'Handsome and magnificent my ass! This father was almost slaughtered like a pig tonight. Since you couldn't slaughter this father, it's my turn to slaughter you!' Zhang Tie swore inside.
Although he was still very weak, it was not a problem for him to run. Without any hesitation, the moment he appeared in the Castle of Black Iron, he immediately ran towards his sundry case...
Inside the sundry case were the two lethal weapons that Donder had gifted him from the grocery store — — "powerful rat poison" and that dagger. Besides poisonous needles, the blade of the dagger had also been quenched with snake venom, which was also very lethal.
Zhang Tie decided to take a risk.
After running to the sundry case, Zhang Tie had already started to pant as his limbs became soft. He quickly took out the vial of "powerful rat poison" and the dagger from the sundry case. Squatting down, he took two deep breaths. It took him more than ten seconds to lock onto that arched door in his mind.
— — Out!
The next moment, Zhang Tie appeared in the room and squatted down on the bed.
After using the Castle of Black Iron for so many days, Zhang Tie had found a rule when he entered the Castle of Black Iron, namely, he would exit the Castle of Black Iron exactly where he entered.
It was still noisy outside. It seemed that the examination would not end soon. Zhang Tie took a few deep breaths before getting off the bed in the shortest and most dexterous way. After landing on the ground, he bent his waist and tiptoed towards the pile of food. He carefully and quickly checked the positions of the cups and plates on the table before taking out the bottle of "powerful rat poison". He then deftly and quickly opened the bottle and poured half of the "powerful rat poison" into it. He then poured the remaining half of the "powerful rat poison" into the bowl of thick soup on the table. After lightly shaking the bottle and stirring the soup, he restored everything on the table to its original state without leaving any trace. Zhang Tie then returned to the bedside and gently lay back on the bed. He put the bottle of the "powerful rat poison" back into his pocket and pulled out the dagger. Holding it in one hand, he pressed the dagger under his body in the same sleeping posture as he had just now...
Donder had said that the amount of poison in the bottle was more than enough to kill 20 elephants. Zhang Tie didn't believe that Huck and Snade were stronger than 20 elephants.
Nervous, too nervous …
Closing his eyes once again, Zhang Tie felt his heart pounding like a drum. He was so nervous that he could barely breathe. He kept repeating the same sentence to himself, "I am calm and relaxed!"
I'm calm and relaxed!
I'm calm and relaxed! "
… …
After repeating this, Zhang Tie gradually calmed down. This was a psychological hint taught at school, which was very useful at times.
Zhang Tie calmly waited for Huck and Snade to come back …
Huck and Snade stood outside their room with cold faces for about three minutes before they saw the owner of the hotel and several magistrates walk over. After confirming their names on the hotel's guest register and asking some extremely stupid questions, the check was completed. Huck and Snade exchanged glances and immediately understood the reason behind the check. The so-called check was just a way for the magistrates of Blackhot City to catch some unlucky people who had not returned to their rooms after the curfew so that they could report to their superiors. Nobody expected the magistrates of Blackhot City to find out anything, so it was better than nothing!
When they returned to their room, Zhang Tie had only laid on the bed for less than one minute. Nothing had changed in the room. Just now, they had been standing at the door and had not left. Naturally, nobody had entered the room. The food was still hot, so they continued to eat.
Huck drank some liquor first, while Snade only ate a bit of the thick soup …
Lying on the bed, Zhang Tie used the corner of his eyes to observe the two men's movements. When Huck gulped down a large glass of wine, Zhang Tie's hand that was holding the dagger tightened. He didn't even dare to look at Snade, because for some people, they would be able to sense being stared at.
Zhang Tie was very nervous. He was afraid that when Huck's drug took effect, Snade would not eat anything poisonous. If that happened, Zhang Tie would be really miserable. However, after a few seconds, seeing Snade drink a large spoonful of the thick soup, Zhang Tie became completely reassured. He tightened his grip on the dagger …
Only one minute after Huck drank the liquor …
"I feel a bit uncomfortable …" After saying this, Huck's face instantly turned black. He tilted his body and fell back from the chair.
