In the darkness of the night, the sound of footsteps gradually approached.
Suddenly, a beam of light pierced through the darkness, instantly illuminating the factory.
"Who’s out there?"
"Could it be the hunting squad?"
"Are we surrounded?"
The entire hall was thrown into chaos as the beam of light swept across.
Among the crowd, Lin Beichen continued to sit on the sofa, coldly staring outside.
Within his perception, eight lifted and modified off-road vehicles were blocking the main gate, with the modified wolf-eye spotlights on full power, illuminating everything inside and outside the factory brightly.
In the off-road vehicles, more than a dozen armed men were holding weapons, trapping everyone inside the hall.
The bolts of the automatic submachine guns were already drawn, the dark barrels aimed at the crowd. No one dared to take a step forward, afraid of provoking the killers and being instantly riddled with bullets.
Behind the off-road vehicles, a group of burly men approached, cursing angrily.
Small steel saws, spiked clubs, serrated iron chains...
Various exaggerated and highly lethal weapons were in their hands. Among them, one person with an arrogant expression was Brother Wang, who had been tossed aside by Lin Beichen just moments ago.
"You brat, come over here and kneel to me, or I’ll kill you!"
Brother Wang roared.
Though this place was near the Imperial Capital, it was actually just the closest to the capital.
Looking around, the area was surrounded by mountains and deep forests.
To be blunt, this abandoned factory was essentially in a no-man’s land in the deep forested mountains.
As the saying goes, "The mountains are high, and the Emperor is far away, so the tiger becomes the king."
And at this moment, Brother Wang was the local tiger.
The abandoned factory was already in chaos, Zhao Baiying was just a student who thought tonight was merely for gathering material for a movie, not expecting to witness such thrilling scenes.
Zhao Baiying tightly clutched Zhao Weinan’s arm, her beautiful face pale with fear.
"Weinan, what do we do now?"
In a civilized society, their status as top students might draw some attention from others.
But in this outlaw-infested forest, being young and beautiful women, and top students from an art academy, only made them more likely to be kidnapped.
Everyone was hiding behind the cover, frequently glancing at Lin Beichen sitting on the sofa.
This whole thing was started by Lin Beichen. He should go and kneel to apologize, to calm Brother Wang’s anger.
They resented Lin Beichen and didn’t care about the origin of this mess.
If the burly woodman wasn’t so intimidating, they would have already tied up Lin Beichen and dragged him in front of Brother Wang.
The guard hiding behind the doorpost looked at Lin Beichen with a complicated expression.
"Little brother, I told you to leave quickly, but you didn’t listen. Now you want to leave, but you can’t anymore!"
"This Brother Wang is just a petty hoodlum who relies on his cousin.
His cousin used to be an ace special forces soldier, and it’s said he killed over a hundred people abroad. He’s a famous arms dealer internationally!
Two years ago, he returned to the country, gathered a group of brothers to work as enforcers for a big family. This factory’s territory is actually their turf."
"This Brother Lang is a ruthless killer who doesn’t bat an eye when killing. If he says he’s going to kill someone, that person absolutely won’t live through the night."
The guard clearly knew what was going on. While explaining the situation, he pointed outside from behind the door.
Following his finger, many people saw the off-road vehicle in the middle outside the door.
This vehicle was at least twice as large as the others, modified to look like an iron fortress.
A man was sitting on the hood, smoking a cigar, surrounded by people. He was clearly the center of attention.
"Is that person really formidable? Have you seen him in action before?"
Lin Beichen looked at the little guard, asking calmly.
Upon hearing this, the guard’s eyes widened.
"Of course Brother Lang is formidable! When he first came to the mountains, I was just starting to make a living here. I saw with my own eyes that ten men defied him, wanting to drive him away and become the boss themselves. Guess what happened?
Brother Lang picked up a rock and smashed those ten men’s heads into a bloody mess. Isn’t that formidable enough?"
The guard said excitedly, a look of terror flashing in his eyes, clearly recalling that day’s events.
"For those of us scraping by in the underworld, we can offend anyone, but not Brother Lang.
He’s not just a local thug, but a desperado. Offending him is like being targeted by a venomous snake; you never know when he’ll bite and kill you."
"Young man, if you’re smart, you’d better go over and kneel to Brother Wang right now, apologize, and offer a rich gift. Perhaps you can save your life."
The guard advised earnestly.
Lin Beichen gave him a silent look, then shook his head.
Seeing this, everyone in the hall behind him started cursing loudly.
"Boy, you’re really asking for it. Do you think you can mess with a boss as powerful as Brother Lang?"
"Young man, forget your pride and quickly go kneel and apologize. If you delay, you might not even get the chance to kneel later!"
Someone, seeing Lin Beichen was young, thought he was reluctant to lose face and got anxious.
They didn’t care about Lin Beichen’s life or death; they just didn’t want to be implicated.
Although this was all instigated by Brother Wang, since Brother Wang’s backer was the local tyrant, they couldn’t afford to mess with him!
This world doesn’t recognize justice, only power.
Whoever had the biggest fists here, that’s who they would support.
Lin Beichen naturally understood their thoughts, but he wasn’t very angry.