Extraordinary Soldier King in the City
Chapter 280 Cao Shihang

Chapter 280: Chapter 280 Cao Shihang

The bodyguards lying on the ground watched as Chen Feng and the Qi brothers walked away, feeling quite envious.

They too wanted to join Chen Feng, a formidable figure, for a meal.

But they were unable to move, as they were depleted of any strength, their bodies unresponsive, unable to even stand up, let alone go for a meal. They had to rest for a while.

So, all they could do was to stare helplessly as the backs of Chen Feng and the Qi brothers grew more and more distant...

The training site of Tianfeng Security was still within the city area, and with several residential complexes around, there were plenty of places to eat nearby.

After leaving the training site, Chen Feng and the Qi brothers strolled around and arrived at a street food stall.

Although the stall wasn’t very big, it was clean, and the food smelled delicious.

The Qi brothers were already famished, nearly stopping in their tracks from the tantalizing aroma, and Chen Feng, after a busy day, was feeling a bit hungry too. Therefore, they decided to stop here.

The business at the food stall wasn’t bad, with only one table still available.

A couple ran the food stall.

When the owner and his wife saw Chen Feng and the Qi brothers arrive, they quickly welcomed them and ushered them to the only available table, then asked what dishes they would like to order.

Chen Feng and the Qi brothers each ordered some of their favorite dishes and also requested three large glasses of draft beer, then allowed the owner’s wife to go prepare the order.

"Hero, when do you think we can start adventuring in the jianghu after training like this?" Qi Weisheng asked, looking at Chen Feng with eager eyes.

Qi Zhenghu, hearing his brother ask this, quickly turned his gaze to Chen Feng as well.

"Why must you venture into the jianghu?" Chen Feng asked with a smile.

"Because only in the jianghu are there those villains who bully the weak and fear the strong. We want to go and uphold justice!"

Qi Zhenghu exclaimed.

"Yes, once we’ve mastered our skills, we’ll head to the jianghu to specifically target those villains, to protect the common folk and uphold justice!" Qi Weisheng chimed in.

Listening to their reasons, Chen Feng couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle, "Upholding justice and combating violence doesn’t necessarily require you to actively seek it out. Perhaps those villains and people who need your help are right beside you. When the time comes, just remember to step in and lend a hand!"

"Right beside us? But there aren’t any!" The Qi brothers quickly looked around, but they didn’t spot any villains or anyone being bullied.

This left them puzzled.

At that moment, not far away, a group of flashily dressed punks approached.

Leading them was a young man in a black tank top, jeans, and a black bandana wrapped around his head.

His attire was very fashionable, with earrings in his ears, and a cigarette dangling from his lips, strutting as if he owned the place.

His swagger made him look like the boss of some gang.

Following the young man were five other punks wearing colorful shirts, all sporting non-mainstream hairstyles.

Each of them had long hair, dyed either yellow or some other vibrant color.

From a distance, they looked like a bizarre group of sprites that had just stepped out of a forest.

Yet, they seemed indifferent to others’ opinions, flipping their hair as they walked, feeling they looked exceptionally cool and impressive.

The sudden appearance of such a group naturally attracted the attention of many customers who were eating at the food stall.

Everyone turned to look at this team, led by a young man.

"What the hell are you looking at? Haven’t seen a handsome guy before? Keep staring and I’ll gouge your eyes out!"

The young man glared fiercely at the crowd, his mouth holding a cigarette, speaking arrogantly.

Hearing this, everyone quickly lowered their heads and averted their gaze.

They were all office workers from nearby, and some were students.

So, they didn’t want to mess with these street thugs, because getting involved with them meant endless trouble.

Seeing that his words had intimidated everyone, the young man’s face grew even more smug, and as he walked, he almost floated with arrogance.

He turned his head to look at the five thugs behind him, asking proudly, "How about that? Am I the boss or what?"

"Boss, you’re incredible!"

The thugs quickly gave the young man a thumbs up, all sycophantically praising him.

"Ha-ha, as long as you know I’m awesome. From now on, if you follow me, you’ll live the good life and no one will dare to mess with us, you got that?"

The young man laughed arrogantly, his face full of pride.

Already somewhat conceited, he became even more so after the flattery from his underlings.

"Yes, yes, you’re right, boss!"

The five thugs nodded repeatedly, agreeing.

"Ha-ha!"

Seeing this, the young man laughed again in pride and then turned to face the owner of the food stall, tilting his head back and speaking haughtily, "Hey, we wanna eat. Hurry up and get us a good spot!"

The food stall owner had been in business here for many years and naturally recognized the young man.

This young man was named Cao Shihang, a typical rich scion whose father was in real estate and very wealthy.

All the shops and storefronts along this entire street were owned by Cao Shihang’s family.

The food stall owner and other merchants on this street rented their spaces from Cao Shihang’s family and had to pay rent to them on time every month.

So, Cao Shihang was essentially their landlord.

Leveraging his status as the landlord, Cao Shihang would act recklessly on this street, pushing around one merchant today and another tomorrow.

Yet no merchant dared to stand up to him, as doing so would mean losing their shop.

This street was close to several neighborhoods with heavy foot traffic and very coveted retail spaces losing one meant a significant loss, and securing another good spot was nearly impossible.

So, the merchants on this street could only indulge and tolerate Cao Shihang.

The more they tolerated him, the more emboldened he became.

Recently, he had even joined a gang and recruited several underlings. Normally, he would bring them along to extort "protection money" from door to door, causing great suffering to the merchants.

But to preserve their own shops, the merchants had no choice but to endure.

When the food stall owner saw this nightmare arrive, his face turned pale.

Because the food stall was already full with no vacant seats, let alone a prime position.

The food stall owner quickly turned to Cao Shihang with an apologetic smile, bowed, and said cautiously, "Young Master Cao, sorry, it’s pretty crowded today. Maybe wait a little while?"

However, as soon as the food stall owner said this, Cao Shihang’s expression immediately darkened...