A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 23 Borrowing Money

Xu Gang himself was also bewildered. He was clearly aiming for Chao Bufan, so how did the slap land on Chicken's face? Not only was he bewildered, but the landlady and Hua Li were also completely dumbfounded. Tang Qianqian stared blankly at the palm on Chicken's face, feeling a chill run down her spine while also finding it amusing.

Startled by the chick's roar, Xu Gang immediately snapped out of his daze, quickly shook his numb hand, and weakly asked, "Chicken, did I really slap you in the face just now?"

Upon hearing this, Chicken immediately flew into a rage, pointing to his burning, stinging face, and angrily said, "Look at this for yourself! Brother, I just said that I wanted to stop Mencius, but I didn't have time. How can you blame me for that?"

Xu Gang's lips twitched suddenly, and he gave an embarrassed dry laugh before weakly saying, "Actually, I didn't slap you just now; I wanted to hit this kid."

"Hmph, if you want to avenge Mencius, just say so. Why make up such a flimsy excuse?" Chicken thought to himself, but he didn't dare to show it.

Chicken was inexplicably slapped by Columbia, and felt incredibly aggrieved. He immediately turned his anger on Chao Bufan, his fierce gaze seeming to want to burn Chao Bufan to ashes. Seeing Chao Bufan looking at him with a gloating smile, Chicken roared, "Damn it, you still dare to laugh? I'll kick you to death!"

This guy learned his lesson and, knowing the jade pendant was on Chao Bufan's chest, kicked him in the crotch.

Lift your foot...

fall……

then……

"what!"

A scream rang out from Xu Gang's mouth. Immediately, Xu Gang staggered back a few steps, then squatted down, his face contorted as he clutched his groin with both hands.

But the chick's kick landed squarely on Xu Gang's groin, causing him to wince in pain and break out in a cold sweat.

"Huh??" The others were stunned again, looking at each other, dumbfounded.

What's going on? Are they fighting amongst themselves?

When Chicken heard Columbia's scream, his heart skipped a beat. He quickly looked over at Columbia, and his eyes widened in shock. Then he glanced at Superman and saw that Superman was unharmed, still sporting that charming smile. Chicken shuddered and rushed to Columbia, grabbing him and saying urgently, "Columbia, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to! I clearly kicked that kid, how could I..."

Xu Gang freed one hand, pointed at the chick, gritted his teeth, and said, word by word, "You...you're ruthless!"

She quickly shoved the chick away, then slowly moved her body in an "S" shape towards the sofa, her hands tightly covering her lower body, looking indescribably comical.

Chicken's lips suddenly twitched, and a pair of vicious eyes suddenly shot into Chao Bufan's face. He roared, "Damn it, I'm going to kill you today!"

After saying that, he grabbed a plastic stool next to him and smashed it down on Chao Bufan's head.

Hua Li, the first to realize something was amiss, was immediately alarmed and rushed forward to stop Ji Zai. However, Ji Zai's stool landed squarely on Hua Li's head, shattering with a loud "crack." At the same time, Hua Li saw stars and his mind went blank. He quickly pressed his hands to the top of his head, hunched his neck, and slammed his head against Ji Zai, knocking him to the ground, roaring, "Fuck your mother!"

The chick scrambled to its feet, dropping the stool it was holding, and cried out in a panic, "Huali, I..."

At this moment, the proprietress suddenly stood between the two, her brows furrowed, and glanced at Chao Bufan before shouting sternly, "Stop arguing, it must be this kid's doing."

Chao Bufan couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "You just realized that? If you had let me finish speaking earlier, I wouldn't have had to suffer so much."

The proprietress frowned, then asked, "Tang Hui, let me ask you, do you have special abilities?"

Chao Bufan shrugged, and under everyone's watchful eyes, the ropes binding his hands, feet, and body came loose on their own. Then, to everyone's astonishment, Chao Bufan leisurely stood up.

"kindness?"

Everyone gasped in astonishment, their faces filled with disbelief.

Tang Qianqian was slightly startled when she saw the ropes binding her loosen automatically. Seeing that Chao Bufan had already stood up, she frowned slightly, then stood up and consciously took a step back.

Chao Bufan interlocked his fingers, loosened his wrists, and twisted his neck. Then, with a smile that could charm anyone, he said lightly, "I'm not some kind of monster. Why are you all staring at me like that? It makes me feel really embarrassed!"

His gaze turned icy, sweeping over Chicken like waves on autumn water. Feeling the chilling, bone-piercing look in Chao Bufan's eyes, Chicken trembled as if struck by lightning. He immediately knelt down with a thud, clasped his hands together, and pleaded, "Brother, brother, I was wrong. I was a bastard. I was blind. Please forgive me!"

Chao Bufan snorted coldly, scaring the little chick so much that he quickly slapped himself repeatedly, continuing to beg for mercy: "Brother, I deserve to die, I'm a bastard, I was really wrong, please let me go!"

Chao Bufan gave a cold laugh, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the proprietress and the others. Wherever his gaze fell, they all recoiled in fear. Seeing them all looking as if they'd seen a ghost, he suddenly smiled and sighed deeply, "Sigh!! I'm a little short on cash lately, I don't even have money for gas. Is there anyone willing to lend me some money?"

The little chick, being quite perceptive, quickly replied, "Brother, I'll borrow it, I'll borrow it."

He quickly stood up, rummaged around in his pockets, and pulled out all the money, which added up to about seven or eight hundred yuan. "Brother, here you go."

Chao Bufan glanced at the money in the chicken's hand, sneered, and said, "Is this all you've got? You think you can give it to a beggar? I'd be embarrassed to even take it. Um... wait a minute, let me do the math for you first." He then seriously started calculating with his fingers, "Well... kidnapping is five thousand each, so for the two of us it's ten thousand. A slap on me is five thousand, a kick is ten thousand, and hitting me with a stool is fifteen thousand. Mental distress compensation is about five thousand. That's forty-five thousand in total. How about this, you can round it up to fifty thousand!"

Holy crap! Forty-five thousand rounded up to fifty thousand? This kind of calculation is unheard of! Everyone's expression changed simultaneously. Tang Qianqian, who was behind him, saw Chao Bufan seriously counting on his fingers and couldn't help but burst out laughing. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand, trying her best not to laugh out loud.

Chao Bufan smiled, held up five fingers and said seriously, "Fifty thousand, not a penny less, and each of you must lend me fifty thousand."