I revived the Demonic Sect in North America

"What a wonderful gift! What was that sound?!"

"Who the hell is masturbating in this store?!"

Several patrons near the bar were startled by the sudden loud noise and blue light.

Two unlucky middle school students visiting Alice's Bar for the first time mistook the police for teenagers arrested for alcoholism.

So frightened, he knocked over the beer glass in his hand.

It's important to know that the United States is different from the East Coast; in 2010, New York State strictly prohibited minors under the age of 21 from drinking alcohol.

If caught, they will face hefty fines, as well as long periods of mandatory alcohol rehabilitation and community service.

Everyone turned to look behind the bar.

Kevin reacted quickly; he stood up abruptly, his face instantly filled with an apologetic smile.

At the same time, he gently kicked Li Ang, who was still squatting, signaling him to hide the things.

"Hey! Hey! Relax, guys!"

Kevin raised his hands and loudly reassured him:

"Relax! Relax! Nothing happened! It's all my fault! This damn new electronic cigarette lighter I bought, son of a bitch, the quality is terrible!"

As he spoke, he solemnly pulled an ordinary plastic lighter from under the bar counter.

I pressed the buttons twice in my hand, and sparks flew out.

"See that? Bad connection! I almost got an electric shock in the balls! Oh shit, that damn manufacturer deserves to go to hell!"

The drinkers were skeptical.

A bearded man wearing a trucker's hat squinted suspiciously and asked:

"A cigarette lighter? Really, Kevin? That sounds pretty loud."

"you do not say!"

Kevin slapped the bar and said in an exaggerated expression:

"This is the cheap stuff from Tokyo University! Those who know, know. The bastard who bought it last time told me it was some kind of super arc generator, I fucking thought it could be used as a stun gun! And this is it? It almost burned my finger!"

Kevin's acting skills have been honed to perfection through his long experience as Li Ang's wingman.

This banter was so natural and seamless.

Combined with the good relationships he had built up in the bar, he quickly eased the tense atmosphere in the bar.

The drinkers laughed and joked upon hearing this.

"Come on, Kevin, your fingers aren't worth as much as this broken cigarette lighter!"

"Next time you buy some cigarette accessories, remember to go to Jackson's Hardware Store. Old Jack is a true populist; he never sells this kind of junk imported from Dongda University!"

"Get rid of that junk right now! Treating your poor old customers to a drink to calm their nerves is the real deal!"

"Dream on, you bunch of vampires!"

Kevin laughed and cursed back, then casually took two clean glasses from under the counter, quickly filled them with the cheapest draft beer, and handed them to the two unlucky middle school students who had just been frightened.

They immediately received sincere thanks from the two men, who vowed to only drink at Alice Bar from now on.

Kevin smiled smugly, then returned to the bar, raised his beer mug, and shouted loudly to the crowd:

"To my broken cigarette holder, to your courage in not being scared away, and to my two new drinking buddies from junior high in the South District! Cheers!"

Everyone responded enthusiastically, raising their glasses in unison:

"Cheers!"

The drinkers cheered, their attention returning to the cheap liquor on the table and their boasting.

Kevin breathed a sigh of relief, then bent down and chuckled in a low voice to Li Ang:

"See? This thing works pretty well, no less effective than those small-caliber firearms, and the liability is minimal if something goes wrong. How about that, buddy, I've been pretty good to you, haven't I?"

While Kevin was calling out to everyone, Li Ang had already wrapped the Taser Persuader back in oilcloth.

Upon hearing this, he sincerely said to Kevin:

"Thanks, Kevin. This thing really exceeded my expectations."

Kevin, thinking the matter was finally over, breathed a sigh of relief, forcefully pressed the oilcloth wrapping into Li Ang's hand, and said impatiently:

"Quickly put it away. You're absolutely safe now. If you get into any trouble and things get dangerous, you'd better get out of here and stop wandering around outside. Fiona is still waiting for you to come home safely!"

Li Ang accepted the oilcloth package, shook his head, and said:

No, that's not enough.

Kevin's smile froze for a moment.

He squinted, looking at Li Wen with disbelief, as if he doubted that he had misheard:

"No, kid, what did you just say?"

"I said, having this Taser alone is not enough."

Li Ang placed the oilcloth bundle on the ground and calmly spread his hands, saying:

"The Taser Persuader has too short an effective attack range, is too slow to fire, and has too obvious sound and light effects, making it easy to spot. I still need a pistol more."

Kevin frowned, pulled Li Ang further into the corner, and said in a low, angry voice:

"Hey kid, are your ears just for show? I've been talking to you for so long, my mouth is dry! Yes, I do have connections to get guns, but I've taken out every loan I could for this run-down shop, my credit record is a complete mess! I don't have hundreds or thousands of dollars in cash for you to play with!"

He clutched his head in anguish and said helplessly:

"Or do you want me to borrow money from that cripple Louis at exorbitant interest rates? You know, at my current rate of income, I can't even pay the interest! Those guys will probably tear my kneecaps off!"

Li Ang remained unmoved and calmly said:

"I didn't tell you to borrow money from loan sharks."

Kevin got a little anxious and couldn't control his voice for a moment:

"So what the hell do you want? You want to borrow money from loan sharks yourself? What's the difference between that and me borrowing money? Do you think I'd just stand by and do nothing when you're being chased by Crippled Louis?!"

Kevin's voice was a bit loud, which once again drew the attention of the Russian girl with big headlights next to him.

He quickly forced a fake smile, suppressed his anger, and chatted idly with the Russian girl for a few moments to brush her off.

Then he abruptly turned back, stared at Li Ang, and lowered his voice to say:

"Listen, Li Ang, I don't know what trouble you've gotten yourself into, but..."

Kevin's words came to an abrupt end.

Because Li Ang grabbed Kevin's hand directly, took out five banknotes from his pocket, and slapped them lightly onto Kevin's hand.

Those were five brand-new 100-yuan bills that had just been withdrawn from the ATM.

The printed image of Franklin on the paper looked blindingly green under the dim lights of the bar.

Kevin's eyes widened in surprise.

He glanced at the money, then at Li Ang, his Adam's apple bobbing, and his voice dry as he said:

"Hey, where the hell did you get these big denomination banknotes?"

"I've already said, if you believe me, don't ask any more questions."

As Li Ang spoke, he pulled a China Merchants Bank debit card from his pocket and gently patted it onto Kevin's hand:

"Here's a thousand. The password is six eights. You can take as much money as you want from the card. If it's not enough, I can get more from school tomorrow."

Kevin was completely speechless.

After a long silence, Kevin finally spoke with difficulty:

"Are you absolutely certain you want this gun?"

"It's absolutely necessary."

Li Ang nodded calmly and said:

"This is very important to me."