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Chapter 651 - 642, Deal (Third Update - Requesting Monthly Pass)_1

Chapter 651: 642, Deal (Third Update - Requesting Monthly Pass)_1

Everyone present widened their eyes, having only seen people tossed into the air like that in martial arts dramas. They never expected to witness it with their own eyes today. Just how great was that strength?

Was this the kind of strength a young man should have? Suddenly, four words flashed through everyone’s minds... Fierce Dragon Crossing River!

Two men gasped for breath on the ground, their pain sapping their will to fight. Ren He turned his head and smiled at the man sitting across the table, "They’re fine, just a couple of broken ribs. They’ll recover after some rest."

Indeed, hurling someone through the air required great physical strength, but there was nothing mystical about that force.

If one had the power to launch a 180-pound sandbag, and struck the right spot, anyone could do it.

But Ren He’s strength wasn’t just formidable; his speed had also reached the limits of human capability. Moreover, with his master-level fighting skills, if this group hadn’t brought a gun, probably even thirteen men together wouldn’t stand a chance against him, let alone two.

Though these men were desperados, they were far inferior to a real combat master like Lin Hao.

In the eyes of someone like Lin Hao, these people were nothing but brutes, possessing only enough brute strength to intimidate others.

A skinny man with triangular eyes turned and ran towards their convoy. Ren He’s brow furrowed; he instantly surmised that they must have hidden firearms in the concealed parts of their decrepit pickups. Otherwise, upon being shocked by his strength, they wouldn’t reflexively run in that direction.

Outmatched in a fight, of course, they’d draw guns.

"Third Brother, come back!" the man across the table called out coldly.

Hearing this, Ren He sat back in his chair, relaxed and smiling. He remained silent, simply took the dagger from the table, wiped it clean, replaced it at his waist, and calmly looked at the man across from him.

The man with triangular eyes returned, helping the other men carry the two grounded men aside, including the short, stocky one who finally got free.

They all understood, the big brother was about to start talking business.

"My name is Li Kun, from Shandong," the man opposite introduced himself, "Not Fierce Dragon Crossing River, I misjudged today."

"You can call me... Xiaotu," Ren He said cheerfully, "So, are we doing this deal or not?"

Ren He had already acquired the information on this Li Kun; according to the data provided by Steve, this man previously attended a police academy in the mainland, became a criminal detective, and was even involved in solving a dismemberment case. Later, he was ousted from the police force due to disciplinary issues. So Ren He was rather cautious around him, for who knows what changes a man who has lived in civilized society but plunged into the barbaric world would undergo in the Desert.

Li Kun frowned; Xiaotu? It sounded like a fake name. Could be a little more thoughtful...

Li Kun didn’t dwell on it with Ren He, "Aren’t you afraid we’ll take the money and disappear?"

In fact, Li Kun still felt a psychological advantage. What was the use of good hand-to-hand combat skills in this era? A gun could easily kill you. Although Li Kun’s side had lost three men, they weren’t under that much pressure; it was just confirming that both sides could negotiate.

However, when it came to firepower, Ren He believed he was truly unmatched in this Desert... He grinned at Li Kun and said, "I’m not afraid unless you plan on never leaving the Desert."

This statement was a bit too arrogant, implying that as long as you dare to take the money and run, once you come out of the Desert, you’ll be forced to cough it all up, principal and interest included.

Li Kun ignored Ren He’s inexplicable confidence, only sneering inwardly. What’s so great about having master-level fighting skills?

Suppressing the urge to draw his gun and shoot Ren He right then and there, he said, "But I still think you might have come to the wrong place. The wild yaks in Karamay have long been on the brink of extinction. Over a decade ago, they could occasionally be seen by water sources, but I haven’t seen any in the past two years. Of course, it’s also possible that I just haven’t gone deep enough to the water sources."

Ren He’s face darkened at that moment—wasn’t this something he was painfully aware of?

Li Kun continued, "If you want us to go to Kekexili in Qinghai to hunt wild yaks, that would require extra money. It’s much more strictly guarded there now!"

Indeed, Kekexili was a treasure land for poaching gangs, but it was closer to the interior regions, and it would be difficult to escape if something went wrong. Moreover, some filmmakers had recently made high-profile documentaries, leading to increased police presence around Kekexili.

To think of poaching in that area now meant being ready to go to jail! The crackdown three years ago almost wiped out the domestic poachers, and nobody could disregard the will of the state apparatus.

Among the three poaching gangs active in the No Man’s Land, one had barely survived that crackdown and now dared not return to Kekexili.

Recently, Li Kun heard that the control in Kekexili had begun to relax a bit due to prolonged peace, but if he were really asked to go there to poach wild yaks, the pressure on him would still be immense. And every time, the bulk of the profits from poaching went to others. Could he really be content with that? Maybe not!

Moreover, hunting falcons could actually be done alone. He could send one person to hunt falcons while leading a team to hunt yaks himself. The Desert had been too peaceful for too long. If he could make both deals without delay, wouldn’t that be better?

At that thought, Li Kun’s eyes lit up. Although the young man had shown some intimidating skills today, the problem was that he had a gun!

In this world, having a gun meant having confidence. It was precisely because Li Kun could obtain firearms that he gradually secured his position as the gang leader.

Li Kun felt that if they really fell out with Ren He, they wouldn’t be afraid. Dealing with an unarmed youngster was always better than dealing with those big-time smugglers!

Li Kun and his men stopped drinking. He stood up, "How do I contact you?"

Ren He felt a bit embarrassed; he didn’t even have a satellite phone. Come to think of it, he needed to make a trip back to Karamay City to install a vehicle-mounted satellite phone, which would make things much more convenient for himself. In fact, satellite phones were quite common now, especially in this Desert...

The price of a satellite phone was around 5000 yuan, with domestic cards being about 500 yuan for roughly 250 minutes, and global cards around 700 yuan for about 100 minutes.

Ren He thought for a moment and said, "A month from now, we meet here."

A round trip from Karamay would only take a day, so he had plenty of time to hurry back and follow the poaching gang into the Desert. Ren He didn’t believe they would venture into the Desert tonight, having just come out—they hadn’t even finished restocking fresh water and food.

Without another word, Li Kun signaled his brothers to get into their vehicles and leave, and the roar of engines filled the air.

Watching their receding figures, Ren He knew the bag of money contained a tiny GPS satellite tracker sewn into the bottom, an extra goodie from the set of military equipment Steve had provided.

It was a high-quality gadget, obviously military-grade and probably worth a fair amount of money. But compared to the arsenal it came with, it was indeed nothing.