"Student Chen Xiao, you..."
Ye Qingxin was clearly surprised that Chen Xiao had suddenly made a move and stopped her from committing suicide by jumping out the window with such ease. She was both shocked and moved, but more so by the despair of facing Liu Zihao and his gang. Affected by extreme emotions, her condition worsened, and she fainted again as soon as she started speaking.
The onlookers were also startled by Chen Xiao's incredibly fast, almost flickering, and bizarre movements, their faces showing expressions of utter shock.
Liu Zihao, in particular, felt a dull ache in his abdomen, as if he had been stabbed by a scalpel again. His legs seemed to move on their own, retreating step by step, and he roared tremblingly:
"What... what are you all still standing there like idiots for? Go... go together! As long as you can cripple... cripple Chen's hands and feet, I'll... I'll add another twenty thousand yuan in hardship pay for each of you."
Money makes the world go 'round. Although the dozen or so burly professional thugs present were intimidated by the skill Chen Xiao had inadvertently displayed, they didn't believe that Chen Xiao alone could withstand their combined assault. Driven by greed, they all charged at Chen Xiao, brandishing their daggers as if a monstrous wave was surging towards him.
Seeing that Ye Qingxin, unconscious in Chen Xiao's arms, was also in danger, Liu Zihao was both excited and nervous. He quickly said:
"Don't hurt my woman, or I'll deduct your pay..."
However, before he could finish speaking, Liu Zihao was stunned. He clearly saw the professional thug who had charged at Chen Xiao first being sent flying backward by a single kick from Chen Xiao as if he were made of paper, subsequently knocking over several of his companions.
And this was just the beginning.
A few seconds later, Liu Zihao watched in despair as Chen Xiao, still holding Ye Qingxin, continued to deliver powerful kicks. Fierce as a tiger preying on a flock of sheep, he had, in the blink of an eye, sent all the remaining professional thugs rolling on the ground.
"Is... is this even human?"
Liu Zihao's mind went blank, his legs trembled, and he collapsed to the ground as if his soul had left his body, his expression filled with unconcealed terror.
It was only at this moment that he finally realized Chen Xiao's terrifying power far exceeded his imagination.
"Scram!"
Chen Xiao's expression turned cold. With a single word, he scared the wailing thugs on the ground into scrambling away. He then placed Ye Qingxin back on the bed, stepped on the defenseless Liu Zihao, and said in a voice as cold as a knife:
"Do you remember how you treated me at Li Bingxue's place a few days ago?"
Liu Zihao's liver and gallbladder were shattered. He cried out repeatedly in agony:
"Chen... Chen Xiao, no! No, no, no! Xiao... Brother Xiao, I was wrong, I was truly wrong. Please, spare me..."
"Heh."
Chen Xiao chuckled and delivered a swift kick, sending the seemingly tall and strong Liu Zihao rolling towards the balcony:
"Less nonsense. Jump quickly. Whether you die or get crippled depends on your own luck. If you force me to do it myself, it'll be hard for you to even die from the fall, because I'd rather see you live the rest of your life in despair of a long life!"
"I... I... I I I..."
Liu Zihao looked at the dark balcony before him, his speech becoming even more incoherent, his terror deepening. After a moment's thought, he simply flipped over and knelt down, continuing to kowtow desperately and wail:
"Brother... Brother Xiao, please spare me. I'm afraid of pain..."
"You're afraid of pain, yet you dared to provoke me again and again?"
Chen Xiao sneered, grabbed Liu Zihao by the hair, and hurled him fiercely out of the balcony.
In the pitch-black night, amidst the chilling night wind, accompanied by a scream, under the dumbfounded gaze of the professional thugs scrambling below, Liu Zihao fell squarely under a dim streetlamp, like a shattered bottle of red dye, his blood instantly dyeing the spot where he fell.
The professional thugs' scalps tingled, and their fear of Chen Xiao intensified. Fearing they would be held responsible if Liu Zihao was seriously injured, they exchanged a brief glance and then, without hesitation, bolted, their footsteps even faster.
Upstairs, Chen Xiao slowly took out his phone and sent a message to Jun Dao:
"Brother Jun Dao, I need you to handle something downstairs Building 8 Villa at Swan Lake Residential Area."
Long Aotian's residence was in the Swan Lake Residential Area, so Jun Dao responded very quickly. Less than five minutes after Chen Xiao sent the message, Liu Zihao was dealt with, and the scene was cleaned up thoroughly.
Chen Xiao then shifted his gaze to the unconscious Ye Qingxin on the bed, preparing to continue her treatment.
Coincidentally, at that moment, his phone suddenly rang at his feet. It was Liu Zihao's phone, which had fallen, and the caller was Gou Shunfang.
Even more coincidentally, Liu Zihao had intended to use his phone to record a video of Chen Xiao being beaten, so the screen was not locked.
After several unanswered calls, Gou Shunfang on the other end impatiently sent another message:
"Son, did you handle it?"