Chapter 177: Ma Yuguo Rises to Power

At this moment, Ma Yuguo actually felt incredibly hollow. Although each step he took seemed heavy and solemn, he had absolutely no confidence in his heart.

About ten paces from the flagpole, he suddenly stopped, reached out his hand, and shouted a string of gibberish! An adjutant immediately drew a dagger and tossed it over.

Ma Yuguo caught the dagger, tore open his shirt, and ruthlessly carved a cross into his own chest! He then spun around and bellowed, "Tai Shang Laojun, swift as the law commands, om mani padme hum..."

The locals couldn’t understand what this guy was saying, but it was clearly some sort of sacrificial ritual, elevating the act to a divine, mystical level. Blood flowed down his chest, and it was quite a lot of blood! In reality, Ma Yuguo was in so much pain he was on the verge of crying!

However, he gritted his teeth and danced around the flagpole three times like a shaman. Then, he sliced his finger and flicked blood four times to the left and four times to the right! It seemed as though he was paying respects to the heavens!

After performing this series of bizarre, confounding shamanic rituals, right at the moment Bossang drew his final breath, Ma Yuguo finally stepped over the severed heads and piles of corpses with awe-inspiring righteousness. He walked straight under the flagpole and slashed the rope with his knife!

SWISH!

He hastily grabbed the rope, slowly lowered Bossang, and cradled him in his arms.

An UPROAR broke out!

All the armed personnel of Muqi Town gasped in collective shock, practically wanting to give Ma Yuguo a round of applause.

Ma Yuguo yelled, "Save him!" As he spoke, he carried Bossang and ran toward the house.

Naturally, he also checked Bossang’s pulse. He discovered that Bossang was genuinely dead; his blood had drained completely, so it would be a miracle if he wasn’t! Thus, he was overjoyed! Dongfang Bubai, that awesome girl, really delivered! Now that this act was a success today, his prestige and followers would surely be innumerable.

A military doctor followed him inside, along with several adjutants, Bossang’s wife, and others who all rushed in. After a series of examinations, the doctor shook his head, indicating that Bossang could not be saved.

Ma Yuguo agitatedly grabbed the doctor by the collar and roared something. Roaring wasn’t enough to vent his anger, so he pulled out his gun and shot the doctor, sending him straight to the afterlife!

His crazy behavior gave everyone a massive scare. Why on earth did he kill the doctor?! But Ma Yuguo naturally had a reason for doing so. This doctor was a die-hard supporter of Bossang and held significant influence; Bossang even frequently discussed matters with him. Therefore, by eliminating this unstable factor known as the doctor, and then gaining the support of Bossang’s wife, his plan was guaranteed to succeed!

Things played out exactly as Ma Yuguo had predicted.

That very night, Bossang’s wife announced that Ma Yuguo would temporarily serve as the security officer of Muqi Town, taking charge of Bossang’s funeral arrangements and other related matters. Ma Yuguo’s previous act of performing a ritual under the flagpole to save his life was a massive bonus point, so surprisingly, no one objected.

Ma Yuguo immediately led people to set up a mourning hall and arranged everything layer by layer according to the funeral customs of the Huaxia people! He was busy until two in the morning before he could finally return to his room to catch a breath.

However, as soon as he returned to his room, the big fat woman was already waiting for him on the bed. No wonder Bossang and his wife hadn’t had any marital intimacy for several years. How many people could stomach such a big fat woman? Even Ma Yuguo had to hurriedly swallow a little blue pill before fooling around with her for over an hour!

One must know, Bossang had only just died, yet this big fat woman couldn’t wait. Fortunately, Ma Yuguo knew that he had to serve her well right now. Moreover, he had to completely control her.

Luckily, since he used to run telecom scams, he was not only a smooth talker, but he had even studied PUA. This meant manipulating a person’s mind through a series of tactics to make them completely obedient—a form of psychological control. The big fat woman wasn’t a smart person to begin with and didn’t understand any complex schemes. As long as Ma Yuguo could satisfy her ravenous, tiger-like desires, she would be perfectly content!

Afterward, while the big fat woman snored loud enough to shake the heavens, Ma Yuguo got up and went to another small courtyard.

Sha Shun was arranged to stay in this courtyard, and Ma Yuguo’s explanation to others was that Sha Shun was a relative from back home who had come to seek refuge with him. Although Sha Shun and Lin Jian had killed Bossang’s men earlier, they hadn’t left any survivors. Therefore, the people of Muqi Town didn’t know about their abilities and hadn’t even seen them. For this reason, surprisingly, no one suspected Sha Shun.

After entering the room, Ma Yuguo sure enough saw Lin Jian. He wiped his sweat and said, "Boss, you are godly!"

"Shunzi and I are leaving tonight," Lin Jian said with a smile.

"So soon?" Ma Yuguo’s heart skipped a beat; his situation here hadn’t actually stabilized yet.

"Yeah, I’ll be taking Bossang’s money." In front of Sha Shun was a large bag completely filled with USD, seemingly around one or two million.

"This might be all the cash he has, but I know he has overseas accounts. How about you wait a bit longer? I’ll find a way to locate the overseas accounts and withdraw the money for you." Ma Yuguo was throwing caution to the wind; he absolutely had to keep Lin Jian here for a few more days!

But Lin Jian shook his head. He didn’t want to waste his time here. Plus, he still needed to go out to sea and head to Migu Country. So, he stood up and said, "I can only help you this much. You’re on your own from now on."

"Then you’re not going to Thunder Dragon’s place?" Ma Yuguo asked anxiously.