Supremely Talented Tyrant

"Chu Zhixin, have you lost your mind? Hao Jian was only applying medicine because my chest was bitten by a poisonous snake to get the antidote for me," said Cheng Weiwei indignantly.

"Pah! A viper, I think that's a lie and him taking advantage of you is the truth. Where is this poisonous snake? If it's real, then catch it and show me!" Chu Zhixin still didn't believe it and shouted, which was no surprise; seeing the woman he liked being taken advantage of by someone else naturally made him very uncomfortable.

Cheng Weiwei rolled her eyes. Chu Zhixin was simply making a fuss about nothing. The viper that bit her had long since fled, probably all the way to Malaysia by now; how could it possibly be found?

"Want to see the viper, do you?" A mocking smile crossed Hao Jian's lips as he flung something from behind him: "Here you go!"

Chu Zhixin took a closer look and instantly turned green, his voice shrill as he screamed, "A snake! Take it away, take it away now!"

Chu Zhixin was scared stiff on the ground, his eyes filled with terror as he stared at the cobra in Jiang Shan's hand.

Cheng Weiwei was also stunned; Hao Jian had actually managed to catch the snake.

"Didn't you say the viper was fake? Why don't you let it bite you and see if you'll die?" Hao Jian scoffed coldly.

"Take it away! Immediately! Right now!" Chu Zhixin shouted, his voice hoarse with desperation.

"Look at you cowering like that, not very manly, are you?" Hao Jian snorted dismissively; this guy was too useless, scared stiff so easily.

At that moment, a trace of contempt flashed through Cheng Weiwei's eyes, and she secretly felt glad she had never accepted Chu Zhixin's courtship.@@novelbin@@

Chu Zhixin noticed the scorn in Cheng Weiwei's gaze and, infuriated yet embarrassed, he pointed at Hao Jian without being able to utter a word: "You…"

"Do you really hate me that much?" Hao Jian asked with a smile.

Chu Zhixin didn't speak, but his expression said it all.

"Seems like you do indeed hate me." Hao Jian nodded in acknowledgment, but just as Chu Zhixin wondered why Hao Jian was bothering with such nonsense, he saw Hao Jian backhand him smack across the face.

"What are you doing?" Chu Zhixin glared at Hao Jian, his face red with rage, wishing he could tear him apart, the bastard. How dare he hit him?

Cheng Weiwei was bewildered, not understanding why Hao Jian had struck Chu Zhixin out of the blue.

"Since you already hate me, a little more won't matter." Hao Jian said expressionlessly, then looked at Chu Zhixin with a taunting gaze: "Because you wouldn't dare do anything about it, without me, you wouldn't stand a chance of surviving in this turbulent war zone. You're just a worthless nobody."

"If you're so tough, go make your own way in the war zone. Don't fucking follow behind me," Hao Jian snorted coldly.

Chu Zhixin clenched his teeth, his face flush with humiliation, but he still couldn't muster the courage to stand up like a man and retort. He indeed didn't dare to stray from the main group. After what he had been through before, he was keenly aware that he couldn't survive here alone.

Seeing Chu Zhixin silent, Hao Jian sneered even more disdainfully: "If you don't dare, then keep your mouth shut and be polite to me. I'll say it again, your life was saved by me, and I can take it back whenever I want."

Chu Zhixin inwardly seethed with hatred but still didn't dare to retort against Hao Jian. Having witnessed Hao Jian's ruthlessness, he knew Hao Jian was not joking; the thought likely crossed his mind to get rid of him, thus monopolizing Cheng Weiwei for himself.

"Stop it!" Cheng Weiwei chastised, first giving Hao Jian a glare before looking toward Chu Zhixin: "You go back first."

"But what if he tries anything improper with you?" Chu Zhixin looked worriedly at Cheng Weiwei.

"If I really wanted to take advantage of her, do you think you could stop me? Where were you when Cheng Weiwei was caught by the pirates earlier? What's with the hero act now?" Hao Jian spat in disgust, speaking unkindly.

"You…" Chu Zhixin, teased about his shortcomings, couldn't help feeling ashamed.

"Enough! Can you both stop arguing, please?" said Cheng Weiwei impatiently: "Chu Zhixin, you leave now. I'll return shortly."

Cheng Weiwei knew Hao Jian was right; if he truly intended to harm her, not just Chu Zhixin, but all the men in their group combined would have been no use.

Chu Zhixin glowered at Hao Jian before reluctantly walking away.

"How did you catch this snake?" Cheng Weiwei asked in surprise, not expecting that Hao Jian could actually do it.

"It's hard to explain. It's a kind of perception similar to that of a wild beast. My senses are very sharp, and I can detect its presence. Luckily, it didn't go far, so I was able to catch it and come up with the remedy based on its venom. Otherwise, you would indeed be in a lot of trouble," Hao Jian explained.

"Beast perception? How can a person have the perception of a beast?" questioned Cheng Weiwei, skeptical of Hao Jian's claim.

