Work Prophet
Chapter 313 - 71: No Crying

Chapter 313: Chapter 71: No Crying

Wang Kai initially resisted, relying on his anger to fiercely stand against Li Yu, but gradually, his punches slowed down, their force becoming softer and softer, landing on Li Yu’s body without causing pain or itching.

What was more important was that Wang Kai started to feel fear.

He always considered himself fearless, relying on his ruthlessness; he had been involved in fights from childhood, winning more than losing. Even when facing people bigger and stronger than himself, he could hold his ground, sometimes even overpowering them in terms of momentum.

But this time, the opponent he faced was different from all the others.

Li Yu seemed on the surface just an ordinary office worker, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, likely only engaging in some aerobic exercise at the gym, without any training in boxing or combat.

One could tell from the way Li Yu threw his punches; even they lacked technique.

What truly chilled Wang Kai to the bone was the indifference that Li Yu displayed.

During the fight, Li Yu wasn’t roaring with anger like him, nor was he spouting any fierce threats.

On the contrary, he was entirely calm throughout, as if what he was doing now was as commonplace as going to Starbucks for a coffee or buying a pancake from a stall on the street.

Moreover, this guy didn’t protect himself at all while fighting, exhibiting disregard for life, completely indifferent to his own survival.

Such a person, of course, wouldn’t care about the lives of others, either.

For a moment, Wang Kai truly felt that Li Yu might kill both him and Song Xiaofei, so he was honestly scared.

On top of that, the excruciating pain coming from his broken nose made him cry out loud, then he pleaded, "Don’t, please don’t kill me, I can give you as much money as you want!"

"Stop crying," Li Yu said, then grabbed Wang Kai’s collar and punched him in the nose again.

Wang Kai was in so much pain that his limbs started to twitch, but he didn’t dare cry out loud again; he could only whimper quietly, even accidentally swallowing a tooth that had fallen out.

Li Yu was also tired by then and decided to take a break in the middle of the fight. He loosened his tie and asked, "Do you know why I’m hitting you?"

"We know, we know," Wang Kai hastily replied. "We shouldn’t have messed with you before."

"Hm?"

"Oh, and... We also shouldn’t have provoked you with words before."

"Nope, it has nothing to do with those. I just simply find you guys unpleasant to look at."

"......"

Wang Kai was dumbfounded because that sounded more like something small-time thugs like them would say.

"The first time I met you guys, I found you unpleasant," Li Yu said. "My mood was perfectly fine that day, but seeing you was like stepping in dog crap."

"Ordinary people don’t want to provoke you guys because the law seems more like a remedial measure after the fact. Getting into conflicts with you isn’t worth it. Take that night, for example, even if someone called the cops and got you all arrested afterward, it would be too late because I would already be dead by then.

"And with lesser things, such as verbal threats, insults, stalking... as long as it’s not too serious, the police won’t bother. At most, you get a verbal warning. You scumbags act as if you couldn’t care less about being boiled alive like a dead pig, and even after being locked up for a few months, once released, you’d still continue as before.

"And it’s not just you guys. It’s the same with those refusing to move their cars out of other people’s parking spots, the people who owe money but don’t pay it back, and even dealing with something as trivial as a leaking ceiling in the apartment above me. You go to the property management, the neighborhood committee, lawyers, the courts—and find after all the hassle, the problem remains unsolved.

"It really is... like you guys have found a bug in the system. But no worries, I’ve become a bug too, a bug meant to deal specifically with garbage like you." Feeling sufficiently rested, Li Yu then punched Wang Kai right in the stomach.

The latter only felt a severe pain in his stomach and fell to the ground, dry retching in agony. Then, he stretched his left hand into his pocket and quietly took out his cell phone, wanting to call the police, but then Li Yu kicked the cell phone out of his reach.

"How impolite, I wasn’t finished talking,"

said Li Yu, "You can also try to call for help, but I can guarantee that I’ll throw you off the building before anyone else arrives."

"You won’t do that; if you kill us, you’ll be sentenced," Song Xiaofei interjected.

"Who says," Li Yu replied, stretching out his palm.

Wang Kai thought Li Yu was going to hit him again and, terrified, scrambled a meter away on the ground.

But Li Yu only placed his palm in front of them and then turned on the flashlight function of his cell phone, shining it on his palm.

"See, the wound from before is gone, not just here," Li Yu said as he unbuttoned his shirt to reveal his abdomen.

There was not a single wound there either.

"I cannot be killed. After killing you, I can just kill myself, and then I’ll come back to life, move somewhere else, and keep living," Li Yu explained, "The police won’t chase down a dead person.

"You guys might be all that in this version, but me," Li Yu paused, "I am invincible in this version."

Song Xiaofei and Wang Kai were completely dumbfounded.

The events that had transpired tonight had completely surpassed their understanding.

Li Yu rebuttoned his shirt and glanced at the fifty yuan in his hand, "Any questions?"

Wang Kai shivered, not harboring a single thought of resistance; alongside Song Xiaofei, they kept kowtowing and begging,

"We realize our mistake, we truly do; please spare us, don’t throw us off the building. We were blind not to recognize Mount Tai; you can hit us, scold us, just don’t kill us—we... we’ll be your underlings from now on."

"I’m not running a waste disposal site here, why would I want two pieces of trash like you."

"Then... then we can... give you money?" Wang Kai added.

Li Yu simply looked at them indifferently, until finally, it was Song Xiaofei who quickly responded, "From now on, we’ll definitely turn over a new leaf, be reborn!"

"Exactly, exactly," Wang Kai echoed eagerly, "You just give us another chance, from now on we’ll definitely spread truth, goodness, and beauty, promoting positive energy to build that... harmonious society."

"How do you plan to do that?"

Both were at a loss for words; they’d done plenty of bad things but were novices at good deeds. However, under the threat of death, Wang Kai finally had a burst of inspiration and blurted out, "Volunteers, we’ll become volunteers!"

Inspired, Song Xiaofei was not to be outdone, "We can also donate to critically ill patients! Help old ladies across the street, go..."

"To remote areas to teach."

"Forget teaching, didn’t you two just graduate high school?" said Li Yu, "Start by apologizing to everyone you’ve bullied, with sincerity. Record your apologies and send them to me. I’ll be doing spot checks and follow-ups."

"Yes, yes, yes," the two agreed without hesitation.

"Let me be clear, your lives are only temporarily in your hands. If I hear about you doing anything bad again... even if you flee abroad, I’ll buy a plane ticket to come kill you."