69: Chapter 69 Cripples Chen Hu

Seeing this, a cold smile curled on Qin Yi's lips. He tossed the steel pipe in his hand lightly and assumed the Three-Body Stance, the starting position of Xingyi Quan. His muscles tensed at that moment, like a fierce beast ready to pounce.

Then, he slightly curled his palm and looked at Chen Hu with a provocative glint in his eyes. "Come on, Chen Hu, let me see just how badass you really are!" Qin Yi's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable mockery. Each word felt like a heavy hammer striking Chen Hu's heart.

Looking at Qin Yi's steady Aura, which was as solid as a mountain, Chen Hu knew that Qin Yi was definitely a trained fighter. This was something he hadn't expected. Combined with what Brother Dao of the Magic Capital had revealed about Qin Yi last night, he suddenly felt a bit faint-hearted, and a deep sense of regret welled up within him.

Although he had dabbled in many things—Boxing, Muay Thai, Sanda, and Mixed Martial Arts—he had only scratched the surface and never mastered their essence.

Usually, he just put on a front before his underlings. Relying on his aggressive and ruthless nature, he commanded respect and fear from them, but in reality, he was incredibly cowardly.

But with so many onlookers around, how could he easily show weakness? If he chickened out before the fight even started, how could he lead his men in the future?

He could only grit his teeth, thinking of striking first. Thus, he steeled himself and charged at Qin Yi.

He lunged forward with a sudden burst of power from his legs, his body moving like a swift leopard. A straight punch aimed directly at Qin Yi's face, accompanied by the whistling of the wind.

However, Qin Yi simply tilted his body slightly, easily dodging the seemingly fierce but actually clumsy strike.

At the same time, a cold smile played on Qin Yi's lips, as if he were watching an utterly boring performance.

"Too slow! Too weak!" Qin Yi shook his head, dismissively critiquing Chen Hu's skills. Though his voice was calm, it dripped with unconcealed mockery. The way he looked at Chen Hu was as if he were looking at a mere clown!

"Fuck you!" Seeing Qin Yi's contemptuous gaze and hearing his dismissive mockery, Chen Hu was consumed by rage. He cursed loudly, then spun around, launching a sweeping kick toward Qin Yi's lower body with a sharp whistle, hoping to regain some face.

However, Qin Yi only smiled faintly and leaped lightly, easily dodging the attack.

"I thought you were something special, but it turns out you're just a silver-coated wax spearhead—all show and no substance!" Qin Yi looked at Chen Hu with even more disdain, mocking him.

"You little bastard, I'm going to kill you today!" Chen Hu roared in fury and charged at Qin Yi again like an enraged beast.

After those two moves, Qin Yi had gauged Chen Hu's depth and didn't bother dealing with this fool any longer.

He stepped back with his right foot, sank his shoulders, and dropped his elbows. His hands, eyes, body, and footwork coordinated perfectly. The root, middle, and tip sections moved in unison, flowing through every joint. His shoulders drove his elbows, and his elbows drove his hands. A 'Cannon Fist' was unleashed like a shell from a barrel. The air seemed to be torn apart by the punch, letting out a sharp whistle.

"Bang!"

The two fists collided. Immediately after, Chen Hu let out a scream of "Ah..." and stumbled back several steps. He clutched his numbed arm with his other hand, staring at Qin Yi with a look of shock and suspicion.

Having just traded a punch with Qin Yi, Chen Hu felt as if he had struck a steel plate. The recoil force made his arm ache intensely.

However, what Chen Hu didn't know was that Qin Yi had used less than twenty percent of his strength in that punch. If Qin Yi had truly gone all out, Chen Hu's hand would likely have been destroyed!

Qin Yi hadn't used his full strength partly because he wasn't sure of his own current power and partly because he only wanted to vent some frustration for his father, not actually kill the man.

After all, he still needed to get the name of the mastermind behind the acquisition of Huajian Steel from Chen Hu's mouth.

Last night, Qin Yi had looked up news about Huajian Steel online. The person who signed the acquisition contract was a lawyer named Wang Ming, who was just an agent. He hadn't found out who the mastermind was. Therefore, he wanted to use Chen Hu to find clues about this person behind the scenes.

Chen Hu clutched his injured arm with his other hand, looking like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He glared at Qin Yi and shouted angrily, "You fucking dare to hurt me!"

Qin Yi shook his wrist as if nothing had happened. His voice was full of mockery and disdain as he sneered, "I told you that you were too weak. I only used thirty percent of my strength, and you're already done for? Besides, didn't you attack first? You're the one whose skills are inferior; who else are you going to blame?"

