Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 390 - 393 Compensate or Not?

Chapter 390: Chapter 393 Compensate or Not?

(Thanks to the brothers Wanwu and Yizhi Pear Blossom for their rewards, bowing in thanks! Today I came back early and typed out a Chapter before updating, hehe!)

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"So, Brother Xiao, are you determined to play this out with us?"

Looking at the frosty expression on Xiao Yi’s face, Director Li, with his potbelly, and his companions, immediately had a change of expression. They all felt that Xiao Yi’s gaze at the moment seemed serious.

"Who’s playing with you? I’ve repaid what I owed you, and you should repay what you owe us. Isn’t that only fair?"

A cold smile creeped across Xiao Yi’s lips.

"But the thing is, I have no problem repaying what I owe you. The problem is, that broken smartphone of yours, it’s debatable whether it’s even damaged. Even if it is, a thousand yuan should more than compensate you. You’re asking for ten million; don’t you think that’s a bit much?"

The skinny man, struggling to contain his fury, pointed at the damaged phone on the ground and looked at Xiao Yi with a face full of rage.

"Broken smartphone?"

A cold smile played over Xiao Yi’s lips, "Do you know this smartphone was custom made for me by the world’s best manufacturer, BE Company? It’s the only one of its kind globally, and its design was done by the global art master LEO. Do you have any idea what value lies in that? You dare to say a thousand yuan? Even putting that aside, this phone contains a huge amount of information about my friends, as well as contact methods for some important people. With that gone, the value of these connections alone is worth no less than one billion yuan. I’m being extremely conservative with ten million yuan. If it weren’t for the fact that you all look like paupers, do you think ten million would be enough for me?"

They look like paupers?

One billion?

Listening to Xiao Yi’s words, the onlookers could barely hold back a snort of laughter.

They looked at Xiao Yi with an indescribable sense of peculiarity in their gaze.

Who would have thought? This guy looks so lean and impetuous, but they didn’t expect him to be such a tough character...

They didn’t believe any of that talk about art masters or custom-made phones by BE Company being one-of-a-kind globally. Many of them recognized that it was just a common smartphone; some of them even owned the exact same model. How could it possibly be one-of-a-kind?

But... they couldn’t refute Xiao Yi’s claims...

Even if you could dispute the first half of Xiao Yi’s statement, the second half would still leave you unable to counter...

Indeed, it was true that the information on his phone was lost. Whether that information is worth a billion or ten million, the whole world might think he was bluffing. They knew he was just trying to bite off a hefty ransom, knowing full well those kids like the girl couldn’t have connections worth a billion. But they couldn’t clearly refute it...

What’s more baffling is Xiao Yi’s remark about their appearance of paupers...

They all drive BMWs and wear suits worth tens of thousands of yuan. Any one of them stepping forward would look richer and more imposing than him...

"Brother Xiao, aren’t you being a bit unreasonable now?"

Director Li, with his potbelly, suddenly turned visibly angry. If common folk could understand what’s going on, how could he not?

If Xiao Yi didn’t have an iron rod in his hand, or if they were dealing with the naive Xiao Yi from before rather than Li Xiaomei, he would have slapped him by now... Suppressing his urge, his face darkened as he stared at Xiao Yi.

Reasonable?

Listening to Director Li, the potbellied man spouting this, Xiao Yi grinned broadly, laughing unrestrainedly.

In that moment, he felt as though he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

Him, reasonable?

Earlier, when they were facing Li Xiaomei and Wang Qingqing, why didn’t they talk about being reasonable?

Fine, you say your words are reasonable...

"You said that our reasoning doesn’t match yours, and you want to discuss your logic..."

"Well, then I’ll talk to you in your way. You say the car is scratched, so it’s scratched. I’ll give you a million, no complaints..."

"Now, you’re telling me you want to talk reason?"

"What are you laughing at..."

Director Li watched Xiao Yi suddenly burst into laughter, a wave of uneasiness crossed his face, not understanding what he was laughing about.

