Chapter 155 What Is Going On

Back in his hometown of Donghai, Xu Fei had once witnessed this kind of knife being thrust into a pig, causing blood to gush out like water from a fire hydrant.

In just a matter of minutes, a fat pig weighing a thousand or eight hundred catties would stop moving entirely.

If such a blade were to pierce his own body, he feared that within a mere dozen seconds, the meager amount of blood in his veins would be completely drained.

Xu Fei pinned all his hopes on the iron shovel. As the saying went: an inch longer is an inch stronger.

No matter how vicious their butchering knives were, with an iron shovel in hand, Xu Fei at least had the capital to fight these two men.

The moment his hand grasped the shovel, a heavy burden lifted from his heart.

Putting strength into both hands, he spun around and let out a roar.

"Come on!"

Whether it was because he exerted too much force or not, the moment he swung the shovel, the iron head flew right off. When he saw the shovel head land on the ground not far from the feet of the two fellows, a wave of awkwardness washed over him.

Damn it!

Are you kidding me?

He glanced at the half-stub of a shovel handle left in his hand.

The handle was rotten beyond recognition. Let alone using it as a weapon, he feared that if he squeezed it too hard, it would snap right in two.

Sure enough.

Xu Fei applied just a tiny bit of force.

Crack!

A crisp snap echoed from the handle in his hand.

"Haha..."

Looking at the broken handle in Xu Fei's grasp, the two knife-wielding men burst into uproarious laughter.

"Moron!"

One of them cursed at him.

"Even if you wanted to live right now, I don't see any reason to keep you around."

The two men hardened their hearts.

They exchanged a glance.

Then they flanked Xu Fei, closing in from left and right.

Seeing this, Xu Fei hurled the remaining piece of the wooden handle at them, spun around, and snatched up a large stone from the ground.

"Don't come any closer! One more step and I swear I'll fight you to the death!"

"Hah, still acting tough, are we? Fine, take him down!"

The two shouted in unison.

Just as their knives lunged toward Xu Fei:

Bang!

A gunshot rang out.

One of them abruptly collapsed to the ground.

A bloody hole had been blasted right through his chest, and fresh blood bubbled continuously from the wound.

"Who? Who's there?!"

The remaining man, terrified, clutched his knife and stared toward the entrance.

At the doorway, two young men dressed in military-green uniforms were walking in.

"It's you!"

Xu Fei recognized them instantly.

They were the very same young men who had earlier claimed they were assigned to protect him in secret.

Just that this time, each of them held a pistol in their hands.

"Drop the knife!"

Startled by the command, the man holding the butchering knife dropped it to the ground.

He hurriedly raised both hands in the air.

"Officer, Officer, I was wrong! Spare my life, Officer!"

The fellow had enough wits about him to figure it out.

Who else could walk in holding firearms besides agents working for the government?

One of the young men stepped forward, kicked him sprawling to the ground, then drew a pair of handcuffs from his waist and slapped them onto the captive.

"Comrade Xu Fei, are you alright?"

The other young man walked up with a smile and gave him a military salute.

Involuntarily, Xu Fei returned the salute. Although it was far from standard, he could think of no other way to express his current feeling of gratitude.

"Thank you both. Truly, you've saved my life twice today. I—I don't even know how to thank you properly."

"Comrade Xu Fei, didn't we tell you? We are under orders to protect you. If you really want to thank someone, go thank our old leader."

Xu Fei frowned and asked, "Who on earth is your old leader? I've asked you before, but you wouldn't say."

The two young men exchanged a look.

"I'm sorry, we have our discipline. Well, Comrade Xu Fei, if you're unhurt, shall we leave this place now?"

Xu Fei nodded.

He walked over and gave the handcuffed fellow on the ground a vicious kick.

Once they stepped out of the courtyard gates, a brand-new military jeep was parked outside.

Xu Fei got into the vehicle.

Only then did he pull out a cigarette, light it, and take a deep, heavy drag to calm his nerves.

The events he had encountered today were truly harrowing.

Glancing at the guy cuffed beside him, still consumed by anger, he gave the fellow's head a hard smack.

The vehicle slowly pulled away from the courtyard.

Before long, they returned to the provincial capital.

Xu Fei was dropped off at the hospital.

"Comrade Xu Fei, they belong to a large syndicate with many members. So, you should still exercise caution during this period."

Xu Fei nodded.

"Thank you both."

As he watched the jeep drive away, Xu Fei's mind was still racing.

It was true that he had captured those petty thieves himself, but who on earth was the person sending people to protect him?

He pondered for a moment, but failing to find a single clue, he temporarily put the matter aside.

Glancing over at the breakfast stall, he walked toward it.

"Brother Fei, what happened to you?"

Xiaolan trotted over with a smile.

"Nothing much, just got held up by some robbers today."

"Ah?!"

At that moment, Lin Fang emerged from the kitchen. Stunned, she hurried over to Xu Fei.

"Are you okay?"

Seeing that she still cared, Xu Fei smiled and shook his head.

"I'm fine. What, are you not mad at me anymore?"

"Mad?"

Lin Fang glared at him.

"The person who said he wanted to treat me to dinner came here earlier and didn't even dare glance in my direction. Tell me, did you do something behind my back?"

Xu Fei chuckled.

"How could I be doing anything behind your back?"

"Then them?"

"They sought me out."

"Sought you out?"

Xu Fei recounted how he had been intercepted by those men during the day.

"You mean someone helped you and taught those thugs a lesson?"

Lin Fang asked, looking skeptical.

"That's right."

"I don't believe it."

Seeing Lin Fang shake her head, Xu Fei could only wave his hand dismissively.

"Anyway, even I find it hard to believe when I think about everything that happened today."

"Oh right, Brother Fei, you just said you were held up by robbers—what was that all about?"

Xu Fei sat down at the dining table.

"Want to hear about it? Then bring your Brother Fei something to eat first."

At that moment, Liu Erpang also stepped out of the kitchen. Hearing what Xufei said, he went inside and brought out half a braised pig's trotter.

"Here, will this do?"

Xiaolan took it with a smile and placed it in front of Xu Fei.

"What about peanuts and wine?"

Xiaolan hurriedly turned around to fetch those as well.

Xu Fei pulled Liu Erpang down beside him.

"Brother Liu, come, I really need to have a good drink today to calm my nerves."

"What on earth happened?"

Seeing his demeanor, Liu Erpang asked with a puzzled expression.

Xu Fei took the bottle from Xiaolan and poured drinks for both himself and Liu Erpang.

"Come, Brother Liu, let's have a drink first, and then I'll tell you all about it."

With that, Xu Fei clinked glasses with Liu Erpang.

The two men downed their drinks in one gulp.

Only then did Xu Fei take a deep breath.

"Well, it all started like this..."

By the time he finished recounting the day's events, the three listeners were left staring in utter shock.

Lin Fang even stepped forward and circled around Xu Fei twice.

"You... are you really unhurt?"