Lu Chen, who had already stepped out of the car, was stunned for a moment, then became even more furious. Holy crap, he was that little girl's father? Leading a bunch of thugs to chase his daughter, and then beating her so badly after she fell and got hurt—how heartless!
At this moment, the little girl screamed in anguish, "You're not my dad! You absolutely aren't! If you were my dad, you wouldn't disobey Mommy and always gamble, gamble on everything! Mommy… Mommy is dying, and you still steal the medical money we finally borrowed to gamble! I don't have a father like you, you… you should die!"
The middle-aged man, enraged, raised his hand to slap the little girl again.
The little girl, however, stubbornly raised her face, her tearful eyes glaring at him.
The middle-aged man ultimately didn't hit her, but instead stretched out his hand: "Give me the money right now!"
"No, this is my mother's money for medical treatment, no...it's her life-saving money! If you take it, my mother...my mother will be gone..." The little girl cried again.
The thugs around them, far from being moved, continued to mock and ridicule:
"Old Tian, your daughter's got some nerve! She only cares about her mother, not you, her father!"
"Yeah, right! She even wants you dead, haha! If I had a daughter like that, I'd just stone her to death!"
"Damn it, your mother's life is important, but your father's isn't? Little girl, you should know, your dad gambles on soccer and borrows money from loan sharks. If he loses and can't pay, we'll take his life!"
...
The little girl stubbornly clutched the manila envelope tightly. She wiped away her tears and gritted her teeth, saying, "I don't care, this is my mother's medical money! I can't give it to her! You're all bad guys!"
"Damn it, are you going to give it to her or not? Your mother won't die, but if I don't give her the money, I'm dead!" Old Tian roared angrily, his brows furrowed. He suddenly reached out and grabbed the manila envelope the little girl was clutching tightly. The little girl was clutching the envelope so tightly that Old Tian's pull shifted her body.
She cried out, "No! This is Mommy's money, it's for Mommy's medical treatment! Let go!"
Old Tian, enraged, dragged the envelope along, cursing, "You brat!" and raised his other hand to slap her hard on the head.
However, the slap missed her head, and Old Tian cried out in pain, quickly withdrawing his hand.
The thugs, upon closer inspection, were also stunned, then shouted:
"Who the hell are you?"
"Mind your own business!"
"Do you only know who we are? Huh?"
They saw a composed young man, a steering wheel lock slung over his shoulder, his face slightly raised, looking at them with arrogant and disdainful eyes.
This was, of course, Lu Chen.
Just now, when Lao Tian slapped the little girl on the head, Lu Chen swiftly swung the steering wheel lock, hitting his hand instead. One was made of iron, the other of flesh; Lao Tian, of course, couldn't withstand the blow.
"Me? My surname is Lu, and my name is Ye Ye, the 'Ye' of 'wilderness'," Lu Chen said calmly.
"Lu Ye Ye?" the thug leader asked疑惑地. He'd never heard of that name before, and besides, it sounded strange.
"Hmm, not bad!" Lu Chen nodded, indicating satisfaction. "At least you know how to respect me, how to call me Grandpa Lu. Very good. As long as this lump of mud isn't too thick, it can still be managed to climb a wall."
The thug then realized he'd been tricked and yelled menacingly, "You want to die, don't you?"
Lu Chen didn't speak. He helped the little girl up and said softly, "Go sit in my car. There's a first-aid kit inside. Put some medicine on yourself and wait for me! I'll take you home later."
He pointed to a Lamborghini parked by the roadside, its passenger door open.
The little girl nodded obediently, looking at Lu Chen gratefully. This young man who had suddenly appeared made her feel instantly safe. She murmured, "Big brother, thank you. You...you have to be careful."
Lu Chen nodded. "Don't worry, I'm the only one who can do anything to these guys."
The little girl limped into the car.
The thugs were furious after hearing Lu Chen's words. "Damn, who is this guy, talking so arrogantly?" But when they saw Lu Chen's car, their faces twitched.
That was a Lamborghini! A luxury car worth millions.
In Yunzhou City, people who drive such luxury cars are all wealthy second-generation heirs with power, influence, and connections!
And Lu Chen looked exactly like one.
The thug leader, the "Brother Kuan" that Lao Tian had mentioned earlier, was also someone who worked for wealthy second-generation heirs, relying on their connections for protection. He knew the power of the rich second generation, and his expression immediately turned serious.
Lao Tian, probably still not understanding the situation, pointed at Lu Chen and yelled, "What the hell are you meddling in?! Mind your own business! Get out of my way! That's my daughter, I..."
*Slap!*
Lao Tian then clutched his head and screamed in pain.
Kuan Ge smacked him on the head, quite hard.
Kuan Ge snapped, "What are you saying? You have no right to speak! Stand back!"
Old Tian quickly moved back.
Kuan Ge smiled, sizing up Lu Chen, and asked with a hint of respect, "Lu Ye... uh, Mr. Lu, right? I don't know your name, please enlighten me, lest the flood washes away the Dragon King's temple!"
