Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 236: Chapter 235: The Stubborn Child

”I don’t know shit about your mom!” the long-haired youth slammed Xiao Hei to the ground and shouted angrily, ”In this area, besides you, who else is so blind as to dare steal the wallets of those bosses. Fuck your mother, don’t you know these bosses are my bread and butter? By doing this, you’re slapping me in the face, do you really think I can’t take care of you? Kneel down for me!”

Xiao Hei held his head high with stubborn defiance and simply refused to kneel.

”I’m telling you to fucking kneel!” the long-haired youth kicked fiercely at Xiao Hei’s knees.

Xiao Hei staggered but bit back the pain, refusing to kneel, even in the face of death.

”I wanna see how long you can hold out!” The long-haired youth picked up a baseball bat and swung it hard at Xiao Hei’s knees.

Xiao Hei let out a pained shriek, almost kneeling. Yet, he stubbornly stood up with the help of a table, his legs trembling and his face turning pale with pain, but still, he didn’t kneel.

”This kid, he’s a tough one!” Fatty took a deep breath, ”Hey, Su Yang, are you just going to watch this?”

”Let’s watch a little longer!” Su Yang whispered.

”Damn, I can’t stand this, I want to help him!” Fatty said.

”Don’t rush.” Su Yang held Fatty back.

Meanwhile, the long-haired youth hit Xiao Hei on the leg with another bat, but Xiao Hei still refused to kneel.

Enraged, the long-haired youth grabbed Xiao Hei by the neck, lifted him, and slammed him against the wall several times.

Xiao Hei was utterly disoriented, staggering unsteadily.

”Will you kneel or not!” The long-haired youth shouted again.

”I won’t kneel!” Xiao Hei shouted back defiantly, grinding his teeth, ”You group of murderers, I won’t kneel before you!”

”Then today, I’ll fucking end you!” The long-haired youth grabbed a dagger and was about to rush forward.

”Hey, the cops are here!” A lackey at the door exclaimed.

The long-haired youth quickly hid the dagger and glared viciously at Xiao Hei, ”Kid, consider yourself lucky today. But, if you don’t produce Boss Hou’s money by tomorrow, I’ll make you regret being alive!”

The long-haired youth and his gang ran off, while Xiao Hei, leaning on the table, stood up shakily. Blood was everywhere on his head and face, yet he didn’t make a sound, slowly walking out of the restaurant, supported by the wall.

”My goodness, Su Yang, what’s wrong with you today?” Fatty couldn’t hold back any longer, ”That kid is so pitiful. As martial artists, we should draw our swords to help when we see injustice. What does it mean, you just standing by? You won’t help, and you don’t let me help, what’s this about?”

Su Yang didn’t speak; he stood up and slowly followed along.

”I’m telling you, if this happens again, I’m going to take action!” Fatty grumbled as he followed behind, speaking softly, ”Although the kid is a thief, he’s got a tough character that I really admire. Besides, those bastards are bullying the weak and outnumbering the few; I just can’t stand it.”

Xiao Hei had no idea that two people were following him. It took him nearly an hour to finally leave the street and come to the side of a bridge.

By then, Xiao Hei had recovered slightly. He first went to the river to wash the blood off his body and face. Then, he slowly moved some stones under one of the bridge arches, piling them up.

Stepping on these stones, he reached out to the arch, trying to climb up. He was severely injured and struggled several times, each movement pulling at his wounds, making him grimace in pain.

Fatty wanted to help but was stopped by Su Yang, which left Fatty muttering in dissatisfaction.

After nearly half an hour, Xiao Hei finally crawled into the bridge hole, sweating profusely from the effort.

In the cramped space under the bridge, some bedding and various household items were laid out.

Lying among the bedding was a person whose face couldn’t be seen clearly, but they seemed unable to even stand. Hearing the noise, they just then began to make some whining sounds.

”Mom, I’m back!” Xiao Hei limped to the side of the bedding, ”Are you hungry? I brought you some food, have a bit to eat first.”

Xiao Hei helped the person in the bedding sit up, and it was only then that Su Yang could see clearly; this was a woman with skin charred black all over. It seemed she had been burned by fire, there wasn’t a single patch of normal skin on her body. Moreover, she had lost an arm and a leg, with the wounds shriveled up. From the look of it, she must have had her limbs severed and then burned alive to end up like this.

Su Yang let out a quiet sigh, finally understanding what had happened, and also realizing the situation with that grave mound.

Xiao Hei painstakingly fed the noodles to the woman, Su Yang saw it clearly—Xiao Hei almost coughed up blood several times, but he forcibly suppressed it. It was evident that he didn’t want his mother to know he was injured.

After the meal, Xiao Hei helped the woman lie down again, and whispered beside her, ”Mom, I got a scholarship today. I’ve given the money to Grandma Wu, she’ll take good care of my little sister. Don’t worry, I’ll study hard. When I grow up and make something of myself, I’ll cure your illness and get revenge for you!”

”Whimper, whimper, whimper...” The woman seemed to get a bit emotional, struggling to make some noise.

Xiao Hei’s face darkened as he whispered, ”Okay, I’ll listen to you, no revenge, no revenge!”

The woman calmed down only then, and Xiao Hei sat against the wall, slowly recounting the day’s events at school. But it was evident that he too yearned for school, yet he could no longer attend. He was deceiving his mother about all of this.

Watching the two gradually fall asleep, Su Yang then left.

”Hey, Su Yang, what exactly are you planning to do?” Fatty couldn’t help asking, ”This family is so pitiable, won’t you help them out? Hey, I see it now, the kid isn’t bad at heart. He steals money, but it’s to support his family. With his mother like this, and his sister still young, what would he do if he didn’t steal? Honestly, seeing him, I’m reminded of myself a few years ago. I have to help this guy!”

”Don’t rush!” Su Yang said quietly, ”He will have a better outcome.”

”Really?” Fatty exclaimed with overwhelming joy, ”You’ve made arrangements? Come on, tell me, what’s the situation?”

”You’ll find out in time,” Su Yang waved his hand, ”Let’s head back to the city first and investigate a few things.”

”What things?” Fatty asked, curious.

Su Yang said, ”Let’s see if there’s been any news about people suffering burn injuries in Wuguang City recently.”

”Burn injuries?” Fatty was taken aback, ”You want to look into that woman’s affair? Right, that kid mentioned revenge, they must have been harmed by someone. Damn, who could be so heartless? I’ll investigate!”

Back in the city, the duo checked into a hotel. Fatty immediately went online to search, but after a long time, he found nothing.

”There’s no news!” Fatty frowned, ”Could it be that it happened so long ago that there’s nothing to find now?”

”Try searching for news about self-immolations,” Su Yang suggested.

”What?” Fatty was genuinely shocked, ”Why look up that? Could she have possibly burned herself?”

”Just search!” Su Yang insisted.