Martial Arts Song

Chapter 386: Urgent Matters
"Why, have you found another assassin organization?"

On the stage, a man in a white suit with a feminine temperament raised his eyebrows after hearing Liang Tiansheng's question and laughed, "Men really are the same no matter what they do. Is it so difficult to be faithful to one person?"

As he spoke, his man also stood up from the meat-padded chair that was occupied by several young women, and continued, "Where's the money?"

Wang Chen and Liang Tiansheng frowned when they heard this.

The other party's words were a disguised admission, but the words he said and the expression on his face made them very uncomfortable.

However, thinking that the other party might be the legendary ace killer who had accepted their bounty mission and whose strength was very likely stronger than that of the "black-faced man", they still suppressed the discomfort in their hearts.

Liang Tiansheng turned his head and looked at Wang Chen, but Wang Chen said nothing, just glanced at him expressionlessly.

He immediately nodded in understanding, then looked at the feminine man in the white suit on the stage again and said, "We have already paid the money to Feng."

"Haha, that's the mission reward. What I want is the mental compensation for your impoliteness."

The feminine man in the white suit chuckled, squinted his eyes and looked at Wang Chen and Liang Tiansheng, and said, "Do you think I was joking just now? I came to your house in person to get information about the target, but your people told me to get out. My broken heart will not heal without 8 million."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Chen and Liang Tiansheng were stunned.

When they entered the door, they did not take the other party's words of fining them eight million seriously.

They thought the other party was using this number to remind them where they came from.

Who knew the other party was actually serious!
This almost made Wang Chen, the leader of the Axe Gang, burst into curse.

He had just paid 8 million to Feng, and the killer sent by the other party actually asked them for another 8 million! They must be crazy about money!

Of course, as the leader of a gang, he would not do such an indecent thing. He just looked at Liang Tiansheng with anger in his eyes.

Liang Tiansheng understood and frowned as he spoke, "Isn't this a bit against the rules? I've never seen a killer from any organization personally approach an employer to ask for money."

"My rules are rules."

The feminine man in the white suit laughed again, "Since you have come to me, you have to follow my rules. You have to give it to me even if you don't want to."

"Are you threatening me?"

Wang Chen finally couldn't listen any longer and spoke in a cold voice, "I dare to give you eight million, do you dare to take it?"

Hearing him speak, the feminine man in a white suit turned to look at him and said with a smile: "I know that you, the Axe Gang, have the support of the military, but there is a saying in the martial arts world, 'all men are enemies of a country'. If you don't understand this saying, let me tell you, when people like us don't care about the consequences, even if you have a country behind you, you will still die!"

As the words came out, the man in the white suit on the stage disappeared in a flash!

When he appeared again, he had already come in front of Wang Chen and Liang Tiansheng.

Along with his appearance, there was also a gust of wind that came out of nowhere, rustling the clothes of everyone in the dance hall!

Wang Chen and Liang Tiansheng were so startled by the man in the white suit who suddenly appeared in front of them that they subconsciously took a step back.

The Axe Gang members behind them were also in a panic.

too fast!
They couldn't see clearly at all. They just felt a flash before their eyes, and then the person was already in front of them!
Such a moving speed completely overturned their cognition, just like the "black-faced man" catching the bullet with his bare hands, it was beyond their comprehension!

"Give it or not."

The man in the white suit who appeared in front of Wang Chen and Liang Tiansheng spoke again, looked at Wang Chen with a smile, and asked.

Although the other person had a smile on his face, Wang Chen felt his scalp tingling.

Being questioned in public like this made him look very ugly.

Liang Tiansheng, who was standing by, also had a look of confusion on his face.

Just when Wang Chen was forced to look unhappy.

Among the Axe Gang members behind them, several members seemed to see an opportunity to make a contribution and quickly raised their hands to pull guns from their jacket pockets.

But before they could put their hands into their coats and suits, the man in the white suit casually waved his sleeves.

“Swoosh!” “Swoosh!” “Swoosh!” “Swoosh!”…

A series of sharp sounds of breaking through the air were heard.

“Puff!” “Puff!” “Puff!” “Puff!”…

The clothes of the Axe Gang members who raised their hands exploded in many places, revealing the skin underneath.

Then, these Axe Gang members knelt down with astonishment on their faces, fell to the ground, and began to twitch continuously. After twitching for a while, they slowly stopped moving.

hiss!
This scene made everyone present gasp!
They finally understood what happened to those people lying on the ground in the dance hall.

The other Axe Gang members looked at the man in the white suit with horror in their eyes.

"What did you do to them!"

Liang Tiansheng asked in a deep voice.

"It just sealed their air valve."

