Chapter 287 Betrayal
Chapter 287 Betrayal
In the dead of night, amidst a torrential downpour, the rusty iron gate of the mental hospital was melted by electric current.
Li Tao stepped over the guard's twisted neck as he walked out of the mental hospital, rain washing over the centipede-shaped scars on his face.
Those bloodshot eyes gleamed eerily under the headlights of Black Third Master's Bentley.
"We don't know if Black Fiend is telling the truth yet, so he'll be locked up for now. You'll continue to take his place."
Blackie, sitting in the back seat, flicked his cigar ash into the muddy water.
"I'm going to kill Qi Yuxuan! He made me suffer so much in the mental hospital!"
Li Tao's knuckles made a popping sound like popping beans.
As night deepened, the rain outside the Qi family villa gradually subsided, and a tense atmosphere filled the air.
Qiu Ziyue and Qi Yuxuan felt uneasy all day and remained highly vigilant.
A series of noisy sounds came from the bugging device set up in Black Third Master's house.
Qiu Ziyue put on her headphones and listened carefully.
This was a conversation coming from Black Third Master's villa, and she had to make sure she didn't miss any important information.
"Third Master, we must wipe out the Qi family this time!"
Li Tao's voice was filled with fanaticism and hatred.
"stop!"
Black Third Master's voice sounded unusually stern.
"Now is not the time; we have more important things to deal with."
"But……"
Li Tao retorted unwillingly.
"I said no, and that means no!"
Black Third Master's tone left no room for argument.
"Calm down and don't do anything rash."
However, Li Tao had clearly lost patience.
He repeatedly requested to attack the Qi family, but was refused time and time again by Master Hei.
Finally, after a heated argument, Li Tao completely snapped.
"Who do you think you are? Have you taken a fancy to that little girl? You're really useless."
Li Tao roared.
"Don't forget, without me, could you have held onto this position?"
Black Third Master paused for a moment, then sneered:
"Don't forget who gave you your current position."
"Hmph, status?"
Li Tao sneered, "So what? If you're not ruthless, you'll be the one going to hell sooner or later. I'm going to take control of everything now!"
Before he could finish speaking, Li Tao suddenly made a move, subdued Black Third Master, and then ordered his men to lock him in the basement.
The whole process was swift and decisive, and no one dared to resist.
"From today onwards, I am the new boss!"
Li Tao stood in the center of the hall, looking around with a wildly confident gaze.
Qiu Ziyue heard all of this through the bugging device, and a complex emotion welled up in her heart.
She knew this was a major turning point, but it also meant that greater danger was on the horizon.
"Yu Xuan, did you hear that?"
Qiu Ziyue took off her headphones, her expression serious.
"heard it."
Qi Yuxuan nodded.
"Li Tao has betrayed us, which is both an opportunity and a threat to us."
"What should we do?" Qiu Ziyue asked.
"First, we must ensure our own safety."
Qi Yuxuan stood up and walked to the window.
"Secondly, we need to hear what their next plan is. Although Li Tao has successfully seized power, he will definitely expose more flaws."
The two quickly devised an action plan.
They decided to first use the intelligence network of the Yu Yueqing Whirlwind Group to find out Li Tao's new movements.
Meanwhile, Qiu Ziyue continued to monitor the situation at Hei Sanye's villa using a bugging device.
"In any case, we must remain vigilant."
Qi Yuxuan said, "Li Tao's methods are even more ruthless than Black Third Master's, we must be careful."
Qiu Ziyue nodded: "I will be extra careful. However, we can't let him do whatever he wants."
Meanwhile, Li Tao sat on the throne that Hei Sanye had once held.
He toyed with a bronze bell in his hand. Gazing at the night outside the window, a cold smile appeared on his lips.
"Qi Yuxuan, Qiu Ziyue, do you think you can escape my pursuit like this?"
He muttered to himself, "Soon, you will know what real fear is."
In the darkness in the distance, Qiu Ziyue and Qi Yuxuan had already begun preparations to resist Li Tao's attack.
At three in the morning, the Qi family villa was unusually quiet.
Twenty men in black lay in wait in the canopy of the sycamore trees, their night-vision goggles flashing with an eerie green light.
Qi Yuxuan and Qiu Ziyue had already sensed something was amiss. They stood on the second-floor terrace of the villa, their eyes gleaming as they watched the movements in the darkness.
"Someone's coming," Qiu Ziyue said in a low voice.
Outside the villa, men in black, wielding long knives, approached the gate in orderly steps.
Li Tao walked at the front, his eyes filled with hatred and determination.
He raised his hand, signaling his men to prepare for the attack.
"Today, I will utterly destroy the Qi family!"
Li Tao said in a low voice, his voice filled with unwavering determination.
At a command, the men in black shouted in unison and charged toward the villa, brandishing their long knives.
However, as they approached the villa, an invisible barrier blocked them from entering.
This is precisely the barrier set up by Qiu Ziyue and Qi Yuxuan.
The moment the longsword in the man in black touched the barrier, it was bounced back by a powerful force.
Many people were hit by their own weapons, fell to the ground, and groaned in pain.
Upon seeing this, Li Tao's face instantly turned ashen.
"What the hell is this thing?"
Li Tao roared angrily.
"keep going!"
But no matter how hard they tried, they could not break through that invisible barrier.
Every attack was reflected back by the barrier, instead harming their own people.
Li Tao was unwilling to give up so easily, so he ordered his machine gunners to advance:
"Shoot with machine guns, we must break this barrier!"
The machine gunner nodded, picked up the heavy machine gun with a silencer, and began to fire fiercely at the villa's gate.
Bullets rained down on the barrier, producing a series of ear-piercing sounds.
However, these bullets were also deflected by the barrier and hit Li Tao and his men.
"what!"
Li Tao cried out in alarm as a bullet ricocheted off and struck his shoulder, causing him to fall to the ground.
His men were also injured one after another, and chaos ensued.
Looking at the scene before him, Li Tao was filled with shock and helplessness.
He never expected that Qiu Ziyue and Qi Yuxuan were so powerful that they could even deflect their attacks.
"retreat!"
Li Tao commanded through gritted teeth.
The men in black quickly retreated, helped up their injured companions, and left the scene in a disheveled state.
Li Tao clutched his injured shoulder, his eyes filled with resentment.
Qiu Ziyue and Qi Yuxuan witnessed all of this, feeling both fortunate and somewhat worried.
Qiu Ziyue said softly, "It seems the barrier is still very effective."
"Yes,"
Qi Yuxuan nodded in response.
"But we can't let our guard down. Although Li Tao failed this time, he will definitely come up with other ideas."
Qiu Ziyue took a deep breath: "In any case, we must remain vigilant and be prepared for anything."
To be continued in the next chapter!
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