But Hao Jian just smiled, not intending to elaborate further.

Seeing that Hao Jian did not wish to say more, Cheng Weiwei stopped asking.

"Let's hurry back and get some rest. We need to prepare because tomorrow will be another tough day," Hao Jian smiled and took the lead back to the camp.

Cheng Weiwei jumped with frustration behind him. This bastard, looking at her so openly and yet acting as if nothing had happened; couldn't he show even a hint of being moved?

This guy must be gay! Cheng Weiwei thought maliciously to herself.

That's how women are—if you behave improperly toward her, she'll call you a beast, and if you don't, she'll say you're worse than a beast.

A few Chinese Hours passed, and the sky gradually began to lighten.

Hao Jian got everyone up and ready to set off; Cheng Weiwei and the others were headed for the Atama Western War Zone to rescue those innocent civilians suffering from the chaos of war, and Hao Jian, knowing he couldn't persuade Cheng Weiwei, could only obediently lead the way.

Fearing they might be pursued, they decided not to continue by boat and chose to walk instead.

After walking for several hours, the group began to feel exhausted, and a girl named Xiao Mei couldn't help but complain, "How much longer do we have to walk? My legs are about to break, Hao Jian, do you even know the way?"

"Nonsense, I'm using GPRS; there's absolutely no problem with this route," Hao Jian declared confidently.

"But how much longer do we have to walk?" Xiao Mei asked.

"At this pace, we should reach there after another day and night," Hao Jian replied.

"No way, we'll probably be dead tired by the time we get there," other team members also began to complain.

Hao Jian curled his lip, "There's nothing I can do about it; I just suggested hijacking a car, but you guys wouldn't allow it."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Weiwei and the others were at a loss; what kind of person was this? Suggesting hijacking someone's car just because there wasn't one available was a bit too much, wasn't it?

"Absolutely not, we came here to provide humanitarian care to the people of this country; what do you mean by hijacking the people's car?" Cheng Weiwei said unhappily.

Hao Jian shrugged, "Then just keep walking."

The group sighed despairingly; this was truly life-threatening.

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"Don't lose heart, you must remember we're doing this for those refugees suffering from the ravages of war. Compared to their pain, what's a little hardship?" Cheng Weiwei lifted her head and encouraged the others.

"Cheng Weiwei is right, comrades, where is your conviction? Where is your determination? Didn't we agree to seek benefits for those refugees? If we retreat now, what will happen to them?" Chu Zhixin also stood up, echoing Cheng Weiwei with a passionate expression, a clear attempt to brown-nose.

In fact, what he was thinking was: Who cares if it's stolen or robbed? It's not us who'll be doing the dirty work. Not taking a car when there's one available, isn't that foolish?

But in front of Cheng Weiwei, he had to maintain a shining image.

Encouraged by Chu Zhixin and Cheng Weiwei, the group recovered their spirits and continued their journey.

Hao Jian watched from behind with a cold detachment, saying nothing, but the hint of coldness in his eyes revealed far too much.

About half an hour later, they suddenly came upon a tavern in the middle of a desolate plain.

Cheng Weiwei was taken aback and said, "How can there be a tavern in the middle of this vast plain?"

Who would build a tavern in a desolate, uninhabited wilderness? That was too strange, wasn't it?

"Who cares how it got here, I'm going to ask for a glass of water. This damn weather is killing me," Chu Zhixin complained; by that point, he was sweating profusely, and his throat was burning.

"I'll have a drink, too," Xiao Mei and others followed Chu Zhixin's steps, planning to order something to drink at the tavern; they were too tired from the journey and it was time for a rest.

"I advise you it's best not to go," however, just then Hao Jian spoke up, looking at everyone with a half-smile.

The group turned their puzzled heads back at Hao Jian, not understanding what he meant by that.

"Hao Jian, what have you discovered?" Cheng Weiwei asked with a frown, her attitude towards Hao Jian no longer one of disdain as before; if Hao Jian said so, he must have had his reasons.

"A tavern in the middle of the wilderness, don't you think that's odd? Only if the owner is out of his mind would he do such a thing. In my opinion, this tavern definitely has some unspeakable secrets. Also, just now, I smelled a strong scent of blood inside; someone must have recently died in there," Hao Jian said excitedly, it had been a long while since he'd come across such an ominous place.

"And haven't you noticed the cars parked outside are a bit unusual?" Hao Jian asked with a smile.

The group quickly glanced at the vehicles, noticing they were all heavy-duty off-road vehicles, with thickened exteriors, and some even had sharp steel spikes added to their own cars.

"In Atama, wars are raging and drug trafficking is rampant; if I'm not mistaken, this must be a drug trafficking station," Hao Jian said.

At those words, the crowd was instantly shocked, and their forward steps halted.

Having been alerted by Hao Jian, they too began to feel that something was not quite right.

Although they had never seen drug traffickers, they all had heard that those traffickers were a group of fearless terrorists, and they were all very afraid.