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The crowd gathering the street seemed to have gotten worse. People were shoving and shouting.
"Why are you hooligans always coming here?"
"Leave her alone!"
The food stall owned by the old lady was flipped over with all the food scattered on the ground.
Lu Tian felt another sudden push. He frown in thought about his pregnant wife. Pulling Yue Ling from behind him, he wrap his arm around her. That way, when the people bump, they'd bumped into him and not her.
"Stay still."
Yue Ling did not answer as her eyes remained locked on the old lady. She was crouching on the ground and crying. Standing in front of her were three hooligans. One had his fish in the air, while his other hand grabbed hold of the old lady's shirt.
"Please let my grandmother go! She has Alzheimer and forgets. I swear we will pay you guys. Please don't hurt her anymore."
Hearing the voice of a young girl, Yue Ling glance to her. It was a girl who looked to be the same age as Jingxu. She wore her uniform, but judging by the looks of it, they didn't go to the same school.
"Tian....."
Yue Ling frown at the girls words. She looked up at Lu Tian and to her surprised, the man's expression was deathly grave. He looked like Asura resurrected from hell. She quickly shut her mouth and turn back to look at the situation.
People amongst the crowd were disgusted by the hooligans' actions. Soon, whispers surround them.
"These people are always here tearing this place up."
"Just yesterday they came here to collect their money already. Why are they here again?!"
"They always come to this food stall because the grandma has Alzheimer. She forgets everyday and it's easier to pick on the family."
"Still, why hasn't law enforcement taken care of this?"
"Shh. These hooligans belong to an underground gang. I heard they are vicious and steals anything valuable."
"SHUT UP!!! YOU WANT TO PAY UP THEN?!!"
One of the men roared out to the crowd. His eyes glaring at all the people gathered to watch the show.
"We told you guys to pay up by today. Why are you not paying up?!"
The man holding the old lady roared as he lift the old lady up. His expression was one of malicious intentions. Sneering, he looks at the high school girl.
"Since your family cannot pay up, why don't you service us for the night."
Hearing this the girl's expression turned grave and pale. She clench her fist as tears fall from her eyes. Looking at the crowd, her eyes pleaded for help, yet.....
No one...
Even when the people spoke their thoughts, no one took any action. Who could blame them though, these men were gang members....
Some people amongst the crowd didn't want to watch or be apart of this, so they quickly disperse as if nothing happened.
Seeing this, Yue Ling sighed in pity. Not at the family being bullied, but at the people who are turning a blind eye. She straightened her posture and just when she parted her lips to speak, someone spoke out first.
"Let them go."
The deepness of the man's tone was cold and indifferent, but if one listened carefully one would have sense the dangerous aura behind it.
All three men were caught in surprised. Their head darting from all angles to find who spoke out. Not seeing the person, one of the man roared out as he point the metal pipe in his hand out.
"Who was it? Come out since you dare to interrupt us!"
Yue Ling lift her head and looks at the tall and mighty man who held her closely to him. He looks down at her and reluctantly lets her go.
Lu Tian looks back at the three men and he takes a step forward. Pushing Yue Ling behind him, he glance at Inu who was at their side.
Like they had read each other's minds, Inu shift his posture and moves in front of his mommy. His stance standing brace and might with his chest sticking out.
"Ho Ho, seems like Mr. Good Looks here is trying to impress his woman."
The man hold the old lady sneers. He ruthlessly drops the old lady and tilt his head to look behind Lu Tian. However, knowing Lu Tian, he didn't want disgusting eyes on his wife, so he quickly steps to the side and block the man's view.
"Nai nai!"
The girl crawls to her grandmother and helps her. Crying, she hugs her grandmother as she felt pain in her heart.
"Diao Chan has returned."
The old lady laughs like a child and points to Yue Ling. Even with the situation like this, there was no fear in her.
Yue Ling slightly pursed her lip in sorrow. Staring at the old lady, she couldn't help feel a tinge of pain in her heart.
To be old and diagnosed with Alzheimer, yet people were still cruel enough to use it as an advantage.
Her hal-abeoji.... he suffered the same thing...
"Hey buddy, how about you hand over your woman. If you do that, we'll let this family go."
Lu Tian arch a brow at the man's words. He tilt his head as his expression was his usual indifferent.
However, to the three men, it was a taunt. They glance quickly at each other and came to an understanding.
"Hmmf, want to show off? We'll see about that then."
One man rushes up at Lu Tian, swinging the metal pipe in his hand, he aims straight for Lu Tian's head.
Lu Tian did not budge, his eyes locked on the man and not the weapon. Just as it nears his head, he dodges it and takes a step forward. His left hand grabs the man's wrist holding the metal pipe.
*claaaaack*
The sound of bone breaking echoes as Lu Tian twist the man's wrist backward. Before anyone had the time to blink, his right hand had already swung and aimed at the man's face.
"Arrrrggh!!!!"
The man shouts in pain as he falls onto the ground. His hand holding his broken wrist while blood poured down from his nose. He was in intense pain.
Both the men looked at their brother then to each other. Quickly, the rush at Lu Tian.
And like their brother, both men also fell to the ground. Their face covered in bruise and blood. Their eyes glaring daggers at Lu Tian for humiliating them like this.
Yue Ling watched everything unfold and she clapped her hands inside. Looking at Lu Tian she was surprised because she had thought him to be a shameless businessman only. Never did she think him to be a great fighter too.
Lu Tian looks down at the three men and a quiet scoff escapes his indifferent expression. To think these men were actually weaklings. Shaking his head, he turns to walk back to his wife.
Seeing that Lu Tian was safe with no wounds, Yue Ling sighed in relief. However, from the corner of her eyes, she sees one of the men stumble to stand up and reach for a metal pipe.
Her expression was calm as she didn't give away any hint that the man had stood up. She looked directly at the handsome man approaching her. Slowly, her lips parted and an foreign word escapes her mouth.
"Záchvat."
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