In the darkness of the night.

Lu Li's harsh questioning was particularly terrifying!

Huangmao, who had barely managed to muster some courage, saw Lu Li's fierce gaze and was so frightened that his legs trembled.

The dozen or so other thugs also felt a sense of dread.

They all knew that the seemingly thin and weak young man in front of them wasn't planning to drag this out any longer!

In fact, this group of thugs was also anxious. They were basically idle troublemakers in society, carrying issues. If the "Fiery Baby" really called others over to corner them, and then the police were summoned, wouldn't they be caught all at once?

Gritting his teeth, Huangmao tried to summon courage and waved his hand, "Brothers, chop him down!"

And then...

Well, a dozen people stood there without moving an inch.

Who doesn't know the saying "the first bird gets shot"?

The fiercest Old Russian was knocked unconscious by the opponent with one punch. Even if all of them rushed Lu Li and injured him, what good outcome would those in front get?

Who wouldn't fear following in the footsteps of Old Russian after taking a punch?

People are selfish.

No one wanted to be the second Old Russian, considering it might mean losing their life!

Simply put, this group of thugs was scared out of their wits by Lu Li.

Naturally, no one was willing to be the first to charge forward.

Of course, Huangmao didn't dare to go either, but knowing that something had to be done and not wanting to go himself, he simply turned his head and ordered the short, fat guy in the Versace T-shirt, "Old Fatty, go chop him!"

The thug called Old Fatty wasn't willing to risk it and shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, no, let Ermao go."

The tall, thin thug nearby jumped up, "I'm not going, I'm not going."

The group of thugs was utterly terrified; no one wanted to go no matter what.

Especially the young man hiding in the black Passat. Initially, he watched with interest, but now he retracted his head as if he was afraid of being noticed by Lu Li.

Xiaozhao was just as speechless, thinking how this gang was so arrogant at first, but faced with someone fiercer like Lu Li, they were all cowering like defeated grandsons.

Lu Li knew his colleagues would soon arrive, so he couldn't waste time extracting information. He wasn't in the mood for more talk and pointed at Huangmao, who had been directing everyone, "Xiaohuangmao, come over here!"

Being called out, Huangmao's face turned green.

He hurriedly stepped back, raising his knife high, trying to sound tough, "You~ come here then!"

"Fine, I'll come over then!" Lu Li stepped forward swiftly.

Huangmao exclaimed in fear, wildly waving his knife, "Don't come over! Don't come over! I'm telling you, I also know marti..."

He hadn't even finished the word "martial" when everyone witnessed a shocking scene!

Lu Li reached out and caught the "blade's light," snatching the knife from Huangmao inexplicably, and then punched Huangmao hard in the soft abdomen.

"Urgh!"

While Huangmao screamed in pain, he felt a tremendous force from his abdomen, lifting him off his feet!

Thud!

Huangmao fell too, but he was slightly better off than Old Russian, not passing out, just clutching his stomach on the ground, seemingly trying to scream, but unable to because of the blow to his abdomen!

Empty... empty-handedly capturing a blade?

Such a skill actually exists in the world?

No one expected that amidst Huangmao's chaotic knife swings, Lu Li could snatch the blade with his bare hands!

This skill left everyone amazed!

Xiaozhao's eyes were wide open!

The group of thugs stood dumbfounded!

Everyone couldn't help but gasp, truly unable to believe that such a skill, one typically found in martial arts novels, was witnessed firsthand!

Lu Li didn't care about their reactions, casually tossing the knife to the ground, and glared fiercely at the group of thugs.

"Hero! Mercy, please!"

"Oh dear, we failed to recognize greatness! Don't come over! Don't come over!"

The group of thugs was completely freaked out, their hands trembling as they held their knives.

Lu Li narrowed his eyes and said, "Who sent you? Speak!"

The group of thugs, though utterly terrified, still wanted to show loyalty.

Old Fatty stammered, "No... no one sent us. We just don't like you and wanted to cause you trouble."

"So near death, you still dare lie to me?"

Lu Li's eyes widened, and he immediately lashed out with a sweeping kick.

Old Fatty instinctively tried to block with his knife.

But who would've thought Lu Li's leg would change direction in mid-air, bypassing the knife and hitting Old Fatty's abdomen solidly?

The next moment, just like the previous two, Old Fatty screamed and was sent flying four or five meters away, lying there, life or death unknown!

Taking down person after person with one move!

Of the three, two were life or death unknown!

"Hero, stop! Stop, please!"

"If you keep going, someone will really die!"

"I'll talk! I'll talk!"

The thugs were scared out of their wits, losing any courage to resist. They all swiftly threw down their knives and knelt, begging for mercy.

The mind of Xiaozhao in the car had completely frozen, unable to believe that in such a short period, he and Lu Li had shifted from being under siege to becoming the aggressors!

His heart was trembling; Lu Li was truly fierce!