The man in the white suit smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, you won't die, but if you don't untie it in time, you won't be able to live a normal life in this life. For people like these, they will probably need help with their shit and piss in this life."

As he said the following words, he turned his head and glanced at the few people lying motionless on the ground in the dance hall.

When he turned around in front of all the Axe Gang members, Wang Chen and the others didn't dare to do anything because they had already witnessed the opponent's ghostly speed.

In addition, after hearing the other party's words, a trace of fear flashed in the eyes of the Axe Gang members present.

For them, even having to rely on others for help with peeing and pooping is much scarier than death!
Just when the Axe Gang members were feeling terrified.

The man in the white suit turned around and looked at Wang Chen again, smiling and asked, "Okay, let's get back to the question just now. Should we give it to you or not?"

This time, Wang Chen did not hesitate at all and said in a deep voice: "I need time to raise money. We don't have that much cash at the moment!"

Accustomed to being the boss of the Axe Gang, he was more afraid than anyone else of becoming a useless person who couldn't even hold back his shit and piss.

"You'll have three days to raise the money."

After getting the answer he wanted, the man in the white suit smiled and said, "Next time I come, if the money is not in place, you better find someone to take care of you for the rest of your life."

After saying this, his figure disappeared again with a whoosh.

Immediately afterwards, a whirlwind blew up in the dance hall.

Everyone present only felt that there was a blurry figure flashing in their vision from time to time, but no matter how hard they looked, it was difficult to see clearly.

The whirlwind lasted for more than ten seconds before it stopped.

When the whirlwind stopped, a calm voice came from the direction of the dance hall's door: "Don't worry, although I want a lot of money, my ability is well-known in the industry. I will complete your mission unless I die."

Hearing the sound, everyone present looked in shock, but they only saw the bar door closing with a bang.

Only then did they realize that the man in the white suit had left.

Shortly after the door of the bar was closed, the Axe Gang members who had been lying on the ground twitching and motionless began to cough one after another and regained their ability to move...

……

On October 4th, the weather was sunny.

Today, the sun came out for once in a rare day in Huhai, but it still couldn't ease the tense atmosphere in East City.

In the early morning on "Zhao Le Road" in Sanlin District, many people crowded in front of a grain and oil shop with its door closed, and kept banging on the door.

"Manager Qian, please open the door quickly and sell me some rice and flour. My family ran out of food the day before yesterday and we have nothing to eat today. As we have been neighbors for so many years, please give me some food. Rice and flour will do!"

"Old Qian, didn't you agree to sell me two kilograms of rice today? Why is the door closed today and no one is home?!"

"Old Qian, open the door. I know you still have rice and flour. If you want to make a profit from it, just tell me. It's not impossible to negotiate."

"Qian ran away a long time ago, and there's no one at home. Why don't we break down the door and see if there's anything to eat inside?"

Among the gathered crowd, there were people begging, shouting prices, instigating people to bang on the door, and saying all kinds of things.

Their purpose, without exception, was to buy rice and flour and have something to eat.

Unfortunately, no matter how they shouted, there was still no movement in the grain and oil shop, and there was no sign of the door opening.

In addition, almost all the shops on this street were closed, whether they sold food or other things.

After the grain and oil shops ran out of food during this period, although the military had stepped in and transferred some food from West City for emergency use, it was a drop in the bucket and could not alleviate the food shortage in East City.

Many people have already started to starve.

Many grain and oil shops have been sold out or even snatched away.

But there are still people on the street every day who come to the nearby grain and oil shop in the hope of buying rice and flour with a try-it attitude.

"Dong dong dong... dong dong dong..."

The knocking on the door continued.

A moment later, Lin Manli, wearing pajamas and a blanket, opened the door.

Then she saw a middle-aged woman in her forties standing outside the door, looking hesitant.

"What's wrong, Aunt Zhang?"

Lin Manli looked at the other person and asked knowingly.

The middle-aged woman called Aunt Zhang hesitated for a moment and then said, "Manli, do you have any extra rice and flour at home? I saw you bought a lot of rice and flour a few days ago. Can you give some to my family? Don't worry! We won't take it for free. I can pay you double the price!"

Hearing what the middle-aged woman said, Lin Manli immediately looked embarrassed and said, "Aunt Zhang, I happened to run out of rice and flour at home a few days ago, so I bought some and had some extra. But I don't know if you heard anything last night, but my relatives ran out of food and came to me in the middle of the night. I'm afraid the rice and flour we have now won't last long. I'm sorry..."

Hearing this, the middle-aged woman sighed and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll go ask someone else."

After saying that, she walked away dejectedly.

