This was the first time Wei Mingyuan had been surrounded by a group of thugs. He used to be in the team and was physically fit. When they encountered thugs on the street, he was the one who beat them up. However, because of his special status, he had never fought with anyone before.
He disdained to get entangled with this group of thugs and turned to leave.
But he was pulled over by the gang leader.
"I'm talking to you! You think you can just leave like that?! You're not taking me seriously at all! I hate people who look down on me the most. I'll see if your bones are harder than my fists!"
Wei Mingyuan listened expressionlessly and continued walking forward. The gang leader was enraged by his expression and grabbed Wei Mingyuan's crutch. Wei Mingyuan's leg had not been broken for long, and although he could use the crutch, he was not yet skilled enough to fight back effectively when someone tried to take his crutch.
Wei Mingyuan's axe was snatched away, and he couldn't stand steadily.
A few thugs came over and each of them pushed him.
"You cripple, weren't you so tough? Weren't you so arrogant? Try taking another step! Our boss told you not to move, but you insisted on provoking us! I think you're tired of living! Today, we'll show you what we're made of!"
A thug threw a punch, but Wei Mingyuan was no pushover. He met the punch head-on and pushed the thug backward, knocking him to the ground.
The gang leader didn't expect him to be a martial arts expert, so he gave his thugs a wink. Several thugs rushed forward, each hitting Wei Mingyuan once, some hitting his stomach, some hitting his back, and some kicking his legs.
With only one leg, Wei Mingyuan was no match for so many people, especially since he couldn't even stand steadily, let alone fight back.
At first, Wei Mingyuan was able to fight back, but he quickly became exhausted. One of the thugs kicked him in the shin, causing him to lose his balance and fall forward, his knees hitting the ground hard.
Wei Mingyuan had never suffered such humiliation.
He could accept life's setbacks and his disability, but he couldn't accept being bullied by thugs. When Wei Mingyuan was driven to desperation, he grabbed his crutches from the ground and beat the men hard. He knocked one thug to the ground, and another thug fell unconscious after hitting the back of his head on the ground.
The gang leader was also terrified.
When he goes out to collect protection money, it's all just to scare people. His underlings are just doing odd jobs for him. If something really happens, he'll have to pay compensation!
The gang leader immediately took the unconscious thug to the hospital.
Yan Lingzhong was also quite frightened. Seeing Wei Mingyuan's angry expression, he turned around and ran away with the thugs.
Wei Mingyuan felt an indescribable humiliation. He had never encountered anything like this in his life. If Qiao Shanshan wanted a divorce, she should just get a divorce. Why did she have to make such a fuss to humiliate him?
As husband and wife, Qiao Shanshan went too far and dashed Wei Mingyuan's hopes of reconciliation.
People around him pointed and whispered. Someone asked Wei Mingyuan if he needed to go to the hospital, but Wei Mingyuan shook his head and refused. He limped towards Qiao Shanshan's house with his crutches. On the way, he bought a bottle of wine and a lighter. He also bought a mop from the shopkeeper, removed the mop cloth, and poured the wine on the mop.
Wei Mingyuan found Qiao Shanshan's house; Qiao Shanshan had been living there all along and hadn't moved.
She couldn't move, so all the money was hidden here. When she hired someone to move, the money was exposed.
Qiao Shanshan had no choice but to stay there until the lawsuit was over before transferring the money out. She even considered selling the house to Yan Lingzhong so she could spend the money.
Yan Lingzhong said he would teach Wei Mingyuan a lesson, but Qiao Shanshan didn't take it to heart. She thought Yan Lingzhong was just joking and being sarcastic.
Qiao Shanshan took a shower. The weather in the south was hot and humid, and the summer was unbearable. Qiao Shanshan, a northerner, was not used to it.
She had just finished showering when the doorbell rang.
"Who is it?" Qiao Shanshan took a towel to dry her hair and opened the door. She thought that the only person who would come to see her so late was Yan Lingzhong. When she saw Wei Mingyuan's face, she was stunned.
Wei Mingyuan had a cut on his face; his lip was swollen and his eyes were filled with hatred, clearly indicating that the visitor had ill intentions.
Wei Mingyuan pushed the door open and came in while Qiao Shanshan was in a daze.
Qiao Shanshan finally realized what was happening, "What are you doing! What are you doing in my house! Get out! Wei Mingyuan, get out!"
Wei Mingyuan remained silent, his face grim. He walked silently to Qiao Shanshan's bedroom, took out a lighter, and with a snap, lit the strip of cloth in his hand.
The cloth strips soaked in alcohol immediately burst into flames.
Wei Mingyuan threw the strip of cloth, and Qiao Shanshan's quilt caught fire.
Qiao Shanshan was terrified and screamed, "Wei Mingyuan, don't do this! Let's talk this out. I'll give you half the money, half for each of us. I'll give you 500,000, okay? If you really do this, we'll both have nothing, and nobody will benefit!"
Wei Mingyuan's heart was like still water; his eyes were dry and unyielding.
"It's too late, Qiao Shanshan. What do you take me for? You actually had your lover bring people to beat me up just to get a divorce! Qiao Shanshan, we were husband and wife for a time. You've gone too far, so don't blame me for being ruthless! We'll fight to the death, and neither of us will be happy! I don't want any money, not a single penny, but you, Qiao Shanshan, won't get anything either!"
Wei Mingyuan threw all the strips of cloth onto the bed, and these strips quickly set the entire bed ablaze.
Qiao Shanshan was terrified and didn't know what to do. She could only go to the bedroom to fetch water to put out the fire, but the fire was too fierce and soon spread to the area under the bed. The bundles of money that Qiao Shanshan had hidden under the bed were all set on fire.
Qiao Shanshan watched helplessly as the money ignited, turned black, then sparked and turned to ashes.
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