Chapter 38

Translator: Atlas Studios

Editor: Atlas Studios

Lin Hu glared at the gangsters. Given his big size of over 1.90 meters in height, he looked just as imposing as Big Brother Dog.

However, Big Brother Dog scratched his shiny, bald head calmly, showing that he was not afraid of Lin Hu at all.

It was an 8 vs 3 situation. It wouldn’t change the fact that they were at a clear disadvantage even if Lin Hu was a good fighter.

Besides, Gao Yuan had just surrendered the protection money to him a few minutes ago. It would be a huge shame on Big Brother Dog if he had failed to teach his new subordinate’s enemies a lesson to not meddle with them.

Big Brother Dog grinned at Lin Hu and said, “Hey, man, it’s not kind of you to kick my brother for no reason!”

“He offended me first! No one is welcome at my table!” Lin Hu replied firmly.

Big Brother Dog scratched his head and let out a soft laugh. Then he took a chair and sat down at Lin Hu’s table with his legs crossed. He looked as if he was playing a game with them.

“You see, I don’t take orders. What can you do?”

Crack!

Lin Hu smashed a bottle with great strength at the edge of the table in front of Big Brother Dog. Although Big Brother Dog wasn’t hurt by the glass shards, he was taken aback.

“Damn you, kid!”

Big Brother Dog stood up in anger. He pointed at Lin Hu and ordered his subordinates, “Take him down. NOW!”

The gangsters immediately came forward and surrounded Lin Hu, laughing malignantly.

Big Brother Dog let out a cold laugh and said, “How dare you meddle with us, the Husky Gang! Now, I’ll give you two options: one, you give us 1,000 Yuan for my brother’s medical fees; or two, I’ll take your arm as compensation!”

“Oh? One arm? Let’s see what you can do, Husky!” At this moment, a sneer came from behind.

All of them turned to see who it was.

Then they saw six men, all dressed in black with crew cut hair, coming out of a Gold Cup1 van.

The sneer earlier came from the leader.

“Cousin!”

“Crew cut!”

They called out at the same time.

The crew cut guy walked to Lin Hu with the five men following behind. He patted Lin Hu’s shoulder and said with a smile, “Hu, I hope I’m not too late.”

Lin Hu shook his head and said, “Don’t worry. The fight hasn’t begun.”

Big Brother Crew Cut was Lin Hu’s cousin Lin Ping. He was also the leader of the Crew Cut Gang, about the same status as Big Brother Dog.

The husky guy stared straight into Lin Ping’s eyes and said, “Crew Cut, what are you doing here? This is our Husky Gang’s business. There’s no need for you to interfere.”

Initially, they could have easily won the fight against three inexperienced young men. But with the addition of the Crew Cut Gang, the power on both sides had now become even.

Lin Ping frowned and replied, “Husky, this is my business too. You’re meddling with my cousin!”

In terms of fighting abilities, the two gangs were about the same. Hence, Lin Ping wasn’t afraid of Big Brother Dog.

“Your cousin?” Brother Dog studied Lin Hu. He soon realized that the two indeed shared some family resemblance in appearance.

“This is getting tricky,” Brother Dog thought.

If they were going to fight, neither of them would emerge as the winner without taking any losses.

Meanwhile, Gao Yuan was hiding behind and watching the situation.

He had started to get anxious when he saw Big Brother Dog’s hesitation after Lin Ping had revealed that Lin Hu was his cousin.

Gao Yuan had long since known that Lin Hu had a gangster’s cousin. At first, he had planned to counter Lin Hu with Big Brother Dog. But it was unexpected that Lin Hu would call his cousin for help without any hesitation.

Moreover, judging from the situation, it seemed that the power of Lin Hu’s cousin’s Crew Cut Gang was comparable to his Husky Gang’s.

Gao Yuan clenched his teeth and whispered to his leader, “Big Brother Dog, if you agree to help me, I will voluntarily contribute… 500 Yuan to our gang!”

That was equivalent to half a month of a frugal lifestyle. Gao Yuan thought it was a bearable amount.

“500 Yuan?” Big Brother Dog’s eyes immediately brightened up.

In fact, all those gangs, be it the Husky Gang or the Crew Cut Gang, couldn’t really earn much, despite their fame. As for the Husky Gang, their only source of income was the protection fees coerced from students in their neighborhood. None of them had the means to make a living. Hence, they had to sustain their expenses by bullying the students.

Therefore, 500 Yuan was enough to give them a good life for a while.

Husky clenched his teeth and resolved to do it. He wanted to prove to the Crew Cut Gang that their Husky Gang was not one to be messed with.

“Why? Not planning to leave?” Lin Ping asked smilingly as he played with a lighter in his hand.

All the members of the Husky Gang turned to look at their leader, awaiting orders.

Brother Dog scratched his bald head, which was shining like a lightbulb in the darkness. He grinned and said, “Crew Cut, don’t blame me for being too petty. It’s your cousin who offended us first this time.”

Lin Ping’s brows almost twisted into a cross. He stopped playing with the lighter and asked, “Are you saying that… you want to make enemies with us?”

“So what? The Husky Gang is not afraid of your Crew Cut Gang!” Brother Dog said coldly.

The atmosphere instantly grew tense.

The Husky Gang had eight people, including Gao Yuan, and the Crew Cut Gang had eight too, counting Lin Hu and Cheng Nuo.

As for Hao Shuai, he was on the brink of a breakdown. He couldn’t fight.

Hence, the two sides were evenly matched in number.

“If we are really going to fight, we won’t be at a disadvantage,” Cheng Nuo thought. “Pick the right opportunity to fight. I don’t want to die.”

Cheng Nuo held on tightly to a beer bottle in his hand. He glanced around, looking for a place to hide.

Under the cold night sky, a fight was quietly brewing. Suddenly, the wind blew past, rustling their shirts.

Lin Ping and Brother Dog looked calm on the surface, though they had already fixed each other with an intense stare. They were like Master Ximen and Ye Gucheng from the Legend of Lu Xiaofeng [2. A famous Chinese fiction written by Taiwanese novelist Gu Long about martial heroes]. Flashes of swords and steel seemed ready to burst any time in the freezing wind.

Cheng Nuo held his breath. He was highly nervous, prepared for the onset of a gang fight at any moment.

“Should we follow the old rules, then?” Lin Ping smiled. His shirt was fluttering in the wind.

“Sure. Follow the rules,” Brother Dog said with a grin. The husky tattoo on his right shoulder looked even more visible under the moonlight.

Brother Dog pointed at his skinny subordinate and said, “If I lose, this brother of mine will kowtow to your cousin as an apology.”

“If you lose, hehe, the three of them will have to take one kick each from my brother,” Brother Dog added, pointing at Cheng Nuo, Lin Hu, and Hao Shuai.

Having been called, Cheng Nuo and Hao Shuai were both confused.

“Hey! Lin Hu was the one who kicked him. Why do you have to include us?”

However, Lin Ping and Brother Dog didn’t give them any room for negotiation.

“Get in the car!”

“Get in the car!”

Lin Ping and Brother Dog gave the same order at the same time.

Still confused, Cheng Nuo got into the car. He watched as Lin Ping put a cigarette in his mouth and started the engine.

“Well… Big Brother Crew Cut, where are we going?” Cheng Nuo asked, puzzled.

“Haha, don’t worry. You’ll find out soon,” Lin Ping replied, grinning.

Under the night sky, two vans drove rapidly along the road.