Chapter 187: Not Me

No, don't!

Bai Fengye stabbed down without a shred of mercy.

Everyone watching the Gambling Battle held their breath.

Some of the onlookers even covered their eyes, not wanting to see the scene of blood spraying.

The people from the Red Leaf Club, as well as Huang Feng, Fan Hao, Bai Xiangjin, Huang Zhu, and Ma Yishan, stared with wide, unblinking eyes at this strike, terrified of missing the moment of Chen Che's death.

As for Shen Qi and the others from the Qibao Association, as well as Ma Zijun, Lin Su, Ma Menghan, Tang Ying, and those watching via livestream—Ma Youxiang, Ma Yiren, Ma Zichen, and the siblings Jiang Lan and Jiang Kui—their hearts beat like drums, nearly leaping out of their throats!

Lin Su and Tang Ying even released their True Qi simultaneously, nearly rushing down regardless of everything to save him!

However—

Just as Bai Fengye stabbed down, a scene occurred that exceeded everyone's expectations!

The pale blade stopped two centimeters from Chen Che's throat, and Chen Che's previously limp right arm lifted, grabbing Bai Fengye's wrist.

Bai Fengye's expression was one of shock and suspicion; clearly, he had not expected Chen Che to be able to move!

He immediately freed his right hand, rubbed his index finger and thumb together, and snapped his fingers twice in succession, "Snap, snap."

However, this time Chen Che did not show a pained expression; instead, he lifted his left hand and grabbed the two fingers Bai Fengye had used to snap.

"Crack!"

Chen Che suddenly exerted force with his left hand, snapping Bai Fengye's right index finger and sliding off a Finger Stall that looked exactly like a real finger.

This was the Collar's Interferer, Bai Fengye's trick!

"Ah!!!"

With his finger broken, Bai Fengye let out a scream like a slaughtered pig.

With his devious plot exposed, he could not afford to panic; the pain made him pull his body back with all his might.

Yet at this moment, Chen Che let go, took the opportunity to rise and pin Bai Fengye down, snatched the Dagger from his hand, nimbly and swiftly performed a flourish with the blade, and fiercely stabbed through the back of Bai Fengye's uninjured left hand, pinning it to the ground.

"Ah!!!"

Bai Fengye let out another scream, his face full of terror and disbelief.

He could not fathom how Chen Che had seen through the disguise on his finger, nor could he understand how the Collar, which had initially restricted his movements, was now completely ineffective!?

"Don't, don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

Bai Fengye could not figure it out and had no time to think; with the situation reversed, he only wanted to survive.

However, Chen Che remained unmoved by Bai Fengye's pleas, continuing to push on the hilt until the blade completely pierced through the palm, pinning it firmly to the ground.

Bai Fengye's screams echoed through the Colosseum. Chen Che's body also experienced a moment of dizziness at this time.

In truth, Chen Che had not broken free from the Collar's restraints; before putting on the Collar, just in case, he had used an Artisan Technique to guide a wisp of True Qi out of his body and attach it to his skin.

Being able to move just now was also due to using this wisp of True Qi to forcibly impact his Acupoints, achieving a momentary balance with the True Qi electrical current inside his body that hindered the circulation of his True Qi.

At this moment, this wisp of True Qi was about to be exhausted, and the stinging pain gradually spread throughout his body once again.

The Interferer was evidence and could not be destroyed, so the only option was to undo the Collar!

Chen Che felt his True Qi dissipating rapidly; he could not spare the time to notify Tang Ying, so he directly attached the last trace of externalized True Qi to his hand, grabbed the Collar, crushed it with a snap, and threw it to the ground.

"Bang!"

At this moment, a piercing gunshot echoed through the Colosseum, reaching everyone's ears!

Chen Che had forcibly broken the Collar, and for him to then attack Bai Fengye was for a Martial Artist to harm an ordinary person, which violated both the rules of the Gambling Battle and the regulations of the Patrol Bureau.

Fan Hao seized this opportunity and decisively fired at Chen Che; since Bai Fengye could not kill Chen Che, he would use the rules to do it himself!

However, the second after the gunshot rang out, Fan Hao suddenly widened his eyes, his face filled with panic and fear!

"Puff!"

The True Qi Bullet hit Fan Hao's shoulder, piercing through and shattering his bulletproof vest.

Fan Hao flew backward and fell to the ground, his left shoulder a bloody mess!

Chen Che, having already shed the Collar, had True Qi overflowing from his body, forming a vortex in front of him. The moment the bullet was about to hit his forehead, the vortex forcefully turned the bullet around, sending it back the way it came!

"Ah!!!!"

Following Bai Fengye, Fan Hao let out a heart-wrenching scream.

Everything happened too fast!

From the moment Chen Che officially began his counterattack to Fan Hao suffering the consequences of his own actions, only a few short seconds had passed.

