<h4>Chapter 1018: Rancor</h4>


    Trantor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Little thead popped its head out of the backpack and surveyed the surroundings with


    its shiny eyes.


    Ah Meow and Ah Ow looked at Little thead with misgivings, and then turned to look


    at Li Du with displeasure. Why did you bring another one?


    Lu Guan smiled, “Look at them, don’t they look like wives who just met their husband’s


    mistress?”


    Sophie looked at the backpack curiously and smiled, “Honey badger? Ha, why did you


    bring back this little thing?”


    Lion-Hunter kept his eyes on the helicopter, face full of questions that he did not dare to


    ask.


    What he wanted to know was where Li Du had hidden the diamonds. Why did not the


    security find any trace of the diamonds when they searched the helicopter?


    Li Du noticed his confusion, but he could not give Lion-Hunter the answer.


    He grinned and looked at Lion-Hunter, saying meaningfully, “There are so many things


    we cannot fathom in this world, aren’t there?”


    Lion-Hunter nodded. “Yes, that’s the beauty of the world. It is always mysterious and


    miraculous.”


    He understood Li Du’s intentions but pretended not to. “Wee back to South Africa,


    Li. What are your ns next?”


    Li Du said, “I’m not sure yet, I will have to think about it. There is also some business I


    have to attend to in South Africa. However, I probably won’t need to trouble you any


    more.”


    Lion Hunter said warmly, “No trouble, no trouble. Li, I am just happy that I can assist


    you. I am truly sorry for what hade to pass. I wanted to introduce you to a powerful


    friend, and had no idea what would happen.”


    Those were mere perfunctory, polite words that anyone could say. Now that they were


    back in South Africa, in Lion-Hunter’s territory, Li Du’s attitude towards him improved.


    “It’s alright. It wasn’t like you could have known what would happen.”


    Lion-Hunter did not stay long. Following his good sense, he left Li Du and Sophie to


    themselves. If he had continued to hang around and waste their time, Li Du would not


    look kindly upon him.


    Once Lion-Hunter left, Lu Guan started talking to Big Ivan and Big Quinn at once. “You


    have no idea what we had gone through. It will scare you guys to death if I tell you. God,


    I never thought that this would happen…”


    “If you want to boast, you had better take them out for a drink,” Li Du interrupted.


    He did not want Sophie to learn about what he had experienced in Mozambique and


    be distressed. Sophie knew nothing about him being kidnapped by Good. He did


    not tell her, and neither did Lion-Hunter.


    Li Du managed to hold on to his satellite phone throughout the ordeal so that he was


    able to maintain regr contact with Sophie. Hence, she did not know about the hell he


    had been to.


    Li Guan faked a smile. “This is not boasting,” he said.


    Godzi red at him, “So did you experience it?”


    Not wiping off his fake smile, Lu Guan continued, “Haven’t I heard it all?”


    Losing his patience, Li Du said, “That’s enough. If you want to brag, go ahead. Anyway,


    everyone would exaggerate after drinking too much.”


    Sophie sensed something was amiss and jumped in to ask, “What happened to you


    guys?”


    Li Du wrapped his arms around her, making a bad attempt tough. “Come to my room


    and I will tell you all about it.”


    Sophie looked at him in a guarded manner. “Don’t try to fool me. What happened after


    you left South Africa? Was there something you haven’t told me? You are hiding


    something from me, right?”


    Li Du gave Lu Guan an evil eye. Why couldn’t you keep your fat mouth shut?


    Sensing that he had made a blunder, Lu Guan quickly chipped in, “Ah, boss, I haven’t


    had a nice cold beer in a long while. Let’s go for a drink, Big Ivan!”


    Sophie obviously wanted to press Li Du for an answer, but the animals started having a


    motion.


    Seeing that nobody was paying attention to them, Ah Meow had sauntered over to Little


    thead’s side and smacked him on the head with his ws.


    Little thead flinched with displeasure and looked at Ah Meow in a sinister manner.


    Ah Meow saw that. Ah, this little friend is stubborn. Not happy with being taught a


    lesson and still acting arrogantly?


    Bullying the neer was a tradition of their gang. Ah Meow had bullied Crispy


    Noodles, and Crispy Noodles and Ah Meow had bullied Wolf Brother. The three of them


    had bullied Ali.


    Now it was time to bully Little thead. Ali, which had been at the bottom of the pecking


    order for a long time, came to chip in.


    Seeing that Little thead had flicked off Ah Meow’s ws, Ali gave it a punch. This will


    show you!


    That punch had caused a problem, however.


    Little thead was different from the rest of them when they were smaller. All of them,


    including Ah Ow and Ali, had been weaklings when they were smaller, although they


    had be fiercer now.


    Besides, when they were smaller, they had all been timid. They knew that they were


    weak and did not dare to retaliate when bullied.


    Little thead was different. Its motto in life was, Life and death mean nothing, fight


    back if someone messes with you!


    Ali’s punch angered it. It did not require anything more to take action. Its anger already


    rose to its maximum threshold when it was first struck.


    Little thead crawled out from the backpack. ring, it grunted at Ali.


    Seeing it had revealed its teeth to snarl at them, Ali and Ah Meow were furious. This


    little thing has a bad temper. Do you think that this is your territory? Go on, punish it!


    Ali kept on punching – one punch after another, sending Little thead back into the


    backpack.


    Ah Meow wound its ws around Little thead’s mouth. Keep snarling, keep that


    ferocious look, keep grunting. We will show you your ce anyway!


    How could Little thead rival those two ferocious beasts? Ali and Ah Meow would be a


    challenge not just for it, but also for its fearless mother who had dared to pick fights with


    lions.


    With nothing but courage, Little thead was on the verge of exploding, though it tried


    to contain its anger. It grunted repeatedly, struggled more fervently, but it was all


    useless, and it only got pushed deeper into the backpack.


    With its nimble ws, Ah Meow carried out itsst move in the attack by zipping up the


    backpack. Little thead was now trapped inside and was struggling, wiggling in all


    directions, unable to get out.


    The four animals surrounded the backpack, just like the kings of four evil cults


    surrounding a cloth-trapped Zhang Wuji, enjoying the sight.


    Just like Zhang Wuji used the Nine Yang Divine Skill to break through the cloth, Little


    thead kept on fighting. Its ws were extremely sharp and were capable of breaking


    tree branches or digging through the ground.


    With a ripping sound, a tear appeared in the fabric of the backpack. Little thead’s


    sharp ws poked through the tear.


    The sess emboldened Little thead. It kept tearing through the backpack without


    stopping. Very soon, the small opening became a hole and Little thead popped its


    head out, trying to squeeze out.


    Seeing this, the other four animals were stunned. This new one hasn’t learned yet!


    Little thead fixed its eyes on the other four, especially Ali and Ah Meow, ready to


    take revenge.


    However, the wits of the four animals were much quicker. Seeing that only its head was


    poking out and its body was still in the backpack, the four shared a look. At the same


    time, all of them stretched out their evil paws…