Chapter 381: To Be Caught In One’s Own Trap
Translator: Tim Editor: GlobeGlotter
Jason laughed bleakly and pressed the controller. A few metal cages opened, and the starved lion, leopard, and tiger rushed out, charging toward Ye Mo and Johnson. Jason saw Ye Mo whip the leopard away with one kick and yelled, “Open fire and break that Chinese man’s leg!”
Around one hundred people fired simultaneously, all focusing on the same spot. Sparks flew everywhere, yet Ye Mo was nowhere to be seen. At this moment, Ye Mo jumped to where the people were standing, incapacitated their meridians with incredible speed, and threw them down below.
Ye Mo was very fast; after circling once, he had thrown the hundred or so people down onto the fighting ring. Only then did Jason react. He immediately realized that Ye Mo was far more powerful than he’d expected. This gladiator ring couldn’t trap him at all.
Howls of pain mingled with the roaring of beasts in the gladiator ring, making people shiver. The only thought in Jason’s head was escape. Suo Ren was faster than him, but as soon as they stood, they saw Ye Mo standing before them.
“Mr. Ye…” Jason wanted to say something, but he didn’t know what. He’d lived well because he’d never exposed himself to danger. Today, however, despite his preparations, he’d miscalculated. This man exceeded human limits. Who could jump twenty meters high and throw men into the gladiator ring so quickly?
If given another chance, he would abandon his beautiful manor and flee as far as possible rather than face Ye Mo. This person wasn’t human; he was the devil.
“You are Jason?” Ye Mo looked at the man who had reigned over San Francisco for years. He didn’t expect him to be so scared facing death.
“Yes, yes, good sir. I have a lot of money, I’ll give it all to you, as long as you have mercy on me…”
“Oh, where is your money?” Ye Mo asked candidly. If there was a lot of cash, he didn’t mind taking some; he was short on money.
Jason, seeing Ye Mo’s interest, became excited. He hurriedly ordered Suo Ren, “Quickly explain to Mr. Ye.”
Suo Ren raised his pale face and said slowly, “Jason’s money is all in stocks. He owns six companies and five shopping malls. These can’t be turned into cash immediately. They need to be sold. But if Jason suddenly sells them, the FBI will investigate. This way, you’d get no money and would also cause trouble.”
“Suo Ren, you… why are you putting it like that…” Jason realized Suo Ren wasn’t helping, saying his money was inaccessible. If so, what use was he?
Ye Mo looked at Jason and asked, “In other words, you have no money right now?”
“I do, I do! I still have fifty million in my bank account,” Jason said, no longer daring to let Suo Ren translate.
Ye Mo took out his card and gave it to Jason. “Transfer all your money to me as quickly as possible. Otherwise, you’ll see I don’t have much patience.”
“Okay, okay; but after I do that…” Jason asked hesitantly. As long as Ye Mo agreed to let him go, he would do anything.
Ye Mo declared coldly, “Don’t challenge my patience. I don’t have time to wait for you. If you don’t want to, fine. I’ll just toss you down.”
“I’ll do it, I’ll do it!” Jason didn’t dare say more. He took out his phone and began the transaction.
The bloody scene below shook his mind. Those gang members couldn’t crawl up and were being torn apart by the beasts.
Suo Ren looked at Jason rushing to make the transaction. Ridicule played on his pale face. He knew that even if Jason completed the transaction, Ye Mo wouldn’t let him go. He could already see the sharp killing intent in Ye Mo’s eyes.
But deep down, he was shocked. He’d witnessed many masters, but never someone like Ye Mo. He’d seen Ye Mo fly up. At first, he thought he’d seen wrong.
Others would have thought of escape, but before Ye Mo, he felt helpless. This young man was too scary. He could tell he was a traitor to the Chinese gang from tens of meters away.
“It is done,” Jason handed the card back to Ye Mo fawningly.
Ye Mo took the card and said to Jason, “Since it’s done, you can go down now.”
“No, how can you not-” Jason was kicked down amidst the bloody bodies by Ye Mo.
Even at the moment of his death, he couldn’t understand. Johnson had told him about the character of Chinese people, and his years of contact had confirmed it: usually, if he appeared subdued and respectful, they would be soft. And when he gave them everything, they would let him go. But the reality was the opposite.
He had one regret: why had he built this gladiator ring? He never would have thought he’d be fighting the beasts here one day, as the ring’s owner.
Suo Ren lacked the resolve to look at the bloody scene and tried to think of a way to live.
Ye Mo looked plainly at him and said, “You’re a smart guy. Tell me how you betrayed the Chinese gang and where Sister Yan is.”
Suo Ren shuddered and hesitated. “I just want to live.”
Ye Mo uttered frigidly, “You don’t have the right to argue with me. I can make you talk even if you don’t want to. You’re worth less than an ant in my eyes.”
“You are the Ye Mo who annihilated Earth Fiend, aren’t you?” Suo Ren suddenly asked.
Ye Mo said plainly, “I am. You’re indeed clever and even know about this. But even so, what of it?”
“So it’s you indeed. I should’ve known earlier, I’m such an idiot, such an idiot…” Suo Ren murmured for a long time and still didn’t answer Ye Mo’s question.
Ye Mo sneered, “Since you don’t want to talk, then don’t blame me.”
“Hold up,” Suo Ren calmly raised his hand.
Seeing Ye Mo wait, Suo Ren started talking, “The moment I lay eyes on Sister Yan, I realized she was the woman of my dreams. So, I joined the Chinese gang without further thought. For more than ten years, I did everything for the Chinese gang without hesitation, all for Sister Yan.”
“If things had continued like that, perhaps nothing would’ve happened. But one day, I really couldn’t bear the longing; I confessed to her.”
Suo Ren stopped, as though reminiscing, then shook his head before continuing, “What I hadn’t expected, however, was that the gang leader, Peng Hanwen, would hear it. He used the ‘three knives and six holes’ torture on me without hesitation, saying I shouldn’t have dared harass Sister Yan. I knew Sister Yan was the gang leader’s goddess. No one was allowed near her.”
Having said that, Suo Ren pulled up his pants to show six scars on his leg.
“That torture made me lose all hope for the Chinese gang. I betrayed the gang and sided with the Grey Alliance, helping them scheme. My only demand was for Jason to give Sister Yan to me.” There was longing and a sliver of madness in Suo Ren’s eyes.
“But afterwards, I couldn’t find Sister Yan. I don’t know where she went. Although I suspect Jason killed Sister Yan, I have no evidence. Ever since, I’ve been living in pain. Not because I betrayed the Chinese gang, but because I harmed Sister Yan.” Then, he went silent.
“What reason could Jason have to kill Sister Yan?” Ye Mo asked.
Suo Ren answered dejectedly, “I suspect Jason wanted me to settle and scheme for the Grey Alliance without distraction. Of course, this is only my guess.”
Ye Mo looked coldly at Suo Ren. “Since you can’t provide better information, you can go down and accompany your boss.”
Thus, Ye Mo grabbed Suo Ren and was about to fling him down. Suo Ren quickly screamed, “Ye Mo, you can’t kill me-”