Chapter 1495: Chapter 1496: Even a cornered rabbit will bite!
Confronting this group was a crew of burly n, each clearly well-trained.
Luo Shanhu had spared no expense to manage this bunch of migrant workers.
“Everybody, shut your damn mouths!”
One of the strong n wielding a whip lashed out at the crowd.
“Crack!”
The workers standing at the front were struck, crying out in pain.
The others were trembling, caught between anger and fear.
“You bastards, keep causing trouble and I’ll whip each of you to death!”
The burly overseer cracked a wicked smile.
Hundreds of workers, recalling those killed before, were silenced and terrified.
Though they initially mustered up courage to demand their pay today, fear won out in the end.
After all, they were just ordinary people.
Against these vicious overseers and security, they were powerless.
What’s more, the leading overseer was notorious.
No one knew his real na, only that his whip skills earned him the moniker “Whip Brother.”
Whip Brother was the leader of this group of overseers.
Rumor said he practiced martial arts, could crush stones with his bare hands.
Workers’ heads weren’t as tough as stones; cross Whip Brother, and you’re as good as dead.
“Young Master said starting next year you’d be paid monthly, so stop whining and disperse!”
Seeing the workers’ fear, Whip Brother sneered triumphantly; indeed, only such ruthless tactics worked on these people.
Otherwise, nothing else would do.
“Let be blunt, anyone who dares continue making trouble here, I’ll break his legs, make him kneel and hamr stones!”
Whip Brother sneered darkly, like a vicious wolf.
The threatening words paralyzed many with fear.
They turned away silently.
In an instant, only a hundred or so remained out of hundreds.
The ones left had been here the longest, suffering the most.
Others might’ve missed half a year’s wages, a year’s wages, but they hadn’t seen pay for over three years, and were effectively trapped.
Treated as forced labor like in ancient tis, it’s beyond excessive.
“Not leaving?”
Whip Brother sneered.
“Whip Brother, we should at least reason, right? It’s been over three years without pay, if not for family farming, they’d starve.”
“And Boss Luo personally promised to pay this month!”
Among the crowd, a dark-skinned worker gritted his teeth and spoke.
“Ha, not taking my words seriously, are you?”
Whip Brother sneered: “If your family starves or dies of thirst, it’s none of my damn business; make trouble here, that’s not okay, get out!”
The man’s face bore fear.
Yet he grit his teeth and stepped forward.
Since it’s a dead end either way, he was determined.
“Are you even human? You have a family too. How can you say such heartless things? You have no conscience!”
The dark-skinned man’s heart trembled with fear.
But he had no choice left.
If he didn’t get paid soon or couldn’t leave, he’d genuinely go mad.
“Damn, still daring to curse ? Go grab this bastard, pin him down, break his legs!”
Whip Brother sneered.
“Yes!”
Beside him, two strong n rushed out.
The dark-skinned man roared defiantly, charging at them: “I’ll fight you to the death!”
The trio clashed.
Surprisingly, the dark-skinned man proved formidable.
Clearly trained in martial arts.
He actually floored the two burly overseers.
“Interesting!”
Whip Brother sneered, sending out the whip.
“Crack!”
The long whip struck the dark-skinned man’s neck, wrapping tightly, his face turning crimson.
The two overseers freed themselves, poised to act, only to be halted by Whip Brother.
“Big Black, co here, kneel before , beco my lap dog, and I’ll spare your life, even pay you now. How about that?”
Whip Brother sat there, grinning at the dark-skinned man.
Hardly anyone could resist such temptation.
Offering money and superiority, though just Whip Brother’s lap dog, it’s superior to being a laborer.
Clearly, the dark-skinned man hesitated.
He thought about his family, his future.
But it was short-lived.
He abruptly stood, roaring: “I’d rather die today than beco your dog!
Will we keep enduring this?
Yesterday we dined with Da Ming, today he’s just a cold corpse.
Thrown into a li kiln, his family can’t even see him.
He’s from my village, leaves behind three kids and an elderly mother.
You all have families too; think of Da Ming today—it’s our tomorrow!
Fight!
No fight, no future!”
The dark-skinned man’s words galvanized the workers.
They roared, charging at the overseers.
Even rabbits bite when cornered, after years of bullying, all grievances erupted now.
Three years, without seeing family!
Three years, subsisting on ager food!
Three years, almost daily beatings.
This isn’t a human’s life but worse than livestock.
“Fight! Screw the scumbags!”
“Beat them hard! Do it!”
“Kill as many as possible; I’m sick of living like this!”
Furious workers cried out, rushing toward Whip Brother.
If they didn’t get paid today, they’d stop being human, ready for a desperate fight.
Despite poor diets, as laborers they’ve built considerable strength.
Whip Brother watched as his henchn, one by one, were floored.
A fierce glint shone in his eyes.
“Damn, you’re all seeking death! You dare cause chaos on my turf.”
In truth, he was relieved it was only a hundred or so, not hundreds causing trouble.
Else even he would’ve panicked.
His henchn numbered over a hundred, albeit useless.
Though ultimately bested.
Their opponents also fell over fifty.
Whip Brother sneered, finally intervening.
An expert’s touch was unmistakable.
The whip in his hand lashed out.
Breaking one person’s arm with a single strike.
The whip was skillfully flexible, imnsely powerful.
Though the dark-skinned man and others were skilled, not everyone matched his prowess.
“Damn it!”
The dark-skinned man charged, grabbing Whip Brother’s whip.
Whip Brother was strong, but rely a Martial Dao Master.
Not even close to being a Grandmaster.
Usually dealing with these workers, he didn’t require extre strength.
The dark-skinned man was slightly weaker, but not by much.
Now, recklessly charging.
Others piled on, pinning Whip Brother down.
“Bang!”
Just then, a terrifying sound erupted.
The dark-skinned man let out a scream.
A bloody hole appeared on his body.
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