After the other person left, Lin Manli quickly closed the door and turned to look behind her.

Behind him, Chen Qing, who was wearing a black shorts, said calmly, "In the next few days, more and more people will come to borrow food. Be prepared for this."

"Ah."

Lin Manli nodded, then asked worriedly, "When the neighbors around here can't stand being so hungry, they won't just break down the door and rush in to grab food, right?"

"Don't worry, it's just that some people in East City are short of food. There is no shortage of food in West City. There are also many merchants in East City who have stored a lot of food and are waiting to sell it at a high price. The situation you described will not happen."

Chen Qing replied calmly: "Even if someone really wants to break in and steal the food, we are here and we will drive them away."

"That's it, that's good."

Lin Manli heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this.

While the two were talking, Jiang Ying came over from the open courtyard behind them and called out to them, "Master, Sister Manli, Aunt Yang asked me to call you to have breakfast."

"understood."

Chen Qing looked back at Jiang Ying, then said to Lin Manli, "Let's eat. I'm sorry to bother you during this period of time. Don't worry about the food. There will definitely be enough. I will also pay for your accommodation afterwards. I won't let you suffer any loss."

"it's okay no problem."

Lin Manli waved her hands quickly and said with a smile: "I'm very happy that you guys are here to live with me. Otherwise, I would live alone and I wouldn't know what to do if a war really broke out. Now that you guys are here with me, I feel much more at ease. As long as your family doesn't think my place is too small, it's fine."

Lin Manli was really surprised when the Chen family suddenly moved in last night.

But then she welcomed him warmly.

After that, the Chen family settled down in Lin Manli's house.

After Chen Qing finished processing the rice and flour in the basement, he took advantage of the night and brought back a batch with his strong physique.

The current rice and flour in Lin Manli's home, plus the rice and flour that Lin Manli bought before, is enough to feed so many people for a month or two!
The reason why Lin Manli looked hesitant about borrowing grain just now was only because of Chen Qing's instruction. She was worried that after opening this loophole, the neighbors around would keep borrowing grain from her as a "granary".

After all, human hearts are very scary, and people tend to have the mentality of "not worrying about scarcity but about inequality".

Once you lend money to one of them, if someone else refuses when they come to borrow money, there is a high probability that they will hold a grudge against you.

So, just reject this possibility from the beginning.

It just so happened that when the Chen family came over last night, although they were covered by the sky and their faces could not be seen clearly, they still made some noise. The neighbors around them might have noticed it, so it was a perfect excuse.

"Let's eat."

After hearing what Lin Manli said, Chen Qing did not continue the topic, but instead invited the other party to dinner.

Afterwards, the two of them went to the living room on the first floor and ate the breakfast prepared by Yang Ying with the Chen family, Jueying and Jiang Ying.

After breakfast, Chen Qing said something to others and then went out.

Today is the day for a small gathering with Luo Zongping, Lu Hongfeng and Xin Guiqing.

After the last martial arts gathering at the "Gangqiao Hotel" in Gangqiao District, during the banquet, a group of martial artists agreed to have a small gathering every three days and a large gathering every five days to exchange information and make any agreements.

During the period when Chen Qing was "verifying" himself, he had already experienced a small gathering and a big gathering. Today was the day for him to have a small gathering with Luo Zongping, Lu Hongfeng and Xin Guiqing.

So, after finishing breakfast, he came early to the place where the four of them had agreed to meet after their last gathering - Chenxing District, where the mountain gate of Qijianmen was located!
At this time in East City, the main streets of many districts were patrolled by military personnel, so it was naturally better to gather in one's own martial arts hall.

The last gathering was held at Xin Guiqing’s martial arts gym.

When Chen Qing arrived at Chenxing District and Lu Hongfeng's Qijianmen from Sanlin District, it was already past ten in the morning.

Different from the previous two times I came.

There are no students practicing in the Qijian Sect now - because of the chaos in East City, they were all called back by their parents.

When Chen Qing arrived at the door, only the young man named "A Tao" came to greet him and led him all the way to the backyard with a smile.

When he arrived at the backyard of Qijianmen, Chen Qing realized that he was not the first to arrive. Luo Zongping and Lu Hongfeng were already sitting in the pavilion in the backyard of Qijianmen, chatting and drinking tea together.

After seeing him coming, Luo Zongping and Lu Hongfeng looked at him.

"Coming."

Lu Hongfeng greeted him with a smile.

After greeting him, Luo Zongping looked at him and said with a smile, "There is a young man named Xiao Wu who claims to be your friend. He has come to my paper mill to look for you several times in the past few days. If you are free, please contact him. I think he seems to have something urgent to talk to you about."

(End of this chapter)