Chapter 385: Lying on the ground, feigning death

After a few punches, this man surnamed Niu became obedient.

However, it was only his mouth that became obedient, and that was only because Wang An's fist had landed on his mouth, making it not very functional anymore.

As for his entire body, it was not obedient in the slightest; he was exerting force and twisting all over, wanting to get up and fight Wang An.

Unfortunately, with Wang An's large frame pressing down on him, all he could manage was to twist.

To tell the truth, Wang An hated those who broke up fights the most—or to be precise, he hated those who broke up fights with bias.

Because they stand on the moral high ground in the name of mediation, yet they do things that are worse than a dog's laziness!

Honestly speaking, people who break up fights with bias are pure, unadulterated scoundrels; it's even more pleasing to the eye if they just jump in and help directly.

Therefore, the force Wang An used when hitting Niu Great Ming was not even as great as the force he used on this man surnamed Niu.

Furthermore, hitting a head with a fist versus hitting a head with a broom handle—the damage is completely different.

Suddenly, this man surnamed Niu was knocked unconscious; he stopped resisting, and his whole person looked as if he were dead.

However, Wang An was not panicked in the slightest, because Wang An was sitting on him, and his belly was still rising and falling, which meant this man surnamed Niu was still breathing.

It was just that the current state of the man surnamed Niu scared one of the three old women nearby into letting out a shrill cry.

Just hearing this old woman let out an "Ah!" scream, she bolted out of the mill path.

After she bolted out, she immediately shouted: "Ah, someone's dead! Someone's been beaten to death!"

I have to say, that voice was truly damn loud; it had a kind of ear-piercing feeling.

That's right, "ear-piercing," not "earth-shaking."

It was mainly because that old woman's voice was sharp and thin; it was damn unpleasant to listen to.

At this moment, the other man in the mill path—Wang An only knew his surname was Li.

Perhaps it was that old woman's shrill scream that scared this man surnamed Li, for he was heard saying:

"Little Si, you'd better stop hitting him. If you beat him to death in a moment, you'll have to pay with your life for him; it's not worth it at all."

However, this man surnamed Li only said it; he didn't even take a single step forward.

And the other two old women who hadn't run away were also deathly pale at this moment, their faces showing terror.

Because the feeling Wang An gave people at this moment was like a vicious wolf that had caught pink eye; his whole body was radiating hostility.

Actually, Wang An had heard everything the man surnamed Li said, but Wang An was truly furious, and he was currently enjoying the beating quite a bit, so he was unwilling to stop.

After pounding the man surnamed Niu a few more times, Wang An finally stood up.

It wasn't that Wang An wanted to stop, nor was it that he was tired from hitting; it was because Wang An heard the commotion outside the mill path.

If nothing went wrong, that shrill-screaming old woman had alarmed the others in the settlement, and now these people were coming to stir up trouble or just to watch the spectacle.

You have to know that in the countryside during this era, entertainment activities were few and far between; things like fighting were a serious, high-quality show!

People fighting people is much more satisfying than sheep ramming sheep or roosters fighting roosters.

After Wang An stood up, he didn't hesitate to pull out a few ten-yuan notes and stuffed three into the hands of each of the three people standing in the mill path—that is, the one man and two old women.

While stuffing the money, Wang An bared his teeth, glared, and whispered:

"In a moment, speak in my favor, and this money is yours. If you don't speak in my favor, I'll kill your whole family."

After Wang An finished speaking, he wiped the blood from the back of his hand across his face and lay directly on the ground, feigning death.

I have to say, the act was seriously quite convincing; it looked as if he had truly passed out.

At this very moment, the three people holding the money, looking at Wang An lying on the ground feigning death, were completely bewildered.

At the critical moment, it's the men who are relatively calm. One second later, the man surnamed Li understood Wang An's intention and whispered to the other two old women:

"Quick, put the money away. In a moment, whatever they ask, I'll speak first."

After the man surnamed Li finished speaking, the three of them scrambled to stuff the money into their pockets.

Actually, Wang An doing this was entirely intentional.

Because Wang An discovered in his past life that in many cases, pretending to be the weak one—that is, the party being bullied—could be more advantageous to himself.

Of course, if he were outside, Wang An would completely disdain doing this; in this era, being tough to the end is perfectly fine.

But doing it this way now was because Wang An and his family still had to live in the settlement in the future.

The Niu family was, after all, a prominent household in Mount Settlement; offending one or two, or three or five, Wang An didn't care at all, but if he offended them all, it would be equivalent to offending half the settlement.

That would make things quite troublesome for Wang An and his family in the future.

Just imagine, looking around and seeing nothing but damn enemies; wouldn't that make life very uncomfortable?

The three of them had just finished putting the money away when the mill path's broken wooden door let out a loud "Bang!"

And this loud sound made the three people, who had guilty consciences, tremble uncontrollably.

After the mill path door was opened, the first to walk into the mill path was Comrade Sun Physician, the leader of Mount Settlement.

Following closely behind Sun Physician were the militia captain Sun Xiangfeng, and militiamen Sun Xiangwen, Li Mu, Niu Dawei, and others.

I have to say, this police response—no, this military response speed—was seriously quite fast.

Actually, the reason they could mobilize so quickly was because of that big claw.

After finishing the meeting with the settlement residents earlier, Sun Physician felt uneasy, so he wanted to call the militiamen together for a meeting. In case the people coming to hunt the tiger tomorrow needed support, the settlement's armed forces could be assembled at any time.

Furthermore, no matter the time, safety is always the top priority.

Of course, Sun Physician also intended to distribute the settlement's guns and bullets to ensure the militiamen were fully prepared at all times.

I have to say, Sun Physician's thinking was very thorough; he truly achieved the goal of being prepared for any eventuality.

Unfortunately, all the militiamen in the settlement had arrived, except for the deputy captain, Comrade Niu Great Ming, who was nowhere to be found.

Therefore, the crowd waiting for the meeting at the settlement headquarters, upon hearing someone shout "Someone's dead, someone's been beaten to death," immediately abandoned the meeting and rushed toward the mill path without stopping.

After Sun Physician walked into the mill path and looked at the three people on the ground, his expression shifted instantly.

Ignoring Niu Great Ming, who was holding his face and wailing, he took two quick steps and checked the breathing of Wang An and the man surnamed Niu one by one.

After confirming that these two were not dead, just unconscious, Sun Physician finally relaxed and gave the shrieking woman a dirty look, saying:

"Always making a fuss, what do you think you look like?"

After finishing with that woman, Sun Physician turned to leave.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 386 =====