Urban Martial Saint

Xu Dingjiang chuckled, saying, ”You can understand it that way, but we could also change the method of transaction. If you want another million, then you’ll have to do one more thing for me. I want you to help me...”

”You don’t need to say more!” the man interrupted Xu Dingjiang sharply, saying, ”Give me that million, and our deal ends here. Moreover, from now on, I will never make any deals with you again!”

Xu Dingjiang’s expression turned cold, and the person next to him immediately stood up, but Xu Dingjiang quietly gestured for him to sit down.

”My friend, everyone is out here trying to make some money, why speak so definitively?” Xu Dingjiang smiled faintly and said, ”You’re just setting a bomb, simply pressing a button. It won’t even take ten minutes, and you already made a million. That’s pretty good. A million—many people wouldn’t earn that much in their whole lives!”

The man’s expression was icy as he asked, ”I don’t want to hear nonsense. Where’s the money?”

”Damn it, don’t push it!” the person next to Xu Dingjiang suddenly stood up, his temper flaring as he said, ”What the hell are you, just a guy who can plant a few bombs? Any private detective could do it just fine, and it wouldn’t cost this much. Two million—are you fucking worth it? Talk more nonsense, and see if I don’t crush you!”

Xu Dingjiang watched the man with a faint smile, not intending to stop his companion. He wanted to intimidate this man.

The man glanced at him, then turned to Xu Dingjiang and asked, ”Are you preparing to threaten me?”

”Damn right, I’m threatening you!” the person next to Xu Dingjiang declared, ”A million—take it and get lost, or fight it out with me. If you win, you can take the other million. If you lose, you’ll fucking leave your life here too!”

The man shook his head and said, ”I’m not a fan of fighting. I’ll just ask you one thing: your million or your lives, which do you want to keep?”

”What do you mean?” Xu Dingjiang furrowed his brows, suddenly feeling that something was off.

With a chilly smile and no visible movement from him, a muffled sound suddenly came from the inner room. Although it wasn’t loud, it startled Xu Dingjiang because it came from his bedroom.

”What… what did you put in my room?” Xu Dingjiang demanded, his eyebrows furrowed and voice filled with anger.

”Just a little toy…” the man replied coldly, ”You can take my million, but whether you survive today depends on your luck.”

”Damn it, you dare to threaten us!” Xu Dingjiang’s companion roared and reached out to grab the man.

The man casually pulled out something resembling a hand grenade from his pocket and said coldly, ”Xu Dingjiang, tell your man to back off. Otherwise, I won’t be polite!”

”I don’t believe you would use a hand grenade!” Xu Dingjiang responded sternly, ”You’re here too, would you really risk your life?”

”Hmph…” With a cold sneer, the man said, ”Xu Dingjiang, do you know why your boss insisted on you coming to me? Because even if we’re standing face to face, I’m confident that I could kill you with a bomb and remain unscathed.”

Xu Dingjiang was stunned. He knew the man was proficient with bombs, but he hadn’t realized his skills were so formidable. Xu Dingjiang’s bodyguard was also dumbstruck, staring at the hand grenade in the man’s hand, too afraid to make a move.

”Hahaha…” After a while, Xu Dingjiang suddenly burst out laughing and said, ”Truly the King of Explosives, your knowledge of bombs is indeed far superior. Misunderstandings, all misunderstandings. Old Han, hurry and get that million.”

The bodyguard immediately went inside and came out with another case. The man took the case, checked it, and nodded approvingly. Satisfied, he turned and started to walk away.

”Wait a moment, my friend!” Xu Dingjiang hurried over and said, ”That was just a joke earlier. King of Explosives, I’ve got another deal—are you interested…?”

”I’ve already said, I won’t take any more business from you!” the man replied coldly.

Xu Dingjiang said, ”It was just a joke earlier. Don’t worry, there will be no problem with the money this time!”

”It’s not about the money…” the man turned his head, looking coldly at Xu Dingjiang and said, ”I simply can’t do these heinous acts!”

Xu Dingjiang was stunned, staring at the man’s retreating figure for a long time until he disappeared from sight, then suddenly slammed his fist on a nearby table.

”Damn it, what nonsense!” Xu Dingjiang cursed through gritted teeth. But then, the sound of another muffled explosion suddenly came from the room, scaring Xu Dingjiang so much that he immediately ran to the courtyard, too frightened to enter the room again.

The bodyguard next to him also shrank in fear, looking around, and seeing no signs of smoke, his heart was slightly steadied. But he dared not linger in the room any longer, and hurried out into the courtyard to look at the buildings on this side, whispering to Xu Dingjiang, ”Big brother, should we find another place to stay? It’s too unsafe here, it feels like sleeping on top of a bomb.”

