Chapter 2227 - 2428: Hand Over 3,000 Yuan!!!

Sometimes life is just like this: the more you don't want something to happen, the more likely it is to happen; and when you want something the most, it always misses you by a hair and never shows up. It's that helpless, and yet that's life.

Hao Jian and Li Weiwei were searching inside the Ancient Town for those few students, when suddenly, as they were walking, he heard a couple of familiar voices. At the same time, Li Weiwei also heard them; the two basically heard it at the exact same moment.

"What are you doing!" It was Ma Susu's voice from their class.

As soon as Li Weiwei heard that something was wrong in that voice, she followed the sound over. When she got there and took a look, as the homeroom teacher, she immediately flew into a rage and was about to rush over with big strides. However, just then, Hao Jian grabbed her from behind and made a shushing gesture.

Li Weiwei wanted to struggle free from Hao Jian, but found that his strength was really too great; no matter how she tried, she couldn't break away. So she listened to Hao Jian and stood to the side watching, observing.

Right in front of them were the few students who hadn't arrived yet: Zhang Wei, Ma Susu, and Cheng Wen were all there. The three of them were currently surrounded by a group of people. Those guys didn't look that old, about the same age as them, but each one was dressed like a Gangster. Yet for all that "Gangster" style, their swagger wasn't quite convincing; they were just like kids who hadn't grown up yet but were pretending to be adults. Every one of them had this arrogant look on their face as they surrounded the three.

Li Weiwei, seeing this scene—someone trying to bully her students—of course couldn't accept it, so she immediately wanted to rush over, but she was held back by Hao Jian. Hao Jian took a look; this group had about a dozen people, both male and female, seven or eight guys and three or four girls, looking very much like a small gang.

If it came down to a fight, he could rush in and flatten this whole group without breaking a sweat; it would be as easy as crushing an ant. But considering some other factors, and the fact that they were on someone else's turf here, it was better to stay cautious and not act on impulse. So he held Li Weiwei back to keep her from charging out. Anyway, with him here, nothing would happen to these kids from their class. First he'd see exactly what was going on, then decide.

After all, this was someone else's turf; they hadn't figured out what was really happening yet. If they caused some big mess, sure, he could smooth it over, but they were out here to have fun—if it all turned into an unhappy incident, that'd be bad. So better to be careful. Since it's a trip, having fun comes first.

Li Weiwei wasn't a brainless person. After seeing the look in Hao Jian's eyes, she stayed put and honestly kept watching from the side.

"What the hell are you doing? On what grounds are you blocking us?" Among the three, Zhang Wei was the only boy. At this moment he had to play the role of protecting the girls, so he spoke up.

In that group of a dozen Gangsters, it was obvious that the guy with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, who had one arm around a young girl dressed extremely provocatively, was the boss. As the boss, seeing that with so many of his bros standing there, Zhang Wei still dared to talk to him in that tone, he immediately got displeased.

He pointed at the girl in his arms and said to Zhang Wei, "Motherfucker, your friend ruined my girlfriend's clothes and you still dare act cocky? You're not leaving here today unless you pay up. Looking at your clothes you don't seem short on cash. What, you damage someone's clothes and don't plan on paying?"

Zhang Wei glanced at Cheng Wen, who was already scared, then quickly turned back to the Cigarette Guy and said, "My friend was just coming out of the restroom and accidentally splashed a few drops of water on your girlfriend's clothes. And you call that 'ruined'? Clothes get a few drops of water and they're ruined? And you still want money? This is extortion!"

The Cigarette Guy's face darkened at those words. He immediately shot a look at one of his lackeys, and that lackey started cracking his knuckles at once, making it clear that if Zhang Wei dared say one more word, he'd start swinging. Zhang Wei swallowed slightly, a bit scared, but seeing Ma Susu and Cheng Wen standing behind him, he had no choice but to brace up and show some manly courage.

The Cigarette Guy took one big step forward, blew out a smoke ring, then pointed at the clothes on the girl in his arms and snapped, "Bumpkin, you're just a bumpkin. Do you even know what brand this is? Each piece costs at least a few thousand. A few drops of water? A few drops of water are enough to ruin a piece of clothing, you know that? This outfit is ruined because of those drops your friend splashed. If you don't pull out three thousand yuan right now, don't even think about walking out of here today!"

As he spoke, the six guys beside him all moved toward Zhang Wei together, cracking their knuckles as they closed in, already surrounding them. Their attitude clearly said that if the three didn't cough up those three thousand, they absolutely wouldn't be walking out of here.

