Chapter 55

Hearing him say this, Chu Tianshu suddenly had a sense of déjà vu.

If it were according to an anime, that most ordinary shop would surely have something happen.

And it would happen just as Fang Jun walked in.

Chu Tianshu simply got out of the car and followed to take a look.

Fang Jun ordered two char siu buns, two sticky rice buns, and two cups of soy milk.

The clerk wore a mask; judging by her eyebrows and eyes, she was a young lady. While neatly packing the buns with tongs, she was also promoting.

"Today our shop has freshly squeezed orange juice; every cup comes with two free egg tarts."

Fang Jun nodded: "Then let's have two cups of that too."

Everything was packed into a plastic bag, and nothing strange happened in the shop.

Chu Tianshu took his portion and smiled inexplicably.

Perhaps it was because the temperament of this city was so different from the peaceful and quiet hometown for Chu Tianshu.

It was very much like the kind of city that would appear in an anime, which is why he had such associations.

Fang Jun drove him into a small path, and not long after, they arrived at the seaside.

Here, the ground was paved with red stone bricks, with public benches, stainless steel notice boards, and willow trees swaying by the shore.

Sitting on the bench, one could see the seascape directly.

Across the sea, hundreds of meters away, was another scene of residences and warehouses.

Chu Tianshu sat on the bench, took out a char siu bun, and took a bite.

This char siu bun was the size of an adult's palm; the bun skin was very thick but very fluffy, and it didn't feel like "black-hearted" food when bitten down.

Fang Jun didn't take a bite first but broke it open directly, holding one half and starting to eat from the edge.

Chu Tianshu, who chewed fast anyway, quietly opened his mouth a bit wider and, inadvertently, finished the bun in two or three bites.

He picked up the sticky rice bun again; this bite was a bit of a surprise.

The sticky rice inside tasted salty and fresh, and the texture was like a large siu mai, but the taste was softer than any siu mai Chu Tianshu had ever eaten, and it wasn't greasy.

Amidst the salty freshness, one could taste the fragrance of the rice.

"This is good."

Chu Tianshu said, "This is better than the char siu one. Let's buy a few more for dinner later."

Fang Jun said: "Don't just stare at one shop. Since we're going to drive around, we'll eat wherever we happen to be in the evening."

Chu Tianshu nodded.

He was more used to sticking to two or three shops in his hometown, but since he was out, he naturally listened to the local's opinion.

He wondered if Fang Jun would be as well-researched in food as Meng Shuangjiang.

Chu Tianshu sized him up.

Well, judging from his physique, Fang Jun's research as a foodie was at most half of Meng Shuangjiang's.

And he ate so slowly.

Chu Tianshu considered himself to be chewing quite finely, but by the time he finished eating and drinking, Fang Jun had only just finished that char siu bun.

The willows swayed in the wind, making one's heart feel open.

Chu Tianshu walked back to the car, picked up the plastic box, and went for a walk by the sea.

Who knew that just as the plastic box reached the seaside, the wildly spinning silver needle suddenly reversed half a turn and pointed in a direction.

"Hmm?"

Chu Tianshu quickened his pace, first walking rapidly to the left for a long distance, then turning back to walk to the right.

Finally, he determined that the silver needle wasn't pointing at the small boats on the sea.

It was pointing at a warehouse across the sea.

Fang Jun also noticed his anomaly and walked over with the egg tarts and orange juice to take a look.

"Over there!"

Fang Jun said immediately, "Get in the car."

The sports car turned a corner, quickly crossed a bridge, and arrived at a low-lying flat land.

This area was paved with concrete, but it wasn't flat; perhaps large trucks had driven over it before, and the concrete was cracked and uneven in many places.

The warehouse built here also looked like it had been there for years.

Some containers had blue paint peeling off, covered in rust.

Chu Tianshu used the plastic box to locate it, found a warehouse, circled around a bit, and found the entrance.

A blue iron chain as thick as a thumb hung on the handle of the warehouse's iron door, which was not locked.

Fang Jun walked over, and the two looked at each other.

No words were spoken, but both tacitly raised their vigilance.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.

Kong Wenju's ability shown in the data wasn't very good, but it was better to be careful.

Fang Jun lowered his right hand, flicked his index and middle fingers outward, and two playing cards appeared between his fingers, spinning slightly like a fan.

Chu Tianshu stepped forward and pulled open the iron door.

According to safety management regulations, warehouse doors generally open outward.

The light in the warehouse was dim. As soon as Chu Tianshu pulled open the iron door, a baseball bat swung down from the darkness.

