Sawing Your Head Off

"If you know what's good for you, leave what you're holding and what you're carrying on your backs. I won't make things difficult for you. Put down your things and go wherever you please."

The leader held a large saber in his hand.

It was the longest blade among the group, looking like it was previously used for cutting watermelons.

The others held sticks, shovels, and similar items, half-surrounding the three and eyeing them menacingly.

Big Brother Zhang swung his saber as he spoke, "If you're stubborn and force me to expend some effort to snatch your things, then none of you three will be walking out of here standing today!"

As he spoke, he gave a look to the person beside him.

The person understood immediately. Several people raised their weapons and slowly approached Gu Mian and the other two.

Seeing them closing in, Fatty looked at Gu Mian anxiously.

Gu Mian, however, was calm and unhurried, saying nothing and making no move.

Seeing that the three didn't seem to know what was good for them, Big Brother Zhang frowned, "Looks like they're a tough nut to crack..."

But as soon as he finished speaking, Gu Mian, standing in the middle, suddenly made a move that seemed to show a lack of spirit.

He suddenly moved, then took down a large guitar-like package from his back and placed it on the ground.

Big Brother Zhang narrowed his eyes slightly at this action, "Did your brain suddenly open up, and you're ready to directly offer your things to me?"

But immediately, he realized things weren't as simple as he thought.

The doctor in the white coat, standing in the middle, squatted down and quickly unzipped the large package containing the guitar.

But inside wasn't a guitar at all, but a monstrously huge, terrifying chainsaw. They watched in disbelief as the doctor reached in and pulled it out.

"What the fuck!" Seeing this massive weapon appear, Wang Xiaolong, who was closest to Gu Mian, trembled, and his hammer almost hit his own foot.

As if seeing such a huge and terrifying chainsaw for the first time, even the leader, Big Brother Zhang, was stunned.

But he quickly recovered, stepping back slightly, staring warily at the three people in front of him. After a moment of hesitation, he gave the order, "We retreat!"

He didn't even need to give the order; the people beside him were already scared and running away at the sight of such a terrifying thing.

They all backed away facing Gu Mian, seemingly afraid the doctor would suddenly rush forward and saw through their backs.

In TV shows, if normal people encounter robbers and successfully drive them away, they usually say four words—"Don't pursue a defeated enemy."

Wild grass cannot be completely eradicated; it grows again with the spring breeze. If you can't kill them all, pursuing them might bring trouble upon yourself.

But life isn't a TV show, and Gu Mian isn't a normal person.

He held the huge chainsaw in his hand and stared at the dozen or so people slowly retreating, "You seem to have misunderstood."

The retreating people paused slightly, and Big Brother Zhang looked up at Gu Mian in surprise.

The chainsaw in the doctor's hand had already been activated, emitting a roaring sound like a motorcycle, particularly piercing in the dark night.

He stood on the supermarket steps and smiled.

"I didn't intend to play a game with you where we each take a step back and no one bothers the other—"

"If you know what's good for you, leave everything valuable and worthless on you, and I'll spare your dog lives. If you're stubborn and try to run, then run fast and don't let me catch you, or I'll saw your head off."

The night suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Big Brother Zhang's eyes widened as he looked at the doctor smiling gleefully above, "You ungrateful bastard, threatening me now? You really think you're fearless just because you have a saw? Pfft!"

He seemed about to say more, but Wang Xiaolong beside him stopped him, "Big Brother, forget it, forget it. If we fight, neither side will benefit. Big Brother, don't forget things are different now."

In the past, if you got injured in a street fight, you'd go to the hospital, recover, and walk away.

But now it was different.

Hospitals were shut down, medicine was hard to find, injuries were difficult to heal, and the world was chaotic. Sometimes getting injured was equivalent to a death sentence.

Now, even doctors, who were usually called angels in white, were walking the streets with chainsaws.

Wang Xiaolong thought this as he looked up at Gu Mian, "Doctor brother, let's talk this through properly. We've both taken a step back, you can't just hold onto this so tightly, can you?"

Gu Mian rubbed his chin, "It doesn't seem like I'm the one who asked you to surround this place in the middle of the night."

Wang Xiaolong was choked.

After a few seconds, he found his voice again, adding a hint of threat, "It seems this doctor is unforgiving. Fine, let me make it clear, our Big Brother's retreat wasn't because he thought he couldn't beat you, but to avoid his brothers getting hurt. It's not that he thinks he can't beat you."

As he spoke, he glanced at the two people next to Gu Mian.

"There are only three of you, and only you have a chainsaw. We have over a dozen people here, all armed. It's not certain who would win if we actually fought."

"Besides, this saw doesn't look light. At most, you'll injure a few of us and then lose your strength. Do you think we'll let you go then? We'll end up taking all your things anyway. It's better to take a step back now. You take your things, and we'll all walk away unharmed. It's good for both sides."

After speaking, he stared intently at Gu Mian, waiting for the doctor's response.

In fact, Wang Xiaolong knew that with such a terrifying electric drill, a fight wouldn't just result in a few injuries.

Their group was like a pile of loose sand; no one would risk their lives when danger struck. If a fight broke out, most of them would probably turn and run.

His words were just an attempt to scare the doctor into retreating.

Unexpectedly, this doctor was smarter than he imagined and didn't fall for it.

Gu Mian slightly raised the chainsaw in his hand, "You don't need to worry about that..."

"When I was seven, three Tibetan Mastiffs chased me for eight blocks. When I was twelve, my house caught fire, and I carried a big box from the ninth floor all the way down to the ground. When I was sixteen, I carried my dying math teacher for five kilometers on a mountain road in the middle of the night."

"So you don't need to worry about me not being able to carry the chainsaw. I can."

The group of people in front of him broke out in a cold sweat. The first two stories were somewhat believable, but the one about carrying the math teacher was questionable.

Fatty swallowed hard and looked at Chu Changge, who showed no reaction, beside him. "Doctor Gu... did he kill his math teacher?"

Chu Changge glanced at him, then nodded slightly. "Yeah, I was in the same class as him back then."

Gu Mian stepped off the stairs and walked towards the people in front of him.

As he got closer...

No one knew who started it, but a figure at the very back trembled slightly, then turned and ran.

His running was like lighting a firecracker in a pile of them; the others exploded and scattered, turning to flee.

Wang Xiaolong certainly wasn't going to continue arguing with Gu Mian here. He spun around abruptly and ran with all his might, trying to get away from the terrifying chainsaw.

After running a considerable distance, he cautiously looked back and realized his boss had fallen behind at some point.

Now, his boss was being held in the doctor's hand like a chick, the doctor holding the chainsaw.