Zhou Xuan said calmly, "Old Gao, it's too late. You can't escape now. Calm down, I'm here. I'll make sure you're alright!"
Gao Mingyuan saw Zhou Xuan point behind him, and when he looked back, he couldn't help but cry out in distress. Two cars were parked sideways behind them, completely blocking the road. Even if they drove, they wouldn't be able to get past this obstacle!
It seems these people are all together. I just don't understand why they would send so many people and vehicles to commit a robbery so openly these days.
Seven or eight men emerged from the two cars behind, each wielding a machete, and menacingly pressed forward.
Gao Mingyuan panicked, his face turned deathly pale, and his body trembled violently. He stood close to Zhou Xuan and stammered, "This... what should we do... what should we do..."
Zhou Xuan patted Gao Mingyuan on the shoulder and whispered, "I'm here for you!"
However, this statement had little effect on Gao Mingyuan. How could the two of them, unarmed, possibly defeat twenty or so strong men wielding machetes?
Zhou Xuan was naturally not afraid of these people. His only worry was the two guns. The bullets would be quite troublesome if they were fired. So he had secretly used his supernatural power to devour the firing pin of the pistol beforehand. To be on the safe side, he also converted and devoured the gunpowder in the pistol bullets. Even if the guns were intact, the bullets would not fire. It was safer to have double insurance.
There were a total of twenty-one people who surrounded Zhou Xuan and Gao Mingyuan. They formed a large circle around them and stopped about four or five meters away.
It seems we won't attack them right away. By observing their conditions or demands, we can discern their intentions.
"You...you...what exactly do you want...what do you want to do? I..." Gao Mingyuan stammered, trembling with fear, while pulling money out of his pocket. "I'll give you...I'll give you money, please don't hurt...hurt us..."
Before coming, Gao Mingyuan had brought tens of thousands of yuan in cash in addition to his bank card, because he was planning to take Zhou Xuan out for fun. He also had several thousand yuan in his pocket and the rest in his bag in the car.
The leader, a man with a gloomy face, stared at Gao Mingyuan and Zhou Xuan for a long time, making Gao Mingyuan even more flustered. Then he said in a deep voice, "We don't want money. Just obediently hand over something. If you do, we won't harm you. If you don't, don't blame us for being ruthless. We'll tie you up, put you in sacks with stones, and throw you into the river to feed the fish. Think about it!"
"Give it to us, give us whatever you want, as long as you don't hurt us!" Gao Mingyuan readily agreed. Seeing their fierce appearance, he was already terrified. Besides, so many people had come specifically to kidnap them; they must have a purpose.
It's best not to offend them.
However, Zhou Xuan sensed that these people didn't really want to hurt them, but just wanted to get something. This made Zhou Xuan think that if they had such thoughts, then they were very likely Yang Tiancheng's people. Did they want him to agree to do something together?
The man in the lead said again, "You two, each take out a receipt. As long as you give us the receipts, we won't make things difficult for you. If you know what's good for you, hurry up and hand them over!"
Zhou Xuan suddenly realized what was going on!
It turns out these people were from the casino, and their purpose was simply to take away the IOUs and promissory notes in his and Gao Mingyuan's hands. The IOUs between the two of them totaled more than 700 million in cash. It seems that the casino did not want to close the casino, but wanted to secretly resolve these creditors. After the casino reopened in a couple of days, the appearance to the gamblers would still be that they kept their promises and that the powerful casino would continue their money-making business.
Zhou Xuan thought he had misunderstood Yang Tiancheng and the mysterious drug dealer. These people were just thugs hired by the casino to avoid paying back money. Since the casino manager, Mr. Chen, already knew his identity, he didn't dare to do anything to him. The best thing to do was to have the thugs subdue them and get the receipts and IOUs. Without proof, the casino could deny the debt. The casino operates like a lottery, with machine-printed PIN tickets as proof, or mobile betting with SMS confirmation from the casino. Without SMS confirmation and receipts, the casino can completely deny the debt. It's not that they're defaulting; that's just the rule.
Gao Mingyuan was still confused and didn't understand what they meant, so he immediately asked, "What kind of receipts do you want? Our factory's invoices?"
"Shut up, you big-headed devil! Stop playing dumb with me! I need the receipts for your bets at the casino yesterday!" the man said fiercely, brandishing his knife.
This man also had a pistol on his waist. Originally, they hadn't planned to bring guns when they came. It was ridiculous for twenty-one grown men to bring guns to deal with two unarmed people. However, Boss Chen later said that Zhou Xuan was a martial arts master who could kill a lion with one punch and break an iron railing as thick as a child's arm. He should be able to handle three or five ordinary people without much difficulty. That's why he and another subordinate brought two pistols. Moreover, these twenty subordinates were all ruthless and skilled fighters. No matter how powerful Zhou Xuan was, he couldn't be more powerful than a pistol bullet, right?
Gao Mingyuan was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening. He couldn't help but exclaim "Ah!" and then said, "You...you're too ruthless! Are you trying to renege on your debt?"
President Chen had made it clear to Gao Mingyuan that Gao Mingyuan was insignificant, but Zhou Xuan must not kill him, only scare him. So the man strode over and tried to stab Gao Mingyuan in the arm to make an example of him. But how could Zhou Xuan allow him to commit violence?
Before he had taken three steps, about three meters away from Zhou Xuan and Gao Mingyuan, he froze on the spot as if he had been struck by a spell, holding a knife in his hand, taking steps, and opening his mouth, looking extremely comical.
