Chapter 1496 Freak
"Hehehe, Brother-in-law, hello!" Zhang Xiaopang greeted with a smile.
This honest and cute appearance reminded Chen Xuan of Zhang Xiaolong. Indeed, upon closer inspection, Zhang Xiaopang bore some resemblance to Zhang Xiaolong.
"Hello, hello."
Chen Xuan gave a perfunctory greeting, his gaze eagerly falling on the gloomy-faced girl. "Where is she?"
Although he had a pretty good idea, he still needed confirmation.
"Her? She's my good friend, Li Meixue!"
Wei Linlin giggled and put her arm around the girl's shoulders. However, the girl seemed to dislike it and wriggled out of Wei Linlin's embrace.
"Hello, I'm Li Meixue!"
The girl extended her hand towards Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan's heart leaped with joy. He subtly shook the girl's hand. "I'm Chen Xuan. You can call me that, just like the others."
Li Meixue nodded and softly called him "Brother-in-law."
Chen Xuan never expected to befriend Li Meixue so smoothly, and under these circumstances. It could be considered a perfect start!
"By the way, Linlin, what were you talking about being a freak? What did you mean by that?" Chen Xuan suddenly asked.
Just as Wei Linlin was about to explain, a commotion sounded from outside.
"The freak is coming!"
Wu Jing, terrified, rushed behind Wei Linlin and Chen Xuan, trembling.
Zhang Yaoyao, however, remained relatively calm. "Linlin, what do we do now?"
"Everyone, don't panic. Let's hide in the back and see what happens!" Wei Linlin's expression turned serious as she immediately gave orders.
They quickly moved towards the back, leaving Chen Xuan standing there, utterly bewildered. What was going on?
"Chen Xuan, hurry up and come with us. It's dangerous."
"I..."
Chen Xuan wanted to explain that they were just a few thugs and he could handle them. But before he could speak, Wei Linlin grabbed his hand and pulled him along. They ended up hiding behind a cabinet, and through the gaps, they could observe the situation outside.
As soon as they had hidden, two men walked in from outside. One was a middle-aged man with a sharp mouth and shifty eyes, short and scrawny. The other was a drunkard holding a wine bottle, a胖子.
As soon as he entered, the胖子, whether out of recklessness or sheer lack of brain, yelled, "Where's that little girl?"
"Shh, shh, don't talk!"
The skinny man quickly put his finger to his lips, telling the胖子 to be quiet.
The胖子 was unhappy but still lowered his voice. "Where's that little beauty?"
He had a particular fondness for pure girls, especially those still in school. Although girls in school nowadays often got pregnant and had abortions early in relationships, compared to women in society, school beauties were still purer.
His greatest pleasure in life was to tease women and steal their personal clothing. The skinny man, on the other hand, enjoyed following beautiful women, especially those living alone, and would sell information about them to bold, lewd men.
This skinny man owed the胖子 a gambling debt, so he gave the胖子 information about the beautiful Li Meixue and promised to help the胖子 deal with her.
"I saw that girl come in just now, she should be inside," the skinny man said.
"Then hurry up and help me find her. I'm telling you, if you don't help me find her, I'll go to your house and ask your wife for the debt."
"Alright, alright!"
The skinny man spread his hands and quickly helped search for the person.
Meanwhile, the胖子 stood in place, raised his wine bottle, and gulped down a few more mouthfuls of Erguotou.
As the skinny man approached their hiding spot, they all felt incredibly nervous.
Although they were not weak, they lacked the advantage in terms of age and psychological preparedness, and thus felt fearful.
Seeing that even Wei Linlin was clenching her fists, Chen Xuan frowned and asked, "Linlin, what exactly is going on?"
Wei Linlin explained, "Recently, Meixue has been feeling like she's being followed. Especially after school, she always notices strange men trailing her. She doesn't dare to walk home alone."
"So, we decided to work together to help Li Meixue catch that freak."
"We didn't plan to make a move initially, but Meixue was followed on her way back from the market. She called us, and we rushed over, only to run into you."
"So that's what happened." Chen Xuan nodded, understanding the situation.
"Brother Qiang, hurry! That little beauty is here!"
While Wei Linlin and Chen Xuan were talking, the skinny man suddenly spotted Li Meixue and Wu Jing's hiding place and shouted towards the胖子.
The胖子 threw down his wine bottle and, in a few quick strides, rushed over.
Looking at Li Meixue and Wu Jing, the胖子's eyes gleamed with greed. "And there's another little beauty! This is a big windfall!"
"What do you want?"
Li Meixue said boldly.
"Heh heh, school girls are just so pure. They don't even know what we're going to do. Don't worry, I'll take it easy later," the胖子 said, rubbing his hands with a sinister grin.
The skinny man was envious. He thought to himself, what a pure beauty, to be crushed by a胖子 weighing over two hundred pounds. It was truly a case of good cabbage being gobbled up by a pig.
In modern society, things were quite open. Li Meixue naturally knew what was about to happen.
She glanced at Wu Jing and gritted her teeth. "She's my friend. Let her leave here."
"Dream on. Once you're here, Brother Qiang never lets anyone go," the胖子 said.
As soon as the胖子 finished speaking, he lunged directly at Li Meixue. Li Meixue was powerless and was immediately caught in the胖子's embrace.
"Get off!"
At this moment, a furious roar erupted. Zhang Xiaopang suddenly charged forward, like a human cannonball, crashing into the胖子 and sending him tumbling to the ground headfirst.
"Are you two alright?"
"We're fine!"
Li Meixue and Wu Jing both shook their heads.
"Run quickly!"
Zhang Xiaopang shouted, grabbing Li Meixue and Wu Jing and fleeing.
The胖子 got up and discovered his forehead was bleeding. Enraged, he roared, "Deal with that little胖子 for me!"
The skinny man saw another胖子 appear and realized this might spoil his plans.
He was agile and quickly rushed forward, reaching out to grab and pull Li Meixue and Wu Jing to the ground.
Then, he kicked Zhang Xiaopang, sending him sprawling.
With a few swift moves, the skinny man subdued Zhang Xiaopang, who cried out in pain. A moment later, Zhang Xiaopang got up and looked at the胖子. "Brother Qiang, it's done."
"Heh heh, let's continue. No one will bother us anymore."
The胖子 walked towards Li Meixue and Wu Jing, step by step...
With each step he took, Li Meixue and Wu Jing stumbled backward, their faces filled with terror.
"Stop right there!"
At this moment, Zhang Yaoyao emerged, holding a bow and arrow, aiming at the胖子's lower body.
The cold glint of the arrow made the胖子 halt immediately. He forced a smile and said, "Let's talk this through."
As he spoke, he gave the skinny man a look.
The skinny man, understanding the signal, produced a dagger from behind his back.