"It's not about the money!"

Qin Nan held a bloodstained leather whip in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Do you know why I hung you up and beat you?"

"Brother Nan, we know we were wrong!"

"Yes, yes, we really know we were wrong!"

Wu Qiu and Wu Mingjie quickly admitted their mistake.

"Oh? Where did you go wrong?" Qin Nan asked with interest.

"Brother Nan, we've messed with the wrong person!"

Wu Mingjie was quick-witted and nodded hurriedly, saying, "Wang Qian is my brother. How dare you have designs on his wife and son?"

"Huh? This..."

Wu Mingjie panicked even more. "Brother Nan, this is a misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding! If I had known that Wang Qian was your brother, I wouldn't have dared to harm him even if I had a hundred lives!"

Wu Qiu chimed in, "Brother Nan, we know we were wrong. We swear that from today onwards, we will never do anything detrimental to Wang Qian again."

"Hmph, good to know!"

Qin Nan sneered, "Originally, I planned to torture you to death and then throw you into the river to feed the fish, but my brother is kind-hearted. If I killed you directly, he would probably blame me, so..."

Taking a deep breath, Qin Nan waved his hand, "I just slapped you to teach you a lesson and a warning. If you dare to harm my brothers again, I'll take your lives!"

"Yes, yes, Brother Nan, we've got your words in mind!"

"Don't worry, Brother Nan, we'll never dare to do it again!"

Realizing that Qin Nan intended to release them, Wu Mingjie and his companion grasped at a straw and nodded their heads vigorously, like chickens pecking at rice.

"Get out of here, and don't let me see you again!"

With that, Qin Nan waved his hand.

Several henchmen rushed over and put Wu Mingjie and Wu Mingjie down.

"Thank you, Brother Nan!"

"Thank you, Brother Nan, for sparing my life!"

Wu Mingjie and his companion felt as if they had been granted a pardon. As soon as they were untied, they fled the place as if they were escaping.

Qin Nan didn't make things difficult for the two of them anymore, and just watched them leave.

"Have the manpower arrangements been made?"

Qin Nan only asked the question after the two had left his sight.

"Boss, everything's arranged!"

One of the henchmen said, "If they dare to show any resentment or bitterness on the road, they'll spend the rest of their lives in wheelchairs!"

"Hmm, very good!"

Qin Nan nodded in satisfaction. "Follow them secretly for now. If they show any remorse, let them go."

"Yes, boss!"

...

"Brother, we're out! We're safe!"

Having just rushed out of the building, Wu Qiu felt as if she had escaped to heaven, and burst into tears of joy.

"As long as we escape from here, we'll call the police and arrest all these scumbags!"

Wu Mingjie gritted his teeth and said, "And that Wang Qian, it's all his fault. If he hadn't been so close to these scumbags, we wouldn't be in such a miserable state now!"

"But have you forgotten Qin Nan's warning just now?"

Wu Qiu said worriedly, "Wang Qian has Qin Nan backing him up. If we touch him or his family, Qin Nan will definitely cause trouble for us."

He paused, then added, "And he just said that if we dare to do anything to Wang Qian again, he will kill us."

"Xiao Qiu, what are you afraid of?"

Wu Mingjie said dismissively, "This is a society governed by law now. As long as we leave their territory, even Qin Nan wouldn't dare to do anything to us."

"But……"

Wu Qiu was about to say something when Wu Mingjie interrupted her, "Xiao Qiu, have some backbone, okay? Just because you got beaten up by Qin Nan, you're going to back down?"

"But I'm still a little worried."

Wu Qiu still frowned. "Although Qin Nan's territory is just the old district, as long as we are still in Nanming County, it won't be difficult for Qin Nan to find us."

Are you really willing to accept this?

Wu Mingjie gritted his teeth and said, "Wang Qian has harmed us like this. If we don't make him pay a price, are you willing to swallow this insult?"

Upon hearing this, a deep resentment and venom rose in Wu Qiu's eyes.

Yes, Wang Qian first canceled their profitable project;

Today he lost another eight thousand yuan and was also beaten up by Qin Nan.

He was truly unwilling to simply accept defeat given such deep-seated hatred.

"As the saying goes, 'Those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune!'"

Wu Mingjie continued to coax, "Even if Qin Nan is backing Wang Qian, he is ultimately just a businessman. As long as we don't hire people like Qin Nan next time, we can still kidnap Wang Qian's wife and son."

"You're so smart, bro!"

Wu Qiu was finally persuaded. "There are gray areas in Nanming County, not just in the old district. Other areas have them too. Next time we'll go find Qin Nan's hostile forces. They'll definitely be willing to help!"

"That's right!"

Wu Mingjie nodded with satisfaction, "Just wait and see. Even if we can't touch Qin Nan, Wang Qian will definitely pay a much heavier price for our humiliation today..."

Before he could finish speaking, he abruptly stopped.

Because while he was saying these words, a group of people suddenly rushed out from the side.

Each of them held a steel pipe, their faces contorted in a ferocious grimace.

"G-brothers, let's talk this out, there's no need for... ah!"

Wu Qiu was terrified, but his plea for mercy was cut short by a shrill scream.

Without saying a word, the group of people who rushed over immediately swung their steel pipes at his legs.

Click!

That's the sound of bones breaking.

Because the man used excessive force, he broke Wu Qiu's left leg with just one blow.

"Oh, my legs, my legs!"

Wu Qiu let out a bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered.

Wu Mingjie panicked and shouted, "Everyone, we have no grudge against each other... Ah!"

The words were only halfway through when they turned into a shrill scream.

As a thug swung a steel pipe at him, he followed in Wu Qiu's footsteps, his left leg instantly broken.

And this is just the beginning.

After knocking them to the ground, the group ignored their cries of agony and beat them mercilessly until they suffered multiple fractures.

Especially the legs, which were the target of this group of thugs.

In just a few minutes, both of their legs were shattered.

Even if you go to the hospital in time for this kind of injury, the only option will probably be amputation.

Even if they can be brought back, they will be left with a lifelong disability.

...

Not long after, deep in the old neighborhood.

"Boss, those two bastards still haven't given up!"

The younger brother who returned said, "We secretly followed them on the way, but instead of stopping, they wanted to call the police as soon as they got out. Most importantly, they wanted to spend more money to find our rival forces to kidnap Brother Qian's wife and children."

"So how did you do it?"

Before Qin Nan could speak, Wang Qian asked.