"Huck …" Snade exclaimed. He immediately felt that something was wrong. At the same time, he sensed the movement on the bed behind him.
When Huck fell back, Zhang Tie had already completely opened his eyes. At the same time, he slightly adjusted his sleeping posture so that he could stab out the dagger more easily.
Although Zhang Tie's voice was very low, it was still heard by Snade. Snade immediately turned his head and saw Zhang Tie's fully opened eyes. At that moment, Snade was even more surprised to see Zhang Tie wake up than when he had seen Huck fall down. However, out of instinct, he immediately rushed towards Zhang Tie, his dagger stabbing towards Zhang Tie's neck like a venomous snake's tongue …
Zhang Tie, who had long been prepared for this, only had enough time to roll onto the ground from the bed, narrowly dodging Snade's first strike …
When Snade was about to stab the dagger into Zhang Tie who was lying on the ground, his face suddenly changed. His movements paused for a second before he threw the dagger towards Zhang Tie. However, the final result was already determined — the powerful rat poison that even the government had to control was not just for show.
Less than one meter away from Snade, Zhang Tie, who was lying on the ground, pressed the trigger of the dagger in his hand. Two poisonous needles were instantly shot into Snade's lower abdomen and thigh. The powerful snake poison on the needles instantly paralyzed Snade, making him unable to move. Just as he was about to raise his hand, Zhang Tie jumped up from the ground and fiercely stabbed the dagger into Snade's heart.
Falling onto the ground, Snade didn't die immediately. Instead, he widened his eyes and stared at Zhang Tie, the corner of his mouth twitching. "Wh … why …"
There were too many things that Snade couldn't understand. He couldn't understand how a young man who had just been in a state of hemorrhagic shock could recover so quickly. He couldn't understand where Zhang Tie's dagger and poison came from. When he caught this young man, he had clearly searched him inch by inch. Not to mention a dagger and a vial of poison, even a fingernail could not escape from his eyes. He couldn't understand why these things would appear on Zhang Tie's body. Why? Why …
Sneijder died with a heart full of questions and unwillingness. His eyes were still wide open until he died.
After half kneeling on the ground and panting for a while, Zhang Tie finally recovered a bit from the dizziness caused by anemia. The small tree was not omnipotent. Until now, Zhang Tie's physical strength and Qi and blood had not fully recovered. Now, Zhang Tie felt weak all over, unable to exert any strength. He had already exhausted all of his strength just now. After that blow, Zhang Tie felt sweat oozing out of his forehead. He felt a bit weak, as if he had just finished a 10,000-meter race on the school playground. The past few minutes were the most dangerous few minutes that he had ever experienced in his life. In a split second, the fate of the three people in the room had been completely reversed.
Zhang Tie survived, while Huck and Snade became two corpses.
Half kneeling on the ground, Zhang Tie adjusted his breathing. At the same time, he was thinking about how to deal with the aftermath. Zhang Tie knew that he had really gone too far this time. If he was not careful enough, he might be smashed into pieces. Therefore, Zhang Tie had to think carefully about how to deal with the aftermath and not leave any loopholes.
While Zhang Tie was thinking about this, the scene in the room was very weird. Two black corpses were lying on both sides of Zhang Tie, while Zhang Tie was half kneeling on the ground like a sculpture. He was silent for a long time. Inside the hotel, the noise caused by the inspection of the magistrates had not completely dispersed, and some faint voices could still be heard outside the door.
Three minutes later, Zhang Tie, who had recovered a bit, stood up. He first checked Huck's body and found that Huck was indeed dead. Then, he gave up on the idea of killing Huck and dragged Huck's body over, placing it together with Snade's. He then searched every possible hiding place in the room, including Huck's and Snade's luggage. Zhang Tie then carried the two luggage bags and bent down to hold Snade's corpse. A few seconds later, he disappeared from the room.
