Chapter 1576 - 1591: Playing Dumb to Catch the Tiger

Chapter 1576: Chapter 1591: Playing Dumb to Catch the Tiger

"What, not willing?" Xiaoliu flew into a rage, and the other two Lanzai immediately picked up their baseball bats and surrounded him, sneering coldly.

"Let’s talk this through, don’t resort to violence." The young girl seemed to panic, limping to stand before Lin Mu, speaking softly, "Mister, no one actually wanted today to happen, but since it has, we need to find a way to resolve it, right? Reporting to the police isn’t impossible, but under the current Huaxia traffic laws, they’re mostly in favor of protecting pedestrians. You’re sure to bear the main responsibility and might even face administrative detention, which wouldn’t be good, right? Instead of making this a big issue, why don’t we settle it privately? Let’s say, ten thousand is a bit much, how about you give me a few thousand so I can go to the hospital for a check-up, okay?"

"Well, alright." Lin Mu let out a chuckle inside, but outwardly showed a face of difficulty, "But I don’t have that much cash on me."

"No cash, but surely you have a card, right? There’s a bank right next door, just withdraw some money," Xiaoliu sneered, clenching his fist.

"Alright, okay."

The timid, fearful demeanor that Lin Mu showed made Xiaoliu disdainful.

It was noon, and the bank hall had few patrons. As they arrived in front of the ATM, Lin Mu fumbled for a long time before he managed to fish out a bank card from his wallet, seemingly too scared to insert it, "Anyway, maybe you better do it."

"Hmph, walking around with such a nice car, but so timid. What a loser. What’s the password?"

Xiaoliu sneered as he took over the bank card, inserted it, but as soon as he finished typing in the password and checked the balance, he was left breathless, wide-eyed, "My God, how much is this?"

"Hundred thousand, ten million... that’s thirty million and..."

"Thirty seven million eight hundred and sixty thousand, four thousand six hundred fifty-two yuan and seven cents."

The girl’s mouth gaped in surprise, accurately rattling off the amount on the card.

The three Lanzai crowding in front of the ATM gasped in shock, their eyeballs nearly popping out from the surprise. The numbers on the ATM’s touchscreen gave a tremendous visual impact.

Xiaoliu felt his blood rush to his face; his rapidly beating heart was close to bursting out of his chest.

"I never imagined this bumpkin would have so much money. Ah Zhen, maybe we should..."

"No way, staging a crash is bad enough, skimming more money would truly be extortion."

The girl’s face changed slightly; she hastily shook her head softly.

"What’s the difference between a few thousand and tens of thousands?" Xiaoliu cast a glance at Lin Mu, whispering, "Look at that cowardly look; even if we take more, I bet he wouldn’t dare do anything. Besides, didn’t you always want an iPhone 6?"

The girl seemed tempted, "But, but this is a crime, and if we get caught..."

"No worries, he won’t call the police, who would bother to catch us?"

Xiaoliu licked his lips, speaking confidently, "Trust me, leave it to me; I guarantee there won’t be any issues."

The girl wanted to speak, but Xiaoliu had already lifted his head, continuing to operate the machine confidently. A wad of bright red banknotes spat out from the ATM; soon, he held about forty thousand in cash, "Alright, we won’t be greedy; here’s your card, consider this deal settled. From now on, whatever issues my girlfriend might have are none of your business."

"But, didn’t we settle on a few thousand, you withdrew so much..."

"Enough talk, my girlfriend got quite a scare and needs compensation, doesn’t she? Needs nutritional money? I tell you, forty thousand is nothing; if you weren’t so honest, this wouldn’t end without fifty or a hundred thousand."

Xiaoliu chuckled coldly, pocketing the money, then turned to stride toward the exit.

Out of the bank, turning into an alley, finding no one around, the three Lanzai couldn’t help but cheer. Forty thousand yuan was a substantial amount of wealth for them; enough for a period of wild indulgence. Though the girl felt some anxiety, the thought of soon owning her dream iPhone 6 curved her lips into a joyful smile.

"Today’s luck was really good, bumped into such a big sheep."

"Exactly, look at that coward, almost wetting his pants from Brother Qiang’s scare. This fool must be a kept man."

"Ha, whether it’s a sheep or a pretty boy. Today’s affair, Ah Zhen deserves great credit; let’s buy her a phone first, and then find a place to celebrate." Xiaoliu buoyantly waved his hand, about to leave when a seemingly amused voice suddenly sounded from behind, "Celebrating already? Isn’t it a bit premature?"

"You?" Xiaoliu’s eyebrows raised; before the words left his mouth, Lin Mu had already stepped forward, sneering. Bang, a series of miserable shrieks echoed throughout the quiet alley.

The girl covered her mouth, the terror in her eyes was impossible to hide. She couldn’t believe the man she dismissed as a noodle earlier had transformed into an invincible War God now. Her three companions, skilled fighters all, seemed like children before him, failing to last three seconds before being beaten to a pulp, faces bruised to resemble second brother pigs.

"Tsk tsk, daring to extort even a brother, you’ve got quite the nerve!" Lin Mu easily snatched the cash from Xiaoliu’s hands, swaggering over to the girl, adopting a lecherous appearance, "So, about today’s affair, what do you think we should do?"

"You hit the people and got your money back, what more do you want? We’re ready to admit defeat, isn’t that enough?"

The girl stepped back slightly, forcing a calm tone.

"Admit defeat? Haha, if I recall correctly, Huaxia’s penalties for extortion are quite severe, aren’t they?"

Lin Mu stretched out his fingers, hooking her slippery chin, "Allow me to educate you freely about legal knowledge. If the extortion amount exceeds three thousand, it can result in a sentence of up to three years; if the amount is sizable or involves other serious circumstances, a sentence of three to ten years is possible. You took forty thousand from me, and the bank’s surveillance can serve as evidence. If I call the police..."

Swish! The girl’s gaunt face paled instantly. If she hadn’t realized by now that the man before her was pretending to be weak to trap her, she’d truly be brainless.

"Wha- what do you really want?"

"Guess?" Lin Mu licked his lips, taking a step forward, pressing his body almost right up against hers. The overwhelming masculine presence enveloped her; the girl’s eyelashes trembled as she widened her eyes, distress evident as she held her chest, "You... broad daylight, don’t try anything foolish, I’ll call for help!"