Chapter 156: You Have No Face At All!
“Ah~~”
The pain caused the younger brother to let go of the stone, which fell freely and smashed hard onto the foot of the younger brother below.
“Ah!!”
Another scream of agony.
Smack~~
The younger brother who had just been up top fell face down hard onto the ground, eating dirt.
Luckily, his reflexes made him brace the ground with both hands, or else that fall alone would have flattened his face.
Though his face escaped disaster, his two arms were not so lucky.
The incident happened suddenly without any warning, and in an instant, both arms produced a cracking sound of breaking.
The younger brother who came to his senses was about to wail in pain when Xiao Jianbiao dashed up in an agile step and covered his mouth.
Xiao Jianbiao was both anxious and furious, growling low at the younger brother on the ground who was writhing and howling like a maggot while clutching his foot: “Damn it, shut up! Quick, plug his mouth too!”
What they were doing now was shady dealings that couldn’t see the light of day; if they were discovered this early, they were done for!
The younger brother nearby reacted belatedly and hurriedly stepped forward to cover the mouth.
Cao Weida, hiding in the shadows, couldn’t help but snicker; he was quite satisfied with the results, but not entirely satisfied.
He had clearly aimed for the other’s head, but it had veered off so much; he clearly felt he had aimed pretty accurately.
“If only I could draw a skill like mastery of hidden weapons, and swap stones for darts or iron nails, it would be a divine skill for ambushing at night.”
Of course, compared to hidden weapon abilities, he still coveted shooting skills more.
No matter how awesome hidden weapons were, their short range was a fatal flaw; nothing beat the thrill of sniping a little devil’s head from hundreds of meters away with one shot.
Seeing the world quiet down, Xiao Jianbiao finally breathed a sigh of relief, cursing under his breath as he growled: “You bastard, can’t even hold onto a stone? Speak! What happened!”
“Woo woo.” The younger brother with the broken arms was full of pain on his face, his eyes conveying innocence.
“This old man is talking to you!”
The nearby younger brother cautiously said: “Uh, Biao Ye, is it possible that you’re covering his mouth, so he can’t speak?”
Xiao Jianbiao was stunned, then glared at that younger brother; damn it, only you get it?! Showing off?!
He moved his hand away, and the younger brother with the broken arm gasped for two breaths; he had nearly suffocated just now.
“Boss, I don’t know what happened either; I just felt a pain in my wrist and subconsciously let go.”
While speaking, he secretly glanced at his accomplice whose foot had been smashed.
He saw that accomplice also had his mouth covered, his face somewhat purplish; clearly, the smash had hurt badly, and with his mouth covered he couldn’t make a sound, so he had forcibly turned his face purple.
He couldn’t help but shrink his neck; I really didn’t mean to.
“Damn it, useless for success but great at causing failure!” Xiao Jianbiao cursed, pinched his arm, and said grumpily: “I’ll set your bone; endure it, don’t shout.”
Xiao Jianbiao was ruthless, vicious, insidious, cunning, and extremely greedy, willing to use any means to achieve his goals.
But it had to be said, his skill was definitely not weak.
Xiao Jianbiao was proficient in Bagua Fist and was the junior brother of the current sect leader of the Bagua Sect, with impressive kung fu.
He had founded the black gang organization Sanhe Gang with his superior skill, wreaking havoc and strutting around in Beiping City; countless people secretly hated him to the teeth.
There’s a saying that medicine and martial arts are inseparable; martial artists bump and bruise all day, so they are especially familiar with general external injuries and broken bones.
Something like setting bones was a piece of cake for him.
The younger brother with the broken arm was sweating profusely in pain and nodded, having someone bring a small wooden stick for him to bite to prevent him from crying out uncontrollably.
Crack~~
Crack~~
Two crisp snaps in succession; Xiao Jianbiao stood up and said to the younger brother who had nearly bitten through the wooden stick in pain: “You rest first; you, find some small wooden sticks to bind his arm.”
“Thank you, Biao Ye.” The younger brother thanked him weakly.
“Alright, we’re brothers; no need to be so polite.” After a fake comforting remark, Xiao Jianbiao arranged for people to stack up again and continue knocking.
They hadn’t even done much yet, and two brothers had already met with accidents; Xiao Jianbiao’s heart was extremely frustrated at this moment.
But the younger brother had just gone up and smashed twice when there was another cry of pain; this time the top younger brother didn’t drop the stone, but clutched his armpit with a pained expression.
“Damn it, daring to ruin this old man’s business!” This time Xiao Jianbiao saw it clearly: a pebble flew from the right side, instantly enraging him.
He knew it; how could that younger brother have let go of the stone for no reason? Turns out someone was playing dirty tricks from the shadows!
“Go, find out who it is for this old man! Grab them!”
At Xiao Jianbiao’s order, two younger brothers immediately charged furiously into the depths of the hutong on the right.
But as soon as they turned the corner, there were two muffled ‘bang bang’ sounds, followed by ‘thud thud’ sounds of falling to the ground.
Clearly, they had been bludgeoned.
