Madman!

Chapter 81: Kill Them, and the Heart Monkey Vanishes

After Chen Wujun finished speaking, Karen tilted her head and looked at him, her expression a complex mix of emotions.

After a long silence, she sighed, "A few months ago you were still calling me Sister Karen, and now you suspect me..."

"What kind of person do you take me for? You think I'd instruct someone to do something like that?"

"People change... Sister Karen," Chen Wujun said softly.

"You're a boss now too; you know I can't just hand her over to you. Sister Shark Jiu didn't hand you over to Wen Long back then, and I can't hand Lily over to you either," Karen stated.

Chen Wujun smiled, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

That was two different things.

Shark Jiu had just wanted an excuse to start a war back then; all he had done was light the fuse.

But Karen... unless she had instructed Lily herself.

"You want satisfaction? Fine, I'll give you satisfaction!" Karen's expression turned cold as she turned and walked toward the staircase.Chen Wujun stood up and followed her.

The two went upstairs. The girls on the upper floor, wearing only lingerie or nothing at all, hurriedly greeted them upon seeing the pair. "Sister Karen, Brother Jun."

Lily also came forward to welcome them. Seeing Karen's stern expression and then Chen Wujun, her heart skipped a beat. She forced a smile and said,

"Sister Karen, Brother Jun... It's been a long time since I've seen you, Brother Jun. Everyone's talking about you these days..."

"Kneel," Karen said in a low, expressionless voice.

Hearing this, Lily and the other girls froze. Lily's face turned pale, her legs gave way, and she slumped to her knees on the floor, tears instantly streaming down her face. "Brother Jun, I was wrong. I shouldn't have..."

Watching this scene, the other girls retreated to the side, their expressions shifting. Some looked fearful, while others had schadenfreude in their eyes.

The makeup artist shrank into the corner, head lowered, hands and legs trembling.

"Jun, I can't give you the person, but I can give you satisfaction. She did wrong, so she kneels here to admit her fault. You can beat her or punish her however you wish," Karen said coldly.

"But she remains one of mine!"

Chen Wujun looked at Karen for a moment, then suddenly lashed out with a kick to Lily's chest.

Thud!

Lily smashed against the wall and slid down, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.

Karen's expression grew even colder.

"This matter ends here," Chen Wujun said calmly, then turned and went downstairs.

That kick had broken at least four of Lily's ribs. Even after they healed, she would feel pain on rainy days.

Karen didn't look at Chen Wujun. Only after he left did she speak to Lily:

"The underworld favors the strong and tramples the weak. Let this be a lesson to you."

"The rest of you, remember this too!"

"Take her to the clinic."

After speaking, Karen entered the inner office, sat down, and lit a cigarette. Amidst the swirling smoke, her eyes were filled with complexity, anger, and self-mockery.

But with Chen Wujun being so aggressive, she had no other choice.

Leaving aside his ties to Shark Jiu for the moment, Chen Wujun's killing of Yu Wei in the ring had sent his reputation soaring; his momentum was currently unstoppable.

Aside from the Four Heavenly Kings and Lidong's Five Dragon Generals, Chen Wujun was now a ranked figure within the Walled City.

Even Ji Xiang had to give him some leeway.

It was good that the matter could end like this... but it was a pity... that the two of them had completely fallen out.

In that regard, Lily truly deserved to die.

But Karen had to protect her.

...

Chen Wujun emerged from the dance hall and stood on Longjin Street. Even at night, the place was still teeming with a twisted vitality.

The entire street was crowded with pedestrians.

He and Karen had completely severed ties.

However, his mood was surprisingly cheerful.

'That's it, this is the way! Senior Sister found strength in ambition, while I must avenge my past grievances... Only then will my mind be clear. I must find strength in revenge.'

'Anyone blocking my path deserves to die. If I don't avenge those past wrongs, my heart won't be clear. How could I maintain my true self? How could I subdue the Heart Monkey... These people are my Heart Monkey.'

'If I beat them to death, my Heart Monkey will naturally vanish.'

'Lily is just a nobody; I didn't care much about her. I already had issues with Karen... forcing her to give me satisfaction today, breaking four of Lily's ribs, and slapping Karen in the face... the rest doesn't matter.'

'Senior Brother Li... he taught me all my skills. Even if he hits me with a stick a few times, it's for my own good, so that doesn't matter.'

'Ji Xiang... it looks like we don't have much conflict, but he has always held malice toward me, and I toward him.'

'And Harris, whom I met two days ago. He came directly to me, thinking I was easy to fool, wanting to use me as a pawn. I offended him when I refused; his malice toward me is also great.'

'Wen Long... back then, it was Senior Sister who wanted to start the war. It was a struggle between factions, a test of strength and skill. If I have the chance to kill him, I definitely won't let it slip... but strangely, I don't feel much hatred toward him...'

'Ji Xiang, Harris! I'm going to kill both of them!' Chen Wujun reflected on his inner state, clarifying his thoughts. He felt his mind become lively and agile, confirming his judgment.

His path lay right here.

'Ji Xiang's strength is not worth mentioning. If killing him would allow me to break through to Qi Refining, I'd go kill him right now... unfortunately, just killing him isn't enough.'

