leonardwarren Chapter 22: You're not going to talk to me about this?
Chapter 22: You're not going to talk to me about this?
Deep in the alley.
There are even fewer streetlights here, making the lighting particularly dim.
The residential buildings along the wall have densely packed windows, but only a few households have their lights on.
Inside one of the long-abandoned houses.
squeak.
The masked man pushed open the creaking, dilapidated old door and stepped into the room.
There was a thick layer of dust on the ground, and when you stepped on it, a deep shoe print was clearly imprinted on the ground.
If you look closely, you can see many messy, disordered shoe prints of varying depths scattered on the floor.
"call……"
Seeing the scene on the ground, the masked man seemed relieved and let out a long sigh of relief.
He said softly.
"How many are there?"
Upon hearing this, the room, which had been quiet except for the occasional sounds of the wind rustling through the walls and the chirping of unknown insects, was suddenly filled with noise.
Suddenly, one voice after another rang out.
"Boss, what a coincidence."
"Boss, what brings you here?"
"Boss, the weather is really nice tonight."
The masked man ignored the smiling greetings from the group.
By the faint light shining through the windows of other houses.
The masked man recognized the faces of everyone in the house.
"1, 2, 3..."
The masked man counted them one by one, and when he got to the end, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Apart from the long-haired man who was initially defeated by Yu Xun, there were 8 others, plus the long-haired wavy-haired woman, and himself, making a total of 10 people, no more and no less.
"What a great brother! No wonder we brothers can get along so well."
The masked man smiled and remarked.
"No, we're all friends here."
"That's right, boss. As soon as you said that, I knew you meant you wanted us to retreat. You would never actually make us face that inhuman thing."
The masked man, having been successfully swayed by these words, stopped talking.
Apart from the long-haired wavy woman, the others were just temporary acquaintances who would split the money afterward.
He promised them that they would receive their share of the benefits once the task was accomplished, which is why he was given the title of "leader".
The masked man changed the subject.
"Do you guys know what that thing is?"
The thing the masked man was talking about clearly referred to Yu Xun.
"Boss, I don't know either."
"Yes, boss, we were holding hands, arguing, and then suddenly, he appeared."
"Boss, judging from their appearance, they don't seem to be plainclothes police officers. Could they be colleagues from Jiangcheng?"
The masked man remained silent for a while before speaking.
I don't think so.
Recalling Chi Le's attitude, the masked man shook his head. This demeanor didn't seem like that of someone who worked as a pickpocket.
To be honest, he's more like a real gangster, with thugs and henchmen under his command.
Most importantly, when he was in the alley facing Chi Le, he always had the illusion that he was facing evil spirits and demons in a bizarre world.
It was as if the person standing in front of him was not a living human being, but a strange being whose appearance and strength were unknown, and who was beyond the present moment!
"If that's the case, then we're in trouble."
The masked man had a toothache, but he was very confident in his feelings for Chi Le.
First, he caused trouble in Shicheng and was targeted by the authorities. Later, he went to Jiangcheng and encountered such a person.
This is incredibly bad luck.
But I barely made it back alive from that hellish place.
Not only did they return alive, they also acquired a miraculous skill.
I'm planning to move to a new place, start afresh, and make a good profit.
Who would have thought that on his very first day in Jiangcheng, he would be captured.
They still managed to catch them, those two inhuman creatures!
A thought suddenly popped into the masked man's mind.
It's one thing to be unable to discern the depth of the pool's depths.
Could it be that Yu Xun also went to the haunted place I visited the previous two nights and acquired completely different methods?
Otherwise, he would never understand.
How could one person carry nearly ten iron rods and still be full of energy, even having the strength to throw the long-haired monkey against the wall?
Given such inhuman behavior, this was the only possibility he could think of.
At this moment, some people were terrified by Yu Xun's performance.
"Boss, how are we going to split tonight's loot? After this one, I'm quitting. That bastard is terrifying!"
Many people echoed this sentiment, urging the masked man to hand over his spoils.
Faced with unanimous agreement, the masked man didn't hesitate and pulled out his spoils from his pocket.
