Lin Zhijie laughed heartily, "I thought it was something serious; turns out it's just this! With the new year approaching, it's tough to be without money. How about this—I personally donate a hundred thousand to you brothers, how does that sound?"

The muscular man in the middle chuckled and clapped Lin Zhijie on the shoulder, "Brother, you really know how it's done, eh? We're not unreasonable people—since you're so easy to talk to, naturally, we won't make things difficult for you."

A thinner man next to him continued, "You two leave one person here and the other goes to withdraw money; we'll wait here for you. Rest assured, we are from Flame Hall and we definitely honor our promises!"

Leave someone as a hostage? Lin Zhijie furrowed his brows slightly, "Brother, how about this, can I make a transfer instead? Look at the time—it's past banking hours already!"

"A transfer? You think I'm a fool?" The muscular man in the middle slapped Lin Zhijie on the head, "With a transfer, wouldn't I be revealing my information to you? Are you planning to call the police afterwards? Bloody hell, I knew you pretty boys were up to no good!"

Yun Hanrui couldn't help but speak up from behind, "Senior brother, why are you compromising with them? I'm telling you, we're not giving you any money! People like you should be in prison for a good reform!"

Yun Hanrui was well aware that they were outnumbered and naturally not a match for the opponents in combat.

But for her to compromise with them like this was something Yun Hanrui could not accept!

With such riff-raff, if you show weakness, they become stronger; your own courage falters first, and the opponent naturally becomes fearless. On the contrary, if you stand firm, unexpected outcomes may happen!

"Not bad, not bad!" The burly man saw Yun Hanrui and a cold smile formed on his lips, "Brothers, I never expected this young woman to have more guts than us men—truly an eye-opening experience!"

Lin Zhijie's face soured; he had just managed to lighten the mood, and now Yun Hanrui had to stand out!

"It's not that I'm tough; it's that you all are too cowardly!" Yun Hanrui stated coldly.

"We're cowards?" The burly man laughed heartily as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, then suddenly his face twisted into a savage expression, "You believe that we would gang-rape you, then strip you and dump you in the river?"

Yun Hanrui replied with a hint of pity, "If you had such courage and toughness, you wouldn't resort to such despicable acts! Gang-rape me and dump me in the river? That's just a momentary verbal victory and a display of petty courage; such men, if not cowardly, then what?"

Before the burly man could respond, Yun Hanrui continued, "All of you are physically imposing, yet you engage in no honest work, just lazy good-for-nothings! Attacking the weak and extorting money, that's just fierceness on the surface but actual cowardice inside! You seem ferocious, but you're actually just a bunch of wimps!

Real strong men face any hardship with a smile, brave enough to accept responsibility. Can you do that?"

"Besides bullying lone young women and extorting some living expenses, what else can you do? In my opinion, those elderly vendors braving the cold wind are more manly than you because they confront life with the attitude of the strong!" Yun Hanrui said disdainfully, "What about you? Gang-rape me? Kill me?

You might indeed be able to do it, but do you have the confidence to escape from the police's Heavenly Net? Can you endure the bullying and humiliation in prison? Can you bear the crime of being a rapist and murderer and ruin your whole lives?"

Yun Hanrui's indifferent voice sent a chilling fear through the hearts of the surrounding tough guys. The burly man's face showed a moment of seriousness, "Humph, what's it to you? If you're provoking us, we really could do anything! Don't forget, we are from Flame Hall!"

Yun Hanrui smiled slightly, "From Flame Hall? Do you know who I am? Do you think a small Flame Hall can really call the shots in Hua Xia Yanjing? Stop joking—do you believe that if anything happens to me, it's not just you, but the very existence of Flame Hall could be in question?"

Several burly men showed hesitation on their faces as they turned their gaze toward the man in the middle, their leader.

"I don't want to know your names, and I won't bother to pursue this matter afterward!" Yun Hanrui said indifferently, "Is it for pride to act impulsively and then subject yourself to endless pain, or is it wise to stop? But I forgot, to those in the underworld, what does pride amount to? After all, it's not the first time playing the fool, right?"

Not just the burly men, even Lin Zhijie's face showed a shocked expression.

Having known Yun Hanrui for many years, Lin Zhijie had never realized that Yun Hanrui had such a tough spirit!

She was a frail woman; how did she dare to mock these ruffians? Didn't she fear that these ruffians would actually do something to her?

And in the ruffians' hearts, they were also in turmoil, as Yun Hanrui's presence was too strong. Facing these ruffians, she was like a queen scolding her subordinates, showing none of the fear, weakness, and apprehension a girl should have!

This script is wrong, the man in the middle thought miserably to himself.

Just as the burly men hesitated, Lin Zhijie struck a heavy blow from behind Yun Hanrui, hitting her neck, and Yun Hanrui suddenly collapsed limply.

"This..." the man in the middle hesitated, "What are you doing...?"

Because Yun Hanrui was facing away from Lin Zhijie, she didn't know it was Lin Zhijie who had knocked her out.

At this moment, Lin Zhijie's demeanor changed from his previous smile and weakness, and he said coldly, "Well done, you are really something! A young woman disrupted your minds with just a few words. With people like you, still in the underworld, I spit!"

The burly man's face showed a trace of embarrassment, "Mr. Lin, you can't say that. We are just in the underworld, not desperados! You never told me about this young woman's identity before, what if..."

Lin Zhijie was so angry he wanted to kick the man to death, "If she really had such a prominent status, how could she not have bodyguards? Are you stupid? She was right; you really are cowards! Why did I end up with such idiotic teammates?"

The burly man asked cautiously, "Mr. Lin, she... is she really going to be alright? What if she decides to pursue this afterward, and what about us brothers...?"

Lin Zhijie burst out in anger, "If there was going to be a problem, would I do this? I'm not worried, so why are you cowards worried at all!"

It turned out, all of this was just a trap designed by Lin Zhijie! What Lin Zhijie didn't expect was that Yun Hanrui would dare to scold those ruffians and almost ruin his plan!

If it hadn't been for his intervention, those so-called underworld members might have actually spared Yun Hanrui!

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