His miserable, rolling-on-the-ground appearance—and the fact that he had stopped right in front of the electronic handcuffs he'd knocked away.
Xu Laosan felt Qin Annian was humiliating him in front of everyone!
In an instant.
His eyes turned bloodshot!
It was the anger that came from blood rushing to his head after his pride had taken a hit.
In short—
He'd lost it.
He'd thrown all his reservations to the back of his mind.
Now.
Xu Laosan had only one thought.
He would get back the face Qin Annian had trampled underfoot!
"Roar!"
He bellowed in fury and scrambled up from the ground.
He no longer held anything back.
He sprang to his feet, his body steaming with heat.
The veins stood out on both his hands.
Boom!
Moving even faster than before, Xu Laosan swung both hands down at Qin Annian.
Watching Xu Laosan, who seemed to have lost his reason, Qin Annian gave a slight nod.
In his eyes—
There was even a hint of satisfaction!
"I'm a soldier."
"He's a thief."
Soldiers catching thieves was only right and proper.
As for humiliation and the like, Xu Laosan was simply making a drama out of it himself.
In Qin Annian's view—
Confirming his suspicions and taking Xu Laosan down were far more important.
"This can end now."
Even though Xu Laosan's mind was filled with rage, and all he could think about was "crippling Qin Annian"—
When he heard those quiet words,
A flicker of bewilderment crossed his furious eyes.
What was that absurd remark supposed to mean?
Boom!
Then—
Xu Laosan saw the young man before him suddenly change completely, as if the world had been turned upside down!
"His Life Development Power hasn't changed!"
"How could he have changed so much?!"
Before Xu Laosan could think it through,
Qin Annian stepped forward and took up a bow stance.
He drew his right hand back to his lower abdomen, where he could build up power more easily.
As his muscles tensed, his strength flowed into his fist.
Qin Annian was getting serious.
Xingyi Cannon Fist!
Whoosh!
The piercing sound of compressed air made everyone's faces twist in discomfort.
Thud!
Next—
Came the dull thud of fist striking flesh.
Crack!
Bone broke.
Boom!
At last, an even more deafening crash rang out.
Xu Laosan's body curled up like a cooked shrimp.
He collapsed on the ground, unable to move.
His mouth hung open, and drool slipped uncontrollably from the corner of it.
Seeing this scene that defied everything they thought they knew,
The Blood Blade Gang members looked as if the sky had fallen.
How had their supposedly invincible leader suddenly been sent flying like a punching bag by some young punk?
From Xu Laosan's imposing entrance—
To him lying motionless on the ground.
The whole thing had taken just one kick and one punch!
It had been a total one-sided beatdown!
"Get him!"
"Beat him to death!"
"Save the boss!"
Xu Laosan's most loyal followers were the first to recover.
They immediately riled up the other gang members, hoping their numbers would make Qin Annian think twice.
"He's only one man, and we've got over a thousand members!"
"What's there to be afraid of?"
"Get him!"
Incited by their words,
Some of them really did charge at Qin Annian, their eyes red with fury and their minds made up.
In their eyes,
Qin Annian was the devil who had destroyed their paradise!
The situation descended into chaos.
This was also what gave so many security officers a headache.
Either they requested the Assault Team from the Operations Division to raid the gangs with them,
Or—
They had no choice but to compromise with gang leaders like Xu Laosan.
Qin Annian looked away from the Status Panel.
"Just as I thought."
"The number of people helping me has gone up by one."
"Next—"
"There's just one last thing I need to confirm."
He watched the crowd surging toward him from all sides without showing the slightest hint of panic.
Qin Annian threw punches in the most efficient way possible.
He was like a perfectly precise robot, making the most of every bit of strength.
The shouts and cries of violence gradually died down as time passed.
In their place—
Came waves of groans.
Thud!
When the last person standing beside Qin Annian fell,
The Blood Blade Gang's outer members were already shaking with fear.
When they saw Qin Annian's impassive gaze sweep over them,
Their scalps prickled, and only one thought remained in their minds:
"Run!"
"Get as far away from this monster as possible!"
Qin Annian paid them no mind.
After taking a moment to catch his breath, he steadied it and raised his wrist, activating his Personal Terminal.
"Probationary Security Officer Qin Annian, badge number 4396."
"I've apprehended Xu Laosan, leader of the Blood Blade Gang."
"And more than three hundred of the gang's core members."
"Please send reinforcements to escort them back to the Security Bureau."
After reporting the situation to Miss Ju Zi and requesting backup,
Qin Annian walked over to Xu Laosan.
He picked up the electronic handcuffs, turned Xu Laosan over, and pressed his face against the ground.
He planted a knee on Xu Laosan's neck and bent his arms behind his back.
Click!
The electronic handcuffs tightened.
"Xu Laosan."
"You're under arrest."
Once he was done,
Qin Annian stood to one side and waited for backup.
Security Bureau.
Everyone had just finished lunch.
Most were getting ready to take a good rest, preferably with a short nap.
Then they could get back to keeping the peace in Taiyu City that afternoon.
Groups of two or three were chatting, too.
"These past couple of days—"
"A lot's been happening around here."
"We actually got to see a second temporary employee become a full-time officer in our lifetime."
"By the way—"
"Qin Annian must have some kind of connections, right?"
"Otherwise—"
"How could he raise his Life Development Power by two points in just two months?"
They couldn't help but wonder.
Ever since Qin Annian had risen out of nowhere,
Nearly every hot topic at the Security Bureau had something to do with him.
So quite a few people had been asking around, trying to find out whether Qin Annian had some kind of background.
However—
Although the Security Bureau's Central Brain, Miss Ju Zi, had high-level access,
That didn't mean the rest of the Bureau had high-level access, too.
Personal information was well protected.
All they could do was make guesses based on publicly available information.
"Actually—"
"Word is, the first person to become a full-time officer after starting as a temporary employee also had connections."
"He actually..."
Just as the speaker lowered his voice and put on a mysterious air, ready to continue—
Bzzz!
Bzzz!
Bzzz!
Vibrations sounded all around them.
"Huh?!"
"What's going on?"
"Who sent us a message?"
Someone raised their wrist in confusion.
A moment later.
They realized the message had come from Miss Ju Zi.
"Whoa!"
"Why would Miss Ju Zi send a message to so many of us at a time like this?"
Under normal circumstances,
during this break,
Miss Ju Zi would only mobilize the staff assigned to duty that day.
Unless
something had happened that made it necessary to mobilize a large number of people.
If that ever happened,
it meant something major was going on!
After reading the message,
their first reaction wasn't to spring into action.
Instead, they exchanged bewildered looks.
"What?"
"What the heck?"
"Someone captured three hundred core members of the Blood Blade Gang, including their leader, Xu Laosan?"
"They're requesting backup and telling us to go escort the suspects?!"
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