Chapter 429 — Turned Into an Idiot

"A few thieves? A man and a woman?" Bu Ruoming was startled too.

"One man and two women!" Xie Fenpian said.

"One man, two women?" Bu Ruoming was slightly taken aback. He exchanged a glance with Bu Tiandi, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. "One man and two women—then it should be fine. If it were Wei Zhao, he'd be with Tang Yun. There's no way it would be one man and two women, three people!"

"Damn it, scared me to death!" Bu Tiandi patted his chest. "Another day of this and I'll have scared myself into a nervous breakdown."

"Isn't that the truth—jumping at shadows all day long!" No sooner had Bu Ruoming finished than he found himself rather interested in the women Xie Fenpian had mentioned. But in front of his father he didn't dare say so outright, and could only steal glances at Bu Tiandi.

"Come on, let's head over together!" Bu Tiandi knew perfectly well what sort of goods his son was—a lecher, just like himself—so rather than the pot calling the kettle black, he simply sent father and son into battle side by side.

"Heh heh, then let's go have ourselves a look!" Bu Ruoming was overjoyed, though on the surface he put on a fine show of trembling deference.

Xie Fenpian thought to himself that he had lost a golden chance to get close to those fair creatures, but no matter—being able to curry favor with the boss and the young master was worth more than anything. Were women hard to find? With money a man could find plenty. Keep the boss and his son happy, and wouldn't the money come rolling in?

The reason Wei Zhao had followed the security captain to the security office was that he didn't want to make a move inside the market—too many people there, and he wouldn't be able to fight freely. Once they were inside the security office, these people could only accept their fate.

"Bang!" The moment they stepped into the security office, the security captain slammed the armored door shut, then pointed at Wei Zhao with savage insolence. "You lot, come clean right now—how did you steal the goods? Otherwise we send you straight to the police station, and once you're there it won't be nearly so simple!"

"Ha. So you're in it with him?" Wei Zhao did not treat his savage manner as anything worth a thought. Looking at the security captain, he asked mildly.

"What nonsense are you spouting? He's the victim—of course we have to stand up for justice on his behalf!" The security captain's expression shifted, but he kept right on quibbling.

"Ha, stand up for justice? Who do you think you are, Ultraman? The leader of the martial arts alliance?" Wei Zhao smiled. "Let's cut the act. What do you want?"

By now Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had both understood that this security captain was in league with the thief. But with Wei Zhao there, they naturally had nothing to fear. Both Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had gone through life and death alongside Wei Zhao; beside bank robbers and sharks, a little danger like this was nothing at all.

They were even a touch excited, wanting to see Wei Zhao cut loose and fight.

"Once you're through this door, don't count on leaving. Since you won't be honest, we'll beat you until you are!" The security captain waved a hand at the other guards. "Take the women into the back room. In a little while Boss Xie will come search them. This kid won't behave—beat him for me first!"

"Yes, sir!" Several guards nodded, rubbing their fists and flexing their palms.

"Is beating people here not against the law?" Wei Zhao glanced at the security captain.

"In here, I am the law!" The security captain jabbed a finger at Wei Zhao with tremendous swagger. "I don't mind telling you—there are no cameras here. Once you walk out, nobody can prove we beat you. We can say just as well that you fell down on your own!"

"Ha... is that so? That suits me just fine." Wei Zhao nodded with a smile.

"What's that supposed to mean? Lost your mind?" The security captain blinked, not quite grasping his meaning.

"Not stupid. But you're about to be." As he spoke, Wei Zhao struck with lightning speed and patted the security captain on the head.

"What the hell are you raving about—" "Gah? Hee hee... haha..." "Hoo hoo..." The security captain's eyes suddenly went dull, drool slid from the corner of his mouth, and he began to laugh like a lunatic, and as he laughed he grabbed at the thief from before. "Catch the thief, catch the thief, the police are catching the thief..."

"Arrow-Brand Bro, has he really gone stupid?" Shen Yushu cried out excitedly when she saw the security captain turned into an idiot. "Fun, so much fun! Arrow-Brand Bro, turn this one into an idiot too!"

With that, Shen Yushu pointed at the thief.

"Ah... no..." Having witnessed Wei Zhao's uncanny power, the thief was already frightened out of his wits. Never in his life had he seen anyone turned into an idiot with a couple of pats—this was practically a monster out of legend!

"This kid knows black magic! Grab him!" The other guards were frightened half to death as well. Who had ever seen a man turned into an idiot with a casual flick of the hand?

Yet though someone shouted to seize Wei Zhao, not one of them dared step forward. Every man feared being Wei Zhao's next target, so far from advancing, they all kept backing away.

"Thud!"

Seeing Wei Zhao about to walk over, the thief dropped to his knees on the spot. "Big brother, great lord, honored ancestor, I was wrong. I shouldn't have stolen the phone. I'll give it back to you right now..."

As he spoke, the thief fished out Gu Mengyao's phone and laid it on the ground before him, weeping and sniveling. "I'm just a small fry, a nobody up front. Brother Guang told us to help him steal, to cheat the customers..."

Before the thief's snot and tears could drip onto it, Wei Zhao picked up the phone and handed it back to Gu Mengyao. Then he glanced at the thief and asked, "Brother Guang? What Brother Guang? What the hell is this Brother Guang?"

"Brother Guang is Bu Ruoguang, the big boss of the North District. This flower, bird and fish market is his family's too..." The thief told it as it was. Terrified of being turned into an idiot, he naturally didn't dare hide anything.

"Oh? Bu Ruoguang?" Wei Zhao was startled—Bu Ruoguang again! So he really had gotten tangled up with their family after all. "Call him. Tell him to get here within ten minutes and give me an explanation, or I'll tear this place down."

"Th... all right, I'll call right now!" The thief was afraid of Bu Ruoguang, but at this moment he feared Wei Zhao far more. Bu Ruoguang would at worst beat him half to death; Wei Zhao could make his life a living hell.

But just as Wei Zhao was speaking with the thief, a guard standing not far away, itching to make his move, suddenly lunged up with a sharp knife in hand, trying to close in on Gu Mengyao. He meant to take Gu Mengyao hostage and force Wei Zhao to leave this place—otherwise, with Wei Zhao standing there, he could never feel safe. And since Wei Zhao had already turned one man into an idiot, a few more would hardly cost him anything.

Only, tragically, his idea was a good one. Before he could even put it into action, he had already become an idiot himself.

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