Chapter 40: Slap on the Ear

  Seeing the four soldiers coming in a mighty manner, these few soft and hard guys were scared to death, standing there shaking like sieves.

  Even Chu Tian Shu couldn't handle it, let alone deal with these several well-trained and well-prepared soldiers.

  "Big brother, don't, don't hit." Bao Ge covered his cheek and shouted.

  "The police station has already handled it, we were just messing around." The tattooed kid explained in a low voice.

  "It's none of my business, I didn't do anything." The other three kids were begging even more desperately.

  Hao Shuang looked at the scene in front of him and was so scared that he almost peed his pants. What kind of person is Chu Tian Shu, anyway? Even Dad didn't dare to move him, and he even brought a group of soldiers with him?

  He shook his head and wanted to sneak away quietly in the dark, but just as he took a step back, he was seen by Ning Xin.

  "Halt." Ning Xin shouted. She pointed at Hao Shuang with her finger and said to Ma Li, "He just tried to take advantage of me and wanted me to drink with him."

  "Really?" Ma Li asked with a surprised expression. "This kid's got some nerve."

  "Ma Li, you're really stupid! If it wasn't for the emergency, would I have called my mom back home?" Ning Xin scolded Ma Li with a straight face.

  Ma Li was still smiling, but as soon as he turned his face, he pointed at Hao Shuang and ordered: "Bring him over."

  A soldier immediately rushed over and dragged Hao Shuang in front of Ma Li.

  "Do you know who she is?" Mali asked with a gloomy face.

  "No, I don't know." Hao Shuang stuttered.

  "Today I'll let you know." Ma Li suddenly struck out, slapping Hao Shuang's face.

  Hao Shuang let out a miserable cry, his body spun around in a circle, and several red marks immediately appeared on his face.

  "Do you know this time?" Ma Li asked with a cold smile.

  "Alright, alright." Hao Shuang covered her mouth and replied.

  Slap! Another backhand slap.

  "You still dare to flirt with me?"

  Hao Shuang fell directly to the ground and didn't dare make another sound.

  "Report, are you satisfied?" Ma Li saluted Ning Xin with a military salute and asked loudly.

  "It's okay, I guess. What about those thugs?" Ning Xi asked, pointing at Bao Ge and his friends.

  "Xiao Qiang, let them slap themselves in the face." Ma Li gave the order as he turned his head back.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  On the quiet street, I remembered a crisp sound.

  "This is just about right." Ning Xin pursed her lips and smiled, asking in a low voice: "Little Ma Ge, you brought people out, does my dad know?"

  Ma Li shook his head and said in a low voice: "I don't know. When you called your mom, I overheard it and shouted for Xiao Qiang and the others to come over."

  Ning Xin smiled slyly and beckoned to Ma Li, pointing at Chu Tian Shu: "Come, I'll introduce you to a friend. This is Chu Tian Shu."

  Ma Li's eyes sparkled as he looked Chu Tian Shu up and down, chuckling and asking: "Boyfriend?"

  Ning Xin glared at him, her face flushing red, and pouted: "What are you talking about? He's my senior brother." After that, she pointed to Wei Shijie and said: "And there's another one, Wei Shijie, also my senior brother."

  "Haha. So it's two senior brothers after all. Sorry for the disrespect." Ma Li stretched out his hand to shake hands with Chu Tian Shu and Wei Shi Jie.

  "Xiao Ma Ge, thank you for coming all the way here to help out on your own initiative." Ning Xiang said politely.

  "Hey, hey, Luoyi knows Mali."

  Ning Xi gave him a white eye and said disdainfully, "Go away, what are you showing off? If it weren't for this Brother Chu, I would have been teased by these guys long ago."

  "Thank you so much, senior brother." Ma Li gave Chu Tian Shu another salute, it was clear that he was sincere.

  "No need to be polite, we're all friends, protecting our little sister is a must! Chu Tian Shu had a very good first impression of Ma Li, thinking he was a man of temperament, not only a standard soldier, but also a reliable big brother."

  "Alright, just for that sentence, I'll be friends with you!" Ma Li's thick eyebrows rose slightly as he shook hands with Chu Tian Shu once again.

  On the other side, Xiao Qiang shouted: "Princess Ning, what should we do with these guys? Give us an order."

  "Brother, you tell them," Ning Xin looked at Chu Tian Shu: "How much suffering did you endure in there, and they will pay it back double."

  Hao Shuang's face was swollen, and he looked pitifully at Chu Tian Shu, secretly relieved that Han Li hadn't had a chance to lay hands on him yet, or else he would have been in trouble.

  Bao Ge crawled over and pounced on Chu Tian Shu's feet, pleading: "Big brother, please spare us."

  Chu Tian Shu gave Hao Shuang a cold glance.

  Hao Shuang lowered his head and didn't dare look directly at Chu Tian Shu.

  "Never mind, they didn't do anything to me." Chu Tian Shu also didn't want to make things too awkward with Hao Shuang and the others.

  Ma Li kicked Hao Shuang with his foot and scolded: "Don't you hurry up and thank Chu Shixiong?"

  Hao Shuang stood up and slightly bowed his head towards Chu Tian Shu, mumbling: "Thanks, thank you."

  "Hao Shuang, from now on, don't bully others with your power outside. You should know this time, no matter how ruthless you are, there's always someone more ruthless than you." Chu Tian Shu looked at Hao Shuang and nodded directly, then added another sentence: "And in the future, do not pester Liu Chunna again, did you hear me clearly?"

  Hao Shuang let out a soft "hmm".

  Ma Li kicked him again: "Louder, didn't hear clearly?"

