For a moment, he was stunned, not knowing what to do. Originally, he had come here to teach Hao Jian a lesson, especially when he saw Hao Jian was only surrounded by a few people; he was already laughing inside. Let him be so arrogant for so long, now just wait and see how he gets dealt with.But now, the situation has completely deviated from the intended trajectory and has turned in the opposite direction.
Hao Jian had already started counting down, and he was still in a daze. His underlings were all looking at him. If he didn't speak up, and let them stand there, then a large group of people would be implicated along with him.
He's not an idiot. This group, if they wanted to deal with his group, they wouldn't need to exert any effort. He's just a bit confused. How did Hao Jian by himself manage to gather such a group that makes these real big shots nod and bow to him? What exactly is his status?
He's very puzzled, frowning deeply, somewhat unable to believe the reality in front of him. Even he doesn't dare to say much in Baldy's presence, but Baldy is showing a humble attitude towards Hao Jian, this change is a bit hard for him to accept.
At this time, Hao Jian had already counted down to twenty, and the group of underlings was still looking at him, wanting him to give a signal, the crowd was in a commotion. Gradually, the underlings couldn't take it anymore. They were called here by Gu Peng after all. Hao Jian had already spoken, but Gu Peng hadn't said a word, and they were starting to feel a bit angry.
They came to help because of Gu Peng's face, but if they were going to be implicated and beaten, yet Gu Peng still hadn't said a word, were they being taken for granted? Of course they were angry.
As the saying goes, when disaster strikes, each person cares for themselves. Right now, it's not exactly a disaster, but they're about to face a beating. Everyone is thinking of saving themselves, not caring about Gu Peng. Staying, means offending Baldy; leaving, means offending Gu Peng. One can only choose one, and after thinking about it, the answer is obvious: they would rather offend Gu Peng than get involved with someone like Baldy.
Offending Baldy means there's no escaping today. These people don't hold back when they strike, so at least you'd lie in a hospital for ten days to half a month, suffering physically, and later you might have to avoid Baldy whenever you see him, plus you'll have offended Hao Jian. Whereas offending Gu Peng, at worst, your relationship with him would break down, you lose your previous relationship, and that's it. You just wouldn't ask him for anything in the future.
While thinking this way, one person glanced at the crowd and then at Gu Peng, and walked away as the first to leave. Soon as someone started, those who had similar thoughts followed, and soon, out of originally seventy or eighty people, most had left, scattering around, leaving only about ten people beside Gu Peng.
These dozen people had always hung out with Gu Peng, so when the others left, they couldn't just leave too, and had to stay with Gu Peng. Although afraid, after all they had always hung out with Gu Peng, it wouldn't be good just to leave like this, also several of them were even in the same class as him.
With trepidation, they remained standing there, terrified out of their wits.
"One!"
Hao Jian was very particular about rules. Since he said thirty seconds, it was thirty seconds. Until thirty seconds had passed, only about a dozen people were left beside Gu Peng. He looked around, a smile appearing on his face.
"Very good!" he said, then immediately turned his gaze to Baldy.
Baldy understood, waved his hand, and shouted to his men, "Grab your weapons, get them!"
Once the order was given, dozens of people immediately grabbed their weapons and rushed forward, not attacking Gu Peng, but targeting those dozen who stayed. They were scared to death immediately, whipped severely, fell to the ground crying and wailing. At first, a few wore expressions of anger, but under the blows of sticks, they became compliant. After several beatings, they were trembling all over, obediently quiet, not showing any temper at all.
"Bro... Brother, I'll go, I'll go, let us go please," one person raised his hand and said.
A stick came down on him, and someone spat on him angrily saying, "Damn! Aren't you quite capable? Just now Brother Hao let you leave but you didn't, now why are you scared, huh! Damn it!"
As he spoke, another stick was swung down. However, just when they were ready to continue hitting, Hao Jian suddenly raised his hand to stop them, saying, "Enough, let them go."
Upon hearing this, the person immediately lowered his stick. Those dozen who had been beaten and were lying on the ground, crying out in pain, upon hearing Hao Jian say they could leave, instantly showed a look of joy, then without saying another word, when Baldy's men stepped back, they didn't even glance at Gu Peng, just immediately got up and ran, the group quickly running far away, afraid of Hao Jian changing his mind.
