Chapter 116 A Scar is a Man’s Medal
“Roar!” I charged forward screaming… but I didn’t lose my mind. It was just a bluff.
If they were ordinary people, seeing me take down three guys so quickly, they would have either panicked or fled.
But the windbreaker man in front of me was clearly different from the three thugs from before. He showed no fear, and a cold aura emanated from him.
Keling turned to face the wall. Perhaps using some kind of grappling technique, Keling couldn’t even struggle.
He was still grabbing Keling’s hand, forcing her to be unable to move, pinned against the wall.
If that’s the case, then don’t blame me.
I rushed at him and swung… but he dodged. The man turned his head to the side, dodged my punch, and simultaneously attacked my chest with his knee. I also dodged by stepping aside and immediately shifted my target to his arm. If he didn’t let go of Keling, he definitely wouldn’t be able to dodge.
He kicked my arm away and then kicked my stomach. Luckily, I had already retreated, so the kick didn’t land squarely, only leaving an footprint on my clothes.
His agility is surprisingly good… Not simple at all.
His agility is decent.
The windbreaker man reached into his chest, as if to pull something out.
Another knife? Or some other kind of weapon… Whatever weapon it is, I’ll take him down before he can pull it out…
In an instant, I felt a chill run down my spine. My instincts told me I was in mortal danger! My body reacted faster than my thoughts, and I whipped my head to the side at the fastest possible speed.
Something whizzed past my cheek, and a burning pain spread. Blood seeped from my skin like a curtain, dyeing half of my face red.
I saw a bulge clearly under the windbreaker man’s coat, and there was a bullet hole in his clothes, with a faint… emanated from around the hole.
So that’s how it is. He pulled it out but didn’t show it, and just fired directly.
I didn’t hear the gunshot. Was it a silencer?
Too dangerous! He’s even carrying such a weapon!
The windbreaker man clearly paused for a moment. He probably didn’t expect that a shot fired at such close range would miss. But his psychological fortitude was still strong, and he was about to fire a second shot.
But that shot was your last chance.
At this point, I no longer blindly charged forward with punches. Since the opponent was so skilled, my attacks might not hit him. Moreover, he could still shoot at any moment.
So, to stop him, the only thing left to do was… to use my voice.
“Let go.”
Under the suggestion of my spiritual power, the windbreaker man released his grip. The gun fell to the ground, and Keling was free.
The windbreaker man immediately came to his senses and his first reaction was to grab the gun. At the same moment, I also acted. Clearly, my leg was faster than his bending down and reaching, and I kicked the gun away.
Keling took the opportunity to run towards me. After Keling was behind me, seeing that the windbreaker man’s hand was about to grab Keling’s ponytail…
Seeing Keling about to escape, the man immediately reacted and chased. I quickly shouted.
“Man in front, get down! Don’t move!”
The mental pressure immediately acted on him, making him freeze on the ground like a turtle, unable to move. Keling had already reached me, and I held her protectively in my arms.
The windbreaker man looked up at me with an astonished gaze and shouted.
“This power… Who are you?!”
“I should be the one saying that. Who are you? You’re even…”
The windbreaker man didn’t speak, but he still struggled to move.
He can still move… Who is this guy? His resistance to pressure seems stronger than an ordinary person…
With ordinary people’s spiritual power, it’s completely impossible to resist the mental pressure applied through language.
I furrowed my brow, considering whether it would be better to add something, when I heard the sound of something cutting through the air. He actually threw the knife that the thug had dropped earlier.
I only realized it then, but I didn’t expect his target to be Keling, not me.
He couldn’t get up at all, so I was emboldened.
Immediately, I held Keling tightly, turned, and used one leg. A stinging sensation spread across my back, but I could feel it hadn’t pierced too deeply.
Phew, it won’t be life-threatening. However, after being stabbed, the mental pressure I was applying was released. The windbreaker man, throwing the knife in that posture, suddenly jumped up and ran forward. He was going to get the gun!
So I immediately shouted.
“Drop your hand!”
He did successfully drop his hand. The windbreaker man glared at me and used his foot to hook the gun on the ground, then held it in his mouth and continued to run forward, disappearing around the corner.
So he didn’t intend to counterattack, but to choose…
“Juncheng!”
“I’m fine.”
“But you’re injured!”
“It’s just a small wound. By the way, help me pull out the knife from my back… Ah, it seems unnecessary.”
It only went in about a centimeter deep. Compared to the wounds I’ve suffered before, this level of wound is simply child’s play. A little saliva will do.
“In any case, this place is not safe!”
Without a word, I scooped up Keling, who had collapsed on the ground, and ran.
