"What happened?"
Li Yan looked at Liu San on the ground and asked.
"It was my fault..."
Sha LiFei's expression was grim. "I went to buy information. Afterward, I foolishly asked one more question and learned that this kid hadn't fled with the money. He'd simply exposed his wealth and been robbed by his companions."
"I thought I'd go save him and retrieve the money while I was at it. Who would've thought I'd accidentally stumble upon something ugly? I'm afraid I've brought trouble upon us..."
"It has nothing to do with you!"
Lu San suddenly spoke in a muffled voice from beside him. "I was the one who couldn't hold back and attacked first. Don't blame Old Sha."
The two were clearly scrambling to shoulder the blame.
Li Yan was somewhat surprised, then laughed helplessly. "Old Sha, San Er, do you really think I, Li Yan, am afraid of trouble?"
"We're brothers. Even if we punch a hole through the sky, we'll bear it together. What's there to fear?"
"Tell me. What exactly happened?"
Only then did Sha LiFei speak. "I received word that this kid had been robbed by the other members of the West Traveling Beggar Gang. They were at the Broken Temple South of the City."
"When we got there, quite a few Evil Beggars were entrenched inside. San Er and I used a few little tricks to lure them away, then entered the cellar to rescue him."
"Who would've thought that gang was also trafficking children? There were over a hundred children locked inside, all drugged unconscious..."
"We decided to finish what we'd started and slaughtered the whole gang, then notified the neighbors to report it to the authorities."
Li Yan smiled. "That's a good deed."
Sha LiFei's expression turned ugly. "I used firearms."
"Worse,