The Massacre in Full View

"Someone’s dead~"

"Help me~"

Chu Xin’s loud shot threw the scene into chaos. Although Gu Sheng had seemed somewhat neurotic while tormenting the Zheng Family earlier, at least he had not killed anyone. But Chu Xin had shot Zheng Shaotian the moment she arrived. How could they not be afraid?

"Bang! Bang! Everyone shut up and get down!"

Gu Sheng fired two shots into the air and roared at the top of his lungs. Even the voice changer could barely withstand his high-volume voice, emitting a harsh, buzzing screech.

"Shaotian, Shaotian!"

The crowd’s commotion stopped under the sound of Gu Sheng’s gunshots, but unprecedented wails erupted from the Zheng Family’s side. Zheng Ruqiu watched his younger son die before his eyes, then knelt on the ground and wailed alongside his speechless wife.

His other son, Zheng Shaohua, stood beside them at a loss. He did not know whether his wailing would provoke Gu Sheng and the others. Selfishness made him unwilling to be buried alongside Zheng Shaotian.

But his parents were crying over his younger brother. If he hid by himself and did nothing, there was no way to justify it. So now, he could neither stand nor kneel, neither cry nor refrain from crying.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two more gunshots rang out, and the wailing abruptly stopped. Zheng Ruqiu and his wife instantly collapsed.

Before entering Wu Xin: The Monster Killer, Gu Sheng had never handled a gun. But for a powerful Reincarnator, superior physical abilities, neural responses, and movement speed could make him a sharpshooter in no time. Thus, firearms were only somewhat useful to Reincarnators in the early stages.

Zhang Xianzong himself had decent marksmanship. Combined with the practice Gu Sheng had put in because of his interest in firearms, his current shooting skills were even better than Yan Shuangying’s.

"Dad~ Mom~"

After Zheng Shaohua came to his senses, he cried out in anguish. He could selfishly refuse to weep for Zheng Shaotian, the brother who had competed with him for their parents’ affection, but how could he hold back when his own parents had died before his eyes?

"Bang~"

Before Zheng Shaohua had even taken a few steps, a bloody hole appeared in his forehead. He staggered and fell forward. The people at the scene grew even more panicked. If Gu Sheng’s gun had not been aimed downward, they probably would have already started rioting.

"He-jie! There’s someone else~"

Le Erya whispered fearfully to Lin Qinghe. The successive killings of Zheng Shaotian’s family had unsettled them as well. If Gu Sheng continued killing like this, they would definitely be punished afterward. They had been preparing to risk everything, but then—

They suddenly realized that the gunshot that killed Zheng Shaohua had come from above. That meant there was someone else upstairs, and they no longer dared to move recklessly.

"Ahhh! Ruqiu! Shaotian! Shaohua~~ Why have you all left me?!"

Zheng Jianguo, who had watched his white-haired family members send off the black-haired, belatedly began to wail. In less than a few minutes, his eldest son’s entire family had died. He could not accept it. With three descendants dead in succession, how could his heart not ache?

"You—you—cough, cough—"

After a fit of coughing, Zheng Jianguo roared, "Why did you kill them? Forget Shaotian—he made a mistake—but Ruqiu and Shaohua were innocent! Shaohua had only just come of age this year. He was still a child!"

"Who do you think you are? Do I need to explain myself to you?"

After saying this, Gu Sheng ignored Zheng Jianguo and turned toward the guests below. "I know that quite a few of you are connected to the Yao Family. I was wrong before. The fact that the Zheng Family could still commit evil deeds reminded me of something.

"By the time those high-and-mighty officials upstairs get to work, the daylilies will already be cold. Who knows how many innocent souls will die in the meantime?

"This matter concerns me now, and I have no intention of letting you continue living freely.

"I’ll give you three days to turn yourselves in and request the harshest punishment. Three days from now, I’ll post a list online. If the people on that list have not turned themselves in within seven days, I’ll personally go looking for them. I hope they won’t regret it when that time comes.

"People always need to think about their family members. If you go to prison and are executed, only one person dies. But if your family is implicated and wiped out, leaving no one behind, there will not even be anyone to burn incense for you during the Qingming Festival. Isn’t that right? Pass the word around for me. I’m a very lazy person.

"I don’t like traveling. If you really make me come in person, I’ll be in a very bad mood. I have no idea what I might do."

"Bang~"

Gu Sheng fired as soon as he finished speaking. Zheng Jianguo, who had been wailing in grief, collapsed. This old fox, who had spent most of his life weathering the ups and downs of officialdom, had never imagined that this would be his end.

"Bang! Bang! Bang…"

More than a dozen consecutive gunshots completely took everyone by surprise. Within minutes, the Zheng Family members all lay in pools of blood.

Gu Sheng’s ruthlessness was beyond anyone’s expectations—truly beyond expectation. This could no longer be called wiping out a household; it was practically exterminating an entire clan. The Zheng Family had also been unlucky. Not one of the people who had come today was innocent, giving Gu Sheng an excuse. The Zheng Family’s destruction had thus become perfectly justified.

In reality, Gu Sheng would have wiped them out even without an excuse. He had understood the principle of pulling out weeds by the roots long ago, back in The Nine Cauldrons.

"Ah~"

Gu Sheng’s actions caused unprecedented panic. When only one or two people had died, or when it had merely been Zheng Shaotian’s family, everyone had still been able to remain calm. But the impact of the entire Zheng Family collapsing in pools of blood was unprecedented. They no longer dared to obediently play the sheep.

"Have a pleasant evening, everyone! Bang~"

Gu Sheng said this before firing a shot that severed the huge chandelier hanging above the stage.

"Crash!" The chandelier smashed into the floor, sending glass flying everywhere. As the crowd dodged, chaos began. In a chain reaction, many of the chandeliers went out and fell, causing the lights to flicker erratically. The scene descended into complete disorder, and by then, Gu Sheng had already led Chu Xin out of the hall along the planned route.

He did not know what the commotion here would lead to, but he forced himself not to care. As he had said, anyone who could attend tonight’s banquet was either rich or powerful. There were very few truly innocent people here. He had already done his best not to affect the crowd nearby. If something even bigger happened, they could only leave it to fate.

"Everyone get down! Bang, bang~"

Amid the dim lights, Lin Qinghe found the microphone from memory, then shouted sternly as she fired. The gunshots sounded like an order, and many people instinctively crouched down, making the commotion vanish as quickly as it had arisen.

"Everyone, don’t panic. The criminals have left. The door is open, and everyone is safe."

Only then did Lin Qinghe’s words make them notice that one of the doors had been opened, proving that the area was safe. "Everyone, stay calm and leave in an orderly manner. Xiao Ya, stay behind and help manage things."

After speaking, Lin Qinghe held up her gun and darted out through the door in several quick steps, chasing after Gu Sheng and the others. Compared to staying behind to maintain order, she felt that taking the initiative to pursue the criminals was more important.

"What~ Me~ He-jie~"

Le Erya wore a bewildered expression. She really did not want to panic, but she still followed the procedure she remembered and gave some brief instructions before raising her gun and following them out.