Chapter 71

The conversation between Sesson and Nino made Ferren suddenly alert. He hid himself even more and quietly observed his surroundings. Indeed, he found a figure fully covered in clothing hiding in the corner on the other side of the wall. This discovery startled Ferren, as he was less than twenty yards (1 yard = 91.5 cm) away from the figure. If not for the workshop corner blocking the view, they would have seen each other immediately. Ferren's spiritual senses were several times more acute than those of an average person, which showed how terrifying the other's hiding skills were. Ferren could easily guess that this must be a member of the Death God, waiting for the right moment to strike!

Nino clearly agreed with Sesson's point of view and said, "People like us are never saints. We can sell the jewels directly without dealing with the Death God!"

Sesson glanced at his watch and said with a sinister smile, "Since that's the case, bring the fluoroantimonic acid over. I want to see what's in this box first!"

Nino was taken aback and replied, "Let's wait for Qiangwo and the others to arrive before we look!"

Sesson shrugged and said, "I don't think they'll be coming!"

Nino frowned deeply, "Boss, what do you mean by that?"

"Nothing much, just that you seemed to eat a lot of the vegetable salad I made last night, right?" Sesson said with a sly smile, "Cebu monkeys are just Cebu monkeys, always eating carrots!"

Nino broke out in a cold sweat and his face changed, "Sesson, what did you do to the salad we've been eating these past few days?"

Sesson clapped his hands and said, "Actually, I didn't do much. I just injected some concentrated beauty serum into the carrots last night."

"Concentrated beauty serum!?"

"You've already learned how to prepare fluoroantimonic acid, haven't you? Don't you know basic biochemistry?" Sesson sneered, "The so-called beauty serum is actually botulinum toxin. I concentrated a thousand bottles into one. A small drop can kill a horse. Tsk tsk, this stuff also has a delayed effect. It only becomes toxic after you digest the botulinum spores. I wonder how it tastes?"

Ferren, hiding outside, felt a chill. Botulinum bacteria produce non-toxic precursor toxins inside the bacteria while they are alive. After the bacteria die and lyse, the precursor toxins are released and activated by trypsin in the intestines, becoming toxic. The entire process is essentially the human digestive process. Sesson's method of delayed killing was indeed sinister.

"Boss, you... go to hell!" Nino suddenly reached into his bag, ready to attack, but his entire body stiffened.

Sesson sneered, "Didn't you know that botulinum toxin is used for beauty because it blocks nerves and paralyzes muscles? This neurotoxin can be used to suppress muscle spasms, but in excess, it can cause cardiac arrest. After all, the heart is also a muscle!" As he finished speaking, Nino's eyes bulged and he fell to the ground, dead.

"Ah ha, a bunch of fools, all dead now." Sesson muttered to himself while checking Nino's breath and pulse, "Although we only got half the jewels, it should be enough for the rest of my life if I'm alone."

At that moment, a sinister voice sounded, "It might be enough, but you won't have the chance to spend it!"

"Who?" Sesson shouted.

The figure in camouflage entered through the window on the other side. Ferren glanced and was shocked to see that the figure's camouflage suit changed color slightly after standing in the room for less than a second, blending almost perfectly with the workshop's interior.

The figure's bold appearance suggested he had already considered the leader of the robbers as meat on a chopping board! As Ferren thought this, Sesson was startled to see the camouflaged figure and exclaimed, "You are... one of the Ten Fingers of Death?" Before he could finish, his hand quickly reached for his waist.

Unfortunately, the camouflaged figure was faster. He dashed to Sesson and grabbed the hand reaching for his waist, sneering, "Trying to use a gun in front of me? You're still too young!"

Unexpectedly, Sesson remained calm and raised his right knee, striking the camouflaged figure's groin with a vicious kick.

"Crack!"

The sound of a broken kneecap.

"Hisss—"

Sesson didn't expect the camouflaged figure to have a metal object in his groin. This move backfired on him.

"Ha ha!"

The camouflaged figure sneered, his free hand slicing like a knife toward Sesson's eyes. In pain, Sesson panicked and instinctively raised his arm to block. However, this played right into the camouflaged figure's trap. His swift hand knife turned in the air and sliced across Sesson's neck.

