"Two thousand is quite a bit when you can afford a rent of ten thousand but can’t afford two thousand for protection money," Zhi Shangfei stood up abruptly and grabbed Xianghe by the collar, "Cut the crap, when I passed by here yesterday, I did see a beauty. If you don’t want to pay the protection money, you can hand her over to me."
Two thousand was already the minimum and, by all accounts, protection money should be half of the rent.
"What do you think you’re doing, looking for trouble?" Tie Bao quickly grabbed a metal pipe, "There’s no woman here, let him go."
"Oh, look." Zhi Shangfei signaled the others with a glance, "Teach him a lesson, let him learn his place."
Without considerable skill, Zhi Shangfei wouldn’t dare to cause trouble here, right?
This wasn’t Xijiang County, and of course, their skills couldn’t compete with the locals.
Tie Bao hadn’t even made a move, and he was already restrained, with the attackers punching him in the stomach.
"Stop!" Xianghe called out to them, "Brothers, let’s talk this through, why resort to violence? We’re new here and don’t understand the rules. Isn’t it just about money? Name a date, and we’ll prepare it for you."
Compared to Xiaofeng’s safety, Xianghe was, of course, willing to spend the money.
"You’re somewhat sensible, but I’ve changed my mind now, five thousand a month," Zhi Shangfei dusted off his clothes, "Not a penny less."
"What kind of robbery is this, starting at five thousand, you really talk big," Xiaofeng said, stepping in lightly.
Being nighttime, she held a flashlight in her hand, sweeping it across the people inside.
Seeing her arriving, Zhi Shangfei felt invigorated. Indeed beautiful, looking at her delicate hands, her soft cheeks, she was truly tender.
Seeing Xiaofeng, a spark appeared in Tie Bao’s eyes.
He had seen Xiaofeng’s skills once before; it looked like he might witness them a second time tonight.
"The ground you’re standing on belongs to Fly Gang. If you want to do business here, you need to pay protection money, five thousand a month," Zhi Shangfei coughed dryly, saying earnestly.
"I’ve been in business for a long time, and I’ve never had the habit of paying protection money to anyone," Xiaofeng scoffed, it seemed no matter where, there were always people who wanted something for nothing, preying on the weak.
"You don’t want to pay? Fine," Zhi Shangfei advanced, "Let me introduce myself. I am Zhi Shangfei, this entire area of University Town is my turf. You seem nice. How about you join me? As long as you’re with me, no one will dare touch your business here..."
Before Zhi Shangfei could finish, Xiaofeng raised an eyebrow: "With you?"
"Yes, as long as you’re with me, you’ll be under my protection. No one within ten miles would dare trouble you," Zhi Shangfei was very confident.
These dark forces usually moved mysteriously, and ordinary people could not fathom their patterns of activity.
"Do you know who I am? Yet you dare to speak so arrogantly," Xiaofeng’s lips curled slightly, "Well then, I’m a woman who doesn’t want to resort to fighting. If you consider tonight’s incident as if it never happened, and never mention it again, I’ll consider it nonexistent as well."
"Haha, that’s really funny." Not just Zhi Shangfei, but the others who heard her couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
"Beauty, you talk big, seems like you think we’re made of paper and dare not touch you, right?" Zhi Shangfei swiftly kicked towards Xianghe’s stomach.
They needed to show their colors; otherwise, the opposition wouldn’t understand how serious they were.
With fierce eyes, Xiaofeng didn’t wait for his foot to land first; her leg had already struck.
Once she took action, her strength was undoubtedly significant, and predictably, Zhi Shangfei was sent flying several meters away.
It was a while before a loud thud was heard, the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground.
Zhi Shangfei’s men were taken aback by Xiaofei’s move.
"Damn, she kicked the boss away with one kick, what kind of skill is that?"
Xiaofeng didn’t want to reveal her abilities, but if they were going to harm her people, she obviously couldn’t agree. Moreover, if she didn’t deal with them tonight, they would only become more aggressive.
"I forgot to tell you, the day before yesterday, someone claiming to be under Wolfman also got chased off by me," Xiaofeng said nonchalantly, "You’re also under Wolfman?"
They were shocked again.
No, no, they were far from Wolfman’s league.
Wolfman was the second most significant figure in the underworld; they couldn’t even rank, how could they compare to Wolfman.
"No way, well, you should just leave then. I’m afraid I might accidentally not hold back my strength, and if I hurt you, that would be bad." She didn’t want to make a scene, but some people always jumped at her.
Compared to pulling out a handgun, showing a bit of strength was indeed a minor issue.
Zhi Shangfei, holding his waist, walked over to his brothers, "That was my carelessness just now, this time you guys go. Two of you go together; I don’t believe we can’t handle her?"
The others looked at each other; no one dared make the first move.
"Are you going together or one by one? If you ask me, go together, resolve it all at once, ask for a swift end and save me time. My brothers here haven’t eaten yet, wasting time here, they must be starving, come on, all at once."
So let’s solve it all at once.
If it’s going to be resolved, better to do it together, to prevent them from bothering her again and again.
In this era, where individual businesses are booming, there will always be some unscrupulous people trying to collect protection money. In modern times, this is less so.
Of course, it can’t be said to not exist; at least during her years of startup, she hadn’t encountered it.
"What are you standing there for, come on, all of you." Zhi Shangfei roared at his brothers, "We can’t lose our momentum in front of a woman, right?"
"No, Brother Fei," one of the underlings trembled, "I think we better go back."
He had seen clearly just now; with just a light kick, Brother Fei was out of the game.
What skills Brother Fei had, what skills he had, maybe enough to scare people, but to actually show it was akin to seeking death.
"Yeah, Brother Fei, as the saying goes, a good man does not fight with a woman, maybe we should just call off today’s fight."
It’s a joke, Brother Fei was taken out with one kick; they wouldn’t stand a chance against her even if all four of them teamed up—no use adding to the mess.