Chapter 2721 - 2783: Arrogant Thieves

It seemed as if their roles had reversed; the thieves had become the masters, and the victims were on the weaker side. Even though they were shouting words that couldn’t be understood, it was clear that nothing good was coming from their mouths.

"This man is a thief!" Su Mengxin said with a stern face. Her voice wasn’t loud, but it was enough for the surrounding people to hear. Many tourists frowned while looking over, but locals, upon hearing this, immediately turned and walked away.

"Let him go!" one of the men shouted.

"Why should I let him go? Are you a policeman? Didn’t you hear me say he’s a thief? Stealing is illegal, and you think you can just tell me to let him go?" Su Mengxin replied. Although Li Yifei wasn’t there as he had gone to buy something, with Su Lio by her side, she had confidence and wasn’t afraid of their sudden aggression.

"Ha!" The other party was clearly amused, nodding while narrowing his eyes, speaking with a lascivious tone, "You’re so pretty, you shouldn’t be meddling. Let me tell you straight, even if you call the police, they can’t do anything to us, so wise up and let him go quickly!"

"No way! Today, I want to see how the police can’t do anything to you!" The emotions of Su Mengxin and the others were stirred up; being pickpocketed on the street and then facing an even more arrogant response from them was outrageous.

The young thief who was being restrained by Su Lio glared at the women with a face full of hatred, as if he wanted to pounce on them if he could move. It’s unreasonable that a thief can be so arrogant, so Su Mengxin didn’t plan on letting this slide.

Someone in the crowd, who understood the situation, quietly advised, "Ladies, maybe it’s better to let it go. They are local gangsters, and the police really have no way of dealing with them. Better to let go and quickly leave to avoid further trouble."

"I just don’t believe it. How can a group of thieves be this arrogant? Is this still Anby City? Ali, go ahead, beat them up if necessary. Sister Fangqing, get ready to call the police. I want to see what these Anby City cops are doing!" Su Mengxin’s anger was provoked. She had already been wronged earlier, and now the thieves had managed to enrage her further.

"Right!" Su Lio nodded, pushing the young thief to the ground, ready to act.

"Do you want to die?" The leader glared his eyes. Being quite dark-skinned, he looked even more intimidating. At the same time, a few of them pulled out oddly-shaped knives from inside their jackets. The knives were half a meter long, not short, with blood grooves on the blade, capable of causing massive damage if thrust into the body, truly sinister.

"Looking for death!" Su Lio stood in front of the women, striking out with her palm, hitting the man’s wrist and sending his knife flying. Then, a quick kick to his abdomen, Su Lio mastered various combat techniques, the strength control was excellent, so this kick didn’t send the man flying tens of meters away, like a roller coaster ride.

Seeing Su Lio act, the other men immediately shouted in gibberish, charging at her, each seemingly carrying a knife, pulling out blades shining with cold light and charging towards her.

"Ali, be careful!" The others couldn’t help, despite knowing some close combat techniques, it was best to retreat now since swords and knives have no eyes. If someone accidentally got injured, the consequences could be severe. As for Su Lio, she is an Innate Expert, even if she couldn’t beat them, with her Protective True Energy, these ordinary people couldn’t easily harm her, so there was nothing to worry about.

Moreover, Li Yifei just went to buy something and would be back soon.

Indeed, that was the case. Su Lio wasn’t flustered; she first stepped back to avoid a slash, then accelerated her body, rushing to the knife-wielder, striking his chest with her palm, using strength this time, sending him flying several meters away, naturally dropping his knife.

The onlookers were shocked, usually, tourists or non-locals who faced these local thieves would be on the losing end, even if the thieves would leave because of the crowd, they would secretly follow the tourists and choose a less crowded place to exact revenge. So generally, it was about making the best of a bad situation and leaving quickly, avoiding further entanglements, with many skeptical ends ambiguously resolved.

Seeing beautiful women confronting them, especially when those guys had knives, and the beauty easily dealt with them, the spectators couldn’t help but feel satisfied and admire the women’s skills, which were remarkably strong.

Only one person was left, and he didn’t dare to act impulsively, holding up his knife and threatening, "You dare hit our guys? Hah, you’re done for, as long as you’re in Anby City, we won’t let you go."

