"Crouch? What's wrong?" Lin Mei and Ye Ke asked in unison. Before they could finish, Lü Feng acted.
Two forces instantly pressed down from above their heads. Ye Ke and Lin Mei, their bodies out of control, curled up beneath the chairs. It was at this very moment, just as the two had hidden themselves, that a sharp shattering sound erupted. Instantly, countless shards of glass flew like hailstones.
Several burly men wielding weapons were smashing things indiscriminately. "Ah!" Ye Ke and the female shop assistants standing nearby were instantly terrified, their faces pale. Everyone trembled, only Lü Feng stood firm before the thugs.
"Kid, don't get in the way!" The men who entered from outside were indeed there to cause trouble for Lü Feng and Lin Mei. But ultimately, they were looking for Lin Mei. The leader, with chilling eyes, fixed his gaze on Lü Feng. A commanding order, impossible to disobey, came from deep within his throat.
"Kid, get out of the way! Or you'll regret it!" The leader coldly scanned Lü Feng. His confidence and certainty grew. Just a bare-handed kid. He even felt he had brought too many men. This display was a bit over the top. If he had known, he wouldn't have come himself. He could have just sent three or five subordinates, and it would have been over in an instant.
However, as this murderous voice was uttered, the leader was quickly stunned. The young man before him showed no intention of backing down. "Oh, not giving face!" The leader let out a cold, humming laugh. In all his years, this was the first time he had seen someone so audacious. "Fine, I won't be polite!"
Although this was his first time causing trouble and fighting in such a public place, before this, in secluded alleyways, this man and his gang had fought over a hundred battles, big and small. Such a scrawny young man, let alone fighting back, wasn't even worthy of him practicing on. He felt the force was insufficient.
As he spoke, with a whoosh! The man swung the weapon in his hand, bringing it down immediately. The gleaming silver pipe tore through the surrounding air, like a bolt of lightning. Seeing this, Lü Feng merely met it with a calm expression. The leader chuckled.
"Still think you're a wandering hero? Wait, you'll be crying!" What he held was a real weapon. One strike, and not only would one lose consciousness instantly, but bones would be broken. Trying to deal with it bare-handed was simply wishful thinking!
The leader grinned, already anticipating how, after dealing with this kid, he would turn his attention to the young lady hiding on the ground. The person who sent him had given one instruction: give these two a hard time, the harsher the better. The more they suffered, the more money he would get. Even if he ended up in jail, the promised rewards would be his upon release. This was his usual line of work; going in and coming out was almost routine. He was naturally pleased that his task would soon be completed.
But at this moment, without any warning, the leader felt a sharp pain under his right armpit. It was as if something was about to pierce through his shoulder blade and emerge. "Damn it!" He thought, perhaps his old ailment had flared up. But before he could ponder further, the pain intensified by at least six degrees. "Ah!" A piercing scream erupted from deep within his throat.
Looking down, he saw that, at some point, the head of a broom had emerged from inside the iron pipe. The broom head was made of iron, and the pipe's diameter was just wide enough to pass through it. Although the broom handle was also iron, it was blunt. However, Lü Feng's strike was not random. The broom head, precisely and without deviation, had hit his pressure point. With a sudden increase in force, the pain produced was comparable to childbirth. This, of course, was a form of practical knowledge.
With this move, the man's grip on the steel pipe involuntarily loosened. Lü Feng then used the broom head to snatch the pipe away. Seeing this, the men behind him swung their weapons and desperately attacked. Clang! The sky outside was not yet dark, but Lü Feng saw several blinding sparks. Immediately after, the steel pipe in the hand of the man who had been holding it clattered to the ground.
The collision of the steel pipes generated considerable force. The impact transmitted to Lü Feng's hand holding the broom head felt like an electric shock, causing his fingers to go numb. The opponent, however, had gripped the steel pipe directly with his hand. The force transmitted to his hand was enough to create countless fine cracks in his palm. Lü Feng knew this all too well.
As expected, the man who had dropped the steel pipe had a completely changed expression. Clutching the hand that had held the pipe, he groaned incessantly. The rest of the group, seeing this, refused to believe it. If they couldn't even handle one young man, how could they command respect or make the other party pay up obediently? They immediately surged forward.
"Are you coming all at once? Fine!" With these men attacking together, Lü Feng would merely take a bit longer; the difficulty was negligible. However, just as they were about to surround Lü Feng like a tide, "Stop!" a sharp voice tore through the surrounding noise.
"Who is it?" The leader, hearing the voice, turned back angrily. He had been tricked by this kid. His temper was already simmering. But as he turned, he couldn't help but freeze. Standing not far away was a woman, accompanied by a group of figures resembling bodyguards. The sheer number of these bodyguards far exceeded the unruly mob. Under the overwhelming pressure, the leader froze.
But the woman standing near the entrance smiled coldly. "What? You don't recognize people from the Lin family anymore? Get out, and quickly!" Hearing this, the leader's hesitation turned into decisiveness. "Go, go!" The man immediately led his group and headed outside.
The woman approached the counter. "Who is in charge here?" A person, still shaken, crawled out from under a cabinet. "I, I am." Glancing at the man's trembling hand, the woman said, "I've settled this. Call the police on those men; they won't get far. Consider it a favor, since our Lin family has someone here."
"Yes, thank you, Madam!" The person in charge looked stunned, then, recovering slightly, immediately called the police. Once the shop returned to calm, Lin Mei couldn't help but stand up and curiously look in the direction of the voice. She wanted to see who this person claiming to be from the Lin family was. Her gaze met the gorgeously dressed woman standing by the door. Her confusion instantly vanished, replaced by a look of utter fury. "So it was you!"