CHAPTER 130: CHAPTER 131: RAPID PURSUIT (PART THREE) (3000 WORDS!)

Lu Ren was silent for a moment, then kicked Xiang Zheng’s back. Xiang Zheng’s entire body moved sideways, crashing into the large screen on the side, writhing in pain along with a soothing intake of cold air.

The feeling of life being worse than death had receded like a tide.

Lu Ren stood for a while, finally sighed, and turned to walk towards the bar’s exit.

He glanced meaningfully at Xiang Zheng; he certainly wouldn’t leave any hidden threats for himself.

Watching Lu Ren’s departing figure, Xiang Zheng staggered up, a vicious glare in his eyes. Before he could do anything, Lu Ren, turning the corner after stepping out of the room, inadvertently stepped on a piece of glass.

Shhh!

The glass seemed to suffer immense pressure, shooting like a bullet through Xiang Zheng’s neck before he could even react.

Blood splattered all over the room.

Xiang Zheng clutched his neck, reaching out as if to try and grasp the vanishing figure of Lu Ren, croaking a few sounds before suddenly collapsing onto the floor, left only with convulsions.

Soon, there was no movement.

At this moment, the bar’s entrance was already crowded with police cars. When Lu Ren emerged, the first to approach was He Li from the Logistics Section of the Security Department. He looked somewhat nervous and said, "Mr. Lu, no one died, right?"

"No."

Lu Ren’s face was calm as he answered without hesitation.

Seeing Lu Ren’s confident demeanor, He Li’s tense face swiftly relaxed. As long as no one died, everything could be managed.

Lu Ren then uncertainly added, "But the opponent pulled a gun, and then I accidentally used a bit of force, not sure if he’s dead or not."

"What, pulled a gun?!!"

He Li’s expression changed dramatically as he yelled at a police officer standing nearby, "Captain Shao, is the crackdown on crime and eliminating evil so weak that people can brandish firearms openly? Can you not see, or are you pretending not to see?"

This hefty accusation weighed heavily, causing Captain Shao to break out in a sweat and respond, "Rest assured, Director He, we will certainly enforce strict punishment..."

He Li seems to have quite the authority!

It surprised Lu Ren internally, who had always seen him as just a supplier, now realizing he’s a director.

"It’s up to you."

Lu Ren patted He Li’s shoulder and, getting a response, quickly left.

Meanwhile, a short video rapidly trended online.

In the video, a figure over six feet tall leapt across a ten-meter distance, easily lifting a 160-pound man with one arm, kicking two people high into the air, then striding and carrying two people to the second floor.

Despite the video shaking a bit, there was no falsification of the events within it.

Unaware of the uproar online, Lu Ren wouldn’t have cared even if he knew, as the Security Department would have the video taken down if something seemed amiss.

For now, it’s just a matter of keeping a low profile. That Jiayu Bar is a den of vice, and with the Security Department’s background, though they don’t control police duties, the Domestic Security Administration Bureau isn’t solely aimed at Martial Arts Boxing Schools but also has considerable law enforcement functions.

Half an hour later, Lu Ren stood quietly in front of a luxurious villa in a villa district.

This was a wealthy area of Shu Capital, frequented by the so-called upper class.

But in Lu Ren’s eyes now, he felt his past views of such things were too narrow.

When one’s spirit is strong, even with little material wealth, you’re still human, just like them.

As for how he got in, honestly, with the villa’s fence height, he didn’t need a running start; he simply jumped over from a standing position.

He stepped forward slowly and knocked on the door.

After a while, a cautious female voice came through the doorbell, laden with fatigue and tinged with a hysterical sharpness.

Sounded a bit neurotic.

"Who?"

Lu Ren calmly replied, "It’s me, Aunt Meng."

The other side of the door was silent for a moment.

"Lu Ren, you’re not dead yet?!" Then the voice, somewhat panicked, turned sharp, "Why aren’t you dead yet? You should be dead. Why can’t you be killed? Why, why won’t you die!"

Lu Ren sighed inwardly, acknowledging that she seemed on the brink of depression, recalling when he’d visited Luo Zixuan’s home, meeting Luo Zixuan’s mother, Meng Xian, a knowledgeable, graceful woman.

She always spoke with such gentle elegance.

Fate is unpredictable.

The shock of losing a child has brought her to the brink of a mental breakdown.

But this blame is not on himself, this blame Lu Ren definitely will not take.

Lu Ren said, "Aunt Meng, are you not letting me in?"

The doorbell didn’t make a sound, but Lu Ren’s keen hearing could hear footsteps at the door coming closer then farther, then closer again, and soon the door was opened. What caught his eye was a woman with disheveled hair, wearing a nightgown, holding a sharp knife, with a fierce look on her face.

"Die!!"

Watching Meng Xian stab towards him with the fruit knife, Lu Ren frowned and reached out his hand to grab Meng Xian’s wrist. Meng Xian struggled hard, but Lu Ren’s hand was like an iron hoop, not moving an inch.