The whole thing was actually quite simple. Zhang Wei, Ma Susu, and Cheng Wen formed a little clique in class, so on this trip they naturally stuck together. They were wandering around the Ancient Town, and when it was time to gather, the three headed back to the inn. On the way, Ma Susu and Cheng Wen went to the restroom together, and after they came out they continued back toward the inn. But as they walked, they were stopped by this group, who claimed that just now in the restroom, Cheng Wen had splashed a few drops of water onto the Cigarette Guy's girlfriend's clothes, ruining them, and now they had to pay three thousand yuan; if they didn't, they wouldn't be allowed to leave.

This was extortion—barefaced extortion. A few drops of water could ruin a piece of clothing? Leaving aside the fact that the clothes currently on his girlfriend looked perfectly fine, the water had long since dried, or maybe there never was any water on them at all. And anyway, what kind of clothes get ruined by water? Besides, the three of them weren't clueless bumpkins. You can pretty much tell how expensive a piece of clothing is just by the fabric. That piece looked at most like a hundred-yuan stall item. How could it possibly be worth that much money?

Three thousand—pure extortion, absolutely shameless extortion.

In class, Cheng Wen was always a girl of few words. Facing a scene like this, she was already terrified, a bit out of it, her whole expression completely blank and confused, scared out of her wits. Ma Susu was braver. When she heard that the Cigarette Guy wanted three thousand yuan from them over something so trumped-up, her face was full of fury.

"This is extortion!" she said angrily. "I'm going to call the police and have them deal with this, so we'll see whether it's you extorting us or the police hauling you off. And another thing, we're here on a class trip. It's almost time to meet up. If you keep us here too long and we don't show up, our classmates and teachers will definitely come looking for us. Then you'll really be in trouble."

"And… don't think we're afraid of you. You're just a bunch of clownish punks, nothing to be scared of. We don't have money on us, but we've all got one life. Come on then, who's afraid of who?!" Ma Susu's momentum was strong.

Listening from the side, Hao Jian couldn't help giving her a thumbs-up. This girl had guts. Facing this situation, she could still stand there without a hint of fear and talk to them like that. On top of that, she was bold yet attentive, not forgetting to bring up their classmates and teachers to make this group feel wary and afraid.

Sure enough, after Ma Susu finished, a few people in the group did look a bit scared. Only the Cigarette Guy sneered. He suddenly took a deep drag on his cigarette, smoked it down to the butt, flicked it to the ground, blew out a smoke ring, glared at her viciously, and said, "Trying to scare me? Girl, you're still too young."

He paused, then his eyes suddenly turned vicious and feral as he said, "Today either you hand over three thousand yuan and we let you go, or you don't go anywhere. Also, you all…"

As he spoke, a lewd expression crept over his face. The six guys around him also started laughing. Those few girls didn't try to stop them, just watched from the side, clearly used to this kind of thing and not caring at all.

One look at those eyes and that filthy grin and you knew what they were thinking. Zhang Wei hurriedly stepped forward and stood in front of the two girls, shouting, "What do you think you're doing!"

"Doing?" The Cigarette Guy arched his brows, looking even sleazier. "What else do you think? Either pay up, or… heh heh heh…"

As a girl, hearing that kind of talk, Ma Susu was furious. She shot back at the Cigarette Guy, "Pah! You filthy pervert! Have you looked at yourself? Look how pathetic you are. Don't you ever piss and look at your own reflection? Thinking about this crap all day long. And that so-called girlfriend of yours, caked in makeup and ugly as hell. Only trash like you two would make such a perfect pair. Garbage! Useless scum!"

"With the way you look, you still dare talk like that? If you've got the guts, I'll go call people right now. We'll see who's afraid of who when they get here. Just don't run away then!" Ma Susu said, completely unfazed.

After that tirade, the Cigarette Guy's face twisted with anger, and his girlfriend was furious as well.

"You bitch, what did you just say!" The Cigarette Guy's girlfriend pointed at Ma Susu.

Ma Susu shot back, "You don't know what I said? Don't you have any idea yourself?"

"You…"

Ma Susu was about to say more when the Cigarette Guy, with a few of his people, shoved Zhang Wei aside and walked right up to her. He glared at her fiercely and snarled, "You bitch, what was that you just said? If you've got the guts, say it again!"

Ma Susu's brows knit slightly; she was a bit scared, but she still summoned up her courage, looked straight at the Cigarette Guy, and suddenly said, "Say it again? Fine, I'll say it again. I said you two are truly a match made in heaven, a perfect pair."

"You…"

The Cigarette Guy was livid. He raised his hand and was just about to…