Chapter 050: A Bloodbath Caused by a Basketball (Part 1)

"Ow—" Zou Ruoming howled in pain. His wrist had been dislocated, and the basketball, having passed through his hands, smacked directly into his face!

"Bang," another loud thud echoed. Zou Ruoming didn't even have time to howl before he fell to the ground, blood gushing from his nose, drawing a rainbow in the air with a cold, brutal beauty.

Zou Ruoming was knocked unconscious, and the lackeys who had been playing basketball with him were all stunned. Was this still basketball? It was more like a cannonball!

Looking at the instigator, Lin Yi seemed completely unperturbed. He dusted off his hands and continued walking towards the teaching building. Lin Yi secretly sneered. You're trying to act tough with me? This time was light. If there's a next time, I'll beat you so badly you won't be able to take care of yourself, and in the worst case, you'll end up a vegetable.

"That kid hit Brother Ming, we can't let him get away!" Someone shouted, and Zou Ruoming's group of lackeys finally came to their senses, all looking at Lin Yi, who was not far away.

Hearing the shout, Lin Yi turned around with some impatience, coldly scanning the few people present. He sneered and continued walking towards the teaching building.

Lin Yi's icy gaze made everyone shiver involuntarily. The idea of avenging Brother Ming was noble, but in practice... Looking at Zou Ruoming, who was lying on the ground with a deformed wrist and a face covered in blood, they all backed off.

This... was just done by a basketball? With Zou Ruoming as a warning, no one dared to provoke Lin Yi first. Who was dumber than whom? Their leader was already down, what did they have that was better than Zou Ruoming?

Everyone lowered their heads, and the lackey who had shouted earlier also shut his mouth. They all helped lift Zou Ruoming and rushed him to the school infirmary.

Zhong Pinliang didn't attend morning study today. After arriving at school, he called a guy named Black Panther, who worked for his father. Black Panther was a well-known figure in Songshan City, responsible for security at the nightclub Shengshi Nianhua, which belonged to his father.

Zhong Pinliang asked him to deal with Lin Yi. At first, Black Panther was somewhat dismissive. It was just a student; why should he personally handle it? He could easily send a few of his underlings to take care of it. He was quite disdainful that Zhong Pinliang and his friends couldn't handle a student, but he didn't say anything because of Zhong Pinliang's father.

After all, Zhong Pinliang was the son of the boss, the young master of the group. Black Panther wasn't stupid; why offend him for no reason? However, he still felt a bit embarrassed about personally dealing with a kid.

But after Zhong Pinliang's persistent pleading, saying how formidable the new transfer student was and that he was a martial arts practitioner, Black Panther had no choice but to agree and bring some people to check it out.

Finally, he had managed to get Black Panther to come, and Zhong Pinliang was overjoyed. Black Panther was famous for his fighting skills. Once, a professional kickboxer from the provincial team, drunk and causing a ruckus in the nightclub, had left many security guards at a loss. But when Black Panther arrived, he took down the professional kickboxer in a few rounds, which Zhong Pinliang admired greatly.

So, in his view, as long as Black Panther showed up, Lin Yi would be in for a rough day. He wouldn't stop until Lin Yi knelt before him and called him "Brother Liang."

However, Zhong Pinliang, along with Gao Xiaofu and Zhang Naipao, arrived at school early, but they didn't see Lin Yi even as the first class was about to start. Zhong Pinliang started to get anxious. Had the kid chickened out and not come?

Wouldn't that mean he had wasted his time getting Black Panther? If Lin Yi didn't come, staying in the classroom was pointless, so Zhong Pinliang waved his hand and led Gao Xiaofu and Zhang Naipao out of the classroom.

"Brother Liang, do you think Lin Yi was scared after what happened yesterday and didn't dare to come to school?" Gao Xiaofu analyzed.

"There's a possibility!" Zhong Pinliang frowned, worried about this.

"No way, he can hide for a while, but not forever. Unless he doesn't want to study at this school anymore, but he just transferred here yesterday. Why would he stop after just one day?" Zhang Naipao was also puzzled. Why would Lin Yi come to school for one day and then not come back?

"Damn, even one day is a lot. You know, Black Panther isn't always available. He still has to help my father with security. If my father finds out I asked him to help me fight, he'll skin me alive!" Zhong Pinliang said with some concern.

"Yeah, that's true. If your father agreed to you being involved in this, and had Black Panther as your bodyguard, you'd be even more powerful than Zou Ruoming. He only has his brother, who's in the underworld, to rely on!" Gao Xiaofu agreed.

"Don't talk about that. My father still hopes I'll get into a good university!" Zhong Pinliang sighed. "If Lin Yi really doesn't come today, we'll lose a good chance to teach him a lesson. It won't be easy to get another chance like this!"

"Kang Xiaobo is here. Should we let Black Panther deal with him?" Zhang Naipao, who had been kicked by Kang Xiaobo yesterday, still harbored a grudge.

"Damn, do you think Kang Xiaobo needs Black Panther? We can take him down ourselves!" Gao Xiaofu rolled his eyes at Zhang Naipao. "Can't you come up with a better idea?"

"If you say so, then you come up with a good one!" Zhang Naipao said, somewhat resentfully.

"Enough, both of you, stop arguing!" Zhong Pinliang pressed his hand down in annoyance, found a step by the playground, and sat down, taking a cigarette and putting it in his mouth.

"Snap," Zhang Naipao quickly took out a lighter and lit the cigarette for Zhong Pinliang, giving an awkward smile.

"Over there, it looks like Zou Ruoming and his gang are playing basketball. Brother Liang, should we go over and play too?" Gao Xiaofu pointed to a group of people playing basketball on the other side of the playground.

"Not interested." Zhong Pinliang glanced at Zou Ruoming and his group from a distance, shook his head, and said, "If Lin Yi doesn't show up soon, I'll have to call Black Panther and ask him to come another day."

"Brother Liang! Brother Liang! Look, look quickly—"

"Damn, what are you shouting for?" Zhong Pinliang was startled by Zhang Naipao's sudden outburst, glared at him, and said irritably.

"It's not that, Brother Liang, it's Lin Yi..." Zhang Naipao's words were a bit jumbled.

"What do you mean it's not Brother Liang, it's Lin Yi? I haven't changed my name yet. Damn, even if I'm down on my luck, I won't change my name to Lin Yi!" Zhong Pinliang looked at Zhang Naipao with dissatisfaction, frowning.

"Brother Liang, I mean, Lin Yi is here! He's here!" Zhang Naipao finally finished what he wanted to say, breathing a sigh of relief.