Zhang Dalong seemed to have guessed what the other party was thinking, but he just felt that doing so was a complete waste of money. It would be better to just throw the money at him; maybe then he would actually be tempted.
Just when he thought Zhang Tao would take him to some more exciting venue to have a good time, to his surprise, the guy simply brought him to the late-night snack street for some skewers.
Now he was starting to doubt himself.
Could it be... it really wasn't what he thought?
Well, that was truly a shame.
However, when the skewers were served and he saw the ten large lamb kidneys on the plate, he started feeling suspicious again.
No, no, he was a decent man. He absolutely could not go to those shady places.
Zhang Tao had no idea what he was thinking and directly shoved two skewers of kidneys into his hands: "Brother, eat up! You'll only have strength after you're full!"
Zhang Dalong did actually love eating roasted lamb kidneys. After taking them and finishing one skewer, he still couldn't hold back and asked: "Are there... really more activities for us later?"
Zhang Tao nodded: "Of course there are! The Young Lady said we have to make sure you have a blast, so tonight I must risk my life to accompany you, a true gentleman!"
Hearing this, Zhang Dalong secretly thought to himself, 'Sure enough, this kid really is a bit of a playboy.'
"Then... little brother, aren't you afraid your girlfriend will get angry?"
Zhang Tao: "Why would she get angry? I already told her this is all work arranged by The Young Lady, and she even told me to work hard at it!"
Zhang Dalong: "..."
What kind of weirdos are these people!
"Are the cops strict around here?"
Hearing this, Zhang Tao thought about it seriously: "The police here are still very responsible. Especially when we make a call, they arrive in just a few minutes. Their response is very fast."
Zhang Dalong: "???"
"You guys are looking for thrills and you actually take the initiative to call the cops?"
Zhang Tao: "What else? Doing this kind of thing always ends up with having to explain everything to the cops anyway. Isn't that perfectly normal?"
Zhang Dalong was crying tears of despair in his heart. Is this really normal? Who on earth goes out to find hookers and actively calls to report it to the cops?
Or is this guy completely lawless and in cahoots with the cops? Otherwise, how could he dare to do something like this?
Just what kind of people does the Ten Thousand Dragons Association train!
Zhang Dalong finished his skewers with a heavy heart and stood up.
"I've made up my mind. I can't go. I can't do this thrill-seeking stuff!"
Zhang Tao looked at him in surprise: "But everything is already arranged."
"Even if it's arranged, I can't! This is a matter of principle!"
"It's too late. You can't leave now."
"What do you mean? Are you trying to abduct an innocent man?"
"What abducting an innocent man? What are you talking about? Why can't I understand you?"
"Aren't you just going to find a hook..."
Before Zhang Dalong could finish his sentence, he saw a group of weapon-wielding thugs appear at the end of the street, running aggressively toward them.
"There they are! Don't let them get away!"
Zhang Tao stood up and patted Zhang Dalong on the shoulder: "Brother, see, I told you. This round will definitely be more exciting than the last one."
"Look, they're here!"
Only then did Zhang Dalong realize he had gotten the wrong idea. However, seeing so many thugs surrounding them, he didn't even have time to feel embarrassed and hurriedly asked: "Wait, did you know all along that they would come looking for trouble?"
Zhang Tao nodded: "Yeah, it's just like the tropes in novels. You don't even have to guess to know that after you slapped that guy's face in the bar, he would definitely bring people to get his revenge."
The man leading the group was none other than that rich kid from the bar, Zhao Ming.
Zhang Dalong panicked: "If you knew, why didn't you say so earlier! Let's run, hurry!"
Zhang Tao shook his head: "NO! NO! NO! Running away is not the style of our Ten Thousand Dragons Association!"
After saying that, he pulled out his own telescopic baton and shoved it into Zhang Dalong's hands: "Brother, take this to defend yourself. Prepare for battle!"
Zhang Dalong looked at the short, small telescopic baton in his hand, and then looked at the more than twenty thugs holding baseball bats and steel pipes across from them. His face turned green.
Damn it, have a heart!!!
What the hell can a crappy baton defend against?!
