Peerless Bodyguard of a Stunning Beauty-Chapter 377 - 338: Removing the Human Skin Mask

When Zhao Rong and his companions found themselves trapped, with a colossal boulder slowly grinding down on them from above, they knew they had fallen for a trick.

The assistant stretched out both hands, pushing against the giant rock with all his might. "Zhao Rong, we've really been tricked! This guy is a venomous snake!"

Miss Lili stared at the descending boulder, her voice trembling with fear. "What do we do? If this thing falls, we'll be crushed into a pulp!"

Yu Lan found a sturdy stick on the ground and tried to prop up the rock. "This He Yanming is a true villain! We saved his life, and he repays our kindness by leading us into a trap to be killed!"

Xue Lianmei said in terror, "I can't believe He Yanming is such an animal! After he drank the Paraquat, we exhausted ourselves pulling him back from the brink of death. We even gave him a million to ensure he could emigrate to Argentina, yet he still repays our kindness with betrayal, luring us into a death trap!"

With that, they all began cursing him in unison. "He Yanming, you beast! Mark our words, one day you will die a miserable death!"

Hearing them curse him, the man they thought was He Yanming tore the mask from his face.

When Zhao Rong and the others saw him tear off the Human Skin Mask to reveal the face of Li Xiaogang, they were all stunned.

The assistant stared at him, completely caught off guard. "So, you aren't He Yanming. You're Li Xiaogang in disguise!"

Miss Lili stammered in disbelief, "You're... Li Xiaogang!"

Yu Lan rubbed her eyes, looking at the man who had just removed his mask. "Your Human Skin Mask is too realistic!" she exclaimed. "We were so sure you were He Yanming, but you were Li Xiaogang all along!"

But before the women could finish speaking, he tore off another Human Skin Mask. In an instant, the face of Li Xiaogang melted away to become Lu Xiaoqiang.

When Zhao Rong's group saw that the person before them was neither He Yanming nor Li Xiaogang, but Lu Xiaoqiang, they were stunned speechless.

The assistant stared at Lu Xiaoqiang in astonishment. "So, you're Lu Xiaoqiang!"

Lu Xiaoqiang laughed heartily. "You fools think you're so smart, but you're actually the dumbest of them all. I, Lu Xiaoqiang, have been leading you by the nose this whole time!" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Miss Lili glared at him and demanded, "Lu Xiaoqiang, why did you pretend to be He Yanming? Where is the real one?"

Lu Xiaoqiang sneered. "That punk He Yanming worked under me, but not only did he disrespect our gang's rules, he also skimmed some of my money. So, I took care of him a long time ago."

Hearing that Lu Xiaoqiang had killed He Yanming, Zhao Rong and the others finally understood. When they had approached the martial arts club at the sports academy, the person pretending to commit suicide was not He Yanming at all, but Lu Xiaoqiang wearing a Human Skin Mask. To make his performance convincing enough for Zhao Rong and his companions to believe he was He Yanming, he had resorted to the self-inflicted torture of drinking a bottle of Paraquat.

Zhao Rong looked at Lu Xiaoqiang, never imagining someone could be so treacherous, cunning, and downright sinister. He frowned and said, "Lu Xiaoqiang, we all thought you'd had plastic surgery. In reality, you didn't have any surgery at all? You were just wearing a Human Skin Mask?"

Lu Xiaoqiang nodded and laughed loudly. "You know the truth, but you found out far too late!"

Miss Lili questioned him again. "Wearing a mask can hide your face, but how did your height change so much?"

Lu Xiaoqiang immediately pulled up his pant legs, pointing to his feet. "To successfully impersonate Li Xiaogang, I had to go to great lengths. For all these years at the sports academy, despite being only 1.7 meters tall, I've been walking on stilts over ten centimeters high to make myself seem like I'm over 1.8 meters tall."

When Zhao Rong and the others heard that Lu Xiaoqiang had been walking on stilts just to impersonate Li Xiaogang, they were once again dumbfounded.

Xue Lianmei sighed, "And I really thought you'd had plastic surgery at Li Ren Hospital, the best in Xijing City, and even had your bones lengthened. I never imagined your 'surgery' was just walking on stilts and wearing a Human Skin Mask."

Hearing this, Lu Xiaoqiang kicked off the stilts. With a sinister smile, he said, "You were all completely fooled by me. You people, so arrogant with your wealth, thinking you're so clever. In reality, comparing your intelligence to mine is like comparing the heavens and the earth!" With that, he let out a haughty, self-satisfied laugh.

