Supreme Rogue Play in Another World - Chapter 42 - Searching for the Culprit
“It’s him, it must be him!” Run Tiancheng was sitting on a stone bench in the park, smoking one cigarette after another. His intuition told him that this must have been done by Sun Hai and Ge Long.
“Hey, don’t be so hasty. It’s broad daylight in the park, isn’t it better to go back first?” A lewd voice emerged from the woods behind Run Tiancheng. He glanced back to see a couple entangled on a bench twenty meters away. Despite the distance, Run Tiancheng could hear their conversation clearly.
Seeing their sweetness reminded Run Tiancheng of Ouyang Jing again. “Jing, I’m sorry!” The more he thought about it, the more heartbroken he became, clutching his head as tears welled up in his eyes.
It’s said that men don’t cry easily, but that’s only because they haven’t reached the point of heartbreak. Run Tiancheng’s pain was something few could truly understand. Orphaned at ten, losing his only remaining family at twenty, he had finally found a girlfriend who felt like family, only for her to…
With great power comes great responsibility; Run Tiancheng understood this all too well. If only he hadn’t pursued Ouyang Jing, if only he hadn’t become too powerful, if only he knew how to say no, then Ouyang Jing wouldn’t have faced such tragedy. A deep sense of guilt surged over him like a tide, pushing his mental state to the brink of collapse.
“You fool, who would take a stroll in the park after the rain? Besides, isn’t your beautiful figure meant to be seen by others? What’s there to be shy about?” The couple’s conversation in the woods jolted Run Tiancheng from his thoughts.
“Be good, okay? I’ll spend time with you tonight, don’t be in such a rush. Hey, don’t take off my underwear!” The woman’s voice was either resisting or teasing, it was hard to tell.
“No way, my boss assigned me some work. I have to destroy a car by the city edge tonight. I just don’t understand it!” the man complained.
“What? Destroy a car? What kind of car is it? Could it be valuable? Why not sell it secretly and buy me that diamond bracelet I want?” The woman’s voice turned sweeter at the mention of money.
“No, can’t do it, that’s a dangerous job! Our boss isn’t just anyone; making someone disappear is as easy as snapping his fingers for him. I wouldn’t dare!” the man quickly refused.
“Hmph, look at you, being so useless!” The woman was obviously displeased.
Just as the man was about to speak, he suddenly felt someone appear before him. Looking up, he screamed in terror, and the woman reacted in the same way.
Run Tiancheng, with bloodshot eyes and soaked through with water, stood disheveled before them, his face filled with a menacing aura.
“What…what do you want? I’m telling you, there’s no way you’re robbing us!” the man quickly pulled a small knife from his pocket, his hand trembling as he brandished it: “I…I’m known in these parts!”
“Cut the talk, I need to ask you something!” Run Tiancheng said coldly.
“I don’t know you, why should I tell you anything? Get lost, or I won’t be polite!” the man said, thrusting the small knife forward to intimidate Run Tiancheng.
Run Tiancheng didn’t move, letting the knife strike his chest, where it bent at a right angle. The man was frozen in fear. Run Tiancheng swiftly grabbed the man’s hand and gently applied pressure, causing the knife to fall to the ground and the man’s wrist to bend at the same angle as the knife.
“Ah!” Before the man could cry out in pain, the woman screamed in shock. But just as she started to shriek, Run Tiancheng slapped her across the face, and she fell unconscious.
“Ah… Xiao Fang… Xiao Fang…” Despite the severe pain in his wrist, the man hurried to help the woman.
“Don’t worry, I just wanted her to be quiet for a moment. She’s only passed out; she won’t die!” Run Tiancheng said expressionlessly as he watched them.
“Brother, brother, please spare me. I’ll tell you whatever you want to know, just please don’t hit me again!” Suddenly, the man fell to his knees, his head banging against the ground.
“Who is this boss you mentioned? And what’s this about a destruction vehicle?” Run Tiancheng grabbed the man, lifting him off the ground: “Speak the truth, I can tell if you’re lying. If you tell me, I promise I won’t reveal it was you. If you don’t, I’ll kill you right now!”
“I’ll speak, I’ll tell the truth!” The man’s face went pale as he hurriedly spilled everything he knew.
It turns out that he was just a follower of a hooligan from Xincang Street. That hooligan also had a boss, but given the follower’s status and position, it was impossible for him to know too much.
However, this hooligan recently received a lucrative job, said to be assigned by the boss above him, to target a group of students, apparently from Yuhua University. If he did well, he could earn a reward of one hundred thousand yuan.
So, the hooligan had people drive and wait at the school entrance every day, ready to ram their car into the target as soon as they spotted them. Today, it seems they succeeded, so he instructed them to drive the car to the outskirts of the city and destroy it tonight.
Run Tiancheng could tell that this man knew only so much. After getting the hooligan’s address, he left the man behind and departed.
In a mahjong parlor on Xincang Street, where the air was thick with smoke and the place was a haven for all sorts of people, the boss of the parlor was the “brother” the man in the park had mentioned. This boss was the hooligan who had taken on the task, known as Zhang San.
Run Tiancheng kicked open the door of the mahjong parlor and entered, shouting at the surprised crowd, “Whoever is Zhang San, get out here now!”
Immediately, a group emerged from a room inside the parlor, each armed with iron rods. Among them, a burly man with a thick beard that could rival the hair of a legendary beauty, wearing an open vest, said, “Who the hell dares to come and cause trouble in my place? Didn’t you find out what I do?” As he spoke, he stood with his hands on his hips, revealing a tiger tattoo on his chest.
“Are you Zhang San? I have some questions for you!” Run Tiancheng said, each word deliberate.
Zhang San touched his chin and scrutinized Run Tiancheng curiously, “Yes, I am Zhang San, everyone calls me San-Ge. Just you alone? Daring to cause trouble here? You must be bored and looking for death!”
Run Tiancheng smirked, “Correct, it’s just me. But you’re mistaken about one thing-I’m not here to find death, but rather the person seeking death, and that’s you!”
Zhang San’s expression darkened, and his henchmen quickly surrounded Run Tiancheng…