Hidden Assassin 184

“He’s my husband, whatever he says, I’ll listen. Of course, he can help me decide anything… You’re saying that kind of thing today, my husband will be jealous. Even if he doesn’t say anything, I wouldn’t dare accept it…”

After saying this, Sha Sha’s cheeks turned crimson. Jia Ming was slightly stunned, while Liu Zheng’s jaw dropped in his seat. He couldn’t believe that his daughter would say such things for Jia Ming’s sake. This kid truly had a way with words… He had no idea that this line was actually what Lingjing had taught Sha Sha when the three of them were discussing things earlier. It was originally a joke – she said that if Sha Sha said this, Jia Ming would definitely feel proud and happy. Sha Sha scoffed at the time, but now, she actually said it. In her heart, she had already linked her life with Jia Ming’s. When they were out, Jia Ming’s face was naturally the most important.

Seeing the reactions of those around him, Huawei’s face turned cold. After a moment, he smiled, “Heh, it’s okay, it’s okay. This gift is just a welcome present from your uncle, accept it. It’s nothing serious. There’s no other meaning behind it. Come…”

He selectively ignored Jia Ming and pushed the gift box towards Sha Sha again. However, his gaze was fixed on Liu Zheng beside her. Everyone in the underworld cared about face. Being blocked by this idiot was a minor inconvenience, as long as Liu Zheng spoke up, there was still room for negotiation. However, Liu Zheng was merely looking at his daughter and Jia Ming with a satisfied and curious expression. Before Sha Sha could speak, Jia Ming reached out again and pushed the gift box back towards Huawei’s chest. The two of them, big and small, were now less than half a meter apart, standing in complete opposition.

“Sorry, I don’t like it.” His words clearly meant he had taken full ownership of Sha Sha.

The atmosphere became tense in an instant. Hua Wenyi suddenly wanted to charge forward, but his father grabbed his arm to stop him. This iron-blooded leader, who had dominated the Jiang Hai underworld for more than a decade, fixed his cold gaze on Jia Ming. Almost everyone could feel the immense killing intent within his gaze. In the entire Jiang Hai underworld, besides Liu Zheng, who else dared to openly challenge him? This child won’t live long.

As the eight people behind Huawei surrounded them, Liu Zheng also stood up abruptly. His men gathered behind him. Most of the people at this banquet were from the Shazhu Gang, and the Hua family wouldn’t dare to make a move easily. However, for ordinary people, the sheer coldness and murderous intent in those eyes was enough to make them tremble. He stood up to give Jia Ming more confidence. However, Jia Ming’s carefree nature seemed to come in handy at this moment. He completely ignored the cold stare, simply smiling innocently, “Really, I don’t like Sha Sha accepting gifts from strange uncles. So… thank you for your kind intentions, but please take the gift back.”

“Heh… hahahaha….” Huawei nodded at Jia Ming, bursting into laughter. The murderous intent in his eyes didn’t diminish, and his slightly raspy, heavy voice was laced with an uncontrollable anger, “Good… very good. Truly, a hero is born every generation. It’s been many years since anyone dared to speak to me like this. Little brother, what’s your name? I’ll remember it!”

“Oh, if that’s the case, I don’t want to tell you.” Jia Ming smiled, “I don’t like old men like you remembering my name.”

As soon as these provocative words left his mouth, a gleam flashed in Huawei’s eyes. His right hand slapped out. In that instant, Jia Ming’s upper body leaned back. By a hair’s breadth, the sudden slap landed on empty air, stopping awkwardly mid-air. Many of the people around them finally realized what had happened. Huawei wanted to teach this arrogant kid a lesson, but he had dodged it.

Seeing the surprised expressions on Huawei and everyone else’s faces, Liu Zheng laughed. He hadn’t personally tested Jia Ming’s skills, but he knew from his daughter that Jia Ming disliked fighting, but he was incredibly agile and could escape from anyone. When Jia Ming first entered Sacred Heart Academy, that extremely disgraceful sparring match might have seemed shameful to others, but Sha Sha had boasted about it to her father countless times. If a national martial arts competition participant couldn’t even touch Jia Ming’s clothes in the ring, then Huawei, who relied solely on brutal martial arts fundamentals, wouldn’t be able to land a hit.

