617: Chapter 617: Could it be that the tiger will be released back to the mountain?

617: Chapter 617: Could it be that the tiger will be released back to the mountain?

Tie Zhuzi found Xiao Xuan downstairs, and then the two of them went to the basement.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen Shi Jian and the others, I wonder if they miss me,” Tie Zhuzi muttered to himself.

Xiao Xuan was speechless, thinking Tie Zhuzi was just being sentimental.

Everyone was so busy, why would they spare a thought for him when they could be thinking about some beauties instead.

As they arrived at the basement, the elevator doors opened to pitch darkness, momentarily straining their eyes.

The four men who were ready to take action were startled upon seeing Tie Zhuzi and Xiao Xuan.

Only Gao Leiming and a few team leaders had free access to this basement.

Who were these two, and why had they never seen them before?

“Which team are you from?” one of them asked.

Tie Zhuzi and Xiao Xuan waited a few seconds before their eyes adjusted to the light in the basement.

“We’re from the second team,” Tie Zhuzi said as he walked in.

This young man had followed Xiang Yu for two years and had mastered the art of lying with ease.

“I’m also from the second team.

Why haven’t I seen you before?” a short, plump man said.

By now, Tie Zhuzi and Xiao Xuan had reached the middle of the room, and when they saw Shi Jian and the others hanging there, they almost burst into flames from their eyes.

“You guys are so late, I was almost skinned alive by others,” Shi Jian said irritably, looking at Tie Zhuzi.

Ouyang Xiu could hardly believe his eyes when he saw Tie Zhuzi and Xiao Xuan, then shook his head, thinking he was mistaken.

When he was sure it was them, he burst into tears from excitement.

He thought he was going to die, to perish in such a suffocating place.

He never expected a turnaround.

“Has Xiang Yu come?” Shi Jian asked, looking at Tie Zhuzi.

Tie Zhuzi’s eyes reddened, then he nodded without speaking.

He stepped forward to take down Shi Jian.

At this point, the four men around realized that these two were not their brothers but impostors who had come to rescue someone.

They exchanged glances, then wielding daggers, they rushed at Tie Zhuzi.

Tie Zhuzi, who had been in a great mood, now saw his brothers beaten into such a state, felt a suppressed rage.

He suddenly let out a loud shout, grabbed one man’s arm, and broke it.

Then he picked up the man and threw him at the other three, knocking two of them to the ground.

The last man, holding a dagger with his mouth agape, was already scared stupid.

Tie Zhuzi didn’t give him a chance to speak, and with one punch to his face, he smashed the man’s nose in, deforming his face and sending him staggering backward, dead or alive unknown.

Tie Zhuzi’s savage actions left everyone at the scene speechless.

After being let down by Tie Zhuzi, Shi Jian also sighed lightly, saying, “You hit too hard, kid.”

Tie Zhuzi was helping Gao Leiming, and Xiao Xuan was helping Ouyang Xiu, then they headed outside.

Just then, Zhang Hongbo suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, “Why isn’t anyone paying attention to me?”

Tie Zhuzi and Xiao Xuan, knowing full well that Zhang Hongbo was playing dead since they came in, had ignored him.

Eventually, Zhang Hongbo ended up helping Ouyang Xiu, while Xiao Xuan stayed downstairs without going up.

On the top floor, although Gao Leiming was kneeling, he still had an unyielding look in his eyes as he spoke to Xiang Yu, “Now you can’t leave, at this hour, my brothers are almost all downstairs.”

Gao Leiming was highly confident in his own brothers.

Though Xiang Yu’s move was a sneak attack, the news must have already spread outside.

With hundreds of his brothers outside, he wasn’t afraid of Xiang Yu and his men.

“I have no plans to leave; this place will henceforth be my base,” Xiang Yu declared, looking around and nodding with satisfaction.

“I quite like it here.”

Hearing this, Gao Leiming burst into laughter, thinking Xiang Yu had some brains, only to realize he was a fool.

Having captured him, he should have left quickly, but instead, he wanted to take over the place; what a pipe dream.

Just then, Xiang Yu’s phone rang; it was Xiaoxuan calling.

“Bro, a lot of cars have arrived outside; it seems like we’re surrounded,” Xiaoxuan reported calmly.

Xiaoxuan, having been by Xiang Yu’s side, had seen his share of rough times, the moment they took down Zhong Huashan had been much tougher than now.

“Hmm, stay outside, don’t let anyone in,” Xiang Yu commanded calmly.

Gao Leiming heard Xiang Yu’s phone call, laughed out loud, stood up, and said smugly, “I told you so, you can’t leave now even if you wanted to.”

“Kneel down,” Xiang Yu said coolly, looking at Gao Leiming as if he were an idiot.

Gao Leiming snorted disdainfully, intending to say something impressive, but then two men immediately forced him to kneel before Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu pulled out a dagger and propped up Gao Leiming’s chin with it, asking, “Do the people outside have anything to do with you?”

“Those are my brothers; tell me if they have anything to do with me.

At my command, they’d all storm in; do you think you could still get away then?” Gao Leiming bragged triumphantly.

At that moment, Tie Zhuzi walked in with his men.

“Xiang Yu,” Shi Jian said, his spirits lifted upon seeing Xiang Yu.

He knew Xiang Yu would definitely come to rescue him, and the timing was perfect.

Seeing Shi Jian and Ouyang Xiu in such a state, Xiang Yu felt a pang of guilt, blaming himself for their suffering.

That’s when Zhang Hongbo, seemingly unscathed, ran out from behind and joined Xiang Yu, saying excitedly, “Bro Yu, you finally made it!

Otherwise, we’d have been beaten to death.”

Xiang Yu glanced over Hongbo, noticing the boy was a bit listless but otherwise unhurt, and couldn’t help but smile wryly.

Hongbo was different from Xiaoxuan; he was flexible, quick-witted, and capable of smoothly handling some issues.

Xiaoxuan, on the other hand, was straightforward, which was why Xiang Yu kept Xiaoxuan by his side and had Hongbo handle financial matters.

Tie Zhuzi helped Shi Jian to sit on the couch, looking at Gao Leiming kneeling there, Shi Jian just smiled and said, “Didn’t I tell you Xiang Yu would come today?

You didn’t believe me.”

“So what if he came?

It saves me the trouble of finding him,” Gao Leiming said defiantly.

“Throw him out,” Xiang Yu instructed indifferently.

When Xiang Yu saw the injuries on Shi Jian and Ouyang Xiu, he had already decided that Gao Leiming couldn’t live.

Xiang Yu’s words made everyone freeze; what did he mean, throw him out?

Letting him go would be like releasing a tiger back to the mountain.

Moreover, since the hotel was surrounded by his brothers, setting him free would endanger them, which was unlike Xiang Yu’s character.

Gao Leiming was elated upon hearing this; as long as he could walk out of there alive, Xiang Yu and his men were doomed.

Of course, except for Lan Tingting—he hadn’t had his way with her yet and couldn’t bear to kill her.

“You don’t need to throw me out.

I can walk out on my own.” Gao Leiming said, smiling, stood up, brushed off the dust on his clothes, and then lifted his head and walked toward the door…