The fingertips were rubbed red by the young man.

He rubbed with extra force, because only in this way could he divert the potential pain that might appear on his face.

As long as I can take revenge, as long as I can ride this wave, as long as I can achieve my goal, using and sacrificing my teammates as tools, there's nothing wrong with it.

Everyone was waiting for Li Zhiyuan to speak.

The young man was about to lose control of his expression, the feeling of rejection and disgust rapidly rising in his heart.

Self-consistent, self-consistent, self-consistent...

Li Zhiyuan dropped the cloth, clenched his fists, placed them under the table, raised his head, glanced at everyone, and spoke:

"It's still early days, everybody has great potential, even if I use you as tools, it should at least be when you are more mature and more valuable.

Killing the chicken to get the egg, or draining the pond to catch fish, is something only fools would do."

After saying these words, the discomfort in Li Zhiyuan's heart subsided a lot, and he took a deep breath.

Tan Wenbin, Run Sheng, and Yin Meng all laughed, and Lin Shuyou joined in with a friendly laugh.

If it were any other leader saying such things, it would easily hurt morale, but for Brother Xiao Yuan to say this and be willing to offer an explanation, it was already not easy.

You can't just let Brother Xiao Yuan say that he'd rather risk a lower success rate to increase your survival rate.

If he actually said that, Brother Xiao Yuan would probably go mad in pain.

Li Zhiyuan saw his teammates as the grass that stabilized the sand he stood on, and these grasses had become familiar with the sand they surrounded.

"The Dream Ghost must be incredibly powerful.

Luoxin Island Amusement Park is the chosen battleground, so there must be more arrangements, like powerful Arrays and strange Feng Shui layouts.

But we still have to walk right into the trap, and we must act fast.

It's like there's a fire burning on us now, and we have to quickly bring this flame to them; it's the only means we currently have to contend with them confidently.

I'm not naive enough to believe that once this mission succeeds, we can wipe out a family or sect with deep foundations; entities of that level are not so easily destroyed at will.

But at the very least, make them hurt, make them scream, make them cut off an arm to save themselves!

This is the first claw that has reached out to us from the shadows.

Only by hacking it off hard,

can we avoid more potential trouble in the future to the maximum extent."

After saying this, Li Zhiyuan took out a stack of Heart Clearing Charms from his pocket, and from inside his shirt collar, he took out a pocket watch hanging around his neck, placing it on the talisman paper along with its chain.

The pocket watch was new and not valuable, just previously taken from the store, made by Jiangnan Watch Factory.

Finally, Li Zhiyuan touched the translucent Bone Ring on his fingertip, a gift from Alii; it was not only meaningful but also impeccable in craftsmanship.

"Tan Wenbin stays, everyone else goes upstairs to wait. Once Tan Wenbin comes out, then the next one goes in."

...

The small yellow pickup had parked outside early, Tan Wenbin sat in the driver's seat, Lin Shuyou and Run Sheng sat in the back of the vehicle.

Li Zhiyuan and Yin Meng walked out of the shop.

Yin Meng raised her hand to shield her eyes: "Today's sunlight is really glaring."

Li Zhiyuan: "Because we've been in the basement for too long."

Once in the car, Li Zhiyuan said to Tan Wenbin: "Drive slowly, be careful."

"Don't worry, got it." Tan Wenbin started the vehicle.

Destination, Luoxin Island Amusement Park.

The journey wasn't too far, but to prevent fatigue driving, midway Li Zhiyuan had Yin Meng switch places with Tan Wenbin.

The amusement park was on a Lake Heart Island; you could buy a ticket to board an internal ferry to the island, though there was also a bridge for cars to drive right up.

At the end of the bridge, there was a security booth where an elderly white-haired security guard sat, holding a white porcelain tea cup.

Seeing a vehicle approaching, the old guard shouted, "Closed, not open today!"

Outside the security booth, there was a notice board reading: Facilities under maintenance, temporarily closed to the public.

This was mainly because there had been several consecutive accidents in the amusement park recently.

Tan Wenbin poked his head out of the car window, reached out, and tapped on the car door, saying, "Sir, couldn't you tell? We're the ones dispatched for the maintenance."

"Oh, is that so?"

The small yellow pickup indeed looked like a work vehicle, plus the two sitting in the back also bore the look of skilled workers.

"Alright, go ahead then."

The old security guard lifted the barrier, signaling them to proceed.

Tan Wenbin stepped on the gas and drove in.

But soon, Tan Wenbin noticed from the rearview mirror that the old security guard was waving by, staggering to keep up with the car, shouting something, but the sound of the wind outside the window made it inaudible.

"Brother Xiao Yuan, that old man seems a bit odd; should we stop or not?"

"Get down and take a look."

"Okay."

Tan Wenbin stopped the car, opened the door, and got out.

Immediately, an unseasonably warm breeze hit him, accompanied by stinging sand in the eyes.

"Beep!!!"

A large truck zoomed past in front of him, kicking up dust, the scorching sun overhead, stirring up a sense of irritation within.

"Hey, don't run, don't run, class isn't over yet, Little Gang!"

Tan Wenbin turned back to see the elderly school guard chasing after him; in the distance, was the main gate of Shigang Middle School.

He felt a bit dizzy, like he hadn't slept well last night, studying until late into the night.

Then Tan Wenbin laughed.

He could hardly study until late, more like staying up all night reading martial arts novels and comics.

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