Because of Chi Le and the other two's meddling.
The masked man didn't take out much.
I saw the items lined up on the ground.
Some people in the crowd couldn't help but mutter to themselves.
"That's far too little."
"How can this be enough for us to share?"
"Damn it, it's all those two brats' fault! If it weren't for them, we might have each gotten several thousand tonight!"
With the masked man standing right in front of them, no one dared to openly blame him for not taking more clothes off.
Since Chi Le and Yu Xun weren't there, anything could be said.
So, with someone having opened the door, the resentment of putting in a lot of effort for a little reward was intimidated, and they ran away like stray dogs on the roadside, disregarding their self-respect.
All of this turned into indignation and anger.
At this moment, he poured out his feelings to the two people he imagined standing in front of him.
As the words became increasingly harsh and the tone increasingly aggressive, with some even spitting, the masked man intervened in time.
The man wearing a mask stopped him in time.
"Alright, everyone, keep it down. If you disturb the residents outside and they report your location to the police, we'll be in trouble."
"This time it's just bad luck, there's nothing we can do about it. After this is all done, we'll meet again in the martial arts world."
After distributing the loot to everyone present, the masked man walked out of the room through another door; he needed to find a place to rest.
Having used all sorts of miraculous methods, his mind is now in complete chaos, as if he's been thrown into a washing machine and rolled around dozens of times.
As a core member of the masked men's team.
The long-haired, wavy-haired woman followed the masked man out of the house.
Like the masked man, she has also been using her abilities to draw people's attention to her.
My current condition is similar to that of the man wearing a mask; I also need rest.
After receiving the stolen goods, many people cursed again, completely ignoring the masked man's warning.
"Damn it, this is so little. They made it sound so good at the beginning, but now it's still just this little bit."
Seeing that the masked man had left, someone immediately expressed their dissatisfaction.
"Damn it, even if I rented a car now, it would cost more than this for delivering food!"
Someone immediately followed suit, but didn't dare name names, only venting their frustrations in secret, afraid that the masked man hadn't gone far yet.
"However, it's still those two bastards' fault. Next time we see that skinny guy, we have to teach him a lesson!"
"Exactly, if we can't beat that tall, strong guy, can't we beat the skinny guy next to him?"
"Yes, we were beating up that skinny guy, what's his name, Chi Le, right?"
A shrill voice immediately echoed, as if it could already see the real scene.
"He dares to ruin my plans? I'll sneak up behind him and whack him on the back of the head! Let's see if he can still jump around like that!"
"A sudden, unexpected blow is no fun!"
Another voice, brimming with confident excitement, chimed in.
"If you ask me, next time I see him, I'll come right up and hit him with a left front kick, a right roundhouse kick, and a left jab. A surprise attack to the face. He's not Yu Xun, how many hits can he withstand?"
The more they talked, the more excited they became.
They talked back and forth as if Chi Le were already meat on a chopping board, and they were butchers holding cleavers, wielding the power of life and death over Chi Le.
Those were the ones who had been so terrified of Chi Le and Yu Xun that they had run away in a panic.
At this moment, in the dark, abandoned room, amidst their malevolent fantasies, these thoughts were gradually being forgotten.
The air, thick with the smell of stale food, was thick with excitement. Everyone was lost in their own fantasies, their faces radiating confidence.
It was as if if Chi Le appeared in front of him now, he would be the first to teach Chi Le a lesson as if he were just a random person on the street.
dong dong.
A crisp knock sounded on the door.
Although the voice was very soft, the crowd that was loudly cursing Chi Le could hear it very clearly.
Who could it be in such a remote place so late at night?
Many people had beads of sweat on their foreheads.
They already had a vague answer in their hearts.
"Judging from your conversation, it seems you're talking about me..."
The already rotten wooden door was kicked open.
What came into everyone's view was Yu Xun, whose face was a mixture of anger and excitement.
There was also Chi Le, whose expression was calm and whose lips were curved in a smile.
Aren't you going to tell me?
Chi Le asked with a smile.