Wang Dong turned around, saw Lin An, a teenager in a school uniform, and smiled.
"Students? Where did they come from?"
Lin Xia saw Lin An and her eyes widened: "Lin An? What are you doing here?"
Wang Dong continued, "Honey, do you know him?"
Lin Xia replied dismissively, "He is Lin An, my ill-mannered younger brother from the countryside."
Wang Dong burst into laughter: "Hahaha, who did I think it was? It's your good-for-nothing brother of yours. Did he find another good-for-nothing to keep warm after being kicked out of the house?"
Lin An looked coldly at the two of them and said, "Lin Xia, for the sake of sharing the same surname, I'll give you a chance. Get out of here now, and I'll let bygones be bygones!"
Lin Xia looked at Lin An, who used to be submissive at home and dared not speak loudly, now standing in front of her and saying harsh words. She laughed in anger and said sarcastically, "Lin An, are you crazy? You want me to get out? Who do you think you are?"
"What? You're so angry and frustrated because your way home is blocked that you've come to spout nonsense in front of me?"
Lin An sighed and said calmly, "I gave you a chance, but if you don't leave, don't blame me."
Wang Dong gritted his teeth and said, "You little brat, you're so young but you're so arrogant. You dare to act so cocky in front of me, Wang Dong."
Lin An's lips twitched, his contempt barely concealed: "I don't care if you're Wang Dong or Wang Xi, blood for blood. You beat my friend like this, now kneel down and admit your mistake, return the money, and break another arm, and I'll spare you, otherwise you'll suffer a lot."
Upon hearing Lin An's words, Wang Dong cursed, pointing to his head and asking Lin Xia, "Is your brother mentally challenged? Is he tired of living? How dare he talk to me like that?"
Lin Xia knew that Wang Dong was really angry, and yelled at Lin An, "You brat, you've made Brother Dong angry. Quickly apologize to Brother Dong."
Lin An said coldly, "Impossible!"
Lin Xia lost her temper after being confronted and said to Wang Dong, "Brother Dong! I broke off all ties with him a long time ago. Help me teach him a lesson and find someone to beat him to death."
Wang Dong snorted coldly: "Since you've severed ties, he's no longer your brother. Kid, don't blame me for being ruthless. You're going to die."
Lin An was amused by him: "Okay, you better have the ability to kill me, otherwise I'll cripple you today."
Wang Dong took out his phone and made a call, pleading, "Brother Qiang, I'm at Jiren Hospital right now. Some brat is threatening to cripple me. Please bring your men over quickly."
As soon as Wang Dong arrived in Haishi, he paid protection money to Brother Qiang, a local tyrant, in exchange for protection. He had been raising his troops for a long time, and now the day had finally come when the protection money would take effect.
Seeing how timid and hesitant he was on the phone with Brother Qiang, Lin An gave a mocking smile. He then picked up his phone and called Zhou Shengren: "President Zhou, I'm at Jiren Hospital. Someone wants to kill me. Can I borrow Master Qin for a moment?"
Master Qin is in charge of the Zhou family's freight and logistics business. Ten years ago, he had a resounding title, known as Emperor Qin. He was the Sea Emperor of Haishi, and no one dared to offend him. Later, for the sake of his descendants' safety, he worked alongside Zhou Shengren in the business world, employing a group of people to protect Zhou Shengren.
Master Qin is a low-key person, and his current identity is mysterious, but in the top circles of Hai City, everyone knows that Master Qin is a person you can't afford to offend. Lin An only knows about him because after his death in his previous life, he followed Lin Zhe, who had become the chairman, to the Hai City Chamber of Commerce, and that's how he learned about him.
Having received so many benefits from Lin An, Zhou Shengren finally had a chance to repay his kindness, and readily agreed: "Don't worry, I'll have Master Qin come over."
Seeing him on the phone, Lin Xia assumed he was putting on airs and scoffed, "Lin An, what are you pretending for? You've only been in Haishi for less than a year. Do you think I don't know how many people you know? Are you planning to call some classmates over?"
Lin An said calmly, "What's the rush? We'll find out in a little while."
Xu Mo, lying in his hospital bed, realized the situation was dire and said anxiously, "Lin An, you should leave quickly. You're still young; you can't fight them."
Lin An walked to his side, opened the lunchbox, and said softly, "Let's eat, the food is getting cold."
Xu Mo said urgently, "Lin An, he must have been prepared. You should leave quickly."
Lin An remained calm, unpacked a pair of disposable chopsticks, handed them to Xu Mo, and said, "Eat in peace. Trust me, I have everything I need to do."
Lin Xia hated his nonchalant, shrewd demeanor the most, and rolled her eyes: "Let me tell you, Lin An, if you kneel down and beg me now, I might let Brother Dong let you go for the sake of Mom and Dad."
"There's no need for that! You should think about whether any man will want you after your reputation is ruined."
Lin Xia stomped her feet in anger, grabbed Wang Dong's arm and shook it back and forth, pleading, "Brother Dong, he's driving me crazy, please beat him up for me."
Wang Dong is just a smooth talker; he's good at fooling women, but he's no match for a fight. He's skinny as a dog and is half a head shorter than Lin An. Although Lin An is also thin, he did all the dirty and hard work at the orphanage and the Lin family, which gave him a muscular physique. If Wang Dong were to fight him, he would definitely not get the better of him.
Wang Dong knew he might not be a match for Lin An, and that if he made a move now, he would likely get beaten up. He pulled Lin Xia into his arms and comforted her, "Baby, don't worry, Brother Qiang will be here with his men soon. Once he arrives, you can vent your anger however you like."
After the two of them cuddled for a while, just as Lin An was about to yell at them to stop being so disgusting, the ward door was kicked open, and a burly man with a bald head and tattooed arms rushed in with five or six other people.
As soon as Wang Dong saw him, he immediately bowed and greeted him: "Brother Qiang, you're here. This is the brat, the one who said he wanted to kill me."
Qiang squinted at Lin An and said coldly, "Do you know that Wang Dong is protected by me, Li Qiang?"
Lin An smiled calmly: "How would I know about such things? Are you going to stand up for him?"
Li Qiang was intimidated by his calm reaction and hesitated to make a move. This student in school uniform hadn't wet his pants and wasn't afraid of him at all, which was unusual. Could this person be from some prestigious family that Li Qiang couldn't afford to offend?
Li Qiang tentatively inquired about Lin An's background: "Kid, is your family well-known in Shanghai?"
“I’m not from anyone’s family; I come from an orphanage.”
Wang Dong hurriedly said, "He's just a homeless wild child. He was kicked out of his family a long time ago. Don't worry, Brother Qiang, nobody cares about him."
Li Qiang laughed a few times: "Oh, so you're a wild child without parents."
After saying that, he waved to the group of blond-haired men behind him: "Brothers, get ready to go."
Wang Dong sneered at Lin An: "You're finished. Even if you kneel down and beg for mercy now, Brother Qiang might not let you go."
Lin An ignored him and looked at Li Qiang, saying each word clearly, "Get out, or I'll spare your life."
Li Qiang thought he was hallucinating, so he picked at his ears and laughed angrily: "I think you've gone mad. I'll cripple you today."
Just then, a furious roar came from outside the door: "Xiao Qiang, I think you're the one who's going to be crippled today."
Li Qiang was startled; his elder brother had actually come.
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