Chapter 951: Chapter 819: Such Deep Hatred
The landlord realized the situation, hence he felt quite aggrieved: It’s you tenants who brought me trouble.
He didn’t directly complain, but there was inevitably some emotion in his words.
Xiao Qin saw he understood well, so she asked, "Kidnappers are tough to deal with, do you think we’re easier to deal with?"
The landlord certainly didn’t think so, but he still expressed, "I’ve said it, I definitely want the house back."
"If you refuse to vacate, then I’ll have to find someone to forcibly execute it."
This makes sense; there’s a contract in place, and as long as the landlord agrees to double compensate, he can reclaim the house anytime.
But Xiao Qin didn’t indulge him, "Go ahead, find someone. Make sure you understand, we can also make your family disappear."
"Our enemies don’t dare come to us directly, only dare to kidnap your family... where did you get the nerve to offend us?"
This logic makes sense, but the landlord has his own reasoning: I don’t know who the kidnappers are, but I know who you are!
He could only despairingly state, "You brought disaster upon me. Can high-level Awakened really do as they please?"
Xiao Qin was unaffected, "Since you have this thought, you might as well report to the City Guard; kidnappers are the real villains."
However, the landlord’s attitude was, "Neither side is any good. Why not vacate and live elsewhere?"
At that moment, Bentley appeared, raised his hand, and directly severed the other’s right arm.
Then he tossed out a stack of Silver Notes and spoke sinisterly, "This is fifty thousand Silver Notes, enough for you to reattach your arm."
"If you dare act recklessly, don’t doubt I’ll pay for your limb regeneration expenses."
Seeing this, the landlord indeed got scared.
The Imperial folks are fierce, not lacking those who love to fight, but few are both fierce and wealthy.
Fifty thousand Silver Notes is quite a sum, enough to reattach an arm with a nutrition fee, more than adequate.
Not to mention he expressed willingness to cover limb regeneration costs—which at least costs hundreds of thousands.
Qu Jianlei’s five-year rent was a total of only six hundred thousand.
The landlord was truly a bit frightened; these people are not only militarily strong but also very wealthy.
Ultimately, he still stated that the matter concerning his child means he wouldn’t let it go after reattaching his arm.
The Imperial level of attaching limbs is advanced, handled by nano-robots; the fees aren’t low, but the speed is fast.
However, the recovery requires a certain amount of time, at least for the growth and healing of bones, not a matter of a dozen days.
Bentley completely ignored him, as if he wasn’t the one who acted.
Instead, Xiao Qin reminded the landlord, "You better find out who we are before you make a decision."
Actually, without her reminder, the landlord knew before coming that these tenants were not ordinary people.
But since it concerns his relatives, he had to give it a try when the time came.
After personally experiencing their dominance, he earnestly made inquiries.
The information barriers are indeed strict, but when one decides to risk everything, finding out some truths isn’t hard.
On the third day he called, he proactively contacted Xiao Qin’s watch.
"Sir, isn’t it unnecessary for disputes among bigshots like you to involve us little people?"
"Are you out of your mind?" Xiao Qin was also a bit unhappy, "We rented the house fairly, haven’t we paid you?"
But I want to terminate the lease, the landlord sighed, "Sir, can you spare a way for small folks like us?"
No matter the case, his bad luck was triggered by the tenants, involving his son’s entire family’s lives, an undeniable fact.
Xiao Qin sneered coldly, "So you think we’re easier to deal with in the open? You’re really mistaken!"
The landlord did have this idea, but he was very sure: These people aren’t easier to deal with than the kidnappers!
He could only smile wryly, "Then what should I do, can you give me a hint?"
"Just wait a couple of days," Xiao Qin replied earnestly, "Tell the kidnappers we’ll be moving in two days."
"You’re moving..." The landlord blinked, "Will you really move?"
"Why are you thinking so much?" Xiao Qin glanced at him, speaking lightly, "Don’t come and bother us every day!"
She was somewhat indifferent to the landlord’s misfortune, yet that’s how the underworld is; one must be ruthless to stand firm!
But she wasn’t just casually responding; Qu Jianlei indeed planned to deal with the kidnappers.
Through the landlord’s watch, he had long tracked the kidnappers’ watch.
The opposition was experienced, using nameless cards and shielding with metal when not in use.
But such measures couldn’t stop Little Lake’s operation; locating the kidnappers was too easy.
The concern for Qu Jianlei was whether Balrog was involved behind them and if it might expose Little Lake.
Moreover, the one contacting the landlord might not be the kidnapper, perhaps another poor person conveying messages.
After confirming Balrog wasn’t involved, he then let Little Lake freely release a segment of data, remaining in the kidnappers’ watch.
Qu Jianlei’s guess was indeed correct; the so-called "kidnapper" was merely another ordinary person with a weakness held over them.
