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"Bang! Crack!"
"Nagaibuki! You bastard..."
"Watch out for that woman, don't block my way!"
The narrow lanes of the old-style commercial street are quite cramped, and with the clutter piled up on the street, even a single overturned freezer can cover most of the space, not to mention the chaotic situation with so many people fighting.
Nagaibuki and Kawana only had to face two or three people at a time. With their composure under pressure, they quickly blocked the attacks and, despite being forced to retreat, were at least not injured.
But simply retreating like this won't work. If the two groups completely surround the three of us, we'll still be doomed.
Chang Yichui glanced back briefly, pondering how to escape her predicament, only to discover that Dou Tang... was actually moving forward?
Despite wearing a thin hoodie, he could use his forearm as a shield to block attacks. Despite having nothing in his hands, he dared to catch steel pipes and baseball bats bare-handed before anyone could even make a move.
The delinquents suddenly realized that the man in front of them was a fighting genius. His movements were swift and clean, and he firmly controlled the rhythm of the battle, as if he could foresee the future and seize the opportunity for each person to make a move.
He raised his hand to swing the stick, but before he could swing it, the man grabbed his wrist tightly. Then, he felt a sharp pain on his face, and blood and tears streamed down his face.
Even though the weapon had already been swung out, it was blocked by this man with ease.
It's just like those characters in fighting comics who have transcended the realm of normal people, those "fighting geniuses" who can not feel pain and can anticipate the opponent's moves.
They're practically... "professionals".
Its purity was far beyond what delinquents could imagine. Dou Tang continued to advance, instilling fear in the delinquents in his presence; several people lay beside him, screaming and wailing in agony.
Chapter 27 Beaten Through
The person in the previous post had already realized something was wrong and wanted to back down.
However, the hot-blooded delinquents behind them kept pushing forward, forcing those delinquents who had lost their will to fight to advance.
Having lost his fighting spirit and passion, he had no chance of winning against Dou Tang. His weak and feeble attacks were easily blocked by Dou Tang, who then punched him in the face and kicked him in the groin.
The pain from the direct blow to the face severely affected his condition, while the kick to the groin was like a heavy bundle of stones that bent a camel.
"Bang! Bang!"
Screams and gasps rang out continuously. Dou Tang was completely focused, and none of the delinquents' movements could escape his eyes. His eyeballs moved extremely fast.
In the eyes of the villain, the indifferent man in front of him seemed to disregard the screams of the people at his feet. His extremely imposing eyes kept looking up and down, as if he could see through everyone in front of him and that his every move was under his control.
While dealing with the enemies in front of them, Nagaibuki and Kaine retreated. The further they retreated, the more surprised Nagaibuki became when she saw the delinquents lying on the ground around her.
What exactly happened to Kiryu-kun?
He... he seems to be empty-handed. How can someone who is empty-handed deal with so many thugs?
Taking a moment, Nagaibuki glanced at Huaiyin beside her.
The person in front of her was much calmer than she had expected, even somewhat excited. She wielded the iron rod with great force, like a whirlwind stirring up waves. Huaiyin did not attack anyone, but simply used the iron rod to deflect all the attacks coming from the other side. Each time, she could accurately achieve her goal with very little force, and she seemed to be quite at ease.
When faced with an attack, Huaiyin always reaches out to "catch" it, then withdraws her hand the instant she touches the opponent, retreats in the direction of the enemy's force, and then slightly exerts force to the side to block all attacks.
Nagaibuki had never seen a fight like this before, and even felt that it was more technically demanding than his fencing lessons, but he didn't have time to think about it now.
Dou Tang continued forward, ruthlessly crushing everyone. The last few people didn't even dare to look him in the eye and hurriedly fled out of the shopping street.
Dou Tang snorted coldly, and with a flick of his front foot, turned his body, which had been leaning forward, and gracefully turned his head to face behind him.
He stretched out his hands and pushed Huaiyin Changyi aside, then took a sudden step, rushing past the two thugs waving their sticks and crashing into their arms.
His hands were already pressed on the two men's chests, and he suddenly exerted force.
"drink!"
"puff!"
"Heh—heh cough cough cough cough..."
The two delinquents suddenly felt their bodies go limp, unable to breathe, and collapsed to their knees, their faces turning bright red.
