Chapter 8: Robbery and Counter-Robbery

"m, you little punk, you dare to hit me? Do you know who I am?"

Xiong Ge shook his head, finally feeling less dizzy. He glared at the suddenly appearing Lin Chen and roared.

Lin Chen looked innocent, "Didn't you ask someone to hit you?"

"Did I ask you to hit me? I asked that little beauty to hit me! You're dead for sure, you little punk!" Xiong Ge was furious.

"Oh, so you didn't ask me to hit you." Lin Chen's face showed a look of realization, then he slapped Xiong Ge again, making him sway and almost fall over.

Lin Chen sneered, "I just want to hit you. Is that not allowed?"

Xiong Ge coughed up two bloody yellow teeth and shouted, "Damn! What are you standing there for? Hit him! Beat this little punk to death!"

His four henchmen immediately rushed forward, but before they could even throw a punch, Lin Chen slapped them all, making them dizzy.

Lin Chen moved so fast that they couldn't even dodge. They all got slapped in the face.

Lin Chen viciously slapped them one by one, saying, "For harassing people! For acting tough! For being satisfied!"

In no time, the four henchmen were all bruised and swollen, unrecognizable. Xiong Ge, seeing Lin Chen turn his attention to him, panicked and said, "B... Big Brother, no, I was out of line, I deserve it, please let me go."

He never thought that this seemingly gentle young man would be so ruthless, each slap almost killing him. This was even more brutal than he was! Who was the real thug here?

He must have been really unlucky. He finally saw such a beautiful girl, but encountered this fierce demon.

Lin Chen coldly said, "Get lost!"

Xiong Ge, feeling like he had been pardoned, said, "I'm leaving, I'm leaving!"

He then fled with his henchmen.

"Thank you." The girl walked up and thanked him, looking at Lin Chen with curiosity.

This person didn't seem particularly strong, yet he was so powerful. Unlike others who would immediately walk away when they saw these bad guys, he came back to help her. The girl knew that without him, she would have been in trouble tonight.

Lin Chen thought for a moment and said, "You'd better not come to this place to sing again, to avoid those guys causing trouble for you next time."

The girl obediently said, "Okay, I understand. I won't come here next time."

Lin Chen nodded and was about to leave when the girl timidly asked, "Can I ask your name?"

Lin Chen, seeing the girl's shy expression, smiled and said, "Lin Chen. What about you?"

The girl, happy that Lin Chen asked her name, said, "Big Brother Lin Chen, my name is Bai Lan. The Bai Lan of blue sky and white clouds."

Lin Chen was taken aback by the name and smiled, "That name suits you."

The girl blushed and smiled, her smile as clean as her name, like a blue sky and white clouds.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going. You should also pack up and leave here to avoid those thugs coming back to cause trouble."

Lin Chen finished speaking, saw her nod, and turned to leave.

Bai Lan, watching Lin Chen's back disappear, suddenly said, "Oh! I forgot to ask Big Brother Lin Chen for his contact information."

Then she pouted, looking a bit disappointed, "Am I not pretty enough? Otherwise, why didn't he even ask for my phone number?"

Despite her poverty, she had always had many admirers praising her beauty. This was the first time she doubted her looks and hoped that the other party would ask for her contact information.

Lin Chen, unaware of Bai Lan's thoughts, hadn't walked far when he noticed a few people following him.

When he reached a more secluded area, several men appeared in front of him.

There were six in total, five of whom were the ones who had harassed Bai Lan earlier. The other was a tall man over 1.8 meters, with a shaved head and a fierce look, staring down at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen calmly said to Xiong Ge, "Were you not beaten enough just now?"

The tall man looked Lin Chen up and down and said to Xiong Ge, "You were beaten by this kid? Xiong Zhigao, you're really useless. This kid is so scrawny, how could he make you stumble?"

Xiong Ge awkwardly laughed and said, "Big Brother Hao, this kid looks ordinary, but he's really ruthless. He knocked out a few of my teeth." Then he fiercely said to Lin Chen, "Kid, don't get too cocky! Don't think you can beat everyone. Do you know who this guy is?"

Lin Chen didn't respond, looking at him as if he were an idiot.

