The big guy at the head of the thundering mob was running at full speed. With eyes as round as plates, he headed toward Xiao Luo. Before his machete could chop him in two, the guy realized he couldn't stop the momentum of his feet, and the two men collided.
Ahh
The guy let out a blood-curdling screech as all the bones in his body fractured from the impact of hitting Xiao Luo. He slammed to the ground, skidding four or five meters before coming to a halt. In the process, several men tripped over each other or were knocked down.
Xiao Luo had a taunting smile on his face, his eyes cold. His right hand changed direction to seize another's man's left leg that was delivering a kick. He slapped the guy's leg against his knee and bent it backward in a V shape. An awful scream was heard.
Then he hurled the injured man's body into the crowd that was following closely behind.
Caught off guard, some of those people lost their footing and fell down, end over end.
Taking advantage of this situation, two guys wielding machetes lashed out at Xiao Luo's back. He instinctively turned and formed his hands into fists that blasted forth, meeting force with force.
Bam
The two men hugged their dislocated wrists and retreated as they lost their center of balance. The pain was so intense they couldn't hold back their tears or miserable bawling.
Xiao Luo was like a fierce tiger, a cheetah. He was an unstoppable force!
The men's expressions changed as their attacks became weaker. They were shocked, but Xiao Luo, who had been provoked into a rampage, didn't hesitate while rushing madly at them. He carried a lethal aura and a roiling, fiendish intent in his violent attack.
Each move was more vicious than the previous one; his fighting style was strong and fierce as if they were being bombarded by violent storms and gales. Blood was streaming everywhere amid sad, shrill screeching...
By now, there was no trace of anger left in the bald man. His eyes were full of fear, and his body could not stop shaking. Bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down his forehead unceasingly. He never thought the other party would be so fierce. Was he human? No, he was a monster!
In the blink of an eye, this monster-man cut down a dozen people. The middle-aged man in the distance could no longer keep his calm. His eyes and mouth were open wide in a state of total shock.
His two bodyguards also went pale as they stood in shock, horror, and amazement. They were retired veterans of the special forces, state-trained machines, tough and unyielding. From head to toe, they had a perfect mastery of their abilities and believed it would be hard for them to meet a worthy opponent. But they were floored: They did not understand how Xiao Luo had made his moves.
Bam
While these two bodyguards were still in a state of shock, Xiao Luo punted another person, sending him flying seven or eight meters. Then he reached out and grabbed a machete.
With the desolate and chilling aura of death filling the air, he rushed into the crowd and raised the blade to swing it down. The line of the machete flew at a bold and unrestrained speed, whizzing like a tornado as it ravaged the enemies nearby.
One guy after another collapsed in a pool of blood. No one had imagined that the lamb, which was supposed to be a prey, would suddenly turn into a bloodthirsty beast, exposing its savage and cruel fangs.
The ugly, ferocious-looking man--scared witless--had run off a while ago to an unknown location.
When the last guy collapsed, letting out a wretched howl of pain, Xiao Luo turned looked coldly at the bald man, his machete dripping blood that pooled in the ground.
The bald-headed man was stiff, the terror on his face palpable. When he saw Xiao Luo approaching him step by step, he turned white "What, what do you want to do? We... We are the Dragon Gang ..." he stammered.
"What is the Dragon Gang!"
Xiao Luo snorted in ridicule in a low voice. In the next second, he was running wildly, like a black smear of tearing wind as he pressed down on the bald man with inhuman strength. Like a wild wolf running madly on the open plains, the machete then cut a gleaming and vicious path in the air. The sword was about to chop down violently with an unstoppable force.
The bald-headed man's pupils shrank, and his scalp felt numb. The gleaming machete cleared his vision. It was as if he was looking at the Grim Reaper beckoning at him.
Bang
Just as Xiao Luo's machete was about to descend and split the head of the bald man in half, an ear-piercing gunshot exploded like a sudden clap of thunder, causing everyone to tremble.
"Stop!" s woman shouted sternly.
Bzzz
Xiao Luo's machete stopped in an instant. It hung in the air atop the bald man's head like the Grim Reaper's scythe.
Looking at the bloodthirsty machete, the bald man turned, deathly pale, eyes wide open. A rank and pungent odor rose from his crotch: He had lost control of his bladder and bowels and fainted immediately after. He had totally passed out from fear.
Xiao Luo turned his head and saw that both sides of the streets were blocked by five or six police cars. Two explosion-proof cars tore through the blockade line. There were more than 20 riot police in identical outfits and equipment holding up their shields. They looked intimidating as they struck their poses. There were also ordinary criminal police holding uploaded firearms with muzzles aimed at him.
"You have five seconds to drop the knife!"
A policewoman lowered her gun pointed toward the sky and picked up a loudspeaker from a police officer next to her. She shouted at Xiao Luo's expressionlessly as she counted down, "Five, four, three ....."