Xiao Jianbiao was first stunned, then furiously said: “Damn it, total wastes! Grab your weapons; everyone follow this old man to check it out!”
The things in this courtyard belonged to Cao Weida; by coming to steal, they had thoroughly offended him.
The guy in the shadows was clearly intentionally sabotaging their action, meaning he was with Cao Weida.
If they let him escape, they were in for a rough time.
Though they all wore face veils, who knew when that person had arrived?
If he had been there early, hadn’t they already been seen clearly?
So, no matter what, they had to leave that ambushing guy from the shadows behind!
The group of younger brothers charged furiously into the hutong behind Xiao Jianbiao; Cao Weida, secretly observing, couldn’t help but curl the corner of his mouth.
Come on, come quickly; this is a dead-end alley.
Once you’re all in, I’ll block you up, and none of you will escape.
Sure enough, as he hoped, relying on their numbers, Xiao Jianbiao and the younger brothers charged straight into the dead-end alley without any precautions.
But after chasing to the depths, they discovered there was no way forward; not only no person, not even a hair in sight.
Oh, not quite; there were two younger brothers wearing face veils lying on the ground.
“Where’s the person?” Xiao Jianbiao’s eyes sharply searched, not even sparing the rooftops.
But unfortunately, he saw nothing.
“Damn it, that little bastard runs pretty fast; if I catch you, this old man will skin you alive!”
Seeing they hadn’t caught anyone, Xiao Jianbiao was extremely angry; his eyes darted left and right before he waved his hand: “Bring those two; let’s go back and continue!”
The arrow had left the bow with no turning back; they had already done the deed and offended the man; at this point, they could only go all the way.
He had already decided: once he got the money, he’d immediately slip out of Beiping; then with sea and sky boundless, Cao Weida’s influence, no matter how great, was limited to Beiping City; elsewhere, he’d still live luxuriously.
As for these younger brothers, who cared if they lived or died!
He, Xiao Jianbiao, had never been a man of heavy loyalty!
But just as they prepared to exit the alley mouth, they saw a person appear at the alley mouth blocking them.
“Gentlemen, where do you plan to go?”
Xiao Jianbiao’s eyes narrowed; how did this guy get to the alley mouth?
He had clearly seen two younger brothers enter the alley and get knocked out; when they rushed in, he hadn’t seen anyone exit!
In an instant, he judged that this person’s skill was extraordinary!
Having figured this out, he wiped the smile from his face, cupped his hands and said: “This brother, which path are you from? I’m Xiao Jianbiao from South City; greetings.”
“Brother?” Cao Weida sneered, “Who’s your brother? Way too full of yourself.”
Xiao Jianbiao’s heart sank as he narrowed his eyes at Cao Weida.
The sun’s afterglow was nearly gone, the dim light gathering on the other’s face; seeing the mocking expression on that young face and hearing the contemptuous words, Xiao Jianbiao’s heart sank deeper.
Trying to confiscate property, only to be blocked at the hutong mouth by the master himself; how to break this?
Purely running into the gun muzzle!
His mind raced; he threw the blade in his hand to the ground to show sincerity, stepped forward two paces, cupped his hands and said:
“So it’s Cao Ye in person; this matter is all a misunderstanding.”
“Misunderstanding?” Cao Weida sneered coldly, “Sneaking into my house before dark, climbing my walls, and now saying it’s a misunderstanding?”
“You think you can fool me like I’m an idiot?”
“Cao Ye, I absolutely had no such intention; I truly didn’t know this house was yours; if I had, even if you gave me Xiao Jianbiao more courage, I wouldn’t dare be so bold.”
As he spoke, he stepped forward two more paces, but the next moment, ‘bang’, a bullet hit in front of his foot, scaring Xiao Jianbiao into freezing in place, not daring to take another step.
His face stiffened: “Cao Ye, what do you mean by this?”
Cao Weida chuckled coldly: “Put away your little schemes; if you dare take one more step forward, the next bullet won’t hit the ground—it’ll hit your head!”
“Enough talk; everyone, untie your belts and tie each other’s hands and feet, then squat down!”
“Anyone who doesn’t obey, this old man will treat them to bullets!!”
Did he really think he couldn’t see through Xiao Jianbiao’s scheme? Treat him like a jianghu novice?!
Xiao Jianbiao’s face was ugly: “Cao Ye, no need for this, right? We’re all out here mixing; we see each other up and down; isn’t this a bit too much without giving face?”
Cao Weida disdainfully curled his lip: “Face? You have jack squat face with me!”
“Think because people call you Biao Ye, you’re some big shot?”
“This old man is military, you’re thieves; don’t brother me here—you’re not worthy!”
“Cao Ye, you’re sure you won’t give any face?” Xiao Jianbiao’s face darkened; being mocked like this in front of so many younger brothers, he was a man who cared about face, and his heart was already burning with rage.
His gaze fell on the Browning in Cao Weida’s hand, face stern as he said: “Browning M1910, good gun indeed, but if I recall right, it only has seven bullets.”
“You’ve fired one, so six left.”
“We have over a dozen brothers here; can you kill us all?!”
