[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-start-with-a-mysterious-island":3,"chapter-i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-304":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Start with a Mysterious Island",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1664957,2132,"Chapter 304 - 246: Superpower ’Smoke Manipulation","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-304",304,"\u003Cp>The young man, terrified by the youth with the earring, hid behind Ms. Wang from the residents’ committee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the worldly Ms. Wang wasn’t as easily intimidated as the young man. She righteously rebuked the youth with the earring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s already lost several thousand to you. Even if you keep hounding him, he doesn’t have another cent to his name. You should just quit while you’re ahead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you keep pressuring him, I’ll have no choice but to call the Security Bureau and have the Security Officers handle this dispute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given that you set him up, I’m sure he’s not the only person you’ve scammed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Security Bureau gets involved, you’ll find yourselves in a world of trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no substitute for experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd of onlookers showed expressions of admiration after hearing what Ms. Wang from the residents’ committee had to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" The youth with the earring fell silent. The situation was just as Ms. Wang had described.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had, in fact, scammed several people. If they let this blow up and the Security Bureau got involved, they’d be in for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the youth with the earring fall silent, Ms. Wang breathed a sigh of relief. ’This is probably over,’ she thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, the young man hiding behind her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...seeing the youth with the earring go quiet, had a sudden, foolish burst of confidence. The once-terrified young man jumped back out, pointed at the youth with the earring, and started yelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See! A guilty conscience, huh? And you said you didn’t set me up! If that were true, why would you be afraid of the Security Officers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Son of a bitch...\" The youth with the earring had been convinced by Ms. Wang’s words and was about to drop the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this brazen taunt sent him into a rage. He rushed forward and punched the young man in the stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Agh...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man collapsed, clutching his stomach and crying out in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?! You can’t just hit people!\" When Ms. Wang heard the young man’s outburst, her heart had sunk. ’This is bad,’ she had thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But by the time she could react, the youth with the earring had already knocked the young man to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, I give you an inch and you take a mile! I was going to let it go, but you just had to push it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face contorted with rage, the youth with the earring strode forward, ready to land a few more punches on the fallen young man to vent his anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ms. Wang hurried after him, grabbing the arm of the youth with the earring to stop his assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could a woman in her sixties possibly stop a strong, able-bodied Cultivator?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth with the earring merely shook his arm, and the immense force sent Ms. Wang stumbling backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fall could be serious for someone her age, whose body was already frail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding onlookers gasped. \"Be careful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Ms. Wang was about to hit the ground, a figure appeared at her side, catching her arm and steadying her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin,\" Ms. Wang said in surprise, turning to see who had caught her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ms. Wang, are you okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine. Thank you, Lin. If you hadn’t caught me, that would have been a nasty fall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AGH...!\" Another scream rang out. The enraged youth with the earring had kicked the young man on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin, quickly, stop him! If he keeps kicking like that, he’s going to seriously injure that boy...\" Ms. Wang pleaded with Lin Li, her expression anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li hadn’t wanted to get involved, but since it was Ms. Wang asking—a woman who had helped him out many times in the past—he nodded and walked forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM. Seething with anger, the youth with the earring landed several more kicks to the young man’s stomach, who could only wail in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You little punk, you think you can get away with that? How dare you speak to me with that tone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me make this clear: you’ll pay back every last cent you owe us. Otherwise, I won’t let you off the hook.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After cursing at the young man, the youth with the earring raised his foot for another kick, but a figure suddenly appeared at his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newcomer placed a hand on his shoulder. \"He only owes you money, not his life,\" the person said calmly. \"That’s enough. Don’t take it too far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" The youth with the earring was seeing red. He was in no mood to listen to anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately swatted the hand off his shoulder and, with a curse, went to shove the newcomer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get the hell off me! Who the hell are you to tell me what to do...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth with the earring reached out to push him, but the newcomer caught his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to yank his arm away, but the hand gripping his wrist was like a steel vise. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn’t break free.\u003C\u002Fp>",847,"2026-06-06T12:43:53.919Z",1,"novelbin.me","0cce2c0cfc96eb8575e650a8cca073d5df86a93eb29211cd0c4dceee073d4beb","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-305","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-303",305,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-start-with-a-mysterious-island-cover.jpg"]