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Chapter 106: Chapter 104 Danger Approaching
At night, the neon lights flickered.
A van drove slowly, stopping by the side of the road.
Several people peered through the van window, looking across the street at an old-looking shop.
A sign hanging in front of the door read "Lin Fusheng’s Clinic."
The lights inside were bright, clearly still open for business.
"Is this the place?"
A bearded man asked.
"Brother Yong, this is the place."
Cock Eyeball nodded: "We both saw him and Ma Donghe coming out of this clinic."
The brother sitting in the front seat acting as the driver chimed in:
"Yeah, it’s quite a coincidence. The lady who had escaped from our field before was also working here, and that assassin had stood up for her. The two must be closely related."
After receiving confirmation, Brother Yong’s eyes flickered indecisively, murmuring:
"It seems this is one of their hideouts..."
Suddenly remembering something, he asked with concern:
"Wait, is that assassin inside too?"
Cock Eyeball grinned, revealing his teeth:
"Half an hour ago, I sent a few boys over to collect protection money. There was quite a commotion, but he didn’t show up. There’s only a feeble old man inside, and that lady."
Brother Yong breathed a sigh of relief:
"Good, as long as we can confirm the target’s whereabouts, you’ll all be rewarded. Hui ge is much more generous than Sang Biao."
"Thanks to Hui ge! Thanks to Brother Yong!"
Cock Eyeball and his brothers immediately grinned and flattered repeatedly.
Brother Yong stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, then said in a serious tone:
"Be quick and efficient later. Just kidnap the woman; don’t bother with anything else."
"Even if we can’t get the information, having this woman as leverage will ensure that guy won’t dare not to show up..."
After giving the instructions, the van door was suddenly yanked open.
Cock Eyeball led the other three muscular underlings as they quickly jumped out of the van.
The group rolled up their sleeves, revealing tattooed arms, and swaggered across the street.
.........
Inside Lin Fusheng’s Clinic.
Wen Huixi held a broom, carefully sweeping up fragments of a broken teacup.
Lin Fusheng had just completed a bone-setting procedure for a patient.
He got up, went to the back room to wash his hands, and after a while, came back out, looking towards Wen Huixi:
"You weren’t frightened just now, were you? It’s common for people to cause trouble here; it usually passes if you just bear with it."
Wen Huixi smiled:
"It’s okay, I’ve often seen this kind of situation before."
Lin Fusheng nodded, then took an envelope out of his pocket and handed it to her.
Wen Huixi, seeing this, asked somewhat puzzled: "Master Lin, what’s this?"
Lin Fusheng said:
"This is an advance on your salary. You have a daughter, and life isn’t easy. There are many expenses."
Wen Huixi quickly shook her hands:
"No need, I still have a little savings."
"Take it. I have seen how well you have worked these past days...you’re doing very good..."
Lin Fusheng insisted, pushing the envelope full of cash into her hand.
After speaking, he turned around and walked to the back room to drink some tea to refresh himself.
Wen Huixi held the thick envelope in her hands, gratefully looking at Master Lin’s retreating figure.
She couldn’t help but open it and saw that there were over four thousand inside.
She felt extremely delighted, thinking about supplementing household expenses and even buying a down jacket for her daughter to keep her warm.
Just as Wen Huixi was emotionally stirred.
Suddenly, the clinic’s main door was violently pushed open with a clang.
Four men who did not look friendly barged in, glared at the patients sitting in the lobby, and shouted:
"What are you looking at, scram?"
Wen Huixi turned around, thinking it was just another gang stirring trouble.
When she saw the face of one of them, her heart involuntarily skipped a beat.
"Huixi, long time no see."
Cock Eyeball greeted her with a smile:
"Don’t be afraid, we’re just here to take you home. If you cooperate nicely, we won’t hurt you."
Wen Huixi’s face turned pale, and she hastily backed away:
"I have now joined the Three Wolves Gang, I have nothing to do with you..."
"The Three Wolves Gang is disbanded, and now this place is under our control."
Cock Eyeball said smilingly, paused for a moment, then continued:
"Of course, if you could tell us the address of that man, we could consider letting you go."
"What man?"
Wen Huixi paused at his words, then shook her head in reply: "I don’t know what you’re talking about."
A muscular man immediately stepped forward, grabbed her hair, and slapped her hard:
"Stupid whore, giving you face and you don’t take it, huh?"
Wen Huixi’s pale face immediately turned red and swollen, and she trembled all over, not daring to resist.
Cock Eyeball then pulled out a small bag of white powder from his pocket and threw it at her feet:
"This is the gang’s new stuff, given to you for free."
"Just tell us the address of the Three Wolves Gang assassin who stood up for you, and not only will we let you go, but we’ll also give you more in the future."
Wen Huixi’s eyes filled with tears, dared not look at the powder bag, and kept shaking her head:
"I don’t know, I really don’t know, I have nothing to do with you anymore..."
"Damn it, don’t waste words with her, just take her away!"
Wen Huixi let out a scream as two strong men grabbed her hair and clothes and started dragging her outside.
She desperately reached out, grabbing the leg of a table, trying to resist.
But her meager strength was no match for several strong men.
"Stop!"
Just at that moment, a slightly deep shout suddenly rang out.
Everyone involuntarily turned to look.
They saw a man dressed in an old cotton coat, wearing reading glasses, lifting the cloth curtain and walking out from the back room.
