Chapter 246: Are You Asking to be Beaten Up?
Even if the man didnât surrender, Suuankou didnât intend to kill him.
Suuankou didnât forget that his main mission was to âretrieve Annanâs tokenâ.
What he intended to do now was to get back his weapons and acquire more information to plan his next step.
After all, Suuankou was utterly unfamiliar with this environment, whereby he didnât even know the taboos surrounding the people in this place. Of course, he didnât know the distribution of political power in this city and its population either. Instead, he only knew two things:
1. His equipment was at 23 Rusty Water Street.
2. His mission objective was located at 35 Rusty Water Street.
Suuankou didnât want to kick the door open and barge in, only to see more than 20 people inside looking at him with bewildered expressions.
He previously thought that someone must be stationed here on 23 Rusty Water Street.
In fact, Suuankou didnât guess wrong at all.
If he came a little later, the two bandits should have returned; if he came to the place earlier and wasnât vigilant enough, he might have been discovered by the two bandits from a distance after he appeared on the street.
He carefully chose to use the house across the street to scout this mission area to avoid facing this situation.
When Suuankou inquired about Geraldâs news, he was also cautious. First, he found a passerby and asked, âIs the dentist named Gerald in this clinic?â
After he got the message âDr. Gerald seems to be missing some daysâ, Suuankou reappeared at the door and asked the second passerby, âDid Dr. Gerald come recently?â
After repeatedly asking three times, he could finally rest assured.
Suuankouâs cautious approach in his questions could only confirm the whereabouts of a dentist. Hence, no one should be wary of this. It was an expected question for those who traveled from afar to seek medical attention.
That was why he chose this approach.
If Suuankou foolishly asked the passersby, âhow many people were there in the gang on No. 35,â he wouldnât be able to get an answer. Those who knew the answer wouldnât dare to let him know either.
If passersby noticed Suuankou might be inquiring about their information, they might leave immediately and inform Suuankouâs enemy.
In the end, Suuankou had decided to keep one of the enemies alive.
Otherwise, he wouldnât risk attacking the enemy with an untested paralyzing ointment. Instead, he would have taken the enemy down with lethal poison.
In Suuankouâs original plan, he should have injured this person to the last breath. Then, he would cripple the enemyâs ability to move and incite the opponentâs desire to live so that he could interrogate him for information.
Then, depending on the situation, he would decide whether to kill the person or leave.
Of course, this decision mainly depended on the appearance of the surviving bandit, his attitude towards Suuankou, and the power of the bandit force.
But nowâŠ
Arenât you giving up too quickly?
Before I made a move, you had already surrendered.
This made Suuankou hesitate.
Previously, he thought it would be the safest to cripple the hostages until they lose their ability to move to prevent them from bringing in reinforcement after he left.
If Suuankou kept beating up the bandit, the bandit might hold grudges and deliberately tell him false information.
Suuankouâs mind raced quickly, but he didnât let this person wait too long.
He spoke solemnly, âI canât let you go directly. Even if I let you go, it would be hard for me to explain to my higher-ups when you leave in one piece.â
ââŠWhat are you trying to do?â The man was silent for a while, then asked cautiously, âDo you serve the feudal lord?â
âI serve no one.â Suuankou was a little surprised but said in a deep voice, âI can spare your life, but you better stop poking your nose around.â
This unfortunate bandit was right. He had figured out that Suuankou belonged to the feudal lordâs faction, but just that they hadnât met each other yet.
Suuankou was alerted and made up his mind.
Even if I donât kill this man, I have to blind him at least.
To cut off any potential retaliation
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He wouldnât be able to identify me after losing his eyes. It would be far less dangerous. If Iâm still concerned, I should cut off his tongue.
That was why Suuankou didnât ask about the ambush that happened to him before he spawned.
Asking this question was equivalent to directly telling the enemy who he was. He probably wonât let the unfortunate bandit live if he leaked such obvious information. Instead, he wouldnât mention it. That situation would be detrimental to Suuankouâs goal to get more intelligence.