Just as the camouflaged figure's hand knife touched Sesson's neck but before it could slice through, Ferren, who had been hiding, knew this was his chance. He burst through the window, his body almost like an arrow, and struck the camouflaged figure's back with full force. The Unkilling Black Gold Qi in his body surged, seeping into the camouflaged figure.

At the same time, the camouflaged figure's hand knife, driven by inertia, sliced through Sesson's carotid artery. With a loud thud, both the camouflaged figure and Sesson were thrown out of the workshop, crashing through the wall.

Ferren, adhering to the principle of killing to ensure death, immediately followed them out. He confirmed they were both dead and then crushed the camouflaged figure's joints, bundling him up and storing him in his hidden ring. He didn't move the half-bloodied Sesson, as the human-shaped hole in the wall would be hard to explain.

Due to the urgency, Ferren found the metal box with the jewels and, without opening it, stored it in his hidden ring along with another metal box. This way, he could claim that the camouflaged figure had killed Sesson and taken the two small boxes of jewels, and that he hadn't chased him to ensure the safety of the other jewels.

In the distance, sirens could be heard, indicating that the nearby police and water police had been dispatched. After kicking the already dead Sesson, Ferren returned to the workshop, put on plastic gloves, and began searching the robbers' belongings.

To his surprise, he found a mini-fridge in Nino's narrow backpack. Inside were ice bullets. The ice bullets were hollow, with liquid inside. Ferren broke one and found a thin Teflon plastic ball inside, containing the liquid. This strange item made him cautious, and he didn't dare to squeeze the ball to test the liquid.

Ferren carefully placed the remaining ice bullets back in the mini-fridge and stored it in his hidden ring. The nearly empty bottle of fluoroantimonic acid and the robbers' weapons and ammunition were common items in the U.S., so he left them where they were. The stolen jewels, worth less than a billion, didn't interest him.

Soon, the water police search team arrived near the workshop. Ferren identified himself and received their assistance. Later, a larger force arrived, including Chen Zequan. Although two boxes of jewels were taken by an unknown person (the camouflaged figure), Ferren's bravery in recovering most of the jewels earned him immediate praise.

Finally, with injuries, Ferren was forced to go to the hospital, where he was joined by Chou Zhaqiang. In reality, the bullet graze on Ferren's back had mostly healed due to the Unkilling Black Gold Qi, but the skin had not yet closed, making it look gruesome. He had to undergo debridement and suturing.

After the surgery, Ferren felt intense pain in his back and could only sleep on his side or stomach.

It's worth noting that the jewelry heist caused a huge stir in the police department. Over four hundred bullets were fired during the intense battle, and all seventeen officers escorting the convoy were killed, an unprecedented level of violence. Afterward, the water police search team found hundreds of bullets, several hand grenades, and rifle grenades in the bags of Sesson and Nino in the Kowloon workshop, leaving all the officers involved speechless.

Two days later, the special task force found the bodies of the snipers Qiangwo and Luo Le in two clock hotels on Hong Kong Island, along with their weapons and ammunition.

Ferren's injuries were almost fully healed by the third day, but Xie Yixin, who visited him almost daily, refused to let him leave the hospital. She even fed him during meals, taking care of him as if he were in a postpartum confinement. Fortunately, Ferren was used to being served by Xingzi and Sakura at home, so he didn't mind Xie Yixin's "tender" care and enjoyed it.

A few days later, Xie Yixin told Ferren that the jewelry exhibition went smoothly. However, when it was time to remove the jewelry, the British side used helicopters to transport the jewels to the international airport and then directly onto a special plane.

Ferren laughed at this. If they had used helicopters from the start, there wouldn't have been so many problems. The robbers wouldn't have been bold enough to shoot down a helicopter with an RPG, and even if they did, the jewels on the helicopter would have been lost.

Fortunately, Ferren's hospital stay was just for show. He still drove back to Shallow Water Bay at night, finding no inconvenience. When Chou Zhaqiang's gunshot wounds were almost healed, Xie Yixin finally allowed Ferren to be discharged along with him.

It was a Friday when they were discharged. Xie Yixin picked up Ferren and returned to the headquarters by noon. As soon as he entered the cafeteria, he was warmly welcomed. All the colleagues who saw him clapped, creating a very enthusiastic atmosphere.

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