Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 187: Chapter 187 Eight-Faced Yama

Eight-Faced Yama was a middle-aged man who appeared very amiable, slightly overweight. With squinty eyes and a big belly, he always had a cheerful smile, giving off the aura of being utterly harmless.

Yet, it was precisely such a man who, under the shadow of the Ten Great Families, became the underground boss of Zhongzhou City.

The underground boss, ranked sixth—these were not simple achievements.

Had Eight-Faced Yama had the backing of a great family, his achievements would have certainly been much greater.

It was precisely because he lacked family background that Eight-Faced Yama was not content and desired to swallow up the Xue Family and stand equal to the other Nine Great Families.

As Su Yang looked at Eight-Faced Yama, Eight-Faced Yama was also looking at him. The two made eye contact, and Eight-Faced Yama immediately smiled, ”Master Su, hello. I’ve long heard your name and admired you. I didn’t expect to meet Master Su here today, it’s truly an honor!”

Su Yang slightly smiled. This Eight-Faced Yama truly was a smiling tiger. His heart must be filled with hatred for Su Yang, yet his demeanor was so warm—it was no wonder that he could become the underground boss of Zhongzhou!

”I have heard the honorable title of Eight-Faced Yama many times as well,” Su Yang lightly replied with a smile.

”Master Su, you flatter me,” Eight-Faced Yama immediately responded with a laugh: ”My surname is Yan, and perhaps it’s because I’m a bit ugly that I’ve earned such a nefarious reputation. If Master Su is willing, just call me Yan Fatty!”

”That wouldn’t be appropriate, Yan Fatty,” Su Yang replied with a light smile.

The crowd around them fell silent. You say it’s inappropriate, yet you still call him Yan Fatty? Are you kidding?

Eight-Faced Yama, however, remained unfazed and laughed, ”It’s fine, it’s fine. We’re all our own people here, why fuss over such matters!”

”Alright!” At this moment, Nan Wudi spoke up: ”Of the Family Heads from the Ten Great Families, I’m the only one present today. So, I’ll just play the elder card and take charge of today’s affairs. Fortunately, Tianlong Sword Shadow Brother Li is here too. Brother Li, could you please act as a witness for us? What does everyone think?”

The crowd, of course, voiced their support and Nan Wudi nodded slowly, ”As everyone knows, a tragedy struck the Xue Family last night. Yan Fatty’s trusted man, Du Xinyu, with Yan Fatty’s men, swept through the Xue Family, with ninety percent of them dying horrifically in the attack. This incident is extremely serious, a grave provocation to our Ten Great Families!”

The crowd looked at Eight-Faced Yama, whose face displayed regret, ”Everyone, I’m truly sorry, so sorry. It’s my fault for the lax discipline that led to this situation, and I’m willing to accept punishment. However, I couldn’t have anticipated such an incident, I had no idea what happened. Ah... Du Xinyu acted too impulsively!”

”Really?” Nan Wudi looked at Eight-Faced Yama with cold eyes: ”You really don’t know what happened?”

”Patriarch Nan, how could I dare to deceive you?” Eight-Faced Yama said, a look of grievance on his face: ”When I learned of this last night, the killing had long since finished. Ahh, I severely punished Du Xinyu last night, but alas, the dead cannot be brought back to life. That’s why I came here today specially to apologize to everyone while seeing how I can cooperate in dealing with this matter!”

After finishing his speech, Eight-Faced Yama gestured, ”Bring me Du Xinyu!”

Several people entered from outside, carrying a figure covered with blood. That person was, indeed, Du Xinyu.

Now, Du Xinyu no longer looked human, his visage being extremely pitiful. Trembling, he turned his head around, his gaze finally settling on Eight-Faced Yama, he pleaded urgently, ”Big Brother, save me, save me, I have nothing to do with this...”

”It has nothing to do with you, then with whom does it concern?” Eight-Faced Yama exclaimed angrily: ”This was clearly an operation you led. Do you still want to argue?”

”This...” Du Xinyu was speechless, then, glancing at Su Yang, he suddenly yelled, ”No, it’s him, it’s him, he forced me to do it!”

Everyone immediately turned their gaze toward Du Xinyu, and the few remaining members of the Xue Family roared with rage, ”Su Yang, it was indeed you, did you think you could escape responsibility?”

Su Yang smiled lightly, his expression calm as if everything was unrelated to him.

”Don’t get excited!” Nan Wudi shouted angrily: ”Du Xinyu, you mustn’t falsely accuse others. Last night, Mr. Su was at Nantian Martial Arts School the whole time, sparring with me and Brother Li. This fact can be corroborated by me, Brother Li, and the people of Nantian Martial Arts School. When did he ever force you to do this?”

”It was him who forced me, it was him...” Du Xinyu yelled loudly: ”Before he came to Nantian Martial Arts School, I met with him, and he forced me then!”

Nan Wudi said gravely, ”And how did he force you?”

”He... he used a tape recorder to force me!” Du Xinyu said anxiously.

”What tape recorder?” asked Nan Wudi, frowning, the story sounding more and more absurd.

”It was the recording of a phone call I had with Big Brother...” After Du Xinyu explained the contents of the recording, he added urgently, ”He told me then to choose one of two paths. Either help him eradicate the Xue Family, ending it all, or let the Xue Family get the recording and later they would come after us... isn’t that coercion?”

Everyone’s gaze instantly shifted to Su Yang, and even Nan Wudi seemed to be at a loss for words.

With a look of emotion, Eight-Faced Yama said, ”Mr. Su, this is where you were wrong. Although I had plans against the Xue Family, I never intended to kill so many of them. That you would do such a thing... Mr. Su, your actions were too harsh!”

”Su Yang, you’ve killed so many of my Xue Family, I want your life!” shouted the people from the Xue Family.

Su Yang’s face remained calm, and after letting the crowd’s voices die down, he began slowly, ”Du Xinyu, are you sure that’s what I said to you at that time?”

Upon being questioned, Du Xinyu seemed startled, and then hurriedly insisted, ”That’s exactly what you said!”

Su Yang lightly smiled: ”Hehe, fortunately, I’m always cautious in my actions. I recorded our conversation at the time. Let’s let everyone listen to what was actually said back then!”

Su Yang took out a recording, and as the crowd listened, it immediately played the conversation between Su Yang and Du Xinyu in the hotel room.

After listening to the recording, the crowd looked at each other in bewilderment, and the people from Xue Family angrily confronted Su Yang: ”Su Yang, you were clearly coercing Du Xinyu, what do you have to say now?”

Su Yang smiled faintly and said, ”Perhaps you didn’t listen carefully. Let’s listen once more to what I said at the time. I mentioned cooperating with Eight-Faced Yama and going together to destroy the Xue Family, after which they could annex the Xue Family’s assets.”

”What’s wrong with that?” demanded the people from the Xue Family angrily.

Su Yang replied with a light smile, ”I talked about cooperating together—I never said they should act alone, did I?”