She had fresh, clean, and beautiful features and a tall, athletic, and spirited figure. Her short hair was sleek and coiled behind her ears. Her bright and elegant eyes were pure as water, and her black police uniform could not hide her svelte and glamorous figure.
Xiao Luo remembered that this policewoman was the woman whom he had the providence to meet at the police station earlier in the day.
Although his strength had increased, he did not consider meeting the police head-on. When she counted down to two, he threw the machete on the ground.
Two special police officers rushed up. One placed himself on Xiao Luo's left and the other on his left as they restrained him.
Looking at the ground full of people who were hurt and groaning in agony, Gu Qianlin's black brows knitted in a scowl. She said with loathing, "Gathering a group of men together on the streets and using knives to hurt others; you're disregarding the nation's laws and the safety of the people. You've caused a terrible impact on society. What a bunch of bastards, bring them all in!!! "
"Yes," a cadre of police officers responded.
Xiao Luo didn't want to explain anything now, because he knew it wouldn't do any good. The police would not listen. His answers would only have meaning after they brought him back into the bureau for questioning.
The middle-aged man dressed in a western suit and leather shoes only stood up after Xiao Luo, and the bald man's group were taken away by the police.
"Find out that young man's information. Also, get him a public defender. This young man is mine."
"Yes, boss!" Leng You answered respectfully.
The next day, in the police interrogation room.....
"Name?"
"Xiao Luo."
"Age?"
"Twenty-six."
"Why did you use a knife and hurt someone in public?"
"It was a legitimate case of self-defense!"
Xiao Luo, wearing handcuffs, sat in the interrogation chair. He answered every question Gu Qianlin asked.
"Legitimate self-defense?"
Gu Qianlin snorted and threw the report from the hospital on the table. "Twenty minor injuries and eight serious injuries. All of them are now lying in the hospital's acute ward. You're telling me this is legitimate self-defense?"
"Officer, there is the police Skynet surveillance system on that street. Go into the system and look for yourself. You'll see if what I said is true," Xiao Luo said calmly.
"I don't need you to teach me how to handle the case, but I can tell you very regretfully that there are no surveillance cameras at the place where you wielded the knife to hurt others." Gu Qianlin propped herself with both hands on the interrogation table and stared at Xiao Luo.
Xiao Luo raised a brow, "There are no surveillance cameras, but surely there are eyewitnesses. The stall owner can prove I was forced to defend myself."
Qianlin looked Xiao Luo up and down. Now she recognized him: He was the guy who rescued a little girl from a crime gang earlier and whom she had a brief encounter with outside the entrance to the police station.
It was because of his actions that she was able to crack a criminal gang that cripples kids and forces them to work as street beggars. Today, she saved 20 enslaved children who had their hands and feet broken. Thinking about this made her soften her gaze toward Xiao Luo.
"Team Leader Gu?"
The door of the interrogation room opened, and a police officer leaned half his torso in. It was evident he had something to report.
Before leaving the room, Gu Qianlin ordered the other two officers to continue interrogating Xiao Luo.
"Team Leader Gu, we've investigated the identities of those people. The bald guy, Li Dawei, goes by the name Baldie. The other 20 are his subordinates. We now know they're part of the same group as the five we arrested this afternoon," the male officer reported dryly.
Gu Qianlin was startled. Suddenly she felt as if everything became clear at once. "So, Li Dawei and his group started the fight to take revenge on Xiao Luo?"
"It looks that way." I also spoke with the stall owner, who corroborated Xiao Luo's story. They said he was just sitting there eating his noodles when Li Dawei and his gang suddenly ran over with knives and steel pipes, looking to make trouble. Li Dawei even flipped over Xiao Luo's table; that's what started the conflict."
Gu Qianlin's gaze drifted. She turned to another topic and asked, "Have you checked Xiao Luo's biodata?"
"Yes. He was born into an ordinary farmer's family in Xi Province and graduated from Xisheng Aeronautical University three years ago. He had been working for Huahai Corporation. His parents are one hundred percent farmers. He also has a younger sister who's married and works as a nurse in a hospital in Jiangcheng. He ... "
Gu Qianlin waved and interrupted, "Xiao Wang, do you think anything's wrong with this biodata?"
Officer Xiao Wang had a blank expression on his face, not understanding the nature of her question. He shook his head and said, "This is a very ordinary biodata. I found nothing amiss."
"His biodata is fine, but Xiao Luo has a big problem."
Gu Qianlin's black brows knitted slightly, and she said in all seriousness, "He dealt with 28 crime members armed with knives and clubs all by himself. Not only was he not injured, but he caused 20 minor injuries and eight serious injuries. His combat skills put our entire elite SWAT team to shame.
Upon hearing this, officer Xiao Wang understood the problem.