Zhang Tao, however, had already started doing warm-up exercises, saying to Zhang Dalong at the same time: "Brother, just charge in without worrying. I will protect your safety."
Zhang Dalong: Do you think I'd believe that?
You are just one person, and there are more than twenty people on the other side. How are you going to protect my safety?
"Brother, remember the slogan of our Ten Thousand Dragons Association."
"What slogan?"
"Forget about life and death, if they provoke you, just fight!!!"
"I'll fight your..."
Before Zhang Dalong could spit out his curse, Zhao Ming on the opposite side had already shouted arrogantly.
"Hey! That Blond Uncle! Now you know fear? If you obediently kneel down and kowtow three times to me right now, and then lick my shoes clean, maybe I'll be in a good mood and only break one of your legs."
Hearing this, Zhang Dalong's stubborn temper, typical of a STEM guy, flared up.
"You... you little brat! Don't you know how to respect your elders and care for the young! I... I'm warning you, I've trained before! Foshan Shadowless Baton, ever heard of it? If you know what's good for you, get out of here!"
As soon as he said this, the thugs opposite them immediately burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha... Young Master Ming, he said he practiced the Shadowless Baton. I've only ever heard of the Foshan Shadowless Kick. This is the first time I've heard of the Foshan Shadowless Baton."
"Uncle, what you practiced is probably the third set of radio calisthenics, right?"
"Hahaha..."
Zhang Tao was also amused, but he encouraged him verbally: "Brother, great momentum! Later, just focus on hitting that Zhao Ming. To catch the bandits, first catch the ringleader!"
"Catch my ass! I couldn't even catch the square-dancing aunties in our neighborhood!"
Zhang Dalong was completely in despair. He swore that as soon as he got into the hospital, the first thing he would do was call to arrange a hospital transfer.
These people from the Ten Thousand Dragons Association were all lunatics! He didn't want to stay a single day longer.
Zhao Ming stopped talking nonsense and pointed his steel pipe at Zhang Dalong and Zhang Tao.
"Beat them to death for me!"
Sooner said than done, at the exact moment the thugs rushed forward waving their weapons, Zhang Tao immediately charged to meet them.
His movements were extremely fast; after all, his time training in the Ten Thousand Dragons Association wasn't for nothing. In the first encounter, he cleanly took down the two people rushing at the very front.
At the same time, Zhang Dalong only felt his vision blur. Before he could see what was going on, a baseball bat was fiercely smashing toward his face.
Terrified, he closed his eyes and blindly swung the telescopic baton forward.
Bang!
With a loud crash, the expected pain did not appear. Zhang Dalong cautiously opened one eye and was shocked to find the thug with the baseball bat screaming on the ground three meters away.
"I... I hit him?" Zhang Dalong looked at the telescopic baton in his hand in disbelief.
Is it really this awesome?
"Stand behind me and don't move around."
Right at that moment, a strong and resonant voice rang in his ears.
Only then did Zhang Dalong notice that, at some point, an unfamiliar young man with a buzz cut had appeared beside him.
He didn't have time to ask the other party's name and obediently hid behind him as told.
Then, he witnessed the most brutal and thrilling scene he had ever seen in his life.
This buzz-cut youth was like a god of death, actually taking him along as he charged forward. Wherever they passed, a large swath of thugs fell to the ground. He was simply so fierce he didn't seem human.
It even sparked his courage. An unprecedented thrill surged through his entire body. Unable to hold back, he grabbed the expandable baton again and swung it around wildly, even providing his own sound effects.
"Take that! Hi-yah! Wacha!"
Two minutes later.
After Zhang Tao finished off the last standing thug, he looked over at Zhang Dalong, who was still frantically unleashing a barrage of attacks on the empty air. He couldn't help but call out, "Bro! Bro! Hold on a second, the fight is over."
Only then did Zhang Dalong stop, panting heavily. He opened his eyes and saw people lying all around him. A surge of pride instantly welled up in his heart, and he couldn't help but blurt out,
"I knew I was a total badass! I actually took down this many guys?!"
Chu Yang, standing nearby, chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, you're definitely a badass!"
