Chapter 236: War is Imminent
The black-robed figure let out a strange laugh and led five strong, burly men, a withered old man, and a little boy into the banquet hall from the entrance.
The black-robed figure was still clad in his usual black robe, his entire body enveloped, his face and physique indiscernible.
The five strong, burly men had corners of their mouths and eyes flickering with Demonic Qi, their figures tall and extremely muscular; evidently, these were men of the Demonized Organization without a doubt.
And that little boy, Zhu Bufan was quite familiar with him.
Because this little boy was the very one who had a fierce battle with him at the Rose Club, his appearance still the same, a face of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old, but his body as short as a seven or eight-year-old boy.
Clearly, this boy either had stunted growth or was a dwarf.
This little boy was none other than Duan Xiaowu.
As for the withered old man, his aged face devoid of any hint of color, seemed as if he could collapse to the ground and die at any moment. Holding the hand of the little boy Duan Xiaowu, he stumbled towards Zhu Bufan.
Zhu Bufan's eyelids fiercely twitched; he really hadn't expected the black-robed figure to appear here today.
Today was his engagement ceremony with Mi Cai. If you, the black-robed figure, came here sincerely to offer blessings, we could still sit down and enjoy a few drinks peacefully, seeing that we are old friends after all. But looking at your current state, black-robed figure, seems like you're not here to drink, rather to start a fight!
If today it was only Zhu Bufan here, he wouldn't feel frightened or worried, but now, not to mention his friends and relatives, even his parents are here. Zhu Bufan is deeply aware of the black-robed figure's power; it could be said that a single palm strike from him could kill him.
Thus, a look of extreme solemnity appeared on Zhu Bufan's face.
Having his parents here was undoubtedly a huge disaster for him. Of course, Zhu Bufan was not despising his own parents.
In an instant, Zhu Bufan turned to look at Mi Tao.
Zhu Bufan knew that the engagement turning out this way today must be because Mi Tao knew the black-robed figure would come here! He purposefully made the engagement like this.
Since you, Mi Tao, knew the black-robed figure would appear, yet you still brought my parents and their friends here, what exactly do you mean?
Therefore, the look Zhu Bufan cast towards Mi Tao was filled with a chill and interrogative.
At this moment, Mi Tao appeared completely calm, outright ignoring Zhu Bufan's look.
Seeing Mi Tao's tranquil face, Zhu Bufan genuinely wanted to walk up and throw dozens of punches at him, then pointing at his nose and cursing: Are you f***ing human? You actually set up me, goddammit, curse your daughter, damn it forever.
"Brother Zhu, long time no see! I never expected that you would actually engage a witch from our Demonized Organization, truly unbelievable!" the black-robed figure said indifferently.
Yet, his voice was like electronic, ethereal, seemingly drifting from a far place, unhindered reaching directly into Zhu Bufan's ears.
And that little boy glared at Zhu Bufan with a provocative look, clenching his little fists, as if he would flatten Zhu Bufan later.
Zhu Bufan was puzzled by the black-robed figure's words. A witch? Mi Cai is a witch from the Demonized Organization, what is this all about?
Before Zhu Bufan could speak, the withered old man who looked like he could die at any time spoke:
"Mi Tao, I really did not expect that you have been poisoned by our Demonized Organization's demonization poison, and yet you are still alive and well, truly a miracle! However, this time, you might not be so lucky, because I will snap your neck directly."
The withered old man's eyes gleamed ferociously, as if he harbored great hatred towards Mi Tao.
Zhu Bufan's parents, friends, and relatives were all stunned, completely clueless about what was going on. I mean, this is supposed to be modern society, yet why does it feel like we're in a TV drama, and moreover a fantasy TV drama at that.
"Dad, mom, please quickly take our relatives and leave this place," Zhu Bufan walked to his parents and anxiously urged them.
Zhu Bufan was indeed very anxious because, after today, whether he, Zhu Bufan, could still be alive was a question mark.
"What's wrong, Chen'er? Did something happen?" Li Shufen asked worriedly. At the same time, Zhu Zhiqiang also looked at Zhu Bufan with a face full of questions.
Not only Zhu Bufan's parents, but also those relatives were looking at Zhu Bufan questioningly.
Zhu Bufan did not offer an explanation, but instead turned around and shouted loudly at Mi Tao:
"You old scoundrel, you're so unrighteous. Knowing that the robed people were coming, you still brought my whole family here. What are you really planning? Are you even human? …"
Mi Tao had already stood up, raised his hand to signal Zhu Bufan to stop talking, his expression became serious, then he said to one of the young men standing next to Anu, "Take them away from here!"
"Yes!" The young man responded with utmost respect.
Zhu Bufan was no fool, quite the contrary, he was a clever type of person; he knew Mi Tao must have arranged everything already. But the solemn expression on Mi Tao's face made Zhu Bufan couldn't help but worry, because Zhu Bufan felt that the withered old man was incredibly powerful, vaguely even more powerful than Mi Tao.
That young man, following Mi Tao's previous arrangements, took away Zhu Bufan's friends and family, including Zhu Bufan's parents right away.
Initially, Zhu Bufan's parents were determined not to leave no matter what.
Zhu Bufan had no other choice but to knock both elderly people unconscious with a chop of his hand and had his relatives carry them away.
The robed people did not stop these departing individuals because their purpose of coming here today was not to kill these people, thus they did not intervene.
Among those who left, besides Zhu Bufan's entire family, were You Yuanyuan and Mi Li, while Mi Cai did not leave.
Zhu Bufan believed that if Mi Cai were to leave, the persons in robes opposite would immediately act because Zhu Bufan always felt that this matter seemed to be targeted at Mi Cai.
Witch must be a quite significant role within the Demonized Organization!
After that young man led everyone away, Mi Tao then said to Zhu Bufan:
"Bufan, please take care of Cai'er later."
Zhu Bufan rolled his eyes; now, Mi Cai was already his, Zhu Bufan's fiancée. How could he not take care of her?
"Mi Tao, I've already acquiesced your moving those irrelevant people away, now you can call out all the people you've ambushed, right!" At this moment, the withered old man finally spoke.
"Thank you." Mi Tao said heavily, then directly shouted: "All of you, come out!"
Then, they saw Wu Fan, Xiao Zhang, Xiao Ying, Xiao Li, the four who had initially joined Zhu Bufan and Mi Cai in crushing the Demonized Base at Iron Coffin Mountain, walked out.
Following the four were several soldiers carrying submachine guns, all dressed in police uniforms, wearing bulletproof vests and bulletproof helmets, each looking imposing.
Actually, Zhu Bufan had long known that there were many people ambushed around, including Wu Fan and the other three, but he never said it because Zhu Bufan knew Mi Tao must have had his reasons for doing so.
The withered old man, seeing the people who walked out, showed a sinister smile: "Hehehe, it seems you've planned quite thoroughly!"
As soon as the withered old man finished speaking, a thunderous explosion erupted:
"Boom…"
This was the sound of several bombs exploding simultaneously.
Then, they saw the bodies of those soldiers being blasted to pieces.