Chapter 54: Weeding Out the Roots
Chapter 54: Weeding Out the Roots
"Brother Liu, I know about the incident the other day, and we were in the wrong. That's why I'm here to apologize."
Guo Ye spoke in a low voice, "I know Brother Liu, you won't forgive me easily, so I've brought some money as compensation."
"!"
Upon hearing this, the three inside the room, Liu Yang and the others, simultaneously revealed expressions of excitement.
They were in dire need of money right now!
No, they had always been short on cash, but now they were the most strapped for cash!
It had been two days since Jiang Xiong set the three-day deadline, and they had only managed to grab a little over two hundred. Unless they could grab six or seven hundred tomorrow, they would have to dip into their own pockets to make up the remaining one thousand.
But that one thousand was meant for the Wild Wolf Gang, and they had been saving it since the beginning of the month, too afraid to touch it.
If it fell short, the consequences would be unimaginable! And now, someone was delivering money right to their door, like a godsend in the snow.
"Brother Liu!"
One of the younger brothers couldn't contain himself and stood up to open the door.
"Hold on."
Liu Yang shook his head, signaling him not to get too excited too soon. What if the other party only had a few dozen yuan? It wasn't that he wouldn't accept it, but such a small amount was hardly enough to send away a beggar.
"Little Brother Guo, it's good that you know you've wronged me. How much money did you bring with you this time?"
"Brother Liu, it's the end of the month, and we brothers don't have much money on us either. So, this time, I brought three hundred yuan. I can't come up with any more than this." Guo Ye said pitifully.
His actions and tone made Jiang Cheng, standing nearby, wonder if this guy was a natural-born actor.
"Three hundred!"
Inside the room, the breathing of the three quickened.
"Brother Liu, why are you just standing there? Let him in quickly!"
"Yeah, Brother Liu, that's three hundred yuan! With this 300, if we work a little harder tomorrow, we can definitely make up the thousand yuan. If not, we can also borrow some more from him."
"Hmm."
Liu Yang nodded, feeling that what they said made sense.
"Go and open the door for him."
As he finished speaking, a smile appeared on his face.
This Guo Ye was quite thoughtful, even knowing to bring him money.
If only the other two groups were as considerate as this guy; then, the thousand yuan would be complete.
The other younger brother was also grinning from ear to ear.
"Coming, coming!"
Another person had already rushed to the door, shouting as he removed the bolt. The door was only half-open when—
A loud bang!
The front door was kicked open, slamming heavily into the wall, creating a loud noise.
The one who opened the door was stunned, his mouth agape, completely taken aback by the sudden turn of events.
A short stick broke the air.
The short stick moved so fast that only its afterimage was visible, and it slammed heavily onto his forehead!
"Crack!"
It seemed like the sound of a bone breaking.
Immediately, a second strike followed.
Landing in the same spot.
The man finally collapsed to the ground with a thud, his eyes wide open, staring at the floor.
This scene exceeded the expectations of the two inside the room. Even as the man fell, their smiles froze on their faces.
Outside the door, Guo Ye's face turned ashen.
Being struck by such a heavy blow to the forehead, the consequences were unimaginable.
However, Jiang Cheng seemed unconvinced and delivered another strike.
The man lying on the ground was likely done for.
At this moment, Jiang Cheng's blood boiled. Before coming, he had made up his mind.
He would kill these three!
If it were just a one-time offense, he wouldn't have been so ruthless. At most, he would have broken their arms or legs to teach them a lesson.
Action: Jiang Cheng, who had just killed a person with his stick, was far from calm. His entire body trembled.
However, his current focus was solely on the two people before him.
In the next moment, he took a swift stride and rushed towards the second person. The man's eyes widened in shock, his mouth agape as if to speak.
"Peng!"
Without hesitation, Jiang Cheng's arms, holding the stick, spread wide like the wings of a great bird, and with a sudden burst of strength, he struck with both sticks, one on each side, right on the man's sun points.
The man didn't even have time to grunt before sliding off the stool and collapsing onto the ground, his body limp.
Jiang Cheng lifted his head, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and glared at Liu Yang across from him.
"It's you!"
Liu Yang finally reacted, letting out a loud cry.
He tried to run, but suddenly realized that his legs wouldn't obey his commands, as if they were filled with lead, rendering him immobile.
Jiang Cheng quickly stepped forward and struck him on the forehead with the stick.
Immediately after, the stick in his left hand swept across the man's right sun point, and then the stick in his right hand viciously struck the left sun point.
After three strikes, Liu Yang didn't even have a chance to beg for mercy. His body went stiff and fell backward with a loud thud, landing on the ground.
His face contorted in pain, his wide-open eyes filled with fear and disbelief.
In his wildest dreams, he never imagined that Jiang Cheng would come knocking on his door, and at night, no less. He had thought that Jiang Cheng would, at most, encounter them in an alley, and even if they did, they could just split up and run.
If they were unlucky enough to be caught, it wouldn't be a big deal; at worst, they'd get a beating, maybe a severe one that would keep them bedridden for a couple of months.
But he never imagined that Jiang Cheng would have such murderous intent. From the moment he entered the door until now, he hadn't said a word, yet he had killed all three of them.
Guo Ye hadn't expected this either.
He, too, had thought that Jiang Cheng was coming to beat the three of them up, let off some steam, and then leave. So he was worried that Liu Yang and the others, afraid of offending Jiang Cheng, would take their anger out on him instead.
Now, all three of them were dead.
It was at this moment that he remembered what Jiang Cheng had said earlier.
These three will never have the chance to take revenge on you.
At the time, it had sounded like a brush-off.
But now, in retrospect, it sent a chill down his spine.
Yes, with Liu Yang and the others dead, how could they possibly cause him trouble?
"No, no, I have to get out of here! I need to leave now!"
His heart screamed with fear, and he worried that the person in the room might take care of him, as he was no longer of any use to that person.
But his body wouldn't listen to him.
Intense fear gripped every part of his body.
He had seen dead bodies and witnessed killings before, but he had never seen such a ruthless person, one who could kill three people in just a few breaths.
Could this man really be a street vendor selling sweet potatoes?
However, Jiang Cheng's current situation wasn't as good as it seemed.
Previously, he had been filled with anger, every cell in his body excited, but now, with the passion gone, it was replaced by a strong sense of suffocation. The fear caused the stick in his hand to tremble.
(End of Chapter)
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