Lai Xiaolong knew Lin Fan had to have trained. After all, he had been learning martial arts since he was a child. If Lin Fan were not a trained fighter, he could never have been his match yesterday.
That was why he had not brought along ordinary street thugs this time. Instead, he had called these five men. Lai Xiaolong himself would have had a hard time beating any one of them.
All five had shaved heads, and the savage air about them was entirely different from that of ordinary punks.
Each of them had a sharp dagger strapped to his thigh. They walked toward Lin Fan at an unhurried pace, but with perfect coordination, they had already sealed off every possible escape route.
Unless Lin Fan turned around and jumped into the river behind him, there was no way he could break through them and escape.
Looking at Lin Fan standing motionless where he was, Lai Xiaolong said, “Lin Fan, even if you’ve trained for a few days, the skills these five have aren’t something you can deal with easily. I advise you to surrender obediently.”
“Otherwise, things won’t be this simple in a moment.” A faint smile appeared on Lai Xiaolong’s face, and he was brimming with confidence inside. In his eyes, Lin Fan basically had no power to resist.
Instead, Lin Fan said, “Lai Xiaolong, are you really that sure these men can handle me?”
Lai Xiaolong said coldly, “Get him! Grab him first. Let’s see if he still dares to talk tough to me. I’ll pull out his teeth one by one in a moment!”
The five men instantly drew the daggers from their thighs and charged at Lin Fan.
The five of them were indeed very strong! Against an ordinary person, they could probably knock him to the ground before he even got close to them.
But Lin Fan was different. The difference between dealing with ordinary people like this and dealing with powerful, vicious demons was as vast as the heavens and the earth.
One of the bald men had now reached Lin Fan. His movements were simple and direct. He thrust the dagger toward Lin Fan’s chest, while his left hand swept toward the direction in which Lin Fan might retreat.
At the same time, another burly man had sealed off Lin Fan’s other side.
They did have plenty of combat experience. From the very beginning, they had already blocked off his escape routes. That way, Lin Fan could either take a stab or be captured by them.
But Lin Fan did not retreat as they had anticipated. Instead, he charged straight toward the knife-wielding bald man’s chest.
“What?”
The bald man with the knife froze in surprise. Lin Fan suddenly drove a fist into his chin.
With a bang, the bald man was knocked backward, and Lin Fan instantly disarmed him.
The other four bald, burly men stared wide-eyed when they saw their companion fall to the ground in an instant, as though they had witnessed something unbelievable.
Lai Xiaolong was the same. He knew all too well how strong these five men were.
The five of them together could probably defeat twenty ordinary people.
Yet someone as tough and ferocious as that had been knocked down by Lin Fan in an instant, and the weapon in his hand had even been taken away.
Holding the dagger, Lin Fan said to the four men around him, “Here’s my advice. You’d better go back quietly. Otherwise, what comes next won’t be as simple as taking one punch from me.”
The four men hesitated. The young man before them was clearly no ordinary person. They had followed Lai Qiye for many years, so they had enough experience to recognize that.
If they were helping Lai Xiaolong deal with an unimportant student, it would naturally be a trivial matter.
But Lin Fan was clearly more than just a student.
From behind them, Lai Xiaolong shouted, “What are you standing around for? Get him! Take him down!”
Lai Xiaolong was Lai Qiye’s only son. In the future, he would certainly take over the affairs handled by these men under Lai Qiye.
The four men took a deep breath. “Together!”
They brandished their daggers and charged at Lin Fan from the front, back, left, and right.
A cold murderous intent appeared on Lai Xiaolong’s face. “Lin Fan, today I’ll show you exactly who you can’t afford to provoke…”
Before Lai Xiaolong could finish, the cold murderous intent on his face turned into shock, panic, and disbelief.
The four men who had charged at Lin Fan from behind were all lying on the ground. They struggled desperately, each with a dagger stuck in his thigh.
“You… How is this possible?” Lai Xiaolong’s entire body shook. How could Lin Fan be this powerful? How could he have taken down all five of them by himself?
This had completely exceeded Lai Xiaolong’s expectations.
Lin Fan clapped his hands and walked toward Lai Xiaolong.
Lai Xiaolong was a figure of some standing, at least. He remained where he was, forcibly suppressing his shock, and gritted his teeth. “Lin Fan, what do you want?”
He was certain that Lin Fan would never dare do anything to him!
Lin Fan stopped less than a meter away from Lai Xiaolong.
Lin Fan said calmly, “Lai Xiaolong, what do you think I want? You found people to hurt me. Tell me, how should I repay you?”
Lai Xiaolong was not stupid enough to turn and run. With Lin Fan’s skills, could he really get away easily?
“Don’t think you can deal with me just because you can fight. Try laying a finger on me, and see what happens. You have family, don’t you? It would be ridiculously easy for us to capture your aunt and her family.” Lai Xiaolong spoke coldly.
Zhang Qingshu was Lin Fan’s only remaining family, and she was the one thing he could not tolerate anyone threatening.
An icy, bone-chilling feeling instantly radiated from Lin Fan.
When Lai Xiaolong met Lin Fan’s eyes, he felt as though he had fallen into an ice cavern.
His heart jolted. After taking a deep breath, he said, “Lin Fan, let’s call it even today. What happened before is all forgotten!”
“Does your word mean anything, Lai Xiaolong?” Lin Fan asked.
Lai Xiaolong hurriedly nodded. “My word is good.”
Lin Fan let out a quiet laugh. “But you said earlier that you were going to pull out my teeth one by one. Why doesn’t your word count anymore?”
Lai Xiaolong’s face immediately turned even uglier. He drew a deep breath. “Lin Fan, spare others when you can! Don’t push things too far!”
“Get lost.” Lin Fan spoke calmly. “But let me warn you. If you try anything clever and lay a hand on the people around me, you will regret it.”
Lai Xiaolong’s expression darkened. He raised a hand, and the five bald, burly men helped one another along as they followed him away in disarray.
Watching Lai Xiaolong’s departing back, Lin Fan felt somewhat uneasy as well. He had no idea whether that man would actually keep his word.
Hopefully, he would be smart enough not to do anything reckless and go after his aunt or Xu Dong and the others.
Lin Fan shook his head. Suddenly, he looked toward a certain direction. Someone was standing at the edge of the river embankment, staring toward him with his eyes opened wide.