Chapter 78

This turn of events happened too suddenly!

Just moments ago, the three of them had clearly seen Lu Shu chatting idly with the boss.

One second,

these two,

one wearing a faint, shy smile on his face,

the other with a hearty, harmless grin on his face.

Then the next second,

Lu Shu said something unknown,

and the fish stall boss, still smiling, stabbed straight at him with a fish-killing knife.

There was not a single trace of warning!

Even though Liu Fan and the other two had kept their attention fixed on Lu Shu,

they failed to react in time at that very moment.

"Act!!!"

"Evacuate the crowd!"

"Target: the fish shop at the far eastern end of Second Street!"

Liu Fan issued the orders at high speed through the hidden communicator,

drew his sidearm,

and rushed toward that location at top speed.

A distance of over 50 meters,

with the crowd in the way,

even if they sprinted there at full speed,

it would still take nearly 10 seconds,

and 10 seconds,

was enough time for a professional killer

and an amateur killer

to attack each other dozens of times.

In the fish stall boss's hearty smile,

that 30-centimeter-long,

scale-covered fish-killing knife,

silently thrust toward Lu Shu's chest.

The distance between the two was very close;

the fish stall boss only needed to extend his arm

to drive the fish-killing knife in.

On Lu Shu's face,

there was also a faint smile,

his gaze still fixed on the fish stall boss's eyes,

but his left hand had already formed a fist and smashed onto the fish stall boss's knife-holding forearm.

The sharp blade tip

had almost touched the fabric of Lu Shu's chest,

then was knocked into a slanted arc,

narrowly missing his body.

The fatal strike failed,

and the fish stall boss swiftly changed his technique.

His right hand, knocked off course, loosened its grip,

and the fish-killing knife fell into his free left hand.

He reversed his grip on the hilt

and thrust again toward Lu Shu's right ribs.

Yet Lu Shu seemed to have already predicted the fish stall boss's next move,

blocked with his right arm,

and shifted his left hand slightly.

Crack!

A crisp sound of breaking bone rang out,

and the fish stall boss's left elbow joint was dislocated.

He could no longer hold the fish-killing knife.

The sliding fish-killing knife was gently grasped by Lu Shu.

Stomp!

He turned his hand and drove the fish stall boss's left hand firmly into the fish-cutting board.

In the blink of an eye,

the fish stall boss's left arm was crippled,

and his left palm was pierced through.

The expression on his face showed not the slightest fluctuation.

Only his eyes,

cold and cruel.

His entire upper body bent slightly backward,

his intact right arm retracted,

then shot out from his chest like a venomous snake.

Four fingers curled, the middle finger's knuckle protruding,

smashing fiercely toward Lu Shu's temple.

Lu Shu smiled shyly,

tilted his head slightly,

at a bizarre angle,

and reached out to grab the right arm of the fishmonger who had launched the attack.

Crack!

Another crisp sound rang out,

and the fishmonger's right arm

was directly snapped backward.

In just a few fleeting moments,

both arms were completely disabled.

Finally, a crack appeared in the fishmonger's calm gaze.

He let out a muffled groan,

and forcibly pulled his left hand,

which had been pinned to the cutting board, free.

Fresh blood instantly sprayed out.

Without the slightest hesitation,

the fishmonger turned and rushed into the shop,

preparing to flee.

But the next moment,

the fish-killing knife, unknown when, was already in Lu Shu's hand.

He flicked his wrist, sending the knife flying.