007 You are forcing me to kill!
After the Marine soldiers completely surrounded Lin Mu, a lieutenant colonel wearing a white Marine coat with the word "Justice" printed on the back stepped out from behind the ranks of soldiers and slowly walked toward Lin Mu.
"We suspect that you are a surviving remnant of the Patton Pirates, and now I officially announce that you are under arrest!" The lieutenant colonel looked down at Lin Mu from a higher position and spoke arrogantly, his tone filled with unquestionable authority. "I advise you to cooperate obediently. Resisting arrest is a serious crime!"
Lin Mu almost suspected that this guy had been kicked in the head by a donkey.
He had never even heard of the Patton Pirates, yet he was suddenly labeled as a remnant of their crew?
To be absolutely sure, Lin Mu carefully searched through the memories of the original owner of this body. From birth until now, the original owner had never left his hometown island. This was the very first time he had gone out to sea and set foot on another island!
How could such a background possibly be related to the so-called Patton Pirates?
However, at this moment, Lin Mu did not want to have any direct conflict with the Marines. After all, he would still need to enter Marine branches to exchange bounties in the future.
So he patiently explained in a calm voice: "You might have mistaken someone. I don't even know who the Patton Pirates are. I'm not a pirate, I'm a bounty hunter."
"Hmph, stop quibbling!" The lieutenant colonel clearly had no intention of listening to Lin Mu's explanation at all. A trace of undisguised hatred flashed through his eyes as he glared at Lin Mu, and he directly threw a pair of cold iron handcuffs onto the dining table with a loud clang. "You have five seconds. Put the handcuffs on yourself, otherwise… Marine bullets are not something you can joke about!"
"I'm really not a pirate, I—"
"Five seconds! If this pirate remnant refuses to surrender voluntarily, execute him on the spot!"
Before Lin Mu could finish his sentence, the lieutenant colonel had already coldly issued the order to the surrounding Marines. Then he fixed his gaze on Lin Mu, his eyes filled with ferocity and twisted pride, as if he were venting some long-suppressed resentment.
At this moment, Lin Mu finally sensed that something was seriously wrong. This Marine lieutenant colonel was completely unwilling to listen to any explanation and seemed to harbor an unreasonable hatred toward him, stubbornly insisting that he was a pirate remnant.
There was definitely something fishy here!
Lin Mu was absolutely certain that this was the first time he had ever seen this lieutenant colonel, and it was also the first time he had any direct interaction with a Marine officer of this rank.
So he simply could not understand why this Marine lieutenant colonel was determined to target him so viciously!
"Five!"
"Four!"
"Three!"
"Two!"
The lieutenant colonel counted down loudly, his gaze growing colder and more sinister with each number. Whether Lin Mu surrendered or not no longer mattered to him. In his mind, this kid who had appeared at the wrong time had already ruined his plans, and he was determined to kill him regardless of the outcome.
At this moment, Lin Mu could only let out a deep sigh in his heart.
He did not want to take action against this group of Marines at all, but it was this group of Marines who took the initiative to provoke him step by step.
Now the situation had already been forced to a point where he had no choice but to resist!
And once he resisted, the identity of a so-called pirate remnant would be completely nailed down, and he would be pushed firmly to the opposite side of the Marines. From that moment on, the road of being a bounty hunter who exchanged pirate heads at Marine branches would be completely cut off!
Thinking of this, a surge of anger rose uncontrollably in Lin Mu's heart.
Even a clay Bodhisattva has three points of temper, let alone a living person like him?
Being forced to this extent by a corrupt Marine officer without any evidence, if he still chose to endure it, then he would truly be looking down on himself!
"I didn't want to make a move. Since you forced me to this point, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
When these words came out of Lin Mu's mouth, the Marine lieutenant colonel's face immediately flashed with unconcealed joy.
What he wanted most was precisely for Lin Mu to resist. As long as Lin Mu resisted, he could kill him on the spot under the pretext of suppressing a pirate, and all the charges would naturally be confirmed without any further trouble.
"Fire!"
With a sharp roar from the lieutenant colonel, dozens of Marines surrounding Lin Mu raised their standard Marine rifles and pulled the triggers almost simultaneously.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The dense sound of gunfire instantly exploded inside the restaurant, frightening all the civilians so much that they screamed and crouched down in panic. No one believed that Lin Mu could possibly survive such an attack, and the lieutenant colonel thought the same!
At such a close distance, faced with dozens of Marine firearms, even a seasoned pirate should have no way to escape!
Therefore, after giving the order to fire, the lieutenant colonel casually turned around, ready to call off the formation and deal with the aftermath.
But very quickly, an exclamation sounded from behind him.
"Lieutenant Colonel, this…!"
Hearing this cry of alarm, the lieutenant colonel immediately turned his head, only to see that the position where Lin Mu had been sitting was now nothing more than a shattered wooden chair riddled with bullet holes, and Lin Mu himself had already disappeared without a trace!
"What?!"
Almost at the same time, a shrill scream rang out inside the restaurant, followed by the sound of a body collapsing to the ground. A Marine clutched his throat and fell into a pool of blood, his eyes wide with disbelief!
Only then did the surrounding Marines finally lock onto Lin Mu's figure.
"Attack with full force, kill him!" The lieutenant colonel pointed fiercely at Lin Mu and roared.
Lin Mu's face merely revealed a cold sneer. In the next instant, he burst out with the fastest speed he could currently achieve and directly rushed into the Marine formation!
Lin Mu's sudden intrusion instantly disrupted the Marines' encirclement. At such an extremely close distance, the Marines did not dare to fire recklessly, because a single mistake would mean accidentally shooting their own comrades.
One by one, they could only draw out their Marine sabers in a panic and attempt to block Lin Mu head-on!
Unfortunately, although Lin Mu could not yet fully unleash the terrifying speed of Quicksilver, his current speed was still something these ordinary Marines could not react to at all!
"Ah!"
Accompanied by a scream, the sharp bone spur protruding from Lin Mu's fist pierced straight through a Marine's chest cavity, blood splashing instantly!
"Ding, killed ordinary Marine soldier, gained 2 experience points!"
"Ding, killed Marine corporal, gained 3 experience points!"
"Ding, killed ordinary Marine soldier, gained 2 experience points!"
"Ding, killed Marine sergeant, gained 5 experience points!"
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