He was also a little puzzled. He hadn't heard of a rich second-generation with the surname Lu in Yunzhou City! Could he be from out of town? If he was from out of town, there was nothing to be afraid of. Of course, he could also be a friend of some local rich second-generation.
This was a top-tier football match in Yunzhou City, attracting many wealthy, handsome, rich, and beautiful people from surrounding cities.
Lu Chen said calmly, "Looks like you're quite savvy. My name is Lu Chen."
Lu Chen? "I've never heard of him before. I guess he's some rich kid from out of town."
Brother Kuan gave a forced smile: "Mr. Lu, you're not from Yunzhou City, are you? I've been around Yunzhou City for over twenty years. I know most of the influential people there. Never heard of someone with the surname Lu."
As he spoke, he almost checked the license plate of the Lamborghini. Whether this guy with the surname Lu had any connection to Yunzhou City could be determined by the license plate. But after thinking about it, he decided against it.
Lu Chen nodded frankly: "That's right, from out of town."
Brother Kuan asked again: "So, Mr. Lu, do you know any big shots in Yunzhou City?"
Lu Chen smiled inwardly. *Thud*, trying to intimidate me! Do you even have the right to listen to my stories about acquaintances? He shook his head decisively: "No, I just arrived, just here to watch the game."
At this point, both Brother Kuan and his gang of scoundrels became incredibly arrogant.
"Damn it, you're too audacious! You can be arrogant on your own turf, we can't control you. But now you're coming to our turf to act arrogantly? You know you wouldn't have enough lives to kill, right?"
"Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake! Holy crap! Let's all beat this bastard dragon into an earthworm, haha!"
"You're really asking for death! You think you're Sun Wukong, able to protect everyone in the world?"
"Even Sun Wukong had many gods helping him, otherwise, how could he protect everyone? You think you can be so arrogant all by yourself?"
...
Brother Kuan glared menacingly at Lu Chen: "Lu, you've really overreached. I see you're someone important, but in Yunzhou City, it's not your place to cause trouble! Here's the deal: I'll spare your life, give you 100,000 yuan as compensation, and you can leave!"
Anyway, he's a rich second-generation from out of town; why not extort some? Getting 100,000 yuan to spend is great.
Lu Chen chuckled, "This guy changes pretty fast. He started by calling me Grandpa Lu, then Mr. Lu. Now, he's even calling me 'Lu' (a slang term for someone with the surname Lu). Do you think your family knows about this?"
"Damn it!" Brother Kuan spat on the ground, "Lu, don't push your luck! Let me tell you, if you don't apologize and pay us 100,000 yuan in compensation, fine, we won't make things difficult for you, as long as you leave us with one leg!"
Lu Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of murderous intent emanating from them. He chuckled, "Not bad. Actually, 100,000 yuan isn't that much. I just won ten million in a game, so 100,000 yuan is nothing!"
Instantly, Brother Kuan and the others' eyes lit up.
Damn, looks like a top-tier rich kid. Won ten million in just one game?
Looks like asking for 100,000 is too stingy. Brother Kuan regretted not asking for more.
His skin was thick enough; he immediately changed his tune: "Damn, not much, huh? Looks like you've got money to burn, Mr. Lu. Fine, then I'll tell you, it's not 100,000 anymore, it's 300,000!"
"No!" One of the thugs next to him was even bolder, holding up five fingers: "500,000!"
Brother Kuan gritted his teeth, glaring fiercely at Lu Chen: "That's right, 500,000! Damn it, you won 10 million, and you give us 500,000, that's... uh, let me calculate... it's only one-twentieth, nothing at all!"
Lu Chen was a little dumbfounded. Holy crap! It's like you guys helped me win 10 million, and now you're talking about splitting it up. He'd seen shameless people before, but this was the first time he'd seen someone utterly shameless.
He scratched his head, counting on his fingers: "One, two, three... there are only four of you, I'll only give you 400,000!"
This number didn't include Brother Kuan, the one who'd hit him.
"Four hundred thousand is fine!" Brother Kuan stretched out his hand: "Give it to me!"
This guy was getting increasingly greedy; he'd deal with the consequences once he had the four hundred thousand. In short, he couldn't let this fat sheep slip through his fingers. Once he gave him the four hundred thousand, he'd find another opportunity to fleece him. No, he'd fleece him several times over!
The four thugs were getting happier and happier.
Lu Chen grinned wickedly: "Alright, after I beat you all down, crippling all three of your legs, I'll give each of you one hundred thousand for medical expenses. Pretty generous, right?"
Instantly, the four thugs' expressions changed.
"Holy crap! Are you kidding us?! Brothers, go! This is going to be a lesson!" Brother Kuan roared, leading the charge. Then, his three brothers bared their teeth and claws, ready to beat them up.
Lu Chen was just about to use these four guys as practice when suddenly, a dazzlingly high-end sports car sped up and stopped at the side.