"Fine, fine, fine. Kid, you've got guts!"

As Chen Hu spoke, he glanced at his subordinates nearby, then noticed Qin Yi's parents hiding to the side. A sinister smile appeared on his face as he shouted, "Kid, so what if you're strong? I can't beat you one-on-one, but I have more people! Everyone, get him! I don't believe this kid can protect both his parents by himself? Beat them ruthlessly! If they die, I'll take the blame!"

Hearing this, the lackeys picked up their steel pipes and locked their gazes on Qin Jianye and Wu Xiuhua behind Qin Yi. Seeing this, Qin Yi narrowed his eyes and stared at Chen Hu, saying coldly, "Chen Hu, you really are fucking shameless!"

Without another word, Qin Yi executed a 'Fierce Tiger Exits the Cave.' His left foot stepped forward, his right foot pushed off, his left fist retracted to his waist, and his right fist struck toward Chen Hu's heart with the sound of tearing air.

This punch was even more powerful than the previous 'Cannon Fist.' Panicking, Chen Hu ignored his pain and hurriedly raised his arm to block.

But a crisp 'crack' was heard as the arm he had just used to clash with Qin Yi's fist snapped at a shocking angle.

The pale white bone broke in the middle of his forearm, piercing through the flesh. Blood immediately gushed out.

He let out a scream of agony, his face filled with pain and terror. Seeing this, the lackeys turned pale with fright. They all dropped their steel pipes, no longer daring to act out. They huddled around Chen Hu, concerned about their boss's injury.

Seeing this, Qin Yi was actually a bit stunned. He raised his fist and examined it in disbelief, thinking to himself, "Damn, is my strength really this great? I broke his bone with a single punch?"

What Qin Yi didn't know was that once one's strength entered the Mingjin Stage, their physical strength was no longer something an ordinary person could withstand.

In the Early Stage of Mingjin, a single punch possessed a hundred catties of force. If one reached the Peak of Clear Strength and struck with full power, a single punch could carry a ton of force. Coupled with Qin Yi's already Peak six-dimensional attributes, his strength was even more formidable than that of other Martial Artists in the same Realm.

Although Qin Yi had only used thirty percent of his strength in that last punch, if Chen Hu hadn't blocked it, it would have been enough to kill him.

At this moment, Chen Hu sat on the ground, wailing in pain while looking at Qin Yi in terror. Seeing Qin Yi's expression, he thought the boy was going to attack again and immediately begged in tears, "Brother... Brother, I was blind not to recognize your greatness. Please, be the bigger man and forgive me. Don't hit me anymore, don't hit me..."

Qin Jianye, worried that his son might have caused serious trouble, quickly hurried to Qin Yi's side and urged anxiously, "Son, let it go. He's already like this. It won't be easy to settle things if someone dies." "Sigh, don't worry, Dad. I know what I'm doing!" Qin Yi sighed and told Qin Jianye.

Then, he took two steps forward. Chen Hu and his lackeys, now fearing Qin Yi like a tiger, all retreated.

Qin Yi stood before Chen Hu, crouched down, and grabbed Chen Hu's broken hand to examine the injury. Seeing that it hadn't hit an artery, he felt slightly relieved and said deeply, "It's fine. It didn't hit a major artery. If you get medical attention in time, your life shouldn't be in danger!"

With his arm held by Qin Yi, Chen Hu was miserable, but he didn't dare to resist. He could only grit his teeth and continue to beg for mercy, "Brother... Brother, the money your father owes... I, I don't want it anymore, okay? Please, have mercy and let me go..."

"Don't worry, didn't I say before? I won't owe you a single cent!" As Qin Yi spoke, he let go of Chen Hu's broken arm and then grabbed Chen Hu's clothes, forcefully tearing them into strips of cloth. While using the strips to tightly bind the upper part of Chen Hu's arm, he continued in a deep voice, "There. This should hold you until you get to the hospital."

After finishing, Qin Yi stood up, clapped his hands, and pulled the bank card out of his pocket again. He waved it at Chen Hu and said, "Now that the fight is over, I've vented some frustration for my dad. As for your medical bills, I'm not responsible for those; you'll have to cover them yourselves. As for the money my family owes you... let's swipe the card!"

Seeing that everyone remained motionless, Qin Yi reminded them again, "If you don't want to die, hurry up. Although it didn't hit an artery, it's still dangerous if you keep bleeding like this."