Once the assistant, Miss Lili, Yu Lan, and Xue Lianmei learned the truth, they hung their heads and sighed. "It's true what they say: as virtue rises one foot, the devil rises ten. We thought Lu Xiaoqiang was cunning, but we never imagined he could be this treacherous. His intelligence and guile are on a level far beyond any ordinary criminal."

When Lu Xiaoqiang heard their conversation, he said confidently, "The only reason I'm telling you the truth is so you can die knowing exactly who outsmarted you."

Saying this, he pressed another switch on the wall. The massive rock above Zhao Rong's group resumed its descent. As Lu Xiaoqiang watched the boulder about to crush them into pulp, he cackled, "Now, you can all just wait to die!"

At that moment, the assistant, Miss Lili, Yu Lan, and Xue Lianmei, who stood beside Zhao Rong, were filled with despair.

But as they lost hope, Zhao Rong calmly retrieved a hydraulic jack from his Magic Ring. He coolly set it up and began to operate it, remarking, "It's just a boulder weighing a few thousand tons. I refuse to believe my hydraulic jack can't hold it up!"

With that, Zhao Rong used the hydraulic jack to slowly push the massive boulder back up.

When the assistant, Miss Lili, Yu Lan, and Xue Lianmei saw Zhao Rong take out a jack and lift the boulder, saving all their lives, they immediately embraced each other, cheering and jumping for joy.

Standing a short distance away, Lu Xiaoqiang was floored when he saw that Zhao Rong was carrying a hydraulic jack. His eyes went wide with disbelief. As he uselessly mashed the button, he muttered, "Damn it! I've met some weirdos in my life, but never one as bizarre as you. Who the hell carries a hydraulic jack with them?"

Zhao Rong chuckled. "Well, I was actually trying to buy a water-based fire extinguisher on Taobao. The seller sent the wrong thing and shipped me a hydraulic jack instead. At first, I tried to return it, but the crooked merchant claimed it wasn't eligible for the seven-day no-questions-asked return policy. So, I had no choice but to keep it. I used to think this thing was useless, but today, it turns out it's a real lifesaver!"

As he spoke, Zhao Rong used the jack to push the boulder high up and out of the way.

When Lu Xiaoqiang saw that Zhao Rong had foiled his first trap, his eyes narrowed and he sneered, "So you got past my first trap. My second one is even more vicious."

He then ran forward a few steps and slammed a second red button. As he pressed it, he roared, "A Volley of Ten Thousand Arrows!"

Hearing this, the assistant asked Zhao Rong in confusion, "Zhao Rong, what does 'a volley of ten thousand arrows' mean?"

Beside him, an infuriated Lili kicked the assistant. "Your ignorance is terrifying! You don't even know what that means?"

The assistant retorted defiantly, "You're so cultured, then why don't you explain it?"

Lili explained smugly, "It means ten thousand arrows are about to shoot you dead." Having said that, she looked quite pleased with herself, feeling far more cultured than the assistant.

But before she could finish basking in her superiority, Lu Xiaoqiang chimed in with a tone of ironic kindness. "If you ask me, neither of you has any culture. It's a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. Now, let me show you what 'A Volley of Ten Thousand Arrows' really means."

As soon as he finished speaking, he pressed a green button next to the red one. Instantly, a round missile appeared a short distance away. Written on its side in large characters was the name: "A Volley of Ten Thousand Arrows."

Zhao Rong saw the missile and his expression changed as he suddenly remembered something. He immediately yelled for everyone to get down on the ground. "That missile is called 'A Volley of Ten Thousand Arrows'! It's a new type of missile developed by the American arms dealer, Lockheed Martin. It's not only incredibly powerful, but it's also designed to kill with frightening precision and intelligence!"

When the assistant and Lili heard that "A Volley of Ten Thousand Arrows" was not, in fact, ten thousand arrows, but a portable missile named as such, they were utterly astonished.

Lili stared at the missile in terror. "Zhao Rong, no matter how we try to dodge, that missile will blow us to smithereens!"

The assistant added in despair, "Zhao Rong, if that thing is fired at us, it'll definitely blast us to ashes!"

Lu Xiaoqiang said confidently, "That's right! Just wait there to be blown to bits by my missile!"

Just as everyone was succumbing to despair, Zhao Rong suddenly pulled another amazing gadget from his Magic Ring. As he began to set it up, he comforted the others, "Don't be afraid. As long as I have this in hand, no missile, no matter how powerful, is a match for us."