”Nonsense, of course we must change locations,” Xu Dingjiang glared at him and said, ”What are you standing there for? Hurry up and pack up. Once everything is packed, let’s get out of here!”

”Ah?” the bodyguard hesitated, and said, ”Big brother, I... I’m going in to pack up?”

Xu Dingjiang glared, and said, ”Do you expect me to do it?”

The bodyguard whispered, ”But... but there’s a bomb inside...”

”Nonsense, if there were no bombs, why would we change locations?” Xu Dingjiang kicked him and said, ”What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go pack up!”

The bodyguard reluctantly entered the room; with no choice but to go in and pack his belongings. Fortunately, there was no explosion during this process, but he was so frightened that he trembled all over. When he came out holding the belongings, his clothes were already soaked through.

Xu Dingjiang and his men grabbed their things, and immediately left the civilian house like a family of mourners, not daring to linger there a moment longer. After all, King of Explosives had said there were bombs there. Regardless of whether the King of Explosives would detonate them or not, they absolutely dared not sleep on a pile of explosives!

Fortunately, Xu Dingjiang had several strongholds in Shenchuan City. After changing locations and waiting for over an hour, he received a call informing him that Tie Yongwen had returned to Shenchuan City.

”Hmm, back so soon!” Xu Dingjiang let out a cold laugh, then turning his head to look at the others nearby, he said in a low voice, ”Initiate the plan!”

At the Ding Family, Tie Yongwen was sitting at a table, listening to the reports from those around him. Tie Weihua was the first to speak, harshly criticizing Ye Qing, essentially calling Ye Qing an ungrateful traitor, almost as if Tie Yongwen should personally go and kill Ye Qing.

After listening to Tie Weihua’s account, Tie Yongwen simply nodded slowly and said, ”You say Shao Yan was with you the whole time and didn’t have time to make a phone call. Who else can confirm this?”

”My driver, he followed us throughout the entire time, he can confirm it!” Tie Weihua hurriedly said.

”Call him here!” Tie Yongwen said sternly, prompting Tie Weihua to immediately run out to summon his driver.

”Gao Shusen, recount the situation at the time,” Tie Yongwen turned to Gao Shusen, not entirely trusting his own son’s words.

Gao Shusen recounted the situation, and compared to Tie Weihua, he was more balanced. He did not place all the blame on Ye Qing alone and also mentioned the explosion at the orphanage.

”Master, Ye Qing is a bit hot-tempered but not a bad person. There must be some issue here. Otherwise, he would not have aggressively targeted Shao Yan!” Gao Shusen said, ”Moreover, I’ve inquired about the explosion at the orphanage. Over three hundred students, along with the staff and teachers, were buried in ruins. Anyone would be furious in such a situation. What Ye Qing did was a bit extreme, but it was due to those children. Moreover, since we didn’t have any casualties on our side, it didn’t result in a greater crime. All this is completely understandable!”

Tie Yongwen nodded slowly, trusting his senior disciple’s words a bit more.

”Hmph, Gao Shusen, don’t make that Ye sound too good!” Ding Changsheng coldly said, standing on the side, ”No matter the situation, his breaking into our Ding Family’s home is a great disrespect. This is the Ding Family Courtyard, the place where my father recuperates; he dared to break in and even pointed a gun at my head, almost killing me. Who can guarantee that next time he won’t come in with a gun aimed at my father’s head? I think, Uncle Tie is a bit too lenient towards that Ye. No matter how many times we execute him, it would not be excessive!”

Tie Yongwen frowned slightly, very dissatisfied with Ding Changsheng’s words. But since Ding Changsheng was a direct descendant of the Ding Family, he couldn’t say much.

”Changsheng, come here!” suddenly elder Master Ding spoke up.

Ding Changsheng hesitated for a moment, then walked over to Elder Master Ding and bent over, asking, ”Father, what is it?”

Elder Master Ding sat up and gently stroked Ding Changsheng’s face. Suddenly he slapped Ding Changsheng hard across the face.

Ding Changsheng had not expected this and was staggered by the hit from Elder Master Ding, mumbling in confusion as he stepped back, ”Father, what are you doing?”

”Come here!” Elder Master Ding stood up and shouted angrily: ”Kneel!”

Ding Changsheng hesitated, but ultimately, he dared not defy Elder Master Ding; he could only walk over to him and kneel down.

Elder Master Ding raised his hand, delivering one slap after another, swelling Ding Changsheng’s cheeks considerably. Ding Changsheng’s head buzzed from the beating, but he dared not dodge even slightly. In front of Elder Master Ding, even other members of the Ding Family didn’t come forward to speak for him. Elder Master Ding rarely showed anger, but once he did, no one could stop him!