"Now are there only thugs like you in Jianghu, who only know how to bully women?"
Master Lin slowly walked into the center of the hall, speaking while he took off his reading glasses and placed them on the table.
Seeing this, several Red Tiger Gang thugs looked at each other and snickered.
"What is this old guy trying to do? Looking for a beating while insane?"
Chicken Eye took the opportunity to step forward, eager to show off:
"Old fool, you think you can act tough? I’m afraid a single punch would send you..."
Shoop!
He hadn’t finished his sentence when a faint whistling of force was heard.
Master Lin suddenly made his move, his finger swiftly targeting an acupoint precisely below the throat of Chicken Eye.
"Uh, uh..."
Chicken Eye instantly felt a sharp pain, then panic crossed his face as he covered his throat with both hands and staggered backward several steps.
His mouth attempted to open and close, but he could only cough dryly, unable to speak at all.
It seemed... he had become mute.
Seeing this, the other three Red Tiger Gang members’ expressions changed subtly.
They realized this old man was not simple; probably a Jianghu practitioner.
The two strong men dragging Wen Huixi exchanged a glance.
Then they released their grip and, raising their fists, rushed toward Master Lin from both sides.
It seemed they wanted to join forces to deal with the immediate trouble.
Facing the combined attack of the two men, Master Lin remained calm and composed.
He took a traditional martial arts stance, suddenly moved, sidestepped to block a Charging Fist, and swiftly entered into close range.
"Leangmen, Qi Sea!"
With a low murmur indicating the acupoint locations, his hands moved like double dragons exploring the sea, swiftly striking at the abdomen of the two men.
The strong men seemed to be struck by lightning, shuddering all over, their attack momentum instantly halted.
As for their fists, even though they had hit their target, it seemed they hadn’t caused any harm.
One of the men, in more pain, bent over like a shrimp, continuously retching.
This was the acupoint technique.
First strike the Leangmen acupoint to disturb the spleen and injure the gallbladder, then strike the Qi Sea acupoint to shake the abdominal wall, cutting off the circulation of Qi and blood.
It could make someone immediately nauseous and vomiting, losing the ability to resist.
After succeeding with this move, Master Lin did not relax.
He quickly twisted his waist, turned around, and moved behind the two men.
He then extended his hand and forcefully pinched several acupoints on their shoulders and neck.
The two strong men felt their arms go numb, completely losing their strength.
Then came severe pain from their necks, and their vision darkened as they fell unconscious.
Snort!
At this moment, another Red Tiger Gang thug drew a dagger, attempting a sneak attack.
Master Lin’s clothes were slashed with a tear.
His quick reaction allowed him to seize the assailant’s wrist, then with a twist and pull on the shoulder, he applied a reverse joint Grapple, pinning him down on the table.
With a "crack" sound, accompanied by a scream, he cleanly dislocated the assailant’s shoulder.
"You?!"
Chicken Eye was terrified, his legs weak as he dumbly watched the scene unfold.
He hadn’t expected the old man to be so fierce; in just a few seconds, he had easily taken down three men.
Suddenly coming to his senses, he hurriedly ran out the door.
In a while.
Yong Ge rushed in with several of his followers, his eyes sweeping in surprise over the three men lying on the ground.
He took a deep breath, instructed his followers to take the fainted brothers out.
Then he looked towards Master Lin, who was exuding an aura of silent authority:
"Old man you are formidable, but messing with the Red Tiger Gang, this matter won’t end easily."
He merely threw out a threat, then wisely chose to pull his men back and retreat.
Watching the troublemakers leave, Master Lin looked down at the torn sleeve, shook his head, and sighed:
"Alas, cannot defy aging anymore."
Saying this, he put on his reading glasses again and picked up his teacup.
In a blink of an eye, he seemed to transform back from a reclusive expert to an ordinary, regular old man.
Wen Huixi was momentarily stunned, somewhat at a loss.
Suddenly remembering something, she immediately scrambled up and ran frantically towards home.
.........
In the hallway, the iron gate was pulled open, revealing a bright light.
"Sister Zhou, Grandma Zhou, goodbye."
Wen Xin waved inside the house, then holding a small paper box, she walked downstairs.
This was a new cake she and Sister Zhou had made together, which she prepared to let her mother taste as well.
Humming a cheerful song, Wen Xin soon reached the basement.
She looked up to see the lights on at home and joy shimmered in her eyes.
"Mom, you’re back?"
She immediately pushed the door open but stood frozen on the spot the next moment.
Her mother was not inside.
Instead, two unfamiliar men were rummaging around the house, who turned their heads upon hearing the noise.
"Who are you?"
Wen Xin asked in alarm, her feet slowly moving backward.
Then she quickly turned and ran towards the door.
But.
She felt a hand grasp her neck and another hand covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief.
Wen Xin tried to struggle, but within a few seconds, she felt dizzy and lost consciousness.
The cake in her hand also fell to the ground.
The two ordinary-looking men, watching the unconscious girl, revealed a cold look in their eyes.
Their method of subduing Wen Xin was very practiced, seemingly accustomed to doing this kind of thing.
Suddenly, a mobile phone started ringing.
One of them pulled out a phone, and after a brief conversation, told his companion:
"They failed on their side, but we succeeded here. Let’s go!"
The two then carried the girl and hurried outside.
Outside the tubular building, a van had just arrived; they quickly got in the vehicle and soon disappeared into the night.