“Hmph, I never knew you had some skills. No wonder Sha Sha’s niece took a liking to you.” After a moment of hesitation, Huawei withdrew his right hand, “I just want to know, what if ten people, a hundred people, a thousand people try to hit you? Can you still dodge?” His gaze swept coldly across Jia Ming, Liu Zheng, and everyone around them, “I want to see, how can someone who can’t even protect himself marry my niece, Sha Sha. Hmph, goodbye.”

These final words were a formal declaration of war. It was predictable that as soon as he returned, he would find a few thousand people to tear Jia Ming to pieces. As he turned, Liu Zheng was about to speak, but Jia Ming started laughing again.

“You won’t be able to see me because you and your son won’t be able to protect yourselves either. You should be careful too. Society is a little unstable these days.”

Another blatant provocation. Not only Liu Zheng, but even Lingjing and Sha Sha found it odd. Why was Jia Ming so angry today? He was constantly provoking the other side, as if he wouldn’t stop until he drove them to the brink of explosion. The rest of the people practically treated Jia Ming as a brainless spoiled brat or a complete lunatic. They just didn’t dare to investigate further in front of everyone.

However, after he finished these threatening words, Hua Wenyi next to Huawei grabbed a nearby chair and slammed it to the ground. His eyes blazing, he turned around, “You ***! What are you? If you have the guts, let’s fight one-on-one!”

The San Qing Gang only had nine people here, so they naturally wouldn’t dare to attack head-on. In this era, the underworld might not have much chivalry left, but sometimes fighting one-on-one was still a way to solve problems. Upon hearing his proposal, Jia Ming was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and looked at Liu Zheng beside him, nodding, “One-on-one? Okay, could everyone please move out of the way? Thank you, thank you. Please give us some space.”

He waved his hand to clear the space. Liu Zheng frowned for a moment, but eventually nodded. After all, he was in charge here. With his approval, the fight was officially sanctioned. Hua Wenyi was now burning with anger, wishing he could rush forward and dismember Jia Ming. Although Huawei was wary of Jia Ming’s agility from how he dodged his slap earlier, he also knew that his son was a skilled fighter, inheriting his own fierce spirit in his youth. He had bought his way into a prestigious university, and it was said that he had injured many people on campus. He was currently one of the gang leaders in the university. Plus, Jia Ming was even shorter, so Huawei just said, “Be careful,” and instructed the people on his side to step back. On the other hand, Lingjing and Sha Sha took the opportunity to approach Jia Ming.

“Why do you have to fight one-on-one? If people find out…”

“Heh, this involves Sha Sha, so it’s best to solve it once and for all. Don’t worry, I have my own plan. We’ll follow the plan from yesterday…”

Jia Ming always acted with restraint, no matter what methods he used, he would always achieve a satisfactory outcome. Seeing his confident demeanor, they felt reassured and stepped back. Pulling Sha Sha’s hand, Lingjing laughed, “I’m so envious. He’s willing to stand up for you like this. He must have been very happy about what I taught you to say earlier.”

“No way…” Sha Sha blushed, “I’m still envious of how he sang for you on Christmas Eve… He didn’t write “Dongfeng Po” for me…”

“But he beat up the other guy for you on the basketball court that time, so he didn’t have any face left…”

The two girls teased each other, reminiscing about Jia Ming’s past actions. He never cared what others thought of him, but when the two girls were pursued by others or even experienced the slightest injustice, he would always stand up for them. He fought for Lingjing, made a grand entrance on Christmas Eve, played basketball for Sha Sha, and now this incident… he was so overprotective, but it felt good to be protected like this, really good…

With a wave of Liu Zheng’s hand, the people around the nearby round tables smiled and moved back, clearing an open space. Hua Wenyi’s face was frozen, while Jia Ming still smiled lightly, nodding, “Alright, let’s begin.”

The next moment, Hua Wenyi charged forward without hesitation. Jia Ming disappeared in front of him.

Bang, bang, several sounds. The tablecloth was lifted as Jia Ming, who had just fled, emerged from under a nearby round table. His appearance was a little messy. Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then Liu Zheng, Lingjing, and Sha Sha started laughing first. The rest of the people, after a brief pause, started booing. Hua Wenyi seemed taken aback by Jia Ming’s reaction. He thought that no matter what, they would have to exchange blows before Jia Ming confirmed he couldn’t win and then ran away. He never expected him to escape so decisively. His smile earlier might have seemed brave, but in reality, he had no intention of fighting him at all.

