Zhu Li and Chen Jie saw Luo Hong joking and playing as they approached, and Chen Jie intriguingly glanced at Zhu Li.
Both women were in denim shorts paired with tight tops, their delicate bodies curvaceous and vibrant. Sunglasses perched on their hair, they looked stylish and aloof, enchanting and seductive. Their youthful aura brightened the whole scene.
Seeing Zhu Li staring at Luo yang a few meters away, Chen Jie whispered in her ear, "Lili, how about I tell him your secret? Then you might still have a chance."
Zhu Li blew smoke in her face and sneered, "Scram, don't guess wildly. Mind your own business about Uncle Zhu's matters."
But Chen Jie, facing Luo yang who was approaching, waved and smiled, "Niu Zai, come here, I'll tell you a secret."
Hearing this, Zhu Li panicked and quickly said, "Niu Zai, don't listen to her. She's crazy. Focus on serious matters."
As Luo yang came closer, Chen Jie went up to put an arm around his shoulder and was about to speak when she burst into laughter.
Zhu Li discarded her cigarette, pulled Chen Jie away, and smiled, "Niu Zai, mind your business. Don't bother with this lunatic. She forgot to take her medicine today."
Then, Chen Jie said to Hong Jiaxin, "Jiaxin, come here. I'll tell you the secret."
Seeing the pair laughing and joking, Luo yang surmised it was not something terrible and let the three beauties chat and laugh together.
Wu Yinghong had been taken to the van, and as Luo yang entered, he cut to the chase, "Let's keep it short, just tell me everything as it happened."
After hesitating a moment, Wu Yinghong reluctantly said, "It wasn't my idea, I have a friend whose nickname is Hei Kui. One day he suddenly came to me, saying he could make us rich."
Upon hearing this, Luo yang asked, "Does Hei Kui know Tang Dexing?"
Wu Yinghong shook his head, and under Luo yang's repeated urging, he continued, "Hei Kui shared his plan with me, which was to set up a card game to trick Tang Dexing. I initially disagreed, but I owed Hei Kui money. He said if I agreed to partner with him to deceive Tang Dexing, I wouldn't have to pay back the debt, and he would even share the profits with me. Later, I agreed."
Hearing this, Luo yang thought he had understood the crux of the matter.
He merely glared coldly at Wu Yinghong, but this glare made Wu Yinghong continue, "Hei Kui is a loan shark agent. He also works part-time in debt collection. By then, he had already swindled all of Tang Dexing's bank account funds. Yet, Hei Kui refused to stop and wanted to saddle Tang Dexing with a huge high-interest loan."
As a loan shark, it was natural to hope someone would take out a loan. Luo yang wasn't surprised.
But what Wu Yinghong said next put Luo yang on alert.
"Tang Dexing is my friend, and tricking him so badly made me feel remorseful. So, I asked Hei Kui to stop. But Hei Kui said it wasn't time yet, that the task given by someone else was not yet accomplished," Wu Yinghong said.
"So, someone purposely wanted to frame Tang Dexing?" Luo Yang said coldly.
"It seems so. I asked Hei Kui, but he wouldn't say. I don't know who wants to frame Tang Dexing," Wu Yinghong answered.
"Call Hei Kui and arrange a meeting with him," Luo yang instructed.
Wu Yinghong, claiming he hadn't brought his mobile, was reluctant to make the call, thinking Luo yang wouldn't dare to hit him, so he dragged his feet.
Immediately, Luo Yang had a young man go up to the third floor of Yingyan Martial Arts School and brought down Wu Yinghong's mobile.
After dialing and arranging a meeting with Hei Kui, it seemed Hei Kui had caught wind of something as he made an excuse that he was busy and hung up the phone. On redialing, the phone was already switched off.
"How do we find Hei Kui?" Luo yang asked.
"He usually goes to the bar. I'm not very close to him. I don't know where he lives. If you want to find him, ask someone else," Wu Yinghong answered.
"Get out of the car," Luo Yang said coldly.
