Chapter 6: Must Break In

The girl smiled and agreed, “Helping others succeed is the right thing to do.”

Chen Fengshi asked for her phone number, noted it down, and then got up to leave, saying he had other things to do.

The group of people, including Liu Shuzhi, did not make things difficult for him and let him leave alone.

At this time, in the noodle shop, even the chefs in the kitchen had been possessed by the red mist…

Chen Fengshi did not know how many customers coming in and out of this noodle shop would be infected by the red mist in the future. He felt he had to do something, but he needed space to calmly sort out the known information, and more importantly, he needed to prepare to help Shen Ai.

He felt that Shen Ai coming here might be a trap, but he had no choice but to bite. From the situation just now, the people infected by the red mist would clearly become a mutually helpful whole.

Weren’t they throwing out Shen Ai at this time just to keep him here and make him go to a certain place soon?

Chen Fengshi had tested that he possessed the power to drive away and destroy the red mist. Even if he did not understand why, conversely, these people possessed by the red mist also knew this. To them, was Chen Fengshi equivalent to a natural enemy?

Chen Fengshi wandered randomly in the city, sorting out his thoughts. Ultimately, to solve the root problem, he still had to start with the mastermind extending from above Shen Ai and the others, but it would of course be better if he could help Shen Ai drive away the red mist first.

Compared to the collective nature of the people possessed by the red mist, Chen Fengshi felt he was weak and alone, but having confirmed he was not afraid of the red mist’s harm and possessed extraordinary strength, and knowing from the test in the noodle shop that Liu Shuzhi’s power was very weak, he was of course very confident at this time.

At twelve noon, he returned to Tu Tu Noodle Shop to eat. Not surprisingly, he found that all the workers in the noodle shop had been possessed by the red mist, and some customers inside were also infected by the red mist because they were near the aisle, and then they infected the people eating at the same table.

In the huge noodle shop, more than half of the customers were possessed by the red mist. Being among them, knowing the existence of the red mist instead made Chen Fengshi feel even more lonely, yet he had to pretend he did not know about any abnormalities.

At one thirty, he received a message about Shen Ai’s location—Bishan Peak Park.

Chen Fengshi had been to this place before. During his teenage years, he had been absurd for a while. He and those classmates and friends who were also in their rebellious phase often stayed out all night, wandering around seeking the freedom of independence; they also used loyalty to shake off loneliness and gain recognition; occasional fights for various reasons were the proof of their existence and the reason for their confidence.

The girl who left her phone number at the noodle shop was waiting halfway up the mountain. Seeing Chen Fengshi come, she led him to continue climbing. “She’s right over there. Shen Ai is with Sister Yao.”

Chen Fengshi could not help but be stunned. The girl leading the way looked gentle with a smile, but it made him feel that there was full of malice hidden behind it!

Sister Yao should not be with Shen Ai, and she should not have any connection with the girl leading the way, at least they would not go out together.

Most people have absurd years in their lives, just at different times, so Chen Fengshi belonged to the kind whose absurdity ended early; while Sister Yao was the kind whose absurdity did not stop even when she was about to graduate from college.

Sister Yao had more than once expressed that Shen Ai’s ‘purity’ made her feel sick, because Sister Yao was the kind of person who took indulgence as pride. Moreover, she saw poverty as a shame, so how could she come here to play with this girl from a poor family?

Chen Fengshi could not help but quicken his pace and asked directly, “Sister Yao has never liked Shen Ai, how could she come here with her?”

“Is that so?” The girl leading the way looked completely unaware, but perhaps she originally did not know, but at this moment, Chen Fengshi believed she knew very clearly!

Because the direction they were climbing was toward the western sub-peak of Bishan Park, where few people went.

Before even seeing the people at the top of the sub-peak, Chen Fengshi saw beams of light made of much red mist extending into the woods, going all the way down the mountain.

‘Twenty people…’ Chen Fengshi shuddered secretly. Sure enough, this was a trap, but could he not go?

Just then, the girl leading the way cried out in surprise, pointing at the message on her phone screen, “Oh no! Shen Ai is asking for help! What do we do?”

“Hurry!” Chen Fengshi sped up and sprinted. He had roughly guessed what was going on, and precisely because of this, unless he did not care about Shen Ai, he still had to go.

He could not wait for the girl leading the way and ran ahead alone. When he saw the small pavilion on the round platform of the sub-peak, Sister Yao, wearing a shiny silver shirt and a silver miniskirt, was kicking and stomping on Shen Ai who had fallen to the ground. Inside and outside the pavilion, there were eighteen men and women cheering and clapping.

These people, without exception, were all possessed by the red mist! They were clearly a group, but this did not mean Shen Ai’s injuries were fake! Because these people controlled by the red mist could completely sacrifice Shen Ai to deal with Chen Fengshi and force him to jump into the trap!

This was the reason why Chen Fengshi still had to come even though he had doubts early on.

Even if Shen Ai was controlled by the red mist, could he just watch her being hurt?

“Stop!” Chen Fengshi roared from far away.

Sister Yao stopped, raised her hand to tidy her curly hair, and let Chen Fengshi run over to protect Shen Ai. She casually lit a long, slim cigarette. Her long, narrow fox eyes were blurred by the drifting smoke, but it still could not hide her arrogant, don’t-care attitude. “Yo! What, you like the prude too?”

“Can you let her go?” Chen Fengshi did not expect Sister Yao to still remember their past friendship at this time. They had hung out together in middle school, and occasionally kept in touch in college, so their friendship used to be okay. But whatever decision Sister Yao made right now was probably out of her control.

