The ragged-trousered man burst into laughter upon hearing Xu Hao say that having too much money could crush someone to death, "Are you trying to kill me with laughter? I often hear about people being crushed to death by money, but I've never witnessed it. Show me if you can do it today."
The onlookers also clamored to witness something they've never seen before.
Xu Hao glanced coldly at the crowd and then clapped his hands.
Just then, a heavily guarded armored cash transport vehicle slowly approached from not far away.
Guo Lan gasped inwardly, could it be that the money in this vehicle all belonged to Xu Hao?
Xiao Lan smiled slightly, a mix of curiosity and joy on her face as she watched the cash transport vehicle.
Upon seeing the vehicle, the ragged-trousered man laughed out loud, "Xu Hao, are you really stupid or just pretending? Don't tell me all the money in this truck is yours; this damn vehicle can carry at least two tons of Paper Money. If it's all yours, I could eat the truck whole!"
Xu Hao smiled faintly, "Don't worry, you won't have to eat the truck. I'll just have someone crush you to death with money, begin."
To the utter shock of the onlookers, the armored vehicle came to a stop, the rear door opened, and several muscular men began placing boxes and boxes of Paper Money not far in front of the ragged-trousered man.
In no time at all, a whole ten boxes of Paper Money had been unloaded.
Xu Hao gently lifted his hand, and those boxes opened on their own.
Not just the ragged-trousered man's eyes bulged at the sight of those brimming boxes of cash, but so did those of the bystanders, who craned their necks forward to see better and some even drooled in awe.
Xu Hao's faint smile returned, "Begin."
The ragged-trousered man hadn't even recovered when those muscular men instantly closed all the boxes, lifted them, and smashed them towards him.
A box of Paper Money weighed a good forty some pounds, and being hit with it hurt more than a brick; moreover, the muscular men's strength was tremendous, and they immediately left the ragged-trousered man screaming and desperately begging, "Xu Hao, Young Master Xu, Brother Xu, I was wrong, please don't let your men hit me anymore!"
He had wanted to grab a box of cash and run right away, but the muscular men had smashed his legs first, nearly breaking them, and the clear sound of bones cracking arose, leaving him utterly incapable of moving.
All he could do was hold his head and collapse onto the ground, but after five or six boxes came crashing down, his hands were mangled, and blood flowed out.
Soon, he was half-dead from the beating.
Xu Hao waved his hand, and the muscular men immediately stopped.
Xu Hao looked coldly at the ragged-trousered man and said, "Didn't you want money? Now I am giving it to you. Why don't you want it anymore?"
The ragged-trousered man hurriedly replied, "Young Master Xu, I was wrong. I won't ever dare to extort money from anyone again. Guo Lan doesn't owe me anything; I completely made it up." Love this story? Show your support on *.
Xu Hao remained unmoved, speaking coldly, "Teacher Guo's family wasn't so poor originally. I've had someone investigate the past few days. It is because of you and your despicable friends constantly threatening her and demanding money that she had to give in, leading her life to be extremely difficult. You have five minutes to call all your despicable friends over!"
Upon hearing Xu Hao's words, the ragged-trousered man turned deathly pale, not expecting Xu Hao to be aware of that detail. Xu Hao clearly intended to uphold justice for Guo Lan; he knew there wouldn't be a good end for him.
With that thought in mind, he immediately asked, "Young Master Xu, if I call them over, could I perhaps receive a lighter punishment?"
Xu Hao gave him a cold look and said, "You're not in a position to bargain with me. Call them over immediately or you'll be the sole scapegoat."
Hearing this, the ragged-trousered man gritted his teeth and quickly made the call.
He couldn't care less about Jianghu codes of conduct right now; he knew he was in trouble and couldn't let the others off the hook. If he was going down, they were going down with him; there was no way he was the only one getting unlucky.
Watching the ragged-trousered man make the phone call, the man who came with him slowly began to back away. Glancing left and right and seeing no one paying him any heed, he suddenly broke into a run, attempting to escape.
But how could Xu Hao, with his abilities, not notice? He said coldly, "If you just stand there obediently, I won't punish you now."
The man had already sprinted over a dozen meters and was no longer heeding Xu Hao's warning, convinced he could lose himself in the crowd and that Xu Hao would have no way to deal with him.
Seeing him try to flee, the ragged-trousered man yelled out, "Xiao Si, you damn fool! Can't you see that Young Master Xu still has the strength to easily catch you like it's nothing? Do you think you can escape?"
Xiao Si, upon hearing the ragged-trousered man's shout, turned back and roared, "Even if I can't escape, I won't just let myself be killed for nothing! I'm so unlucky, I never should have come with you to make trouble."