He furrowed his brows and scratched the back of his head. His face was full of astonishment and doubt. "Yeah, Xiao Luo is an ordinary person according to what's written in his biodata. But how could an ordinary person have such freakish skills?"
"So, there must be a problem with him!" Gu Qianlin asserted.
"But that can't be right. His biodata clearly states that he neither received any specialized training nor joined any organization. Also, his sister, Xiao Ruyi, who works at the People's Hospital in Guangming district, confirmed that his biodata records are accurate, not false. Could he have received guidance from an expert when he was a child?"
"What do you mean?"
Gu Qianlin was even more puzzled: How could an ordinary person suddenly become a superhero with terrifying fighting abilities?
Officer Xiao Wang further expounded, "I mean, would there be an expert who happens to live as a hermit in their mountain village? The expert would have seen that he was dealing with a child prodigy and that Xiao Luo possessed an extraordinary physical constitution when he imparted his skills to him. After all, it's impossible to include something like that in a person's biodata. "
"Are you thinking of making a movie now? An expert living like a hermit? Hah!" Gu Qianlin rolled her eyes.
Officer Xiao Wang laughed in embarrassment. He had watched similar movies; that's how he came up with a wild guess like that.
At that moment, a fresh-faced young police officer came running over and saluted Gu Qianlin. "Team Leader Gu, a lawyer Ge, of Jiangcheng Law Firm, is here to post bail for a man named Xiao Luo."
Lawyer Ge of Jiangcheng's Law Firm?
Ge Zhongtian?!
The expression on Gu Qianlin's and Xiao Wang's faces changed slightly. Ge Zhongtian was a well-known attorney at Jiangcheng, a top firm. Even if someone had money, it was almost impossible to retain his services if the person had no status. Just who was this Xiao Luo that the likes of Ge Zhongtian would condescend to bail him out?
She had planned to investigate Xiao Luo further, but it seemed unlikely now.
******
"DING! Congratulations. You've earned ten points!"
"DING! Congratulations. You've earned twenty points!"
...
In the interrogation room, the system notifications sounded in Xiao Luo's mind. The system had been reminding him of the points he was earning when he started fighting with the bald man and his group. So far, he had accumulated more than 250 points.
The door of the interrogation room creaked open, and Gu Qianlin and Officer Xiao Wang came in. She ordered two other police officers to remove the handcuffs from Xiao Luo.
She said icily, "You're free to go, Xiao Luo!"
"You've confirmed that I acted in legitimate self-defense?" Xiao Luo stood up and asked with a smile.
"Your problem can be legitimate self-defense or excessive self-defense. If it wasn't because you indirectly helped the police deliver a blow against crime, I wouldn't be letting you go so easily," said Gu Qianlin proudly as she stuffed her hands into her pants pocket.
"Oh, it seems that I have to thank Team Leader Gu for your generosity!" Xiao Luo strode toward the door.
"Wait." Gu Qianlin suddenly stopped him.
Xiao Luo halted and said, "Officer? Is there anything else?"
"Where did you learn your fighting skills? Your biodata made no mention of your receiving any special training." Gu Qianlin stared at him as if she was interrogating a suspect.
Xiao Luo froze for a moment, then he laughed and said, "I learned from an old beggar in our village when I was a child."
Officer Xiao Wang was astonished. So I was right with my stupid guess! Isn't this too much of a coincidence?
"What's the old beggar's name?" Gu Qianlin carefully observed the microexpressions on Xiao Luo's face to confirm if he was lying.
"He was a horrible old geezer who used to victimize others for food and drink. I received my fair share of bullying from him when I was a kid."
"What's his name?"
"I don't know his real name; the villagers used to call him Old Loony."
"Where is he now?"
"He died a few years ago and was buried in the mountains. His body has probably fully decomposed by now."
Xiao Luo knew this question would eventually come, hence his glib answer. Moreover, there really was a person like that in his village. He came over in the early years to escape famine and beg for food. There would be no cracks in his story if someone wanted to check it out.
Gu Qianlin was demoralized. Asking these questions was the same as not asking. Besides, her skill and technique at observing microexpressions, something she was proud of, seemed to be ineffective now. She couldn't tell whether Xiao Luo was telling the truth or lies.
.....
At the gate of the police station, Ge Zhongtian, a grizzled man with gold-rimmed glasses, shook hands with Xiao Luo solemnly, "Hello Mr. Xiao!"
Xiao Luo immediately understood why he was released from the police station so quickly.
"You're the one who bailed me out?"
Ge Zhongtian nodded, "Yes, at Mr. Chu's orders."
"Mr. Chu?" Xiao Luo frowned. He couldn't remember meeting anyone by that name.
"The boss of Chongshan House, Chu Yunxiong!" Ge Zhongtian said with a smile.
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