Subduing Them with Ease

At the supermarket entrance, four eyes met.

Strong malice drew near within his perception. Chen Feng keenly sensed that it all came from the two men before him.

Then, perhaps because they noticed he was here too,

the two men's eyes flickered with brief surprise.

What followed was an unexpected scene.

Crash!

One of them yanked down the supermarket's rolling shutter, forcibly cutting off the inside from the outside.

The loud commotion drew Aunt Zhang over from the shelves, where she had been arranging merchandise. She was still holding two cans of yellow peaches.

"Xiaofeng, why did you suddenly close—"

Before she could finish, Aunt Zhang's face turned pale, and she froze in place.

The reason became clear as she looked over.

After shutting the rolling shutter, the two men in masks and baseball caps suddenly pulled out two spring knives from their waists.

One guarded the shutter entrance and pointed at Chen Feng, while the other walked toward Aunt Zhang.

"Hurry up and get the money! Move it!"

The vicious voice rang out. Chen Feng found it somewhat familiar, as though he had heard it somewhere before.

Thud!

A can of yellow peaches fell to the floor, leaving a dent in its metal casing.

Someone was robbing the supermarket!

Aunt Zhang, standing among the shelves, trembled all over, her face pale.

When she saw one of them point a knife at her and approach with a threatening gesture for silence,

her legs shook even harder. She lost her balance and fell to the floor.

"If you want to live, don't call the police."

"Behave yourself. Put all the money in."

The man in the baseball cap at the register continued urging and threatening him as he placed a Red Plastic Bag in front of Chen Feng.

There were no other customers in the supermarket. With the rolling shutter closed, no one outside had clearly noticed anything unusual.

Expressionless, Chen Feng felt somewhat irritated.

With the blade pointed at him, he did as instructed and pulled open the cash drawer.

There was quite a bit of loose cash inside, mostly five- and ten-yuan bills, though there were also plenty of fifties and hundreds.

Altogether, it was probably two or three thousand yuan.

"Hurry!"

"Don't you fucking try anything!"

The man at the register was getting anxious, and his tone was extremely irritable.

As he spoke, he even deliberately smacked Chen Feng on the head as a warning.

Chen Feng's movements paused. He raised his eyes and looked at him.

"What the fuck are you looking at?"

"The money! I told you to get the money!"

"And the cigarettes behind you. Tian Hua, Lotus, Chong Jiu—grab as many cartons as you can, hurry up!"

The man pointed his spring knife at him, and Chen Feng glanced toward the shelves from the corner of his eye.

Aunt Zhang was trembling all over, repeatedly shaking her head slightly at him with pleading eyes, as though urging him not to act rashly.

As for the other man, seeing that she had no ability to resist, he simply went to grab several large packs of betel nut.

"Fuck, what are you standing there staring at?"

"Believe me, I'll stab you right now?"

Seeing Chen Feng stop moving with the money in hand, the man at the register looked impatient and cursed angrily.

The spring knife swayed back and forth as if he wanted to teach Chen Feng a lesson.

Rustle, rustle.

Chen Feng put a large handful of bills into the paper bag. The knife-wielding man watched, his expression easing as excitement seemed to rise in his eyes.

"The cigarettes too!"

"Hurry up and give them to—"

Click!

A sudden sound rang out!

Before the knife-wielding man could finish speaking, his wrist suddenly hurt. Looking down, he saw that Chen Feng had tightly gripped the wrist holding the spring knife.

Their eyes met, and a cold gleam flashed.

"Calling me 'daddy' this and 'mommy' that—"

"Have I spoiled you too much?"

Bang!

!!

As his cold words fell, Chen Feng yanked downward. His 8.9 Strength attribute erupted in full, slamming the other party's hand onto the register counter.

The spring knife was jolted from his hand, and Mask Man's expression changed drastically.

Before he could resist, a large hand reached out and grabbed his head.

Then it smashed his head into the metal countertop of the register.

Bang!!

A dull sound echoed as the metal surface of the register slightly caved in.

The baseball cap flew off, the figure passed out, and the supermarket fell into instant silence.

"Fuck!"

