Chapter 1148 - We’ll Perish Together 

Chapter 1148 We’ll Perish Together 

Ah…

Zhao Yu stuck out his butt. Then, while the masked man was distracted, he swung a hook toward his face.

Aided by the Energy Booster, Zhao Yu thought that there was no way he would fail. However, the masked man easily blocked the blow with his hands.

This also meant that Zhao Yu’s hair was no longer in his grip. Zhao Yu turned around immediately and pounced on him like a tiger.

The masked man was becoming rattled by this point. He no longer tried to dodge. Instead, he was now on the offensive.

The masked man was such a skilled fighter that Zhao Yu couldn’t find any weaknesses, despite his own abilities. Zhao Yu got struck in the shoulders repeatedly and had no choice but to retreat.

“Bullsh*t! You don’t know anything! You’re just trying to distract me so that I lose my composure!” the masked man said.

The masked man howled at Zhao Yu as he leaped onto him at lightning speed. Zhao Yu dodged rapidly before countering with his knee, aiming it at the man’s abdomen.

The masked man quickly responded with an unusual move. He repelled Zhao Yu’s knee with one fist, then threw a punch at Zhao Yu’s face with his other fist.

Startled by the man’s moves, Zhao Yu tried to block them with his arms but got pushed toward the pillar again as he stumbled.

“Humph!” The masked man sneered as he shouted at Zhao Yu. “Even if you know what our objectives are, it’s too late! It’s all too late! Ha…”

Zhao Yu dodged a punch by lowering his head. The punch landed on the pillar instead. The strike was so powerful that even the beams quivered, a cloud of dust and dirt descending upon them.

“F*ck off…” Zhao Yu said as he lifted the masked man and threw him a distance away.

The masked man hadn’t expected Zhao Yu to be able to defend himself against his onslaught. In his fury, he ran toward Zhao Yu again, but Zhao Yu suddenly mumbled three words: “Wen-Yuan-Ge!”

“Huh!?” The masked man was frozen in disbelief.

Zhao Yu was prepared for such a reaction. He hurled a flying kick toward the man’s abdomen.

Pong…

The masked man landed heavily on his side.

However, it was evident that the physical pain he was suffering at the moment could not compare to the mental stimulus he was facing. He glared at Zhao Yu with bloodshot eyes, filled with wrath.

Even the big guy and the short ruffian were dumbfounded. They stared at Zhao Yu as if they had just seen a ghost.

“Wen Yuan Ge is a cultural reserve…” Zhao Yu laughed grimly. “Yet the Japanese have hidden the treasure below it… how wicked!”

“…”

“…”

There was utter silence after Zhao Yu had spoken. No one, not even the thugs, said anything.

“You must be curious as to how I managed to figure it out? Wahaha…” cackled Zhao Yu. “It’s simple. When it became apparent that the northwest area of the palace was key to finding the treasure, I immediately deployed all resources toward combing that area.

“Ha! You thought you were clever to have created a diversion. But too bad for you, you’re dealing with a master sleuth! I suggest you admit defeat!”

Hearing this, the strong man inadvertently adjusted the earphone he was wearing.

“Haha…” Zhao Yu chuckled. “Did you just realize that it’s been a while since your companions contacted you?”

“You! Argh…” yelled the masked man as he sprung up. “You’re just trying to scare us! There wasn’t enough time for you to do anything! Besides… besides…”

To avoid being attacked with the powerful Mizongquan, Zhao Yu quickly hid behind the pillar. He continued to taunt them. “It’s useless!” he said, “The entrance is in Wen Yuan Ge, at the side hall on the right! Since I’m able to explain it to you clearly, you should know how this is going to turn out.

“You guys have been digging since last night. However, the treasure was buried too deep for you guys to have found anything by the time we arrived and made the arrest.”

“That’s impossible… impossible!! Wa…” The masked man charged at Zhao Yu again.

Zhao Yu continued to jeer at him as he rolled on the ground. “Face it! I already knew you guys would be ruthless! That’s why I cut off the reception, so that you guys wouldn’t be able to communicate in a timely manner!

“I also knew that the people carrying the explosives would detonate the bombs upon being discovered by the police, so as to cause us all to perish together with the treasure! But…” Zhao Yu smiled wickedly as he continued, “Their explosives never went off! By the time we arrested them, their suicide pills had already expired! How terrible! You really ought to safeguard your interests as consumers! I kinda pity you guys!”

“Bullsh*t, you’re talking rubbish! Baka! You couldn’t have known, you couldn’t have! Arghhh…” The masked man screamed furiously, raining heavy punches down on Zhao Yu as if he wanted to tear him into half!

Zhao Yu didn’t want to meet force with force, so he dodged the blows agilely while resuming his verbal attack. “One minute is up! Stop wasting your energy, I saw through your conspiracy a long time ago! Admit defeat!

“If I were you, I would chew the pill right now, see whether or not it’s expired!?”

“ARGHHH…” The masked man was so infuriated that he was on the verge of spitting blood. He blocked Zhao Yu with a flying kick to a chair, then proceeded to jump on him.

The other two thugs were anxious as well. They ran up and tried to assist the masked man in restraining Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu may be a smooth talker, but he was still no match for these professional criminals in terms of combat skills. Especially the masked man, who was rather formidable.

Although the masked man appeared to have lost his footing, his punches were no less powerful than before. With a mighty uppercut, he knocked Zhao Yu to the ground.

Ptooey!

Zhao Yu vomited blood once again…

“Baka!” The masked man held back his companions, and roared at Zhao Yu, “Today, I’m going to kill you personally! Even if we don’t succeed, I’ll make sure you and I perish together!”

The hostages started panicking as the conflict between the parties intensified. Some were screaming while others were about to run out of the main hall…

The short ruffian promptly turned toward the hostages, threatening them with his gun and the explosives.

Upon seeing the explosives, the hostages crouched down on the ground obediently.

“Go to h*ll!” the masked man yelled.

The masked man kicked Zhao Yu in the chest once again. Although Zhao Yu managed to soften the blow with his arms, the impact still sent him flying. He landed on the divider behind him.

The divider was a replica and wasn’t sturdy as it was not made of solid wood. It broke under his weight and he was pinned by one of the chunks.

Ahhhhh…

Zhao Yu’s shrieks of pain wafted from the pile of debris.

“Humph!” The masked man snorted and moved swiftly toward Zhao Yu, getting ready to stomp on him…

At that moment, something unexpected happened!

A ray of blue light suddenly cut through the debris. A taser bullet was shot through the debris, hitting the masked man in the chest!

As the taser bullet made contact with the masked man, there was a loud crack, and the masked man slumped to the ground…