Bang!!

A residual shadow suddenly struck the hand holding the bat from the side.

It wasn't a playing card, but Chu Tianshu's toe.

The speed of his kick was like a thick ox-tendon slingshot that had been stretched to the limit and suddenly released.

With a kick and a flick of his left foot, without his foot touching the ground, the second strike landed on the chest and abdomen of the person holding the bat.

That person's waist and back arched, and he flew backward, the baseball bat still spinning in mid-air.

Chu Tianshu stepped inside sideways, reached out his right hand, and caught the bat.

There were five people in the warehouse, all young and strong, and all holding a metal baseball bat.

There is a saying that the number of heads smashed by baseball bats worldwide is higher than the number of balls smashed.

This kind of bat has an excellent feel, fully displaying the beauty of violence.

These people's brains seemed to be filled with violence as well.

Seeing the person just now get kicked away, the other four still rushed over.

The four people were originally in different positions, with debris like sacks and wooden boxes around them.

But as they rushed, they stood in a row, appearing very experienced.

The four stood shoulder to shoulder, and four bats were drawn outward at the same time.

Looking at this posture, they must have often used the truth that "two fists cannot defeat four hands" when fighting others in the past.

Unfortunately, they found the wrong person this time.

The ball bat in Chu Tianshu's hand swept across abruptly, breaking the wind.

The forearms of the four people swinging the bats were instantly grazed by the head of Chu Tianshu's bat.

Because it wasn't hitting the arms but grazing past them, it could graze all four arms at once.

But that rounded, blunt bat head just grazed them, and the forearms of the four people looked as if they had been swept by a nail board.

All of them were missing a piece of flesh, and blood splattered.

"Ah!!!"

Amidst the screams, four ball bats fell to the ground with a clatter.

Chu Tianshu had already stepped back one step, letting those ball bats fall to the ground without touching his shoes.

After retreating, he stepped forward again.

Chu Tianshu's ball bat pressed against one person's throat, while his left hand steadily held the plastic box.

The person pressed by the ball bat instantly lost his voice; his yellowish, slightly curly hair was dripping with sweat, and his face was pale with fear, not daring to scream again.

He felt his hand had just been swept by a chainsaw.

If the "chainsaw" also swept across his neck, he didn't dare to imagine it.

The other few people were also scared, clutching their arms and stomachs, biting their teeth, their faces full of tension.

"Who are you people?"

Chu Tianshu scanned the warehouse, his eyes cold, "Why did you attack me?"

"Was there an old man in this warehouse originally? Where did he go?"

Fang Jun pulled the iron door further, letting a large amount of sunlight shine in.

Several thugs avoided the light, feeling that Chu Tianshu was standing in the intense light, making their scalps tingle.

Fang Jun stood his ground, originally guarding against any more sudden situations, but now finding that there were really only these five thugs, he couldn't help but frown and flash a badge.

"Special Case Team, here to investigate a case."

Fang Jun said, "You dare to attack the consultant we invited; that's a felony, do you know that?"

"Think about whether anyone is willing to spend a lot of money to bail you few out."

Fang Jun knew very well that in the hearts of these thugs, the status of police officers was very subtle.

High-level police officers have both sufficient deterrence and a certain degree of protection for them.

Many things they wouldn't dare to say when facing thugs from other forces were actually not so hard to say in front of police officers.

"So it's the Special Case Team."

The one who was kicked away first climbed up.

Chu Tianshu's kick didn't use lethal force, just a force that releases long and strikes far.

But this person also felt pain, suspecting his stomach had been kicked through, and looked at Chu Tianshu with fear before saying.

"We are people of Boss Hong from the yacht club in the west; several brothers have been your informants."

"This was all a misunderstanding just now."

Fang Jun pulled his sunglasses down, looking at these people with his eyes rolled up, his face revealing an unsettling expression.

"Misunderstanding? You attacked the head as soon as you came up; you'll have to go to the station for a stay."

Fang Jun said coldly, "Answer our questions first. Was there an old man here originally? Why are you guarding here?"

Chu Tianshu's gaze also swept to the face of the person clutching his stomach.

That person hurriedly said: "It's Brother Yong, oh, that is Boss Hong's younger brother. A few days ago, he was ambushed by an old man here, and several brothers were sent to the intensive care unit."

"We few had nothing to do, heard about this, and came here to squat, hoping that if we could help Brother Yong take this revenge, we would have merit in front of Boss Hong."

"We don't know anything else, I, I will take you to ask the boss."

(End of chapter)