Chapter 53: Chapter 53: The Thunder Strikes

"Yes, boss!"

With the scar-faced man's command, sixty to seventy people charged towards the barbecue stall, beginning a chaotic rampage.

"What's going on? Who are these people?"

"I have no idea!"

The diners witnessing this scene were all terrified.

The scar-faced man looked at the diners and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, clear out! If you don't want to die, get the hell out of here!"

"Let's go, hurry up!"

Seeing that the group led by the scar-faced man was wielding machetes and steel pipes, not a single diner dared to linger, and they quickly fled the scene.

"What do you think you're doing? Stop it right now!" A staff member quickly stepped forward to intervene.

"Fuck off!"

When the scar-faced man saw someone still daring to obstruct them, he lifted a steel pipe and struck the staff member's head with force.

The staff member hadn't expected the man to be serious, and a heavy blow to the head caused his scalp to split open, blood spilling out, and he blacked out, collapsing on the spot.

"Xiao Yong!"

Sister Jingwen screamed as she saw the staff member being hit.

Ye Fan reacted with shock, "Sister Jingwen, what's going on here?"

In Ye Fan's memory, there were many barbecue stalls on this snack street, but Zhuang Jingwen's was the busiest. Though sometimes jealous competitors would cause trouble, no one dared to attack so brazenly.

"Ye Fan, don't ask so much. Hurry and leave, or you'll be implicated!" Zhuang Jingwen rapidly said, realizing the gravity of the situation.

Ye Fan shook his head, "If you don't tell me, Sister Jingwen, I won't leave."

He had worked here for several years and felt a strong attachment to the stall. Moreover, Zhuang Jingwen had been good to him. Now that she was in trouble, he couldn't just stand by and watch.

Even if he wasn't going to work here anymore, he couldn't stand idly by and watch the place get demolished.

"Ye Fan, knowing too much is no good for you. Get out of here!" Zhuang Jingwen pushed Ye Fan away.

"Leave? Hmph! Miss, do you really think anyone can get away today?"

As Zhuang Jingwen urged him to leave, the scar-faced man had already led a group of lackeys to clear the area, and sixty to seventy people with fierce expressions were advancing towards Ye Fan and Zhuang Jingwen.

Seeing this, Zhuang Jingwen looked at the scar-faced man and sighed, "Xiang Tianba, I've been out of Jianghu for many years. Why must you still seek me out so aggressively?"

"Miss, the world changes, but in Jianghu, time urges us on. You think you can just walk away from Jianghu? It's not that simple!" Xiang Tianba said viciously.

"What? Xiang Tianba? Is he the top boss of the Eastern Suburb Gray Zone, Xiang Tianba?"

Many onlookers near the snack street heard this and were all scared pale, with many too frightened to watch, promptly leaving the area.

"The top boss of the Eastern Suburb Gray Zone?"

Hearing the onlookers reveal the scar-faced man Xiang Tianba's identity, Ye Fan was astonished.

What shocked Ye Fan most was that this Xiang Tianba actually addressed Zhuang Jingwen as 'Miss'. Could it be that Zhuang Jingwen used to be involved in the underworld?

In Ye Fan's impression, for the past few years, Zhuang Jingwen had been just running the barbecue stall and never had conflicts with people from the Gray Zone. Why then would she be targeted by someone from the Gray Zone?

Xiang Tianba glanced at Ye Fan and sneered, "Miss, you're in good company tonight. It's good to have someone to accompany you on the Road to the Underworld. At least you won't be lonely!"

"Xiang Tianba, what do you plan to do?" Zhuang Jingwen's face changed.

The next second, Zhuang Jingwen pointed at Ye Fan and said, "He just works for me. You're after me; don't make it hard for him!"

"Alright, I won't make it hard for him. You come with us!" Xiang Tianba said viciously.

Zhuang Jingwen's face appeared pallid on her stunning visage as she lamented, "I've been out of the Jianghu for so many years. Why do you still relentlessly pursue me? Fine, let Ye Fan go, and I'll leave with you!"

