Chapter 48: Bai Yidao Got Wrecked! (1/2)

After the meeting, I asked Officer Liao if I could see the dead bodies. Before he could reply, Bai Yidao interrupted him.

“Sir,” said Bai Yidao, “I would like to bring the guests to the morgue myself!”

“Go ahead,” said Officer Liao. He then pulled Bai Yidao aside and whispered, “Don’t cause anymore trouble, do you understand?” His voice was very low, but it still didn’t escape my sensitive ears.

Then Bai Yidao, Luo Weiwei and a few other police officers led us out of the police station.

“Shouldn’t the morgue be inside the police station?” I asked.

“Just follow me and you’ll see,” Bai Yidao answered.

We stopped at the parking lot outside the police station. They couldn’t have been so incompetent as to keep the dead bodies outside, could they? I knew that Bai Yidao was on to something, but at the same time I was curious about what kind of childish game he wanted to play with us now.

Sure enough, Bai Yidao stopped walking suddenly and turned around to face us. While slowly stroking his chin, he said, “I’ve looked into your backgrounds. Apparently one of you used to be a drill instructor in the PAP. I practiced with them for a few days some time ago. Why not show me some of your moves? Maybe we can learn a thing or two from each other!”

I sneered. Bai Yidao was clearly trying to intimidate us, but he didn’t know that he was biting off more than he could chew!

I turned to Wang Yuanchao and saw his lips curl up into an ominous smile.

“Sure,” he said monotonously, but I could sense a trace of excitement hidden underneath his breath.

“Great! Then let’s warm up our bodies and get down to it!” He then stretched his neck and his wrists, then cracked his knuckles and move into a fighting posture. “Come on, then, Instructor Wang!”

Wang Yuanchao walked up but didn’t go into any kind of special posture at all. He merely stood there and lit up a cigarette.

“Don’t beat him up too much, okay?” Huang Xiaotao commented.

The other police officers broke into laughter when they heard her say that.

“This old man? Beating Bai up?” said one of them. “You’ve gotta be joking! Our Bai was a Sanda champion for three years in a row!”

“Come on, that was many years ago,” said Bai Yidao. “Instructor Wang, here I come!”

Immediately after saying that, Bai Yidao shot through the air like an arrow. He looked like a tiger pouncing on its prey as he headed towards Wang Yuanchao. But at that moment, Wang Yuanchao was lowering his head to light his cigarette. Wouldn’t that count as cheating on Bai Yidao’s part? I wondered. Whatever it was, he certainly didn’t seem to show much sportsmanship.

“Look out!” yelled Dali, who noticed that Wang Yuanchao was still busy with his cigarette while Bai Yidao’s fist was almost hitting his face.

But Wang Yuanchao didn’t even bother to lift up his head, he just casually leaned his head a few inches to the side, dodging Bai Yidao’s punches. At the same time, he shoved his shoulder against Bai Yidao’s body, pushing him back a few steps even though Bai Yidao had been moving in with tremendous momentum.

Bai Yidao lost his balance and almost fell over, but there was someone there who quickly propped him up, saving his face.

Huang Xiaotao, Dali and I erupted into a cheer. It was clear that Bai Yidao was no match for Wang Yuanchao.

“Yidao!” cried Luo Weiwei with concern. It was clear to me then that the two were a couple, so it now made sense why they were both so equally prone to childish tantrums and arrogance.

Although I was practically clueless about martial arts, I had read some wuxia novels before, so I knew that the move Wang Yuanchao used was called Tie Shan Kao. After pushing Bai Yidao away, Wang Yuanchao continued lighting up his cigarette and, once that was done, he took a long huff and stood there as if nothing had happened.

Bai Yidao pushed the people who were helping him up away and gritted his teeth in fury. He took off his jacket and flung it aside, revealing a muscular body. He took a few steps forward then exploded in speed and ran towards Wang Yuanchao again.

His movements were swift and agile, making a whistle in the air like a wind. I was shocked to see that he was aiming his kick at Wang Yuanchao’s head! Was he trying to kill Wang Yuanchao?