to come out again?"
Zheng Yubai nodded slightly: "I refuse."
Xu Jin smiled and said, "That's better." Then she stuffed the two children in her arms into Zheng Yubai's arms.
At this time, SuSu happened to shout: "The barbecue is ready, everyone come and eat."
Everyone had already been salivating over the temptation of the aroma of barbecue, and when they heard Susu's words, they all gathered around.
Zheng Yubai, holding the two children, also came over. As soon as they smelled the strong aroma of barbecue, the two children started crying.
"Cousin, don't let them get choked by the smoke. Take them to play over there where the air is fresh." Susu said dissatisfiedly.
“I…” Zheng Yubai looked at the barbecue and his stomach growled.
"We'll leave some for you." Ding Beibei couldn't help laughing when she saw that Zheng Yubai was still as stupid as he was in college.
"Oh my God, do I have to be a full-time dad in the future?" Zheng Yubai felt so "wronged" that he almost cried out to the sky.
"Of course!" Several women shouted in unison, causing laughter on the grass. The laughter rippled across the lake, across the mountains and forests, and spread across the land, making people feel that life was exceptionally beautiful and happy.
(The whole book is finished) (To be continued)