Zhang Haobai emerged from the corner with his four bodyguards, his face looking a little ugly. He had wanted to hide behind the scenes and play the hunter, only for Zhang Junbao to drag him straight into the open. He couldn't save face after that.
But he was counting on his superior numbers, and the four men with him were professional bodyguards whose practical combat skills far surpassed those of ordinary advanced students.
With Zhang Haobai himself added to the mix, he thought Zhang Junbao taking on five men alone was nothing but a fairy tale.
"Zhang Junbao, you actually attacked and injured people in public, and now you want to attack us witnesses too? Just wait until you're thrown in jail!"
Though Zhang Haobai's name contained "Bai," he wasn't a complete baichi. The moment he opened his mouth, he claimed the moral high ground.
Watching his clownish, clumsy act, Zhang Junbao smiled contemptuously. Zhang Haobai wasn't a complete idiot, all right-he was only half an idiot, half-baked.
"You hired these people, didn't you? Since you did it, don't deny it. A man should own up to what he's done. At least then I might think a little more highly of you."
Zhang Junbao's eyes were full of disdain, and that look stung Zhang Haobai.
That look again! The same look that damned Luo Feng gives me! I'm an advanced student too, so what gives you the right to look down on me?
"Cut the crap. Take him down! Zhang Junbao deliberately tried to kill someone, and we have surveillance footage to prove it!"
At Zhang Haobai's order, the four bodyguards beside him swiftly stepped forward. As professional bodyguards, they had nothing but contempt for greenhouse-raised students who had only learned martial arts at school. Their hands had been stained with blood. Though they all had the strength of advanced students, the gap in combat experience was no small one.
Besides, it was four against one. If they couldn't win, they might as well end themselves.
Unfortunately for them, they had miscalculated this time. The four bodyguards had barely taken a step when their vision blurred and Zhang Junbao vanished from sight. In a fight, losing track of an opponent like that was a grave mistake.
"Bang!"
The two men in front suddenly felt a stabbing pain in their stomachs. They vomited up even their bile, doubled over like shrimp, and collapsed helplessly.
A force of over a thousand jin instantly sent both bodyguards crumpling to the ground.
That speed, that strength-how could he possibly be an advanced student? That was their last thought before they fell, but the pain still knocked them unconscious, leaving them unable to warn Zhang Haobai.
The two bodyguards in the rear reacted immediately. Using his fallen companion in front of him as cover, the bodyguard on the right tried to restrain Zhang Junbao, while the other waited for an opening to launch a sneak attack.
Unfortunately, just as the first bodyguard thought he had caught Zhang Junbao, he found he couldn't exert any strength. Zhang Junbao's left hand slid along his arm and reversed its grip, catching the bodyguard's hand instead.
"Crack!"
A crisp snap of breaking bone rang out. Zhang Junbao had actually crushed the bodyguard's arm flat.
"Aah!!!"
The piercing scream echoed throughout the hospital. Even doctors accustomed to life and death couldn't help shuddering when they heard it.
The last bodyguard tried to throw himself forward and attack during the opening in Zhang Junbao's assault, only to find one of Zhang Junbao's legs suddenly shooting up beneath his chin without warning. It blasted out like a cannonball, shattering his jaw with a single kick!
Zhang Junbao followed with a backhand punch, and the bodyguard whose arm had been crushed stopped screaming too. He lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
Zhang Haobai was stunned by the sight before him. How was this possible?
Although Zhang Junbao had managed to fight two men at once before, Zhang Haobai had always thought it was because those two had let their guard down.
He had never expected this time to be even more outrageous. Zhang Junbao had instantly taken down four bodyguards at the same level as him. This time, Zhang Haobai truly panicked.
"Y-you... don't come any closer!"
Zhang Haobai, who had been preparing to launch a sneak attack, stopped in fright and took a step back. So terrified by Zhang Junbao's imposing aura, he fell to the ground and could only scramble backward on his hands and feet.
His face deathly pale, Zhang Haobai let out a scream. He looked just like a helpless young girl being harassed by a burly man-she could scream herself hoarse and no one would come.
Zhang Junbao reached him in one step, seized him by the throat with one hand, and lifted him off the ground. Pulling him close, he said, his face full of anger:
"Whatever business you have, come at me. I'll take it all. But since you dared lay a hand on my family, you'd better be ready to face my revenge!
