Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

Lin Mo's lips twitched. What a load of rubbish!

You didn't act like this when you were making a scene just now.

"Alright."

Lin Mo waved his hand, too lazy to argue with these terrified guys anymore.

He looked down at the pile of rubble, then at the four cowards.

"So... are you still collecting protection money?"

The four thugs shuddered and shook their heads vigorously.

"No, no, no! I won't do it again!"

"I'll never do it again!"

The skinny monkey reacted the fastest, quickly pulling out a few pieces of silver stained with oil from his pocket and raising them above his head with trembling hands.

"Sir! This is the tribute we received today, it's all for you! It's our way of showing our respect to you!"

"Please, sir, have mercy on us and give us a way to live!"

Lin Mo glanced at the few pieces of silver.

I didn't answer.

"That's all?"

He looked around, pointed to the mess at the doorway, and then to the collapsed wall opposite.

"Look, you've kicked down the door of my shop, so I can't do business anymore. And I also have to repair the wall across the street."

"So, who do you think will compensate for this loss?"

Skinny Monkey was almost in tears.

Brother, weren't the door and the wall broken because of your punch?

Can't you be a little more reasonable when you're trying to stage an accident?

But he wouldn't dare say those words even if he had ten times the courage.

He could only kowtow repeatedly with a mournful face.

"We'll pay! We'll pay!"

"Sir, just name your price, and we'll sell everything we own to scrape together the money!"

"Yes, yes, yes! We'll compensate you!"

The others also kowtowed vigorously.

Lin Mo nodded in satisfaction.

That's not bad.

"Oh, right."

He seemed to suddenly remember something.

"I just heard you say that you're from that gang called... what's it..."

"Evil, the Vicious Dog Gang."

The skinny monkey added, trembling.

"Ah, right, the Er Gou Gang."

Lin Mo nodded readily, squatted down, and patted the skinny monkey's shoulder affectionately.

"Where is your 'Two Dogs Gang'? Is it big? Does it have a lot of money?"

"Do you have any kind of vault or treasure chest? What's your gang leader's name?"

This series of questions left the four thugs stunned.

This guy...

What are they trying to do?

Are you scouting the location?

"I'm asking you a question."

Lin Mo applied a little force with his hand on the skinny monkey's shoulder.

Skinny Monkey shuddered, feeling half his body go numb. He quickly spilled everything he knew.

"Yes, yes, sir!"

"Our Vicious Dog Gang... no, the Second Dog Gang... is located in that three-courtyard house at the very end of Lanwa Lane in the West City!"

"Including those on the periphery, there are a total of fifty or sixty brothers in the gang..."

"The money...the money is all in Chief Meng Hu's bedroom, locked in about ten large iron chests. That's all the wealth our gang has..."

After listening to the report from the skinny monkey, Lin Mo had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

A third-rate gang, at best they can only plunder some scraps.

However, even a small mosquito is still meat.

The key is to make this attitude clear.

Lin Mo stood up and straightened his sleeves.

"Okay, then."

"You lot, get back here right now and tell your gang leader, Meng Hu."

"Make him pack up all the valuables in the gang—gold, silver, copper coins, land deeds, house deeds—anything that can be exchanged for money."

He held up one finger.

"Deliver it to Dingbei Prefecture within one hour."

"Just say it's compensation for my wife's emotional distress."

"It's been delivered. Let's call it even today."

"What if it's late, or there's not enough stuff..."

At this point, Lin Mo smiled, revealing a set of white teeth.

"If it's late, or if there's less stuff, I'll go to your Er Gou Gang myself and get it!"

Ding...Dingbei Prefecture!?

These three words struck like a thunderbolt, hitting the four thugs hard on the head.

Who else could be living in Dingbei Prefecture within Black Wind City?!

Only that ruthless man who, in one night, slaughtered the north and east of the city, turning the city into a river of blood and leaving countless heads rolling in the air!

The skinny monkey's pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints; he finally understood.

Now I finally understand why Wang Laizi was kicked to death!

Now I understand why this person dared to be so arrogant in Blackwind City!

It turns out that today, they actually provoked the most dangerous being at the very top of Blackwind City's food chain!

"You, you, you're Master Lin!?"

Skinny Monkey's voice trembled, his teeth chattered, and his crotch was instantly wet and hot.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Lin Mo looked at the skinny monkey and asked calmly.

"No, no problem!"

"We're going back right now! We'll go back and tell the gang leader immediately!"

The skinny monkey was so frightened that he almost jumped out of his skin and banged his head against Lin Mo's head several more times.

"Don't worry, Mr. Lin! We will definitely deliver the message and deliver the goods!"

After saying that, he scrambled to his feet and, along with his three equally terrified accomplices, turned to run away.

If we don't run, we'll all be dead!

"Wait a moment."

Lin Mo's voice rang out again.

The four thugs who had just turned around froze instantly, as if they had been frozen in place, not daring to move an inch.

They trembled as they slowly turned their heads back, their faces contorted in expressions more painful than tears.

That's it, this guy has changed his mind. Nobody's leaving today.

Lin Mo stretched out his hand and pointed to the pile of brick and stone ruins where Wang Laizi was buried.

"Get this trash out of the way; it's an eyesore."

As he spoke, he turned around and gently patted Shen Qinghe's still icy little hand behind him, his voice softening several degrees.

"You frightened my wife."

The four thugs were as if they had been granted a pardon.

They were just asked to dispose of the bodies!

"Yes, yes, yes! We'll handle it immediately! Right away!"

The four lads scrambled to the ruins and frantically began digging at the bricks, their desperate efforts more intense than if they were digging up their own ancestral graves.

Just moments ago, they felt fear and a touch of sympathy for Wang Laizi's death.

Now, all they want to do is dig this plague out as quickly as possible and get as far away from him as possible.

Soon, Wang Laizi's obese body was completely dug out from the rubble.

When they saw Wang Laizi's face, which was completely distorted, bloody, and indistinguishable, the group gagged violently once again.

But they dared not delay.

Two men lifted his feet, and two others supported his arms, dragging Wang Laizi's corpse like a dead dog, disappearing around the corner of the alley without looking back.

Watching their figures disappear into the alley, Lin Mo finally looked away.

The world is finally at peace.

He could feel the little hand he was holding trembling slightly, like a helpless leaf falling in the wind.

Lin Mo looked down at Shen Qinghe's still pale face and her eyes filled with lingering shock.

Sigh, this artistic goddess's mental fortitude is still a bit lacking.

You're so scared over such a small thing.

It seems I need to take her out to see the world more often in the future.

Lin Mo gently squeezed her palm, warming her with his own body heat.

"Okay, it's alright now."

His voice was soft, as gentle as possible.

"Look, the trash has been cleaned up."

Shen Qinghe raised her head and stared blankly at Lin Mo. Her lips moved, but she couldn't utter a single word.

Her mind went blank; the bloody and violent scene from just moments ago kept replaying in her mind.

The muffled thud of bones breaking, the splatter of blood, and Wang Laizi's unseeing face in death...

Lin Mo didn't give her much time to overthink.

He pulled Shen Qinghe, whose legs were still a little weak, and led her back into the grocery store.

Then she bent down to pick up the account book that had fallen to the ground, carefully blew off the dust, and put it back into her hand.

"Sixth Sister-in-law, let's continue."

"No one is bothering us now."