Stoop So Low (2)

Modern China, in an inconspicuous corner of a high school, a 16 year old boy could be seen curled up in a ball, trying his best to make himself smaller, protecting as much of his head and body as possible. 

Surrounding him were 3 other students of the same age. 

One of them crouched down, dusted off some of the dirt from the boy's shirt, "Yufei, my man, seeing you like this hurts my heart, you know I don't want to do this either right? But we had a deal, you give us some protection fee, and we'll make sure you won't get hurt! Right?"

The other two students that remained standing couldn't help but snickered at the sarcastic remarks. 

The crouched boy chuckled, "ahaha, look, we'll call it a day, but remember to have something ready by tomorrow yea?" 

After saying his piece, he stood up and walked off, with his two grunts following along. 

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Few minutes after they had left, the boy got up from the ground...