Chapter 10
The group of green-haired men looked three or four years older than Lu Mingxiao. They had done plenty of petty theft and almost all of them had criminal records. However, when Lu Mingxiao looked over with his cold and stern eyes, none of these "adults" who had been "in the game" for several years dared to say a word.
This was the first time Jiang Huaiyu had seen Lu Mingxiao like this. His brows and eyes were inherited from Song Jingliang, but Lu Mingxiao was too young and had not yet learned the meaning of cunning. He hardly concealed his fierceness, like a reckless and fearless young lone wolf.
“Lu Mingxiao…” Jiang Huaiyu covered her nose and called out to him in a muffled voice, “No…”
"Damn it!" Green Hair cursed angrily, drowning out Jiang Huaiyu's explanation, "And who the hell are you?! So what if I touched you?!"
As he spoke, he took two more steps forward.
Lu Mingxiao stepped between him and Jiang Huaiyu, looked down at the green-haired man, and smiled contemptuously: "Guo Shun, right? You're quite famous."
Green Hair was taken aback, thinking that Lu Mingxiao was about to back down, and immediately became somewhat smug: "You know my name? Then be smart and have that pretty boy behind you take off his shoes and give them to me, and have Li Rui give us five hundred yuan, and we'll call it even."
Lu Mingxiao laughed, but his brown pupils appeared even lighter in the sunlight, and there was no trace of a smile in them.
"Your name?" He took a step forward, his height intimidating, and Green Hair instinctively took a step back, but he pressed forward relentlessly: "Your name is the one who got into a fight on the street near Four Seasons Department Store, lost and got pissed on? You're infamous, Brother Shun."
Green Hair's face changed drastically, turning red instantly.
Jiang Huaiyu looked at the green-haired man warily, and quickly explained, "Lu Mingxiao, stop talking, he didn't hit my nose..."
However, Green Hair once again unleashed a loud curse, pointing at Lu Mingxiao's nose: "You fucking bastard, don't you dare run away, I'll kill you today!"
He shouted so loudly, but his eyes were actually darting around. Lu Mingxiao's height and physique were indeed intimidating...
"I heard you got into a fight because the other person stole your girlfriend..." Lu Mingxiao fanned himself one last time: "Did you dye your hair to commemorate your... environmentally friendly love?"
"Fuck you!!" Green Hair completely lost his mind, rushed over, jumped up and punched Lu Mingxiao.
Green Hair was a frequent fighter. Although his jump was a bit comical, the punch was quite powerful. The muffled thud made Jiang Huaiyu's eyelids twitch, and she quickly helped Lu Mingxiao, who had taken two steps back.
Lu Mingxiao also cursed under his breath, raising his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his lips with his thumb: "Boss Jiang, you saw it, didn't you? He started it."
Jiang Huaiyu immediately realized what he was going to do. The next moment, Lu Mingxiao rushed out and kicked the green-haired man in the chest.
It's no exaggeration to say that Green Hair's feet left the ground and he crashed into the trash can.
This sudden turn of events stunned Green Hair's accomplices. They were completely taken aback until Li Rui, who had just gotten up, excitedly shouted, "Brother Xiao is awesome! Brother Xiao is amazing!"
This act of provoking hatred quickly attracted attention. One of Green Hair's accomplices cursed loudly and rushed towards Li Rui, slapping him hard across the face. Li Rui fell to the ground again and couldn't get up.
Lu Mingxiao rushed over, grabbed the man's arm, and slammed his knee into the man's stomach. The man collapsed to the ground, curling up like a boiled shrimp. Lu Mingxiao turned to Jiang Huaiyu and shouted, "Fendoulu, call the police!"
He only had time to say that one sentence before turning to face the remaining three young men.
Jiang Huaiyu quickly called the police.
No matter how strong or skilled Lu Mingxiao was in a fight, he was still just a sixteen-year-old boy. With three people surrounding him, he was quickly at a disadvantage. He took a hard hit on the shoulder, but he didn't let them get away with it. He delivered a powerful elbow strike to the other boy's forehead and also had time to swear.