'I should kill Harris first. But he's a Senior Group Leader in the Special Task Department... at least a New Arts expert in the Harmonization Phase. His strength might not be much higher than Yu Wei's in the Resonance Phase, but his five senses would be several times that of an ordinary person, his recovery ability powerful, and parts of his body have likely begun to mutate...'

The Enhancement Reconstruction Magnetic Field progresses in stages: 0 to 25% is the Induction Phase, 25 to 40% is the Initial Construction Phase, 40 to 65% is the Resonance Phase, and 65 to 90% is the Harmonization Phase...

Just as there wasn't a huge difference in strength between Qi Refining and the peak of Body Forging in Old Arts, the Harmonization Phase might not offer a massive increase in raw power over the Resonance Phase. The biggest improvements were in the five senses... and unexpected mutations.

Mutation was the defining characteristic of the Harmonization Phase; one could be extremely strong in a specific aspect...

'And he has a gun!'

Federal control over firearms was extremely strict; only the military and the Federal Police—these violent institutions—possessed them.

The Federal Police might turn a blind eye to ordinary gang fights involving killing and slashing, but using a gun was a major incident. The crime of privately trading firearms was even graver than murder.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, even gangs wouldn't use guns.

Even Chen Wujun had never seen a gun before.

But one only had to imagine: a New Arts expert with physical fitness and senses several times that of a normal person, armed with a gun capable of piercing steel plates. How terrifying would that be?

It would be a literal killing machine.

'This Harris really jumped out to seek death. If not for him, I'd just kill Ji Xiang. But he had to get in my way!'

Thinking of this, Chen Wujun felt a bit annoyed.

If not for Harris, he could have just killed Ji Xiang to clear his mind.

But Harris had jumped out, adding an extra layer of obstruction for no reason.

Chen Wujun walked back to his residence along Lung Tsun Road, went up to the rooftop, sat on the parapet, and closed his eyes, letting the night breeze wash over him.

After pondering for a long time, he let out a long breath and opened his eyes to look at the brilliant lights of the city center in the distance.

'Fine... the process of planning to kill him is also a process of accumulating strength. Once the plan is set and I kill him, my accumulated power will reach its peak. Then I'll come back and beat Ji Xiang to death!'

Chen Wujun felt a stirring in his heart and suddenly looked toward a floor in the building opposite.

"Is that guy going to jump or not... I actually hope he does..." A woman in that apartment was holding a cup, leaning on the windowsill, and looking at the rooftop opposite.

In fact, she had noticed someone on the opposite roof more than six months ago. At first, she thought he was going to jump off the building, and she had waited excitedly for a long time, only to realize the person was practicing martial arts.

After that, whenever she couldn't sleep at night, she would lean on the window and watch. She often saw him.

However, the person hadn't appeared for several months. Seeing him suddenly appear there again today, she habitually leaned on the window to watch. When she realized he was looking back, she subconsciously ducked down, but soon felt she was being ridiculous, so she stood up and leaned back against the window.

"He's so far away, he can't see who I am. Besides, so what if he sees? He doesn't own this place..."

Chen Wujun saw a young woman holding a cup across the way. He could even see she was wearing loose home clothes. Knowing it was a coincidence, he didn't take it to heart. He stood up on the rooftop, practiced two rounds of the Swimming Dragon Palm, then returned to his home. He took out Cold Steel and re-read the section on New Arts mutation.

Unfortunately, there weren't many records about mutation in it.

After all, Cold Steel was just a military combat manual. It analyzed the situation of New Arts to a certain extent, but not very deeply.

The Harmonization Phase was already the fourth layer of New Arts, covering the range from 65% to 90%.

This was already advanced New Arts content.

Naturally, it wouldn't be in Cold Steel.

...

"Ah Hao, I have something I want to ask you. Where can I find you?"

"Brother Jun? I'm over at East Head Village... at the Songfa Ice House here..."

The Songfa Ice House wasn't far from Chen Hanliang's dental clinic, and Chen Wujun was quite familiar with the area. He went downstairs and walked a short distance to the ice house. Pushing the door open, he saw it was still quite lively inside.

Ah Hao was sitting on a bench reading a newspaper, flanked by two lackeys, while four other lackeys were playing cards at another table.

"Brother Jun!" The men greeted Chen Wujun immediately upon seeing him.

"Reading the paper? Financial news?" Chen Wujun smiled and sat opposite Ah Hao.

"Reading the paper is the only way to find opportunities to get rich!" Ah Hao folded the newspaper.

"You run a gambling den; don't you know the house always wins?" Chen Wujun said softly.

"I stopped trading stocks! I'm watching real estate prices lately. They're rising fast; buying property makes more than stocks!" Ah Hao said, spreading the newspaper out again.

"Look, when Laguna City opened the year before last, it was only 2,000 per square foot. Now it's 4,500. It's more than doubled. If we'd bought then, we'd have made a killing."

"More than doubled in a year and a half. That is indeed profitable." Chen Wujun was interested.

"Right? So I'm studying the market trends. I think this rise is far from over..." Ah Hao said excitedly, pulling Chen Wujun closer.

"If you want to buy, now is a good time. Didn't you just win a lot of money? Use it to buy a flat; you'll thank me later!"