Chapter 37 - Cutting the tendons

Although Xia Huaiwu was originally from the Ancient Martial Arts Hall, she always felt a little uneasy in her heart. The three brothers were all optimists, and she was always a standard pessimist. Instead of asking this and that, it would be better to go to the Ancient Martial Arts Hall directly! She originally planned to settle accounts with the Ancient Martial Arts Hall. It is better to do it today than to wait for a day. On the way, Xia Zhuozhuo called Guzi. "Send me the topographic map of the Ancient Martial Arts Hall." "Yes." Guzi was never a person who asked too many questions, and he went to find the information of the Ancient Martial Arts Hall. They had planned to deal with the Ancient Martial Arts Hall a long time ago, so they had already thoroughly investigated the Ancient Martial Arts Hall. Soon, Guzi sent the topographic map of the Ancient Martial Arts Hall. He also sent a voice message. "Boss, we haven't transferred enough people to Shanghai yet. You have to be careful. I will also send them there as soon as possible." Xia Zhuozhuo said "hmm", hung up the phone, and studied the topographic map of the Ancient Martial Arts Hall with his eyes focused. At the same time, the door of Si Shenxing's office was pushed open. A Mai walked in a few steps and said seriously: "Master, something happened." Si Shenxing put down the pen in his hand. As usual, he was wearing a black suit, buttoned up to the top button, and looked intimidating without anger. "What happened?" "A group of people broke into our new shop in Yuwenlu, saying that they wanted to collect protection fees. Our people refused to cooperate and two of them were injured." "Protection fees?" Si Shenxing seemed to have heard a big joke. "Who are they?" "I checked, it's a gang called Guwutang. This group of people also showed up when our new mall opened the day before yesterday, but there were a lot of security personnel at the time, so they made a fuss and left." "It's them again." Si Shenxing's eyes flashed coldly. "Do you want to call the police?" Si Shenxing said indifferently: "I called the police the day before yesterday, but it ended up in vain. I think there must be someone behind them." After that, he stood up directly. "It's just right, I don't have any plans in the morning, so I'll go meet them now." He wanted to see with his own eyes who exactly was the person who didn't even take their S Group seriously. He would take care of things that the police couldn't handle. The atmosphere in Shanghai should also be rectified. Guwutang. Xia Huaiwu was tied to a special chair, his face was swollen, and blood was flowing from the corners of his lips. The group of people standing in front of him were all wearing white martial arts uniforms, and only the man in the lead was wearing a suit, which was particularly conspicuous. There was obvious impatience in his eyes. "Why don't you tell me?" "I didn't take it!" Xia Huaiwu endured the pain in his body, raised his neck and said: "What ancient martial arts secret book you are talking about, I have never seen it at all! Master, please believe me!" The man in the suit was the new master of the Ancient Martial Arts Hall, Duan Heng. The old master was his father. He retired a year ago due to health reasons, and the Ancient Martial Arts Hall was handed over to Duan Heng. "Didn't take it?" Duan Heng looked gentle and walked forward with a faint smile. Suddenly, he grabbed Xia Huaiwu's short hair and slammed him against the back of the chair. "Dong-yi" a muffled sound. Xia Huaiwu felt that his eyes went dark and he almost fainted. "The ancient martial arts secret book was stolen, and you were at the scene... You dare to say that it has nothing to do with you? If you know what's good for you, just tell the truth, otherwise, today you will definitely not be able to leave here alive!" Xia Huaiwu's chest was heaving violently because of the pain. He panted and said weakly: "I went into that jewelry store to buy jewelry for my sister. I didn't know that store was the territory of the Ancient Martial Arts Hall... and I didn't know that the ancient martial arts secret book was there." Duan Heng completely lost his patience. "Cut the tendons of one of his hands and see how long he can keep his mouth shut." Xia Huaiwu's eyes suddenly widened. He had never thought that the Ancient Martial Arts Hall, which he had always admired, would cut the tendons of his hand. The hall master he admired in front of him now looked hateful. "How dare you! I am from the Xia family. If you hurt my hand, you will all be in trouble!" "Xia family?" Duan Heng laughed: "Do you think you are still the fifth young master of the Xia family? The Xia family is not even qualified to carry my shoes now!" "You--" "What are you still standing there for? Cut off his hand!" The subordinates hesitated and said: "Master, no matter what, he is also from the Xia family... A lean camel is bigger than a horse. What if the Xia family comes to settle accounts with us... or makes a big deal and attracts official attention..." Duan Heng looked over coldly. "What? A bankrupt and downtrodden rich family can still scare you?" The subordinates were shocked and shook their heads quickly. "Do it!" "Yes!" "No! No..." Xia Huaiwu struggled with all his strength. But the special iron chair locked him tightly and he couldn't move at all. Two people from the Ancient Martial Hall walked forward quickly. One grabbed his right hand, and the other raised the dagger in his hand and was about to chop Xia Huaiwu's arm. At this moment, a stone suddenly flew in and accurately knocked the dagger out of the man's hand. The dagger bounced on the wall and then fell to the ground with a crisp sound. "Who is it?" Everyone looked up at the door at the same time. I saw a slim girl coming against the light. Xia Huaiwu also looked over, and when he saw the person clearly, his eyes suddenly widened. "Xiao Qi? Why are you here?" Duan Heng also saw the person clearly at this time. The other party was a very young girl. The girl had fair and delicate skin, and her long black hair casually floated on her shoulders, shaking gently as she walked. Her face was so beautiful that it was incredible, and her eyes were bright and sharp, like a dagger, stabbing straight at her, and her aura actually forced them to not dare to look directly at her. "Xiao Qi?" Duan Heng looked at Xia Huaiwu, then turned to look at Xia Zhuozhuo. The two looked somewhat similar. "This... is your sister? She looks very cute." Duan Heng's lips curled up, with undisguised greed on his face. Xia Huaiwu had recovered from his shock. He shouted: "Xiao Qi! Run! This is not a place for you! Go!" Xia Zhuozhuo was unmoved and continued to walk forward as if no one was around. The look in Duan Heng's eyes was even more pleasantly surprised. "You are very brave. I like you. If you agree to follow me, I can consider letting your brother go." "Xiao Qi!! Run!" Xia Huaiwu shouted hoarsely. At this moment, his mind suddenly emerged with memories of his childhood. Xia Zhuozhuo, who was still a little kid at the time, always liked to chase after him and call him "Fifth Brother". On the day she got lost, she pestered him to take her to the riverside in Shanghai to watch the fireworks. And he... lost her because of a moment of negligence and playfulness. He was most responsible for Xia Zhuozhuo's disappearance! Perhaps because of guilt and guilty conscience, he felt more awkward than happy when he saw her come back. But at this moment, he regretted it deeply. He should have treated her better! That day, he shouldn't have just been playing by himself and didn't take good care of her. "Xiao Qi! Go away!"