With a clang, the knife-scarred man's dagger was knocked out of his hand and fell to the ground!
Gu Changsheng's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he thought to himself, "I've been weakened for too long; my strength is too feeble!" In the past, a surge of Qi Force would have shattered the dagger into pieces.
But now...
Gu Changsheng felt weak, but to the few thugs, his actions were like those of a god, leaving them all in shock with their jaws nearly dropping to the floor!
The knife-scarred man's eyes flashed with astonishment as his dagger was so easily knocked away, "You..."
But before the knife-scarred man could finish speaking, Gu Changsheng's extended hand lightly slapped down on the man's shoulder, "Just now, it was this arm that hit me, right? Now, it belongs to me!"
As he spoke, a surge of hidden strength flowed from Gu Changsheng's hand, infiltrating the knife-scarred man's shoulder. There was an immediate succession of crackling sounds from the man's shoulder, reminiscent of a mouse nibbling on wood!
"Ah... my arm..." With a shriek, the knife-scarred man's arm went limp and hung down powerless.
In a flash, the knife-scarred man had one leg and one arm rendered useless!
The bald man witnessed this, and his throat rolled with unease. He called out to the three remaining brothers, "Brothers, quick, grab your tools, let's go at him together!"
Damn it, they had thought that kidnapping Gu Changsheng was going to be a breeze, but it turned out that Gu Changsheng was a tough nut to crack.
The bald man and the remaining three brothers each pulled out steel pipes and daggers, their faces fierce as they charged towards Gu Changsheng...
Gu Changsheng shook his head slightly with disdain, "A bunch of trash!"
Without any visible move from Gu Changsheng, a series of crisp, crackling sounds rang out through the alley. In less than ten seconds, the bald man, the knife-scarred man, and three other robust men were all lying on the ground like dead dogs.
"I said kneel or die," Gu Changsheng coldly swept his gaze over them, "Should I make the choice for you?"
Seeing the broken fragments of daggers and steel pipes on the ground, the bald man and his brothers were already drenched in cold sweat, "I... big brother, we were wrong... we kneel..."
Thud, thud!
Five men, without any hesitation, lined up and knelt down neatly in front of Gu Changsheng.
With a snort from his nostrils, Gu Changsheng said, "I... Today, I choose not to kill. Tell me, who sent you?" He crouched down, scanning the bald man and the others with a piercing gaze.
That murderous look sent a violent shiver through their bodies. "It was Zhang Hai, Mr. Zhang from Zhang Corporation. He wants to sleep with Miss Zhou..."
The Zhang family?
Arch rivals of Zhou Corporation, acting so arrogantly recently...
As Gu Changsheng pondered, a girl's anxious voice suddenly came from the end of the alley, "Changsheng... where are you? Have you gotten lost again?"
A beautiful silhouette appeared at the entrance of the alley, wearing a black hip-hugging skirt, a white shirt, her long hair fluttering, and a stunning face... It was Zhou Jiayi, known as the most beautiful woman in Yun City, the former rich and beautiful CEO of Zhou Corporation, and also Gu Changsheng's wife.
Three years ago, against everyone's objection, Zhou Jiayi's grandfather Zhou Gudao married her off to the intellectually challenged Gu Changsheng, with the sole purpose of hiding Gu Changsheng's identity.
Over the past three years, Zhou Jiayi not only held no resentments, but instead took meticulous care of Gu Changsheng, gentle and considerate... No matter how tired she was at night, she would still tell stories to Gu Changsheng...
This kindness and tenderness had caused a ripple in Gu Changsheng's normally unflappable heartstrings. You've been with me for three years, so I, Gu Changsheng, shall share the world's grandest splendor with you!
"Wife, I'm here!" Gu Changsheng answered towards the entrance of the alley, at the same time, he picked up the crushed lunchbox beside him, sat down on the ground, and made a pitiful appearance, "Wife, they bullied me!"
...
Hearing Gu Changsheng's words, the bald man and the knife-scarred man and the others kneeling on the ground were stunned.
Damn it!
They bullied you?
Are you insane?
All the bones in my body are barely intact, and yet you say we bullied you?
