Victor Qin took Luke Sin to the back of their transportation factory, where there were many abandoned buildings and warehouses, filled with rusty scrap iron and wild weeds. Victor Qin headed straight to an underground warehouse with a large blue-painted iron door.<br><br>“This is it!”<br><br>Before opening the iron door on the ground, Victor Qin took a few deep breaths and glanced at Luke Sin. Then, he unlocked the iron door, lifted it with force, and pulled it open with a creak.<br><br>A nauseating stench assaulted their senses.<br><br>Luke Sin covered his nose, took a step back, and then leaned forward to look.<br><br>The underground warehouse appeared to be a large pit, cement-sealed, with some stagnant water inside. It was five meters long, seven meters wide, and about four meters deep. At the bottom, several iron rings were nailed, each tied with iron chains. What was most shocking was that each chain held a red, sticky mass—on closer inspection, it was an arm.<br><br>At the bottom of the pit were some half-decomposed pieces of flesh that Luke Sin quickly identified.<br><br>He couldn't help but frown and said, “This is terrifying.”<br><br>Victor Qin glanced at him and said, “Brother, you don't look scared at all.”<br><br>“At the time, we were the ones who were really scared!”<br><br>He paused before continuing, “Damn, when those four people burst into my home, they scared the hell out of me. The whole thing was just too creepy, and I didn't dare to kill them immediately. I locked them up here, thinking to interrogate them properly and find out who was behind this. But I never expected that once these four were held here, they... they just...”<br><br>He intentionally spat into the pit to mask the trembling in his voice with anger, making his fear less obvious. “They were all lunatics. I didn't kill them; I just locked them here. But before I could interrogate them, they turned on each other. They... started biting each other...”<br><br>Suddenly, he looked up at Luke Sin, eyes bloodshot and filled with irrepressible fear. “Can you imagine?”<br><br>“These guys were people, but they acted like dogs, biting each other... And it wasn't just biting; they were tearing each other apart. Some of their bellies had split open, and they kept at it...”<br><br>“At that time... I couldn't stand watching it, so I shot them all...”<br><br>“For the first time, I felt like I was doing a good deed by shooting people...”<br><br>“...”<br><br>At this point, he angrily slammed the iron door shut with a loud clang.<br><br>“What the hell are these things?”<br><br>He stared at Luke Sin and said, “Since you're asking, you must know something. Tell me quickly...”<br><br>“What are these things?”<br><br>“...”<br><br>Luke Sin noticed that Victor Qin's emotions were a bit unstable.<br><br>But that was understandable. Even as a ruthless leader, facing such a thing would cause fear. <br><br>He might not fear death.<br><br>But something unexplainable was terrifying.<br><br>...<br><br>“This is completely different from the incident at the café before, yet it's also evidently not normal...”<br><br>After hearing his account, Luke Sin quickly thought, “Did these strange events originate from Mr. Travis, or something else? Moreover, it seems there are some patterns in the events he encountered. On the first day, one person came for revenge, then two the next day, and four on the fourth day. So...”<br><br>Luke Sin shivered and quickly asked Victor Qin, “How many days has it been since they last came?”<br><br>Victor Qin clearly realized that Luke Sin had figured something out and, with reddened eyes, answered slowly, “Day Seven!”<br><br>“Seven days?”<br><br>Luke Sin's expression darkened. Tomorrow would be the eighth day.<br><br>If it truly followed this pattern, wouldn't eight of them be coming soon?<br><br>“Wait for a moment, I need to report this.”<br><br>Recalling what Jane Chen had told him, Luke Sin shook his head and prepared to take out his satellite phone.<br><br>However, Victor Qin picked up an axe from the ground and pointed it at Luke Sin, speaking in a low, harsh voice, “Brother, I've got blood on my hands, and those guys don't threaten me. Whether it's four or eight, even if it's ten, I'm not afraid. Worst case, I won't stay in this lousy city and continue to live like a king outside. But don't you...”<br><br>“Don't even think about using this chance to scheme against me...”<br><br>“...”<br><br>“Axe...”<br><br>Luke Sin glanced at his backpack, not understanding where Victor Qin got the courage to threaten him.<br><br>“Even if you have two guns, I have many people outside. If anything happens, you won't get away!”<br><br>Victor Qin coldly stared at Luke Sin, explaining as if trying to justify himself. Though feeling guilty, he remained tough.<br><br>“I can definitely get away, but that's not the point.”<br><br>Luke Sin shook his head and said to Victor Qin, “If four of them don’t scare you, and eight don’t scare you, what about sixteen?”<br><br>Victor Qin's eyes turned cold, and his Adam’s apple seemed to move.<br><br>Luke Sin continued, “Does Mr. Travis know where you live?”<br><br>Victor Qin appeared flustered, asking hoarsely, “Why are you asking?”<br><br>Luke Sin said, “You mentioned he initially came looking for you here, but the third time, went straight to your home. So, have you ever thought that maybe, no matter where you hide, they'll be able to find you?”<br><br>Victor Qin’s hand holding the axe noticeably trembled: “Impossible...”<br><br>Luke Sin said, “All this is quite bizarre, so what’s impossible?”<br><br>According to this pattern, those coming for revenge would only increase. No one knew how many there would be eventually. If just a few or a dozen came, it wouldn’t be much for a ruthless person like Victor Qin. But what if it were dozens, even hundreds?<br><br>Luke Sin could already imagine a scene of hundreds madly chasing Victor Qin across the wasteland...<br><br>Could there be a day when not just a city but the whole world ends up hunting him down?<br><br>And these pursuers, fearless of death or injury, might be able to locate him no matter where he hides.<br><br>A never-ending rivalry!<br><br>Mainly, if you don't die, they don't stop!<br><br>...<br><br>Victor Qin was evidently scared, his hand on the axe trembling, hoarsely saying, “I don't want to go farming...”<br><br>He was still somewhat mistrusting of Luke Sin. Although they had connections in Fortress City, they were always unsure whether a prominent figure would decide to take them down.<br><br>This was also why he hadn’t reported these strange events to the Guard Office after so many occurrences.<br><br>One, it was inexplicable, and two, he didn’t trust them!<br><br>He knew who held power in Fortress City, and a single thought from them could banish him to the farm outside for life!<br><br>“Farming is better than dying...”<br><br>Luke Sin understood his hesitation, glanced at the sealed pit, and said, “Or being eaten alive.”<br><br>Victor Qin’s pupils contracted, and his hair stood on end.<br><br>After what seemed like a struggle within, he slowly put down the axe, his voice hoarse, “I trust you!”<br><br>“...”<br><br>“Like you have a choice...”<br><br>Luke Sin muttered, stepped aside, and dialed the phone, then changed the tone, “Hello, Major Chen?”)