Dou Tang walked past the two of them, his eyes coldly scrutinizing the other delinquents before him, his fists clenched as if he had gripped the lifeblood of everyone in front of him.
A chill surged from the depths of my heart, rising like a vast ocean, carrying with it a small boat called fear. All the thugs blocking the street retreated slowly in fear.
It's unclear who started retreating, but in an instant, everyone began to run away. Having realized the difference in strength, they no longer had the courage to challenge this cold-hearted man. They could only abandon their companions and turn back to flee from here in a hurry.
Seeing those people flee, Chang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Dou Tang's retreating figure with a puzzled expression.
Dou Tang turned around, saw his gaze, paused slightly, and then sighed.
"I'm sorry, Changjun, I'll have to trouble you to keep this a secret for me."
Nagai looked at the delinquents on the ground who were still screaming and staring at Doutang with a humble and fearful look, and nodded.
"Don't worry, Kiryu-kun, I'll keep it a secret for you."
The delinquent leader, still kneeling on the ground and clutching his crotch, suddenly widened his eyes upon hearing Chang Yichui's words, then lowered his head, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
Kiryu-kun... is he the one I'm thinking of?
He said he hung out with Yangping, and among the people Yangping knew... who else could hang out with him without having to shave their head, besides that mysterious "Kiryu-kun"?
One person fighting against more than a dozen armed thugs... Could this be the real deal?
The gang leader knelt with his head down, not uttering a word. He glanced around and noticed that his underlings also looked terrified. Suddenly, even their groans of pain were lowered, and they even forced themselves to remain silent.
Dou Tang ignored their unusual behavior and simply nodded: "Thank you, Changjun. I know you are a reliable person."
Nagaibuki gave a wry smile and said, "I'm the one who should say that. If you hadn't been here today, I wouldn't have gotten away so easily."
The three of them slowly walked out of the shopping street, leaving the delinquents behind, since they wouldn't dare to chase after them anymore.
Dou Tang asked curiously, "Chang Jun, what did you do to offend so many people?"
Nagaibuki said helplessly, "It's a long story... That delinquent was actually a friend of one of my classmates from my off-campus fencing class."
"One day, I went out with that classmate, but we ran into a gang leader and got into a fight with him."
Dou Tang raised an eyebrow, a story suddenly popping into his head.
Because of her androgynous appearance, Nagaibuki was mistaken for a girl by a delinquent leader and harassed. Forced to fight back, she incurred the wrath of her enemies...
It seems quite possible.
Dou Tang asked with a strange expression, "Even knowing you're a boy, you still pursue me so relentlessly. Are you the kind of person who can be with either gender?"
Nagaibuki covered his forehead speechlessly.
"Kiryu-kun,
Your imagination...is a bit too far-fetched, isn't it?
"So I guessed most of it right?" Dou Tang asked curiously.
Nagaibuki blushed and turned her head away: "I'm sorry, even if you're my savior, I don't want to answer this question."
It seems that I guessed right.
Huaiyin tugged at Doutang's sleeve. Doutang turned his head and saw Huaiyin moving his eyebrows, as if he was hinting at something.
Dou Tang understood his meaning, so he said, "Alright, Changjun, now that the matter is resolved, we should take our leave."
Nagaibuki urged, "Wait, wait! Kiryu-kun, you just took such a heavy blow with your hand, you should go to the hospital for a check-up, right? I'll go with you, I'll take responsibility!"
He blushed and repeated it again.
"Let's go to the hospital! I'll take responsibility!"
Huaiyin squinted silently.
Dou Tang shook his head: "Really, it's not necessary. I'm fine, I know that perfectly well."
"Then... let's eat!" Nagaibu grabbed his hand. "Let me treat you to a meal!"
Dou Tang continued to shake his head: "No, we've already eaten."
Chang Yichui bit her lip, still refusing to let go, her watery eyes fixed on Dou Tang.
Dou Tang took a deep breath and said, "What do you want to say? Just say it now."
After hesitating for a moment, Nagaibuki said, "Kiryu-kun, would you like to earn some extra money?"
...?
Extra income? Dou Tang pricked up his ears with curiosity.
Chapter 28 Everyday Life, Yet Not Everyday Life
"Uh, Kiryu-kun, since you're such a good fighter... have you ever considered being someone's bodyguard?" Nagaibuki asked rather embarrassedly.
Dou Tang shook his head decisively: "Sorry, I don't have that idea."
