When Injustice Is Seen, Let Out a Roar

"Being able to eat" was not a derogatory term.

Of course, that only applied to Gao Jing right now.

If it had been some greasy, obese glutton, the waitress would only have felt disgusted and secretly looked down on him.

Good looks were justice; reality was that cruel!

Before gathering up the plates and leaving, she added, "There'll be Boston lobster at five-thirty. I'll save one for you."

Ordinary customers definitely would not receive such treatment.

The waitress had accidentally noticed Gao Jing earlier and had been staring at him for several minutes.

The longer she looked, the more her heart fluttered.

Heh, women.

Although Gao Jing did not need any Boston lobster, he did not refuse. "Thank you."

Under normal circumstances, one should not casually reject another person's sincere kindness, because that would make the world a better place.

The waitress left happily.

Gao Jing thoughtfully touched the Copper Anchor hanging against his chest.

Then he kept eating.

At the buffet restaurant in the Nine Dragons Grand Hotel, Gao Jing left once he was eighty percent full.

It was not that Gao Jing did not want to eat until he was completely full. The main reason was that the grilling chef's eyes had turned green.

Watching him flash biubiu biubiu.

If Gao Jing kept eating, the grilling chef might have called the police.

Not to have Gao Jing taken to the station—the restaurant was not his, and however much Gao Jing ate would not affect his salary.

He would have called an ambulance to send Gao Jing to the hospital.

The grilling chef, so busy and exhausted that his legs had gone weak, already knew that Gao Jing had devoured all those steaks by himself.

He was truly afraid Gao Jing's stomach would burst.

Even the legendary competitive eaters could not eat this much!

Gao Jing had no choice but to leave.

After that grand meal, however, he felt much better.

The energy he needed had been replenished in great amounts, and his physical condition had improved once more.

He even had the feeling that he was no longer human.

He returned to the urban village.

The moment he got out of the taxi, Gao Jing saw a large crowd gathered at the street corner, noisily clamoring as though something had happened.

He noticed that the spiral cylindrical light hanging outside Red-Blue Hair Salon had been smashed by someone.

Curious, Gao Jing walked over to take a look.

In front of the salon, he saw the shampoo girl being tightly seized and held by a middle-aged man and woman.

No matter how she struggled and wailed, they would not let go.

Two young men nearby were also raining punches and kicks on Tony!

Tony, a combat power five weakling, had already been beaten black and blue.

His build was completely incomparable to his opponents', so he could only cover his head and curl up, letting them do as they pleased. He had no ability to fight back at all and looked utterly miserable.

The inside of the salon was a complete mess. A customer wearing a barber cape stood in the corner with a bewildered expression.

"Fuck your mother!"

As Gao Jing pushed through the crowd of onlookers and squeezed over, one burly man was enjoying himself as he beat Tony. He grabbed a small stool from the ground, raised it high, and was about to smash it down onto Tony's head!

"Ah!"

The shampoo girl, witnessing the scene, screamed in terror and shut her eyes.

Everyone thought a bloody incident was about to occur, yet the small stool did not come down on Tony's head.

Because the burly man's wrist had been firmly gripped by the newly arrived Gao Jing!

Gao Jing was not someone who liked to meddle in other people's business.

But he had known Tony for three years and had always gotten his hair cut here. He knew this young couple had not had it easy.

Though the pair was young and liked to fool around, their personalities and tempers were both quite good. They worked hard with their own two hands to earn money.

They were undoubtedly far better than those peers who lived off their parents, eating, drinking, and playing while only knowing how to enjoy themselves.

Now that he saw the two being humiliated like this, Gao Jing could not stand idly by!

"Ow!"

The burly man whose wrist had been seized let out a miserable cry, his face twisting in pain.

Gao Jing's hand was like an iron pincer, making him feel as though his wrist bone had been crushed!

The small stool in his hand fell to the ground with a smack.

Gao Jing lifted his hand, and the burly man's arm bent along with it as his body tilted backward.

Gao Jing immediately whipped out a sweeping kick, striking the hollow behind the man's knee.

Children from poor families grew up early. Children without fathers or mothers had to learn how to fight if they did not want to be bullied.

Naturally, Gao Jing knew how to fight.

And now, his Strength and Agility attributes had at least doubled!

The burly man instantly lost his balance completely.

Bang!

Two hundred pounds of flesh crashed heavily onto the sidewalk!

Gao Jing released him, pointed at the other young man beating Tony, and barked, "Stop!"

That man was much less imposing than the burly one, and he jumped in fright at the shout.

He hurriedly let go of Tony.

Gao Jing glared fiercely at him, then helped Tony to his feet.

"Are you okay?"

Tony looked a complete mess. His nose and mouth were covered in blood, his hair looked like a chicken's nest, and a large bump had risen on his forehead.

It was purple and bruised.