After Luo Yang got out of the car, Wu Yinghong followed suit, and without a word, was about to leave immediately.
"Did I say you could leave?" Luo Yang said in a deep voice.
As soon as his voice fell, several young men had already blocked Wu Yinghong's path, ready to act on Luo Yang's command.
These young men were under Zhu Li's command, but they also followed Luo Yang's orders.
In recent days, the name Luo Yang had been thunderously renowned throughout Hongyun Town; anyone involved in the local underworld, even if they hadn't seen him, had heard of him.
Hong Jiaxin, Zhu Li, and Chen Jie were on the other side; Chen Jie was making a phone call. Seeing Luo Yang get out of the car, the three of them walked over.
Earlier, at Yingyan Martial Arts School, Qi Xiangtian had pleaded with Luo Yang not to hit Wu Yinghong indiscriminately. Luo Yang had half-agreed. If Wu Yinghong's attitude was good and he cooperated with the investigation, Luo Yang did not want to hit him.
However, Wu Yinghong thought Qi Xiangtian could protect him, and although he reluctantly answered Luo Yang's questions, his responses were dismissive.
"Didn't I answer your questions?" Wu Yinghong said discontentedly.
"Your cousin is still in my hands, and you don't even care? That shows you're an extremely selfish person. Take three hits from me, then you can leave." Luo Yang admonished.
"Three hits it is!" Wu Yinghong snorted.
At Yingyan Martial Arts School, he had been fighting with Hong Jiaxin, when Luo Yang suddenly intervened, lifting Hong Jiaxin and kicking him. He did not think Luo Yang's martial arts were anything special, and he failed to notice that his master, Qi Xiangtian, had already been defeated by Luo Yang.
"First move! Punishing your selfishness!"
Luo Yang moved forward swiftly, using the famous Eagle Claw Technique from the Ying Zhao Yan Xing Sect. He grabbed Wu Yinghong's left arm and applied the "Tendon Separating and Bone Misplacing Technique," dislocating his left arm.
With a scream, Wu Yinghong was utterly shocked, not understanding how Luo Yang knew the Eagle Claw Technique, and even more proficiently than he did.
"Second move! Punishing your arrogance!"
Before he even finished speaking, Luo Yang had also dislocated Wu Yinghong's right arm.
By then, Wu Yinghong's arms hung limply, soft as though they were two sausages on his shoulders. His face pale as ashes, his eyes wide with fear and confusion.
He had been studying with Qi Xiangtian for years and had not yet mastered the "Tendon Separating and Bone Misplacing Technique." Now seeing Luo Yang perform it, he could only suspect that Luo Yang might be a high-ranking figure in the Ying Zhao Yan Xing Sect, a thought that frightened him to the core.
"Third move! Punishing you for betraying your friends!"
Luo Yang struck out with both palms, hitting Wu Yinghong in the abdomen. With two cracking sounds, Wu Yinghong had a rib broken on each side.
Under the formidable push of Luo Yang's palm force, Wu Yinghong fell back like a kite with its string cut, trembling all over, unable to get back up.
"When I find Hei Kui, if what he says differs from you, I will deal with you in front of Qi Xiangtian! The three hits are over, you can go now." Luo Yang said indifferently.
However, with his arms dislocated, Wu Yinghong lay on the ground, unable to use his arms, unable to get up at all.
Hong Jiaxin, Zhu Li, and Chen Jie watched as Luo Yang struck fluidly and seamlessly, subduing Wu Yinghong effortlessly, all displaying admiration.
Among the three women, Chen Jie was not a practitioner, but both Hong Jiaxin and Zhu Li could tell that Luo Yang was using the Eagle Claw Technique, and they were quite surprised. They had never known that Luo Yang knew the Eagle Claw Technique; seeing him deploy it for the first time was genuinely startling. Moreover, he used it so proficiently that he could not have been a beginner.
However, Luo Yang's skill in the Eagle Claw Technique was indeed something he picked up and perfected on the spot.