Just as the bald man was about to retort, Gu Changsheng glared fiercely at the bald man, "Say one more word, and you're dead! How will you report back to Zhang Hai, understand?"
The bald man shivered all over, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, "Understand, understand... I get it, I won't say a word out of line..."
Damn it!
Being able to crush steel pipes, I'm not someone to mess with!
An idiot for twenty years suddenly became normal, Jiayi would definitely have suspicions. The only person who knew the truth about Gu Changsheng's situation was Zhou Jiayi's grandfather, Zhou Gudao.
If Zhou Jiayi asked, explaining would be troublesome, so, Gu Changsheng decided to keep it a secret for a while, waiting for the opportunity to explain slowly to her.
At the entrance to the alley, Zhou Jiayi heard Gu Changsheng's words, rushed into the alley, "Changsheng, how did you end up here? Who bullied you… Are you alright? Are you hurt?"
Zhou Jiayi hurried in, and upon seeing the bald man and his group, she quickly pulled Gu Changsheng up from the ground and shielded him behind her like a mother hen protecting her chick, scolding, "You people… committing violence in broad daylight, I will never let you off, scram!"
Hearing Zhou Jiayi's scolding, the bald man and the scarred man felt as if they had been pardoned, scrambling to get up and after glancing at Gu Changsheng, they stumbled and rushed out of the alley.
"Don't be afraid, Changsheng, I will protect you! Be good..."
The bald man and the others, as they escaped, staggered upon hearing Zhou Jiayi's words.
Damn!
Gu Changsheng still needs your protection, you probably have no idea just how formidable that lunatic is.
…
"Wife, I'm sorry! The food I brought for you got trampled by them, I..." Gu Changsheng said gently, looking at the delicate shoulders in front of him.
This woman, she has sacrificed so much for me!
Now it's time for me to do something for her!
Watching the tattooed men leave, Zhou Jiayi finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and took Gu Changsheng's hand, "It's alright, Changsheng! Let's go, I'll take you out to eat something delicious, it's been a long time since we've dined out together! Also, tomorrow is grandma's birthday, after we eat, let's go to the mall to pick a gift for her."
Gu Changsheng was stunned; he had almost forgotten that tomorrow was Mrs. Zhou's eighty-eighth birthday.
In his memory, this old lady was not very kind to him or to Zhou Jiayi.
However, for the sake of the late Zhou Gudao and for the face of Zhou Jiayi, he decided not to hold a grudge, "But wife, what about my clothes?"
Gu Changsheng was still wearing a courier uniform, which was completely different from Zhou Jiayi's attire.
"It's fine, let's go!"
An hour later, at Huaqi Mall.
The pair had already searched several jade stores but hadn't found the right one. Of course, the main problem was that Zhou Jiayi and Gu Changsheng didn't have enough money on them.
Zhou Jiayi and Gu Changsheng had been kicked out of their families, and they didn't have much in savings!
Seeing Zhou Jiayi's furrowed brow, Gu Changsheng felt somewhat distressed.
It seemed it was time to make a trip to Huaqi Bank!
"Wife, why don't you look around, I need to go to the bathroom," Gu Changsheng turned and said tenderly to Zhou Jiayi.
"Okay, I'll take you there..."
Gu Changsheng wouldn't dare let Zhou Jiayi follow him, "I'd better go by myself, and it might take a while too. Don't worry, I won't get lost, I can make a call!"
Hearing this, Zhou Jiayi nodded, "Alright then, you go on your own, and after you're done, find me here."
After separating from Zhou Jiayi, Gu Changsheng jogged to the entrance of Huaqi Bank's branch on the first floor.
Before his decline, Gu Changsheng had stored a few things in the most secret vault of Huaqi Bank's Yun City Branch!
Ten tons of gold, one billion US dollars, one billion British pounds, one billion red notes!
All these were in cash, for unexpected needs!
Besides that, there were also several hundred savings cards, ranging from low to high, including 100 Global Gold Cards, and 100 Centurion Cards, 100 Earl Cards, 80 Duke Cards, 50 Prince Cards, and 10 Emperor Cards.
Among these, the lowest level Global Gold Cards had a balance of one million, while the Emperor Cards had over ten billion!
It was time to show off my strength...