Chapter 19: Chapter 19: The Flexible Moral Bottom Line
"I'm just being frank, boss, if you don't want to end up in a lab,"
beside the car, Jonas, the Military Advisor, was strategizing for Xiu Nuo, "Then... you can't let these people live."
"Oh, it's a pity about my guide then."
"Forget about my colleague. Did he know about your situation as well?"
"No, he probably just thought I was an assassin."
"Then they deserve to die even more," Jonas said. "Diego already told them about the mummies, and they claimed they knew nothing, but keeping them around is always a disaster, isn't it? Most importantly..."
Jonas looked seriously at Xiu Nuo, "They sold you out without a moment's hesitation. I know you saw it coming. But from the moment you used them as bait, they were already dead, weren't they?"
Xiu Nuo appeared contemplative, "I actually intended to come back and save them. Do you believe that?"
Jonas's expression grew more intriguing, but eventually, he said, "Of course I believe you. Boss, your nobility is unmatched! But for our safety, I think it's better to take care of them all."
"As for Diego and his crew, they are a bunch of damned drug traffickers, each with the blood of at least ten people on their hands! So many families have been torn apart because of the stuff they sell! Taking them out, even God would commend you with 'Good Man'. Besides, you were preparing to do it anyway."
"I feel like you're trying to lead me astray, Jonas."
"If I need to bear this sin for you, Jonas is gladly obliged! I am your most loyal follower!"
"We've only met for less than half an hour."
"So that's why my loyalty is so trustworthy, isn't it! Just half an hour, and I've already confirmed my faith!"
The Ghostly Vicious Energy that remained in his body could prove to Xiu Nuo, this guy seemed to have no lies.
In this world, could such a display of Cultivator power have such excellent effects?
Coming from a world of Cultivators, Xiu Nuo had yet to understand how much allure supernatural powers had in a place filled with ordinary people.
"If possible, I hope there aren't so many troubles before we reach America," Xiu Nuo said.
"Umm... looks like you already have a plan, right?"
"When will that group of kidney cutters arrive?"
"If you wish, they can appear here within an hour."
"Then let's do it," Xiu Nuo said with a smile. "Let me see your capabilities."
"As you wish, boss."
Jonas said, pulling out an old phone, then made a call.
After saying some things, Jonas hung up the phone and then broke the SIM card.
"Next, we just need to wait patiently, boss," Jonas said, and then asked, "Just to confirm again, you really aren't planning on taking out those people, are you?"
"Do you want me to kill them?"
"If they end up in the hands of that group of organ traffickers, believe me, taking them out now would be showing your mercy. I speak plainly—once some organizations learn about your supernatural powers, they will definitely dissect you in a lab. And...."
"You certainly don't need their loyalty; these people have even betrayed their own country, what credibility do they have left? Of course, I'm not talking about you, I know you definitely have your reasons,"
Xiu Nuo nodded, quite satisfied, this guy had a flexible moral compass.
"Just do what you need to, Jonas," Xiu Nuo glanced around. "It seems I need a place to enjoy the show. Find somewhere to hide, come back in two hours, or when I contact you."
Jonas quickly nodded. As he was scouting for places to watch the action, he saw Xiu Nuo leap onto a high wall with a single bound and then, using his hands and feet, quickly jumped onto a water tower.
Watching this scene, Jonas clicked his tongue; it was even more outrageous than the most extreme parkour he had ever seen.
"Perhaps my boss should consider competing in the Olympics. The gold medals in high jump, long jump, and weightlifting would definitely be his, with no one able to steal them," Jonas said as he started the car.
As the car left the area, Jonas finally took out his phone.
"Hey, Susan, I need your help to book a full-body check-up at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center! Don't talk to me about waiting! I don't care how you do it, I need to get into that damned hospital for a check-up immediately, remember, immediately after I get back. Yes! I made money, a lot of money!"
After hanging up, Jonas finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"For my safety, it seems I must temporarily trust what my new boss said, but... it better be true."
Meanwhile, Xiu Nuo was silently waiting on top of the water tower. About an hour later, nearly ten cars stopped outside the factory.
The people inside each carried weapons as they stormed into the factory.
Soon after, the factory was filled with intense gunfire and cursing.
To Xiu Nuo's surprise, the group of drug dealers seemed unexpectedly strong in combat.
The gunfight lasted about ten minutes before ending, and the organ traffickers rushed out of the factory and fled in their vehicles.
Xiu Nuo frowned. There were at most a dozen drug dealers inside, and at least fifty kidney cutters had come, yet only about twenty managed to flee.
But no matter, he would handle the rest.
At that moment, Diego, dragging Wang Fugui with a face full of rage, said, "You brought this upon yourselves!"
His shoulder still bore a gunshot wound, and his blood-stained body made him look even more terrifying than before.
Only three people remained beside him now.
The others cowered in a corner, too terrified to utter a word.
As Wang Fugui despairingly awaited his death, he saw the ferocious Diego suddenly roll his eyes and collapse.
Then, he saw a familiar figure.
"You... you're here!" Seeing Xiu Nuo, Wang Fugui panicked even more.
"I heard you sold me out?" Xiu Nuo said with a smile looking at Wang Fugui and the others.
Wang Fugui didn't see it because Diego was blocking him, but Lin Zi, Zhang Hong, and the two women had seen how Xiu Nuo silently took down the three men beside Diego with a ghostly prowess.
"We... we had no choice," Wang Fugui said hurriedly, "Is everyone not just trying to survive?"
"So you mean, I should give you another chance?"
Wang Fugui looked gloomy, "Aren't we compatriots? We should help each other."
"I like that word," Xiu Nuo said as he cut their ropes with a knife and then threw a dagger on the ground. "I only knocked those people unconscious. I can give you another chance."
"Kill them," Xiu Nuo said with a smile, looking at them. "Kill them, and you can live."
The group was instantly stunned.
"There are five of you," Xiu Nuo's voice echoed like the devil's. "But the target, only four."