Chapter 394
“What kind of result do you two want? I’m a very democratic person. I support your freedom of choice,” Xu Ke said leisurely, placing his hand under the streetlight.
Xu Ke’s presence was becoming increasingly intimidating, almost unbearable to look at directly.
“We truly admit our mistake, can’t you forgive us?” The remaining two men clung to each other, speaking tightly.
“No, I gave you a chance, and you threw it away. Now the choice I offer you is about the way you die. If you can’t seize this opportunity, don’t blame me for not being polite,” Xu Ke said, looking down from above at the two men in the hot spring pool, who clung together like quails.
“We don’t want to choose,” the two men exchanged a glance, and, along with the man who had all his teeth knocked out, they rushed towards Xu Ke from three directions, as if their numbers could ensure their victory.
Xu Ke’s lips curled into a mocking arc, not taking the three men seriously. Even before they could react, they became entangled together, restrained by Xu Ke with one arm; no matter how they struggled, they couldn’t escape, like grasshoppers strung on a blade of grass.
“Hmph, you’re really disobedient,” Xu Ke said mockingly, effortlessly holding the three men in check with one hand.
Seeing that all three of them couldn’t subdue Xu Ke and were instead easily restrained, fear began to grow in their hearts as they realized they might have offended someone extraordinary.
The toothless man’s expression was pleading; he opened his mouth to speak, but without teeth, he couldn’t articulate, only making puffing sounds in frustration as his face turned red. The other two began to plead for mercy too.
“For God’s sake, please let me go. I have parents and children at home to support. I can’t have anything happen to me. If something happens to me, what will happen to my family? They might starve to death. I don’t want my kids to be without a father,” the fat man with small eyes pleaded.
“I also have a large family waiting for me to support them. I’m the only breadwinner. If something happens to me, they will have nothing but starvation. For God’s sake, please forgive me. I didn’t harm you, did I?” the skinny man, resembling a monkey, said cautiously.
Hearing their pitiful excuses, Xu Ke’s limits were tested once more, and he couldn’t help but laugh.
Hearing Xu Ke’s laugh, the two, though bewildered, followed his lead in laughter, their expressions looking extremely grotesque.
The onlookers couldn’t see Xu Ke’s expression or hear his low laugh; they only saw the smiles on the three men held by Xu Ke and assumed Xu Ke believed their words, prompting them to intervene urgently: “Don’t believe what they say. These few are well-known idlers in the area, specifically engaging in shameless hooliganism. This isn’t the first time they’ve done something like this. Out of ten times, they succeed in nine. When their victims went to confront them, their families refused to apologize and instead verbally attacked until the victim was nearly driven to death. They’re not good people; don’t be deceived by them.”
The speaker was a young man with brown hair, wrapped in a towel around his waist. Though still carrying a hint of fear in his eyes when looking at the few men, he was mostly filled with satisfaction.
The three men, hearing such words, broke into a cold sweat, then harshly accused the young man, saying, “Stop spouting nonsense.”
“Think before you speak, control your mouth, and don’t speak recklessly, lest you suffer from a rotten tongue,” the fat man with small eyes said in a sinister tone.
They feared only Xu Ke, not others; they cowered like mice in front of Xu Ke but acted like hyenas with an odious aura towards others.
“Threatening others in front of me, huh? Impressive,” Xu Ke said coldly, glancing at the man who had been threatened and was now nowhere to be seen.
“We didn’t threaten anyone. How would we dare do such a thing in front of you? We were just asking him to tell the truth, but he chose to lie and slander us, then shamefully ran away. It has nothing to do with us,” the fat man with small eyes said earnestly, widening his eyes in an attempt to appear sincere.
“He’s right,” another man’s eyes flickered as he agreed.
The two men’s shamelessness continued to break Xu Ke’s limits, as well as the limits of the onlookers, whose faces showed rage but who dared not speak out for fear of possible retaliation later. They could only glare angrily, as if trying to kill the two men with their eyes.
“I originally planned just to give you a small punishment, but seeing how unrepentant you are, I’ve suddenly decided to change my mind,” Xu Ke said, his lips slightly curling like a sharp but smooth blade.
The three men sensed danger, suddenly struggling, but Xu Ke’s grip on them was like a vice, making their struggles only more painful and constricting.
Xu Ke lost interest in talking to them, decisively twisting the fat man’s arm back hard. Following a crack and the man’s scream, the man’s arm was broken by Xu Ke in one swift move.
At the same time, the other two, now free, tried instinctively to back away from Xu Ke, but they were too nervous. The toothless man slipped, falling and injuring his previous wound, filling his mouth with blood.
Though the other didn’t fall, he staggered, was grabbed by the back of the neck by Xu Ke, and thrown to the ground, a loud smack echoing as he howled in pain, having never been treated this way.
In an instant, the three men were all taught a lesson, but for Xu Ke, this was still far from enough.
“Well done! Great job!” The onlookers, seeing the three men brought down by Xu Ke, lying there wailing, couldn’t contain their delight, applauding and cheering loudly.