Lu Li stepped forward and grabbed Ermaozi by the collar as he knelt on the ground begging for mercy, lifting him high above his head, and harshly demanded, "Speak! Who sent you!"

Ermaozi was so terrified that he wet himself, confessing with a sobbing face, "I'll tell you! It was Brother Monkey who sent us! He's overseeing nearby, but I don't know where he's hiding because he's wanted by the police and always acts cautiously, never exposing his whereabouts to us."

If an ordinary person heard this, they'd definitely think Ermaozi was lying, unable to rescue the hidden 'Brother Monkey' from the shadows.

But Lu Li was different; he had just developed a combo superpower where his sense of smell could visualize images. As long as Brother Monkey was nearby, he could definitely locate him.

Upon hearing the information he wanted, Lu Li unhesitatingly threw Ermaozi to the ground.

Immediately, he activated his combo superpower to search for suspicious vehicles nearby.

In the next moment, Lu Li spotted a BMW 5 Series parked beside the greenery across the street.

Sitting inside the car were four middle-aged men.

Seeing this, Lu Li looked slightly surprised. He hadn't imagined that among the four in the BMW, there were two whom he had seen on the police wanted list!

At first, Lu Li thought he was mistaken and carefully sensed again.

Finally, he was absolutely certain he wasn't mistaken; there were two wanted criminals inside that BMW 5 Series!

There were four people in the BMW.

The driver was a skinny man in his forties.

The front passenger seat had a middle-aged man of about thirty-seven or thirty-eight with heavy dark circles.

These two were of no consequence.

The two in the back seat were quite extraordinary.

If he remembered correctly, the one on the left should be called Yuan Chu.

It's said that he was involved in a criminal case and had been on the run for three years, with a bounty of thirty thousand on his head.

This guy didn't look much different from his photo.

The scar on his face was incredibly conspicuous.

Lu Li was very sure that this guy was definitely Yuan Chu.

This guy was worth a thirty thousand bounty!

The bounty for the one on the right was even higher!

Lu Li looked at the round-faced man with heavy-set features in his mind, still unsure, and thought to himself, is this guy really the wanted criminal Miao Feng?

He recalled the details on the wanted poster: Miao Feng, involved in organized crime, on the run for five years, with a bounty of a whopping sixty thousand!

"If this guy is truly Miao Feng, I can provide clues for the police to capture them, earning a ninety thousand bounty, more than enough to buy a Porsche 911!"

Lu Li truly didn't expect to find two walking bounties here!

He was about to give chase when the group of thugs, observing his distracted attention in the scent-image, exchanged glances and silently raised their knives, slashing toward him!

Xiaozhao shouted in alarm, "Boss, watch out!"

Without turning his head, Lu Li continued walking toward the opposite side of the road, as two gleams of silver suddenly shot out from his sleeves.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

The next moment, a chorus of agonizing screams erupted from behind!

Xiaozhao watched as two silver gleams danced in the night sky, weaving through the crowd like Yondu's arrow, causing the dozen or so thugs charging at Lu Li to either clutch their hands or hold their legs, collapsing to the ground!

His pupils expanded in shock, and an unbelievable thought formed in his mind: Was it true that Boss Lu Li really knew martial arts, and wasn't bluffing about his inner strength injuring people?

Yet, before Xiaozhao could fully process his shock, he witnessed an even more astonishing sight.

Lu Li walked to a small car blocking the road and suddenly leapt up, clearing the vehicle in a single bound!

Xiaozhao was dumbfounded — damn, is this Qinggong?

While Xiaozhao stood there dumbstruck, Lu Li, like a specter, quickly darted into the greenery ahead, vanishing from sight.

At this moment, a cacophony of voices suddenly erupted from the east.

"Deputy Manager Lu, don't be afraid!"

"I've brought security with me!"

"Hang in there, Deputy Manager Lu!"

Screeching sounds of tires scraping the ground followed as seven or eight vehicles.

Soon after, a group including Blaze Babe, Manager Zhou, Vice Manager Lin, and a large number of security personnel jumped out of the cars.

Yes, Vice President Du was there as well.

The security team was fully armed with rubber batons, tear gas sprayers, high-powered flashlights, anti-cut gloves, and anti-riot steel forks.

Clearly, they were afraid of being slashed by the dozen or so thugs wielding knives.

Blaze Babe, in a rush, pointed anxiously into the alley, "It's right here where Deputy Manager Lu got surrounded by those thugs..."

She hadn't finished speaking when she noticed more than a dozen people lying inside, with no sign of Lu Li, and her voice abruptly stopped.

Wasn't Lu Li supposed to be surrounded by thugs with knives?

Why are the thugs lying all over the place, but there's no sign of Deputy Manager Lu?

Manager Zhou, Vice Manager Lin, Vice President Du, and the twenty or thirty security personnel also noticed the situation.

Everyone exchanged looks of bewilderment.

They were all utterly confused, thinking, what on earth is going on?

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