“Hmph, is that how you protect yourself? I want to see how long you can keep dodging!”

He stormed towards Jia Ming in a rage. Jia Ming smiled, “I also want to see who can protect themselves…” As he spoke, he grabbed a bowl of fish soup from the round table next to him and threw it directly at Hua Wenyi.

There was no rule prohibiting the use of objects. So, naturally, no one said Jia Ming couldn’t throw fish soup. Since today’s guests were all underworld figures, the dishes were mostly spicy, and this bowl of fish soup contained a lot of chili peppers. It was bright red like blood. Hua Wenyi didn’t expect Jia Ming’s second move to be like a shrew throwing things. Seeing the bright red soup splashing towards him, if he were to be splashed in the eyes, then he would have to be beaten today. He took a step back, shielding his face with his hand, but how could he dodge what Jia Ming had thrown? With a whoosh, half of his body, including his hair and cheek, was drenched in the soup. He looked extremely pathetic.

The banquet had been going on for over an hour, so the fish soup wasn’t hot anymore. However, the humiliation of that moment was absolutely unbearable. He let out a growl and turned to charge forward, but as he turned his head, the people around him, including Huawei and the members of the San Qing Gang, suddenly shouted, “What are you doing!”

Jia Ming’s words weren’t finished, “You’re already dead…” He pulled open the hem of his shirt, and there, tucked into his waistband, was a pistol grip. The people from the San Qing Gang, as well as Liu Zheng and the others from the Shazhu Gang, were all taken aback.

Gun control in China was extremely strict. No one expected a teenager to be carrying a gun. But he was still just a teenager, so in everyone’s eyes, his gun-drawing motion was a bit slow and clumsy. As he moved, the people from the San Qing Gang roared in anger, and Huawei and Hua Wenyi rushed to reach into their clothes, drawing their… two bananas…

Silence descended…

Gun control in China was extremely strict, but that didn’t mean there were no channels to obtain guns.

They had come to Liu Zheng’s birthday banquet with nine people. Although they were certain that Liu Zheng wouldn’t attack them, Huawei still made some preparations. He had a gun, but since they wouldn’t be fighting, there was no need for everyone to carry a gun. He had one on him, and his son had one in his pocket as a precaution. No one expected such a turn of events, with a young child coming to stir things up and then triggering a war between two major gangs.

Because the Shazhu Gang’s long-time rival was the Yongsheng Gang, Jia Ming had also studied some information about the San Qing Gang, but his impression was not deep. When he went out, he saw Huawei and the others, and he remembered. He deliberately bumped into them, intending to just casually steal their wallets or something, to prevent them from going too far. But he happened to touch the gun on Hua Wenyi’s body, so he naturally took it and then dismantled it, throwing it in the trash can. Later, when Huawei and Liu Zheng were talking, Hua Wenyi, who was still nervous about being in such a big scene, didn’t dare to openly reach for the gun in his pocket. He also didn’t know that the gun had been replaced with a banana. Jia Ming circled around for a while, confirming that Huawei still had a gun, before he went to provoke him. He took advantage of the momentary chaos to swap the gun again. Since there wasn’t much time afterward, Huawei, although not as familiar with guns as with machetes, was still an experienced underworld figure after all, and he hadn’t noticed anything.

If Jia Ming were an assassin, even if someone more skilled had stolen his gun, he would still be able to realize it in the instant he drew it, and he wouldn’t point a banana at someone. However, Huawei and his son had always fought with machetes, so they didn’t have that kind of skill. Huawei pointed the banana straight at Jia Ming, one finger searching for the trigger. Hua Wenyi, due to his nervousness, had kept the banana in his pocket for a long time. The moment he pulled it out, it snapped in the middle. When he pulled it out, the feel was wrong, so the banana slipped out of his hand. His two hands instinctively reached to catch it, fumbling in the air for two tries before finally grabbing it tightly. Half of the banana, due to the force, was squeezed out and flew out, making a “swoosh” sound as it landed in front of Jia Ming.

At that moment, looking at the father and son’s posture and expressions, everyone around them began to understand that the story of how the Hua family tried to kill someone with a banana at a banquet would become a legend in the Jiang Hai underworld, an indelible black market milestone…

This was a historic moment…

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