Of course, talk about loyalty is nonsense, saving your own life is the key, without a life, how could you talk about loyalty?
Gu Peng watched, his face looking terrible, not knowing what to say, originally surrounded by a large group of people, now only he was left alone, whereas looking at Hao Jian, he was surrounded by a much larger crowd than before.
At this moment, Hao Jian walked up to him, looking at him with a smile on his face, and suddenly said, "How is it? Fun game, isn't it?"
"Fun!" Gu Peng suddenly sneered.
Hao Jian also sneered and said, "That's good, that's good then."
At this moment, Gu Peng's face was very unpleasant. He didn't know why things had turned in the opposite direction, being "outplayed" by Hao Jian. However, his attitude towards Hao Jian hadn't changed; it was still as it should be, with an angry face staring at Hao Jian.
"Do you dare to make a move?" he suddenly retorted to Hao Jian.
No matter what, his family's status and position were still there. Although he didn't know Hao Jian's exact identity or how he managed to call upon Baldy, who never meddled in student affairs, there was one thing for sure: with his family's status and level in Yun City, would Hao Jian dare to hit him?
Even his parents wouldn't dare to do anything to him. If Hao Jian dared to hurt him, then he could wait for death. His previous respect for Baldy was just out of regard for his status. If there was no need to offend him, then he wouldn't, but if it came down to tearing faces, would he be afraid?
Baldy was at most just a well-established gangster in this area, with a strength that could barely hold up the sky here, but for him, his parents were top entrepreneurs in Yun City. They had money and power at their disposal; how could he fear such a small-time gangster?
He wasn't afraid, with a face of fearlessness. Even though his people had left, he couldn't lose this scene. He wasn't stupid; he knew Hao Jian wanted to use this opportunity to thoroughly knock him down, so that he could rise in Yawen's favor and become the one to step over him and ascend in power.
"Slap!" Before Hao Jian could speak, the short-tempered Wumao, standing by, couldn't stand it any longer and charged over, slapping Gu Peng in the face.
"Damn! So much nonsense. Daring to spout off in front of Brother Hao, I think you have a death wish." As Wumao said, he kicked Gu Peng in the abdomen, directly knocking him down to the ground, making him almost pass out with a backward tumble.
"Fuck your mother!" With the previous confidence, Gu Peng wasn't afraid anymore. Wumao first slapped him and now kicked him. When had he ever received such treatment? Instantly furious, he got up and threw a punch toward Wumao.
But after all, he was just a student; how could he be a match for Wumao? When he threw a punch, Wumao smiled and swung a punch, whether in terms of speed or power, he was much stronger. Gu Peng hadn't even hit Wumao, while Wumao's punch landed on his face.
"Bang!" Gu Peng was immediately knocked to the ground, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, he felt like his face had hit a wall of iron, unbearably painful. He felt his teeth loosen, and there was a bloody taste in his nose. He was almost knocked out but woke up shortly after.
"Overestimating yourself!" Wumao couldn't help but spit.
Just as Wumao was about to go over and pick Gu Peng up for a beating, Hao Jian walked over and stopped him. Wumao saw that it was Hao Jian stopping him and didn't say anything, just stepping back on his own.
At this moment, maybe it was from being hit, or from being punched silly; he didn't have the momentum he had before and didn't even say anything, just staring at Hao Jian.
"Was it fun?" Hao Jian asked.
He tasted a metallic flavor in his mouth, spat a mouthful of blood on the ground, his teeth considerably loosened. This made him very uncomfortable and added to his anger towards Hao Jian.
"Come on! Hit me to death if you have the guts!" Gu Peng said.
Listening, Hao Jian's face bore a smile, but often when he smiled, it was when he was the most terrifying.
He initially sat there, but suddenly, when the smile on Hao Jian's face abruptly disappeared, he didn't even see Hao Jian make a move. Instantly, he just felt a sharp pain on his face, followed closely by being slapped and knocked four or five meters away before landing heavily on the ground, only then coming to a stop.