After Mad Dragon was released from prison, I shocked the world!

Click!

With a crisp crack, the arrogant expression on Third Brother's face instantly twisted into a grimace, followed by a scream.

"ah--"

Lin Li grabbed the finger that his third brother had used to poke his chest and snapped it upwards without hesitation!

The finger instantly bent ninety degrees in the opposite direction. Lin Li flipped his wrist and grabbed his third brother's wrist again, twisting it sharply.

There was another crisp "snap" sound.

Third Brother's wrist was also broken!

But it's not over yet.

Lin Lisong opened his hand and kicked out.

boom!

The third brother flew backward and slammed hard onto the shelf behind him, knocking over a large amount of dog food and canned food.

"puff--"

He lay on the ground, opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of acidic water, in so much pain that he couldn't even scream.

It all happened so fast that no one had time to react.

"Damn it! Do it! Kill him!"

The remaining thugs hesitated for a second, then immediately charged at Lin Li with a roar.

"court death."

Lin Li's eyes turned cold, and he charged straight at the burly man at the front.

boom!

The burly man felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and he was thrown into the air, knocking down the two people behind him.

Lin Li didn't stop moving. He dodged a baseball bat that was being swung at him, grabbed the opponent's arm with his other hand, and stomped on it hard.

Click!

The man's arm was stomped into an inverted V-shape!

"Ah! My hand!"

Screams rang out incessantly. Lin Li didn't use any fancy tricks; every move went straight for the joints and vital points.

"Oh my god!"

Upon seeing this, Li Laogou turned and tried to run away.

"Woof!"

The fourth brother, who had been lying on the ground, finally moved.

It pounced on Li Laogou, who was trying to escape, and bit his calf, tearing at it wildly.

"Ah! Help! The dog is killing someone!"

Li Laogou struggled in pain, trying to kick Lao Si off.

In less than a minute, the seven or eight burly men who had been so aggressive just moments before were all lying on the ground.

The pet store was also left in a mess.

Lin Li walked up to his third brother, stepped on his face, and laughed, "Say what you just said again?"

Third Brother was panting heavily. He never expected that this pretty boy would be so skilled!

"I...I..."

He mumbled something indistinctly, and Lin Li coldly said, "Kneel properly."

After a few seconds of hesitation, the third brother endured the excruciating pain, struggled to his feet, and knelt down in the direction of Gu Xiaomeng and Zhou Juan.

Seeing this, the other thugs also endured the pain and got up, kneeling in a row, creating a spectacular scene.

Gu Xiaomeng and Zhou Juan were completely dumbfounded.

Lin Li turned around, the coldness on his face vanishing instantly, replaced by a gentle expression, and walked towards Gu Xiaomeng: "It's alright, don't be afraid."

In that instant, a hint of resentment flashed across the face of the third brother, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Go to hell!"

He suddenly pulled a switchblade from his lower back, gripped it with his good left hand, and leaped up to stab Lin Li in the back!

"Lin Li!"

Zhou Juan screamed in terror.

Lin Li didn't turn around, but suddenly shifted his body to the side.

But he didn't completely dodge, because Gu Xiaomeng was right in front of him.

If he had dodged completely, the knife could have likely injured Gu Xiaomeng.

Lin Li reached out with his left hand and pulled Gu Xiaomeng into his arms, while his right hand quickly grabbed the wrist of his third brother who was holding the knife and twisted it forcefully.

The blade changes direction.

puff!

The switchblade was plunged into Third Brother's own shoulder!

"ah--"

A few drops of warm liquid splashed onto Gu Xiaomeng's pale face, completely shattering her fragile nerves.

Blood, violence, screams, flashing blades...

These things instantly opened the most terrifying door in the depths of her memory.

On her wedding night, the idiot's狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious) smile, the taste of blood in her mouth as she bit off her ear, and the feeling of weightlessness at the moment of jumping off the building...

All the nightmares overlapped at this moment!

Gu Xiaomeng's pupils dilated instantly, and her body trembled violently.

The next second, her eyes suddenly became empty and lifeless, and she made meaningless "hehe" sounds.

Dissociative identity disorder!

This is a severe stress response caused by extreme panic!

"Xiao Meng!"

Seeing Gu Xiaomeng's condition, Zhou Juan hurriedly exclaimed, "Xiaomeng, what's wrong?!"

Lin Li also noticed that something was wrong with the person in his arms. He looked down and his heart sank.

"Lin...Lin Li?!"

The third brother, stabbed in the shoulder, stared blankly at Lin Li, his voice trembling: "You are... Lin Li?!"

A person's name, a tree's shadow.

The name Lin Li is practically a taboo in Jiangcheng's underworld these days!

The third brother's face turned completely pale, and his crotch was instantly soaked.

If he had known earlier that this person was Lin Li, he wouldn't have dared to come even if he had a hundred lives!

"Master Lin! Master Lin, spare my life! I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness! I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"

The third brother, ignoring the knife on his shoulder, knelt down and began kowtowing and begging for mercy.

The other thugs were even more terrified, lying on the ground trembling, not daring to lift their heads.

Lin Li had no time to pay attention to this bunch of trash.

He looked at Gu Xiaomeng in his arms, who was gripped by extreme fear and was even having difficulty breathing, and a murderous glint flashed across his face.

These bastards actually scared her like this!

Lin Li's knuckles cracked as he clenched his fists, but reason told him that he couldn't kill anyone now.

The stench of blood here is already strong enough; if someone were actually killed, it would likely worsen Gu Xiaomeng's condition.

"roll."

Lin Li forcibly suppressed the violence in his heart and said coldly, "Pay back all the losses, including the previous medical expenses."

"If I ever see you in this area again..."

"Understood! Understood!"

The third brother scrambled to his feet and pulled out his phone, shouting, "I'll pay! I'll pay right now! Double the amount!"

A group of thugs hurriedly scanned the QR code to pay up their money, then scrambled away, not even daring to take the motorcycles with them.

The pet store finally quieted down.

Lin Li released Gu Xiaomeng from his arms and said softly, "Xiaomeng, look at me, it's me, Lin Li, it's alright..."

As he spoke, he reached out to wipe the blood from her face.

Just as Lin Li's hand was about to touch Gu Xiaomeng's cheek, Gu Xiaomeng recoiled as if she had been electrocuted.

Her body trembled uncontrollably, and the expression on her face as she looked at Lin Li was no longer one of trust and joy, but rather one filled with fear and resistance.

Lin Li's hand froze in mid-air.

He suddenly realized how terrifying his actions were for Gu Xiaomeng, a girl who had suffered severe psychological trauma.

"Don't be afraid, I won't touch you."

Lin Li gave a wry smile and took a step back to create a safe distance.

He looked at Zhou Juan, scanned the QR code, and transferred 50,000 yuan to her: "This is to calm your nerves. Those people won't come again, don't worry."

After saying that, he glanced at Gu Xiaomeng, who was silent, and said softly, "Xiaomeng, get some rest."