flstandardbreds Chapter 160 Paying murder to kill someone
Chapter 160 Paying murder to kill someone
Chapter 160 Hiring a Killer
For the next few days, Xiao Chong had a very leisurely time. Every day, he would go to the school on time to listen to Master Wang teach some basic cultivation courses. After school, he would return to his newly rented house and then stuff all the knowledge he had learned into Fatty and the others.
As for how much one can comprehend, he doesn't care; it all depends on each person's comprehension. However, with Long Wu, this guy who loves to teach, around, he doesn't need to worry too much. Long Wu can understand many things as soon as he hears them, and he can even draw inferences and apply what he's learned to other situations.
There was no way around it; Long Wu had at least some experience in the Immortal Realm before, so these basic things were naturally no challenge for him. Although he couldn't use immortal techniques now that he was on the Tianyun Continent, his combat experience was incredibly rich, a fact that even Xiao Chong was somewhat envious of.
The academy was just as it had been the day before. Master Wang was known for his good temper. After each lecture, he would leave the classroom and leave the major and minor matters of the class to Xiao Chong, while he himself enjoyed his leisure.
Fortunately, after the battle in the canteen, Xiao Chong's position as the leader of the gang was established, and no students came out to obstruct him when he was carrying out his duties.
Now, when these students see Xiao Chong, they are all very respectful and follow his lead in everything they do.
Of course, this is only on the surface; in reality, they are brewing an even bigger storm.
In their eyes, Xiao Chong was just a country bumpkin. Although his fighting ability was indeed slightly higher than theirs, they thought he could sit securely in the position of leader and control them in everything. But there was no such easy way to do that.
The most resentful of them all was naturally Ma Lusheng, the thin, long-faced student. He had been thoroughly humiliated by Xiao Chong in the cafeteria, and it would be hard to believe he didn't harbor resentment.
Physical injuries are secondary. Although these students are not from the most prestigious aristocratic families, they are still from first-class clans. Which one of them doesn't have some healing elixirs?
The fact that flesh and blood were blown off his arm was a minor matter; a little medicine to promote bone and muscle regeneration could fix it. But how could the immense psychological trauma caused by such a humiliating incident as picking up leftovers from the ground in public be so easily healed?
Therefore, taking advantage of Xiao Chong's absence, Ma Lusheng gathered all the students together. Now, apart from Xiao Chong, the other students all follow Ma Lusheng's lead in doing things, not because they are afraid of him, but because everyone feels guilty.
They had agreed to give Xiao Chong a hard time, but when the time came, everyone backed down, leaving Ma Lusheng to take the blame alone. As a result, no one could stand up to him.
"Brother Ma, is there something you need from us today?" one of the students asked.
Ma Lusheng said with a gloomy face, "Are you all really willing to let that country bumpkin Xiao Chong take away your positions as leaders?"
"Of course I'm not willing to accept this," someone replied angrily after furtively glancing around to make sure Xiao Chong wouldn't hear them.
Ma Lusheng nodded and said, "How about we join forces to cripple him? Although the academy rules forbid us from killing him, we still need to get revenge for what happened last time!"
“But we really can’t beat him. How about… we find a secluded place and sneakily knock him out?” one student suggested.
"No way, with that country bumpkin's physique, even if you broke a hundred clubs, you probably wouldn't be able to hurt him," someone retorted.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"I don't know either, but a sudden blow to the head is definitely not an option. Besides, it's too unskilled and beneath our dignity."
"Brother Ma, why don't you make the decision?"
After much discussion, the group still couldn't come up with a feasible plan, so they all turned their attention to Lawyer Ma.
Mr. Ma was also very troubled.
As everyone said, he couldn't beat him in a fight. That guy's body could only be described as freakish. Although his martial arts skills were inferior to his own, his strong physique allowed him to completely overwhelm him.
Hitting someone with a club is also inappropriate. A regular club would break the opponent in one blow, but if everyone rushed in and hacked the guy to pieces, that would be against school rules.
Moreover, even if the family background is used to smooth things over after dismemberment, who knows if the other party might drag them down with them in the chaos?
After much thought, Ma Lusheng was at a loss.
Seeing that the person in charge remained silent, the trainees grew impatient and one of them couldn't help but urge, "What's going on? Brother Ma, at least come up with a plan. Otherwise, just wasting time here isn't a solution."
"Maybe we should just let it go?" someone suggested weakly in a low voice, wanting to back out.
The others glanced at the man, but no one spoke in agreement. However, their involuntary, slight nods betrayed the inner turmoil they were experiencing.
"We absolutely cannot let him get away with this!" Ma Lusheng felt a surge of anxiety upon seeing everyone nod in agreement.
Perhaps it was a sudden inspiration, but he actually came up with a solution. He gathered everyone around him and whispered, "How about this, I have a fellow townsman from the same village, with whom I've usually had a fairly good relationship."
This person is also at Qingfeng Academy, but he enrolled two years before us and has already reached the level of a martial artist. How about we ask him to cripple that bastard Xiao Chong this time?
"Hiring someone to commit murder? But would that person help out for no reason?" Some people had doubts.
“Of course we won’t let him do it for nothing. We’re all wealthy, we can use spirit stones to pave the way,” said Ma Lusheng.
"Do we need to spend more money? How much would that be enough?" This is obviously a question that everyone is concerned about.
Ma Lusheng held up five fingers and said, "That person is a martial artist. We definitely can't hire him for less than 500,000 spirit stones."
After he finished speaking, the other students seemed less enthusiastic, so he persuaded them again: "Actually, it's not that much. If we split it among so many of us, it's less than 50,000 yuan per person."
"That's true, then let's spread it out." Someone agreed and took out a Yuanli card from their pocket.
Yuanli cards are the most convenient to use. Unlike Xiao Chong, who has a spatial artifact like the Purple Cloud Cauldron, they can't carry a large number of Yuan Stones with them when they go out. Therefore, they settle all transactions with Yuanli cards.
The group acted quickly, and in just a short while, they had raised more than 400,000 yuan. Seeing that they were less than 100,000 yuan short, they all turned their attention to Lawyer Ma.
Someone suggested, "We all look to Brother Ma as the leader, so how about Brother Ma fills in the rest?"
"Yes, that's the proper way."
Ma Lusheng answered decisively and without any hesitation. However, just as he reached into his pocket, he suddenly blushed and said, "I spent all the allowance I received from home this month on clothes for that bastard Xiao Chong, so I'm a little short on cash. How about... how about you classmates lend me some money first, and I'll pay you back next month?"
So you didn't have the money? Then why come up with such a terrible idea? If we've already covered all the expenses for you, what are we supposed to spend? Everyone looked at Lawyer Ma with a mixture of disapproval and grumbling.