Chapter 33: Flip-flop Street Battle

On Flip-flop Street, after being warned by Chen Mo, Gao Jin and Da Tou each brought their little brothers and stood ready.

They were always ready to respond to a counterattack by Wen Xi and Tai Bao Qiu's men.

Not long after, Wen Xi and Tai Bao Qiu returned with their men.

Also with them were Fei Quan, a subordinate of Shen Deng, and the little brothers he brought.

Together they numbered six or seven hundred, far more than Chen Mo's side.

"Kill them!"

The battle was about to erupt.

The forces of both sides quickly came into contact.

Although Chen Mo's side had fewer followers, after subtracting the few dozen left to guard Nüren Jie, they had only over four hundred.

But each of these followers was handpicked by Gao Jin, all top-notch fighters.

By contrast, Hongle's side had half again as many people as Chen Mo's, but their quality was uneven.

Moreover, Wen Xi and Tai Bao Qiu's men had spent the afternoon searching for Shishi, leaving many of their followers exhausted.

Their numerical advantage did not give them any upper hand in the battle.

Da Tou had only recently joined Chen Mo's crew; although he was put in charge of a few bars, his subordinates didn't really respect him.

He now desperately needed a big fight to prove himself.

Da Tou was originally a boxer, and his skills were far better than those of ordinary followers.

A Nepali military knife in Da Tou's hand kept swinging, and before long he had cut down several of Hongle's henchmen.

Gao Jin, meanwhile, wielded a narrow, long double-handed blade, longer than Chen Mo's tang sword by a bit.

When practicing Barehanded Eight Trigrams Palm, it's a palm technique; picking up a blade makes it a blade technique.

Gao Jin had trained in Eight Trigrams Palm since childhood, and was only a step away from reaching the dark energy level.

Now wielding the double-handed blade, before these ordinary thugs he was practically a god of slaughter.

The double-handed blade flew up and down in Gao Jin's hands, combined with his Eight Trigrams footwork; wherever he passed, Hongle's henchmen fell one after another.

Seeing their followers constantly falling under Gao Jin's blade, Wen Xi, Tai Bao Qiu, and Fei Quan all charged at Gao Jin together.

The three joined forces to surround and attack Gao Jin.

Fei Ji stood beside Chen Mo, watching, and couldn't help but say to him, "Mo Ge, Jin Ge is about to be surrounded!"

Chen Mo had a cigarette in his mouth, watching from afar, his face showing no trace of worry.

"It's fine, A Jin is very strong."

"But..." Fei Ji wanted to say more, but he held back in the end.

Chen Mo saw Fei Ji speak only half of what he wanted, then turned his head to look at Fei Ji.

At that moment, Fei Ji gazed at the battlefield ahead, his eyes full of longing.

"If you want to go, go ahead—just be careful!"

Although he had only learned Chen Mo's Vanguard-breaking Eight Blades a day ago, Fei Ji already felt his progress was huge and had long been itching to try it out.

Now that he's encountered a big battle, he can't hold back any longer.

But he is now Chen Mo's driver and personal follower; he must stay by Chen Mo's side and obey orders at any time.

Now having received Chen Mo's permission, Fei Ji drew a watermelon knife from behind his back and charged forward.

The Vanguard-breaking Eight Blades are easy to learn in the first place.

Although Fei Ji had only practiced for a day, he was already using it with proper form.

Fei Ji consecutively cut down the few followers blocking the way ahead, then also rushed toward Gao Jin's side to join the fight.

He wanted to go help Gao Jin.

At least that's what he intended.

Wen Xi and his two companions surrounded Gao Jin in the middle and all slashed their blades at him.

Facing the three-on-one assault, Gao Jin showed no trace of panic.

Stepping with Eight Trigrams footwork, he flashed his body, dodging Tai Bao Qiu's saber and quickly closing in on his body.

He swept his long blade sideways, leaving a huge wound in Tai Bao Qiu's belly.

