‘Hu~’ Liu Yanbo puffed a thick smoke, stretched his neck, and coldly looked around at the crowd.
No one dared to meet his gaze and no one dared to speak. In the entire bar, the only sound that could be heard was Xue Long howling in pain. The rest were silent, most even controlled their breaths to be as quiet as possible.
Xue Long was very miserable. Not only were all his ten fingers broken, but also a few other bones in his body. No one could bear such pain, but Xue Long didn’t faint.
It was the power of acupuncture. Mostly it was used by doctors. It could be used to save lives, but also kill or torture people.
Liu Yanbo wanted to torture Xue Long.
Perhaps because Xue Long’s screams were too despairing, Liu Yanbo was afraid it’d scare Lin Xue. A trace of disgust flashed in his eyes. “So noisy.”
‘Bang’ Liu Yanbo kicked Xue Long’s mouth to stop his screams.
Xue Long was kicked on the corner of his mouth, and his teeth were broken. He tried speaking but he could no longer make any sound.
There was now complete silence in the bar. Everyone was terrified. Especially the 40 or so bald men in white vests. They were Xue Long’s strongest men. Just a few minutes ago, they were shouting loudly and causing a ruckus, but now-
They were so terrified they didn’t even have the courage to run away.
But the most afraid in this bar wasn’t them but Zhang Xiaoyun.
She insulted him and ridiculed him, but all that still wasn’t enough for her to relieve her hatred.
Tonight, seeing Liu Yanbo repeatedly show patience towards her attacks made her become unscrupulous.
Zhang Xiaoyun knew that Liu Yanbo cared for Lin Xue very much, so she purposely asked Lin Xue the bottle of beer. After Lin Xue was slapped, she was secretly very happy.
At that time, she felt nothing but proud and satisfied.
But now, when her eyes accidentally met Liu Yanbo’s, she was petrified. So much so that she even repeatedly murmured: “It’s not my fault, it’s not my fault...”
‘Huh?’ Liu Yanbo tilted his head slightly, squinted, and said: “Don’t you think you’re partly responsible for this?”
“That’s not true, that’s not true...” Zhang Xiaorun didn't know where the sudden strength came from but she managed to walk away with her trembling legs.
‘Shua~’ The person closest to Zhang Xiaorun could only feel a cold wind pass by and the demon was suddenly in front of them.
Liu Yanbo blocked Zhang Xiaorun’s way and his left hand quickly caught her throat, lifting her up. “Did I say you could go?”
As soon as those words left his mouth, he punched her in the stomach. Zhang Xiaorun’s body went limp, and she couldn’t fight back.
“Tell me, what did she do just a few moments ago?” Liu Yanbo asked the person closest to him.
‘Thump~’ The person questioned fell to the ground in fear. It took a while for him to finally say, “she… she… it was she who told your little sister to deliver the bottle of beer.”
“Hehe~” A strange laughter broke out from Liu Yanbo similar to what ghosts who emerged from hell might’ve sounded like. There was suddenly a deadly cold air around his body.
The cold air filled every corner of the bar, making people feel as if the bar suddenly became Hell on Earth.
Liu Yanbo's grip on Zhang Xiaorun’s throat became stronger and stronger. He looked at Zhang Xiaoyun, who was struggling to breathe and smiled cruelly. But he didn't say a word to her.
To Liu Yanbo, Zhang Xiaorun was even worse than Xue Long. Such a person wasn’t worth talking to.
“Liu… Liu brother. Don’t kill her.” Wang Yingying finally gathered the courage to say. She was a person who really valued friendships. Although she was disappointed by what Zhang Xiaorun did, she couldn’t watch her die in front of her.
Indeed, Liu Yanbo wanted to kill Zhang Xiaorun.
Liu Yanbo ignored Wang Yingying and raised Zhang Xiaorun higher in the air. Increasing his strength little by little, he didn’t want to let her die quickly without first suffering.