Seeing this, the other man cursed. His gaze hesitated, but in the end, he threw away the betel nut and charged over with his spring knife.

"Let him go!"

All bark and no bite.

Chen Feng's gaze remained calm. Ignoring the man who had been knocked unconscious, he braced one hand on the register counter and vaulted over it.

The spring knife stabbed viciously toward him. He twisted his body aside, and the instincts of Sanshou Proficiency surfaced.

Whoosh!

The blade brushed past his shoulder, and his eyes turned colder.

Without hesitation, he threw a fierce punch.

Thud!!

His fist struck the man's chin, sending a tooth flying along with blood.

The figure staggered backward, crashed into a shelf, and fell to the floor, instantly knocked out.

The clattering sound of falling goods rang out. Aunt Zhang, slumped on the floor nearby, stared wide-eyed in shock.

Her eyes widened as she looked over. His sturdy frame cast a shadow beneath the lights, and he picked up the fallen can of yellow peaches again.

The familiar yet unfamiliar young man extended a hand toward her, his tone calm as he said,

"Call the police, Aunt Zhang."

More than half an hour later.

People from the Security Bureau and the supermarket manager, Liu Fang, arrived one after another.

The rolling shutter was raised. The two criminals sat facing away with their heads lowered, their hands and feet bound with white zip ties.

Aunt Zhang's face was still pale, and she had yet to regain consciousness. She merely silently returned the fallen goods to their places.

The sturdy young man beside her remained expressionless, but after everyone present understood what had happened and watched the surveillance footage, they could not help looking at him a few more times.

"Impressive."

"Young man, you must have trained in Sanshou, right?"

The Security Bureau staff admired Chen Feng somewhat. Hearing this, he nodded lightly in response.

Beside him, Liu Fang wore a complicated expression. Only after confirming that neither Chen Feng nor Aunt Zhang had been hurt did she finally let out a sigh of relief.

"These two are repeat offenders. They have plenty of priors."

"One is called Huang Hu, and the other is Zhou Xiaoshan."

One of the Security Bureau officers was Xiang Jianjun, a middle-aged man in his forties.

After briefly operating the smart wristband on his hand, he quickly found the identities and criminal records of the two criminals.

Chen Feng was not surprised by this, because once their masks were removed, he recognized the two men.

They were the thugs he had encountered in the alleyway that day, except their leader, Zhao Jin, was missing.

"Officer, how will they be dealt with afterward?" Liu Fang asked from the side.

"They'll go to prison."

"Robbery and intentional assault are serious crimes in our Chi Kingdom. Even though it was attempted, they'll get at least three to five years."

Xiang Zhihua explained. Liu Fang and Aunt Zhang both visibly relaxed upon hearing this.

Only Chen Feng glanced outside the supermarket window.

It was nearly midnight now, with few pedestrians and vehicles on the road.

However, he recalled that these two thugs had always followed their leader, Zhao Jin.

He did not know whether today's incident had anything to do with that man.

With that in mind, he took the initiative to mention it to Xiang Jianjun, lest they miss a clue.

"Alright. I'll interrogate these two further later. If there's anything, I'll let you know."

"That's it. The statements are finished, and I'll take these two away. If you have any further issues, you can contact me."

Xiang Jianjun nodded and did not linger.

After giving a few simple instructions, he soon left with another Security Bureau officer, escorting the two thugs away.

"Xiaofeng, you worked hard today! You did very well!"

"I knew I hadn't misjudged you!"

After seeing the Security Bureau personnel off, Liu Fang quickly returned and lavished Chen Feng with praise.

"I've already spoken with the boss. We'll first give you two thousand yuan in cash as a reward."

"Also, we'll upgrade your employee card. From now on, you'll get a thirty percent discount on all purchases."

"What do you think?"

"Thank you, Sister Liu."

Chen Feng nodded lightly. Naturally, he would not complain about having more money.

Before long, his phone notified him of a transfer, and it was also time for him to get off work.

"Go on, go home and get some good rest."

"You're our great hero today."

Liu Fang said with a smile, her eyes full of admiration whenever she looked at Chen Feng.

Without saying anything more, Chen Feng nodded lightly.

Before long, he suppressed his stray thoughts, turned, and headed home.