"Kid, beat it!" Xiang Tianba glanced at Ye Fan disdainfully.

Zhuang Jingwen said to Ye Fan, "Hurry up and go, don't get dragged into this!"

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"Sister Jingwen..." Ye Fan opened his mouth.

Zhuang Jingwen said, "This is my business. If you still consider me your boss, then just listen to me and get out of here quickly!"

"Alright!"

Seeing that Zhuang Jingwen didn't want him to get involved, Ye Fan could only lift his feet and walk away.

Watching Ye Fan leaving, Zhuang Jingwen's sexy red lips curled into a bitter smile. She knew that today she was in big trouble.

After Ye Fan had left, Xiang Tianba waved his hand and shouted, "Take her down!"

"Yes, boss!" A group of underlings with fierce expressions all pounced toward Zhuang Jingwen.

"When will this cycle of vengeance ever end!"

Staring at the many figures pressing towards her, Zhuang Jingwen closed her eyes in pain, but then she suddenly opened a drawer, took out a silvery Desert Eagle, and chambered a round.

Bang! Bang!

Zhuang Jingwen didn't hesitate for a second; she boldly pulled the trigger, bullets struck the legs of two men, and two of Xiang Tianba's underlings immediately fell to the ground. Discover magic on m_v_l_e_m_p_y_r

"Fuck! Boss, she's got a gun!"

Seeing the Desert Eagle appear in Zhuang Jingwen's hand, the gang of hoodlums were all stunned.

Zhuang Jingwen, holding the Desert Eagle, coldly scanned the group before her and said in a chilling voice, "Anyone who doesn't want to die, get the hell out of here!"

"You bitch, you dare to shoot?"

Standing in the crowd, Xiang Tianba witnessed the scene, he reached for his waist, drew a throwing knife, and hurled it with lightning speed.

"Aye!"

Zhuang Jingwen never expected Xiang Tianba to throw a knife. Caught off guard, her wrist was cut by the flying blade, and the Desert Eagle dropped to the ground as she recoiled in pain.

"Get her!"

A youth with a thin face and monkey-like features, known as Monkey, reacted quickly and led a group of men in a charge.

Outnumbered and outmatched, with her wrist cut, Zhuang Jingwen was promptly pinned down by Monkey and the others.

Xiang Tianba grabbed Zhuang Jingwen by the hair and slapped her face twice, yelling furiously, "I gave you respect by calling you Miss, but without it, you're nothing but a whore!"

"You dare to shoot at my men, as if your life is too long. Hey, somebody hand me a knife, I'm going to chop off this bitch's head right now!"

"Boss, here's the knife!" Monkey immediately passed a cleaver to Xiang Tianba.

"Kneel down!"

Monkey kicked Zhuang Jingwen in the knee, and she was forced to her knees on the ground.

"Is today really going to be the day I die here?"

Looking up as Xiang Tianba gripped the cleaver, ready to behead her, Zhuang Jingwen's beautiful face was filled with despair.

Eventually, Zhuang Jingwen painfully closed her eyes, "Just let it be. Better to die than to live in agony. Xiang Tianba, go ahead and do it!"

"Hmph! Like I need you to tell me, I'm going to chop off your head right now!" Xiang Tianba snorted coldly.

Swish—

As the words faded, a cold glint in Xiang Tianba's eyes erupted as he quickly swung the cleaver toward Zhuang Jingwen's graceful neck.

Bang!!!

In the nick of time, a hundred-yuan note transformed into a shadow, carrying the weight of a thousand jun, and slammed hard into the cleaver, causing Xiang Tianba to lose his grip, and the cleaver fell to the ground.

"Who? Who dares to stop me?"

Xiang Tianba spun around furiously, only to see Ye Fan holding a couple of banknotes, throwing them with the precision and velocity of throwing knives.

The banknotes, like arrows in Ye Fan's hands, sliced through the wrists of two punks holding Zhuang Jingwen, and with a howl of pain, they released her.

Under the cover of night, Ye Fan said with a face of innocence, "Six or seventy grown men ganging up on one woman, do you guys feel no shame?"

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