"I'm telling you, since you dared touch my family, your life is mine. I said it, and even if that warrior uncle of yours comes, it won't do you any good!"
"Y-you... no..."
Zhang Junbao tightened his grip. The tremendous pressure on Zhang Haobai's neck left him unable to breathe, much less speak.
Just then, a group of police officers rushed in.
The hospital had called the police when the group Zhang Haobai had hired first started causing trouble. No one had expected the officers to save Zhang Haobai's life at the last moment.
"Put the hostage down! This is a safe Base City. Injuring people is absolutely forbidden!"
Carrying Zhang Haobai, Zhang Junbao went into his father's room and spoke softly into Zhang Anbao's ear.
"Dad, this bastard was the one pulling the strings. I'll collect a little interest from him first. I'll settle the rest of the account with him slowly."
"The police are here, Junbao. You injured people. Once you get to the police station, you'll be in trouble."
Zhang Anzhong spoke anxiously.
"Don't worry. I've already reached the standard of a warrior. Everything will be all right."
At those words, a trace of color returned to Zhang Anzhong's pale face, and he couldn't help breathing a sigh of relief. "Really? That's wonderful! But haven't you yet to take the Quasi-Warrior Assessment? Will that be a problem?"
"It's fine. I've already asked Xiaolin to notify the instructor at the martial arts school. He'll handle the rest."
"Calm down and put the hostage down immediately! You've already violated Base City regulations. If you continue to resist, we'll have to use force!"
Cold sweat broke out on the officers' faces. They already knew that the four fallen bodyguards had the strength of advanced students, and Zhang Junbao had just taken them down in an instant. Though none of them were dead, they were unconscious.
With combat ability like that, the officers really couldn't tell whether he was a warrior.
Every year, some powerful people risked breaking the law, and frontline officers like them were the first to bear the brunt. If Zhang Junbao went mad, it was hard to say whether any of them would get out alive.
"Officers, don't worry. I'm perfectly calm. You can have this piece of trash back for now. Killing him now would dirty my hands.
"You're just doing your duty. I'll come with you."
With that, Zhang Junbao tossed out the nearly strangled Zhang Haobai and walked out with both hands raised.
"Cough, cough, cough... cough..."
Having narrowly escaped death, Zhang Haobai glared fiercely at Zhang Junbao, his heart full of rage.
"He deliberately tried to kill someone! Shoot him! Hurry up and shoot him!"
Zhang Haobai ordered them.
But the officers wouldn't give him the time of day. With Zhang Junbao's strength, they were already thanking heaven and earth that he was willing to come quietly, especially since no one had died.
As for shooting him, what a joke. Whether they could even hit him was another question, and if they provoked him and he decided to kill, who here could stop him?
They weren't warriors. Their captain was, but he was still on his way.
When the police ignored him, Zhang Haobai's expression grew even uglier. Zhang Junbao had beaten him until he spat blood not long ago, and today he had taken another beating. He could no longer contain the resentment in his heart.
"This time, Zhang Junbao, even if you don't die, you'll lose a layer of skin! You deliberately tried to commit murder. That's enough to make it a criminal case and sentence you to more than ten years in prison. Let's see you act arrogant then! As for your family, I'll take good care of them!"
"Officers, did you see that? You have to be my witnesses!
"He threatened my family.
"You'd better make sure my family is safe. If anything happens to them, you're the one behind it!"
The officers were speechless. Now you remember we're police officers? Why didn't you remember us when you were beating people up?
Zhang Haobai met Zhang Junbao's gaze, but his spirit crumbled in an instant. A single look from Zhang Junbao left him so frightened he couldn't move.
Whenever he thought again of going after Zhang Junbao's family, Zhang Junbao's terrifying gaze would involuntarily appear in his mind, like a warning from the god of death. He didn't dare make a move. The terrifying shadow refused to leave him, and he didn't even realize he had wet himself!
Only when he saw that Zhang Haobai was too frightened to move did Zhang Junbao smile in satisfaction and leave with the police.
"Take them all in!"
An older officer gave the order. None of these people were ones they could handle. They would arrest them and let their superiors deal with the headache!