Liu Er was clever indeed, instantly escalating his personal vendetta with Gu Bei into a provocation against the entire Northern City Base.
He tried to drag the whole base into it, urging He Xiaotian, the boss, to stand up for his men.
But before Zhang Cheeng could even begin his charade of playing the victim and stirring things up, a shout of "He Xiaotian" rang in their ears, "Well, well, Zhang Cheeng, you’ve returned just in time!"
Zhang Cheeng’s heart skipped a beat: What happened?
Everything was fine before he left.
Though these past days, he had been cozying up to a few of He Xiaotian’s trusted followers.
Yet, with Zhang Cheeng not around, those simple-minded fools shouldn’t have taken any action on their own, right?
"Someone, tie up Zhang Cheeng for me!"
"Oh, and while you’re at it, tie up his lackeys too!"
He Tiantian continued to shout loudly.
And those lackeys of "He Xiaotian," mostly knocked down by He Tiantian or frozen in place, were unable to move at all.
It was still Liang Yong, who was clever and knew to seize the moment.
He called out to a few familiar young men, "Brothers, the Heavenly King commands, tie up Zhang Cheeng!"
The last four words carried a clear incitement.
Liang Yong seemed to say: Folks, survivors, what are you all waiting for?
The scoundrel Zhang is in trouble, aren’t you going to do something?
Those with vengeance take revenge, those wronged shout out, whether Scumbag He truly wants to rule for the people or just to eliminate his rivals.
But for the survivors who had once suffered under the hands of Zhang Cheeng and his gang, this was the perfect opportunity for revenge.
In the crowd, someone caught onto Liang Yong’s hint and roared, "Right, let’s go!"
Kill this bastard Zhang, avenge your dead and violated relatives.
Led by Liang Yong, a group of twenty or thirty people rushed up.
They surrounded Zhang Cheeng, and amidst the chaos, some threw punches and kicks, beating Zhang Cheeng and Liu Er until they howled in pain.
By the time the crowd had clumsily tied up the two, both Zhang Cheeng and Liu Er, already seriously injured, were barely hanging on to life.
"Zhang Cheeng, you’ve been accused of wanton murder and bullying the weak, in severe violation of the rules of Northern City Base; the public is furious, outraged!"
"Zhang Cheeng, do you plead guilty?"
He Tiantian posed as a "majestic judge," pretending to be dignified as she judged Zhang Cheeng.
Zhang Cheeng: ...Are you kidding me?
Wanton murder, bullying the weak?
Looking at the entire Northern City Base, who could be more despicable and brutish than you, He Xiaotian?
And you, such a shameless villain, still have the face to judge others?
Zhang Cheeng only felt a dull pain in his chest, he feared opening his mouth, lest he vomit out mouthfuls of fresh blood.
Yet he was filled with indignant resentment, which he could only express through his fierce glare at He Tiantian.
"Not saying anything? Is that an admission?"
He Tiantian pretended not to see the fury in Zhang Cheeng’s eyes and told the outraged survivors, "Just now, this Heavenly King said, our base will absolutely not tolerate unwarranted killing."
"Zhang Cheeng knowingly committed the crime and has not denied it, I, the Heavenly King, hereby sentence Zhang Cheeng and his allies to death, to be carried out immediately!"
Zhang Cheeng’s eyes widened in disbelief at He Tiantian.
Of course, even at this stage, Zhang Cheeng did not overlook Ma Kui kneeling on the ground and the group of thugs, either sprawled about or playing stoic.
This scene, combined with "He Xiaotian’s" demeanor, the cunning like a fox Zhang Cheeng had guessed some of the truth.
"Damn it, Ma Kui is such an idiot, staging a coup without a thorough plan!"
"They failed and dragged me down with them!"
Zhang Cheeng wanted to curse Ma Kui and his men to death, but no amount of cursing could change the situation.
Zhang Cheeng also clearly understood that Ma Kui must have turned him in, otherwise "He Xiaotian," the dumb Bear, wouldn’t be targeting him .
Knowing he had been doomed by Ma Kui, but Zhang Cheeng never expected "He Xiaotian" to be so ruthless as to take his life!
"He Xiaotian, you son of a —" Zhang Cheeng couldn’t hold back anymore, and just as he started to curse,
a sweet, metallic taste filled his throat, followed by spurts of blood.
Seeing this, Liang Yong again started to make his presence felt: "The Heavenly King commands, Zhang Cheeng has murdered wantonly and openly defied the base’s rules, he is sentenced to death, to be executed immediately!"
As Liang Yong shouted, he rolled up his sleeves and rushed to the front, landing a punch on Zhang Cheeng’s nose.
The nose broke, blood gushing out.
Other survivors, especially those who had scores to settle with Zhang Cheeng, followed suit.
A punch from you, a kick from me, some even used their teeth to bite off chunks of flesh...