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  • Dragon Blood

    Chapter 74

    Tiger Shark swung his fist, striking Shan Ming’s face with force, sending his body flying backward. Shan Ming’s back slammed heavily against the Hummer’s body before crashing onto the ground.

    Shan Ming climbed up from the ground, wiping away the blood from the corner of his mouth.

    Tiger Shark shouted with authority, “Fucking say that again.”

    Shan Ming calmly glanced at the others and said in a deep voice, “I said, it’s better if you guys don’t know.”

    Without a word, Tiger Shark delivered another punch, knocking Shan Ming down once again. He angrily shouted, “You bastard! You’re a member of the Peregrine Falcon, and because of you deliberately hiding stuff from us, everyone’s lives are being threatened. What do you mean it’s better if we don’t know? Right now, there’s nothing that’s better. We need to know the truth!”

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    As Shan Ming looked at the anger and disappointment on Tiger Shark’s face and the doubt and frustration on the faces of his comrades, he felt a pang of uneasiness in his heart. But he knew that if he revealed the truth, Shen Changze would never be able to stay with the Peregrine Falcons again.

    Firstly, Tiger Shark and Ayer would likely be emotionally unable to accept Shen Changze’s true identity. Secondly, Shen Changze could bring unforeseen dangers to the Peregrine Falcon.

    He was unwilling to hand over the son he had raised for ten years to someone else.

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    Dad, I want to be with you forever.

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    Dad, no one can separate us.

    Dad, I love you.

    The words of trust and dependency from the child echoed in his ears.

    He had always been a decisive person, never wavering or dragging his feet when it came to making decisions. If there was ever a time in his life when he felt hesitant and uncomfortable about a choice, it was now.

    He was clearly aware that he had made a mistake.

    He shouldn’t have kept the child by his side in the first place. If he hadn’t, he wouldn’t feel so reluctant to let him go now.

    Despite his inner turmoil, he didn’t show it outwardly. A man must bear the consequences of his decisions. He shook his head and stood up from the ground, mustering up the courage to meet the stern gaze of Tiger Shark. He spoke with clarity, “I really can’t say it. His identity is a top-level secret of China. Revealing the truth would only satisfy your curiosity, it won’t benefit any of you.”

    Ayer gritted his teeth and said, “There won’t be any consequences that the Peregrine Falcons can’t handle. If this were solely your own affair, we wouldn’t meddle. However, it’s clear now that it also involves other people’s safety. I believe Pelle and Jobb’s abduction is also related to Shen Changze, right? Tang Tingzhi, and that House guy, has probably been targeting Shen Changze all along. For a whole decade, how many things have you hidden from us? And even now, you stubbornly refuse to loosen your lips. Do you not take us seriously at all? Shouldn’t you provide us with an explanation?”

    Shan Ming felt as if his mind was a mess. He couldn’t come up with any plausible stories anymore. Any story would crumble under their accusations, and he didn’t want to deceive these comrades whom he trusted.

    But he couldn’t say anything either, so he could only remain silent.

    After a suffocating silence, Shan Ming heard a disappointed sigh from Tiger Shark. His voice sounded weary as he said, “Let’s find a place in a nearby village to settle first. If they were able to corner us here, they must know where we are.”

    Everyone returned to the vehicles, leaving Shan Ming standing motionless in place.

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    Originally, Koski had already shut the car door, but seeing Shan Ming still dazed there, he angrily opened the door and gave him a look of anger before forcefully pulling him into the car.

    They found a small village and rented a few rooms. They bought some local food and, after finishing their meal, they each went to rest.

    Shan Ming slept on the sofa in the living room. In the middle of the night, he gently opened his eyes and walked outside. Two people were sitting at the entrance, keeping watch. When he approached them to take a closer look, he saw that it was Dino and Lily.

    Dino was smoking with his legs crossed. When he saw Shan Ming approaching, he asked, “Want one?”

    Shan Ming took the cigarette from him, lit it, and then squatted down next to him, gazing at the moon in the sky, lost in thought.

    Dino stood up and said, “I’m gonna take a leak.”

    Lily was shining a flashlight on her toenails, carefully trimming them.

    Shan Ming leaned over and asked, “Can you even see with that?”

    Lily didn’t even lift her head. “Of course…” Before she could finish her sentence, she felt a sudden numbness at the back of her neck. Then everything went dark, and she lost consciousness.

    Shan Ming gently laid Lily’s limp body on the ground and then stood up, walking toward Dino’s direction.

    Dino was standing at the foot of the wall, with his back against him, humming a peculiar tune.

    As Shan Ming approached him step by step, the melody abruptly stopped, and without turning his head, Dino said, “Stay right there. Don’t come any closer.”

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    Shan Ming halted.

    “I couldn’t give a damn about whatever you guys were talking about during the day. I hate thinking about meaningless stuff. All I care about is getting to fight, making money, and sleeping with women. The rest, I don’t give a damn. I know what you’re going to do, and if I were in your shoes, I’d do the same. So go ahead, do your thing. If it were any other time, I’d be up for joining you, but right now, I need to piss. Don’t bother me.”

