Chapter 20: Blackrat Gang, Conflict
Translator: Lordbluefire
Nothing else happened for the rest of the night.
When Lu Yuan opened his eyes again, it was morning.
After that, Lu Yuan got up and off the bed, doing a stretch before entering the bathroom to wash up. He then walked out of his room.
He planned on looking for a shop to sell the stone armor shells he had gotten yesterday for some money.
When he went out, Li Qinghe hadn’t gotten home yet. Lu Yuan felt that she must be working overtime.
There were a few other occasions when he didn’t encounter Li Qinghe in the past.
Hence, Lu Yuan didn’t think too much about it.
People moved hurriedly in the slums in the morning. Many people wearing tattered clothes were already picking up trash by the roadside.
At this moment, Lu Yuan walked to a roadside stall selling breakfast. He looked at the skinny boss and said, smiling.
“Boss, please give me two buns. Meat buns. Give me a packet of sweet soy milk too.”
“Alright, please wait a moment.”
The boss wore a smile that was a little humble, having his back bent as he spoke.
Lu Yuan smiled. “There’s no hurry.”
When Lu Yuan was waiting, two ruffians with colorful dyed hair and leather armor walked over.
“Boss! Five fried dough sticks! Hurry up!”
“Alright, alright!”
The boss nodded and bowed, moving very fast.
Lu Yuan took a look at the two ruffians.
In the past, if Lu Yuan encountered such ruffians, he would try to keep out of their way whenever possible.
After all, Li Qinghe had said before that these ruffians tended to have gangs backing them up.
No one knew what those gangs did in the back.
It could be drug trafficking or organ trafficking. Many homeless people who had disappeared in the slums were all the work of those gangs.
Since Lu Yuan couldn’t afford to offend them, he naturally had to hide from them.
However, Lu Yuan didn’t care as much anymore.
After all, he was a gene fighter who had engraved and recorded an elite-grade gene. There was no reason he had to intentionally avoid mere ruffians.
At this moment, the ruffian who had primarily red hair suddenly said.
“Yesterday’s incident was f*cking strange!”
The other green-haired ruffian answered.
“That’s right. I heard Xiao Man say that he saw Old Blade being possessed by an evil ghost and then suddenly died.”
Hearing the duo’s conversation, Lu Yuan suddenly paused and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Evil ghost?
Sudden death?
Lu Yuan immediately thought of the shadow from last night.
Could it be that other people had come across that thing too?
He listened quietly.
“F*ck it. Old Blade has sold his daughter a few days ago. It couldn’t be retribution, could it?”
“Why would there be any retribution for something trivial like this?”
“That’s true. Could it be that he has really offended some strange things?”
“I don’t know. Boss and the others are investigating this matter personally. It should be fine. Boss and the others are powerful gene fighters.”
“I hope that Boss can hurry up and complete the investigations. It’s really creepy…”
As the two of them spoke, the boss of the breakfast stall had packed up the buns and soy milk. He handed them to Lu Yuan.
“Here’s your buns and soy milk.”
Lu Yuan smiled and received them. “Thank you. How much are they?”
“Hold on!”
The green-haired ruffian suddenly shouted, squinting his eyes as he looked at Lu Yuan and the boss.
“Boss, didn’t you see that the two of us are still waiting? How dare you serve other people first? Don’t you have eyes?! Seems that you don’t give a hoot for our Blackrat Gang?”
“Ahh… This…”
When the boss heard this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead and he stuttered. He wore a currying smile.
“Little Bros…”
Bang!
“Who are you to call us Little Bros?! Call us Big Bros!”
The red-haired ruffian slapped down on the stall. As a result, the stall shook, and a lot of the condiments on it were knocked over, spilling onto the surface.
The boss tugged his lips, continuing to wear a currying smile. “Big Bros… it’s my bad. I’ll waive the payment for your breakfast and prepare them for you right away!”
Hearing the boss’s words, the two ruffians let out a snort and nodded in satisfaction.
“At least you’re tactful.”
The green-haired ruffian then looked at Lu Yuan who was at the side. He broke into a smile.
“You look very young. Kid, is your hair fully grown? You aren’t bad-looking. Which club are you from? I’ll patronize you next time.”
As he spoke, he reached out his hand to pat Lu Yuan’s face.
Lu Yuan didn’t wear any expression on his face and grabbed the green-haired ruffian’s hand.
The ruffian was stunned and a hint of viciousness appeared on his face.
“You’ve got guts!”
He used force, wanting to draw his hand out. However, he realized that no matter how hard he tried, Lu Yuan’s hand was like a pair of metal pliers, grabbing onto his hand firmly.
The green-haired ruffian kept on exerting force until his face flushed up.
The red-haired ruffian noticed the green-haired ruffian’s appearance and couldn’t stand it anymore.
“Greenhair, what’s wrong with you? Why are you playing around?”
“I… Kid, hurry up and let go! Otherwise, I’ll kill you!”
The green-haired ruffian was forced to suffer in silence, and he bellowed furiously at Lu Yuan with a vicious expression.
“Hmm?”
Lu Yuan raised his brows and revealed a hint of a smile.
He exerted a bit of force in his right hand, slowly clenching it.