The corner of his mouth was swollen too, making his speech slurred. "I-I'm fine. Th-thank you, Brother Gao."

Even while thanking Gao Jing, he did not forget his girlfriend. "Xiaomei!"

Xiaomei was the shampoo girl.

At that moment, the shampoo girl broke free from the somewhat stunned middle-aged couple with all her strength and ran toward Tony.

Then she hugged him and burst into loud sobs!

The burly man on the ground struggled to get up, his face full of resentment and defiance, and reached for the stool again.

Without a second thought, Gao Jing kicked him, knocking him back to the ground.

"Brother, that was fucking awesome!"

Voices of praise rose from the crowd, along with applause and whistles.

Quite a few people were filming Gao Jing with their phones.

"Y-you're just going around hitting people!"

The middle-aged woman rushed over and shrieked hysterically at Gao Jing, "What right do you have to interfere in our family's affairs?"

Your family?

Gao Jing was slightly stunned.

He immediately understood—so Xiaomei's family had come looking for them!

No wonder they had beaten Tony up.

But that did not extinguish Gao Jing's sense of justice. He gave the woman an indifferent glance.

Swept by Gao Jing's icy gaze, the middle-aged woman, who had been planning to make a scene, involuntarily felt fear rise in her heart.

She actually took two steps back without thinking.

She did not dare keep yelling.

It was as if Gao Jing were a ferocious fiend, and she instinctively feared him!

Woo-woo-woo—

Beep beep!

Just then, police sirens rapidly drew closer from afar, and two police cars with flashing lights arrived at the street corner.

A passerby had called the police earlier, and the patrol officers arrived quickly.

After learning the general circumstances, Tony and Xiaomei, along with Xiaomei's parents and family, were all taken to the nearby police station for handling.

Because Gao Jing had gotten involved physically, he also had to go make a statement.

However, Gao Jing had nothing to worry about, because the neighborhood residents were willing to testify for him.

He had acted bravely for a just cause.

Besides eyewitness testimony, there were also phone videos as physical evidence.

Everyone had a scale in their heart.

Many of the neighbors had heard the story of Tony and Xiaomei, this young couple.

No one liked Xiaomei's family, who had come to cause trouble and tried to beat apart a pair of lovers with a stick.

That included the police.

Gao Jing did not leave the police station until after nine that night.

Actually, he could have left after making his statement, but he was worried that the young couple would have no one to support them, so he deliberately stayed behind.

The final result was that, under police mediation, both sides reached an agreement.

Tony would pay Xiaomei's parents one hundred thousand yuan in a lump sum. From then on, her family would no longer interfere in their affairs.

Additionally, the couple would have to give them another one thousand yuan each month as living expenses, supposedly for retirement.

In truth, Xiaomei's parents were only in their forties and were both in good health!

Even so, at the beginning, the family had kicked up a huge fuss, opening their mouths to demand a dowry of yuan.

The officer in charge of mediation truly could not stand it any longer and warned Xiaomei's parents.

If Tony refused to let the matter go, Xiaomei's elder brother and cousin, the two men who had beaten him, would both have to go to prison!

Picking quarrels and provoking trouble, disrupting public order, damaging private property, intentionally injuring another person...

And if Tony went to the hospital and got a minor injury report, even paying compensation of over a hundred thousand would be getting off lightly!

Only then did Xiaomei's parents become frightened and obediently sign the mediation agreement.

Tony also stopped pursuing the responsibility of his two brothers-in-law.

Strictly speaking, it was not that Xiaomei's parents were especially greedy.

The dowry they demanded from Tony was meant to be used for Xiaomei's elder brother to marry a wife.

What entered through the left hand went out through the right; without that dowry, Xiaomei's elder brother would have to remain a bachelor!

All one could say was that every family had its own hard scripture to recite.

"Brother Gao, thank you!"

After returning to the urban village, Tony and Xiaomei were immensely grateful to Gao Jing.

Without Gao Jing's righteous intervention, Tony did not know how badly he would have been beaten, and the situation might have spiraled beyond repair.

Then one would have been hospitalized and two imprisoned, while Xiaomei would have suffered the most.

Tony truly loved Xiaomei.

Even when bones were broken, the tendons remained connected. No matter what, those were Xiaomei's relatives.

Now that they had signed the agreement, the two could be together openly and honorably in the future, without having to live in constant fear.

To him, that was a very satisfying outcome.

"No need to be so polite."

Gao Jing smiled. "Work hard from now on, and one day return home in glory, dressed in fine clothes!"

Tony and Xiaomei looked at each other. The former nodded firmly. "Mm, I'll work hard!"

May all lovers become spouses!

After patting Tony on the shoulder, Gao Jing returned to his own home.

Once inside his rented room, he sat before the small desk and switched on the lamp.

He took off the necklace again, picked up the Copper Anchor, and examined it closely.

It had already been changed to contracted status. Friends who wanted to invest, hurry up and make your move.