The driver heard my words and without a second thought, accelerated.
Before long, we arrived at the Tianyang Community.
“That’ll be forty-eight yuan!” Before I even got out of the car, the driver spoke up.
“Hey! Who do you think you’re scamming? We haven’t gone far at all; do you think we’re from out of town?” Zhang Yu yelled at the driver.
“Forget it! The matter with Fatty is more important!” I pulled out a fifty and handed it to the driver, dragging Zhang Yu out of the car.
I had already promised to pay him double, so there was no need to haggle.
Fatty’s place was on the third floor.
Zhang Yu and I didn’t dare to linger, fearing those people might have already arrived, so we hurriedly ran upstairs.
Just as we reached the second floor and were heading to the third, we heard a commotion from above.
“A million isn’t ready yet? I say, does your family not want to live anymore?” A foul-mouthed voice came from above.
Then a middle-aged man’s voice replied, “We can’t gather that much money in three days. Can you give us a little more time?”
“I can give you more time, but I have no patience!” The man continued, “If you want to blame someone, blame your son for being blind and daring to lay hands on Young Master Chen!”
“Dad, Mom, you don’t have to give them money! I don’t believe they dare to kill me!” Fatty’s long-lost voice echoed in my ears.
In the past, Fatty would never have said something like that. It seemed that being robbed of his girlfriend had changed him quite a bit.
Hearing Fatty’s voice, the thug became furious: “Say that again! You think I don’t dare to kill you? With Young Master Chen backing me, I could wipe out your whole family without a problem!”
“You!” Fatty was so angry he couldn’t speak.
The thug laughed arrogantly: “Say it again!”
“I don’t believe you can kill him!” I sneered, swiftly moving behind the thug and coldly said, “I’ve already said it for him; I’d really like to see how you plan to kill his whole family!”
The thug leader and his lackeys were all startled, not knowing when I had appeared.
“Y-You, who are you?” The thug leader stepped back in fear.
“Xia Tian!” Fatty looked excited upon seeing me, but his expression quickly turned to one of worry as he said, “Xia Tian, you should leave! This isn’t something you can handle!”
The thug leader had regained his composure, glanced at Fatty, and then looked at me, saying, “This kid is right, but you can’t run now! You dare to threaten me; today I’ll make sure to cripple you…”
Smack!
Before he could finish his sentence, I slapped him hard across the face and said, “How did your parents teach you when you were young? Is there anyone who calls their own grandfather ‘Cripple’?”
“You!” The thug leader was furious, pointing at me and shouting, “What are you all standing around for? Get him!”
The group of thugs surrounded me, but before they could make a move, Zhang Yu, who had just rushed over, picked up a deformed stool from the ground and hurled it at the thugs.
I looked at the thug leader and laughed, “Your parents? It seems they really need to teach you a lesson!”
With that, I kicked the thug leader in the stomach, sending him flying to the side, rolling several times before crashing into the wall and stopping.
Zhang Yu was quite capable in high school, but he might be outmatched compared to these small-time thugs who fought all day long, so I helped out, taking down the thug leader’s lackeys as well.
“Little brother, thank you! But you two should hurry and leave! These people aren’t ordinary thugs!” Fatty’s dad said to me and Zhang Yu with concern.
I smiled and replied, “Uncle, you don’t need to worry about this. I came here to help you and Fatty… Zhihui, settle this matter!”
“Damn it! Fatty, what the hell are you doing running around all bandaged up? Get back inside!” Zhang Yu shouted as he looked at Fatty, who was covered in injuries.
I pulled him back and whispered, “Damn! Are you stupid? Can’t you see Fatty’s dad is still here?”
“It’s fine, Uncle Hao and I are quite familiar, there’s no need to fuss about it! Right, Uncle Hao?” Zhang Yu said, flashing a smile at Fatty’s dad.
Seeing that Uncle Hao didn’t say anything, I finally relaxed and said to Zhang Yu, “You help Fatty back inside first. I’ll check on his injuries later!”
Zhang Yu nodded and walked over to Fatty, with Uncle Hao following behind, helping Fatty into the house.
I squatted down next to the thug leader and said, “If you’re not dead, get up. I have a few questions for you!”
The thug leader remained completely still, as if he had really fainted. But I knew how heavy my kick was; there was no way it could knock someone out.
So without hesitation, I slapped him across the face: “Damn it! Still pretending to be dead? Do you believe I’ll really send you down to chat with the King of Hell?”
“Big brother, no! Sir! I was wrong, this has nothing to do with me; it was all Young Master Chen who made me do it!” the thug leader said in a panic.
I had originally intended to ask him about this so-called Young Master Chen behind the scenes, so I spoke up, “Tell me everything clearly, and I might give you a chance to walk out of this room on your own.”
“I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you!” the thug leader hurriedly said. “One day, Young Master Chen came to me and said he wanted me to do a business deal, and I could make a million! I agreed without thinking!”
“So the million you asked from Uncle Hao’s family was for yourself, right?” I asked the thug leader.
The thug leader was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly replied, “Yes, Young Master Chen said that if I could get that million, it would be ours, and the main purpose was to make that big brother from earlier uneasy!”
It seemed I wasn’t wrong in my guess. A million was quite a sum, but for some wealthy families, it was probably just pocket money. In fact, even if they didn’t manage to get the million, Young Master Chen would likely still give this thug leader some kind of payment.
Heh, Young Master Chen was quite arrogant. He was clearly the one who stole Fatty’s girlfriend, yet he was making such a big move against Fatty. But before being arrogant, one must first understand the opponent’s background; otherwise, arrogance could turn into self-destruction!
“What kind of person is Young Master Chen?” I asked the thug leader.
The thug leader paused for a second, then said, “Young Master Chen is the only son of the vice mayor; this whole thing was orchestrated by him!”
I smiled at the thug leader and asked, “Which hand did you use to hit Fatty’s family?”
“You said if I told you, you would let me go!” the thug leader said in a panic.
“I only said I’d let you leave standing. Since you won’t talk, I guess I’ll just have to cripple both your hands!” I said as I stood up, then stomped down twice, directly crippling the thug leader’s hands.
“Ah!” the thug leader screamed in agony, rolling on the ground.
I shook my head, looked at the little brothers, formed a sword gesture with my hand, and released several Sword Qi, crippling the hands of these little thugs as well. Then I said, “Don’t be an eyesore here; you have three seconds to get the hell out!”
“Yes! Yes!” The thug leader, enduring the pain, struggled to get up and ran out. The little thugs followed suit, as if they were afraid I would eat them.
Some might think I went a bit overboard with this, but all these people had laid hands on Fatty, so I wouldn’t spare a single one of them! Crippling their hands was still considered light punishment!
I stood up from the ground, preparing to check on Fatty’s situation in the room when suddenly, a series of footsteps approached. I quickly turned around, and several people dressed in black suits walked into the house.
Could it be that Young Master Chen already knew that the thug had messed things up and came here personally?
Just as I was thinking this, a familiar figure appeared before me.
The figure looked at me in surprise and exclaimed, “Boss?!”
“Hao Shuai, what are you doing here?!” To my astonishment, it was Hao Shuai!