"Why should I listen to you? Who do you think you are? You really think you're some kind of savior? Let me tell you, Xu Kuo, I'm here to cause trouble today! What can you do about it? I think you're a complete and utter idiot!"
Li Tie had barely uttered the word "idiot" when he even finished the sentence with a smug tone!
The next instant!
Everyone felt a blur before their eyes!
Xu Kuo's figure vanished from his spot in an instant, like a ghost, leaving behind a gust of wind!
Before Li Tie could react, a slap filled with thunderous fury landed hard on his face!
*Smack!!!*
A crisp, extremely loud slap suddenly rang out inside the greenhouse, the echo even drowning out the sound of the wind outside!
Li Tie was so slapped that he spun halfway around on the spot, and then fell to the ground with a thud!
Half of his cheek swelled up rapidly and visibly, and his mouth was even broken open, with blood flowing down his face!
He was so badly beaten that he saw stars and his ears were ringing, and he couldn't get up for a while!
Li Tie collapsed to the ground, half of his face swelling up at an alarming rate, turning purplish-red, and his mouth was torn open, with blood mixed with dirt smeared all over his face, making him look extremely disheveled.
How could Xu Kuo be so strong? He really used a vicious method!
He was beaten senseless and his head was buzzing.
The seven or eight thugs who came with Li Tie were initially stunned by Xu Kuo's thunderous slap, but after seeing Li Tie being beaten so miserably, a surge of anger from being humiliated and a fierce energy from relying on their numbers instantly welled up!
"Damn it! You dare hit our Brother Tie!"
"You've gone too far! Brothers, get him! Kill him!"
Several men yelled and waved their weapons—some wooden sticks, others broken farm tools picked up from the ground—and menacingly surrounded Xu Kuo, trying to stop him.
Even if this kid is a good fighter, can he really take on seven or eight of them?
As long as they attack together, they're not afraid of this kid at all.
Meanwhile, Niu Erbao, Tan Wang, and the others who had been knocked to the ground were both surprised and delighted, and filled with endless shame, when they saw Xu Kuo return and defeat the arrogant Li Tie with a single move.
Niu Erbao struggled to get up, not bothering to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. His dark face was full of pain and self-blame, and his voice was choked with sobs.
"Master...Master...I'm sorry...we...we're useless...we failed to protect these seedlings..."
He looked at the corn seedlings scattered all over the ground and trembled with heartache.
Tan Wang and several other villagers staggered to their feet, all bruised and covered in mud. Looking at Xu Kuo, they all lowered their heads in shame.
Xu Kuo entrusted them with such an important task, yet they couldn't even guard the land... It's truly shameful...
Xu Kuo's sharp gaze swept over the thugs who rushed up, his murderous aura intensifying. However, he did not attack immediately. Instead, he first sidestepped to avoid a direct confrontation, while quickly glancing at Niu Erbao and his group.
Seeing that although they were in a sorry state, they did not seem to have any life-threatening injuries, he felt a little relieved, but the anger that had been touched on his sore spot burned even more fiercely!
He suppressed his murderous intent and tried to keep his voice calm as he asked in a deep voice, "Let's not talk about that now. How badly are you injured? Are your bones alright?"
"It's nothing...just some superficial wounds...ouch..." Niu Erbao grimaced, aggravating the wounds on his face and gasping in pain. The others echoed, saying they'd only been hit a few times; it looked scary, but it was actually alright.
Once he confirmed that the others were all safe, Xu Kuo could no longer suppress his anger!
He turned his head sharply, his icy gaze fixed on Li Tie, who was being helped up by his two subordinates and was grimacing and spitting blood!
"Li Tie!" Xu Kuo's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a chilling aura. "What the hell do you want?! You're ruining my future! You're beating my men! Who gave you the guts?!"
These bastards are asking for it!
Those who harm him and destroy his hard work—if we don't teach them a lesson they'll never forget, will they really think Xu Kuo is easy to bully?!
Li Tie felt uneasy under Xu Kuo's gaze, which seemed to want to devour him, and instinctively shrank back.
But the excruciating pain and the humiliation of being beaten in public forced him to suppress his fear. He stiffened his neck and roared fiercely, trying to regain his dignity by slandering others.
"What are you doing? I'll kill you, you murderer! Bah!"
He spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, his face twisted with pleasure.
"You little brat, you've got people on your hands! Heaven knows what kind of monsters you're growing in this field! They might kill someone if they eat them! I'm doing this on behalf of Heaven, to rid the people of this scourge! To prevent you from harming our village!"
Li Tie insisted that Xu Kuo was a murderer, and that as long as the villagers didn't trust Xu Kuo, even if Xu Kuo were released, he would be utterly disgraced.
"murderer?"
Upon hearing these three words, Xu Kuo was first taken aback, then burst into a furious laugh, a dangerous look appearing on his face.
So this was Li Tie's excuse for causing trouble.
Old Wu, who had been standing by and witnessed everything but hadn't had a chance to stop it, suddenly felt incredibly embarrassed and guilty.
This is really bad... We've really screwed over Comrade Xu Kuo...
He opened his mouth, wanting to explain immediately, but was interrupted by Niu Erbao's angry roar.
"Li Tie! You're spouting your mother's stinking fart!"
Niu Erbao was trembling with rage, the veins on his neck bulging. He pointed at Li Tie's nose and cursed, "Master is definitely not a murderer. It's all just rumors! You're spouting nonsense! You're the one who's harming people!"
"That's right! Brother Xu is not a murderer!"
"Li Tie, you son of a bitch! You're a scoundrel yourself, yet you slander good people!"
The other villagers who were beaten were also indignant and spoke out in rebuttal. Although they did not know the specific details, their basic understanding made them absolutely not believe that Xu Kuo could be a murderer.
After all, they usually thought Xu Kuo was a good person, and Xu Kuo had no reason to kill anyone.
Seeing that Niu Erbao and the others still dared to talk back and defend Xu Kuo, Li Tie's mockery deepened. He glanced at Niu Erbao and the others with his one unswollen eye and sneered sarcastically.
"Oh ho? I think you guys are in cahoots with this murderer! A den of snakes and rats! Colluding with each other! Maybe some of you were involved too! Otherwise, why would you speak up for him?"
A bunch of brainless idiots, I'll take care of you all today!
At this point, Li Tie's gaze suddenly turned to Old Wu, who was wearing a uniform and had a grim face. He immediately adopted a commanding tone and arrogantly began to give orders.
"Hey! Officer! Are you blind? Didn't you see this murderer attacking people?! And these guys too! They're all his accomplices! Quickly! Arrest them all! Take them back to the police station! Interrogate them thoroughly! Prosecute them severely! Do you hear me?!"
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