Kill? When Lin Xue heard this, she panicked.
She was a kind girl. But not kind enough to forgive a gangster who deliberately took advantage of her. So despite Xue Long’s horrifying cries, she resisted the urge to stop Liu Yanbo.
Her brother was bringing her justice. But murder wasn’t the result she wanted.
Lin Xue pulled off the scarf covering her eyes. The first thing she saw was Xue Long's miserable appearance. She felt her stomach churn for a moment before it settled. She looked up to see Zhang Xiaoyun who was about to suffocate and die in Liu Yanbo's hand.
"Brother Liu, don't..." Lin Xue flew to Liu Yanbo, holding his hand in tears. "Brother Liu, don’t kill Xiaoyun, okay? I don't want you to kill people for me..."
"She sabotaged you!" Liu Yanbo said in a deep voice.
“I don’t blame her, I don’t blame her...” Lin Xue actually didn’t know that Zhang Xiaorun purposely sabotaged her. But since Liu Yanbo said it, she believed him. “Brother Liu, please let go of her quickly...”
Liu Yanbo took a deep breath and slowly released his grip.
If he killed her, especially in front of so many people, the law would never spare him. But he didn’t care. Others didn’t know what kind of life Liu Yanbo had lived three years ago, but he remembered it clearly.
He used to live a life of desperation, accustomed to hiding in the darkest corner at night, waiting for an opportunity to take action.
He was tired of living like that. But if he had to, he didn't mind going back to his past world again.
Liu Yanbo didn't kill Zhang Xiaoyun now because he didn't want to do it in front of Lin Xue.
To Liu Yanbo, Lin Xue was just an innocent, simple, and kind-hearted child. He didn't want her to live under the shadow of death at such a young age as he did.
"Don't ever let me see you again." Liu Yanbo let go of Zhang Xiaorun.
‘Cough cough~’ Zhang Xiaoyun fell to the ground, desperately breathing. Her violent coughs didn’t let her speak. She had to nod her head desperately, fearing that if she agreed to it 1 second late, it would rouse Liu Yanbo's murderous side again.
“Brother Liu, let’s go home now, alright?” Lin Xue pulled on Liu Yanbo’s hand, enlarging the distance between him and Zhang Xiaorun.
Liu Yanbo looked at Lin Xue, smiled, and said: “Alright.”
They were about to leave. No one in the bar dared to stop them, nor call the police.
But the police came anyway.
When Liu Yanbo and Lin Xue arrived at the exit, a few policemen came in. Among them was Pan Yuyi.
"Liu Yanbo, why are you here?" Pan Yuyi frowned when she saw Lin Xue's swollen cheek. "Were you one of the people involved in the fight tonight?"
“Police elder sister, why is it that every time we meet, you instantly think I’ve done something wrong?” Liu Yanbo changed his posture faster than flipping a page in a book, he wouldn’t admit it. “If you don’t believe me, you can ask other people.”
Having said that, Liu Yanbo looked back at the audience, randomly pointed at someone, and said: "Brother, did I fight?"
“No, you didn’t.” The man who was pointed at hurriedly shook his head. Some people around even echoed him and said no.
Of course, would he dare be the witness?
Some had even been abused by Xue Long. Naturally, they didn't want to offend a person who was even more terrible than that bastard.
Everyone was very busy. Who the hell would be willing to step up and be the snitch?
Pan Yuyi didn't give up and asked a few more people.
She seemed to want to prove that Liu Yanbo had a fight. She was so busy asking the crowd she didn’t even notice the security guard, instructed by Ji Ruyan, secretly handling the fingerprints on Xue Long.
The other security guards also made sure the other policemen wouldn’t notice.
After asking around, Pan Yuyi got the same answer.
Even the bald men in white vests brought by Xue Long said no under Liu Yanbo’s cold glare.
In this society, most people only worked for money. After all, could loyalty support their families?
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