    Shan Ming didn’t say a word. He turned around and walked away.

    He rushed to the parking spot and retrieved the keys from under the floor mat. He quickly started the car and stepped on the accelerator, causing the powerful Hummer to rush out with great force.

    As Shan Ming drove, he simultaneously opened the laptop. The miniature tracker he had placed in Shen Changze’s hand was the latest product from a US military factory, boasting a high electronic communication interference rate of 69%. Even if it was smashed, it could still transmit the final data to a satellite receiving station. He began using the laptop to search for Shen Changze’s location.

    About five to six minutes later, the tracker was finally located. Shan Ming transferred the data into the car and headed straight to the destination.

    After Shen Changze and Tang Tingzhi got into the car, they were seated in the back, with people sitting on both sides, sandwiching them in the middle.

    Shen Changze attempted to move the handcuffs on his hands, which were two circular metal rings connected together. It was thicker than his fingers and had a black fiber covering. It wasn’t heavy but certainly not light either. He believed that with its thickness, he could free himself if he transformed into a Dragon Blood Kin.

    Tang Tingzhi seemed to sense his movements and calmly spoke in Chinese, “Don’t mess around. There’s high-voltage electricity.”

    Shen Changze couldn’t resist glancing at the handcuffs on both of their hands once again.

    Tang Tingzhi followed his gaze and explained, “Mine doesn’t have it, but yours definitely does. It’s specifically designed to deal with Dragon Blood Kins. Even if you have an impenetrable defense, a voltage of tens of thousands can still turn you into ash.”

    “Who has the switch?”

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    “I’m not sure. Perhaps they all have it.”

    “Hey, what are you two talking about?” the person next to them shouted. “No talking allowed, and even if you do, don’t use that damn language of yours.”

    Both of them shut their mouths.

    The journey continued in silence as the car drove them into a small town. Passing through the town, they traveled for a while longer and entered an abandoned industrial area. The presence of discarded equipment scattered on the ground suggested that this place used to be a small-scale rubber processing factory.

    Finally, the car came to a halt in front of a large factory building. With guns pressed against their backs, the two stepped out of the vehicle and entered the factory.

    The interior of the factory had been transformed into a medical laboratory. The scent of disinfectant filled the air. Inside a transparent laboratory, researchers in sterile suits were surrounding someone and examining something.

    The two of them looked at the scene before them, finding it hard to believe how Tang Jingzhi managed to set up such an elaborate operation in a foreign land. It was no wonder he went crazy on collecting money.

    “Long time no see, big bro,” a ghostly voice floated in, instantly reverberating through the empty factory.

    The two men lifted their heads in unison, and a young man in pristine white doctor’s attire stood at the railing on the second floor. He bore a resemblance to Tang Tingzhi, but unlike Tang Tingzhi’s aloofness, this person seemed somewhat brooding. He had a sardonic smile at the corners of his mouth as his profound eyes fixated intensely on Tang Tingzhi.

    Tang Tingzhi calmly stated, “Jingzhi, you have committed treason.”

    Tang Jingzhi stepped down the stairs with long strides, his voice filled with a light laugh. “So what? Those old men’s outdated rules and rigid thinking will only hinder my abilities. You all act so cautiously, worrying about this and that, being with you guys is such a bother. It’s such a waste of my time. That’s why I’m forming my own team. I’ll prove to you guys who the most outstanding person in this field actually is.”

    Tang Tingzhi shook his head. “I used to think you were just immature, but now it’s clear that there are serious problems with your mindset.”

    Tang Tingzhi sneered, “I think your mindset is the one with serious problems, you brainwashed fool. Those people don’t care about the research accomplishments; they only care about their own political achievements and positions. And yet, you willingly offer your intellect to those mediocre people. I really don’t understand what purpose there is for someone like you to exist. Don’t you have any desires of your own?”

    Tang Tingzhi said earnestly, “The contribution I make is not to those officials, but to my country. Jingzhi, personal desires are fleeting and hollow, whether they can be fulfilled or not. The meaning of our existence is to serve our country. Why would you go against that?”

    Tang Jingzhi exclaimed, “Ridiculous! Tang Tingzhi, you are truly laughable and pitiful. Just because they created me without my consent doesn’t mean I have to obey them my entire life. I want to do what I want to do, unlike you, living in a script written by others!” He pointed abruptly at Shen Changze. “You people think that the purpose of his existence is the National Weapon Project, why don’t you ask him, see if he agrees?”

    Shen Changze stared at him coldly.

    In his eyes, both the stubborn Tang Tingzhi and the radical Tang Jingzhi were abnormal.

    Tang Tingzhi looked at his own younger brother, there were only unfamiliarity and incomprehension left in his eyes.

    Tang Jingzhi grabbed his collar, his deep eyes staring directly into the depths of his gaze. “Since you’ve managed to track me down, you now have only two choices, stay here and help me, or die.”


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