Whether they were people on the scene or those watching via livestream, everyone was stunned by this reversal that took only a few seconds!

The Patrol Bureau Warriors maintaining order were the first to recover, immediately rushing onto the arena stage with guns raised, surrounding Chen Che, with all their muzzles pointed at him!

"Stop!"

Tang Ying came to her senses and immediately roared.

At this moment, Fan Hao stood up through the pain and shouted, "He violated the Patrol Bureau's regulations, used force to harm an ordinary person—kill him!"

"I said, stop!" Tang Ying glared at Fan Hao and ordered again.

"Commander, everyone has witnessed what happened here! Chen Che couldn't accept losing, destroyed the Collar, and tried to kill Bai Fengye!"

Fan Hao brought up the Patrol Bureau's rules, pressing forward step by step, "You are the Commander; are you going to show favoritism and protect a Martial Artist who openly violated the regulations?!"

"You!"

Tang Ying was left speechless.

Because she had also clearly seen Chen Che use True Qi to counterattack and violently destroy the Collar.

Although no Martial Artist had ever been able to violently break a Collar before, that was not the point right now.

Chen Che had openly violated the regulations, which everyone had witnessed, and the most fatal point was that Chen Che had used True Qi to counterattack Fan Hao, causing Fan Hao to be injured!

A Martial Artist attacking a member of the Patrol Bureau was an ironclad, grave crime!

If Fan Hao used this as a reason to execute Chen Che, she would have no grounds to stop him!

The people in the spectator stands were all looking at what was happening on the arena floor with faces full of shock and bewilderment.

"What's going on? Chen Che actually violently broke open the Collar of the Patrol Bureau and used the power of a Martial Artist to counterattack; this person is simply shameless!"

"If you can't afford to lose, don't gamble! If you can't afford to play, get out of Jinling!"

"That's right! Does he think that just because he's a Martial Artist he doesn't have to follow the rules? The Patrol Bureau isn't just for show!"

The spectators watching the spectacle began to denounce Chen Che one after another, while as for Bai Fengye's cheating, they didn't mention a word of it.

People have always only cared about the result, never the process.

Even if they knew full well that Bai Fengye's methods were despicable, they still chose to ignore it before there was evidence to prove it.

While the spectators watching the spectacle were denouncing him, the hearts of Ma Zijun and the others were once again hanging in the balance.

Originally, they had all breathed a sigh of relief when Chen Che successfully counterattacked, but now that Chen Che was surrounded by people from the Patrol Bureau again, doubt and worry once again filled their hearts.

Seeing that the timing was excellent, Huang Feng immediately incited the emotions of the audience.

He put on a mask, stood up, and shouted: "Chen Che violated the rules of the Gambling Battle and even injured a member of the Patrol Bureau, going against the regulations of the Patrol Bureau. If he isn't severely punished, then surely more Martial Artists will imitate him in the future, and then we ordinary people won't be able to go out anymore!"

"That's right! He must be severely punished, kill him! Execute him on the spot!"

The lackeys of the Red Leaf Club also took the opportunity to shout indignantly.

"Let's see who dares!"

Shen Qi disregarded everything to break free from the restraints of his guards, circulating his True Qi to fly to Chen Che's side.

"Whoever dares to touch my master, I'll risk my life against them!"

Ma Zijun also walked down from the spectator stands at this moment, arrived on the arena, faced Fan Hao, and said: "Officer, I am Ma Zijun of the Jinling Ma Family. I believe this is a misunderstanding. Mr. Chen must have had a hidden reason for doing this. I ask that you give the Ma Family some face and allow Mr. Chen to explain."

"Explain?"

Fan Hao clutched his shoulder; the pain made his anger burn, and he was determined to take Chen Che down.

"This Gambling Battle can be said to be watched by all of Jinling; everyone saw what he did, there is nothing to explain! Today I will uphold justice and carry out fairness!"

"As a member of the Ma Family, are you going to disregard the reputation of the Ma Family and openly protect someone who violates the rules of the Patrol Bureau? Ma Shao, I advise you to think carefully before you speak!"

Fan Hao stared coldly at Ma Zijun, pressing him aggressively.

Ma Zijun frowned; he did not know Fan Hao, but looking at Fan Hao's bleeding shoulder, he understood that whether for public or private reasons, Fan Hao would not let Chen Che go.

Tang Ying clenched her snow-white fists and looked at Chen Che with a complex expression; the matter had exceeded her expectations and was also beyond her control.

The only thing she could do at this moment was to handle the case impartially!

But if she did that, Chen Che would surely die!

"Uphold justice and preside over fairness? Well said! I am also looking forward to it."

Having finally recovered from the discomfort brought by the Collar, Chen Che spoke:

"It's just that there is one thing you all got wrong: the person who violated the rules is not me!"