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Shen Dahai decided to transfer Shen Shanshan to the Capital Military District Hospital for treatment by his comrade, an expert. Since both Shen Dahai and Shen Liwei held important positions in the military, they could not accompany Shen Shanshan to the capital. Although Shen Dahai told Xin Yi that he didn't need to follow, Xin Yi insisted on staying by Shen Shanshan's side no matter what. However, since this trip might take a long time, Xin Yi needed to handle matters related to the Three Tiger Group and Beng Hu Lian, so he decided to set off for the capital the next day.
After taking care of the affairs of the Three Tiger Group and Beng Hu Lian, it was already dark. Xin Yi was driving on the road when his stomach growled. He realized that since having lunch with Shen Shanshan at Cuiwei Residence yesterday, he hadn't eaten anything. He initially thought about finding a place to grab a bite on the street, but considering that Lijie had already left and he wasn't sure if Big Bull had eaten, he decided to buy something and head back to the Farm to eat with Big Bull. So, Xin Yi bought several Beef Rice Bowls from a small restaurant on the street, packed them up, and placed them in the car, preparing to return to the Farm.
As he reached an intersection with a red light ahead, Xin Yi slowly stopped the car. Suddenly, he heard a commotion from a side road and saw a group of people in Uniform shouting as they chased after someone ahead. The figure in front appeared somewhat slender but moved quickly like a powerful leopard sprinting down the street, leaving the burly men in Uniform behind. Xin Yi noticed that the person was holding a gleaming knife; it could be that the police were pursuing a fugitive. He thought it would be best to capture such a dangerous individual quickly before they harmed any innocent bystanders. With this in mind, Xin Yi decided to lend a hand to the police behind him, even though they seemed ineffective at catching one person.
The person seemed particularly familiar with the environment and headed straight toward the road where Xin Yi had parked without hesitation. As that person approached Xin Yi's car, it seemed they intended to run down this street. Just as they brushed past Xin Yi's vehicle, he suddenly pushed open the car door, intending to knock that person down and buy some time for the police behind him. Generally speaking, he wouldn't want to reveal his Kung Fu easily, especially in front of so many officers.
However, Xin Yi did not feel any impact from the door colliding with a body; instead, he watched in shock as the figure ducked low and disappeared from his sight. It seemed he had underestimated this person's skills; he had thought they were just an ordinary violent criminal but realized they were skilled in Kung Fu. Just as Xin Yi was processing this surprise, he heard the sound of his back door being pulled open—the person had already jumped into his car. In this situation, Xin Yi was clearly at a disadvantage because he was facing away from this individual and still strapped in with his seatbelt. He could only adapt to the situation and quietly drew out a throwing knife, ready to strike at an opportune moment without hesitation. It was indeed a harsh lesson about underestimating an opponent; even a Thousand-Man Slayer's Top Assassin could be threatened by a street fugitive.
"Drive! Or I'll kill you!" The person behind him said coldly while Xin Yi felt something cold pressed against his right waist. The voice sounded familiar; he must have heard it somewhere before but couldn't recall where exactly. However, he firmly believed that if he didn't drive, this person would not hesitate to stab him because as soon as they entered the car, Xin Yi caught a strong whiff of blood—indicating that this individual had likely just committed murder. Given these circumstances, he could only act accordingly and pretended to be quite frightened as he asked, "B-Brother, where are we going?"
"Go straight! Hurry!" The person replied tersely. Xin Yi felt an increased pressure against his right side because those in Uniform were now less than twenty meters away from his car; it seemed like the person behind him was getting anxious. As soon as Xin Yi pressed on the gas pedal, his car shot forward. The officers in Uniform scattered in all directions upon seeing his vehicle coming toward them, fearing being hit by it. Xin Yi shook his head with a wry smile internally thinking: "With such incompetence, it's no wonder they can't catch anyone; these police officers are really lacking."
In an instant, they sped two or three hundred meters away. From his rearview mirror, Xin Yi saw that those people shouted at his car for a moment before retreating back down the side road they had come from. "Brother," Xin Yi said, "they're not chasing us anymore... can you get out now? I still need to hurry home."
"No," replied the person behind him. "Drive; they will come."
