Headstrong

Zhou Zhi's half-finished words were immediately crushed back down by the immense force of that hand.

He himself was lifted into the air by that same tremendous strength.

"You—"

Zhou Zhi stared wide-eyed in shock at the harmless-looking young man before him.

Completely bewildered.

Yet the young man merely gave him a faint grin before, with a crack, snapping his neck in one grip.

Looking at Zhou Zhi, who had died with his eyes still open,

Xu Qing put his clothes back on and sighed. "You really let someone get this close to you without any guard up. Just how careless are you about the line of work you're in?"

Shaking his head, he finished dressing, put on his mask, and headed toward the women's changing room.

After entering the yoga studio in disguise,

Xu Qing could have simply rushed into the changing room and killed Zhou Zhi.

But considering the commotion that might have caused,

he was afraid of alerting the other target, so he could only take the risk of doing it this way.

He entered the changing room as a new trainee to lower Zhou Zhi's guard.

Then he launched a close-range surprise attack.

Now, it seemed the results had been excellent.

The other man had clearly been fooled by Xu Qing's little "performance," lowering his vigilance as a result.

As for the remaining woman, there was no need to go through so much trouble.

After confirming that she was still changing in the locker room, Xu Qing charged straight inside.

The moment he entered, he saw Xu Fengjiao dressing, her upper body bare.

She had never expected someone to suddenly burst into the changing room.

And by the time she reacted,

Xu Qing had already driven a kick into her chest, sending Xu Fengjiao flying.

Xu Fengjiao let out a miserable cry and slammed hard into the changing room wall. Blood immediately spilled from her nose and mouth.

"Wait! Wait!"

Seeing Xu Qing stride toward her without a word, Xu Fengjiao immediately shouted.

"Last words?" Xu Qing asked in surprise.

Xu Fengjiao hurriedly raised her hands. "Big brother, is there some misunderstanding between us? My father is from the County Government Hall—"

Before she could finish, the woman who had been sitting on the floor suddenly sprang up.

She somehow produced a cold, gleaming dagger and viciously stabbed it toward Xu Qing's chest!

She actually intended to make one final desperate counterattack before dying!

But before her dagger could reach Xu Qing, he slapped her hard and sent her flying.

Not to mention that she was badly injured right now, with both her reactions and strength diminished.

Even if she had been at her peak, a sneak attack like this would not necessarily have done anything to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing watched as Xu Fengjiao lost her balance and was about to fall to the floor.

So he stepped forward,

grabbed her by the hair,

and violently smashed her head into the changing room's hard concrete floor!

Splat!

Even the skull, the hardest bone in the human body, could not withstand Xu Qing's blow.

With just one impact, Xu Fengjiao's head was smashed to pulp.

Click.

Xu Qing stood up and took a photo with his phone.

Then he went to the men's changing room.

Click.

After leaving behind evidence that could confirm both of their identities, he armed himself again and quickly departed.

For the half hour after Xu Qing assassinated the two of them,

no one in the yoga studio noticed what had happened.

It was not until forty minutes later, when a trainee came to change clothes,

that people discovered the couple dead in the changing rooms.

Only then did they call the police.

As for Xu Qing,

he had long since driven out of 0122 County and headed for the company located on the outskirts.

After returning to the dormitory, Xu Qing dropped onto his bed and went straight to sleep.

This was also his favorite way of resting and recovering after every battle.

Early the next morning,

just after Xu Qing got up, he received a call from his new supervisor.

A batch of privately customized A-grade Combat Suits from Celestial God Company had run into problems with the order for certain reasons.

Although they had found a new partner to discuss cooperation with,

they needed to introduce the production process for the Combat Suits and make some modifications to the details.

The accompanying craftsmen were not good with words.

So his new supervisor decided to have the youngest one, Xu Qing, accompany the team and introduce the products and processes to the client.

This counted as a business trip, so there would naturally be an allowance.

Upon hearing that the allowance was one thousand yuan a day, Xu Qing agreed without hesitation.

Though he was now a hidden millionaire,

the path of martial arts ahead still required even more "money."

He had to cherish every bit of "income."

After making some brief preparations,

at ten in the morning,

Xu Qing boarded a Celestial God Company vehicle and headed for 0122 County.

This time, the company had directly assigned two Third-Order Martial Artists to protect the craftsmen.

The journey went smoothly, and they arrived at the county hotel by noon.

Since someone was leading this business trip, Xu Qing naturally did not need to worry about anything.

So after chatting with his coworkers for a while, Xu Qing went out to look around as soon as they arrived.

The formal negotiations would not begin until tomorrow morning, so he took the opportunity to explore.

He also planned to ask around about the impact caused by yesterday's incident.

But Xu Qing had not expected

that the moment he stepped out of the hotel, he would be stopped by a group of people in front of an alley.

"Hm?" Seeing that there were many of them, each with a strong and agile build, Xu Qing paused. "What is it?"

One of them asked Xu Qing, "Brother, I saw you come out of Mingtang Hotel. Are you from Celestial God Company?"

"That's right." Xu Qing nodded without hiding it. "Do you need something?"

He was curious what these people intended by stopping him in the street.

"Oh, good. Take him away!" The man's expression darkened, and he waved his hand.

Xu Qing had not expected

that after seeing him nod in confirmation, they would immediately call for the people around them to tie him up and take him away.

They were utterly lawless, treating the law as if it were nothing!

Yet when the group surrounded Xu Qing,

he simply stood where he was and watched them calmly.

There was not the slightest fear on his face, nor any hint of panic.

He merely watched the people closing in on him.

This sight made the pupils of a scruffy middle-aged man in the crowd contract. He then shouted, "Stop!"

The man strode roughly to the front of the crowd and laughed. "Damn it, you idiots, can't you talk to someone properly? Do you have to start with violence?!"

The man was Li Bao, a hall master of the Hunting Tiger Gang and a trusted confidant of the gang leader, Li Hu.

Hearing him, the group immediately stopped.

The man walked up to Xu Qing, shoved several subordinates aside, and said to Xu Qing with a grin, "Little brother, sorry about that. I'm Li Bao. My men aren't very educated, so they offended you."

Xu Qing did not care at all. "It's fine."

The man smiled and nodded. "Here's the thing. Our boss would like to invite someone from your company over to discuss the Combat Suit order. Could you talk it over with your coworkers? See whether you have time?"

"No time." Xu Qing was rather curious about these people's identities and methods. If they did not make a move, he would not be able to see what they were about.

So he simply refused bluntly.

Hearing Xu Qing's words, Li Bao's face darkened. "Hey, brother, I'm talking to you politely here. Don't fail to appreciate kindness."

But he had not expected Xu Qing to act like an inexperienced hothead and say, "So what if I don't? You dare hit me right here on the street?"

Li Bao opened his mouth, not expecting this kid to really be so headstrong.

Wasn't he afraid of dying?

Damn it.

Li Bao really did not dare to forcibly seize someone in the middle of the street.

He had only meant to scare him.

As long as he could make this kid's legs go weak, he could do whatever he wanted.

But this guy was completely unfazed. What the hell was he supposed to do now?

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