Gao Jin then spun and lifted, knocking the sabers of Wen Xi and Fei Quan out of their hands.

Although Gao Jin's strength was nothing compared to Chen Mo's, it was still far superior to these men.

After knocking away their blades, Gao Jin executed his Wrapping Head and Cutting Leg move, his double-handed blade simultaneously slashing the thighs of Fei Quan and Wen Xi.

The two instantly lost their balance and fell to the ground.

Seeing that the three had lost their fighting ability, Gao Jin did not continue attacking them, but instead turned and slaughtered other henchmen.

At that moment, Fei Ji was still on his way over!

The Triad Society's fights aren't about killing; it's enough to incapacitate the opponent, there's no need to insist on taking their life.

As for what happens after the fight—whether those lying on the ground live or die—we don't concern ourselves with it.

We save those we can; those we can't, we just say they had bad luck.

"The boss has been chopped to death!"

Someone on Hongle's side shouted, not knowing who it was.

Just now, Wen Xi and his two companions were cut down by Gao Jin, and many people saw it.

Now, after someone shouted, a wave of fear spread through the Hongle crowd.

On Chen Mo's side, the followers' morale surged, and each struck even more ruthlessly.

Hongle's forces collapsed like a mountain falling.

People kept being cut down one after another.

Seeing that he could no longer hold up, Taibao Qiu lying on the ground shouted: "Retreat!"

Hearing the big brother shout "retreat", Hongle's lackeys could no longer resist Chen Mo's underlings' attack, casually grabbing nearby companions and fleeing backward.

The three people of Wenxi Taibao Qiu Fei were also carried on the backs of their underlings and fled for their lives.

Before Chen Mo's side could even begin celebrating, sirens sounded in the distance.

"Everyone has dispersed; we'll come back tomorrow to take over the venue!"

Chen Mo shouted loudly, turned around, and walked toward Nüren Jie.

The remaining underlings also scattered like birds and beasts.

Companions with light injuries who could walk were all taken away; those seriously injured and the dead were left where they fell.

Let the police deal with them.

The police will call an ambulance for them.

Not long after Chen Mo returned to the bar office, Gao Jin and Fei Ji Da Tou also came back.

Chen Mo estimated that the police would arrive soon.

Tonight's fight lasted a while, and the scene was somewhat large.

The police won't treat it as if nothing happened.

As the boss, he estimated he'd have to spend a night at the police station.

"Ah Jin, tonight bring a few people to stay at my place first, help me protect Gang Sheng well."

"Tomorrow tally up the casualties of the brothers tonight, and promptly distribute medical and settlement fees so the brothers can rest easy."

"Also remember to arrange a lawyer to get the brothers arrested tonight out on bail."

"Okay, Mo Ge!"

"Besides protecting the elder sister-in-law, Gao Jin has done these things before; he's well versed."

After Chen Mo finished making arrangements for the three people one after another, he took out his mobile phone and called Da Fei at North Corner.

"Da Fei, I am Chen Mo!" After the call connected, Chen Mo directly stated his identity.

"Chen Mo! What's the matter calling me so late?"

On Da Fei's side, he was probably out carousing, and the background noise was loud.

"I want to borrow troops from you: two hundred people, at a hundred per person per day, five hundred for opening expenses, I'll cover the medical and settlement fees, and I'll also give you an extra two hundred thousand as a thank‑you—how does that sound?"

Chen Mo got straight to the point. The police might arrive at any moment, so he had to act quickly.

"Holy shit, what are you planning, needing that many people?" Da Fei exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Mo controls Nüren Jie, with several hundred underlings; this is no secret in the jianghu, and Da Fei naturally knows it as well.

Now Chen Mo is asking him for two hundred people, which really exceeds his expectations.

He only has over three hundred in total.

"It's nothing; I've already taken over Hongle's Wave‑Shoe Street tonight." Chen Mo said calmly.

"Holy shit, awesome!"