Chapter 102: Toothpick
Chapter 102: Toothpick
By the time Bai Xue and Shen Tian arrived at the next bar...
None of the subordinates had expected to see their boss.
"Ma’am!?"
One of the managers hurried over, looking confused.
"What are you doing here?"
Bai Xue didn’t answer immediately.
Her sharp eyes swept across the room, checking every subordinate present.
Then she spoke in a firm voice.
"I want everyone evacuated."
The room fell silent.
"...Boss?"
Another subordinate blinked in confusion.
"Evacuated? But why?"
The bar’s boss, who was also responsible for overseeing the underground operation beneath the building, quickly walked over.
"Boss, we’re almost finished today’s production. If we complete this batch, today’s profits will nearly double."
Bai Xue’s expression turned cold.
"I don’t care. I said... everyone evacuates. Now."
The temperature in the room seemed to drop several degrees.
Everyone instinctively lowered their heads.
"Yes, Boss."
No one dared question her again.
Within seconds, the entire bar burst into activity.
Workers hurried downstairs.
Others began packing equipment into large crates.
Several trucks were backed into the alley behind the building.
The evacuation had begun.
Shen Tian watched quietly before turning toward Bai Xue.
"You supervise the evacuation. I’ll deal with Zhuge Daxun’s men."
He reached into his pocket...
And casually pulled out a ridiculous-looking chicken mask.
Without another word, he put it on.
Bai Xue stared at him.
"You seriously brought that?"
Shen Tian shrugged.
"I’ve got an image to protect. If my face gets photographed... It’ll be troublesome."
Bai Xue couldn’t help laughing.
"Fair enough."
She nodded.
"I’ll move everything to one of my clubs. Be careful."
Shen Tian gave her a lazy salute.
"I always am."
As Bai Xue disappeared toward the back entrance...
Shen Tian stretched his shoulders before casually sitting alone in one of the booths.
He poured himself a cup of freshly brewed coffee.
Then...
He waited.
Several minutes later...
The sound of engines echoed outside.
Screech!
Several black vans came to an abrupt stop.
Doors flew open.
Dozens of men poured out.
Yun Wanhe stepped out of the lead vehicle alongside Zhuge Daxun’s masked enforcer.
The enforcer walked straight to the entrance.
BANG!
He kicked the door open.
"Everyone get on the ground!"
His voice echoed throughout the bar.
Nothing happened.
The building was almost empty.
Only one person remained.
Shen Tian calmly sat inside a booth, leisurely sipping his coffee.
He didn’t even bother looking up.
"You guys finally made it."
He took another sip.
"Traffic must’ve been pretty bad."
The enforcer frowned.
"Who are you?"
Yun Wanhe narrowed his eyes.
Unlike the others...
The moment he entered...
He felt it.
An overwhelming pressure.
It wasn’t visible.
But every instinct in his body warned him...
The masked man sitting before them was dangerous.
Very dangerous.
Shen Tian slowly placed his coffee cup onto the table.
"That..."
He smiled beneath the chicken mask.
"was excellent coffee."
He stood up.
"I’ll give you one chance. Leave. Otherwise... you’re all leaving in body bags."
For a second...
The room became quiet.
Then...
"Hahahaha!"
The gangsters burst into laughter.
One of them pointed at the oversized chicken mask.
"Boss! Is this guy serious? He looks like a walking mascot!"
Another thug laughed so hard he nearly doubled over.
"What are you going to do? Peck us to death?"
The man swaggered toward Shen Tian, still chuckling.
"You’re the funniest thing I’ve seen all week."
He reached out, intending to slap Shen Tian across the face.
Before his hand could land...
Splash!
Shen Tian casually threw the cup of scalding coffee into his face.
"AAAAAH!"
The thug screamed, clutching his burning face.
The laughter stopped instantly.
Before anyone could react...
BANG!
Shen Tian stepped forward and drove a punch straight into the man’s jaw.
The thug spun through the air before crashing across two tables.
He didn’t get back up.
Shen Tian casually shook out his fist.
"Hm. Weak jaw."
He cracked his knuckles.
"So... Who’s next?"
The room remained frozen for a split second.
Then the enforcer roared,
"What are you idiots standing around for?! Kill him!"
More than a dozen men charged at once.
Steel bats.
Wrenches.
Iron pipes.
Everything came swinging toward Shen Tian.
Without the slightest panic...
He picked up a wooden toothpick from the table.
"Seriously?"
The nearest thug laughed.
"You think that’s a wea—"
Before he finished speaking...
Flick!
The toothpick shot through the air like a bullet.
"AAAGH!"
The man collapsed, clutching his face as he screamed.
Everyone froze.
"A... toothpick?"
Shen Tian was already moving.
He slipped between two attackers.
One wrench narrowly missed him.
Another bat struck only empty air.
He ducked beneath a swing...
Spun...
And kicked one attacker square in the chest.
BOOM!
The man flew backward into three others.
The entire group crashed into a wall.
Without slowing down...
Shen Tian snatched the fallen wrench from the floor and casually tossed it behind him.
Clang!
It struck another thug directly in the forehead, dropping him instantly.
The remaining men hesitated.
They looked at the unconscious bodies scattered around the room...
Then back at the man in the chicken mask.
Their confidence began to disappear.
"Monster..."
One gangster subconsciously took a step backward.
The enforcer gritted his teeth.
"You cowards!"
He stepped forward himself.
Clang.
Clang.
He slammed his brass knuckles together.
Standing well over seven feet tall, his massive frame cast a shadow across the floor.
Muscles bulged beneath his shirt.
His intimidating presence alone was enough to make most opponents lose their nerve.
He cracked his neck.
"I’ll kill you myself."
With explosive speed, he lunged forward and threw a devastating right hook.
WHOOSH!
The punch tore through empty air.
Shen Tian had already sidestepped it.
Another punch.
Another miss.
Another.
Miss again.
Shen Tian lazily covered his mouth...
And yawned.
"Jeez."
He looked up at the towering enforcer with obvious disappointment.
"You’re... really slow."
The enforcer’s face instantly darkened.
"You’re a dead man!"
He then began swinging as fast as he could.
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