The woman’s expression stiffened further as she forced a strained smile toward Liu Gang.
“Brother Gang, I’m afraid that’s not quite appropriate.” Liu Gang smiled gently.
“Don’t worry, I won’t do anything reckless.” “Brother Gang…” Before the woman could say another word, Liu Gang’s hand moved faster than her speech.
A sharp slap landed on her face with a loud crack, instantly reddening and swelling her cheek.
As the woman opened her mouth to wail, Liu Gang brandished his weapon—a finely forged steel cleaver, its blade gleaming coldly and menacingly under the light.
The woman immediately fell silent, clamping a hand over her mouth to stifle any sound.
“Why make things so difficult for yourself?” Liu Gang shook his head with a sigh of resignation.
The woman quickly boarded her train and opened its permissions.
An invisible barrier vanished, allowing Liu Gang to step inside effortlessly.
Soon after, he emerged with the supplies he had gathered: one Train Coin, two bottles of mineral water, and some upgrade materials.
The woman’s heart ached at the loss, but intimidated by his strength, she could only bite back her resentment.
“Next.” Liu Gang’s voice was cold.
“I hope everyone cooperates willingly and doesn’t waste time.
After all, our stopover here is precious.” The second, third, fourth person… Each of them seethed with silent fury, powerless like cuckolded husbands, forced to watch as Liu Gang came and went as he pleased.
When it was the fifth person’s turn, a thin, bespectacled man pointed toward Lu Xingyuan at the very end of the line.
“Br-Brother Gang, I think you should search him first.
He’s a second-level Train Master, so he must have more resources than any of us.” The expressions of the others shifted immediately.
This guy was clever.
He had just redirected the trouble onto someone else.
As a second-level Train Master himself, would Lu Xingyuan docilely allow Liu Gang to plunder his belongings like the rest of them?
Probably not!
If so, conflict between the two was inevitable.
A second-level Train Master against another second-level Train Master—who would emerge victorious was anyone’s guess.
If they ended up mutually wounded or worse, wouldn’t the bespectacled man escape being searched altogether?
Of course, even if Lu Xingyuan offered no resistance and submitted to the exploitation, the bespectacled man would still lose nothing.
Liu Gang’s gaze immediately settled on Lu Xingyuan.
“I’m well aware of him.” “But I have a habit—I like to save the best for last.” “Still, since you’ve spoken up, I’ll start with you first.” He raised the cleaver in his hand, its tip pointing directly at Lu Xingyuan.
“Any objections?” “Yes.” Lu Xingyuan nodded.
“Very much so.” A cold glint flashed in Liu Gang’s eyes, but before he could utter another word, a burst of gunfire rained down upon him.
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
His body was instantly riddled with bullets.
Without even a chance to activate his Talent, he was sent to an early grave.
Blood spread continuously across the ground, jolting the nerves of everyone present.
However, having already witnessed so many bloody and brutal scenes, their tolerance had long since improved, so no one screamed or shouted now.
But wasn’t this farce ending a bit too quickly?
One moment, Liu Gang was at the peak of arrogance; the next, he was lying flat on the ground.
Truly, within five steps, the gun was both accurate and swift.
The bespectacled man was the first to react, forcing a smile onto his face.
“Bro…” Before the word even landed, a bullet struck him between the eyebrows.
Thud!
Bro, my ass.
Who’s your bro?
Don’t even try to get close, you pathetic creep.
Lu Xingyuan expressionlessly shifted his gaze away from the corpse.
The remaining Train Masters snapped out of their daze, hurriedly ducking into their own trains and pulling out all valuable resources on board.
Compared to the earlier Liu Gang, this Lu Xingyuan before them—ruthless and sparing with words—was clearly far more terrifying!
“Here are two Train Coins.
Please, boss, you must accept them!” This isn’t very appropriate, is it?
Testing a cadre like this—what cadre could resist such a test?
“I also have a box of Magic Scholar instant noodles here.
Bro, take a look…” If it were anything else, I might refuse, but this is Brazilian barbecue flavor—I can’t say no.
“I…
I only have ten Country Bumpkin marinated eggs…” You little rascal, how did you know I’m into these?
Could it be you have a crush on me, secretly investigating me behind my back?
“Bro, I also have three bottles of Eastroc Super Drink I haven’t had time to finish.
Large bottles, really packs a punch!” Oh?
Is it really that potent?
Then I’ll have to give it a try.
Finally, it was a bald middle-aged man’s turn.
Trembling, he pulled out an unopened box of women’s underwear.
Size S.
Colors: grape green, cold mist purple, oxygen blue.
The packaging showed the style of the underwear—a youthful design with little bows.
Lu Xingyuan fell silent.
The bald man broke out in a cold sweat, terrified.
He knew perfectly well this item couldn’t compare to Train Coins, food, or the like, but it was the only decent thing he had!
Please, sir, you must accept it!
Perhaps his prayers worked, as Lu Xingyuan took it.
“This thing…
I’m not really fond of it, but I understand your good intentions.
So, you get it, right?” The bald man instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
Long live Sister Li!
With that, everyone had completed their offerings.
Lu Xingyuan’s acquired resources were as follows: 4 Train Coins 1 box of instant noodles 10 marinated eggs 3 bottles of Eastroc Super Drink 1 box of women’s underwear And various materials essential for upgrading the train.
In just these few minutes, the haul nearly matched that of a Green Platform.
No wonder so many people enjoyed being bandits.
Putting aside everything else, the money really came fast.
But Lu Xingyuan also felt helpless.
He aspired to be a good person.
It was just that if he didn’t accept these people’s offerings, they would only grow more uneasy.
“Sigh…
You all gave these voluntarily, right?” “Yes, yes, yes!” Everyone nodded in unison.
“Then I’m relieved.” Lu Xingyuan nodded, then turned his gaze to the Hibiscus Residential Complex ahead.
“Shall we go together?” The others hesitated.
His act of shooting two people without hesitation had clearly frightened them.
“Don’t worry, I’m not that kind of person.
Any supplies collected at the station belong to the individual who finds them.
I won’t take a single needle or thread from you.” Everyone’s eyes immediately lit up.
That would be great!
With such a large residential area, the resources must be quite abundant.
There’s a good chance we could get rich in one go!
If we really encounter any danger, with Lu Xingyuan around, we’ll be much safer.
“Me!
I’m willing to follow the boss through thick and thin!” “Count me in!
I want to go with the boss too!” “Since everyone is going, take me along as well.” A group of seven, led by Lu Xingyuan, soon stepped into this dilapidated residential area.
It was an old neighborhood, with a style dating back to the early 2000s.
There was hardly any greenery inside.
The buildings weren’t very tall, only about ten stories each, but there were quite a few of them—dozens in total.
It seemed impossible to explore the entire area.