"Relax, dizziness is normal."
Once Green Hair recovered, he immediately spotted Jiang Huaiyu, who had run back after calling the police. He gritted his teeth and went up to him, saying, "Damn it, you framed me? I'll make sure this injustice is proven true, and I'll touch you, so what!"
Lu Mingxiao's expression changed, and he shouted, "Jiang Xiaobao, hurry... hey?"
The seemingly delicate and fragile young master reacted swiftly in the few seconds it took for the fist to reach him. He didn't dodge or evade; instead, he grabbed the green-haired man's arm, turned around, and twisted his waist...
A powerful over-the-shoulder throw, perfectly executed, just like the answer to the last question on every exam paper.
Green Hair looks a bit dead.
Li Rui: "Holy crap! Brother Yu is awesome!"
Then he was slapped twice more in the chaos, which enraged him. Li Rui jumped up with a howl, bit someone's hand, and wouldn't let go.
...
Inside the police station, five people were squatting in a row along the wall.
Green Hair's chest and back ached, and he felt a little aggrieved. Before he could even groan, he heard Lu Mingxiao groaning behind him.
"Boss Jiang, look how swollen my face is! And look at how loose my teeth are..."
Jiang Huaiyu was a little nervous, but she actually leaned closer and said, "Open your mouth, let me see."
His eyes were quite dark, almost pure black, and with slightly upturned corners, he exuded a cold and arrogant air when he wasn't smiling. But when he widened his eyes...
Those clear black pupils carried a touch of innocence, like those of a naive infant.
Lu Mingxiao's ears burned under his earnest gaze, and he quickly sat up straight: "Ahem...it's nothing, just teasing you. Worried about your brother? Well, it's good that I've spoiled you~"
"Don't be so impulsive next time..." Jiang Huaiyu said helplessly, "I already said that he didn't hit my nose."
Lu Mingxiao shrugged: "Even if he didn't hit you, he was still causing trouble for Li Rui. I can't just pretend I didn't see it. Besides, he took a liking to your shoes and thinks you're rich. His extortion won't end here. If I don't scare him this time, he'll dare to ambush you again next time. What if you're really alone?"
Then, thinking of Jiang Huaiyu's impressive punches and kicks just now, he smiled again: "It seems like I won't suffer any losses, which is good."
Over there, Green Hair began to cry and complain.
"I really didn't hit his nose!" Green Hair burst into tears, now truly aggrieved: "Please, Mr. Clear Soup, be the judge! That... Flying Kick Bro!"
He pointed at Lu Mingxiao, his fingers trembling: "Him! He came up and asked me if I touched him. I'm not a bumper car! He has size 45 feet, and he kicked me flying with one kick! And that... that guy who did the back throw!"
He then pointed at Jiang Huaiyu: "He even stepped on my face with a three-thousand-yuan shoe! Don't I still have shoe prints on my face?!"
"Shut up!" The police officer's temple throbbed with a vein. "How many times have you reported for duty this month?! You're just walking down the street and they come and beat you up? Do you really believe that? Besides, the security camera footage from the supermarket across the street clearly shows that you started it!"
"Then they also acted in excessive self-defense!" Green Hair started throwing a tantrum: "I don't care, my whole body aches, I need to go to the hospital for a full checkup, I want them to pay me back!"
Lu Mingxiao frowned.
Jiang Huaiyu spoke first: "Whether it was excessive self-defense is not for you to decide. You can talk to my lawyer when he arrives."
Green Hair: "What the hell is coming?"
Jiang Huaiyu: "...Did the eco-friendly paint on your head affect your IQ?"
Green Hair: "Hey! Officer, look at them!"
...
A dozen minutes later, Li Qing and Grandma Li rushed over, accompanied by a middle-aged man in a suit.
As soon as Li Qing entered the house, she grabbed Lu Mingxiao and Jiang Huaiyu and checked them over. Seeing the bruises on their bodies, she felt heartbroken. Staring at the green-haired man, she said menacingly, "Don't let me see you near my house. If I do, I'll beat you up..."
