Chapter 299: What Would He Choose?
Chapter 299: What Would He Choose?
“You have some foreign currencies, don’t you?
Drop all the money you have here as compensation.” The atmosphere instantly shifted.
Little Sweetie “…” Ekene “..!” John “.!!” Karen “!!!” Abuchi “..?” The crowd “???” People gasped.
“What?” “All the money?” “You’ve got to be kidding,” someone whispered behind them.
The leader glanced at his dazed brother again, who was still holding his jaw and blinking like he had forgotten what day it was.
“From the looks of it,” he continued, “we might have to get an MRI.
Who knows if you’ve damaged his face, or worse, his brain.” Abuchi’s crew stared at the man like he had just grown three heads.
Karen scoffed aloud.
Ekene narrowed his eyes.
John’s hand slowly curled into a fist.
Abuchi himself looked stunned for a second before he stepped forward, jaw tightening.
“Didn’t you just say your brother was the one who caused the problem?” he said firmly, his voice low but steady, carrying an edge that made some of the younger ruffians flinch.
“You said he was all bark, no bite.
You said you’ve warned him before.
So why,” Abuchi asked, his eyes boring into the leader, “am I the one who now has to either be beaten or robbed?
Where is the sincerity in your apology now?” The leader sighed.
It was not loud, but it felt cold.
Calculated.
“I meant what I said,” he replied with a shrug.
“My apology was sincere…
but my loyalty to my brother is also firm.
I have to give him some satisfaction, one way or another.” His voice was calm, but there was something dangerous underneath it.
Like a river that looked still but could drown ships.
“So choose,” he said, turning away as if he was already bored.
nodded to one of his men, a thick armed brute with a scar across
“Get ready.
knuckles and smiled in a way that made the
one minute,” the leader
not look
which had once been busy and loud, was
even Little Sweetie in disguise, all holding their
were
One minute.
What would he choose?
a full minute had passed when Abuchi straightened up, his voice ringing
choose none,” he said firmly, his eyes locked on
not going to let myself
dime, talk
a single coin.” The
it felt like the wind
turned back, an unreadable expression on
thought you were a reasonable young man,” he said, his tone low
in this
admitted your brother
somehow I’m the one meant to pay the price for it?” A ripple moved
of them
no one dared
This was their neighborhood.
under this
the outsider now, they might be
had families, homes, reputations they
they kept their mouths shut, heads low, pretending they did not hear the truth echoing
curled into a
“So that’s your answer?
give you that,” he said, but there was no
he snapped his
ordered icily, pointing at Abuchi and
alive.” The
into action, their faces twisted with duty
the earth, and
leaves in the wind, some ducking
fists, eyes darting
instantly pressed against Ekene’s as the two of them readied for
eyes scanning the movement
stepped forward slightly, looking at
she
into a stance, his heart pounding in his
wrong.” The crew of five stood still, their
ordinary
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