Extraordinary Soldier King in the City
Chapter 128: Psychological Shadow

Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Psychological Shadow

Huang Mao and two other hooligans heard this and were momentarily stunned.

Then, the three of them stiffly turned their heads to look at the old man who had just stood up from the ground, instantly understanding Chen Feng’s meaning.

Seeing the three staring at him, the old man himself was taken aback. A flicker of panic flashed through his eyes as he involuntarily started stepping back.

However, the three rushed forward promptly and surrounded the old man.

Seeing this, the old man was shocked, thinking they were going to do something to him.

But at that moment, Huang Mao and his colleagues suddenly bowed three times to the old man and said with faces full of apology, "Sir, we are sorry. Please forgive us!"

"Ah?" The old man was stunned in place.

He hadn’t expected such a dramatic change in their attitude.

Just a moment ago, they were acting as cocky as could be, and now they were suddenly apologizing to him.

It was indeed unbelievable!

"Sir, it was our fault just now. You are an elder, and we shouldn’t have yelled at you like that. We were ignorant, please forgive us!" Huang Mao said ingratiatingly.

"Yes, yes!" The other two hooligans chimed in hurriedly.

"This... it’s fine, it’s fine, let bygones be bygones!"

The old man, being a gracious person, since the three had apologized so politely, naturally wouldn’t pursue the matter further.

Seeing that the old man had forgiven them, Huang Mao’s eyes brightened up, and he quickly turned to face Chen Feng with a face full of obsequiousness, saying,

"Big brother, we have apologized to the old man, and he has forgiven us. Can we leave now?"

"Yes, yes!" The other two hooligans also said obsequiously.

The three of them, utterly submissive, contrasted starkly with their previous arrogant demeanor.

This left the old man and other customers who were eating breakfast bewildered. Meanwhile, they were extremely curious about Chen Feng’s identity.

After all, from the moment Chen Feng appeared, he had done nothing but merely speak a couple of words, and yet he had managed to make the three hooligans utterly submissive—it was quite impressive.

"You guys aren’t going to smash up the food stall anymore?" Chen Feng asked with a slight smile, his lips curling upwards.

"No, no!" Huang Mao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickly shook his head.

"What about the protection money?" Chen Feng asked lightly.

"We won’t collect it anymore, never again!" Huang Mao hurriedly assured.

"I’m talking about the future, I asked about the protection money you collected beforehand. Shouldn’t you return it to the old man?" Chen Feng asked with a faint smile.

"Uh, that... Big brother, you decide!" Huang Mao naturally didn’t dare refuse, and nodded with a pained expression.

Even though returning all the previously collected protection money grieved him greatly,

to avoid ending up in the hospital, he had no choice but to agree.

Seeing this, the corners of Chen Feng’s mouth slightly lifted, and then he turned his head to look at the old man and asked smilingly, "Uncle, how much protection money did they collect from you in total? Just name the amount, and I’ll make them return it all to you!"

"This... never mind, let’s forget about the past. I don’t want it back!" the old man shook his head.

He was afraid that once Chen Feng left, Huang Mao might come back for revenge, hence his hesitation.

"It’s alright, that money is your hard-earned cash, you should take it back. For other things, don’t worry too much, I am here!" Chen Feng said with a smile.

"This... okay then, I had paid six months of protection money, a total of three thousand yuan!" the old man hesitated a bit, then nodded his head and said.

"You old fellow, don’t spout nonsense, how could there be so much?" Huang Mao’s face instantly changed upon hearing this, and he glared at the old man, roaring fiercely.

However, just as he finished roaring, he noticed a cold gaze falling on him.

Huang Mao turned his head, only to see Chen Feng staring at him with an icy look.

This made him shudder all over, and he forced a rigid smile, looking at the old man and said politely, "Old man, you must be mistaken, there wasn’t that much!"

"No, I always record it when I pay the protection fee each month, it’s indeed that much!" the old man said honestly.

"You!" Huang Mao, angered to the point of bulging his eyes, was just about to explode.

"Why, you seem unwilling?" Chen Feng asked coldly.

Hearing this, Huang Mao deflated like a punctured ball, with a pained expression he shook his head and said, "I dare not, I will return it now!"

After saying this, Huang Mao gritted his teeth, then pulled out his wallet from his pocket, took out three thousand yuan, and with immense reluctance, handed it over to the old man.

"Big brother, can we go now?"

After handing over the money, Huang Mao looked at Chen Feng, asking cautiously.

"Sure!" Chen Feng waved his hand.

Huang Mao and the two hooligans, as if pardoned, turned and fled swiftly.

While fleeing, Huang Mao thought to himself,

It looks like if I collect protection money in the future, I can’t do it near here anymore.

Twice collected, and twice bumped into this supreme ancestor, Chen Feng—it’s completely unlucky.

If this continues, I might end up losing even my underwear.

In the future, I must change locations, and also, pick a place far away, so I probably won’t bump into him again.

Yes! That’s right! I’m really genius!

Thinking this, Huang Mao secretly nodded, a smug smile appearing on his lips.

"By the way, little Huang, I usually wander around when I’m free, no matter the place, I go there. Hope we can meet again next time!"

However, just at that moment, Chen Feng’s voice came from behind once again.

Hearing this, Huang Mao staggered, almost falling to the ground, his soul nearly flying out of fright.

Holy shit! Can this ancestor hear my thoughts too?

Huang Mao quickly turned back, giving Chen Feng a sheepish nod and then fled even more frantically.

This time, Chen Feng really left a psychological shadow on him, guessing he would never dare to collect protection money again in his life.

Because in the future, whenever he thinks about collecting protection money, he’ll have to worry first about whether Chen Feng is around or may suddenly appear.

Continuing this way, over time, anyone would break down...

As Huang Mao and his companions fled, a wave of applause and cheers erupted inside the breakfast stall.

These customers had long been extremely dissatisfied with Huang Mao and his group of hooligans, but they dared not provoke them and could only watch as they bullied the old man.

Now with the appearance of Chen Feng, not only had he severely suppressed Huang Mao and his group’s arrogance, but he had also forced Huang Mao to regurgitate the protection money forcibly taken from the old man.

This allowed the customers to vent the dissatisfaction that had built up in their hearts for a long time; each one gave Chen Feng a thumbs up, greatly admiring him.