Volume 3 Chapter 79: My Rival Is the Real Mastermind!
The scene quickly became very chaotic.
But something Lin Lin did not expect, while she was hiding in the back and waiting to take advantage at the right time, was this…
These men in black were… really strong.
Even though they had fewer people, each of them fought like a war god. In a direct fight, one of them could easily handle two or even three opponents.
And the other side were martial arts students! At least they were from a martial arts dojo!
Lin Lin stared with her mouth open.
Soon, the people from the dojo were being pushed back and beaten badly by the men in black.
Just then—
“Bang!”
Someone was thrown out.
Lin Lin quickly stepped aside. The person landed at her feet and could not stand up again.
She looked down in worry.
It was… Chen Xianglong.
Wow.
What a coincidence.
“Hehehe~ Brother Long? Weren’t you just looking for me?” the girl said with a “kind” smile.
Chen Xianglong looked like he had seen a ghost and tried to crawl away.
Lin Lin stepped on his back and then—
“Ora ora ora ora—!”
………………
The fight lasted more than ten minutes before it finally came close to ending.
The dojo’s thugs were pushed back again and again by the men in black. In the end, they were all knocked down.
Of course, the men in black were not completely unharmed. Some of them were clearly injured.
But very few of them were knocked down.
The difference in strength was obvious.
The leader of the men in black looked around and saw that things were almost finished. He turned to look at Gao Liang, who had a small scratch on his face.
Gao Liang pointed at the signboard hanging at the entrance.
The leader nodded.
He went to the van, brought out a ladder, climbed up, and took down the signboard.
At that moment, Lin Lin looked around carefully.
She threw Chen Xianglong aside.
Now! This was her chance!
Like a bird waiting behind a hunter, this was the perfect time to take all the benefits!
She rushed toward the leader of the men in black.
Her plan was simple.
Let the men in black defeat the dojo thugs first.
Then defeat these tired men one by one.
Finally, take the signboard!
In one quick step, she closed the distance and threw a punch.
The man in black reacted quickly and grabbed her wrist.
In a split second, her wrist was tightly held, and she could not move.
But just like before with Chen Xianglong, a strange and powerful force suddenly struck the man’s arm.
He felt sharp pain and quickly let go.
Everything happened too fast.
The man in black did not even understand what had hit him. He thought it was just her punch.
He quickly stepped back and looked at the girl in shock.
Her? How could she hurt him with such power?
He stared at her thin wrist. Is this even possible?
There was no way her small arm could create that kind of strength.
And on Lin Lin’s side…
When her punch did not knock him down, she started to sweat nervously.
W-wait…
What is going on?
This man actually managed to withstand one of her punches?
“Hey, wait—no!”
While the two were facing each other, Gao Liang quickly ran over. He stood in front of Lin Lin, who had just attacked, and waved his hand at the man in black.
“It’s a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!” he explained again and again.
Then he quickly turned around, put a hand on Lin Lin’s shoulder, and said,
“They’re on our side, Lin Lin! I asked them to come help us!”
“Eh?”
Lin Lin froze.
“Y-you called for help?”
“Of course!”
“Th-then… these men in black are with us?”
“They’re with us! So why were you fighting them?!”
“I… I didn’t know!” Lin Lin’s face turned red with embarrassment. She had almost beaten up the people who came to help her. She thought this was some kind of gang fight between two bad groups.
“Seriously! If you told me someone was coming to help, I would have waited! Then I wouldn’t need to fight myself, and I wouldn’t need to spend popularity points to exchange for—”
“Exchange for what?” Gao Liang blinked in confusion.
Lin Lin suddenly realized what she was saying and quickly shook her head.
“N-nothing! But why didn’t you tell me earlier?!”
“I thought you would figure it out! Who can fight dozens of people with just two people? Even a Super Saiyan can’t do that… oh wait, maybe you could.”
Gao Liang paused, remembering how strong she had just been.
“No, but from the beginning I planned to call for help! I… guess I forgot to say it clearly. But I kept telling you to wait, didn’t I?”
“Hmm…”
Lin Lin lowered her head.
This guy always forgets to explain things clearly.
“Anyway, forget it. Lin Lin, I’m sorry. It’s my fault that you misunderstood.”
Gao Liang turned around and apologized to the man in black.
“Sorry, brother. My friend didn’t mean it. She misunderstood. It’s my responsibility. Are you okay?”
“I’m fine,” the man in black said with a bitter smile, shaking his head. “It’s just that… that little girl is really strong.”
“Cough… sorry…” Lin Lin also stepped forward and apologized.
The man in black nodded. The surprise attack was forgotten.
But…
Lin Lin’s eyes soon moved to the signboard in his hands.
The man in black looked at Gao Liang.
Gao Liang reached out, took the signboard, and handed it to Lin Lin.
“So, what do you want to do with this thing?”
He tilted his head.
Lin Lin thought for a moment.
Then—
She lifted the signboard and smashed it in half with her knee!
“Hmph! What ‘Mountain Sun Group’? Trash!”
Finally, after all this trouble, the girl let out a long breath.
She sat down near the entrance and rested for a while. On her task screen, it showed that she had completed half of the mission.
It seemed that the challenge was successful.
After a while, Gao Liang came back and stood next to her.
Suddenly, Lin Lin remembered a big problem.
“Hey, Gao Liang… did we make this too big? Will we get arrested?”
“Hmm, you’re only thinking about that now?” Gao Liang smiled slightly and joked, “Yes, yes. They’re going to send you to a juvenile detention center. But it’s okay. I can use my connections and visit you every day~”
“Eh—what?!” Lin Lin’s heart, which had just calmed down, became nervous again.
“W-will we really get arrested? And why would only you visit me? Wouldn’t you get arrested too? We’re partners in crime! Partners, okay? You’re not allowed to run away!”
She quickly grabbed his arm and refused to let go.
“This guy is the real mastermind! I’m just an accomplice!”