One minute later, Zhang Tie reappeared. This time, he took out a waterproof cloak that he had found from the two people's luggage. He packed everything on the table, including the tableware, into a small bag and hung it on his hand. Then, he walked to Huck's corpse, squatted down, and held Huck's body, which weighed more than 100 kg, in his arms. More than ten seconds later, he disappeared once again.
This time, he disappeared for a bit longer. It was not until more than ten minutes later that Zhang Tie staggered and reappeared in the room with a pale face …
When he reappeared in the room, Zhang Tie had already changed his clothes from head to toe. As Snade's figure was not too different from his, he put on a piece of clothing from Snade's luggage, as well as a cold-proof cloak with a hood that was commonly used by pioneers. After doing all this, Zhang Tie carefully checked the room from inside to outside.
— — After washing off the blood in the toilet bowl, Zhang Tie carefully cleaned the blood on the ground and the blood on Snade's body with a towel.
— — Straightening the chair that had fallen on the ground.
— — Making the bed.
— — Confirming that none of his belongings were left in the room.
Since it was not enough, Zhang Tie checked it again. Sometimes, Zhang Tie even felt that he was a bit neurotic. Finally, when he checked the room for the second time, Zhang Tie picked up some black hairs that had fallen off the bed.
Before leaving the room, Zhang Tie put away the towel that had been stained with his own blood and checked the room for the last time. It was even cleaner than the hotel. All the pioneers' inns had to pay the bill first. When the two of them were about to pay the bill, the people in the inn would only think that Snade and Huck had left when they saw that there was no one in the room, and nothing else would occur to them.
Nodding, Zhang Tie put on Snade's clothes and pulled up the hood of the cloak to cover his face. Slightly lowering his head, he quickly left the hotel. If they didn't look carefully, the people in the hotel would only mistake him for Snade. This was the last clue that Snade had left in this world …
When Zhang Tie left the hotel, he quickly glanced at the clock on the wall — it was 11: 52, 8 minutes before the curfew …
The magistrate had just left. Nobody felt strange about guests like Zhang Tie who would sneak out of the hotel by stepping on the magistrate's tail. Every pioneer was a daring guy.
After sneaking out of the hotel, Zhang Tie walked on the dark alleys and paths for a while. When he was about 200m away from the hotel, he found a dark corner and quickly took off his cloak and Snade's clothes before throwing them into a roadside trash can. Tomorrow morning, when a vagrant or a beggar in Blackhot City rummaged through the trash can, they would receive a pleasant surprise.
After throwing away the clothes, Zhang Tie wrapped the towel that had been stained with his and Snade's blood with a stone and threw it into a smelly sewer on the roadside. All the evidence had been eliminated. Zhang Tie finally let out a deep sigh.
After doing all this, Zhang Tie stealthily sneaked back to his home, avoiding the main roads and streets with a lot of lights. At the same time, he was thinking about how to deal with his mom's questioning when he returned home. Ever since he was born, it was the first time that he had returned home after midnight.
… …
"Stop!" A muffled roar sounded, scaring Zhang Tie, who was stealthily walking along the street corner. Then, several lanterns shone on Zhang Tie's face. A team of patrolling Blackhot City soldiers had caught Zhang Tie, who dared to wander outside after the curfew. Zhang Tie's eyes were so bright that he could barely open them. Hearing the sound of the safety of a crossbow being opened in the surrounding darkness, Zhang Tie hurriedly raised his hands, not daring to move at all.
"What are you doing?" A 20-year old man with the rank of squad leader and his right hand on the hilt of his sword walked towards Zhang Tie with a cold look. He was a bit vigilant. Not until he saw clearly that Zhang Tie was only 15 or 16 years old and didn't carry any weapon and had a pale face did he slightly relax.
"I … I'm going home!" Zhang Tie stammered. After a while, Zhang Tie found himself surrounded by ten soldiers. Some of the soldiers were holding crossbows, so he didn't dare to make any reckless moves. He had already passed through Huck and Snade, so if he died here, he would be really stupid.
"Going home? It's so late. Where are you going?" the young squad leader continued to ask.
"Did … did you forget the time when you came out to play today?"
"Where do you live?"