He was answered by a coconut, which Su Yiyi had just bought and drank half of. Hearing the thief’s words, Su Mengxin grabbed the coconut and threw it towards the thief. It didn’t hit him, but Su Mengxin followed up with a remark, "Go ahead, bring all your people, today I’m going to see how you plan not to let us go. Is there still any law in Anby City that a few thieves can be so arrogant?"

"You said it, challenging us. If you’ve got the guts, wait here, I can easily call a few hundred people to help out!" The adversary said arrogantly.

"Go ahead, I’ll wait right here!" Su Mengxin retorted with a stern face, clearly incensed beyond measure. What kind of place was Anby City, being nearly run over and killed in broad daylight, and now encountering such arrogant thieves? Is there really no one to control these people? What are the police doing?

After being provoked, the person put away his knife and was about to pull the guys off the ground. Su Lio couldn’t let him have his way, kicking the coconut that had just bounced back, sending it spinning in the air and hitting his back, knocking him down, and he nearly stabbed himself with his knife.

"Go quickly, and see who can save you!" Su Lio said coldly.

The man got up and glared back at Su Lio and others, pointing at them and yelling, "I, Bai, won’t let you go, just wait and see!"

He finished his words and ran, faster than a rabbit, quickly disappearing into the crowd. The guys laying on the ground were groaning in pain, and Su Lio, standing by them, was intimidating enough that no one dared to get up. These guys weren’t truly vicious but bullied the weak while leaning on their ethnic identity, knowing that even if a fuss got stirred, it would be played down eventually, leaving them unrestrained.

Besides, they knew the guy who ran wouldn’t flee forever; he would return with more people, enough to become unmanageable for the police. At that time, it would be clear who would suffer! So, even those who took only a couple of blows pretended to be seriously injured, wailing loudly as if their lungs had indeed burst.

Li Yifei came back carrying several snacks, hearing the cries from afar, quickly quickening his pace, squeezing through the crowd to see Su Mengxin and others standing in the center, with a few people lying on the ground beside them. Seeing those people, Li Yifei frowned and asked, "What’s going on?"

They explained the situation, and Li Yifei handed the snacks to the women, saying, "You guys go sit in the café nearby, I’ll handle this!"

"Husband, I’ll stay with you!" Su Lio said. The others were about to head to the nearby café to wait, but when they reached the door, a staff member came to greet them, blocking the way, "Please don’t make it difficult for us, we can’t let you in; those people are troublemakers. If we let you in, they’ll really come back and cause us problems."

"Cause you problems?" He Fangqing asked puzzledly, "Why would they bother you?"

"Because we’d let you in, it’s not that we want to... but we have a business to run. Last month, some non-local tourists took action after being robbed and, while waiting for the police, were sitting in a restaurant. Those people managed to leave the Public Security Bureau after paying, and that restaurant was unlucky, being blocked for days, only resolving it after paying several tens of thousands. I’m just an employee, I really can’t let you in!"

Li Yifei naturally heard what she said, so he quickly walked over, "Alright, we won’t go in, but could we borrow some chairs at least?"

"Sorry..." the staff member said awkwardly, shaking her head. Li Yifei chuckled and nodded, "Alright, I won’t trouble you. Go back and close the door, if anything gets damaged, I’ll compensate!"

"Husband, what’s going on, are shopkeepers really afraid of these hoodlums? Are the police not handling this? Who actually runs Anby City?" He Fangqing said angrily. The staff’s fear of those people meant they already disregarded the law, acting recklessly.

Li Yifei, however, wasn’t angry about this; he chuckled and said, "If the police don’t intervene, the bad guys will naturally become arrogant, and normal people just try to avoid trouble for no reason. Be cautious; it’s understandable. Alright, you all sit over there, Ali, stay with them!"

"Okay." Su Lio nodded, sitting with the other women nearby. At this time, there were plenty of people watching the commotion, but none dared to get too close. Locals knew how tough those people were, and the key was that tourists, if at a disadvantage, could leave. If locals got involved, it wouldn’t be easy to handle, so it was best to stay away, especially since one person escaped and was clearly going for reinforcements. If they stayed, they’d be at a disadvantage.

Some wanted to advise them discreetly, so when the women went to sit, they approached carefully and quietly said, "Girls, you should leave quickly, those people are not to be trifled with. They really can call a hundred people easily. Even if the police come, it doesn’t help; trust this auntie and leave while there’s no one around."