Zhou Xuan whispered in Gao Mingyuan's ear, "Old Gao, don't worry, I've already sealed this person's pressure points, he can't move. You can do whatever you want with him. Everyone else is under my control, so don't be afraid at all. I'll seal them one by one!"
Because Zhou Xuan didn't make any obvious movements, the man's men didn't know what was going on. They thought their boss was doing something strange. After a few seconds, seeing that their boss was still like a statue, they realized something was wrong and rushed forward to help him up while asking questions.
"Boss, what are you doing...?"
"Hey boss, wanna study acting?"
"Boss, that pose is pretty beautiful..."
The few people who rushed forward and surrounded the leader met the same fate; they all froze on the spot, each with a different expression.
Gao Mingyuan was puzzled. He turned his head to look at Zhou Xuan and saw him smiling and content. He then realized that it was very likely that Zhou Xuan was the one who did it. He also thought of how Zhou Xuan had killed the lion with his bare hands yesterday. It seemed that Zhou Xuan was not only young and rich, but also good at gambling, smart, and skilled in martial arts. Moreover, he also had the magical acupressure technique!
Seeing that the frozen postures of the people in front of him didn't seem to be feigned, Gao Mingyuan suddenly became bold. He rushed forward and kicked one of them in the waist. The man's body immediately fell straight down, but he was still unable to move. However, the muscles in his face were contorted, clearly indicating that Gao Mingyuan had kicked him hard!
Volume 1, Chapter 611: Threatening (First update of 5000 words, please vote!)
Gao Mingyuan was overjoyed. His fear subsided, but his anger flared up. He stepped forward and kicked the five or six people who had been immobilized to the ground with a series of loud cracking sounds.
After these six people fell to the ground, they were unable to move or speak, but their faces showed signs of great pain, which surprised the people surrounding Zhou Xuan and Gao Mingyuan!
The leader had already been frozen by Zhou Xuan and kicked to the ground by Gao Mingyuan. He couldn't speak, but he understood that what President Chen said was true. He was told to bring weapons to deal with Zhou Xuan and to be careful. He didn't expect to fall into his trap. Only he and his deputy knew the details. The other deputy also had a pistol and was still behind him. He hadn't been knocked down by Zhou Xuan. He wondered if the deputy was smart enough to take out the pistol and use it.
Actually, his second-in-command wasn't stupid. After a moment of hesitation, he pulled out his pistol and yelled at Zhou Xuan, "Get down and knees with your hands behind your head right now, or I'll shoot!"
But he never expected that Zhou Xuan had already neutralized the threat of his pistol. When he came before, Boss Chen had indeed warned him and his boss that Zhou Xuan was very skilled and had killed a lion with his bare hands, so they had to be careful. But since he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he didn't take it seriously. When he saw that there were more than twenty of them, making a big show of it, his contempt for Zhou Xuan and Gao Mingyuan grew even stronger. Did these two people really need all twenty-one of his brothers to come together?
However, surrounded and attacked from both sides, the leader led several brothers to take the initiative. As a result, the other side did not make any move, and the leader and five brothers were frozen on the spot. Then, Gao Mingyuan kicked them to the ground one by one.
This terrified him. Not only him, but all the remaining brothers around him were also terrified, their hearts pounding. Such mysterious skills were like those of a god, beyond their imagination!
However, his brothers were startled for a moment, then they all shouted and rushed forward with their knives. They were originally brave and fierce people, and now that they outnumbered him, they would not be scared away. So they planned to take advantage of the crowd to kill Zhou Xuan first. They forgot all about their leader's instructions not to kill anyone. At this time, they didn't care about killing anyone!
Gao Mingyuan was so frightened that he cried out and turned to run, but someone rushed at him from behind with a knife. He immediately squatted down and hugged Zhou Xuan's feet, trembling.
Zhou Xuan wouldn't let them rush close. Although there were many of them, they were all under Zhou Xuan's control. The people who rushed forward had only taken two meters when they were all frozen in place. In this way, Zhou Xuan controlled a total of twenty people, leaving only the number two outside who hadn't followed.
Gao Mingyuan squatted on the ground, trembling with his head in his hands. After a long while, seeing that no knives, sticks, fists, or feet were falling on him, he opened his eyes a crack and peeked out. He was stunned to see that the people around him were all standing there like statues. He stood up and looked around, and found that they were all frozen in place, just like the previous few people. He couldn't help but burst into laughter!
This was a pleasant surprise. Zhou Xuan is really amazing! I didn't even see him make a move, yet so many people were frozen in place. It seems that his acupoint striking technique has reached a level of perfection, allowing him to strike acupoints from a distance!
The remaining number two, who was the second-in-command of their group, was already panicked. All twenty of his brothers had been acupunctured without anyone noticing, and now he was the only one left. Even if he came forward, it wouldn't be of any use. However, he didn't run away in his panic because he still had a gun on him. With that, he believed that no matter how powerful Zhou Xuan was, he couldn't stop the bullets.
Without a second thought, the second brother quickly pulled out his pistol and shouted, "Hey Zhou, you better squat down and hand over the receipts right now, or I'll shoot you dead!"
Gao Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw the second brother pointing a gun at them, his face changed drastically again. Zhou Xuan, however, was not nervous at all. He chuckled, bent down and picked up two iron bars from the ground, handed one of them to Gao Mingyuan, and said with a smile, "Old Gao, the time for revenge has come. Beat him hard and vent your anger. Don't worry, I've already got that second brother under control. He can't threaten us!"