Chapter 79

After hearing Zhan Yi's words, everyone was stunned. They had thought that Zhan Yi would certainly try to build a relationship with them, but now it seemed he wanted to beat them up. However, they still found it hard to believe and asked tentatively, "Kid, what do you mean? Are you saying you want to take all of us down by yourself?"

"You guys are wrong again. Why would I knock you down? I want to beat you until you recognize me as the boss, or beat you so you can never be a gangster again, hehe..." Zhan Yi said to them as if he were the host of a quiz show.

"Damn, kid, are you shitting us? Someone asked me to deal with you, and we were somewhat reluctant, but now it seems you won't know what a real gangster is until we beat you up." The group finally got angry. One of them, a muscular man about 1.9 meters tall, punched Zhan Yi in the chest.

Zhan Yi didn't dodge. Instead, he smiled calmly. When the man's fist was about ten centimeters away from him, he suddenly moved. With a slap, he blocked the man's fist, then bent his fingers to grab it, pulled the man towards him, and kneed him in the stomach.

"Ah..." The man flew backward as if hit by a bull, crashing into the ground along with the person behind him.

Seeing the man fly away, a thin young man was momentarily stunned, then gritted his teeth and shouted, "Good kid, you really dare to fight. Watch me take you down."

But before he could move, another man held him back, "Aishui, don't be impulsive. You can't beat him."

"Brother Min..." The young man, called Aishui, looked at the man, clearly unwilling.

"Alright, stop talking. Let me handle it." The man looked at Aishui, then walked up to Zhan Yi and continued, "Brother, you have great skills. No wonder you were so confident. I, Wang Tiemin, want to ask you, which gang are you from?"

"I'm not from any gang. I'm Zhan Yi, a student at NL University. How about it, do you want to try me?" Zhan Yi sized up the man, who was broad-shouldered and had a square face, exuding a sense of loyalty and righteousness.

"Of course. If you can beat me today, we won't bother you anymore." Wang Tiemin stared intently at Zhan Yi. He wasn't sure if he could win, but he felt that the young man in front of him wasn't as simple as they thought.

"Ha, you make it sound too easy. You can all come at me together; I don't care. But if you don't submit to me, I'll make sure you can never be a gangster again." Zhan Yi smiled slightly.

From the man's introduction, Zhan Yi had guessed his background. Wang Tiemin was well-known in N City. Besides the Tianlong Gang controlled by Zhao Guang's father and the Tianhu Gang, Wang Tiemin's Tieying Gang was the third largest. Moreover, Wang Tiemin and his four lieutenants were famous for their loyalty and fighting skills.

So, Zhan Yi had decided to recruit Wang Tiemin. He needed some social power to help him fight the Zhao family. He knew the enmity between him and the Zhao family was deepening, and to resolve it, he needed enough strength or to make the other side wary, or to crush them completely.

"Kid, do you think you're someone special? Don't think you can make us submit just because you have some skills. I tell you, it's impossible." Before Wang Tiemin could speak, the man who had been kicked by Zhan Yi stood up, clearly unwilling.

"Dajun, shut up. Mr. Zhan, do you really think you can beat all of us together?" Wang Tiemin glared at the man, then turned to Zhan Yi.

"Ha, not just you guys, even if all 300 members of your Tieying Gang come at me, I think it would be a piece of cake." Zhan Yi laughed easily.

"Ha... Brother, you're really full of hot air. I want to see where your confidence comes from today." Wang Tiemin couldn't believe Zhan Yi's bold words and laughed, then waved his hand to have his men surround Zhan Yi.

"Sigh... Why don't you believe me? Stop talking and come at me if you dare." Zhan Yi shook his head, seemingly unwilling to fight them.

"Fine, we'll see if we can't take you down." The group charged at Zhan Yi, some punching and some kicking from different directions.

"Get out of here." Zhan Yi's lips curved into a smile. He lifted his right foot and kicked out several times in quick succession. The group flew away like the man before, and this time they flew even farther, crashing into the wall before stopping.

"Damn, that hurts." The group clutched their stomachs. Dajun, who had been kicked a second time, was clearly in pain.

"How about it? Do you still want to fight? I held back just now. You should know that with the strength of those kicks, if I wanted to take your lives, you wouldn't have been able to avoid it." Zhan Yi sat on a bed and looked at the group.

"Who... who are you?" Wang Tiemin was stunned. If he had thought Zhan Yi was just boasting before, now he believed Zhan Yi could defeat their entire gang.

"I told you, I'm just a student. But I can also tell you that if your Tieying Gang is willing to follow me, I can guarantee that you will take over all the gangs in N City within a year and become the top gang. I think you won't be worse off under me than you are now." Zhan Yi offered a tempting proposition.

"Why do you want to be the boss of our Tieying Gang?" Wang Tiemin looked at Zhan Yi with some distrust.

"Brother Min, don't listen to him. He must be sent by Zhao Dalong from the Tianlong Gang. He had me arrested a few days ago and now wants to find a strong man to conquer us, just to take over our Tieying Gang." The thin man, Aishui, interjected.

"Ha... Zhao Dalong, do you think he can order me? And I can tell you, I've already sent someone to break his legs. If everything goes as planned, he'll be a cripple by tomorrow." Zhan Yi laughed, now more interested in recruiting the Tieying Gang.

"What, you sent someone to break Zhao Dalong's legs? Is that true or not?" Zhan Yi's words left the group stunned, all of them looking at him in surprise.

"Here's the deal. I won't force you. Being my underlings here won't do much good. If you confirm that Zhao Dalong's legs are broken, then you'll be my underlings, and your entire Tieying Gang will follow my orders. If not, consider today's words as if I never said them." Zhan Yi made a promise without further explanation.

"Deal. If you really have that much power, we don't mind following you. But if not, please don't bother us anymore." The group thought for a moment, then looked at each other, with Wang Tiemin speaking on their behalf.

"You're going to be my underlings, no doubt. Get up and help me tidy up the bed. I might have a friend coming over soon." Zhan Yi nodded slightly and ordered the group.

The group wanted to say something but ultimately followed Zhan Yi's instructions. As they were tidying up the bed, a police officer opened the door, looked around the room in surprise, and said to Zhan Yi, "Zhan Yi, someone is here to see you."

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