Chapter 3: Female Drivers, Truly Terrifying

At the intersection ahead, a middle-aged man with a thieving look was sizing up the passing cars.

When he spotted the Porsche, his eyes lit up.

"Ah, a Porsche, a luxury car indeed. Looks like today's going to be a big score!"

With that thought, he rushed out hastily. When he was about five or six meters away from the Porsche, he suddenly fell to the ground and started groaning in feigned pain.

"Ouch, my goodness, someone's been hit!"

Ning Qian'er's driving skills were on par with Ye Chuxue's.

Confronted with such an abrupt situation, she screamed out loud and let go of the steering wheel, covering her eyes with her hands.

The car, out of control and rolling by inertia, was headed straight for the scam artist.

The middle-aged man, seeing that the car wasn't stopping, was scared out of his wits. He scrambled up using his hands and feet.

Relieved that she hadn't killed anyone, Ning Qian'er wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, clutched her chest, and said with lingering fear, "Oh my, that really scared me to death!"

"My dearest granny, you're the one who scared me to death. Female drivers on the road, it's just too damn terrifying!" The middle-aged man collapsed on the ground, gasping for air.

Just as Ning Qian'er was preparing to get out of the car to check on the middle-aged man, people began emerging from the streets on both sides—strong men, as well as old people and children.

Ning Qian'er, who had never encountered such a situation, blinked her innocent eyes and asked naïvely, "What are they trying to do?"

Ye Chuxue was more astute. She rolled her eyes at Li Chen and said, "We've run into this guy's colleagues!"

At that moment, a bare-chested man with a dragon tattoo shouted fiercely as he banged on the roof of the car, "How the F are you driving? Get out of the car, all of you. Out! You've injured my uncle so badly, he won't be able to get up without paying twenty thousand!"

Ye Chuxue crossed her arms and asked coldly, "Isn't that uncle of yours perfectly fine? Where does he look gravely injured?"

The burly man, following Ye Chuxue's gaze and seeing his "uncle" standing there unharmed, immediately straightened his face and scolded in a low voice, "Uncle, who told you to get up? Lie down, lie down now!"

The middle-aged man pointed to the scorching hot ground, pleading, "Lei Zi, the ground is too hot..."

The burly man with a darkened face scolded, "Uncle, can you show a bit of professionalism? Are you going to strike just because the ground is hot? With that attitude, how can you ever make it in this world?"

Under the burly man's intimidation, the middle-aged man found a cooler spot and laid down.

Seeing this scene, the burly man immediately signaled the others—only lacking a loudspeaker to announce, "Cut, all departments get ready, begin your performance."

"Uncle, you still owe me two hundred bucks, you can't die!"

"Dad, I haven't sorted out my school fees yet, if you die, I won't be able to study."

"Husband, you're the backbone of our family. What will we do if something happens to you?"

Seeing this tableau, not only were Ning Qian'er and Ye Chuxue stunned, but even Li Chen felt like applauding to commend the act.

With such god-tier acting skills, winning an Oscar should pose no problem.

The burly man was quite pleased with the play he had directed.

He then knocked on the window again, pointing at the middle-aged man lying on the ground, and said, "You all saw it, my uncle has an eighty-year-old mother to care for, and a three-year-old child to feed. And now look what you've done, seriously injuring him. It's a catastrophe for their family. You all drive luxury cars, can't you show a little generosity?"

Ning Qian'er, seeing that the man simply wanted money after going on such a lengthy spiel, and judging by the day's situation, if they didn't pay to avoid disaster, it wouldn't end well.

After weighing the pros and cons, she blinked and asked, "Isn't it just money you want? Name your price."

Seeing Ning Qian'er's straightforward approach, the burly man licked his chapped lips and said, "This kind of bone injury takes a hundred days to heal. A trip to the hospital, with all the examinations and treatments, would cost no less than a hundred thousand. Here's the deal, give me twenty thousand and we'll be on our way, how about it?"

Li Chen, with a mockingly amused expression, quipped, "Wow, so hitting and running is such a lucrative business. I'm a jack of all trades in performing arts, with out-of-this-world acting skills and impeccable professionalism. Are you guys short on actors? Want to take me on?"

Before Li Chen's words could fall, the group of mourning women immediately turned their sights on him.

"You rich heartless people, you're the ones who hit someone and now you're accusing us of scamming. Wailing, is there no justice left in this world, not even a way for us to live?"

Seeing that group of shrews spitting venom at him, Li Chen couldn't help but frown.

He couldn't be bothered to deal with these harpies. He casually pointed at a nearby surveillance camera and said leisurely, "Buddy, there's a camera over there; whether you guys are scamming or not, we can check the footage with the traffic police."