  "Got it." Hao Shuang's voice rose slightly, and he secretly cursed in his heart, daring to provoke your woman, does he want to die?

  "Scram! I'll spare you today because of Chu Shixiong. Otherwise, you'd be finished!" Ma Li kicked Bao Ge again.

  Several little ones helped Hao Shuang up and ran away with their pants wet.

  Looking at the wretched backs of these little rascals, Xiao Qiang and the other four soldiers still felt unsatisfied, and angrily cursed: "If anything happens to Princess Ning, we will definitely make these bastards pay!"

  "That's right," Ma Li turned his head and said to Chu Tian Shu: "The children from our big yard, no one can bully."

  "What's going on in the main courtyard?" Chu Tian Shu was slightly stunned.

  "Don't you know?" Ma Li looked at Chu Tian Shu in surprise and then turned to look at Ning Xin.

  Ning Xin smiled and shook her head.

  "Wei Shijie hastily explained: "Lao Chu, they've been together since childhood, growing up in the same military compound." As he spoke, Wei Shijie's face was filled with envy. He regretted that his father had gone to the Beihu District People's Armed Forces Department too early to marry his mother, or else he would have also grown up as a child of the compound."

  Chu Tian suddenly felt enlightened and at ease.

  Ma Li, Ning Xin and the others were all children who grew up together in the same military compound. Their parents were comrades-in-arms, and they had been playmates since childhood, with a deep affection for each other that was forged through shared experiences and backgrounds. This bond also served as the foundation for their mutual support and assistance when they entered society.

  They took a closer look at Xiaoqiang and the others who came with Mali. They were of different ages and builds, with Mali being the largest and strongest. At first glance, it was clear that he was their leader. Xiaoqiang looked even younger than Ning Heng, and his military uniform had no shoulder badges, making him appear a bit oversized. From his expression and movements, he didn't seem like a regular soldier either.

  Ning Xin smiled and said: "Xiao Qiang, you're wearing your dad's old military uniform again?"

  Xiao Qiang pulled at the hem of his military uniform and said with embarrassment, "I was in a hurry and just grabbed something to wear. Princess Ning, I still look pretty good, right?"

  "Haha, what's the use of being handsome? You'll still get spanked by your dad when you go home." Ning Xin said, and Ma Li and others burst out laughing.

  Ma Li and Ning Xin were chatting and laughing together with a few others.

  Chu Tian Shu quietly asked Wei Shi Jie: "What kind of person is Ning Xin? Ma Li and the others seem to be quite afraid of her."

  Wei Shijie took a peek at Ning Xin and said: "Her dad is the deputy commander of the Qingyuan Military Sub-district."

  No wonder Wei Shijie was so humble to Hao Shuang in the bar, he was really worried that Ning Xin would make a mistake, not to mention his father wouldn't let him off, Ma Li and the others would probably tear him apart.

  Chu Tian Shu gazed at Ning Xiang and others from afar, smiling.

  Ning Xin felt they were discussing her, so she walked over and asked: "Wei Shixiong, what are you and Chu Shixiong saying about me?"

  "What's up?" Wei Shijie smiled slyly and ran over to get close to Ma Li and the others.

  Chu Tian Shu looked at Ning Xin, smiling silently.

  Ning Xin tilted her head, mischievously gazing at Chu Tian Shu: "What's with the staring? Are you feeling strange or something?"

  Chu Tian Shu said: "Yeah, what have you been doing after running out? I thought I wouldn't be able to come out tonight and would still have to suffer a bit."

  "Hmmph." Ning Xi tossed her head triumphantly, the ponytail behind her swishing back and forth, looking absolutely adorable. "I'm going to find my mom."

  "Your mom? Your mom is quite capable, can manage the police station and even mobilize troops, too awesome." Chu Tian Shu teased intentionally.

  Ning Xin lowered her voice and said: "My mom found my dad's old comrade-in-arms at the municipal bureau."

  "Oh, do I have such a big face? Why should your mom listen to you?"

  "Hehe," Ning Xin looked down in embarrassment, her small hands twisting in front of her as she said softly: "I'm saying, you're my boyfriend."

  Chu Tian Shu laughed and said: "I'm your boyfriend? You're just a little older and you already have a boyfriend, your dad will definitely spank you."

  "Hmph, no way. My dad has never hit me."

  "That's right, you're a good girl of your father and mother, how could you have a boyfriend at such a young age?"

  "Am I short? I'm not a little girl anymore." Ning Xin straightened up in dissatisfaction.

  Chu Tian Shu sneaked a peek, and Ning Xin wasn't wrong, her body had the right curves in all the right places, she was indeed well-developed. However, in Chu Tian Shu's eyes, she looked more like a little sister from next door, both mischievous and adorable. He teased: "Where did you get this logic from? If it's not a little girl, then she must have a boyfriend?"

  Ning Xin gave him a white eye and said, "What's wrong with you? Mali and the others wanted to be my boyfriend so much that they almost went crazy, but you don't even appreciate it, it's infuriating."

  "Haha, little sister, you're so interesting."

  "I don't care, anyway if my mom asks, I'll still say this."

  "Aren't you afraid I'll sell you off and still make you count my money?"

  "If you have the ability, sell me then," Ning Xi said with a smile: "But you must sell me to a handsome guy like you."

  "Stop joking."

  "I'm not joking with you. What, are you already taken?"

  "Not yet."

  "So you think I'm too ugly?"

  "No, you're very beautiful." Chu Tian Shu smiled at Ning Xin with a gentle gaze.

  "What's wrong with you... staring at me with such a weird gaze?" Ning Xi stared at Chu Tian Shu.