【Running +21】
【Formless Stance +17】
【Formless Stance LV2: 4/1000】
【Formless Stance upgraded to LV2, reward Ancient Fist Technique - Ba Ji Quan】
A series of system prompts jolted Luochuan, who was gasping for breath, back to his senses. Before he could react, a surge of memories flooded his mind, just like when he first learned Formless Stance. It was another small figure constantly moving.
“Haha, I really did get a fist technique.”
Luochuan chuckled. Who didn’t dream of becoming a hero when they were young?
He had previously guessed that the Formless Stance reward might be a martial art, and it turned out to be true. Moreover, it was the powerful and explosive Ba Ji Quan.
Even without physically practicing it, Luochuan could sense the simplicity, power, and sharpness of the fist technique from the memories transmitted by the system.
If he had known Ba Ji Quan before, those thugs wouldn’t have stood a chance against him, let alone injured him. Of course, this was under ideal circumstances. We live in a society ruled by law now. Killing someone would land you in prison.
Once his energy recovered, Luochuan couldn’t resist practicing the fist technique based on the memories. He started with the basic Eight Golden Stances, namely, Stance of the Hammer, Descending Dragon, Subduing Tiger, Cleaving Mountain, Probing Horse, Tiger Embrace, Bear Squat, and Crane Steps.
These might just be the basic opening movements of Ba Ji Quan, but they are the foundation of all its techniques. A solid foundation ensures even these basic moves can unleash tremendous power.
While Luochuan was immersed in his fist technique practice, Song Jie had already arrived at his doorstep. He knocked several times but found no one. Not knowing where Luochuan had gone, he could only stand there, looking like a stone statue, longing for his return.
More than an hour later, just as Song Jie was about to leave, he spotted Luochuan at the corner.
“Luochuan, you’re finally back,” Song Jie rushed over, only to see Luochuan’s clothes soaked through, but his spirit was high.
“Senior Brother, you came so early,” Luochuan was surprised, then thought about it, if it were him, he wouldn’t be able to eat or sleep either.
Indeed, Song Jie said he had barely slept the entire night. After all, what they were about to do could be considered shady business, to put it mildly.
Luochuan couldn't deny that, "Evil people need to be dealt with by evil methods." If they didn’t take a more aggressive approach, they’d be the ones getting hurt in the end.
“Senior Brother, I need to confirm this one last time. Are you really going to do this?”
Song Jie only hesitated for two seconds before nodding firmly. If he backed down now, he would not only disappoint Luochuan, but also himself.
“Good,” Luochuan nodded, satisfied with Song Jie’s attitude. He didn’t want a useless teammate who would just get in the way.
Luochuan pulled out a bulging envelope and a voice recorder from his room. He had bought the recorder yesterday at the electronics store.
As he took the envelope and voice recorder, Song Jie’s hand trembled slightly, and he quickly put them in his pocket, afraid that he might accidentally drop them.
“Senior Brother, I’ve provided you with the tools. The rest is up to your performance,” Luochuan said with a smile.
“I’ll follow your lead.”
“Don’t worry.”
Song Jie nodded resolutely, then walked out with an air of determination, ready to face any consequences.
Luochuan didn’t bother showering. He simply changed clothes and followed Song Jie from a distance.
Soon, they arrived at the street where Daoger and his gang usually hung out. They quickly found Daoger and his men loitering on the street.
Song Jie approached Daoger with a look of fear, his eyes filled with apprehension, and whispered something to him.
Then everyone burst into laughter. Daoger even patted Song Jie on the shoulder excitedly, then followed him into a narrow alley.
Luochuan quickly followed.
Deep inside the alley, Song Jie suddenly knelt down with a thud, his head bowed, and he handed the envelope to Daoger with both hands, mumbling something in a humble tone.
Luochuan was stunned. They hadn’t discussed this part!
Coming back to his senses, Luochuan focused his attention on Daoger.
Daoger rubbed his hands, then opened the envelope. The stack of bright red bills made his eyes light up. The other members of the gang also revealed greedy expressions.
Although they strutted around the streets, acting tough and bossy, they probably couldn’t even scrape together a hundred yuan if they were asked to pay. Now, here was an idiot who was actually giving them money.
This kind of opportunity should happen more often. The smarter members of the gang seemed to have found a way to make a fortune, daydreaming about a brighter future.
With the money in hand, Daoger was eager to head to the Hong Romance Hair Salon to visit his lady friend. After all, with money, wouldn't it be nice to treat oneself a little?
Luochuan recorded everything, from beginning to end, on his phone.
Extortion, with video and audio evidence. We’ll see if you can survive this time. Luochuan sneered.
After Daoger and his gang swaggered out of the alley, Song Jie slowly emerged, his body trembling uncontrollably if one looked closely.
It wasn’t the tremble of fear, but the tremble of excitement.
Everything went surprisingly smoothly. After seeing the stack of cash, Daoger and his men were blinded by their greed. They no longer had the capacity to distinguish right from wrong. Meanwhile, Song Jie had been constantly guiding them, as instructed by Luochuan,
The main objective was to create the image of Song Jie being coerced into giving money.
“Luochuan, now what...,” Song Jie looked at Luochuan excitedly.
Luochuan nodded, then handed the phone to Song Jie,
“Go report it to the police.”
“Okay.”
Song Jie nodded vigorously, then ran towards the police station without looking back.
There wasn’t much to say about the rest. With solid evidence of extortion, Daoger and his gang were arrested one by one that afternoon. Rumor has it that when they apprehended Daoger, he was still on top of a hair salon girl.
Now they had another charge added – public indecency.
Daoger and his men already had criminal records. This time, they had extorted more than five thousand yuan, making their offense particularly heinous. They were expected to spend two to three years in prison. Now they were just waiting for the court’s verdict after the new year.
Naturally, the small vendors on the street were overjoyed by the arrest of Daoger and his gang. They were ecstatic, almost like they wanted to beat drums and gongs.
The Song family also resumed their fruit stand business. Their life was back on track.
Luochuan, the mastermind behind everything, chose to stay anonymous. He didn’t bother with the aftermath. The only thing he hadn’t expected was that Daoger’s gang had spent quite a bit of the five thousand yuan he had lent to Song Jie. He only managed to recover a little over three thousand yuan.
However, Song Jie assured him that it was a debt he owed and he would repay it to Luochuan.
Luochuan didn’t refuse, because he could see the earnestness in Song Jie’s eyes. After this incident, the once clumsy and timid Song Jie seemed to have undergone a transformation.
He had become confident and strong. Even his mother, who knew him best, felt relieved.
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