Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 422 - 424: How Did You See Through It?

Chapter 422: Chapter 424: How Did You See Through It?

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Upon seeing this confrontation, Zeng Xiaoxiao’s face immediately showed signs of panic. She had never experienced such a situation in her life. Up to now, she still hadn’t grasped the intricacies of the matter. She just saw that these people’s clothing didn’t look like they were of high-quality, and each one of them had a fierce glint in their eyes, making her fear that they might lose control and come up to attack them.

Moreover, because of the guilt she felt for supposedly having killed someone, Zeng Xiaoxiao was so terrified that she even forgot that Xiao Yi by her side was quite capable in a fight. If it really came to blows, they might not need to be afraid of them.

"What, do you guys want to resort to force, go for straightforward extortion?"

Looking at the group crowding around them, Xiao Yi’s face showed not the slightest hint of fear. He coldly observed them, the corners of his eyes tinged with derision as he spoke in a casual tone, and meanwhile, he gently patted Zeng Xiaoxiao on the shoulder, signaling her not to be afraid, not to be nervous.

From the moment he realized they were caught in a trap, Xiao Yi had completely seen through the whole event, and had immediately concluded that the so-called onlookers were all in collusion. This area was already fairly secluded, and there weren’t many cars passing by, thus there truly were no bystanders. Additionally, the sudden appearance of so many onlookers immediately after the accident was abnormal, especially given how gory the incident was, yet they seemed unfazed, some even chattering away or showing a schadenfreude expression.

All these were obvious flaws in the scam, which had similarly been overlooked by Xiao Yi. Once he discovered the truth, all these details surfaced.

Therefore, he wasn’t the least bit surprised by these people crowding around.

As for feeling flustered by these people, that was even less likely. With this rabble, even if their numbers doubled, they could not make him feel scared.

At a certain realm, the tactic of overwhelming numbers loses all meaning, and besides, there weren’t that many of them, just over a dozen or so.

"Extortion? Kid, watch your language. It’s only right and natural to repay a life with money!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yi’s words, the expression on the man’s face next to him froze for a moment, betraying a momentary falter as he looked at Xiao Yi. Could it be that this kid had seen through their scheme?

But his mouth remained defiant, "We are all law-abiding citizens, don’t try to slander us!"

"Law-abiding citizens?"

Hearing this guy still daring to be obstinate, trying to continue the act even now, Xiao Yi’s lips couldn’t help curving up in scorn, "I’ve really never heard of fraudsters and extortionists claiming to be law-abiding before. I wonder which country’s laws you abide by? In which country is deception and extortion legal?"

"Kid, what do you mean by that!"

Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, the man’s complexion completely changed.

"Brat, you can eat nonsense, but watch your tongue... "

"Do you have no compassion anymore? Running over someone and still accusing them of extortion, why are you city folks so cunning..."

"You brat, just spit it out, are you paying or not? If you don’t pay, I’ll smash your car!"

"..."

Those who were originally onlookers, now surrounded them, their expressions also changing suddenly, some of them had even raised the hoes in their hands, looking at Xiao Yi and Zeng Xiaoxiao with a threatening air.

"This..."

Even if Zeng Xiaoxiao was slow to react, by now she had finally started to understand, her expression one of shock and doubt as she looked at Xiao Yi.

"Little girl, don’t worry, you didn’t kill anyone, there’s no burden to bear, heh."

Seeing Zeng Xiaoxiao look his way, a faint smile appeared on Xiao Yi’s face. He had seen the genuine panic and guilt in her eyes earlier; he knew that Zeng Xiaoxiao had thought she hit someone and had been carrying the guilt.

"But..."

Zeng Xiaoxiao still looked uncertain and incredulous as she looked at Xiao Yi, then glanced at the person laying on the ground. She really hoped that she hadn’t hit anyone, but if that person was lying there looking dead, and it wasn’t her doing, then who did it, and how could it be explained?

"That person isn’t dead; he’s just pretending to be dead on the ground. The blood on him isn’t human blood, it’s something like chicken blood," Xiao Yi calmly looked at the seemingly pitiful man on the ground and explained to Zeng Xiaoxiao.

