Medical and Martial God-Chapter 73: Defending Secrets

HUH!

The entire room was stunned.

This... This Huang Quan... he was really a fake?

"B-b-big brother, you... you’re not Huang Quan?" Luo Qiwei asked in disbelief.

The counterfeit Huang Quan said nothing, kneeling on the ground and trembling violently. He was in no state to answer questions, instead frantically kowtowing to Ye Xiu. "Spare me! I only impersonated Huang Quan to swindle some food, drinks, and money. I’ve never done anything evil!"

Luo Qiwei was dumbfounded.

Ming Yue was dumbfounded.

The masterminds were dumbfounded.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Now they were absolutely certain—this Huang Quan was a sham.

A sudden terror gripped Ming Yue and the masterminds. Ming Yue was somewhat better off, having already resigned herself to death. But the masterminds were horrified. Initially, they had been unsure if Ye Xiu knew they were pulling the strings, but their earlier eagerness for the fake Huang Quan to deal with Ye Xiu had been a dead giveaway, an unwitting confession. The thought of what had happened to the Li Family and Ruiding Pharmaceuticals plunged them into acute anxiety and suffocating fear.

"Spineless dog." Furious, Ye Xiu kicked the counterfeit Huang Quan over and demanded coldly, "A gutless coward like you... who gave you the nerve to impersonate Huang Quan?"

As the man himself had said, no one dared to impersonate Huang Quan. Yet this sniveling rat, who clung so desperately to life, had the audacity to do so on such a grand scale. There must be a mastermind behind him, Ye Xiu suspected.

"I... I-I-I... After the bloodbath on the War God Ranking, there was no news of Huang Quan. I thought he and the War Gods had all perished together, so that’s why I impersonated him..." the counterfeit howled, trying to explain.

Ye Xiu picked up the counterfeit Battle Soul Blade from the floor and casually chopped off the man’s left arm. "I’m asking you one last time," he said, his voice ice-cold. "Who gave you the nerve to impersonate Huang Quan? If you don’t tell me the truth, I will flay you alive, one slice at a time."

"AHHHH!" The counterfeit Huang Quan let out a scream like a stuck pig.

Ye Xiu’s action sent a shockwave of commotion through the restaurant. Seeing the blood gushing from the stump of his arm and hearing his agonizing screams, everyone felt their scalps tingle with horror. Apart from Qin Qing and Ming Yue, no one else present had ever witnessed such a bloody and brutal scene.

In an instant, the unrelated bystanders began fleeing the restaurant in droves. What Ye Xiu was doing was malicious assault, a serious crime. They worried that when the Patrol Officers arrived to arrest him, they would be dragged to the Patrol Bureau Office to give statements.

Ming Yue and the masterminds wanted to flee too, but they were paralyzed by fear.

"You two should leave as well," Ye Xiu said to Qin Qing and Luo Qiwei.

"Okay," Qin Qing nodded.

After a moment’s hesitation, Luo Qiwei followed her out. Soon, only Ye Xiu, the counterfeit Huang Quan, Ming Yue, and the masterminds remained in the restaurant.

"Still not talking?" Ye Xiu asked coldly, raising the blade.

"I already told you! I just wanted to swindle some food, drinks, and money! No one put me up to it!"

"It seems you won’t tell the truth until I’ve sliced you up a few hundred times." Ye Xiu lifted the blade, posturing as if he were about to strike.

Just then, the unexpected happened. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

The counterfeit Huang Quan suddenly collapsed, blood pouring from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. He convulsed twice and then went still.

"What the...?" Ye Xiu, startled, quickly crouched to check the man’s pulse, but it was too late.

"W-what happened to him?" Ming Yue asked, her voice trembling.

"He had poison hidden in a back molar. He bit down and killed himself." Ye Xiu’s expression turned grim. To use death to guard a secret... The person behind this is no simple figure.

After a moment’s thought, he took out his phone and stepped aside to call Gong Jin. With Ming Feng Tower’s intelligence network, it wouldn’t be difficult to trace the counterfeit’s true identity and discover who was behind him.

Meanwhile, Ming Yue and the masterminds were plunged into absolute panic. Ming Yue was slightly better off, having already accepted her fate; she was merely waiting for the end. The masterminds, however, were still in the dark. Ming Yue had never told them that Ye Xiu was a Great Grandmaster. She had not told them that he had killed Fang Dahai and Xue Wanchun, crippled Ye Xuan, dealt with Zheng Yiwen, severely injured Yue Chengfeng and Luo Senyuan, and seized the Xing Family’s assets. They only knew he had punished Huang Xinming, the Li Family, and Ruiding Pharmaceuticals.

Previously, they figured that no matter how brazen Ye Xiu was, he would, at worst, deal with them the same way he dealt with the Li Family and Ruiding Pharmaceuticals. Now, they realized how wrong they were. Terribly, horribly wrong.

Ye Xiu seemed to have descended into a lawless madness. He had publicly severed a man’s arm and then showed no fear when that man was driven to suicide. A man like that would not hesitate to kill them. He would not even blink.

"Now, it’s your turn." Ye Xiu returned from his phone call and looked down at Ming Yue and the masterminds slumped on the floor. "I’m in a foul mood. If you can find a way to please me, I might consider letting you off the hook this one time."

Hearing this, the masterminds were instantly overjoyed and all turned to look at Ming Yue.

Ming Yue froze. Why are they all looking at me?

"Ming Yue, we’re begging you."

"For everyone’s sake, Ming Yue, just make a small sacrifice."

"Ye Xiu has no interest in us old geezers, but you’re a beautiful woman, so..." The masterminds pleaded with her.

Looking at their shameless faces, Ming Yue was so furious she could have spat blood. She was willing, but the problem was that Ye Xiu was not interested in her. Still, she asked tentatively, "Um, should we... get a private room?"

"Fine," Ye Xiu nodded. "Go to a private room, get naked, and wait for me."

"Yes, yes!" Ecstatic, Ming Yue scrambled to her feet and ran off to ask a server for a private room.

Ye Xiu almost laughed out loud at the sight. This girl would throw away all her pride just to live.

He turned to the masterminds. "I can spare her this time. But what about you?"

The masterminds froze. What now?

"Clothes, shoes, socks. All of it off. Down to your underwear," Ye Xiu ordered.

A chill ran down their spines. What is he planning? Nevertheless, they obediently stripped and lined up in front of Ye Xiu, looking incredibly ashamed.

Barely suppressing a smirk, Ye Xiu said, "Now, crouch. I’m going to give you all new hairstyles."

The masterminds immediately complied, squatting down dutifully.

And so, Ye Xiu brandished the counterfeit Battle Soul Blade and shaved each of the masterminds bald.

"Alright, laugh. All of you, together. Louder," Ye Xiu commanded.

"HAHAHA..." The masterminds burst out laughing, a sound more pained than any sob.

"HAHA..." Ye Xiu couldn’t help but laugh as well. "Yes, just like that. Keep laughing. Don’t you dare stop until I say so. From now on, whenever you see me, you will laugh just like this..."