RIACMET chapter 164

 

“We don’t need to bother with her. Calling her over might only make things worse…”

Chen Shanmin tried hard to persuade. If anything else went wrong, he’d be in deep trouble. The Jiang Nian standing in front of him now felt so unfamiliar that it made him afraid.

But Jiang Nian just shook his head.

“I’m not discussing this with you. After you make the call, I’ll meet with Chen Yue to see if my superpower can really save him.”

You still had to give them hope; otherwise, how could you crush it and leave them in despair, just as they had done to him in his past life?

“…”

Chen Shanmin nearly ground his teeth to bits. Who wanted to be threatened by their own son like this?

Just as he was about to respond, a loud gunshot suddenly rang out from inside the church.

Everyone stopped and listened closely; it sounded like the shot came from the basement.

Then, Chu Yi’s voice came through the intercom:

“Captain, we’ve found nearly a hundred armed personnel in the basement.”

“Work with the superpowers and take them all down.”

Chu Yi gave the order without hesitation. The base was short on labor, and labor was valuable. Living people were worth far more than corpses.

Gunfire continued to echo through the church. A few moments later, more noise came from below, followed by another report.

“There’s something weird about this basement. Superpowers can’t be used here.”

“Then just do whatever you want.”

The channel cut off, and Chu Yi’s voice remained as calm as ever.

Jiang Nian turned to Chen Shanmin.

“Why can’t I use my superpower in the basement?”

Why does it feel like my superpower has no signal down there?

Chen Shanmin answered honestly.

“In the room next to Xiao Yue’s in the basement, there are other superpowers. Their ability is a shield. It can suppress the powers of other people with superpowers within a certain range. My original plan was to lead you all into the basement.”

Although he was vague, the meaning was clear: lure them down there and get rid of them.

Everyone present understood immediately. Uncle Li snorted coldly and said bluntly,

“You were planning to take us down there, kill us, and use Xiaonian to threaten Cheng Jing, weren’t you? And you claimed that your family, Da Jun, and four others had superpowers here?”

With a plan like that, these people were better off dead. If it weren’t for Chu Yi, they might have really been in danger.

“…”

Chen Shanmin had no excuse and could only mutter a half-baked line.

“This was all Xia Weiwei’s idea. She set everything up. We were just…”

Jiang Nian had no patience for his nonsense and cut him off in a cold tone.

“Speak clearly. Aside from the armed personnel and the shield superpowers, who else is in the basement?”

This bastard of a father didn’t even leave him a way to survive.

“…”

Chen Shanmin wiped the cold sweat from his face and finally admitted,

“There are also Chen Yue and Weiwei’s private doctors and their assistants.”

Jiang Nian frowned and asked again.

“And where are Da Jun and Xiao Liu’s other two teammates?”

“…”

Chen Shanmin glanced at Da Jun and Xiao Liu, gritted his teeth, and said,

“Li Hong and Li Si were assigned to guard Jiang Wenwen. They’re in a different location. The original plan was to wait for you to arrive and then have you meet up with them and head to S Base together. Only Da Jun and Xiao Liu know the exact location.”

“No need for all the chatter. Just admit that you were planning to capture me and take me back to S Base with them.”

Jiang Nian had had enough of his hypocritical double talk. He raised his gun and pointed it directly at Chen Shanmin.

“Call Xia Weiwei. Now.”

“…”

Hearing the gunfire continuing inside the church, Chen Shanmin took out his phone, defeated.

“Weiwei’s pretty close with Linlin. She might get Linlin to answer the phone. Can I go over there to make the call?”

“Whatever.”

Jiang Nian didn’t care. Liao Yu stepped forward to keep watch without being told. Anyone who tried anything funny would receive the “frozen lollipop” treatment. If they wanted to kill everyone here, it wouldn’t just be the “godfather’s” family dealing with the consequences.

“Thank goodness Brother Jiang Nian is sharp, or we’d all be trapped like rats.”

Li Shuhui looked furious, and everyone else’s expressions were just as grim.

Based on Chen Shanmin’s attitude toward Jiang Nian, there was clearly no blood relation. In fact, they were more like sworn enemies. And he had the nerve to call himself a father?

Jiang Nian felt a chill run down his spine. With his ability to nullify other superpowers and over a hundred armed fighters backing him up, if they hadn’t come prepared, they would’ve been in serious trouble, even if they didn’t die.

As expected, it’s better to be cautious than overconfident. Acting self-righteous and trying to do everything alone was asking for disaster. Asking for help from the people around you when you need it isn’t shameful.

Jiang Nian gave himself a small, silent pat on the back. Then, he turned around, pulled out the map that Liang Xiaoyan had given him, and walked up to Xiao Liu.

“Is Jiang Wenwen still being held here?”

Xiao Liu’s face changed the moment he saw the map.

“Where did you get this map?!”

Da Jun beside him didn’t react, but he mentally cursed his teammate. He knew this bastard would fall into a woman’s hands sooner or later!

Jiang Nian didn’t bother hiding it.

“Su Jing gave it to Liang Xiaoyan, who passed it to me.”

“You bitch! Those two bitches!”

He remembered now—he’d been worried sick about the missing map. Su Jing must have stolen it when he wasn’t looking!

Crack!

A loud slap landed out of nowhere, making Xiao Liu’s head buzz. The string of curse words in his brain scattered completely.

“You keep calling me a bitch. You still call me a bitch. Does your family not have any women? Did you crawl out of a garbage can?”

Jiang Nian absolutely hated foul-mouthed, ill-mannered idiots.

“I—I wasn’t cursing you!”

Xiao Liu lay on the floor, licking the blood from the corner of his mouth. He was angry, but too scared to say another word.

“I wasn’t cursed—I was stung.”

Jiang Nian flexed his hand. The impact had definitely hurt. Thankfully, he was wearing half-finger protective gloves.

After confirming Jiang Wenwen’s location with Xiao Liu and Da Jun, Jiang Nian handed the map to Chu Yi and asked him to arrange a rescue.

“Brother Chu, send someone to pilot a plane. There should be someone capable in that group, right? That way, we can pose as ‘friendly reinforcements’ and catch them off guard. The two superpowers are water and fire. You can sort out the rest.”

Chu Yi thought for a moment and replied,

“Wait until we’ve checked out the basement ourselves. You deal with your family. I’ll go downstairs, fight a bit, and then come back to wait for Xia Weiwei.”

He left a little room on purpose, giving Jiang Nian space to shine.

Jiang Nian nodded, satisfied.

“Alright.”

He had to admit, Chu Yi really was a good guy!

The gunfire from the basement eventually stopped, and darkness fell over the area. The church’s backup generator kicked in, and the solar panels on the roof and nearby structures lit up.

Jiang Nian took out the anesthetics he’d prepared earlier and gave them to Xiao Liu and Da Jun. Chu Yi then stored them away in spatial storage, ensuring they wouldn’t cause any more trouble.

Soon after, Chen Shanmin returned from his phone call and reported,

“Weiwei will be here in two hours. I told her that you brought a newly developed medicine from South City Base for Xiaoyue. I told her that even though we set you up, you agreed to take us with you to South City Base and that we’re getting paid well.”

Both Liao Yu and Li Shuhui nodded to show they agreed with the story.

As long as the outcome was what they needed, Jiang Nian didn’t care and waved it off.

“Alright, Let’s go to the basement. I want to see Chen Yue.”

“…”