Oh! Finally remembering who this was—this must be that cool vendor selling Lantern Beef at the night market who looked at The Art of War before! Right! He recalled that before leaving last time, this young man had introduced himself as Summer Wind. How could such a young man be chased by police? But then it dawned on Xin Yi that those chasing him were probably not real police but rather uniformed thugs—urban management officers—because that intersection was close to where Summer Wind set up his stall at the night market. But what about that strong smell of blood? Had he really killed someone? Regardless of everything else, Summer Wind didn't seem like a vicious criminal; having witnessed his Swordsmanship firsthand, if he truly wanted to break the law, just revealing some skills would likely attract many gangs wanting him on their side. It seemed there might be more to this story.
Xin Yi adjusted the rearview mirror above him and caught sight of Summer Wind's cold yet determined young face reflected back at him. He smiled lightly and calmly called out: "Summer Wind!"
"Ah! Who are you?" Summer Wind clearly startled by Xin Yi's sudden call.
"Ha ha ha... I bought your Lantern Beef," Xin Yi said, turning her head sideways and smiling at Summer Wind, then continued, "But in the end, I still couldn't get it."
Seeing Xin Yi's turned face, Summer Wind clearly recognized her as well, and a rare smile appeared on his face as he said, "It's you? What a coincidence!" As he spoke, he withdrew the hilt of his knife that had been pressed against Xin Yi's right waist.
"Ha ha, it is quite a coincidence," Xin Yi noticed Summer Wind retracting the knife hilt. It seemed this young man wasn't bad; otherwise, he wouldn't have used the hilt to press against someone. She decided to ask about what happened tonight to see if there was any way she could help him. "By the way, Summer Wind, were those people from the city management? Why were they chasing you?"
In the rearview mirror, Xin Yi saw Summer Wind inserting the knife back into his waist, his eyes filled with anger. He said indignantly, "City management! They are too much!" This time he managed to string together four words in a row.
"What exactly happened? And why do you have such a strong smell of blood on you?" Xin Yi continued to ask. Only by understanding the ins and outs of the situation could she decide what to do. If Summer Wind really killed someone, she needed to know how it all happened. Although Xin Yi was also a killer, she didn't like senselessly slaughtering innocent people.
Summer Wind fell silent for a moment, perhaps considering whether he should tell Xin Yi. After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke up: "City management smashed stalls and beat people..." Xin Yi struggled to piece together what Summer Wind was saying and managed to grasp a rough outline of the events. It seemed that the city management had once again conducted a sweep of the night market that evening. This operation was more organized and planned than usual, with about thirty or forty city management officers surrounding the area. The vendors at the night market had nowhere to run and were all cornered on that street. After blocking them in, the city management began confiscating their goods and smashing their stalls. One elderly woman selling Egg Pancakes desperately protected her livelihood from being smashed by the ruthless city management officers. This infuriated them; they grabbed her and pushed her to the ground. When she fell, her head hit a cart handle, causing her to bleed profusely. The vendors couldn't stand by any longer and surrounded those officers who pushed her down, demanding they take her to the hospital. However, instead of helping her, those officers raised their rubber batons and violently beat the vendors. At that point, Summer Wind could no longer bear it and rushed into the fray to pull out those vendors who were being beaten.
But when those city management officers saw someone intervening, instead of stopping, they called for more people to chase after the vendors. While protecting a frail child as they ran away, Summer Wind was caught up by a tall city management officer who swung his rubber baton at the back of his head. The blow opened a gash on Summer Wind's head, causing blood to gush out. This strike ignited Summer Wind's rage; he drew out his knife used for cutting beef and charged at the tall officer with several strikes, causing him to collapse in a pool of blood.
In an instant, everyone in the chaos fell silent. The vendors saw that things had escalated and scattered in fear without taking anything with them. The city management officers were momentarily stunned as well; these bullies usually relied on their numbers to intimidate others but lacked the courage to confront someone wielding a real weapon. If they truly had that kind of courage, they wouldn't have turned from gangsters into licensed thugs working for city management. However, after being stunned for a minute and seeing all the vendors flee with only Summer Wind standing there alone with blood dripping from his knife tip, their courage returned as they exchanged glances and raised their rubber batons while shouting as they charged at him.
Summer Wind was also startled by his own actions; although he had learned Swordsmanship from his father since childhood and surpassed many top experts in society today in skill, he had never truly been in conflict with anyone before—especially not with someone lying on the ground covered in blood. He stood there dumbfounded until he heard the shouts of the city management officers snapping him back to reality. He raised his knife and turned to run away. Initially hesitant due to fear—after all, Summer Wind's knife had tasted blood—those officers wondered what would happen if it came toward them. But once they saw him fleeing in panic, they regained their bravado as enforcers and chased after him with gritted teeth, vowing to capture this "murderous citizen defender" for their rewards and future prospects!
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