Chapter 507 – Into The Enemy Base
Chen YingRan wasn’t there when I walked into the infirmary. The cla.s.s leader was sitting upright on the bed holding a cup of coffee with both her hands. She was staring forwards with a vacant look in her eyes.
The cla.s.s leader probably heard from Chen YingRan that I carried her back to school on my back, so she blushed slightly when I came in, but it was well hidden by the steam of the coffee.
“I didn’t realize Xiao Qin was so incredible…” she muttered to herself.
That means the cla.s.s leader has gotten a glimpse of Xiao Qin’s true ident.i.ty as a martial artist. I can’t believe a martial arts genius had to use a wooden stick to beat her opponent.
“Why were you guys fighting?”
Since the cla.s.s leader and Xiao Qin ate together on food stall street, it meant they initially had a peaceful conversation at first, so what did they say that caused the conflict.
“We didn’t get into a fight?” the cla.s.s leader said surprised, “Xiao Qin promised she wouldn’t throw chalk at the teacher’s head anymore, and I made an exception to cover for her this one time… oh right, is Xiao Qin okay?”
Huh, why are you asking if she’s okay after she hit you? Did she damage your brain?
“Did Xiao Qin get hurt?” The cla.s.s leader asked again in a more urgent tone.
“She has Super Saiyan blood, so how could she be injured?” I shrugged, “She just didn’t have the face to see me, so she ran home by herself.”
The cla.s.s leader got serious, “Why would Xiao Qin not have the face to see you. Even if I found out she’s actually super strong, it has nothing to do with you, right?”
Huh, is this a repercussion from the concussion? Why are you sticking up for her even after she knocked you down? The Justice Devil has turned into a saint!
The cla.s.s leader placed the cup of coffee on the bedside table and sighed.
“Because Xiao Qin’s mother is an MMA champion, so after the volleyball incident, I suspected Xiao Qin was also a martial arts master. I witnessed it with my own eyes today… unfortunately, I was a hindrance…”
“Wait wait wait, don’t sigh.” I furrowed my brows, “Cla.s.s leader, you’re confusing me. What happend between you and Xiao Qin today, wasn’t she the one who knocked you out?”
“Xiao Qin, knocked me out?” The cla.s.s leader likewise furrowed her brows, “Why would you think that? Xiao Qin was protecting me.”
It was then when I noticed Chen YingRan didn’t wrap any bandages around the cla.s.s leader’s head, which meant there was no blood. So the blood on the wooden stick that Xiao Qin was holding didn’t belong to the cla.s.s leader.
I realized that I have wronged accused Xiao Qin after I listened to the cla.s.s leader’s story.
The cla.s.s leader and Xiao Qin had lunch together and was planning to head back to school. That’s when a junior student ran over and told the cla.s.s leader that someone hung a wild cat by a wire in the alley because it had stolen some fish and no one was helping.
As a member of the cat-loving faction, the cla.s.s leader didn’t determine the authenticity of his words and immediately followed the boy to the alley to find the “dying cat”, but was unexpectedly surrounded by hooligans wearing bizarre clothes.
They claimed to be Zhao GuangTou’s underlings and wanted to avenge their boss. The first-year boy had no other choice because he was bullied by them.
“You’re Shu Sha?” The leader had a countryside style scene fashion, he kept fiddling with the sawed off teacher’s pointer in his hand, flaunting his authority.
“I heard you look innocent, but actually loves to seduce men. Even Ye Lin and the that fool, Li CunZhuang, are willing to act as your hired thugs. Let’s see what you can do today when you’re alone, if you’re afraid, then kneel down and beg us.”
These four unlucky b.a.s.t.a.r.ds, completely ignored Xiao Qin and thought she had her head lowered because she was scared silly.
While the cla.s.s leader was thinking about how to break out from the unfavorable situation and maybe ask Xiao Qin to run out for help, Xiao Qin’s face changed.
After being surrounded by four men of similar age who was bad-mouthing them, Xiao Qin’s androphobia instantly shot up through the roof and her self-defense mechanism triggered.
She moved as fast as lighting and sent the leader flying with a kick and then grabbed the teacher’s pointer from his hand. As everyone was turned pale with fright, a second punk got hit with a sweeping kick and fell flat on his face.
The cla.s.s leader originally had her hand in her skirt pocket and secretly clasped a coin. She was intending to throw it at the enemy so she could take advantage of the chaos to escape, but she was confused by the sudden change and didn’t know where to use the coin.
Xiao Qin was also wearing the school skirt like the cla.s.s leader so she didn’t transform as much, definitely not as much as the time when she gave a beating to the Five Tiger Punishment Squad. Perhaps it was because she was subconsciously afraid of exposing herself.
It was lucky for the cla.s.s leader because she would have been wiped out too if Xiao Qin had transformed completely.
The hooligans only reacted after two of their companions had fallen. The two remaining punks split up and one attacked from the front while one attacked from behind.
The cla.s.s leader was unsteady after she saw Xiao Qin knock down two people. The enemy was closing in from two directions, so she didn’t have time to think and threw the coin. It good she was practicing lately as the coin hit the target’s eye.
