Li Tian's expression flickered, his eyes filled with disbelief.
As he looked up at Lin Xiaotian, he met the latter's mocking gaze.
His heart skipped a beat. How could he forget that this guy never played by the rules?
He felt something was off, but couldn't quite place it. As he racked his brain, Lin Xiaotian picked up another piece of porcelain.
"You begged me so sincerely to smash you, wouldn't it make me seem petty if I didn't oblige?"
"All visitors are guests, and I'm treating you as one. A guest's request must be perfectly executed."
Upon hearing this, Li Tian's face paled, and he instinctively tried to retreat in fear.
"No..."
"Bang!"
The sound of shattering porcelain echoed as it struck Li Tian directly on the forehead.
Li Tian, dazed, fell to the ground.
Lin Xiaotian maintained his bright smile. "I understand what you mean."
"You went to such lengths to ask for a beating. Don't worry, I won't stop. I'll smash all these porcelain pieces on your head."
Li Tian shook his head and rasped, "I said no..."
"Got it!"
"You mean don't stop, right!"
Lin Xiaotian's eyes gleamed with amusement. "I definitely won't stop."
"I'll make sure you get your fill!"
Lin Xiaotian smashed the remaining porcelain pieces one by one onto Li Tian's head.
Li Tian was completely stunned, sitting on the ground with blood streaming down his face.
His gaze was vacant.
Lin Xiaotian asked with a smile, "How do you feel now? Satisfied?"
"If you're not satisfied, I have a bronze hammer here. Want me to smash it directly onto your head?"
He picked up the replica bronze hammer, weighed it in his hand, and smiled. "You know, this hammer feels quite good to use."
"If you're afraid of being hammered to death, I'll just smash your hands and feet."
"If you don't answer, I'll take it as your consent."
Li Tian's vision was already swimming, and his ears were ringing. He hadn't clearly heard Lin Xiaotian's words.
But seeing Lin Xiaotian's mocking smile, he felt a sense of dread and jolted awake.
This time, he didn't dare to speak and scrambled to escape.
"Help!"
He had barely uttered a few words before Lin Xiaotian grabbed him by the hair and yanked him back.
As he fell backward onto the ground, he hadn't even had time to get up.
The hammer in Lin Xiaotian's hand smashed down fiercely onto his finger.
"Crack!"
The pain shot through his body as one of his fingers was crushed.
The intense pain made Li Tian scream hysterically.
His eyes were filled with terror.
"Lin Xiaotian, please, don't hit me anymore. I know I was wrong."
"Please, spare me!"
"It wasn't my intention to cause trouble. Someone gave me money to damage these things here as much as possible, and then they would back me up."
Lin Xiaotian smiled. "But I haven't seen anyone backing you up. All I see is your stubborn head."
"Since your head is so hard, I want to test it. Which is harder, your head or the hammer in my hand?"
As he spoke, he brought the hammer down again.
"Bang!"
Another finger snapped.
Li Tian screamed in agony from the pain in his fingers.
The surrounding onlookers were deathly silent.
None of them had expected Lin Xiaotian to be so ruthless.
Lin Xiaotian's smile widened. "We're all adults. Stop with the useless talk. You have to pay the price for your actions."
"Since you refuse to reveal who is behind this, you'll have to bear this pain alone."
Li Tian wasn't a tough person to begin with.
After being struck a few times by Lin Xiaotian, his fingers were broken, and one of his arms was fractured.
His eyes were filled with fear.
"Please, don't force me. If I reveal him, I won't be able to live either."
Lin Xiaotian smiled. "You're afraid he'll kill you."
"Aren't you afraid I'll cripple you too?"
"Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
As his voice fell, the hammer was swung down without hesitation.
This time, it landed directly beside Li Tian.
The hard marble floor cracked and splintered.
The onlookers gasped.
This was real, not just a threat.
Li Tian was so terrified he almost lost his soul. His eyes were wide with fear.
"The person behind me is Zhou Chenghai."
"He's the one who told me to do this."
Lin Xiaotian narrowed his eyes slightly. He had never heard of Zhou Chenghai.
However, the surrounding people erupted in a commotion.
"Damn, I can't believe it was Old Zhou!"
"Is it true?"
"Old Zhou is known as a kind old man on this antique street. How could he do something like this?"
"Who knows if this guy is just spouting nonsense."
Master Liu quickly whispered an explanation to Lin Xiaotian.
"Zhou Chenghai is the owner of the antique shop at the very back of the antique street."
"Perhaps because we opened our shop here, many customers came to Mingyue Pavilion, which made him resentful."
Hearing this, Lin Xiaotian narrowed his eyes. "Perhaps this guy is lying."
"If he has no proof, I can't easily believe him."
"Old Liu, how should we deal with him?"
"How about we just break all his fingers and toes? That'll be a small punishment."
"He really angered you just now. Why don't you take action again?"
Master Liu shook his head like a rattle. He had already felt the pain just watching.
He couldn't bring himself to be so cruel.
Lin Xiaotian smiled. "What? You want me to do it for you?"
"Breaking his fingers and toes is too light?"
"No problem, then I'll just cripple all his limbs."
"He can't produce any evidence anyway, so we shouldn't wrongly accuse a good person for no reason."
His words almost made Li Tian wet himself.
Li Tian immediately got up and knelt on the ground, crying, "I have proof!"
"Please, don't torture me anymore. I really have evidence for you."
"Spare me, I know I was wrong."
Lin Xiaotian struck the ground with his hammer.
This simple action made Li Tian urinate his pants in fear.
His face had turned as pale as paper. Trembling, he took out his phone.