"I’ll just ask you one question, the money, will you give it or not?"

Xiao Yi’s smile abruptly disappeared, his expression turning chillingly cold and he lifted the iron rod in his hand. Facing such a lowlife, he no longer wanted to say anything at all. At that moment just before, he had completely understood that talking to such a lowlife was purely a waste of saliva.

To deal with such a lowlife, there was only one best way to express oneself, which was also the most direct, crudest, but also the most effective method—fists.

"You..."

The skinny man, seeing Xiao Yi’s face covered with frost, almost couldn’t help but curse out loud. Did this guy really think he was going to give him a million? Not to mention he wasn’t wealthy enough to casually give away a million, even if he could easily sort out a million, there was no way he would truly give this punk a million!

A million, that’s no small sum!

But just as he opened his mouth, he was stopped by the corpulent Director Li next to him. Director Li, seeing Xiao Yi swing the iron rod at the sound of his companion’s voice, prepared to strike at any moment. His face turned pale in an instant, and he quickly grabbed the skinny man while continuously signaling with his eyes.

Reading his friend’s nonverbal cues, the skinny man, though still seething with anger, also raised his head to see Xiao Yi swinging the rod and had no choice but to swallow his words, waiting to see what his friend would say.

"That... Brother Xiao, don’t be impulsive. Look, we’ll pay the million. We’ll compensate."

Seeing his companion had stopped, Director Li finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head, and looked at Xiao Yi who was swinging the iron rod. A flash of resentment appeared in his eyes, but his face bore a pleading smile as he carefully spoke.

Compensate?

The few companions nearby, upon hearing Director Li’s words, almost instantly changed their expressions. They subconsciously wanted to speak, but before they could even open their mouths, they heard Director Li’s next sentence. Suddenly, they all understood his intent, and their faces relaxed.

"However, Brother Xiao, as you know, a million isn’t a small amount, and we don’t have a check with us. I’ll go to the bank up front to get it for you, alright?"

Director Li looked at Xiao Yi with a flattering smile.

"Fine, no problem."

Hearing Director Li’s words, a scornful look flashed in Xiao Yi’s eyes. If his companions could understand the meaning, how could Xiao Yi not? But as soon as he had started talking, Xiao Yi had understood that Director Li had no intention of getting the money. He was just trying to buy time to call for backup. However, Xiao Yi was not afraid of this at all. In fact, he was waiting for his backup. From the beginning, he never intended to let the matter rest with just these few people. His plan was aimed at the influence behind them!

Only by striking hard at their most relied-on connection could they truly fear and dare not cause trouble in the future. And by striking down their biggest backing, they would no longer be able to cause trouble!

However, Xiao Yi did not show any of this on his face. There seemed to be a moment of hesitation before he nodded his head. Having said that, he turned abruptly with a stern look at the three companions behind him, gesturing with the iron rod, "You go alone, the other three stay here. You’d better be quick. If I don’t see the money within thirty minutes, don’t blame me if something happens to your three friends!"

"No problem, no problem. Within thirty minutes, I will bring the money!"

Director Li had been worried that Xiao Yi would see through his plan, but to his surprise, it was so easily accepted. He nodded his head eagerly.

The few companions beside him heard that Director Li’s plan had passed so smoothly, and Xiao Yi seemed completely unaware. A surge of joy appeared on their faces, but they quickly realized they shouldn’t show too much and hastily suppressed their expressions, deliberately squeezing out a look of ugliness and fear.

Pity for them, their acting was too poor; almost everyone nearby could see the oddity in their expressions.

Wang Qingqing, in particular, was immediately anxious. Seeing Director Li turning to leave, she was about to shout to Xiao Yi, telling him not to let him go because he was not actually going to get the money but had sinister intentions.

But before she could speak out, she saw Xiao Yi give her a look and a reassuring gesture, and his face showed great confidence. The words she was prepared to say suddenly halted.

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