Suuankou pondered for a while, then slowly said, âWhere are your gangsâ gathering places? How many of you are there? How is your equipment?â
He mixed a couple of questions with the question he truly wanted to know to reduce the possibility of the victim bluffing.
After all, Suuankou didnât know anything. Only in this way could he attempt to judge whether the hostage was speaking the truth or lying.
âEven if the hostage mentioned No. 35, it didnât mean that what he said was the truth; but if he didnât say the 35th, it was most likely a lie.
ââŠI now believe that youâre not serving the Feudal Lord.â
The man was silent for a while and then replied, âNo. 35, No. 37, No. 39 Rusty Water Street, No. 13, No. 17 Crimson Water Street, No. 23, No. 25 Green Water Street. These are our gathering placesâŠâ
Hearing so many numbers, Suuankou was a little shocked.
âAnd~?â he asked.
The man was silent for a while before replying in a low voice, âOur exact numbers⊠I donât know. After all, it changes all the time. Someone may die every night, and someone new may join at any time.â
âTell me the exact number you last knew and the date you got it!â
Suuankou answered without hesitation, kicked the man, who faced him with his back, onto the ground and warned sternly, âDonât look back! Donât reach for the weapon. Just talk!â
âWait, give me time to thinkâŠâ
After the man finished speaking, he paused before speaking up, âThe exact number⊠It should have been five days ago⊠No, six days ago. We had 170 members at that time, and there were 11 guns. However, if the situation allows, we can have 51 guns at most.â
âIf the situation allows it?â Suuankou asked nervously.
11 guns â That number was too much pressure on him.
Even a few guns at 35 Rusty Water Street would be a massive threat to him.
These players were more cautious of firearms than the bandits of this era.
He was unsure on how to even invade this organization.
Do I need to take off this personâs clothes and blend in?
Itâs still possible. Iâm not playing Hitman. They just beat me up last night, right? I think they would still remember me?
The man said slowly, âWhen I say if the situation allows, it meansâŠâ
ââyouâd better stay still.â
At this moment, a cold voice came from behind Suuankou.
He felt a sharp and pointed metal object pressing against his neck. The danger caused goosebumps on his neck. The skin contact even made him feel a slight tingling in his neck. He might have begun to bleed already.
Itâs the enemyâs lurker!
Suuankouâs pupils shrank suddenly.
When?
At the moment when confusion arose, Suuankou instantly realized what went wrong.
The loud surrender previously wasnât for him.
It was intended for accomplices who might have been outside just now!
That person didnât open the door just like me, but sneaked in from the second floor!
He might have taken the same route!
Damn it, next time, I should leave some traps on my way to infiltrate a place.
If I have a second chanceâŠ
The young robber, who was kicked to the ground by Suuankou, picked up the scimitar he threw out previously in a hurry and stood up. Then, he turned around and mercilessly confiscated Suuankouâs weapon.
He also confiscated everything from Suuankou â including the stack of banknotes.
âThis kid is quite rich.â The man was amazed.
The man behind Suuankou said coldly, âIâm afraid itâs a depositâa deposit to trouble us.â
After he said that, he suddenly retrieved the dagger and hit Suuankouâs temple hard with the hilt.
He lost his visions as he fell forward weakly to the ground.
While he almost passed out, he noticed a tall and thin man behind him.
The young robber came over and kicked himself in the face hard, knocking away 50% of his health. However, the pain brought his consciousness back.
âTie him up!â The man ordered, âAsk him if he has the antidote.â
Fuck your antidote.
I donât even know what the hell the poison is called!
Suuankou cursed in his heart.
But at this moment, the door was suddenly kicked away.
The door that flew out just happened to knock the tall, thin man to the ground!
A petite figure with a giant axe darted in like a flash of lightning. She slammed into the young bandit quickly, launching him into the air!
The moment his body was knocked into the air, the axe directly cut him into two pieces!
Another figure walked directly to the tall, thin man and knocked him out with an iron staff.
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Huh
âŠyou havenât eaten yet. Did you just come to this world to get beaten up?â Suuankou heard a familiar mockery.
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