Intense pain caused beads of sweat to form on Dabao’s forehead.
However, his heart was filled with even greater shock.
He couldn't fathom Li Chonglou's attitude. In the past, when he encountered ruthless individuals, they would at least talk if he begged for mercy, even if it meant paying a price.
But with Li Chonglou, it seemed this approach was useless.
Mmm, Dabao struggled, trying to speak, but Li Chonglou gave him no opportunity.
His arms had already been broken, and now it was time for his lower limbs.
In Li Chonglou’s eyes, even if what Dabao said was true, the death of the victim was still directly related to him!
Furthermore, as an assassin, would he not monitor the scene? Such words might fool novice recruits, but they wouldn't work on him!
Li Chonglou directly tore a piece of cloth from Dabao's body, stuffed it into his mouth, and then, under the latter's terrified gaze, turned and grabbed his foot.
The moment he touched it, Dabao’s entire body shuddered.
Just as Li Chonglou was about to exert force and break it, an internal energy surge came from behind him.
He didn’t know what the guy had done, but the cloth that had been stuffed into his mouth flew out.
“Big brother, spare me! I know I was wrong, I truly know I was wrong!”
Li Chonglou, who was sitting on him, clearly felt that Dabao had recovered some strength. To be safe, he had to turn and press the man’s head down again.
However, a hint of confusion flickered across Li Chonglou’s face at this moment.
“Aren’t you an assassin? Is this all the spirit you have?”
It would be understandable for an ordinary person to be like this, after all, fearing death was a human instinct, and begging for mercy before death was not shameful.
But the man in front of him not only had swift techniques but also possessed internal energy, having long surpassed the realm of ordinary people.
Moreover, as a specially trained assassin, being so afraid of death was truly rare for Li Chonglou.
One must realize that the previous action clearly indicated that this fellow still had special methods hidden up his sleeve. Yet, he didn't use this chance to sneak attack, but instead used it to spit out the cloth in his mouth and beg for mercy.
Li Chonglou was somewhat puzzled by the man’s situation.
Logically, someone capable of being so cold-blooded and ruthless should possess more mettle than this.
Dabao quickly replied, “I fear death, but not in the way you imagine! I just have things I haven’t finished yet.”
Li Chonglou paused, and his brows suddenly relaxed.
But his tone remained cold.
“It’s true that you killed the person, isn’t it?”
Dabao fell silent.
“A life for a life, that’s also correct, isn’t it?”
Dabao raised his head, instinctively opening his mouth to retort, but suddenly found that he couldn’t refute what the other party was saying.
Thinking of this, Dabao’s expression instantly dimmed.
But in the next second, he abruptly raised his head again.
“I can die, no, I will pay with my life, but not now.”
Li Chonglou sneered, “You’re not in charge of that now.”
Dabao’s expression held a hint of tenacity as he stared into Li Chonglou’s eyes, “Then I’ll buy some time, not too long, at most half a year!”
Li Chonglou’s brow furrowed.
“You want to buy your life from me?”
What kind of tactic was this? If I let you go, would I ever see you again?
As if guessing Li Chonglou’s thoughts, Dabao quickly continued, “I have a small bottle in my pocket, containing the ultimate poison, Sanxin Poison. This poison has no true antidote, and life can only be prolonged with a special medicine made from Tianshan snow lotus.”
“I’ll give you the only antidote, and then my life will always be in your hands.”
Sanxin Poison?
Dabao’s words sounded plausible, but only if they were all true.
Given that he had lied earlier about not being the killer, Li Chonglou did not trust him.
“I’m sorry, I don’t believe what you say. I prefer to rely on what I can control.”
Seeing that Li Chonglou was still about to act, Dabao became even more anxious.
But he had already revealed his trump cards, and for a moment, he didn’t know what else to do.
“Don’t kill me, I really have very important things to do. If you want money or anything else, I can give it to you, anything I have!”
Towards the end of his plea, Dabao couldn’t think of any more words to beg with, and could only look at Li Chonglou with anxious eyes.
His gaze was full of supplication.
However, Li Chonglou suddenly stopped his action.
“How much money do you have?”
“Huh?”
Dabao seemed a little slow to react.
Li Chonglou’s brow furrowed slightly, “You have money and you’re trying to trick me?”
“Ah, no, no, no! I have money, I have thirty million US dollars deposited in Swiss Bank, and I can withdraw it anytime with a check!”
“If you have money, why didn’t you say so earlier?”
Li Chonglou rolled his eyes and stood up.
Dabao was somewhat dumbfounded.
It seemed the situation had changed too quickly, so much so that his brain was a little short-circuited.
Li Chonglou brushed the dust off his clothes, but he had forgotten about the wound on his arm. The slight movement caused him some pain.
Earlier, his mind had been entirely focused on Dabao, and when he had forcefully broken the man’s two hands, he hadn’t felt the pain in his arm.
Now that his emotions had calmed down, even a slight pull could bring sweat to his forehead.
Medical expenses! These thirty million dollars for medical expenses!
Dabao was stunned.
Begging for mercy was useless, and his trump card poison was also useless. What proved useful was the money, which he should have mentioned first!
If I had known, I should have just said I wanted to buy my life with money from the start, right?
Regret flashed across Dabao’s face, but he still struggled to get up from the ground.
Although both his arms were broken, as a martial artist, he could endure this much. Moreover, his right arm was only dislocated, and when he struggled to get up.
Dabao gritted his teeth, braced his hand on the ground, and exerted force. With a crisp bone sound, he reset his right arm.
Li Chonglou stood by and did not stop him throughout the entire process. Even when the opponent was at his peak and armed, he had not been afraid.
Naturally, he was even less afraid now.
However, after Dabao regained his footing, Li Chonglou still said, “Take out the poison you mentioned earlier.”
I knew it!
At this moment, Dabao’s intestines were filled with regret. He had revealed his greatest trump card himself, an act no different from courting death.
But his still half-crippled body prevented him from mustering any intention to resist, so he could only obediently take out a small bottle containing red powder from his怀里.
How small was it? It was only as big as an adult’s little finger.
Only then did Li Chonglou understand why he hadn’t noticed this thing earlier.
Dabao, holding the red bottle, cautiously asked, “Do you really want to eat it? There’s no antidote for this. Can I buy my life with money instead?”
“No.”
Simple and direct, but Dabao felt somewhat depressed.
However, in the end, he still downed the red powder in the bottle in one gulp.
Li Chonglou didn’t know if this thing was real or fake, so he could only try to observe its symptoms first.
“I didn’t lie to you. Sanxin Poison takes effect five minutes after entering the body. Initially, the whole body turns red, then small blisters appear. If there is no special antidote within half an hour, all the blood vessels will burst.”
Dabao sighed deeply, and while speaking, he took out another small packet of something.