Chapter 1718
A shrill scream pierced the silent night sky, reaching everyone’s ears.
After the man’s scream, his head tilted, and he breathed no more.
Lin Beichen pulled the dagger from the man’s chest, wiped it casually on the man’s clothes, and quickly disappeared into the reed bed.
The strange cry of the dying man made everyone searching hurry towards Lin Beichen’s direction.
In this situation, Lin Beichen didn’t dare to move quickly through the reed bed.
Because moving through the reeds would definitely cause them to collide and make a lot of noise.
Now that Lin Beichen was in the dark and the others in the open, he certainly wouldn’t foolishly expose his position.
Lin Beichen crouched and moved slowly through the reed bed.
After staying in the reed bed for a while, Lin Beichen gradually figured out the trick to moving through it.
If he walked while crouching, as long as Lin Beichen deliberately used his hand to part the reeds in front of his face and then slowly let go, he basically wouldn’t make any sound.
This method, although somewhat troublesome and greatly reducing walking speed, at least made noise negligible.
And with the dense reeds, it’s almost impossible to notice a few reeds trembling slightly without making any sound.
The sounds of those moving through the reed bed grew faster and closer to Lin Beichen.
However, these people all stopped at the spot where Lin Beichen had taken down two men just now.
Outside the reed bed.
“What are they shouting about?”
Hearing the strange shouts coming from Eagle’s men inside, Poisonous Snake couldn’t help but furrow his brows.
If Eagle and his men acted without informing Poisonous Snake, it would inevitably leave him feeling uneasy, thinking that they clearly treated them as outsiders.
Eagle evidently understood this as well, and facing Poisonous Snake’s inquiry, he smiled and said, “It’s actually no big deal.”
After a pause, Eagle continued, “It’s just that one of our brothers inside got his throat slit.”
As soon as he finished, Eagle’s face turned grim, glaring at Poisonous Snake.
“What do you mean by that?”
Seeing this, Poisonous Snake’s face immediately turned sour.
It seemed they planned to pin all the deaths on him, but how could Poisonous Snake be willing to take the blame after noticing this?
“It must be the police chasing after you inside. Two of my brothers died because of it. What do you think we should do about this?”
Eagle looked at Poisonous Snake with a mocking smile.
“Then what do you suggest we do?”…
At this moment, Poisonous Snake was forced to bow his head.
These Burmese people were not easy to deal with. If he dared to say no, he wouldn’t even know how he died, so this time, Poisonous Snake dared not provoke them.
“Sigh… brother, you treat me like an outsider?”
“You’re Scorpion’s friend, so naturally you’re my friend too.”
“You’re my friend, so shouldn’t you also be friends with my men?”
“That being the case, shouldn’t my brothers’ families then…”
Eagle didn’t finish the sentence, but the meaning was clear.
Simple enough, pay up!
Poisonous Snake understood the implication instantly, and his face turned red with anger.
Why? He had just given Eagle a solid eighty million!
That money was licked from the edge of the knife, saved penny by penny over the years!
Although it wasn’t his entire fortune, to just hand it over like this, how could he not feel pained?
Moreover, now Eagle seemed intent on squeezing more from him. Who knows what he’d ask him to do in the future while staying with Eagle?
“So, Big Brother Eagle, how much do you want?”
Despite his displeasure, at this point, Poisonous Snake could only muster a smile thick-skinnedly.
But that smile looked more forced, like someone hiding a tragedy.
“These brothers of mine are the only hope for their families, following me in hopes of improving their lives.”
“Now, with no change in their families’ lives, they’ve passed away thanks to you, so shouldn’t it be you, Poisonous Snake brother, fulfilling their last wishes?”
Eagle wore a wide grin, his eyes darting to the pockets on Poisonous Snake’s body. Even a fool would understand what he meant.
These are my loyal brothers, add money!
“How about fifty thousand each?”
When Poisonous Snake uttered these words, his face was flushed red.
It wasn’t that he was fond of the money; being manipulated by Eagle filled him with resentment and frustration.
“No, no, no, that’s not enough, far from enough!”
Upon hearing this, Eagle shook his head without a second thought.
Considering Poisonous Snake could easily give him eighty million, Eagle wouldn’t consider him someone lacking funds.
Just fifty thousand to settle this? Is this some kind of charity handout?
“Then how much do you suggest?”
“I have no concept of these matters; Scorpion usually handles them for me.”
With a deep breath, Poisonous Snake glanced at Scorpion on the side.
Poisonous Snake’s intent was to have Scorpion say a few kind words, and also to hope Eagle would consider Scorpion’s friendship.
After all, Scorpion had saved his life once.
“Oh, is that so? What does Brother Scorpion think we should do?”
Hearing this, Eagle turned his gaze to Scorpion with interest.
Eagle understood Poisonous Snake’s intention, but he didn’t think he’d suffer a loss in this matter.
A life-saving favor was a thing of the past.
