14: C14 The Shop Is Surrounded!

C14 The Shop Is Surrounded!

After getting his hands on the textbook, Ye Hong returned home with a bright smile on his face.

When he arrived at the entrance to the street, however, he noticed a group of people gathering together and discussing a rather serious topic.

"Hmm... Did Brother Ye Xiao offend someone, how could…"

"Could it be that a customer got sick from eating at Midnight Snack and came here specifically to seek revenge?"

At this moment, Ye Hong felt as if he was struck by lightning — his brain buzzing non-stop.

Brother Ye Xiao... Midnight Snack bar... Seeking revenge… An ominous premonition suddenly occupied his mind.

Rushing into the crowd, he pulled a fat middle-aged man aside and asked anxiously: "Uncle Guo, did something happen to my family?!"

The man — surnamed 'Guo' — mainly sold beef on this street. Furthermore, all the beef in the Midnight Snack bar was also supplied by him; thus, earning himself the nickname 'Beef Guo.'

Seeing that the person pulling onto him was Ye Hong, Beef Guo's expression changed. He then sighed and said, "Ah Hong, listen to Uncle. Don't go home yet. You should hide in your uncle's stall for a while!"

Still not getting the full story, Ye Hong asked word by word: "What exactly happened?!"

[Ding! Vigor: +1…]

Beef Guo did not expect to feel fear from a young man.

He looked at Ye Hong with a frustrated gaze, unable to speak in his overwhelming presence.

"Ah Hong, what's with your attitude!"

"Beef Guo is just thinking for your sake. You better not act so rashly!"

At that moment, the neighbors all came to his side to persuade him.

The more they acted like this, the more Ye Hong was sure that something big had happened at his house.

Realizing how he did not have time to ask around for more information, he lifted his legs and quickly ran towards the Midnight Snack bar.

"Hey! Ah Hong!"

Unable to catch up to him, they simply looked the anxious Ye Hong dashing towards his house and disappearing from the line of sight.

"That brat, isn't he running a little too fast…?"

While sprinting back home, Ye Hong kept hearing the system's notifications ringing in his mind.

[Ding! Undergoing a sprint... Short distance sprinting ability: +1, Current progress: 1/10, Current level: Beginner-level.]

[Ding! Training leg muscles... Strength in legs: +1, Current progress: 1/10, Current level: Beginner-level.]​

[Ding! Exercising cardiovascular system... Stamina: +1, Current progress: 1/10, Current level: Beginner-level.]​

[Ding...!]

Ye Hong did not expect that a simple sprint could actually bring along so many benefits and enhancements.

Every breath and step he took was indeed strengthening his physical condition.

However, he did not have the time to pay attention to the system at the moment, especially with the seemingly dire situation at his hosuse.

In less than three minutes, Ye Hong finally arrived in front of his house.

At this moment, Ye Hong noticed that the condition of his body had changed drastically — different from his previous self who would gasp for air after running a mere few steps. After the enhancements to his physical body, Ye Hong felt his heart beating at a normal rate and was not as tired as he thought he would be.2

Looking from afar, the entire Midnight Snack bar was surrounded by a group of fierce-looking men.

These men all possessed sturdy builds and wore fierce gazes — their aura clearly differed from the hoodlums that Ye Hong met in the alley that day.

"One, two, three…"

After analyzing the area around his house, he noticed that there were at least six or seven men surrounding the store.

"Damn, if I had known earlier, I would have brought some stones with me!"

Even if he did bring stones with him, he was not confident whether his throwing abilities would be able to take care of these burly men.

What worried him even more was the current situation of his shop, as well as the safety of his family.

As for the regular customers who came to eat at the Midnight Snack bar, they walked as far away as they could and did not dare to approach upon witnessing the scene.

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