Being a bodyguard? Dou Tang had absolutely no interest in that kind of work that required serving others, and besides, he wasn't exactly short of money.
To be honest, it feels really good to have a rich guy like Lu Zizhen...
Seeing Kiryu Toudou's straightforward refusal, Nagai sighed. Toudou was always very determined in his decisions and difficult to persuade.
"Alright then, looks like I'll have to go by myself..."
Dou Tang raised an eyebrow curiously and said, "You're going? Chang Jun, you're just a high school student... why would you want to be someone else's bodyguard?"
Besides, you don't seem like a professional bodyguard. Are you perhaps hiding some kind of Japanese superhero high school student?
Chang Yichui scratched his head and said, "Because she's my friend, she's recently been stalked, but she doesn't have the money to hire bodyguards or anything, so she had to ask me to think of a solution."
"I originally wanted to ask my friends from the fencing club, but some of them went and got attacked and beaten up by some unknown person, so they all said they refused..."
"Why didn't you call the police?" Dou Tang asked.
"The police can't monitor you 24/7, so they can only advise my friend to avoid going out alone as much as possible."
Dou Tang frowned deeply upon hearing this. Why... can the Japanese police be so irresponsible?
Although the protection for minors is very strong, it seems that once they enter society, unless a major accident occurs, these police officers don't even have the concept of nipping the problem in the bud... In other words, they only think about remedial measures and shirking responsibility after an accident happens, and no one strictly prevents accidents before they happen.
This is a natural consequence of bureaucracy infiltrating the grassroots level. Police officers are human too, and they do the same things as corporate employees.
No wonder so many bad people and yakuza have emerged.
Even so, Dou Tang didn't intend to get involved. He didn't have the time for that right now, so he said, "Chang Jun, I remember that Kumi's father is a policeman, and it seems that he has a position. I think you should talk to her about this. She should be happy to help you."
Upon hearing this, Nagaibuki's eyes lit up, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded.
"I understand... Thank you, Kiryu-kun. I'll contact Kume-kun later."
After saying that, he deliberately tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "Kiryu-kun, thank you so much for what happened today. I really don't know how to repay you... Don't you really need to take your hand to the hospital?"
Dou Tang waved his hand and said, "No need. If you really want to repay me, then please keep today's events a secret. I don't want my classmates to think that I am... a violent person."
“But Kiryu-kun is already the boss of a lot of thugs.” Nagaibuki smiled and nodded. “But don’t worry, Kiryu-kun, I’ll keep it a secret!”
Dou Tang was quite helpless.
Standing at the intersection of the shopping street, the three talked for a while before parting ways. It was afternoon, and the sun was quite strong.
Although it was late autumn, the sun was still quite hot.
Walking down the street with Huaiyin in his hand, Doutang said, "Huaiyin, you did a great job just now. You weren't flustered at all. I can tell you've practiced a lot."
Although Huaiyin was happy to hear this, she also felt a little guilty.
What if he asks where I learned the martial arts?
Dou Tang continued to pull her along, and the two arrived at the bus stop, where they took shelter under the platform to avoid the sun.
"You need to remember to exercise and balance your workouts. I didn't get a good look at your fighting style today, but next time... how about we spar?"
Huaiyin nodded obediently and whispered, "Brother, you must be good at using swords too, right? Why do you always use your hands?"
Dou Tang thought for a moment, then smiled wryly: "How so?"
Using weapons makes people feel like they're in a fight, and then they can't stop themselves.
After saying that, Dou Tang stroked his chin and thought for a while, as if recalling something. Then he shook his head embarrassedly and laughed self-deprecatingly.
Seeing his expression, Huaiyin had a rough idea of what was going on.
Something similar has probably happened before, hasn't it? Dou Tang almost caused a terrible mistake because he couldn't control himself after picking up a weapon...
For some reason, she recalled the scene of Dou Tang wielding a sword in her dream, where he was incredibly graceful and unrestrained, releasing and withdrawing his sword moves at will, a stark contrast to the direct and brutal Dou Tang of today.
The brother and sister boarded the bus home and remained silent the whole way. However, Huaiyin seemed a little tired and fell asleep leaning on Doutang's shoulder.
Holding Huaiyin's hand tightly, their fingers intertwined, Dou Tang gazed at the slowly passing street scene outside the window, lost in thought.
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