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“Hurry up, stop dawdling! Your dilly-dallying is really getting on my nerves!”
The lead yellow-haired youth, with a hint of mockery in his smile, tilted his head, firmly gripping the collar of the bespectacled man. His eyes were filled with hostility.
“Why are you dragging your feet about paying protection money? Weren’t you quite prompt with it the other day? Planning to default today?” The tone of the yellow-haired youth carried a hint of disdain.
“I… I really don’t have the money.” The bespectacled man’s lips trembled, his voice barely audible. Fear filled his eyes.
“I’ve already given you my living expenses for this month.”
The yellow-haired youth sneered, “That’s your problem. I’m only interested in the money.”
With that, he released the collar and took a step back.
His henchmen understood the signal and immediately closed in, ready to teach the man a lesson.
Seeing the fists and feet about to rain down on him, the bespectacled man closed his eyes in despair.
“Um, sorry to interrupt.”
A lazy and resigned voice sounded, catching the attention of the group, halting their actions.
Furrowing his brow, the yellow-haired youth turned towards the voice and saw a handsome young man casually eating a bun, strolling over in their direction.
Su Jiang, munching on his bun, remarked, “If you hit him, I’ll be in trouble.”
If they landed a blow and the system judged that he hadn’t saved the person, it would be over for him.
“Kid, feeling heroic?” The yellow-haired youth grinned, revealing a cruel smile. “I like righteous young men like you.”
“It’s especially satisfying to bully them!”
Su Jiang nodded nonchalantly at the words, finished his last bite of the bun, looked around for a trash bin but couldn’t find one.
After a moment’s thought, he simply tossed the plastic bag aside.
His manners only existed within his line of sight.
“Hurry up, I’ll be late for class.”
With that, he flipped the middle finger at the yellow-haired youth.
This action completely enraged the yellow-haired youth; today, he had to take down this pretty boy!
“Get him!”
Instantly, several thugs rushed towards Su Jiang, viciously throwing punches and kicks.
However, in Su Jiang’s eyes, their movements seemed like slow-motion, each flaw was clear, and every attack appeared clumsy and weak.
“So rough.”
Su Jiang lightly scoffed, his voice filled with disdain and contempt.
With his mastery of combat skills, he could effortlessly handle the rough moves of these street thugs.
Su Jiang quickly assumed a standard boxing stance, swaying from side to side with agility, his punches sharp and precise, hitting the vital points accurately.
“Ouch!”
“Damn, my back!”
“Bro, not the face!”
…
Before long, these thugs were each knocked down by Su Jiang, groaning in pain, unable to get up.
Amidst the cries of agony, Su Jiang walked slowly towards the yellow-haired leader.
“You… don’t come any closer!”
Seeing the situation, the yellow-haired leader realized he had met a tough opponent. He pulled out a small knife from his pocket, pointing it at Su Jiang.
“I advise you to put the knife away.”
“If you pay protection money, at most, you’ll be detained for a few days for education. If you resort to violence, it’s a different story.”
Su Jiang, unfazed, approached the bespectacled man, helped him up, and pointed at the yellow-haired leader.
“How much protection money did they take from you?”
“Eight… eight hundred…” The bespectacled man still sounded fearful, his voice barely audible.
“What? Five thousand?!”
Su Jiang exaggeratedly exclaimed, leaving the bespectacled man bewildered.
“Not… not five thousand, it’s eigh…”
“Are you still human?!” Su Jiang interrupted him, turning his head to glare angrily at the yellow-haired leader.
“He’s just a student, and you actually extorted five thousand in protection money from him. Do you hooligans have no bottom line?!”
The yellow-haired leader blinked, with numerous question marks popping up above his head.
Five thousand?
When did I extort five thousand from him?
Can a broke student like him afford to give me five thousand in a month?
Then he understood; Su Jiang was trying to turn the tables and rob him.
As the yellow-haired leader looked at Su Jiang’s face, a myriad of expletives ran through his mind.
Damn, this pretty boy looks harmless, but why is he so cunning?
The yellow-haired leader took a deep breath, staring at Su Jiang intently. “I don’t have five thousand, I can give you a maximum of one thousand!”
Snap!
“Ouch!”
Su Jiang instantly delivered a flying kick, knocking the yellow-haired leader to the ground, sending the small knife flying.
“What do you mean by giving me a thousand? You robbed him of five thousand!”
“You’re making it sound like I’m robbing you!”
At the yellow-haired leader’s words, Su Jiang swiftly kicked him, causing the leader to clutch the area he was kicked, almost spitting out blood.
Aren’t you the one robbing him?!
“Bro, think it over. We’re from the Lin family in Jiangdu City.”
Helpless, the yellow-haired leader had to mention the Lin family. Though he was just a low-level thug in the Lin family, he had to use the family’s name to try to intimidate Su Jiang.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing no response from the Lin family, Su Jiang tilted his head and approached the yellow-haired leader step by step.
The Lin family?
Don’t know, never heard of it.
“Wait, wait…”
“Bro, I’ll pay, I’ll give you five thousand!”
Seeing the situation, the yellow-haired leader immediately relented, knowing when to yield.
Upon hearing this, Su Jiang furrowed his brow. “What do you mean give? That’s called returning!”
The yellow-haired leader quickly nodded, “Yes, yes, returning, returning the money!”
With that, he immediately took out his phone and transferred five thousand to Su Jiang.
Under Su Jiang’s gaze, he promptly fled with his henchmen in a sorry state.
“Here, I’ll transfer two thousand to you, go to the hospital yourself.”
“No, no, no, bro, I really only gave them eight hundred.”
“Listen to me, consider the extra as compensation for their medical expenses, no more nonsense.”
Su Jiang couldn’t be bothered to argue with him. After transferring the money, he walked out of the alley alone.
The bespectacled man looked grateful, watching Su Jiang’s departing figure, bowing deeply.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the task and receiving a random reward!]
[Random reward being drawn…]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the low-level skill – Animal Communication!]
“Animal Communication, what skill is this?” Su Jiang asked himself as he walked.
“In simple terms, animals will be drawn to you.”
“…That’s it?”
“That’s it.”
“Damn!”
Indeed, it was a low-level skill, practically useless.
Not as useful as mastering combat skills.
However, after the recent fight, Su Jiang realized that mastering combat skills wasn’t all-powerful.
While he knew the fighting techniques, his current physical condition wasn’t enough to fully utilize the mastery of combat skills.
Just after a short fight, Su Jiang already felt a bit out of breath.
“My stamina and physical condition can’t keep up…” Su Jiang frowned slightly, realizing it was a significant issue.
He wondered if the system had any skills in that area.