CHAPTER 93: CHAPTER 93: FLIPPED OVER

He had seen with his own eyes how tough Ninth Brother was—the kind of fighter ten men couldn’t even get near. But now, he’d been sent flying by a single kick from this frail-looking delivery guy. He hit the ground and was out cold.

Even Scorpion forgot her fake crying, staring at Xia Liang, dumbfounded.

"Your turn," Xia Liang said, flexing his wrist as he faced the remaining three.

"Run!"

Stone might have looked big and burly, but he wasn’t stupid. He had privately sparred with Ninth Brother before and knew he was no match. Against a man who could take out Ninth Brother in one hit? Fight? Fight with what? My head?

Unfortunately, just as Stone turned to flee, he felt a cold strike on his neck.

It’s over!

That was his last thought before his vision went black and he collapsed.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Ah Cai had already put five meters between himself and the group, scared out of his wits. He had seen Xia Liang’s handiwork clearly. A karate chop to the back of the neck looked simple on TV—one strike and the person is out cold—but it was incredibly difficult in reality. A light hit wouldn’t do anything, but a hard one could easily be fatal.

But before Ah Cai could feel a moment of relief, he saw Xia Liang casually pull the phone from Stone’s pocket.

"Run? Where are you running to?"

With that, the phone left Xia Liang’s hand. WHOOSH. It sliced through the air.

"AH!"

Ah Cai cried out, a sharp pain shooting through his leg as he tumbled to the pavement. The impact knocked out two of his front teeth and scraped his skin raw, leaving him a bloody mess.

CLAP. CLAP. CLAP.

Xia Liang dusted off his hands and looked at the last one standing. By now, Scorpion had completely abandoned any thought of escape. She had seen what happened to Ah Cai. The only thing she could do now was...

Scorpion’s eyes darted around before she threw herself onto Xia Liang’s arm, sobbing hysterically. "Honey, please don’t hit me! I’m carrying your child! If you don’t want it, I’ll... I’ll go to the hospital and get it aborted right now!"

Her words had an immediate effect. The crowd of onlookers, who had been intimidated by Xia Liang’s fighting prowess a moment before, were now filled with sympathy.

"Don’t be afraid, young lady!"

"That’s right! There are too many of us watching. He can’t get away."

"Someone call the Protectors!"

"Exactly! In broad daylight! I refuse to believe there’s no law and order!"

As they spoke, several people took out their phones to make the call. This sudden turn startled Scorpion. She had only meant to create a diversion to escape. If the Protectors actually showed up, she’d be serving herself up on a silver platter. She quickly waved her hands. "No, no, that’s not necessary..."

She began to back away, only for Xia Liang to grab her arm. He looked at her with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. "Don’t be like that. Let’s wait for the Protectors. They can clear everything up, can’t they? It’s just your bad luck. You picked the wrong guy to pull a scam on."

Gripping Scorpion’s arm, Xia Liang turned to the onlookers. "Everyone, feel free to call them. I’m not going anywhere. I’ll wait right here for the Protectors to arrive. Then the truth will come out."

The crowd looked at Xia Liang with surprise. If he had something to hide, he wouldn’t say that. He could have easily escaped after taking down three people; no one here could have stopped him.

Could it really be a scam?

With that thought, everyone turned to look at Scorpion with suspicion. Seeing their gazes shift, Scorpion started to panic. She pulled a bank card from her pocket.

"Boss! This card has Two Cents in it. The password is six zeros. Just let us go, and it’s yours."

Hearing this, the crowd gasped. That was Twenty Cents!

Instantly, all eyes on Xia Liang were filled with envy. They figured he would just take the money and let them go. It was practically free money. After all, he hadn’t lost a thing and even got to rough them up a bit. Even if the Protectors came, a small-time fraud case like this would only get them a short detention. To the onlookers, this crew was clearly gutless; otherwise, they wouldn’t have tried to shake down a delivery guy. How much could a delivery guy possibly have?

Xia Liang looked at the card Scorpion offered, a little surprised himself. "Wow. Is this line of work really that profitable? Twenty Cents... you must have scammed a lot of people."

As he spoke, he checked the woman’s system panel.

[Name: Ye Ling

Age: 25

Appearance: 75

Occupation: Trafficker of young women and children.

Income: Gray.

Harmonious Value: 50 (Has had relations with more than ten people)]

When he saw her occupation, Xia Liang’s expression turned glacial. "You people really deserve to die," he snarled. His eyes swept over the men on the ground before locking back onto Scorpion.

Scorpion flinched, terrified by his murderous gaze. She couldn’t understand the sudden change.

Wasn’t the money enough?

Gritting her teeth, she pulled out another card. "This one has Five Cents! Just let us go, and it’s all yours!"

Xia Liang ignored the card. He seized her by the throat, his expression ferocious. "You’d better not say another word to me, or I swear I’ll crush your windpipe."

As he spoke, Scorpion’s face filled with terror. She could see in his eyes that he was dead serious. He wasn’t showing false mercy; if she spoke again, he would kill her.

The onlookers didn’t understand his sudden change in demeanor, and Xia Liang had no time to explain. Dragging Scorpion like a sack of potatoes, he walked over to Ah Cai, who was trying to crawl away.

BANG!

Xia Liang slammed his foot onto Ah Cai’s back. The man, who had just managed to get to his hands and knees, collapsed again in a pathetic heap. Xia Liang felt not an ounce of pity.

At this, some of the bleeding hearts in the crowd could no longer watch in silence.

"Hey, what do you think you’re doing?"

"Yeah! They may be criminals, but it’s still wrong to beat them!"

"That’s right! Even criminals have human rights!"

"You can’t just assault him like that! You’re breaking the law!"

Listening to these holier-than-thou hypocrites condemn him, Xia Liang felt nothing but disgust. He shot them a look of pure disdain.

"I’m going to hit them. What are you going to do about it? Got the guts to come over here and stop me?" he taunted, grinding his foot into Ah Cai’s back again.

"You—!"

"Just you wait! Let’s see how arrogant you are when the Protectors get here!"

"We’ll tell them everything! He’s already lost the ability to fight back, and you’re still assaulting him!"

Xia Liang looked at the chattering mob, who only dared to run their mouths from the safety of the crowd, and found it laughable. A bunch of powerless hypocrites, good for nothing but talk.