182 Chapter 182: An Old Acquaintance (2/2)

”Sorry, but I can assure you that she's not your woman,” I told him. ”I'm supposed to escort her to my boss.”

”Aw…you don't have a boss!” the girl teased as she poked my cheek with a finger, causing me to flinch.

Something in the guy snapped and he drew his knife.

”Fuck off! I told you to stop flirting in front of us!”

”And I told you she's not your woman. Please let her go.”

”Or what?” the guy scoffed. ”Do you know who we are?!”

I cocked my head to the side and scratched at my temple. ”Not really. Who are you?”

”Idiot!” one of the lackeys howled with laughter. The scum who blamed the victim instead of taking responsibility for his actions. Good. I wanted an excuse to clobber him. ”We are the members of the Black Serpent Secret Society! Our boss controls the underworld of Southampton City! If you piss us off, you're dead!”

”That so?” I replied disinterestedly.

”Now hand that woman over to us and we'll let you leave with your corpse intact!”

So you were going to kill me regardless. If that was the case why the hell should I listen to you? Do you think it was going to make a difference if my corpse was intact or not? I would be too dead to care about that.

Sighing, I shook my head.

”No.”

”You asked for it!” the leader howled as he darted forward, slashing at me with his knife. I felt a tug on my right arm as the girl slightly pulled on me, and instinctively I moved in tandem, completely evading the guy's knife. As his blade sliced through empty air, I casually lifted my leg and kicked him in the face, sending him spinning onto the ground.

”What…?!”

”Who the hell do you think you are?!”

The two subordinates, upon seeing their leader was down, immediately hurried over to check on him. He was dazed and barely conscious, but still alive.

I wasn't going to commit murder in broad daylight. I had no intention of having a criminal record at such a young age. Even if it was self-defense, excessive force in defending myself would still result in a charge of manslaughter.

”I told you that we're from the Black Serpent Secret Society, didn't I? You won't get away with this!”

”Why should I care?” I smirked. ”I'm friends with the crown prince of the Amazerian Empire and the children of the Stuart Clan. Can your boss handle them?”

”…eh?”

”You really expect us to believe that?!”

The lowlife scum was howling at me, obviously thinking that I was lying. Without waiting for him to finish, I stomped his face, sending him crashing to the ground.

”You…you…!” he spluttered, clutching his face. Blood trickled from between his fingers, pouring from his broken nose. ”W…what was that for?!”

”With a face like that, and dressed in such shabby clothing,” I replied in a mocking tone. ”Aren't you just asking to be kicked?”

Even as the girl giggled behind me, I kicked the guy in the solar plexus and sent him flying several meters away. He slumped down like a broken doll, his head lolling about as he lost consciousness.

The last guy turned his gaze from me to his fallen comrades, and gulped visibly. I smiled politely.

”If your boss has any beef with me, tell him to take it up with Roland…uh, his Excellency of the Amazerian Empire.” The crown prince still owed me somewhat for waking me up at 6am in the morning.

The guy's eyes bulged, but at that point I was beyond caring. Ignoring him, I turned around and wrapped an arm around the girl's bare shoulders. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

”All right, Miss…I shall now escort you to my boss, as requested.”

”Thank you, Richard.”

The girl decided to play along for now.

”But I have no interest in meeting his Excellency. Shall we go somewhere else instead?”

Evidently she thought my ”boss” was Roland, but she couldn't be further from the truth. That was something I made up on the spot as an excuse to escort her away from the three Black Serpent thugs. I didn't think anything beyond that.

”Uh, okay. I'll let you take the lead then, Miss. Where do you want to go?”

”Tee hee…” the girl giggled, and she practically waltzed away while clinging onto my arm. ”On a date of course!”

”…right. Okay.” I wasn't sure if the girl was being serious. She was just pulling my leg, I was sure. However, I had to play the part of the gentleman. ”Are you all right?”

”I'm fine. Thanks for your concern.” The girl smiled in delight as she leaned closer, wrapping a hand around my waist. ”But…why do I feel like you think that it was unnecessary to save me?”

”You're mistaken,” I replied automatically. Then I glanced at her seriously, my dark eyes hardening behind my glasses. ”But I do have a few questions for you.”