Xiong Ge, furious, shouted, "Big Brother Hao is my big brother and the boss around here. He used to fight in underground boxing matches and has killed people! Today, I'll show you the consequences of meddling in other people's business!"

Big Brother Hao coldly smiled at Lin Chen, "Kid, you dared to hit my men. If I don't teach you a lesson, how can I continue to run things in Yuehai City? You'd better kneel down now, give me a few kowtows, let my men beat you up, and then hand over all your money as a tribute!"

Lin Chen, who had been cold, now smiled, "Right! I didn't think of robbing. Robbery is indeed a good way to make money. But robbing ordinary people is clearly not feasible. But robbing these thugs should be fine, right?"

Thinking about this, Lin Chen smiled at Big Brother Hao and the others, "I happen to be short on money. Why don't you all hand over your money as a tribute to me?"

"You... What did you say?" Xiong Ge was stunned, thinking he must have heard wrong. This guy was really too arrogant!

Xiong Ge, regaining his senses, shouted, "Big Brother Hao, this kid is looking down on you, kill him!"

"Damn! Kid, you're asking for it!" Big Brother Hao was also furious. He was the boss around here, and no one had ever dared to threaten him.

He took a few steps forward and kicked Lin Chen in the stomach. Lin Chen coldly smiled, standing still, and his right leg moved swiftly, kicking Big Brother Hao in the inner knee.

There was a crisp sound, and Big Brother Hao fell to the ground, screaming in pain.

"Ah! My leg!"

"Does it hurt? I just dislocated your knee. Don't scream like you're dying. Hand over the money!" Lin Chen said coldly.

Big Brother Hao, on the verge of tears, felt like dying. He never thought he would be beaten to the ground and forced to hand over money!

He had always been the one robbing others. This was the first time someone had demanded money from him!

"Hand over your mother's money! I was still drinking milk when you started your thug life! Do you think you're something..." Big Brother Hao's fierce words were cut off as Lin Chen kicked him, sending him rolling several meters on the ground.

Lin Chen's voice was like a cold blade, "Will you hand over the money?"

Big Brother Hao no longer dared to talk back. He felt like his internal organs had been shattered by Lin Chen's kick, gasping in pain, "I'll hand it over, I'll hand it over, don't hit me."

Big Brother Hao, no longer daring to stare at Lin Chen, glared at Xiong Ge. It was this bastard who had dragged him into this mess, causing him to lose both his money and his dignity!

Xiong Ge, seeing Lin Chen's attention shift to him, trembled in fear.

He had brought Big Brother Hao to regain his face and extort some money, but never thought that the other party would be so terrifying, even beating Big Brother Hao to this extent. He was on the verge of tears, "I... I'll hand it over, don't hit me."

The other four henchmen, seeing Lin Chen look at them, hurriedly took out their wallets. They didn't want to be dislocated and kicked like Big Brother Hao, seeing his tears and snot, they knew how much it hurt.

If someone saw this scene, they would be shocked. Thugs being robbed and willingly handing over money was simply unbelievable!

The group took out about 3,000 yuan in total.

Lin Chen angrily said, "Do you think I'm a beggar? Go get more money! Hand it all over!"

The group felt so wronged that they were almost in tears. How did it feel like the person in front of them was the bandit, and they were the victims?

They finally understood how others felt when they were robbed. But they couldn't report it or even talk about it.

If people knew they were robbed by an ordinary person, how could they continue to run things? So, they had to swallow their pride and keep it to themselves. As for revenge, they didn't dare to think about it. They didn't want to provoke Lin Chen again.

In the end, Lin Chen took over 100,000 yuan from them and left. The group behind him looked like defeated roosters.

Lin Chen, with the money, started thinking about where to buy the herbs he needed. Although the herbs for the Tianbao Pill weren't too rare, they might not be available in regular pharmacies.

At this moment, he received a call from an unknown number.

Lin Chen said, "Hello, who is this?"

A cold voice came from the other end, "Lin Chen, it's me, Leng Hanyan. Can you help me with something?"

Hearing the voice, Lin Chen recalled the mixed-race beauty with long legs he met at the hospital in the morning.

Why was she calling him so late at night?