"Ha ha! You want to protect them? Can you afford to?" Old Man Wang glared with both eyes bulging, pointing his large hand at me. His cheeks trembled with fury, while the rainwater running down him seemed to steam. He looked terrifying.
The thugs around us began striking the ground with iron rods. The clanging rhythm was like war drums, making everyone shiver.
Han Shanshan, Huo Dadong, and the other police officers all changed expressions when they saw this. Without realizing it, they surrounded me in the middle.
Nowadays, people involved in the underworld commonly kept firearms hidden. The detectives were all afraid someone might suddenly fire a concealed shot. How vicious.
"Brother Wang, why get angry with a junior? He didn't come here specifically to challenge you. He just wants to see how Ah Heng is doing. Look at you blocking the way here—how can this matter go anywhere? You wouldn't want that either, would you, old brother?" Lin Feiyu stepped forward to smooth things over, indirectly placing himself between Old Man Wang and me.
"Good, interesting. A kid who suddenly appeared out of nowhere actually dares challenge me, Wang Cheng? I'd like to see whether he can enter through this door—and whether he can still get back out!" Old Man Wang sneered, glaring fixedly at me.
As soon as Wang Cheng finished speaking, the surroundings fell terrifyingly silent. The thugs stopped striking their rods, and we could hear only the patter of rain.
I glanced at the morgue door, unsure what the old man meant. Could it already be extremely dangerous inside?
"You are my little apple, no matter how much I love you, it's never enough...;...;" Just as the scene had grown utterly quiet, my phone rang.
That ringtone nearly made everyone around us collapse.
Embarrassed, I