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Lu Bai crouched on the windowsill, Observe in secret.

Brother Shrimp wandered aimlessly through the streets, clearly in a dazed and confused state.

As mentioned before, in places like Chikan Bay, crime is the norm.

The way Brother Shrimp behaves naturally makes him an easy target for people.

The two men squatting at the alley entrance smoking noticed Brother Shrimp, exchanged a glance, and then got up and walked towards Brother Shrimp.

Brother Shrimp wobbled to his feet, walked around the trash can, and continued on his way.

But upon closer inspection, one will find that his gaze is unfocused, like that of a walking corpse.

This meant that the two men with malicious intentions didn't need to deliberately cause trouble; they could simply stand in Brother Shrimp's path and wait for him to run into them.

That is indeed the case.

Brother Shrimp bumped headfirst into the chest of one of the burly men, causing himself to slump to the ground.

He shook his head, barely managing to refocus his gaze. "I'm sorry."

After instinctively apologizing, Brother Shrimp prepared to get up and continue walking.

However, the burly man had no intention of letting him off so easily, and suddenly reached out and grabbed his neck.

"What? You think just saying sorry is enough? There's no such thing as a free lunch."

The burly man had a strong grip, tightly squeezing Brother Shrimp's neck, causing his face to gradually turn red.

Brother Shrimp's eyes also turned red.

It wasn't about feeling wronged or afraid, but rather an unusual anger.

He made a hoarse sound as he pounded his fists against the burly man's hand that was gripping his neck.

"Oh, you're quite stubborn."

After all, with his neck being choked and unable to breathe, Brother Shrimp's attack couldn't really have any effect on the burly man.

The burly man even had time to wink at his companion, and the two burst into laughter.

The burly man laughed for a while, then threw Brother Shrimp to the ground before he suffocated and fainted.

The two men surrounded Brother Shrimp, one in front and one behind. The burly man pulled up his trouser leg, slowly squatted down, and casually slapped Brother Shrimp's face twice.

Brother Shrimp's eyes were bloodshot, and he was coughing violently, still not recovered from the suffocating feeling.

Seeing this, the burly man said without any hesitation, "Little green-haired guy, you bumped into me and it hurts a lot. Luckily, we're both in a good mood today. How about this, you just pay me ten or twenty thousand, and I'll consider this matter over."

Brother Shrimp covered his neck and took two deep breaths like a broken bellows.

Having barely recovered, he immediately glared fiercely at the burly man.

"Cough! Cough... You're dreaming! You think you can hit me, Ma Qingyun, with a bamboo pole?"

The burly man and his companion exchanged a glance, and the companion asked in a low voice, "Where are you from?"

"Go ask around on Heping Branch Road, who doesn't know you, Brother Ma?"

Brother Shrimp tried to intimidate the two men with his self-proclaimed title, and his expression was quite fierce.

Unfortunately, he did not succeed.

"Little Ma? Never heard of him."

The two burly men were not frightened at all; on the contrary, they breathed a sigh of relief.

They were genuinely worried that this impromptu act of extortion might provoke some powerful figures in Chikan Bay, who might then have to kill Brother Shrimp to silence him.

Now that they know Brother Shrimp is just an unknown nobody, they naturally no longer worry about any retaliation.

"You almost scared me to death. Looks like we'll have to raise the compensation a bit more, otherwise it won't be enough to make up for our emotional distress."

As the burly man finished speaking, he was about to smile and look at his companion.

But as he looked up, he was startled to see Lu Bai, who had appeared behind his companion at some point.

What terrified him most was the pistol in Lu Bai's hand, and the dark muzzle was gradually moving towards his companion's temple.

In a moment of desperation, the burly man stretched out his palm.

"Careful..."

Bang!

With a smile on his face, Lu Bai pulled the trigger.

The burly man's companion developed a bloody hole in his temple and collapsed on the spot.

"You fucking!"

The burly man made a move to get up in anger.

However, Lu Bai did not give the burly man that chance; his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

When he reappeared, his palm was already on the burly man's forehead, and he slammed the man's head heavily onto the ground.

After a dull, teeth-grinding thud, the burly man's consciousness faded considerably.

Lu Bai moved his right hand down and locked the burly man's throat, causing him to suffocate instantly and become unable to speak.

"Then let me ask you, where do you guys go?"

Lu Bai knelt on one knee, holding a gun in one hand and tightly gripping the burly man's throat with the other.

"Ha, looks like a tough nut to crack. Well then, I'll have to grant your wish."

He laughed and increased the pressure on the man's hands, and the burly man immediately began to swing his arms wildly, struggling fiercely.

It was all for naught; a moment later, the burly man's eyes rolled back, and he suffocated to death.

Brother Shrimp: "Huh?" Is it possible that if you choked him, he wouldn't be able to speak at all?

The last sentence, Brother Shrimp only dared to say in his heart at this moment.

He was lying between the two men, so he knew perfectly well what had just happened.

After watching the whole thing, Brother Shrimp was completely dumbfounded. He was so shocked that he even opened his mouth involuntarily.

He never expected that Lu Bai would be the one to come to his rescue, and he certainly never imagined that this seemingly harmless pretty boy would be so skilled.

The contrast is too stark.

In particular, the calmness with which Lu Bai fired the gun without even blinking gave Brother Shrimp an extreme sense of horror and lingering fear.

How many people had to be killed to make things so calm?

Thinking back on his previous attitude towards Lu Bai, Brother Shrimp couldn't help but feel a sense of relief, as if he had just escaped a disaster.

But then, a strong hope arose in his heart, and it became unstoppable.

"Lu..."

"Lu Bai," Lu Bai kindly reminded him.

"Oh, Bai... Brother Bai."

Brother Shrimp, or rather Ma Qingyun, staggered and knelt before Lu Bai: "Please help me, please! Please save Sister Shrimp! Only you can help us now!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bai raised an eyebrow.

"What's the meaning?"

Brother Shrimp was very emotional, and his storytelling was fragmented.

However, Lu Bai still managed to understand the gist of it.

"You mean, a group of people broke into the store and kidnapped her?"

He casually pulled Brother Shrimp up from the ground and calmly checked again. "This is a bit strange, isn't it? What about the social welfare groups over there? Didn't they step in to stop it?"

"I've spoken to Master Ma... Ma Anguo. This group has a lot of influence; that old man wouldn't dare to mess with them."

Brother Shrimp clenched his fists, his face filled with resentment.

If it weren't for Lu Bai's formidable performance giving him hope, he would have been prepared to go and die alone.

Is that so?

Lu Bai nodded thoughtfully.

Putting aside how absurd this case of forcibly abducting a woman is, the timing of it all seems far too coincidental, doesn't it?