Chapter Twenty-Five: Brother Hai, Are You Stupid?

"Brother Hai, are you a complete fool?"

Luo Nini stood with her hands on her hips, acting like a little adult. "This is pajamas, do you understand? What happens if you go outside and the wind blows, and you end up exposing yourself?"

"I'm still just a kid, so it doesn't matter," Nini said, pointing at her sister. "But if your wife gets seen by someone else, tell me, aren't you the one who loses out?"

Liu Haizhu was dumbfounded, his entire mind momentarily blank.

...Could this little girl be some kind of immortal child spirit from the Tianshan Mountains?

***

The young man was bored to tears, sitting on the sofa, looking at the messages Old Wan had sent him, deleting them one by one.

Suddenly...

Luo Yingsi appeared behind him and asked softly, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing, nothing at all!" Liu Haizhu's hand trembled. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he replied, instantly turning off his phone.

But when he sat up and saw Luo Yingsi, he was dazed for a moment.

He stammered, "Well... you, you look really beautiful."

Luo Nini gritted her small, pearly teeth and gave him a kick. "What about me?!"

Liu Haizhu laughed, scooped her up, and threw her onto his shoulder. "You? You are the most beautiful girl in all of China."

***

The three of them caught a taxi and headed straight for Portland Street.

This was a great place—food, games, shopping—anything you could want, it had.

Liu Haizhu had cash in his pockets, so he wasn't worried at all.

***

On the fourth floor of Langham Place, the two sisters picked out two outfits, and Nini picked out a handbag. Liu Haizhu grabbed them all and declared domineeringly, "I'll buy them!"

Luo Yingsi looked at him with a gentle smile, not bothering to argue.

***

As it turned out, once the guy finished paying, his head felt like it was hanging down to his knees.

The cost of living here was nothing like back home!

The ten thousand yuan he had just gotten his hands on, plus the two thousand-plus Hong Kong dollars he had exchanged, were all spent in one go.

It was barely enough, and his pockets were left absolutely empty!

Liu Haizhu secretly watched the backs of the two girls, gritting his teeth.

He thought to himself... you two must have calculated exactly how much money I had before picking those things out!

***

They were still wandering around inside.

Liu Haizhu walked out alone, squatted by the curb to smoke, and ground his teeth in frustration.

***

"Brother Hai, hug me."

Behind him, a sweet call pulled him back to reality.

Luo Yingsi chided gently, "How old are you? Try to be a bit more reserved."

Luo Nini pouted her soft, pink lips. "Hmph, I'm only eight and a half!"

Looking at the adorable Nini, Liu Haizhu reached out to take the shopping bags from Yingsi, then smiled and tossed Nini onto his shoulder again.

The young man bared his white teeth. "It's noon already, how about we find a place to grab a bite?"

Luo Yingsi looked at him with a mischievous smile. "Are you paying?"

Sweat instantly broke out on Liu Haizhu's forehead. He forced a smile and stammered, "Well... that..."

Suddenly, Liu Haizhu's face darkened. He put Nini down and reached out to shield them behind him.

He glared at the circles of people surrounding them. When the leader appeared, he cursed directly, "Screw you! If you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

"Heh,"

Dinosaur rubbed his new hairstyle, stepped forward arrogantly, and pointed at Liu Haizhu. "Are you bad at math? Haha, even if you can walk away today... she, and she, have to stay!"

"I'm scared to death!" Liu Haizhu looked around at the growing number of triad members, his back drenched in cold sweat.

"Who the hell are you cursing!"

A Hong Le thug, eyes wide with fury, stepped forward and swung a baseball bat. The wind whistled as it came down!

"Bang!"

***

Liu Haizhu smashed the guy's baseball bat with a single punch, then followed up with a kick that sent him rolling across the ground. He immediately dodged back to protect the two sisters.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing this, the look of triumph on Dinosaur's face grew even more intense!

He pointed at Liu Haizhu's nose and hissed viciously, "I've got you trapped today!"

He roared, "Hack him to death!"

Liu Haizhu's eyes were practically bulging. "You better think this through! If you leave now, don't force me to slaughter you!"

Amidst the whistling air, the only reply he received was the sound of blades and axes descending upon him!

These Hong Le thugs brandished their weapons, raining blows down on Liu Haizhu!

'Bang!'

Liu Haizhu felt two ribs snap. His right shoulder burned with searing pain—likely from a slash.

He wiped the blood from his face and glanced at Nini's pale, frightened face. A surge of wild, reckless rage ignited within him!

As the blades and clubs rained down, he suddenly grinned—a smile filled with a desperate, mad intensity!

"You sons of bitches!"

He roared and lunged at the nearest red-haired thug, his fist slamming into the man's nose with a sickening crunch of cartilage, followed by a scream!

As the red-haired thug stumbled back, Liu Haizhu snatched the steel pipe from his hand and parried an incoming blade. Amidst the spray of sparks, he heard Dinosaur cackling from outside the circle.