After running out of the alley and onto the main street, I asked Keling.
“Are you okay? Keling?”
“I’m fine! You, on the other hand, need to go to the hospital quickly!”
I checked again and found that Keling’s clothes were a bit messy, but she didn’t seem to be injured. It was also thanks to my timely arrival, otherwise, who knows what might have happened.
After confirming Keling was unharmed, I breathed a sigh of relief. Then I felt a little dizzy.
Tsk, I’ve lost quite a bit of blood. It’s really troublesome not being a zombie…
“Your face!”
My face? Ah, the wound from the bullet just now. I touched it with my hand and got a handful of blood. No wonder I felt dizzy. There are two bleeding wounds.
“How can you be like this! It’s all because…”
Even though she said this, Keling looked like she was about to cry… She was already crying.
Why is a child’s mind so… I scratched my head and reluctantly said.
“Alright then, let’s go to the hospital first.”
After arriving at the hospital with Keling and going through some trouble, the wounds were finally bandaged.
It was about as I judged. The doctor said the amount of blood lost wasn’t too much, and the wound wasn’t too deep. I would recover in a few days of rest. It was just a minor injury.
It was already almost five o’clock in the afternoon when we left the hospital. So much time had been wasted. I needed to hurry and buy the ingredients for dinner.
Of course, I had to bring Keling with me. After what happened, I really didn’t dare to let her act alone anymore. Moreover, that windbreaker man had escaped, and he might still choose a time when Keling was alone to return.
I bought the ingredients for dinner at the shopping street. On the way back, Keling was still dispirited, with a guilty expression on her face.
“Keling, is there anything you want to eat? There won’t be another chance like this.”
“I’m sorry, it’s all because of me…”
I’m already tired of hearing her mechanically repeat the same lines of apology.
Keling seemed not to hear my question.
“Ai, alright, you’ve said it more than twenty times. My ears are about to grow calluses. An apology only needs to be said once.”
“But because of me, your face will have a scar…”
“I think scars are cool. They’re a man’s medal!”
It’s also proof of protecting my sister! I touched the bandage on my cheek. This wound will leave a horizontal scar about three centimeters long on the right side of my face.
It seems comforting is useless. If I don’t make her compensate, she probably won’t feel balanced.
“Speaking of which, Keling, do you know why those people were trying to capture you?”
“I don’t know…”
“…In any case… that man with the gun might attack you again. So don’t act alone recently. Stay at my place for now.”
The windbreaker man and the other three thugs were not allies. Firstly, their strength was not on the same level. The three thugs were instantly subdued by me, but that man was not only agile but also carried firearms.
The windbreaker man only wanted to capture Keling, while the three thugs wanted to do something indecent to Keling. Their objectives were also different. If I’m not mistaken, that man is a professional, but I still don’t know his purpose for capturing Keling. Why was Keling targeted…
Keling didn’t speak, so I took it as her agreement. However, whether she agreed or not, I intended to keep her with me forcefully. Safety first, everything else comes later.
“Oh right, why were you ignoring me this morning?”
“…”
Keling pouted, her cheeks turning red, seeming reluctant to speak.
“Honestly, if you had paid attention to me, you wouldn’t have acted alone and been caught by bad guys.”
“Really, if you had paid attention to me, you wouldn’t have acted alone and been caught by bad guys.”
As expected, when this matter was brought up, Keling’s guilt swelled, forcing her to tell me the truth.
“It’s because I was angry…”
“Angry?”
“Huh? Last Saturday? Where?”
“At McDonald’s near the landmark cinema.”
“Oh, that must have been when you were with Li Nai.”
For some reason, upon hearing this name, Keling’s expression suddenly became sharp, and she asked menacingly.
“Who is Li Nai? Is she your girlfriend?”
“You, you’re not already… you have my older sister!”
Huh? This reaction is somewhat familiar… The Keling from this world overlapped with…
“What are you talking about? Li Nai is my tutor at my cram school, and she’s my friend. On Saturday, I had tuition with her, and we had lunch together.”
“Just friends?”
I showed a baffled expression.
“Of course, what else could she be?”
“…So that’s how it is. It’s like that~”
Hmm? Her mood suddenly improved?
“Let’s go quickly!”
She quickened her pace, the gloom from before vanished, and a smile appeared on her face. Although I didn’t understand why she suddenly became happy, it was good that she could smile.
Carrying the dinner ingredients, we took the elevator. When we arrived at the door of our house, I found a person standing there, but she didn’t knock. She raised her hand and then put it down again.
…Heh heh.
I walked over and smiled politely, asking her.
“Excuse me, who are you looking for?”
Yo, we meet again.