"Hey? Hey?" The police officer banged on the table: "What are you doing? Threatening and intimidating me in front of my face? How do you raise your child?"
Li Qing was not afraid and replied calmly, "I know my child. He's not the type to cause trouble. He's a bit mischievous, but he's a good and upright child. But does that mean good children deserve to be beaten? If they're beaten, they should fight back!"
Li Rui's grandmother was already crying. Picking on the weak is the best policy. Out of three against five, Li Rui was clearly the weak one. He had been punched in the eye socket, and his eye was now swollen. He looked truly miserable.
"Grandma, don't cry!" Li Rui said excitedly, "The three of us went on a rampage! We didn't lose anything at all!"
Grandma Li: "They're in charge of indiscriminate killing, and you're in charge of 'hahaha,' right?"
Li Rui: "Wow? Grandma, your internet speed is really fast..."
The lawyer who came with them had already handed his business card to the police officer. The thick card was stamped with gold lettering and bore the name of a well-known law firm from the neighboring city. Lu Mingxiao didn't know this law firm, but judging from the police officer's expression, he could guess that the man in the suit was someone important. Hearing that they had driven from the neighboring city, he asked Jiang Huaiyu in a low voice, "When did you contact the lawyer? It must have taken you forty minutes to drive here from the neighboring city, right?"
"After calling the police, I contacted my dad's secretary," Jiang Huaiyu said. "There aren't any decent law firms in the city, so we contacted one in the neighboring city."
"Wow~" Lu Mingxiao exclaimed, "No wonder he's Boss Jiang."
...
The matter was eventually settled amicably. Lu Mingxiao and Jiang Huaiyu did not offer any compensation, but the five men with green hair apologized and wrote a guarantee.
Li Qing praised Lu Mingxiao for his "protective" behavior, but fearing that this matter would affect the two children's mood, she showed her maternal love and gave Lu Mingxiao a day off, allowing him to take Jiang Huaiyu to the suburbs for a hike to relax.
The scenery of the small hill on the outskirts of the city is quite nice. It was just developed into a small tourist attraction last year. You can take a chairlift up the hill and then slide down the waterway. There are also people doing role-playing on the mountain path, with interactive storylines, so it's quite entertaining.
Jiang Huaiyu and his parents had climbed mountains several times, both domestically and internationally, but this kind of small scenic spot still felt very novel to him. The two teenagers set off early in the morning, carrying their bags and boarding the bus.
When the senior citizens' tour group on the bus started singing, Lu Mingxiao frowned in annoyance. He turned his head and saw that the young master was watching the show with great interest.
Lu Mingxiao smiled, thinking to himself, "Kids are so easy to coax."
Upon arriving at their destination, Lu Mingxiao went to buy a package ticket, while Jiang Huaiyu sat on a bench guarding their bags.
While waiting for someone, Jiang Huaiyu checked her phone and found that Jiang Huaining had also gone on a trip with her parents. Her location was Vienna, and she posted several photos of museums and opera houses, as well as a few selfies. The little girl was putting on a cool face, and the caption read: "Is the loneliness of being exhibited not loneliness?"
Jiang Huaiyu gave her a thumbs up. Thinking that he was also traveling, he opened his WeChat Moments and prepared to give himself a little ritual in life. He had already edited the photos and took two pictures of a small mountain in the distance. The mountain peaks were round and half-hidden in the mist, even with a touch of Zen.
He didn't intend to send his location; he just clicked it casually.
Big Wild Ass Mountain.
Jiang Huaiyu: ...
I miss you so much on Dayelu Mountain.
Although the language is rough but the scenery is not, this is just too rough.
He silently exited the editing interface of his WeChat Moments.
Reply to Jiang Huaining: The loneliness that cannot be exhibited is obviously even more lonely.
Author's Note:
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[The place names are all made up. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental. By the way, I've seen even wilder names, like Bald Mountain and Turtle Cover Mountain. I've seen too few of those, young master. [doge]]
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