Chapter 101: Is This Who You Think You Can Bully?

After climbing down from the wall, Qin Tian picked up the button eavesdropping device. He remained silent for a moment, then hurried down the stairs again. It was almost certain that these people were after Michelle; he had to warn her first.

As Qin Tian passed by the restroom on his way downstairs, he suddenly spotted those mysterious figures cloaked in black standing by the restroom entrance.

Startled, Qin Tian quickly stopped and hid behind a pillar, nearly colliding headlong into them!

Meanwhile, inside the makeup room.

“Aunt Song, I’m nervous... I need to use the restroom,” Michelle said weakly.

“Then have the bodyguards accompany you,” Song Fangmei nodded. When someone is anxious or scared, it’s natural to have urgent needs.

So two bodyguards flanked Michelle as they headed toward the restroom. But just around the corner, they ran straight into those mysterious figures in black cloaks!

Nine figures simultaneously turned their heads toward Michelle and the two bodyguards.

Michelle and her bodyguards were all startled.

One bodyguard immediately reacted, grabbing Michelle’s arm and pulling her back, while the other stayed behind to cover their retreat.

“Boss! The target has appeared!” one of the black figures shouted into the restroom.

Meanwhile, the first figure, who had been inside, was grumbling.

“Damn it, if I’d known I’d have to come out to work, I wouldn’t have drunk so much water. Ugh, when will this damn illness end?” The mysterious figure sighed while relieving himself.

Suddenly hearing that the target had appeared, his eyes widened. Hastily finishing and pulling up his pants, he rushed out.

“Where did they go?”

“Boss, they ran that way!”

“Then what are we waiting for? Pursue!”

The ten figures surged forward toward Michelle.

Hidden behind the pillar, Qin Tian’s heart pounded with anxiety. Indeed, they were after Michelle!

Gritting his teeth, Qin Tian immediately gave chase. He wasn’t the type to stand idly by—besides, he was confident in his strength and believed handling these people shouldn’t be a problem.

Perhaps out of panic, the bodyguards led Michelle into a dead end—there was no way forward!

The ten figures stopped in front of Michelle and her two escorts. The leader grinned wolfishly, surprised that the target had been caught so easily. He had been contemplating how to lure her out, yet she had practically come to them.

“One of you protect Michelle and get her out, I’ll buy some time!” one bodyguard grit his teeth and stepped forward.

Without much talk, the two sides immediately clashed.

But two fists stood little chance against four hands—especially when the other side had twenty!

The bodyguard quickly lost, beaten down and lying on the ground like a dead dog. Michelle and the remaining bodyguard still hadn’t found a chance to break free.

“Big star, come with us,” the leader said with a sinister smile, his voice as dark and heavy as a demon from the abyss.

“Who exactly are you?” Michelle asked bravely, calming herself even in the face of despair. Perhaps she couldn’t escape fate, but at least she would die knowing the truth.

“You’ll know who we are once you come with us. And you’ll understand who you really are,” the leader replied.

With a wave of his hand, the nine other black figures lunged at Michelle.

The lone bodyguard beside her gritted his teeth and charged toward the nine like a moth to a flame.

But after just a few exchanges, he too was defeated, curling on the ground convulsing.

The bodyguards had walkie-talkies, but they didn’t call for reinforcements. It wasn’t that they didn’t want help—they were shocked to discover their signals were being jammed!

Otherwise, they would have called for backup long ago.

“Are you coming quietly, or do you want me to make you?” the leader asked.

Michelle stood frozen, seemingly paralyzed by fear or shock.

“Looks like I’ll have to do it myself,” the leader shook his head and reached to grab Michelle’s shoulder.

From his hiding spot, Qin Tian took a deep breath. These figures were formidable, but he believed he could hold them off for a while, giving Michelle a chance to escape. Then he would find a way out himself.

Having resolved his plan, Qin Tian dashed forward, covering ground in giant leaps, quickly arriving behind the leader.

His speed was so swift that the other nine figures failed to react in time. By the time they noticed Qin Tian, his fist was already near the back of the leader’s head.

The leader suddenly felt his hair stand on end, sensing the imminent danger. Without hesitation, he spun and threw a punch.

Qin Tian’s pupils contracted, and he retracted his fist, shielding his right temple with his arm.

Thud!

The leader’s punch landed heavily on Qin Tian’s forearm, sending a tingling numbness through his arm.

The immense force pressed his forearm against his temple, delivering a shock that blanked his mind for a split second.

It was in that moment the nine other figures closed in, surrounding Qin Tian, while the leader grabbed Michelle and retreated.

“Qin Tian!”

Michelle cried out, surprised at his sudden appearance to save her. Her eyes filled with emotion—gratitude and hope.

But seeing Qin Tian badly hurt, her concern quickly returned. She feared he would suffer the same fate as the other two bodyguards—beaten half to death.

“Qin Tian, you go! Don’t worry about me!” Michelle bit her lip and shouted to him. She felt responsible for putting him in danger and didn’t want him to risk himself for her.

“Do you think he can just walk away now?” the leader sneered, gripping Michelle’s arm.

Qin Tian shook his head. It was no longer about whether he could escape, but whether they would let him.

He realized he had underestimated their strength. Except for the leader, the other nine seemed easier to handle.

He targeted the smallest one and charged, planning to take down the weakest first and then pick off the rest one by one.

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