Chapter 20: The Four Sects of Shangcheng (1/2)

Xu Cheng casually walked down the stairs, waving towards those five thugs with colorful hair that were standing by the stairs.

Soon, with the people who were waiting by the elevator, nine people immediately came over and surrounded him. Since the target already noticed them, then the “bag his head and beat him up” method wasn’t going to work. They had no choice but to give a “kindly reminder” instead.

The one leading the pact was a fatty nicknamed Brother Bao, which literally means Leopard. He came over chewing gum and said with a faint smile, “Officer Xu, right?”

Xu Cheng just stood there, not answering.

The Bao guy recognized Xu Cheng’s level by his badge right away, and a disdainful smile immediately appeared on his face. “I thought it was some big shot that took Young Master Yun and the others in, but it turns out to be an officer on the bottom level.”

Then, he spat out the gum, and with a grim face, he came closer to Xu Cheng and said with a hoarse voice, “If you still want to stay in Shangcheng, just let Young Master Yun and the others out.”

Xu Cheng asked nonchalantly, “Who are you?”

“I knew you wouldn’t recognize me.” Bao sneered, “Otherwise, you wouldn’t be so calm right now. Do you know about the four old gangs of Shangcheng?”

“Yep.” Xu Cheng was still indifferent. “I heard about it when I was still in high school. The people from those gangs are all scumbags.”

The face of Bao and the others all changed, but then he started laughing, “Alright, since you know that we are scumbags, then you know it’s best to not provoke us. Otherwise, things won’t end well for you, do you know that? You are in uniform right now, but that doesn’t mean you will be in it 24 hours every day, and who knows when you will get fired.”

“Are you threatening me?” Xu Cheng’s eyes narrowed.

“How could I dare to threaten our beloved police officer?” Bao smiled, “I’m just here to tell Officer Xu, whether you are walking or driving, just be careful, especially since you like to ride a motorcycle. Accidents can happen at any time, what do you think?”

“Thank you for your concern.” Xu Cheng looked at him and said, “What’s your name?”

Bao glared at Xu Cheng and thought he was purposely provoking him by asking for his name again.

He repeated, syllable by syllable, “B…a…o.”

“Real name,” Xu Cheng said.

Bao’s eyes shot out a dangerous look, “What do you want to do?”

“Nothing.” Xu Cheng replied, “I just wanted to remind you, just don’t get in our way when we are enforcing the law. Calling yourself Bao, you are not really getting the illusion that you are a leopard and not a human, right? Since you don’t even want to use the name registered with the government, how about I help you out and get my colleague to erase your name for you?”

“You are threatening me?” Bao’s face changed dramatically. He deepened his voice and got even closer to Xu Cheng. At this point, their faces were practically touching each other. He then said, enunciating every word, “Yes, I am scared of the police, but I’ve never been afraid of low-level patrol officers like you.”

Xu Cheng then casually asked, “Then who are you working for right now? I remember the boss of each of the four gangs had changed many years ago, so I never really knew who was still running the night market establishments. I’m very curious as to who your boss is.”

“Don’t try to get anything from me.” Bao snorted, “If you have a chance, you can try going shopping after 12 o’clock at midnight. Really, I welcome you to visit us, but you are probably scared. Goodbye, Officer Xu, it’s best if you take my words seriously and let Young Master Yun and the others go. Otherwise, I will visit you again, it’s really easy to find where you live.”

Then, he waved his hand and left with his group of men.