"Ah!!!"

Liu Haizhu swung the steel pipe wildly, his eyes bloodshot, roaring in defiance!

The scene was like a grasshopper in a hot pan!

Under his feet was a burning, oil-filled wok, and around him were countless ants attacking him with gasoline canisters!

"Kill him! Kill this lunatic!" Dinosaur's voice was filled with a sickly excitement.

In the chaotic melee, blood blurred Liu Haizhu's vision. He fought desperately to parry two machetes in front of him, only for an iron bar to slam into him from behind!

"Kill!!!"

Liu Haizhu bellowed, feeling the violent, murderous impulse in his heart growing, burning like a furnace!!!

"He's crazy! This kid is crazy!" Amidst the terrified shouts of the thugs, Liu Haizhu fought his way out of the encirclement, keeping the sisters behind him.

Covered in blood, his hair matted against his forehead, he bared his white teeth in a grin. "Come on! Keep hacking! I'm standing right here—let's see if you have the guts to make me fall!"

***

In fact, what Liu Haizhu didn't notice was:

Almost all the Hong Le thugs, including Dinosaur, hadn't laid a finger on the two sisters.

They hadn't even touched them once.

Their target was always only one person:

They wanted to kill Liu Haizhu!!!

***

'Whoosh!'

Liu Haizhu turned around abruptly.

'Click, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!'

In Yingsi's hand, a silver pistol had appeared from nowhere. The six thugs who had been attacking him most fiercely fell to the ground, shot through the forehead.

Immediately after, Luo Yingsi snapped back into action, her feet moving like the wind. She leaped up like a blue bird, her fists and kicks moving with electric speed, accompanied by sharp, rhythmic cries.

"What the hell!"

In the moment he was stunned, she had already knocked several more to the ground.

Seeing this, Liu Haizhu's teeth chattered. "Holy crap!"

***

Dinosaur roared, "All together now!"

In the blink of an eye, the army of ants rushed at Liu Haizhu again.

Liu Haizhu laughed, completely unafraid. "Come on!"

***

Ten minutes later.

"Stop!"

Dinosaur shouted, cradling his arms as the crowd dispersed.

Liu Haizhu looked a miserable sight. He was covered in blood, but his hawk-like eyes were terrifyingly bright!

"Hah!"

...He wiped the blood from his face, and as he looked up, his heart sank to the bottom of the abyss.

Alas, a woman is only a woman; even a fierce tiger cannot withstand a pack of wolves.

After the Hong Le side suffered several more casualties, Yingsi had been captured.

At this moment, someone was holding a knife to her throat, ready to kill her at any second.

***

Liu Haizhu gasped for air and took a heavy step forward!

Dinosaur jumped back, his face feigning terror. "Oh my, what are you doing? I'm so scared!"

***

Liu Haizhu gritted his teeth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Haha, you bastard!"

Dinosaur laughed wildly. "Mainlander, stand still! If you move even an inch, I'll kill them both!"

Liu Haizhu's teeth nearly shattered from the pressure!

He hesitated...

But when he turned his head and looked at Yingsi, he suddenly smiled—so happily.

He had lived long enough to meet a woman he loved. Dying for her was worth it!

***

"Boom!"

Dinosaur suddenly lunged forward, kicking him in the chest, and then immediately followed up by slashing his blade deep into Liu Haizhu's torso!

"Rip!"

The young man stared fixedly at Yingsi, neither dodging nor flinching!

A deep gash opened across his chest, deep enough to see bone, with a spray of blood shooting out half a meter away!

Luo Yingsi cried out in panic, "Liu Haizhu!"

After a muffled groan, Liu Haizhu's left side was drenched in blood.

Like a madman, he turned to glare at Dinosaur, roaring, "Come on!!!"

Seeing him like this, a flicker of indescribable fear crossed Dinosaur's mind, and he couldn't help but step back!

With a mouth full of bloody foam, Liu Haizhu stared at Dinosaur, saying each word slowly and clearly: "Dinosaur, you better remember this! You only have this one chance to kill me. As long as I, Iron Monkey, am alive, I will surely cremate you!"

Dinosaur smiled wickedly and gave him a thumbs-up. "You've got guts, kid. When you go down there, remember your brother Dinosaur!"

***

"Liu Haizhu, fight back!!!"

Luo Yingsi screamed like a woman possessed, struggling until the blade cut into her own neck, a drop of blood trickling down her fair skin.

And Luo Nini,

She was already a tear-stained mess... she regretted it!

***

"Haha!"

Dinosaur laughed heartily, the frustration he had been holding in for days finally vented. It felt good!

His face twisted as he raised his sharp machete and swung it down with all his might: "I'm taking your life!"

Liu Haizhu's eyes widened!

Heh,

He, Iron Monkey, was a hero in his own right. To die at the hands of a little punk...

...Was there any regret?!