The burly man, fearing a long night full of dreams, impatiently said, "Brother, let me be honest with you. That camera has been broken for ages, otherwise, we wouldn't dare pull stunts here!"

"Let's not beat around the bush, give it to us straight. You giving us these twenty thousand or not?"

As he spoke, he even pulled out a shiny fruit knife from his waistband, twirling it in his hand.

Seeing their extortion failing and the essence of desperation, Li Chen couldn't help but sneer, "So, when extortion doesn't work, you resort to outright robbery. Don't you have any professional ethics?"

Ye Chuxue, seeing their side facing a large group, with the burly man covered in dragon and tiger tattoos looking like a thug, and their side being vulnerable students, reckoned that if they didn't pay to avoid trouble, pressing them could lead to dire consequences.

Thinking of this, she gently bit her lips and said, "We don't carry that much cash on us!"

"The money isn't the issue. Grandpa Mao once said, 'As long as the thinking doesn't slip, there are more ways than difficulties!'"

While speaking, he snapped his fingers towards his men.

"Third Auntie, bring over my card-swiping POS machine that I bought from Taobao!"

Seeing that their equipment was so complete, it was clearly a professional scamming group. Li Chen and his friends were all stunned.

Ye Chuxue and Ning Qian'er exchanged a glance and then handed over their UnionPay cards.

Seeing Ye Chuxue's intention to break the bank to avoid disaster, Li Chen swiftly took the card away.

"What a wasteful woman, even if you're rich, you can't just throw money around like that, right?"

"Li Chen, you jerk, who are you calling wasteful?" Ye Chuxue glared at him with wide-open eyes and yelled.

Li Chen couldn't be bothered to argue with her, casually handed over the card, and said, "Here's the thing, I'll solve this problem for you, and you just need to pay me 5,000 yuan as a trouble fee!"

Hearing Li Chen's brazen words, Ye Chuxue's eyes widened in astonishment and she asked:

"You? How will you solve it?"

Ning Qian'er also expressed her concern, shouting, "Yeah, Li Chen, don't show off. They're people from society, you won't be able to beat them!"

Li Chen rubbed his nose, said disdainfully, "How do you know I can't beat them without fighting?"

After that, without waiting for Ning Qian'er and Ye Chuxue to respond, he pushed open the car door and swaggered out.

Seeing someone getting out of the car, the burly thug waved to his comrades, encircling him.

"Little brother, it's just 20,000 yuan, no need to dawdle, right?"

Li Chen glanced sideways at the burly thug and said with a cold smile, "I don't have 20,000 yuan, but I could give 20 yuan. After all, you guys are hard at work acting, it would be quite unfair not to give you a meal allowance!"

Seeing Li Chen unfazed, the tough guy became furious and snapped, "Humph, it seems you won't see the true color of flowers until I teach you a lesson!"

As he spoke, he swung his fists, intending to greet Li Chen with them.

Witnessing this scene, Ye Chuxue and Ning Qian'er both covered their eyes in fright, not daring to watch Li Chen's presumed misfortune.

"Ah!"

A scream echoed through the street!

However, it wasn't Li Chen, but the burly thug.

He was lying on the ground, clutching his mate, rolling in pain.

Seeing this turn of events, the other thugs were all shocked and rushed over.

Li Chen stepped forward with his left foot, his right leg spinning mid-air, and fiercely kicked one in the cheek, knocking out two of his front teeth.

Immediately after, he spun 180 degrees in the air, sweeping toward the second man.

Then the third man!

The fourth man!

The fifth man!

...

In the blink of an eye, these thugs lay scattered on the ground, whimpering.

Li Chen struck the classic Bruce Lee pose, snorted through his nose, and proudly said, "Hmm, if Young Master here doesn't show his power, you really think I'm a sick cat?"

Seeing such an incredible scene, both Ye Chuxue and Ning Qian'er had their eyes wide open, looking at him in disbelief.

Ning Qian'er covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Chuxue, Li Chen used to practice Kung Fu, when did he become so powerful?"

Ye Chuxue also looked at Li Chen in astonishment and said, "I don't know, this guy really kept it hidden deep!"

In fact, it wasn't that Li Chen hid it deep.

He had a cultivation that could once look down upon the Nine Heavens, and although it was all destroyed, his Martial Arts foundation remained. Not to mention dealing with a few petty thieves, even if an Inner Strength Martial Artist showed up, he would dare to face a direct confrontation.

After this scamming incident, both Ye Chuxue and Ning Qian'er were still shaken and dared not drive anymore.

With no other choice, they reluctantly allowed Li Chen, who didn't have a driving license, to take the wheel.

Half an hour later, Li Chen arrived at the residential complex where Ye Chuxue's home was, relying on his primal memory…