Beside him, Bei Lihui snorted coldly, "It’s all thanks to you."
Ren Zhong was slightly taken aback and feigned surprise.
"I’ve been staying in Starfire Town for the past ten days and haven’t been anywhere. I don’t even know where you and your team went, so how could it be my fault?"
Although he expressed confusion, he had already deduced the conclusion from the signs on Lin Wang and Bei Lihui.
In no more than a day, Lin Wang’s team must have experienced a brutal fight for survival.
Out of the six-member squad, only Lin Wang, Bei Lihui, and Si Mawan survived.
Blast Master Pan Fenglian and the other two had fallen.
Ren Zhong almost wanted to laugh out loud.
After all, what could be better than discovering your adversary has suffered heavy losses just before a life-and-death struggle?
But he held back his laughter and instead feigned sorrow and regret, "Oh, that’s truly unfortunate."
Bei Lihui finally couldn’t hold back any longer and raised his gun furiously.
The black muzzle of the Scorpion Lion-191 was aimed straight at Ren Zhong’s chest.
At the same time, he cursed, "If you, the traitor, hadn’t defected to Mr. Yang without saying a word, making us furious, how could the Captain worry about you, the scoundrel, running away under the cover of night? When we took a shortcut back and recklessly intruded into a Level Five Ruined Beast’s territory, how could Pan Fenglian and the others have died! I should just shoot you..."
Lin Wang slightly raised his hand, signaling Bei Lihui to calm down.
Ren Zhong had already pieced together a lot of information.
Lin Wang had endured for half a month, never calling him for questioning, only subtly inquiring with the recycling platform staff, seemingly calm, but it was all an illusion.
He genuinely couldn’t tolerate being toyed with.
However, doubts still existed; these reasons alone were insufficient to explain why Lin Wang’s murderous intent was so strong.
But Ren Zhong wasn’t worried about not extracting information.
He had already died once at Lin Wang’s hands.
Ren Zhong knew one of Lin Wang’s vicious habits.
Lin Wang, unlike Bei Lihui, who would act impulsively and kill without artistry.
Though Lin Wang appeared refined and calm, he delighted in mentally destroying others while meting out deadly punishment, like a cat playing with a mouse.
During the last resurrection, the reason his Pu Cha official identity leaked from Zheng Tian’s mouth was strong evidence.
Lin Wang hadn’t acted yet, he was waiting for an opportunity to psychologically destroy him.
With just a little bait, Lin Wang would surely fall for it.
Ren Zhong pretended to be nervous, rubbed his nose, and then spoke in a reluctant tone, "Taking a shortcut was your decision, not much to do with me, right? And I didn’t run away, did I? Although I am somewhat connected, isn’t it too far-fetched to say I deserve to die? Besides, Captain Lin, you’re short on men now; wouldn’t it make sense to take me into the team as a substitute?"
Lin Wang slightly shook his head, "I don’t need you anymore."
"Looks like you don’t want to die without knowing why?"
"Then I’ll be merciful and tell you!" Lin Wang’s tone suddenly rose, even with a hint of triumph, "Although I’ve lost three teammates because of you, I should also thank you. Because of you, I’ve made connections with the big shots from Chongyi County!"
Ren Zhong was even more puzzled, "What do you mean by that?"
Lin Wang: "You’ve been acting in front of me all along. You were toying with me. But those who toy with me, including citizens, all have to pay a price."
"Guess what happened to your old flame Ju Qingmeng? Oh right, you two were purely platonic! I don’t know what kind of potion you gave her, but she believed you could stand up for her. Ridiculously absurd!"
This time, Ren Zhong was indeed caught off guard.
He didn’t take his own life and death too seriously.
But suddenly hearing that Ju Qingmeng was also implicated, he was somewhat destabilized.
He slowly said, "I don’t understand what you’re saying."
Even with inner turmoil, his probing remained professional.
At this point, as if receiving Lin Wang’s hint, Bei Lihui stepped forward and explained the whole incident.
It turned out that after a sudden attack, Lin Wang, Bei Lihui, and Si Mawan fled in a desperate state, pursued relentlessly by a powerful Ruined Beast group controlled by a special type Level Five Ruined Beast.
In their hopelessness, the three blindly chose a direction and tentatively headed towards the nearby Chongyi County.
Just as the trio almost believed they were doomed, they fortunately ran into the County Guard responsible for escorting important supplies in Chongyi County.
Upon learning that the three had just completed excavation work at a new mine as professional Scavengers, the County Guard, looking to connect with the new mine, helped rescue them and provided medical services at a fee.