Chapter 72: One Against Three! (1/2)

Zhao Qingfeng was stunned…

What was once an escape route had turned into a dead end. What should he do?

Looking back,

Huang Hao and the other two were very close.

Running back was impossible. The exterior walls on both sides were two meters high with iron fences that could be climbed over with difficulty, but there was no time.

It seemed there were only two choices.

Either kneel and beg for mercy.

Or resist to the end.

Kneeling was not in Zhao Qingfeng’s nature, but he also didn’t want to resist to the end.

Moreover, from any angle, he couldn’t physically overcome the three.

Not to mention all three.

With his physical condition, he probably couldn’t even take on Huang Hao alone, his previous move was nothing but an unfair surprise attack.

“Run!”

“Show off now!”

“Coming to deceive and ambush me?”

“Why aren’t you running now, haha, turns out it’s a dead end! Zhao Qingfeng, I wonder what you can do now!”

Huang Hao arrived shortly afterward.

Seeing the situation, he bent over to catch his breath while laughing with Bashin and Chin Gentsai.

Zhao Qingfeng thought for a moment and offered a salute, “Gentlemen, that was just a joke. In martial arts, we stop at the point. How about we make a deal? I have some money in my pocket, not much, three hundred yuan. You can take it and buy some cigarettes.”

Resisting to the end was ultimately not a good solution.

Avoiding a beating if possible was the smartest move.

However,

soft words did not work on Huang Hao and his companions.

He was a smart villain, laughing louder, tilting his head to light a cigarette, taking a deep inhale, and exhaling the smoke.

“Zhao Qingfeng, have you lost your mind?”

“After we beat you, the money will still belong to us.”

“But before we start, I need to ask you, do you want it lighter or heavier?”

“I’ll give you three seconds to think, then answer me.”

Lighter or heavier?

Zhao Qingfeng scratched his head, taking the opportunity to observe his surroundings, and asked, “Gentlemen, what do you mean by light or heavy?”

Huang Hao chuckled and spat, “Light means giving you a lesson. Just let us kick you for a while and that’s it. Heavy means I can’t promise anything. The baton doesn’t have eyes, and if you get seriously hurt, don’t blame us.”

Of course, Zhao Qingfeng hoped for lighter, “What does it take to be lighter?”

Huang Hao posed as a knowledgeable man, nodding slightly, “It’s simple. Just stay away from Shen Lingyao starting tomorrow. Don’t talk to her, don’t go to school with her, don’t meet her, and ask your teacher to change your seats. Then write a promise with your signature and thumbprint, and a debt note for ten thousand yuan as a guarantee. Then we can go easy on you.”

Ridiculous!

Debts could be written, but feelings couldn’t be cut off.

Zhao Qingfeng was reborn for a reason, wasn’t it to woo Shen Lingyao as his wife?

Now, when he was actively pursuing her, how could he just give up?

He also knew that these thugs would take advantage of him if they could.

If they got the upper hand once, he would never have a good life in the future.

The phrase ‘give them an inch, and they’ll take a mile’ suited them perfectly.

Being soft once meant being soft for a long time, creating a shadow that would make it hard to stand tall again.

Zhao Qingfeng decided to be a tough man.

Looking around again, the three excavators were parked in a triangular formation on the road, providing some room for maneuver.

“I agree, now can you tell me who sent you?”

Zhao Qingfeng first ‘apologized’ sincerely, wanting to find out who was behind this.

But Huang Hao was cautious, chuckling, “You’re trying to trick me, aren’t you? No way! It’s simple, once you do as we say, I’ll tell you!”

Who could it be?

Zhao Qingfeng entered a brief speculation.

The three aunts were unlikely, as they had already sent Zhao Ming as their ‘strong man’.

Wang Qiang?

This guy was a likely candidate.

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