“Chen Fengshi, save me!” When Shen Ai was helped up by him, she was so scared that she grabbed him like a drowning person catching a straw, tightly hugging his arm. The panic on her face truly showed what it meant to make anyone feel pity for her. She had red slap marks on her face and bruises from kicks on her arms.

Sure enough, Sister Yao had no need to hold back against her. In other words, if he did not step into this trap, he could only wait and see Shen Ai get hurt further.

“I’ve always hated this bitch who acts like a white lotus. She didn’t know her place and even dared to call me a bus behind my back. Do you think I can let her go? Today I’m going to turn this white lotus into a black lotus, and after that I’ll send the video to the whole department, let’s see how she keeps pretending!” When saying these words, Sister Yao’s arrogant look clearly showed she was enjoying this experience of being a master who controlled giving harm and despair to others.

Shen Ai seemed to be trembling with fear, repeatedly saying, “No, no…”

“She couldn’t possibly talk about people behind their backs. Shen Ai never judges others, whether in front of them or behind their backs. Whoever passed such words to you, you should just slap them. It’s definitely framing and sowing discord.” Chen Fengshi dealt with her verbally, but he was secretly observing the other eighteen men and women. He did not know any of them, and they were probably not from their school.

From the expressions and behavior of these people, they were at least experienced thugs.

“Old Chen, if you meddle today, don’t say I didn’t give you face! Either leave right now, or stay and watch how the white lotus turns black!” When Sister Yao said this, a woman in the pavilion laughed and added, “He likes the prude, letting him join in would be the right thing to do.”

“Oh, Old Chen, how about we let you go first? Afterward, I’ll record a video and send it to the school, how many people would envy you?” Sister Yao laughed happily; she just enjoyed this experience of hurting others.

“It’s meaningless to say this to me. Sister Yao, you’re not brainless. Would you take pictures and leave evidence when doing this kind of thing? And actively spread it to get the police’s attention?” Chen Fengshi’s tone was very calm. He knew Sister Yao was not crazy, so she was just saying these things, merely enjoying the feeling of being awesome.

And he knew full well that Sister Yao would not stop, and it was even more impossible for her to let him go. He just needed to delay a little more time to prepare his response.

They had the numbers, and he had the few. In his past experience, he had never fought one against many. When facing a large group, he would definitely turn around and run, never thinking of rushing up to try a result that was ninety-nine percent certain to get him beaten to a pulp.

“Old Chen, you’re asking for it!” Sister Yao threw the cigarette between her fingers to the ground, gritted her teeth, and the words squeezed out from between her teeth clearly carried resentment. “You and this bitch are really a perfect match! Haven’t you always played the pure and innocent one? Today I’ll make you both turn black as coal, a perfect pair!”

The group of men and women inside and outside the pavilion all moved at the same time. Some pulled out daggers from their bodies; some pulled out short sticks from behind; and some put on finger sleeves with raised blades a centimeter long.

Chen Fengshi was more concerned about the ones using short sticks, because from past experience, those holding daggers were just bluffing. Unless they had no way out or their brains lacked oxygen, they would never stab anyone. Holding it was just for intimidation, and they would only kick when fighting; as for the exaggerated finger sleeves, they were even more for bluffing, and actually only three women wore them; the sticks were truly practical. As long as they didn’t hit people’s heads, there was basically no worry about causing major harm.

“Run if you get the chance.” Chen Fengshi instructed in a low voice, pushing Shen Ai behind him to the railing of the pavilion, secretly calculating how he would defend against their various charges and group attacks.

The red mist on Shen Ai’s body faded a bit because she got close to him, but with the interference of the red mist on so many people inside and outside the pavilion, the speed of reduction was very slow.

‘Once the trouble is solved, I can help Shen Ai drive away the red mist!’ Chen Fengshi stared at the movements of the approaching people. Right in front was a skinny guy who was one meter seventy-six, with an abnormally pale face and deep eye sockets, looking even more terrifying. At this time, he stepped forward vigorously while raising his short stick, and a front tooth was missing from his grinning mouth.

The others wanted to watch the show, and no one was in a hurry to join the group attack. How could Chen Fengshi miss the opportunity? He predicted the general trajectory of the skinny guy’s falling stick, and while raising his arm, his right leg quickly kicked out first!

He remembered what happened last night, when he had kicked a crash barrier until it bent. Fearing that this kick would cause trouble, he held back his strength.

Although this kick was launched later, he intentionally wanted to get ahead. Before the skinny guy’s stick could smash onto Chen Fengshi’s arm, he first kicked the opponent’s lower abdomen. In this way, given the skinny guy’s body shape, he would naturally be kicked back, and the stick that hadn’t fallen yet wouldn’t hit him.

However, when the skinny guy was kicked, a sneer of contempt appeared on the corner of his mouth. His lower abdomen suddenly pushed forward with force, instead pushing Chen Fengshi’s body to fly backward, and his back directly hit the railing of the concrete pavilion! At the same time, his raised arm was hit squarely by the short stick.

The skinny guy with the short stick wildly spread his arms, thrust his lower abdomen out, and mocked, “Damn, a weakling? Just this little strength? Come on, come on, again, I barely felt it! Totally weak—”

The surrounding men and women burst into laughter, and Sister Yao also laughed, pretending to be surprised and saying, “Old Chen, have you gone backward these past few years? Cai Zi and the others still often miss you when they bring you up. I even bragged about you at school, and you embarrass me like this?”

Chen Fengshi secretly gritted his teeth. He didn’t know if his kick just now had the normal strength of the past, but being pushed back like this was indeed frustrating. Fortunately, the skinny guy in front of him was arrogant. Since he had this opportunity, he certainly had to first get a good grasp of the extent of his strength. So without a word, he kicked the skinny guy’s exposed abdomen again!