In fact, the upper level they contacted wasn’t even the kidnappers, but rather small-time thugs from society, the kind that do things for money.
The third level was the true kidnapper, and what surprised Qu Jianlei a bit was that they were over two hundred kilometers away from the manor.
At such a great distance, it would be impossible to monitor the manor’s movements in real-time!
He spent some more time perceiving, and discovered hidden surveillance devices pointed at the manor from a high-rise building over a kilometer away.
Then, under the cover of night, Qu Jianlei stealthily exited the manor and tracked the surveillance devices to find a more hidden transmission device.
Since there was no concern of Little Lake being discovered, he arranged for it to trace the receiver on the other end, and soon found the relay signal device.
In conclusion, the kidnappers were quite cautious, but they never thought that the Rhodiola rosea team they were dealing with not only had super strong combat power, but also an extraordinary entity like Little Lake.
After locking onto the opponent, only one day had passed since the two-day deadline agreed upon by Xiao Qin.
However, when Qu Jianlei followed the trail and found the kidnappers, he still encountered a bit of a surprise.
The landlord’s son’s family was not there at all, and the opposing team only consisted of two A-levels and two B-levels.
This minimal strength left Qu Jianlei particularly puzzled: If there were at least a few peanuts to go with the drink, would they really get this drunk?
Of course, this little surprise wouldn’t affect his next move.
He swiftly acted, capturing the four of them, and as for the other C-levels and Modified Warriors, he killed them with ease.
Then he invited the old lady out of seclusion to perform soul searching on the four.
After only searching two souls, he received the answers he needed.
The landlord’s son’s family had already met their demise, and the kidnappers had made their move on the very day they were captured to avoid trouble.
It sounds a bit cruel, but that’s the Imperial society — the strong will slaughter the weak without hesitation for a bit of convenience.
Of course, this was also due to the fear of the Rhodiola rosea team on the other side, not wanting to leave any future problems, which is why they acted this way.
However, cruelty is still cruelty. Qu Jianlei didn’t think that his team’s reputation meant they should bear any responsibility.
— Knowing that he’s hard to provoke, and yet they hold a grudge and want to take a shot, how can he be blamed for that?
As for the images the landlord later saw, including the dialogue with the child, they were all simulated using an intelligent terminal.
This is the negative effect brought by technological advancement, but again, technology is not at fault, it’s how people use it that matters.
Apart from the whereabouts of the landlord’s family, Qu Jianlei also learned about the identities of the participants and other supporters.
The people captured on the spot didn’t need further explanation; they were just an Adventurer team.
The mastermind behind the scenes was a bigwig in the Celestial Blade Star’s Patrol Guard, named Harman, with a Wood Attribute at A-level.
Harman was over a hundred years old, could retire after a few more years, and currently served as the second in command of the Patrol Guard.
His good connections included the third in command of the Celestial Blade Star and the head of the City Guard.
However, those two may not be involved in this matter, and Qu Jianlei didn’t want to become the kind of person he hates, so he focused solely on Harman.
Yet recently, Harman had been very alert, continuously on duty at the Patrol Headquarters, which also had many night-shift guards.
Through rough perception, Qu Jianlei could determine that most of the patrol guards’ emotions were still quite stable.
Clearly, Harman knew how dangerous this matter was and operated behind the majority of his subordinates’ backs.
Outside Harman’s duty room, a B-level and two Modified Warriors were much more tense emotionally.
Thus, even if these three weren’t in the know, they were definitely aware that the second in command was in trouble.
Qu Jianlei wouldn’t feel much psychological burden killing such people.
However, before taking action, he had Little Lake hack the network to check for any hidden alarm devices.
Big Head Butterfly checked and informed him that there were no more hidden devices.
But for some reason, Qu Jianlei still felt a bit uneasy.
This indescribable foreknowledge ability had helped him many times before, so he had Little Lake secretly hack into the central control system.
After neutralizing the instruments that obscured Perception Spiritual Power, he spread his perception to search carefully and was mildly shocked.
Under Harman’s sleeping bed, a considerable amount of explosive material was buried, along with some unknown powders.
Qu Jianlei could guess that those powders were either dyeing or scent markers, but they certainly weren’t good things.
And the detonator for the explosive material was right on the wall by Harman’s hand, a very small button, also camouflaged.
Qu Jianlei truly felt a bit puzzled: What on earth did I do to you that you’d go to such lengths to plot against me, even at the cost of your life?
The power of that explosive material could easily injure a Wood Attribute A-level who wasn’t armored — outright killing them wouldn’t be unexpected.
Even the entire Patrol Headquarters would suffer considerable damage, inadvertently harming many patrol guards.
Of course, since he had discovered this mechanism, all the preparations were in vain for the other side.
However, it was very necessary to capture this person alive so he could thoroughly understand what was going on.
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