Zhang Tie told him his home address …
"Are you still at school?"
"Yes, tomorrow is the last day!"
"I remember that you live in the No. 9 Male Middle School!"
"I'm in the No. 7 Male Middle School!"
"Oh, yes, the No. 7 Male Middle School. Is Mr. Fiore, the biology teacher?"
"Miss Dinah teaches biology in the school, and Miss Fiore teaches law!"
Hearing Zhang Tie's answer, the squad leader revealed a smile and raised his hand. The surrounding soldiers immediately put away their weapons, and the atmosphere became relaxed.
"Boss, is this little guy your junior brother?" a soldier asked.
Zhang Tie stared at the squad leader of the City Guard Army of Blackhot City in front of him. He had never imagined that this person would also graduate from the No. 7 Male Middle School and be his senior.
"I'm Joey, also a graduate from the No. 7 Male Middle School. Junior brother, it's already past the curfew, why are you still here?" The squad leader called Joey's tone suddenly became gentle.
"Erm … I came out to play tonight, erm … I was too engrossed in playing … and forgot the time!"
Seeing Zhang Tie's pale face and his hesitant tone, senior brother Joey immediately understood what had happened. The surrounding people also understood what had happened, and they all burst out into laughter. In the past two days, they had already met several students like Zhang Tie who had been caught after the curfew.
"Junior brother, this must be the first time you've tasted a woman before the survival training. You have to control yourself!" Joey kindly advised him. "How about this? Since we're going the same way, you can follow us. We'll accompany you for a while, so that you won't be caught again when you meet the patrolling soldiers!"
Zhang Tie had not imagined that this senior called Joey was such a warm-hearted person. Following the patrol team, Zhang Tie didn't separate from them until they reached an intersection less than 200 m away from home.
Seeing that the lights were still on at home, Zhang Tie felt a bit perturbed. Usually, his dad and mom should have already fallen asleep at this time. Needless to say, they must be waiting for him today. When Zhang Tie returned home, he saw his dad and mom still sitting there, waiting for him. His mom looked furious while his dad looked docile, as if he had been scolded by his mom. Hearing the sound of the door opening and seeing Zhang Tie coming back, both of them revealed a look of relief.
Zhang Tie's mom was the first to rush over. Circling around Zhang Tie, she carefully observed him. When she saw Zhang Tie's pale face as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, she felt both distressed and amused. She forcefully poked Zhang Tie's forehead several times with her finger. Finally, without saying anything, she glared at the father and son and harrumphed before turning around and going upstairs.
Closely after that, Zhang Tie's dad walked over. After glancing at Zhang Tie's face carefully, he ferociously poked his head a few times, "Brat, don't you know how to take it easy? Why didn't you come back so late? I've already confessed to your mom's torture. My private money has been completely cleared by your mom this time. It's all your fault, brat!" After saying that, his dad also turned around and prepared to go upstairs. However, after a few steps, he couldn't help but turn around and ask in a gossipy manner, "How many times?"
This question made Zhang Tie speechless. He almost blurted out, "Your son hasn't circumcised yet!"
Seeing that Zhang Tie didn't reply, his dad probably felt that he had lost his dignity as a father. Therefore, he pretended to be serious and coughed twice before following his mom upstairs.
Seeing that his dad was about to disappear at the entrance of the building, Zhang Tie's heart suddenly palpitated for no reason. Therefore, he opened his mouth, "Dad!"
"Hmm!" His dad turned around and immediately pricked up his ears for gossip.
"I love you!"
"Brat, don't think about getting money from me anymore. Your dad can't stand it anymore …" Zhang Tie's dad was so scared by Zhang Tie's words that he immediately fled. Finally, he remembered something and turned around. "Your mom is heating rice for you in the pot!"
Standing in the shabby but warm parlor, Zhang Tie looked at everything in the house. Thinking back to how he had been stepped on and bled an hour ago and what he had experienced afterwards, Zhang Tie felt like being reborn. Especially after hearing his dad's last words, Zhang Tie couldn't help but burst into tears …
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