"Ah?"

Listening to Xiao Yi’s explanation, the man beside him and those surrounding them couldn’t hold back their expressions any longer, finally realizing that this kid had indeed seen through their setup—they even knew about the fake blood!

And Zeng Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise, unable to imagine that all of this was fake, still somewhat incredulous on her face, "You’re saying... he was playing dead there?"

"Exactly, if you don’t believe me, I’ll go over and kick him, and then you’ll see for yourself."

Xiao Yi nodded and watched Zeng Xiaoxiao, still looking a bit confused until now, it was no wonder to him, not because she wasn’t smart, but because this group of people were no ordinary swindlers. Their setup was too experienced. Look at that con man on the ground; he’s practically a professional actor. Even now, he can lie there calmly. Initially, even he, who had traveled far and wide and seen countless violent scenes in the Jianghu, was deceived, let alone Zeng Xiaoxiao, the flower grown in a greenhouse? How could she have imagined how malicious the world could be, how flashy these tricks were?

After Xiao Yi finished speaking, he prepared to pretend to walk towards the man lying in the pool of blood.

But before he could make a move, the man who had been motionless stood up directly, looking sinisterly at Xiao Yi, "Kid, I didn’t expect you to see through our meticulous plan. We really misjudged you!"

"Oh! So you guys... you really were deceiving me, you..."

Seeing the man who was ’dead’ suddenly stand up, Xiaoxiao’s eyes widened in complete shock. Only at this moment did she finally fully believe Xiao Yi’s words and understood everything. Immediately, a great wave of anger filled her heart, her cute, round face turned red, her eyes showed a mix of excitement and rage as she pointed a finger at the group of men, biting her teeth...

But because she was too choked up with anger, she couldn’t utter a single curse.

"Heh heh, silly girl, who told you to be so naive? This guy next to you is far smarter than you!"

The man beside her, seeing that the whole situation had been laid bare, no longer maintained those pointless pretenses, looking at Zeng Xiaoxiao, who was so angry that she couldn’t even speak, and smirking with a sense of triumph emerged on his face.

Too naive?

Hearing the man’s words, Zeng Xiaoxiao felt as if her lungs were about to explode with anger.

This bastard was actually calling her naive?

When had she ever been treated like this since she was young? Her intelligence had always been the pride of her family. Everywhere she went, everyone praised her smarts—who dared to call her naive?

Even if they called her ugly, bad, or fierce... mentioned any of her faults, no one had ever called her naive... nor dared to...

This freak of a guy not only deceived her, almost making her believe she had killed someone, but now he was actually telling her she was too naive...

Xiaoxiao’s eyes turned bloodshot as she almost wished she could tear this despicable guy to pieces right there and then, no, he was bad, ugly, and vile, his flesh must also be dirty and stinky, she wouldn’t even accept it as food, she wanted to skin him alive and then chop up his flesh to feed the dogs!

The more Xiaoxiao thought about it, the angrier and more wronged she felt, seething inside, ready to call on Xiao Yi to help her teach this bastard a good lesson. But just as she was about to speak up, Xiao Yi had already begun talking.

"She’s not naive, she just didn’t expect the world to have people with such malicious hearts as you!"

Xiao Yi’s face remained calm as he looked at the man with a smug sneer, "Do you know how I saw through your scheme?"

"How did you see through it?"

At Xiao Yi’s question, almost everyone’s eyes turned toward him. Indeed, that was a question every one of them wanted to know, especially the man who had just stood up from the pool of blood, who was visibly curious.

Even Xiaoxiao momentarily set aside her inner rage, looking at Xiao Yi with a hint of curiosity. She too wanted to know how Xiao Yi had uncovered their ruse, as even someone as clever as she had failed to notice it until now.

"Because of her."

Xiao Yi pointed at Zeng Xiaoxiao.

"Because of her?"

Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, everyone looked puzzled, growing even more curious. It was obvious that Zeng Xiaoxiao had understood only after Xiao Yi told her—how could it be because of her?

------------------------------------(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.)