You said you hated men, why are your eyes now full of love?-Chapter 35 - Only I Can Deal With Ji Mu

Mad Tiger's pupils contracted.

The other party's words were surprisingly accurate.

Sixteen years ago, the Ji family's newborn son was switched by a maid and has been missing ever since. Whether he is dead or alive is still unknown.

This incident was linked to the gray market at the time, so the Ji family recently launched a frenzied retaliation against any underworld forces in Jiangcheng involved in the matter.

When a whale falls, all things flourish.

With the fall of the old gangs, the previously oppressed small and large forces finally saw an opportunity to rise.

Even the Axe Gang from Tianhua City, like hyenas, smelled the opportunity and came to take advantage of it.

"You know the current situation in Jiangcheng. Until we confirm the whereabouts of the Ji family's youngest son, no one dares to show themselves openly at this critical juncture," Mad Tiger explained. "Young Master Situ, please convey my apologies to your father. We have to put our cooperation on hold for now."

"Oh?"

Situ Yan's hand that had been tapping on the bar stopped. A smile played on his lips, but there was an inexplicable chill in his voice.

"So, Lord Tiger, are you saying... you don't intend to cooperate with us?"

The air around them seemed to freeze with these words, like the calm before a storm.

In the slightly oppressive silence, Mad Tiger replied impassively, "You could understand it that way."

Their gazes met in silence, and Situ Yan didn't speak, but a hint of danger flickered in his eyes.

The cigarette butt in his fingers glowed with a crimson light, and the crisp sound of his lighter opening and closing seemed to signal something.

The bodyguards behind him quietly took a few steps to the side, ready to act at the slightest provocation.

Crazy Bear, noticing that his cousin seemed to be at a dead end with these people, tensed his body, ready for a fierce battle at any moment.

Just as the atmosphere reached a stalemate, a subordinate suddenly ran over to report, "Boss Bear, I have the results on the four-eyed guy you asked me to investigate."

Crazy Bear glared at the subordinate.

Has he no sense of the situation? Can't he see what's going on right now?

He waved his hand and scolded, "Get out of here, we'll talk later."

"Wait."

Situ Yan was sitting in his seat and playing with a lighter when he suddenly spoke.

"The four-eyed guy you mentioned earlier, isn't he the famous one who recently topped the Six School Joint Examination?"

Mad Tiger glanced over in surprise.

"What, does Young Master Situ have a grudge against him as well?"

The use of the word 'too' was quite clever.

Slowly exhaling a ring of smoke, Situ Yan nonchalantly replied, "Just some history between us."

Crazy Bear understood immediately.

Having a common enemy made things easier.

With this thought, he immediately instructed his subordinate, "Report your findings."

"Yes, Bear Lord."

The underling took out a piece of paper from the file he was carrying and began to read its contents.

"According to the information, this four-eyed guy has no parents and grew up in an orphanage. He has a rather solitary personality, with no particular hobbies. He usually stays at home when he's not at school, but lately he's been getting close to a common school beauty from Yulan High School named Ruan Qingqing."

So he's just an orphan with some skills.

Crazy Bear could hardly contain his inner joy.

Just as he expected, this little punk.

"A commoner school beauty..."

Compared to the somewhat excited Crazy Bear, Situ Yan was more interested in the last part of the report.

A gleam flashed in his eyes. "Do you have a picture of this Ruan Qingqing?"

Although Crazy Bear didn't understand why they were suddenly talking about an irrelevant person, he still gave his men a look.

Soon, Situ Yan received a photo from one of the subordinates.

When he saw the pure and gentle girl in the photo, the darkness in his eyes deepened, and he couldn't help but caress the picture with his fingers.

After a moment, seemingly out of nowhere, he asked, "You said they were quite close. How close exactly?"

"Their relationship is very intimate. They are practically inseparable at school."

Crazy Bear's subordinate replied, "And according to the other students, they are probably in a romantic relationship.”

Upon hearing this, Situ Yan silently raised his eyes. The cigarette butt burned out between his fingers, and the rising white smoke blurred his features, giving him an indescribably dark and gloomy aura.

At that moment, everyone could see that Young Master Situ was in a particularly bad mood.

"Brother Bear," he said, his lips curling into a cold smile, "are you interested in joining me to teach this top student of the Six School Joint Examination a lesson?

"Of course, I've been waiting for this..." Crazy Bear was about to agree with a look of wild joy, but his cousin, who had been silent for a while, stopped him.

"Sorry, Young Master Situ, my brother is all brawn and no brains. He would only slow you down."

Mad Tiger politely refused with an apologetic expression.

"After all, this Ji Mu is your chosen prey. We don't want to spoil your fun."

"Is that so?" Situ Yan sneered, his smile not reaching his eyes.

"Since Tiger Lord said that, I don't want to spoil your good intentions."

Mad Tiger pretended not to understand the underlying sarcasm and maintained his apologetic demeanor.

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Seeing that his words had no effect, Situ Yan knew that it was pointless to continue. He clicked his tongue in annoyance.

He got up from his seat and planned to leave.

Before he left, he offered a rare piece of sincere advice.

"Let's put aside the small issues for now. I still hope that Tiger Lord will seriously consider our cooperation. It's hard to gain a foothold in Jiangcheng by relying on just one person."

"All right, I'll think about it."

...

As soon as Situ Yan and his group left, Crazy Bear, who had been holding back, immediately expressed his confusion. "Cousin, why did you stop me just now? Clearly..."

"Brother, don't act rashly before you understand the enemy's strength," Mad Tiger patiently patted his cousin's shoulder.

"If someone can scout the way for us, why not let them?"

Crazy Bear was stunned. "Cousin, you mean..."

Mad Tiger rolled the iron ball in his hand, his eyes deep and thoughtful.

"If that four-eyed guy turns out to be really weak, you can take your revenge however you want."

Crazy Bear grinned, unable to contain his excitement. "I understand, cousin!"

Four-eyes, you may be good at fighting, but what good is that? In this world, it's all about background and power!

Even if you're a martial artist, being targeted by the Prince of the Tianhua City Underworld means you're on a path to destruction!

...

As they walked out of the small tavern, the smile on Situ Yan's face faded.

"That old fox."

He turned his gaze to the lead bodyguard and calmly asked, "Ying Yi, did you test Mad Tiger's strength today? How does he compare to you?"

"Probably no match."

The bodyguard named Ying Yi shook his head. "His aura is strong, probably a peak Ming Jin expert."

Situ Yan nodded, not surprised.

After all, this old fox had managed to secure his position among the many underground forces in Jiangcheng, so his strength was naturally formidable.

At this moment, another bodyguard leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Young master, what are your plans for Ji Mu?"

Situ Yan thought for a moment.

"I know Mad Tiger's brother, Crazy Bear's temperament. If he went to the trouble of investigating someone's background, it's likely that person is also a martial artist."

"So what?"

Ying Yi spoke disdainfully, "At his age, he could be at the early stage of Ming Jin at best. If you wish, Young Master, I can make him kneel and beg for mercy within ten breaths."

"It's good that you are confident, but..."

Situ Yan's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes became increasingly cruel.

"What's the point of just begging for mercy? I want him half-dead, kneeling before me, and preferably bedridden for the rest of his life, unable to even read a book.

When you become a cripple, will your mouth still be as impudent as it is today?