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Chapter 243 - 220: Li 3, It Must Be You!

Chapter 243: Chapter 220: Li 3, It Must Be You!

Wu dashed down from the upper floor, dodging and throwing out his short knife before lunging forward and slashing across the throat—all in about a second.

In that second, his opponent fired a shot, dodged the flying short knife, and then, his possibilities came to an end.

The greatest advantage humans have over animals is perhaps their ability to utilize tools. However, at times, one’s own strength is more important than the strength of tools; or rather, the power of tools has its limitations. For instance, the individuals inside this building, armed with advanced weaponry, were still taken out by Wu using a knife.

Many experiments have been conducted abroad regarding the knife versus gun:

At seven paces apart, just over three meters, an untrained person can pounce and stab the opponent with a dagger within 1.5 seconds. Even a well-trained police officer, on guard and ready, would have a hard time drawing their weapon, raising their arm, aiming, and firing before being stabbed within the same time span.

The experiment continued to evolve: drawing the gun while stepping backward, but the distance of three meters was still too short, making injury highly likely. Only when the distance was extended to seven meters could one ensure a gunshot is fired before an incoming stab.

This was the comparison between untrained individuals and well-trained police officers.

Perhaps some would argue that drawing the gun from its holster wastes precious time and that if one were to hold the gun in hand in advance, raising and firing it would be much faster. Tests conducted abroad have also looked into this:

One person with a gun, one with a knife, and balloons attached to a wooden board in front of them. Both would strike simultaneously, one raising the gun to fire, the other lifting their arm to thrust forward. The results showed that the one with the knife was faster; whether it was about popping one balloon or two in succession, from a rifle to a handgun, the one using the knife was quicker.

There might be limitations to these two experiments, and abroad, another, more realistic test was conducted: one person pointing a gun at another’s chest from about thirty centimeters away. The other person tried various methods to not get shot, while the gunman would fire the moment the other moved.

They found that by dodging and at the same time trying to deflect the gunman’s weapon, they could avoid getting hit.

Many fighting skills used in the military and police, as well as Maga Skill, involve this principle. When faced with a gunman at close range, use various means to dodge the fire and then counterattack.

In essence, using a gun at close range is too susceptible to interference. If someone diverts the muzzle, the gun loses its threat, especially against a martial artist with strong abilities like Wu. When fighting at close quarters, better spear technique, punches, kicks, or dagger skills outweigh good marksmanship.

Of course, in this world, there are masters like Wu who can dodge bullets in advance and those whose spear technique is almost godlike: the world’s fastest draw and shooter can go from drawing the gun to aiming and firing in just 0.0175 seconds!

Such speed is astonishing and not a wild shot either— they can ensure a 100% hit rate at close distances!

So although Wu had already achieved victory against firearms multiple times, he still hadn’t faced a truly formidable opponent. Even tonight’s Maga Skill Master, compared to his shooting, was obviously stronger in dagger assassination.

Wu looked around cautiously to make sure no one else was there and then picked up his short knife.

Returning to the second floor, he opened each room door; there were no people on the second floor, just bedrooms and storage rooms.

Wu wanted to see if there were any women captured by the Bill Brothers Association. If so, he would take them with him to rescue them. Since there weren’t any, he didn’t linger any longer and left the building.

...

About an hour later, Bill arrived at the building with his men.

In the first-floor hall, the bloodstains on the ground had begun to dry, and a pungent smell of blood filled the air.

Bill quickly ran upstairs and arrived at the end of the third-floor corridor, where he saw two bodies lying outside a room.

His face darkened terrifyingly as he stepped over the bodies and entered the room, immediately spotting Baer lying on the floor, face down—his own younger brother.

Bill crouched down, clenched his teeth, and turned Baer’s body over.

Baer had three gunshot wounds, which no longer bled, and a clear cut on his neck.

Bill squinted his eyes and walked a few laps in the room, finding a bullet hole in the wall and a pool of blood behind the desk, with blood also on the wall and desk, and Baer’s personal dagger on the floor.

Bill closed his eyes in pain, and a scene flashed through his mind:

Someone barged into the room, Baer fired his gun, the attacker dodged, and then closed in for the kill. Baer dropped the gun and drew his knife for close combat, and in the end, his throat was slashed, he died on the spot, and then as his two men by the door attempted to enter, Baer’s body was pushed out to block the bullets.

The fatal wounds on the two by the door were also on their throats, but they were made by the direct thrust of a knife. Judging by their positions when they fell, they likely died simultaneously. Therefore, after using Baer’s body to block the shots, the attacker threw out his two daggers.

Bill knew Baer’s capabilities well. In close combat with daggers, few could best him.

