The sudden intrusion of the underling startled Su Zi and Ning Aoxue. Lin Feng, his brow furrowed, asked, "What’s going on?"
The underling, seeing Lin Feng singing with two stunningly beautiful won, knew he had chosen an inopportune mont to intrude. However, the situation was urgent, leaving him no choice. He leaned close to Lin Feng and whispered, "The Liuhe Club has sent more people—over a dozen of them—led by their Boss, Brother Porcupine. They ca aggressively and brought three ’sprayers’ with them! Brother Nan is afraid he can’t handle it and asked you and your friends to get out of here..."
"Sprayers" was slang for shotguns!
The Liuhe Club sent more people? And they brought weapons? Lin Feng frowned. He knew that China’s gun controls were very strict. For a gang to dare to blatantly carry weapons on the street was extrely rare. What’s the deal with this Liuhe Club?
Lin Feng recalled Huang Xiaocai, the young thug from the Liuhe Club, whom he had struck with a crippling technique whose effects were delayed. Considering the ti, his symptoms should be showing by now... Could the Liuhe Club be here because of Huang Xiaocai?
If that were the case, Lin Feng certainly couldn’t abandon Xie Nan and flee. Besides, he was one of the owners of Fenghuo Bar. What kind of owner runs away without even seeing the enemy...?
"Su Zi, Aoxue, you two wait here for for a mont. I’ll go out and see what’s happening..." Lin Feng had the underling leave first, then turned to Su Zi and Ning Aoxue, feigning nonchalance.
Su Zi and Ning Aoxue were no fools. Seeing the panicked expression on the Loyalty Gang mber’s face, they instantly knew sothing was wrong outside. They realized Lin Feng was just pretending to be calm.
"Lin Feng, I’m going out with you..." Su Zi put down the microphone and said to Lin Feng, her tone leaving no room for argunt.
"I’m worried!" Ning Aoxue stared at Lin Feng and also stated firmly.
Seeing Ning Aoxue’s and Su Zi’s expressions, Lin Feng knew he couldn’t hide it from them.
"Don’t. There are people causing trouble outside! This private room is near the back door. You two stay here quietly. If things look bad, I’ll co back and get you. Going out now would only get in my way!" Lin Feng said, half-truthfully, feigning complete ease.
In reality, hearing the underling’s warning that the Liuhe Club mbers had guns, Lin Feng’s nerves were already taut. He even took the opportunity, when Ning Aoxue and Su Zi weren’t looking, to stealthily palm the small fruit knife from the platter.
Su Zi and Ning Aoxue exchanged a glance, knowing Lin Feng had a point. Going out would only be a burden to him. They could only nod worriedly.
"Then be careful!" Ning Aoxue said in a low voice, her concern evident.
"I will..." Lin Feng flashed a confident smile, turned, and walked out of the private room, pulling the door closed behind him.
「...」
"I said, hand over that bastard Lin Feng to ! Don’t you fucking understand, Bald Head?!"
Just as Lin Feng left the private room, he heard an incredibly arrogant voice roaring.
"What fucking Loyalty Gang?! A bunch of rabble, and you dare call yourselves a gang? Bald Head, you better rember this: from today on, this street belongs to the Liuhe Club! If you don’t wise up, you’ll die a miserable death!"
The "Bald Head" being addressed was Xie Nan. He was currently face-to-face with a red-haired Fatty. This Fatty was jabbing a finger at Xie Nan’s chest, aggressively pushing and warning him. Behind Fatty, three of his n each held a long, newspaper-wrapped object pointed at Xie Nan—those had to be the guns.
Most of the bar’s custors had already been scared off. The music was off, and the lights were on full. Other than Fatty’s voice, the place was silent.
Despite several guns pointed at his chest, Xie Nan’s expression remained unchanged. He still managed a relaxed smile and said lightly, "Brother, I don’t know anyone nad Lin Feng. How could I possibly hand him over to you?"
"Heh, Baldie, still playing dumb with ..." Fatty first chuckled at Xie Nan’s words, then his expression suddenly turned fierce. WHAM! He landed a heavy punch on Xie Nan’s stomach. "Motherfucker! I hate it most when people take for a fool! You think I, Brother Porcupine, am an idiot? You think we didn’t check you out before coming? Believe it or not, I’ll put a bullet in your leg to sober you up!"
Xie Nan staggered from Brother Porcupine’s punch, his expression involuntarily shifting. That punch packed quite a wallop!
It wasn’t that Xie Nan couldn’t have dodged the punch. The problem was the n behind Brother Porcupine still had their guns aid at him; he didn’t dare make a rash move.
Lin Feng, who had initially planned to observe from the sidelines, couldn’t stand by any longer when he saw Xie Nan get hit. However, with the opponents ard, Lin Feng wasn’t foolish enough to charge in directly. Instead, he quietly circled around to the rear of the Liuhe Club mbers, preparing for a sneak attack.
"Brother Porcupine, I really don’t know anything..." Xie Nan spread his hands, feigning innocence despite Brother Porcupine’s accusations.
"You don’t know anything? Hmph! I’m a man of principle. Even in death, I make sure people die convinced... Long Si, co out! Tell this Bald Head who Lin Feng is!" Having just punched Xie Nan, Brother Porcupine’s hand ached a little, and he couldn’t be bothered to hit him again. He casually called out a na, and one of his underlings stepped forward.
Long Si was one of the punks who had co with Huang Xiaocai to cause trouble last ti. He had t both Lin Feng and Xie Nan before. Of course, his eting with Lin Feng hadn’t been pleasant; he’d been kicked so hard he’d practically coughed up his guts.
"Brother Porcupine... three or four days ago, I was here with Brother Cai and a dozen of our club brothers, just hanging out. We had a small disagreent with a guy nad Lin Feng. Then this Brother Nan here tead up with Lin Feng and beat us up. Brother Cai has been paralyzed ever since he got back. They’re definitely working together!" Long Si’s explanation of what happened was muddled, but he got the key points across, and everyone present understood.
The gist was that over a dozen Liuhe Club mbers had been enjoying themselves at Fenghuo Bar when, after a slight verbal altercation with Lin Feng, Brother Nan had supposedly rushed in and, together with Lin Feng, beaten them all up.
Damn it, why does his version make us sound so pathetic! Brother Porcupine wordlessly waved Long Si away. He then turned back to Xie Nan with a smug look, "Well, Bald Head, recognize Lin Feng now, do you? Stop playing dumb with ; my temper isn’t good! I know you can fight, but can you fight my guns? You lot have so nerve, beating up more than a dozen of my brothers, not to ntion crippling Brother Cai. Hand over Lin Feng, cough up a million for damages and to soothe my brothers’ nerves, and then pay thirty thousand a month in protection fees. Do that, and we’ll call this matter settled! Got it?"
Xie Nan was glaring defiantly at Brother Porcupine, an indignant retort on the tip of his tongue. Long Si’s accusation was a complete distortion of the truth! It was clearly the Liuhe Club mbers who had kidnapped Lin Feng’s friend, forcing him and Lin Feng to retaliate! But, considering their current disadvantage, winning the argunt would be pointless. So, Xie Nan bit back his words and remained silent.
Just as Xie Nan was racking his brain for a way out of this, he suddenly spotted a familiar figure appearing behind the Liuhe Club mbers. His expression instantly shifted, a mixture of tension and delighted surprise washing over his face...
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