Crack crack crack…
Bloodcurdling sounds of breaking bones rang out.
“Ahhhhh! !”
The fury on the green-haired ruffian’s face immediately disappeared as he let out a sharp agonizing cry.
The intense pain caused him to shake all over. His face turned pale, and sweat was pouring down profusely.
He turned weak and dropped to his knees.
The green-haired ruffian’s agonizing cry attracted the attention of all the people nearby, so everyone looked over.
When they saw the green-haired ruffian’s condition, their eyes were popping out. Their faces were filled with horror.
All of the adults quickly carried their children away, keeping their distance.
Other people were also looking in this direction, some feeling curious, some feeling scared.
The boss of the breakfast stall was frozen to the spot, looking a little stunned as he saw the green-haired ruffian kneeling on the ground.
He was completely stunned.
Lu Yuan let go of the ruffian’s hand. The latter’s arm was twisted and his bones were broken.
However, there wasn’t any change in Lu Yuan’s countenance at all.
Based on the memories of the original body, Lu Yuan didn’t have a good impression of gangsters like them. Therefore, he’d naturally not hold back.
The green-haired ruffian’s agonizing cry gave the red-haired ruffian a scare.
His eyes were wide open when he saw the green-haired ruffian’s distorted arm. His eyes had turned red.
“You b*stard! Do you f*cking want to die?!”
He took out a folding pocket knife and thrust it toward Lu Yuan’s stomach.
To him, killing seemed very normal. This thrust didn’t have any hesitation at all.
Lu Yuan raised his brows, reached out to grab the red-haired ruffian’s hand that was grabbing on a knife, and clenched it hard.
Kakakaka…
Even louder bone-cracking sounds than before rang out.
Lu Yuan exerted a bit more strength, almost crushing the red-haired ruffian’s hand bones completely.
The red-haired ruffian let out an agonizing cry that was worse off than what the green-haired ruffian had made earlier.
His folding knife fell onto the floor, and he also dropped to his knees like his companion did.
The intense pain made his raging emotions calm down.
In return, a horrified expression appeared on his face, and he raised his head to look toward Lu Yuan.
“Br… Brother, don’t…”
Before he could finish his words, Lu Yuan slapped him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground.
He glared at the red-haired ruffian.
“Who are you calling brother? Call father! … Forget it. I’m scared that I’d die from your filial piety! Call me Big Bro!”
The red-haired ruffian was beaten up to the ground. He was stunned for a few seconds, and blood was even flowing out from the corners of his lips.
He was in a daze for a moment, and he said with a sobbing expression,
“Big Bro! Big Bro, don’t beat me up anymore! I was wrong! I was wrong!”
Only then did Lu Yuan nod in satisfaction. He then turned to look toward the green-haired ruffian, who was still trembling.
The green-haired ruffian held onto his twisted arm, already in tears.
When he saw Lu Yuan looking over, he called out while crying.
“Father! …No, no, Big Bro! Big Brother! I was wrong!”
Lu Yuan nodded in satisfaction
“Not bad, not bad. You guys are quite well-behaved. Why are you still kneeling? You make it seem as if I’m bullying you guys. Get up.”
The two of them stood up with difficulty. Due to the intense pain, their bodies were still trembling.
Lu Yuan took a look at them and turned to look toward the boss of the breakfast stall, who was stunned on the spot. He smiled and said.
“Boss, you haven’t told me how much my breakfast is.”
The boss shivered and looked as if he was going to burst into tears.
He shook his head so vigorously like an electric fan.
“Nonono… Little Bro, no, Boss, how can I ask for money from you?”
“I must pay. How much is it? Don’t worry, I’m a good guy.”
When Lu Yuan saw the boss looking so scared, his lips twitched and he couldn’t help but explain.
He just didn’t like these two ruffians. It wasn’t as if he was some kind of a devil.
Why was this boss so scared of him?
The boss kept on refusing, saying that he wasn’t going to ask for money for the food.
Lu Yuan tried talking a little more. But feeling like there was no way out, he scanned the QR code and paid $10.
“Alright, I’ve paid the money. Don’t reject it. Otherwise, I’ll beat you up.”
The boss looked at Lu Yuan and opened his mouth. He then eventually lowered his head, not daring to say a word.
After that, Lu Yuan turned toward the two ruffians at the side.
“You guys knocked over the stall but aren’t going to pay for things?”
The faces of the two ruffians turned pale. Their lips twitched and then they kept on nodding.
“We will! We will compensate!”
Under the boss’s disbelieving gaze, they scanned the QR code and paid the money.
Only then did Lu Yuan smile and say, “Come, come with me.”
The two ruffians looked at Lu Yuan’s departing back view and almost broke down in tears.
They exchanged a glance and followed him unwillingly.
Meanwhile, the boss of the breakfast stall stood on the spot and watched Lu Yuan’s departing back view. A hint of touched feelings flashed in his eyes.
After wiping the corner of his eyes, he quickly cleaned up the condiments that had been knocked over and went back to work.
If he didn’t work, he would have no money for rent. Without money for rent, he’d have to become homeless.
In the slums, the homeless could disappear at any time and no one would care.