Those who recently held a grudge against the Bill Brothers Association and had such high fighting skills, using two daggers...

A name emerged in Bill’s mind, and aside from Li San of the Hongmen, he couldn’t think of anyone else capable of this.

Rumors had it that besides using a sword, Li San sometimes used two daggers, so Bill almost instantly identified the murderer.

"Did those worthless Japanese betray me?"

Bill opened his eyes, his bloodshot gaze burning with malice and murderous intent, almost twisting his expression.

The Guandong Association approached him for a partnership, and he tasked them with taking out Li San to show their sincerity. Subsequently, they did attempt to kill Li San, but failed.

After the attack, the Hongmen were enraged and vowed to find out who was behind it, but the gunmen the Guandong Association used were fugitives smuggled in from abroad, leaving no trail to follow.

Meaning currently, the Hongmen weren’t even sure if it was the Guandong Association’s doing, so on what grounds did they come directly to him?

So Horse’s first reaction was that the Guandong Association had betrayed him; otherwise, there was no explaining why, instead of acting earlier or later, Li San chose this moment to suddenly strike at the Bill Brothers Association.

Moreover, this place was a secret safehouse of the Bill Brothers Association; even within the association, very few people knew about it. Whenever Bill and the others came and went, they used the underground passage, never once using the front door. He had no idea how this location was compromised.

Suddenly, Bill’s face changed. He abruptly stood up, closed the door first, then pushed aside the bookshelf next to the desk to reveal a safe affixed to the wall.

After entering the password to unlock the safe, Bill first pulled out the bottom drawer. It was empty. He paused for a moment, then began to frantically search through everything in the safe. After scouring thoroughly, he still couldn’t find the item he was looking for—a USB drive.

That USB drive contained records and evidence of secret deals he made with some influential people, to ensure his own safety should any issues arise in the future, as a way to secure an escape route for himself.

Now, where had the USB drive gone?

Only he and his brother Baer knew the safe’s password and about this USB drive. He had asked Baer to add some content to the USB this evening, so did Baer take out the USB, add the content, and then Li San happened to burst in, kill Baer, and after seeing the contents on the computer, took the USB with him?

Could it really be such a coincidence?!

Bill was filled with a mix of shock and rage, pacing back and forth anxiously in the room.

He had always maintained his composure with very few things able to rattle him. The death of his brother was one, and the disappearance of the USB drive was another.

If the contents of the USB drive were to be leaked, it wouldn’t just result in the police coming after him. Those influential figures he had dealt with would definitely not let him off the hook!

The Bill Brothers Association would surely be finished, and he definitely wouldn’t be able to stay in the United States any longer.

Thud thud thud, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in!"

One of his subordinates entered with a portable hard drive, "Boss, we’ve pulled up the surveillance footage. There’s only one clip where a suspicious individual appears."

Bill plugged the portable hard drive into his laptop and opened the segment that the subordinate had isolated:

A figure wearing a black coat and a hat passed by the iron gate outside the building, pausing briefly as they did.

The person’s face was unclear, but one could see a long, slender bag on the person’s back.

Definitely carrying a sword on their back! Plus, this height, this build—it’s almost identical to Li San.

Gotcha! Don’t think I don’t know it’s you just because you’re not wearing the Evil Spirit mask!

"Li San!"

Bill glared at the laptop screen with a twisted expression, his teeth clenched in anger.

...

Elsewhere, Wu Li quietly returned to the training center, to his own room.

"[Optional Mission III: Use the contents of the USB drive to strike at the Bill Brothers Association.]"

This was the updated information for the optional mission. Wu Li inserted the USB drive he had acquired into his laptop, but the USB was encrypted and required a password.

"This..."

Wu Li was in a predicament. He had no clue about cracking passwords and lacked an expert in that field in his immediate circle. Based on the system’s mission, it could be inferred that the information was very important to the Bill Brothers Association. This made him hesitate to rashly let someone else try to decrypt the USB.

After witnessing the inhumane tactics of the members of the Bill Brothers Association that night, along with the young girls’ bodies, Wu Li was more than willing to destroy an organization like the Bill Brothers Association if given the chance. Therefore, he took this optional mission very seriously.

After a long thought, there seemed to be only one suitable person.

Wu Li took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello?"

The call connected quickly.

"Master Li, there’s something I’d like to ask you."

"Go ahead."

"If given the chance, would Hongmen be willing to take out the Bill Brothers Association?"

There was silence on the other end for a moment.

"That depends on what kind of opportunity we’re talking about. If it’s a chance to root out the problem once and for all, of course, Hongmen would be willing."

A smile appeared on Wu Li’s face, "Great, I have something to give you."

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