He did not have a massive build, nor was he ripping with muscles, and yet exhibited such tremendous strength and power, which was literally beyond human!
The crowd in Liren Police Substation yard just stared wide-eyed at Xiao Luo, who stood upright, oblivious to his own superhuman feat. Everyone was awestruck and could barely recover from the tremendous shock.
“A completely one-sided victory, this Xiao Luo…he…”
The instructor watching from the second-floor office was trembling and was in such a state of disbelief that he was mumbling incoherently.
“I’ve said, he’s a fierce tiger!” Feng Yuqi said with great excitement.
In the yard, Wang Lihu and Ye Qiu acknowledged their defeat, and from hereon would not think to ever look down on Xiao Luo anymore. As practitioners of the martial arts, they walked up to show their respect towards Xiao Luo, knelt down with one knee, and bowed with their fists clenched against each other.
“Boss, I, Wang Lihu, will follow you anywhere and everywhere, you have my service at your command.”
“I, Ye Qiu, will do the same. I hope, boss, that you will be magnanimous and not mind our past wrongdoings. Please forgive our disrespect just now.”
Both of them were straightforward fellows. As Xiao Luo had thoroughly won them over with his supreme display of power and skills. With such capabilities, he was a worthy man to follow.
“You guys got your *sses whooped and are finally convinced now?” Liu Tieguo came over and laughed at them.
“Yeah, we’re convinced, totally convinced!” Both Wang Lihu and Ye Qiu blushed and said awkwardly.
Xiao Luo smiled and said, “Get up and clean yourselves up, then follow me for patrol.”
“Roger.”
They got up and saluted smartly with their heads up and backs straight.
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Liren was a small town in the Guangming district. Although it was small in size, it was very prosperous; it could even be compared to an affluent provincial city. This was largely a result of Jiangcheng’s enormous commitment to its economic development. Liren’s burgeoning success could be attributed to the multiple large-scale industrial areas close to its borders. The boom of its industrial parks had attracted countless people from all over the world. And this attracted all sorts of people, not only professionals and skilled workers, but undesirable elements of society also made their way there. This had heightened the need for more visible public security presence as incidents of street crime and gang fights became commonplace.
Xiao Luo had known that Dragon Gang’s primary operations in this area were the red-light districts. There were three such areas, and all were located close to the industrial zones. It was good business sense, as many of their employees had sizeable disposal incomes and could easily afford social escort services. Splurging a hundred yuan or two for a night of fun would not put a dent in their wallets.
He had only recently cracked down on one of the red-light districts by himself, so there were two left behind for him to clean up!
Xiao Luo parked his motorbike at a sentry post with a clear view of the commercial street, now milling with a crowd of people seeking the thrills of nightlife. He had no business there during the day, as that street would only be filled with people scurrying hither and thither on business errands. However, after dark, it’s true colors would emerge and that street would be transformed into something very different.
There were flyers on the floor, post-it notes on walls, even the power supply boxes, and they were all little advertisements for sexual services.
Xiao Luo looked at the small stream that had now turned into a filthy, disgusting sewer and frowned. Everyone was trying every possible way to get themselves a place in a big city, but they were only drawn to its beautiful façade, neglecting its dark, ugly side.
Ding. Ding. Ding~
The familiar sound of a monotonous ringtone brought him out of his contemplation.
Xiao Luo took the phone from his pocket and checked, it was Zhang Dashan. He accepted the call by swiping right.
“What’s up, Dashan?”
“You motherfu*cker, can’t I call you even if I’ve no issues? I haven’t heard from you for a couple of days, can you be more aware that you should give me a call every other day? You haven’t been keeping in contact with me for so long, I almost thought that Dragon Gang had cut you to pieces already.” Zhang Dashan snapped.
Xiao Luo frowned, “Spit it out. If there’s a problem, let me know; if not, I’m hanging up. I’m busy and not free to chit chat now.”
It was a rule in the station that a policeman on duty was not allowed to speak on the phone. Being suited in his police uniform to deal with Dragon Gang, he felt that obliged to obey the rules.
“What the f*ck are you busy with? I’m in charge of Luo’s Workshop, so what else do you have to be busy with?”
“I’m hanging.”
“Don’t, don’t, don’t… I have something serious to talk about.”
“Can you cut the crap?”
Xiao Luo wished that he could kick him up the posterior, and said impatiently, “So what’s going on, spit it out.”
Zhang Dashan cleared his throat and said, “What else could it be? It’s your very own romantic debt, sis Huang is here for you.”
Xiao Luo frowned even harder, then asked irritably,” Who’s sis Huang? You better stop giving me bullshit.”
“I ain’t giving you bullshit, it’s Huang Ruoran from Huaye University. The girl who was almost raped by the five gangsters, you’ve forgotten?” Zhang Dashan cautioned.
Huang Ruoran!?
Xiao Luo suddenly remembered, and had he not been reminded by Zhang Dashan, he would’ve forgotten entirely about the bunch of people from Huaye University.
“Why’d she look for me? Wait, how did she know my location?”
“F*ck, she saw me! I’m sort of a role model for juniors now since the public trial clip had gone viral, and sis Huang had watched that clip. So, she came straight to the headquarters of Luo’s Workshop. To be honest, sis Huang had visited a few times but was stopped by the security guard every time. She even tried trespassing. I happened to run into her today by coincidence as I passed by the company’s gate. If not, I wouldn’t have known that sis Huang came all the way to the company to find me.”
Hearing that gave Xiao Luo a headache. When he had appointed Zhang Dashan as Luo’s Workshop’s spokesperson, he had overlooked the fact that Huang Ruoran had seen Zhang Dashan before. He had already put Huaye University behind him, but now it seemed that they were back in his life.
“So what should I do? She’s now waiting in the guest room and won’t leave until she gets your whereabouts.” Zhang Dashan said, unsure how he should handle this
“Tell her I’ve left Jiangcheng.”
“It f*cking won’t work, she’ already asked about your hometown address, it seems like she wouldn’t quit easily until she finds you.”
“You’re usually so good with your crap, that you could even hoodwink the deceased, why can’t you do it now?” Xiao Luo yelled.
Zhang Dashan could not help himself, and answered,” Bro, you’re really being a dick here. Sis Huang is completely sincere, and you want me to fool her? It pains me to even think about it.”
“F*ck you!” Xiao Luo knew where Zhang Dashan was going with this.
“Believe it, the television soap operas had always contained scenes of the hero saving the beauty, and she ended up repaying her debt of honor by marrying him. Do you really think that these were all just fiction? In my opinion, sis Huang came to repay her debt and wants to bear your children.” Zhang Dashan said.
Bear my children?
It was so thought-provoking that Xiao Luo broke into laughter, “I’m not gonna argue with you, you help me settle Huang Ruoran, that’s it!”
He hung up immediately as he spotted Liu Tieguo rushing over to him with an anxious look on his face. He obviously had something urgent to report.
He put the phone back and asked, “Brother Guo, what’s going on?”
“There’re two rich women with their bodyguards embroiled a quarrel in the department store, it’s getting out of the hand, and they’re almost close to a fight. Laohu and Houzi are trying to mediate, but it’s no use.” Liu Tieguo was panting heavily from his run and was trying to report everything in a single breath. The Laohu and Houzi he had referred to were none other than Wang Lihu and Ye Qiu.
“Let’s go, take a look!”
Xiao Luo frowned as he rode on his motorbike with Liu Tieguo riding pillion, they headed towards the department store.