"Brother Chu, these four guys don't look like they're here for a census. They seem to be specifically looking for trouble with you. Be careful," Wang Dagang whispered into Chu Lingtian's ear.
Chu Lingtian smiled calmly and said, "It's fine, I'll go with them."
The four burly men exchanged glances, thinking Chu Lingtian was indeed easy to fool. They all headed towards the exit of the underground parking lot.
Chu Lingtian followed behind the four men, his expression impassive, wanting to see what they were really up to.
"Get in the car."
They reached a minivan parked by the roadside. One of the men spoke to Chu Lingtian.
"Why do we need a car for a census?" Chu Lingtian asked, feigning ignorance.
*Swish!*
Another burly man suddenly produced a sharp dagger from his right hand and pressed it against Chu Lingtian's back. "Talk less and come with us, or you die right now."
"Don't, don't kill me, I'll go with you."
Chu Lingtian played along, wanting to know who sent these four men and what they intended to do with him.
Seeing Chu Lingtian's apparent timidity and easy submission, the four burly men became even more overbearing. They opened the rear door of the minivan and shoved him inside.
Inside the van, one man drove, another sat in the passenger seat, and the remaining two sat in the back with Chu Lingtian, keeping him sandwiched between them, worried he might try to escape.
"My four esteemed sirs, where are you taking me?" Chu Lingtian asked, putting on a look of fear and anxiety.
"Behave yourself and don't ask questions. You'll know when we get there. And I advise you not to think about escaping. With our skills, any one of us could beat you to a pulp in an instant," the burly man to Chu Lingtian's left threatened confidently.
These four burly men had no idea that the Chu Lingtian they were abducting for interrogation today was Chu Feng, the one with an irreconcilable feud with the four great families of Lu, Zhao, Qi, and Wei. He was the mysterious man in the ghost mask who had instilled fear in both the underworld and legitimate society lately.
Let alone these four men, even forty, or four hundred of them, would be no match for Chu Lingtian, the king of soldier-kings who killed like it was going out of style.
"I, I won't run. How would I dare to run? I just want to know who you are? Why are you capturing me? Where are you taking me?" Chu Lingtian asked, his expression full of apprehension.
"Hmph, it's fine to tell you. We are from the four great families of Lu, Zhao, Qi, and Wei. We're taking you to interrogate you and see if you are that remnant of the Chu family, Chu Feng," the burly man to Chu Lingtian's right replied with a cold snort.
"Ah? I, how could I be a Chu family remnant? He's a ruthless character who could easily make the four great families of Lu, Zhao, Qi, and Wei grovel. If I were him, would you be able to capture me so easily?" Chu Lingtian feigned shock and then asked, "Are you taking me to face the patriarchs of the four great families of Lu, Zhao, Qi, and Wei for interrogation?"
"You guessed right. We've been capturing every person surnamed Chu who has recently returned to Dachang City, but we haven't found that Chu family remnant. You're the last one, and also the unluckiest. The four families want to interrogate you in person. By then, whether you are the one they are looking for or not, you won't have a good ending," the driver said with a sinister laugh.
Chu Lingtian also chuckled inwardly. He had planned to deal with these four men once he learned their origin, but since they were taking him to see the patriarchs of the four great families, he decided he would give them a surprise!
After all, this was the first time Chu Lingtian would face the four main culprits who had wronged his Chu family simultaneously. He believed their meeting and the events that would unfold would be incredibly spectacular…