Chapter 379: Chapter 176: Spirit Skill Bead, Information Provided by Zhou Ye_2 Everyone knew the Henglong Building had changed regimes now, so they anxiously expressed their loyalty to Shi Haizhu and other superpower users. Clearly, they understood that Shi Haizhu and his people controlled the Henglong Building and would need manpower. By showing loyalty now, perhaps they could curry favor in the future. Shi Haizhu was evidently experienced with such scenes. After all, he was one of the key figures following Yang Shenmin in Building 75. He looked stern and ignored the noisy crowd. After a while, he became impatient and shouted, "Shut up!" Everyone was startled and immediately fell silent, looking at him. Shi Haizhu glared and scanned the crowd. Many people lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze. Shi Haizhu then sneered, "First of all, I am not your leader, nor anyone’s leader." "My surname is Shi, just like rock. We are all following Mr. Liang now. Until he speaks, none of you are allowed to leave!" The crowd glanced at each other. Those who had done bad deeds under Wang Weidong’s gang were already thinking of retreating. Someone couldn’t hold back and said, "Mr. Shi... Shi sir, what arrangements will Mr. Liang make for us?" Shi Haizhu coldly glanced at the person, "I don’t know. Just wait." Many were anxious, some quietly sneaking away, seeming to want to escape. There were quite a few with this thought. Mostly, they were the guilty ones. Just as they withdrew from the crowd, Liang Yuan walked in. His expression was stern as he scanned the crowd, sneering, "Didn’t you hear what he just said?" "Uh... who are you?" "That’s right, we are store owners in the Henglong Building. Why can’t we leave?" "Yes, we have our freedom..." Liang Yuan didn’t bother arguing. His eyes flashed coldly. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚 Bang, bang, bang...! The heads of the few who talked back suddenly burst like balloons! Instantly, blood splattered, staining the faces of those behind. They screamed in terror, some even collapsed to the ground, scrambling backward. Liang Yuan was slightly stunned and astonished. "My [Spirit Shock] skill has become this powerful?" Earlier, when casting [Spirit Shock] on ordinary people, it only caused dizziness or severe nosebleeds, maybe major brain damage at most. But now, with his spiritual power nearing 30 points, casting [Spirit Shock] on ordinary people could directly burst their heads! It felt as easy as killing fish! For a moment, he was surprised by his own strength. "Seems like I should avoid using skills on ordinary people in the future." Liang Yuan stepped over the corpses, approaching the crowd, sneering, "I’ll tell you why, because of this!" "Those among you who want to run must have done something wrong, right?" "During Wang Weidong’s rule over Henglong Building, how many of you committed heinous acts?" "Don’t think that Wang Weidong’s death cleanses your sins." "Today, I will settle all scores!" In the crowd, many faces changed color. During Wang Weidong’s rule, his security team was extremely vicious, murdering, robbing, and raping women. Not everyone on the security team was merciful. When order collapsed, people who faced the oppressive security team dared not speak. Thus, they redirected their violence onto people weaker than them. Some even followed the security team, aiding them wickedly. After the security team had raped victims, these people would rush in and commit more atrocities. The security team deserved death, and so did these heinous followers! Liang Yuan wouldn’t tolerate such people in his team. So, as done before in Building 76 after killing Wang Ze and others, the next step was to encourage mutual denunciation, eliminate evil, keep decent people, and then observe further. Facing Liang Yuan’s terrifying killing method, these people had no thoughts of resistance. Some immediately kneeled and begged for mercy. Liang Yuan ignored them and directly asked all victims to report publicly; he would uphold justice. Shi Haizhu, Liu Feifei, and Gu Feng stood aside, watching Liang Yuan deal with these survivors. Though they would eventually face similar situations themselves and then would need to handle them without Liang Yuan. Busy for an hour, Liang Yuan killed some of the survivors, effectively eliminating the scum among them. A majority of them turned out to be men! This ratio was normal, and Liang Yuan had expected it. Before the great flood, the world had peace for a long time. Men had low status in society and at home. In a money-centered society, many men lived very humbly. Once order collapsed, the malice released by those dissatisfied was unimaginable. The simplest example was on the non-real-name internet; there were countless real-life examples. On the anonymous internet, people could speak without responsibility, spewing garbage talk recklessly. Using the most venomous language to attack insignificant people. In real life, once murder and rape became non-crimes, many would naturally engage in these activities. The more oppressed they usually were, the more terrifying their outburst.