Ning Beichen's face immediately turned grim. These people were clearly tired of living, not knowing the true power they were up against, thinking a mere stick could make them do as they pleased.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry," Yu Qiu said urgently as he ran over.
However, the man with the buzz cut pulled the trigger.
With a bang.
Yu Qiu cried out in pain and fell to the ground, his leg bleeding profusely from the gunshot wound.
The bodyguards protecting Liu Yilin and Ning Beichen all aimed their guns at the buzz-cut man. If he made any move, they would immediately turn him into a sieve.
The buzz-cut man, seemingly unfazed by the bodyguards, pointed at them and shouted, "Do you know where this is?"
"Here, I make the rules! I am the sky! If you dare touch me, you will all die here."
But before he could finish speaking.
With a bang!
A bullet entered his head.
"Why speak so much nonsense? I'm embarrassed to call myself God, yet you dare call yourself Heaven."
It was Ning Beichen who fired. As for how he got the gun.
It was simple. It was the buzz-cut man's. Ning Beichen, no, it should be Grandmaster Ning, had merely gestured, and the buzz-cut man's gun was in his hand.
Before the buzz-cut man's subordinates could react, the barrel of Ning Beichen's gun began to spit fire.
A series of gunshots rang out.
The buzz-cut man's men fell like dumplings. By the time Ning Beichen emptied the magazine, only a few of the buzz-cut man's subordinates were left.
As soon as Ning Beichen made his move, the bodyguards protecting him immediately reacted, opening fire to suppress the buzz-cut man's subordinates.
However, they lacked Ning Beichen's skill, unable to take down one with each shot. Still, these were well-trained bodyguards, and suppressing the remaining few was easy enough.
About five minutes later, the gunfire ceased. All of the buzz-cut man's men, including the buzz-cut man himself, were dead. Not a single one had escaped.
"It's over, it's over! Do you know who he is? He's the younger brother of the Honggang Army leader. If you kill him, the leader of the Honggang Army won't let us go. He'll turn this place into an abattoir," Yu Qiu wailed from the ground.
"Make him shut up. If he can't learn, bury him," King Yama Ning was not one to indulge him. As soon as he spoke, a bodyguard stepped forward, scaring Yu Qiu into silence. Even though he was in excruciating pain, he dared not cry out.
These bodyguards were now filled with admiration for Ning Beichen. When the buzz-cut man had been arrogant earlier, they had already been itching to act. However, their mission was to protect Ning Beichen and Liu Yilin, and they dared not escalate the situation.
Who would have thought Ning Beichen would be so ruthless, killing the Honggang Army leader's brother without a word? He was undoubtedly a man of action.
And what kind of men were these bodyguards?
To put it bluntly, they were all men who lived on the edge, with no guarantee of seeing tomorrow. They had long since stopped caring about life and death; a missing head was just a scar.
Although they also wanted money.
They never admired rich people. However, Ning Beichen's ruthlessness and decisiveness were exactly to their taste.
"Brothers, I've offended the Honggang Army just now. If you're scared, you can leave now while there's still time. I won't hold it against you, and I won't let Nicholas trouble you." Ning Beichen said loudly to them.
The bodyguards protecting them stirred, seemingly discussing amongst themselves in hushed tones whether to stay or go.
However, to Ning Beichen's surprise, none of these bodyguards were cowards. In the end, not a single one left.
"Alright, since you've made your decision, then we'll have a fight with the Honggang Army," Ning Beichen said with satisfaction.
But there was one person who was worried: Liu Yilin.
"Ning Beichen, I know you acted for me, but I don't want you to take risks. At worst... at worst, I'll give up on this mining area. Let's go."
"Yilin, there's no need to worry. In fact, I intentionally killed him."
"I understand these kinds of people. They can't be reasoned with. Their greed is insatiable. Even if you agree to their terms, they won't let you off easily."
"So the best solution is to make them disappear from Earth. They are all scum anyway, so you don't need to pity them," Ning Beichen explained to her.
"I'm not pitying them, but you killed the son of their leader. That army will definitely not let you go. I don't want anything to happen to you," Liu Yilin said to Ning Beichen.
"Don't worry. Don't you know me? I never do anything without certainty. There might be a big battle soon. Let me arrange a safe place for you first," Ning Beichen said.
Liu Yilin nodded. Although she was the boss, in situations like this, Ning Beichen was usually the one making the decisions.
However, Ning Beichen did not settle her in the mining area, as it was not safe. If the Honggang Army were to bombard the area, it would be destroyed.
Of course, Ning Beichen would not let such a thing happen. But as the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry.
So, Ning Beichen settled her in a safe spot far from the mining area and left dozens of bodyguards to protect her.
Ning Beichen then returned to the mining area. However, he had no intention of waiting for the Honggang Army to attack.
Waiting passively to be beaten?
Sitting and waiting for the rabbit?
Sorry, these were not the styles of the newly promoted Grandmaster Ning.
Ning Beichen had already had his people investigate the location of the Honggang Army's stronghold before he arrived.
His plan was to strike directly at their lair.
He had no interest in passively waiting to be attacked.
Furthermore, this time, the newly promoted Grandmaster Ning did not intend to outnumber them. Instead, he planned to use fewer men to defeat more.
That's right, he was going to strike at the heart of their operation alone.
A jeep sped across the muddy ground, with only Ning Beichen inside. He held a locator, and a red dot on the device indicated the location of the Honggang Army.
The Honggang Army probably didn't know yet that their leader's son was dead.
And the trash who went with his son to cause trouble had all been buried. Otherwise, the Honggang Army leader would have already launched a full-scale attack, and it wouldn't be this calm.