“Ah!” The punk, who wasn’t a threat to Xiao Qin, was. .h.i.t by the cla.s.s leader’s coin and then received a strike from Xiao Qin’s stick and collapsed.
However, the cla.s.s leader was only concerned about the safety of Xiao Qin, that she herself was punched in the back of the head and then she fainted.
What happened afterwards wasn’t witnessed by the cla.s.s leader, but it wasn’t hard to guess.
The cla.s.s leader got injured trying to protect Xiao Qin which further enraged the transformed Xiao Qin. She went on a rampage and taught her enemies a lesson so brutal that the tips of the wooden sticks was stained with their blood.
The punks who had never seen such a scene before, were so frightened that they helped each other up and fled in fear. Xiao Qin held the b.l.o.o.d.y wooden stick as she tried to regain her composure while guarding in case they returned.
Similar to my “berserker” state, Xiao Qin’s darkened state also takes time to calm down. It just so happens that I received a report from Eunuch Cao at this time and entered the alley to see this scene, so that’s why I misunderstood Xiao Qin.
When Xiao Qin said “it was her own fault”, she was referring to the fact that it was completely unnecessary for the cla.s.s leader to help.
I… I’m such an idiot, how could I suspect Xiao Qin before I got the facts straight? The cla.s.s leader was saved from the hooligans because Xiao Qin was there. Where was she now, did she go home?
“Cla.s.s leader, since you look okay help me tell the teacher I will be taking a sick leave in the afternoon. I have something I have to do.”
“What are you going to do?”
I didn’t answer the cla.s.s leader’s question and briskly walked out of the infirmary.
No one picked up when I called Xiao Qin’s phone which meant it was already turned off.
No one answered at Xiao Qin’s home either.
I called Auntie Ren, but she couldn’t hear me clearly due to the noisy set, but I could tell that Xiao Qin hadn’t gone looking for her mother.
The question now is where did Xiao Qin go?
I thought I knew enough about Xiao Qin, but today I was wrong. Not only did she not hurt the cla.s.s leader, instead, she saved the cla.s.s leader.
To deduce where Xiao Qin went, I have to use my knowledge of Xiao Qin to a.n.a.lyze her way of thinking.
Xiao Qin is not the type of person to suffer in silence, unless the person who bullied her is me… I feel ashamed at that thought.
If she was wrongly accused, she would need to release her grievances, so where would she release it?
Those four punks were the cause of everything!
First, because of them, her martial arts was exposed in front of the cla.s.s leader. Then she owes the cla.s.s leader for being helped and she was misunderstood by me… this triple whammy isn’t something that could simply be solved by giving them a beating.
She has to get her revenge! Since they introduced themselves as Zhao GuangTou’s men, then Xiao Qin will certainly find Zhao GuangTou’s base and turn it upside down.
Did Xiao Qin go by herself? Xiao Qin isn’t following common sense and is someone who clings to her own ways.
I felt my heart tightening.
Zhao GuangTou was sent to the hospital last time by Li CunZhuang, Tang Jiang, and the cla.s.s leader. I’m not sure if he was discharged, but he has a lot of henchmen. And the younger they are, the more they rely on the “Minors Protection Act”, to commit ruthless crimes.
Even if Xiao Qin’s combat power is off the charts, it’s still dangerous going against a crowd.
No, even if the chance of her being there is slim, I have to go to Zhao GuangTou’s base to check it out. If Xiao Qin really went there, then I have to make sure she comes back safely no matter what.
After making up my mind, I took a cab to the “Tu Qiao” bus station near the outskirts of Dong Shan City.
It was the place where Gong CaiCai got lost. Thanks to that incident, 28 Middle students could now use cell phones.
It was a dangerous are to be in.
A large area of dilapidated houses and shanty towns waiting to be renovated has become a paradise for outlaws. The Tu Qiao Casino was an open secret in Dong Shan city which was still operational even after repeated prohibitions. It’s even said there were drug deals happening.
Zhao GuangTou’s base was also nearby.
In an old and dilapidated enclosed courtyard, Zhao GuangTou often shared the spoils with a dozen of his men, played cards, and sometimes used the courtyard as a place to carry out lynchings.
The courtyard was considered superior when compared with the surrounding collapsed and crumbling walls. The courtyard was also filled with stolen furniture and it was like a gathering hall.
It was about 4 in the afternoon. The sun was shining intensely and the dry wind made the area feel desolate and gave you a feeling of isolation.
“Surround her and get rid of her.” A hoa.r.s.e voice was carried through the wind, “What will happen to our reputation if it gets out we were badly beat by a girl!”
My heart thumped: it’s fortunate I came, it looks like I still understand Xiao Qin. I don’t know how she found the location of Zhao GuangTou’s base, in any case, it seems she did come to go on a killing spree.
It seems Xiao Qin had the upper hand based on the sound of people falling down in the courtyard. My help might not be necessary, but since I came, there’s no reason to let Xiao Qin fight alone.
The two of us, hand in hand, will destroy Zhao GuangTou’s gang without leaving anything behind.