Several goons were utterly oblivious to the impending danger, openly sizing up Chu Bai.
They probably thought they were about to have a stroke of good luck.
One of them, with green-dyed hair, made faces at Chu Bai.
"Aren’t you quite the sharpshooter? Let’s have a go at a shooting match."
Chu Bai seemed not to notice the mockery in the other’s words and just stared at his hair, offering praise.
The green-haired one scratched his head, "Not bad, right? Cost me a pretty penny to get it done."
Another with red hair coughed, and the green-haired patted the shooting game machine.
"Let’s play this, compete to see who beats the game first."
It was then that the red-haired finally seized the opportunity to talk dirty.
"If you win, we’ll do whatever you say, but if we win, heh heh..."
The laughter was particularly nauseating, giving Yue Qingqing goosebumps all over her body.
A few girls had also gathered around without anyone noticing when.
Wei Rong spit fiercely, "Shameless bastards, doesn’t the arcade owner care at all?"
Qu Ruorui, obviously more observant, whispered, "I think the owner seems a bit scared of them, he quietly hid away just now."
Jun Feifei was oddly well-informed in this regard.
"You don’t know? That green-haired guy is Deng Tong, and the red-haired one is Ahui. Those two are the local thugs, even the arcade owner has to pay them protection money."
Yue Qingqing curiously asked, "How do you know this?"
Jun Feifei, with a smug look, "Us underachievers have our own circles, just like you top students do."
She spoke as if it were a matter of importance.
In fact, it was just because there was a boy in her neighborhood who looked dumb and rich, and these thugs had extorted him a few times.
After it happened several times, she gradually learned a bit about the situation...
But Jun Feifei was right, the owner indeed didn’t want any trouble.
First of all, arcades were places where trouble could easily arise, and he needed these ruffians to help him keep the place in order.
Second, that girl was clearly not from Zhuancheng, and it wasn’t worth sticking his neck out for her.
Although Deng Tong and Ahui were rough around the edges, they knew their limits and wouldn’t cause chaos on their own turf.
Luckily, Chu Bai wasn’t planning on having the owner intervene either.
She cocked her head and looked at Deng Tong, "Two against one doesn’t seem very fair, does it?"
The green-haired snickered, "Then you can find a partner too, there are so many people here, just pick anyone you like."
Chu Bai’s gaze swept around the room, and the boys she glanced at all lowered their heads, fearing to be "chosen" by her.
After all, if the arcade owner wouldn’t intervene, the other kids were even less likely to mess with those two.
Chu Bai’s gaze finally settled on Yue Qingqing.
Yue Qingqing nodded, "Coming!"
Jun Feifei and the others were startled.
Qu Ruorui held on to Yue Qingqing’s sleeve tightly, "Don’t go, those thugs don’t look like good people at all."
Wei Rong whispered, "I’ll go to the phone booth outside to call the police."
Jun Feifei disagreed, "But nothing’s happened yet, and the police won’t be able to do anything even if they come."
Yue Qingqing patted Qu Ruorui’s arm reassuringly.
After saying that, she walked over to Chu Bai.
Chu Bai’s eyes showed admiration; this little gal had guts.
The goons didn’t expect someone to really take them up on their challenge, especially such a young girl.
But she was indeed quite pretty...
Ahui snickered, "She’s practically throwing herself at us."
She might be young, but those deer-like eyes were indeed beautiful.
Looking at the haughtiness on Ahui’s head, Yue Qingqing snorted coldly in her heart, thoroughly disgusted.