Chen Hu was the type who valued money as much as his life, but even with pea-sized beads of sweat on his forehead and pale lips, he still gestured to a nearby lackey and ordered weakly, "What are you standing there for! Swipe the card!"

Along with the 'beep-beep-beep' sound of a successful transaction, the lackey respectfully handed Qin Jianye's loan contract back to Qin Yi.

Then, the lackeys helped Chen Hu up. He looked at Qin Yi with lingering fear and said with a trembling voice, "Qin Yi, I... I'll remember you! I will definitely repay this debt of a broken arm in the future!"

"Whatever! Use whatever means you want!" Qin Yi shrugged and smiled indifferently. Then his expression darkened, and he said deeply, "But I'm warning you! If you ever dare to target my family again, next time, it won't be as simple as a broken arm!"

"Humph!" Chen Hu snorted coldly, then called out to his lackeys, "What the fuck are you all still standing there for! Get me to the hospital!"

"Wait!" Just as everyone was about to leave, Qin Yi spoke up once more.

Chen Hu stopped and looked at Qin Yi, feeling faint-hearted. He asked with a trembling voice, "What, are you going to go back on your word?"

"Don't worry, I'm not as shameless as you!" Qin Yi walked up to Chen Hu and asked in a low voice, "There's something I almost forgot to ask you. Who is the mastermind behind the acquisition of Huajian Steel Company? Give me a name, and I'll let you leave immediately!"

Chen Hu looked troubled. After a moment of hesitation, he continued, "It's not... Brother Qin, I wasn't involved in the acquisition of Huajian Steel. I don't know who the mastermind behind it is."

As Chen Hu spoke, he looked at Qin Jianye not far away and explained further, "Brother Qin, it was your father who approached me in the beginning. He said Huajian Steel was having operational difficulties and urgently needed a bridge loan, wanting to use Huajian Steel's equity as collateral. I figured that since Huajian Steel was such a large enterprise, there shouldn't be any risk, so I agreed. But who would have thought that when the repayment deadline arrived, your father didn't have the money? Coincidentally, a man claiming to be a lawyer found me at that time, saying he had a way to help me get the money back. So I took him to find Qin... your father... I really wasn't involved in the acquisition of Huajian Steel..."

Qin Yi looked at Chen Hu and smiled coldly. "Chen Hu, you don't want to tell the truth, do you? How much are Huajian Steel's total assets worth? You'd lend fifty million just for ten percent of the equity?! Chen Hu, are you running an Underground Bank or a charity? You'd dare to lend money to a company that even banks won't give loans to?"

Chen Hu's eyes flickered, and he continued to argue through gritted teeth, "Brother Qin, I swear to God, I really don't know who the person who bought the Huajian Steel Plant is. Oh, right, isn't the Huajian Steel Plant already acquired? If you want to know who bought it, can't you just check the buyer's name?"

Qin Yi sneered. "Are you talking about that lawyer named Wang Ming? Don't lie to me. I've checked; he's just an agent! Him? He doesn't have the ability to acquire Huajian Steel!"

"Then I don't know. Anyway, he was the one who found me. As for who he was acting for, I'm not clear on that. Or you could go ask that lawyer."

Qin Yi stared into Chen Hu's eyes. Seeing them darting around, he knew the man was definitely lying, but he pretended to believe him and nodded. "Fine. Since you don't know, then leave. But remember, don't ever trouble my family again!"

"Yes, yes, I'll remember!" Chen Hu hurriedly responded. Then, supported by his lackeys, he fled the Qin Family's small courtyard in a sorry state.

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Watching the group of thugs flee from the Qin Family's small courtyard like stray dogs, with their leader in a particularly miserable state—his arm wrapped in cloth but still bleeding profusely—the alley he ran through was marked by a trail of shocking bloodstains.

The watching villagers were all stunned. Meanwhile, the youngsters who had been standing on the rooftops recording the whole thing were screaming in excitement at the thugs' pathetic state, finding it more thrilling than a movie.

"Brother Yi is badass! Brother Yi is mighty!"

"Big brother, you're like you've got a cheat code! That was so badass!"

"Exactly! Big brother, your kung fu is amazing! Take me as your disciple; I want to learn a few moves too, so I can walk tall in the village and see who dares to bully me again!"

"Hey, you little brat, when did you sneakily climb onto the roof? Get down here right now, and be careful not to fall!" An old man in front of the small courtyard looked at his grandson standing on the roof and couldn't help but scold him.

Standing in the courtyard, Qin Yi looked toward the neighboring roof at the sound and called out with a smile, "Stay safe, don't fall off!"

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