The two scumbags had been having an easy time "borrowing" money here lately. They had sharp eyes, specifically targeting boarding students whose families lived outside town, and only going after girls and small, weak boys, leaving no trouble for themselves afterward.
So they had never come to grief, and they had grown bolder.
Someone had tipped them off long ago about a girl whose family came to pick her up in a car every week. They had to be loaded.
They had been watching Li Juan for a long time, too, but she was usually cautious and rarely left the school grounds unless she needed to buy necessities.
Today, she had only come out because she had run out of ink. After the first evening study period, she had arranged to buy some with her classmates, only to run into this.
She had also sensed someone watching her lately. That was why she had felt something when she left school that day, which Li Qingxia had noticed.
The fellow Li Long struck with his stick screamed, clearly feeling his forearm bend at an unnatural angle. His companion was a vicious piece of work, too. Seeing that Li Long still held the stick and had injured him, he did not even think of running. He raised his knife and lunged without a word!
Li Juan and the other girl cried out, but Li Long remained unhurried. He sidestepped the thrust, raising his stick and smashing it down on the fellow's wrist!
"Aah!" The scumbag who had been acting so tough let out a scream, clutching his wrist and shaking it where he stood. Meanwhile, his companion had already turned to run!
Thud! The fleeing scumbag had taken only two steps before falling flat. Li Long gave Li Juan, who had just