Lu Ren didn’t care much about Meng Xian’s cursing and biting. Now that his boxing technique had reached great mastery, his skin and membrane were incredibly strong. He had tested before, sharp fruit knives like this might cut his surface, but his powerful muscles would stop them from advancing any bit further.

As for the other’s biting and scratching, for Lu Ren, it was lighter than an itch.

He directly lifted Meng Xian by her wrist, carried her into the villa and closed the door. After all, Meng Xian’s sharp yelling was too loud, if it attracted the attention of people nearby, although it wouldn’t be a big deal, it would be troublesome. Even though he was with the Security Department, being so high-profile wasn’t good either.

But it seemed Meng Xian’s hysterical screams were almost a norm, as during this time no one actually came by to check.

Lu Ren entered the spacious living room, glanced around, and frowned slightly. Meng Xian’s yelling was really too loud, plus she seemed to not have learned any national curses. Having received elite education from childhood, she only resorted to a few words, constantly wishing Lu Ren would die.

Who would be willing to bother with such crazy talk?

"Uncle Luo isn’t home?"

Lu Ren asked Meng Xian, watching her still not listening, she continued clawing and biting at him like a madwoman, eventually clambering up his arm and biting down hard on his wrist, staring daggers at Lu Ren with her almond eyes.

Honestly, he just had to tremble his muscles slightly and Meng Xian’s teeth would shatter.

Lu Ren sighed: "Perhaps Uncle Luo thinks you’ve gone mad too, and moved out."

Hearing Lu Ren mock without any restraint, Meng Xian showed a sorrowful smile, finally releasing her mouth from Lu Ren’s wrist.

She was full of bitter despair: "Mad? Ha ha ha... I avenged my son, would that make me mad?!"

"Aunt Meng, the lawsuit is finished. In court, due to insufficient evidence, I was acquitted on the spot. Although you’ve appealed several times since, they’ve all been dismissed, which speaks volumes."

As he threw Meng Xian onto the sofa in the living room, Lu Ren spoke.

This matter caused quite a stir at the time, after all, four people went missing together in the tunnel, it even made the news.

But later, due to the intervention and investigation by the Security Bureau, involving matters of space-time anomalies, it was closed.

Even if Luo Zixuan’s family had significant influence that could affect the judge, in this situation, if the judge dared to be biased, he would surely be seen as bribed.

"Innocent?" Meng Xian sneered, "You murderer, I know you killed my son."

Lu Ren sat down opposite her and said in a deep voice, "I came today to tell you what really happened in the tunnel."

Hearing this, Meng Xian finally calmed down, looking at Lu Ren with hatred, fixing her hair, she tried to remain calm and said, "Speak."

The fickle woman!

Lu Ren sighed deeply in his heart. Honestly, before the space-time anomaly, he and Luo Zixuan had a good relationship, although he liked to show off, he was genuinely nice to him. However, later, being influenced by Zhang Qingya, his hostility grew heavier and heavier.

What happened in Silent Forest during the anomaly completely unleashed everyone’s darkest sides.

Under such circumstances, even Lu Ren couldn’t avoid holding some thoughts. If it weren’t for the existence of the system, he might have long been trapped in it, merged into one with the Evil God Priest and Wang Gang.

He strived to survive but didn’t expect results as cruel as those.

Despite feeling apologetic, Lu Ren still harbored anger in his heart. If this knot couldn’t be resolved, a flash of murderous intent went through his mind.

No, Meng Xian must die!

If you let a woman like this go, who knows what will happen in the future? It’s entirely unpredictable.

Meng Xian had already greatly disrupted his normal life. If left unchecked, it would be like planting an unpredictable time bomb next to himself.

Honestly, the easiest solution would be to eliminate Meng Xian.

The entire event doesn’t point to who is right or wrong. If he continued staying in Silent Forest, perhaps for that sliver of survival, Lu Ren couldn’t even imagine what he would become in the end.

Human nature is very complex.

But Lu Ren was glad that during that time he could still use great willpower to control his darkness.

When he slowly and comprehensively narrated falling into Silent Forest with the four, starting from the first day until the end when Lu Ren killed the other three, and even after their deaths, where mutations led to more fights, the fighting process was very vague, Lu Ren just mentioned it briefly.

If he detailed everything, no matter how understanding Meng Xian was, she’d be consumed by hatred and rage, risking everything to fight against Lu Ren.

It’s similar to how Iron Man knew Winter Soldier was under control, but upon witnessing Winter Soldier personally killing his parents, he was overtaken by hatred and anger, leading to a complete breakup.

Though he described things subtly, upon hearing her son foolishly approached the evil altar and was counter-killed by Lu Ren, despite appearing calm, Meng Xian’s hands tightly clutched her clothes, the veins on her arms and neck revealing her internal turmoil wasn’t as composed as she pretended.