Just then, the girl immediately rushed forward, her arms spread wide to shield Mu Feng, "I won't allow you to hurt him. If you have something against someone, come at me!"
"Tsk tsk, aren't you quite the tough guy? Now you need a woman to protect you?" Long Tiangao said dismissively.
"This matter has nothing to do with him. Please let him go!" a resolute look appeared in the girl's eyes.
Although she didn't know what would happen next, her kind heart wouldn't allow Mu Feng to be harmed, let alone threatened with his life, because of her.
Long Tiangao clapped his hands and said mockingly, "Let him go? It's too late for that. How dare you lay a hand on me? This won't end here!"
"Is that so? Do you think these petty thugs can take me down?" Mu Feng, who had been silent all along, slowly spoke.
"Arrogant brat, I'll make you understand that I am someone you can never offend, someone you must look up to!"
Long Tiangao clenched his fists and shouted into the air, "Charge! Kill this brat, or my hatred will not be appeased!"
And so, a group of thugs brandishing knives prepared to charge.
Many onlookers in the coffee shop looked at Mu Feng with resignation. In their eyes, he was as good as dead.
At that moment, a strange scene unfolded. Before the thugs could take two steps, they all froze, their knives raised motionlessly.
Long Tiangao was stunned and quickly barked, "What are you doing? Charge!"
"Young Master Long, we... we can't move!" one of the thugs exclaimed, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
"Yes, I can't move either, save us..."
These thugs were utterly terrified. In their minds, this must have been the work of the young man in front of them.
"You think I'd believe that? Hurry up, you useless freeloaders!"
Long Tiangao, clearly not yet grasping the gravity of the situation, continued to urge them on.
Mu Feng quipped, "I told you, don't deceive yourself. They really can't move!"
"Are you joking? How could such a preposterous thing exist in this world..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and he froze on the spot, unable to even move his eyelids.
"I... I can't move either?" Long Tiangao was shocked beyond belief, unable to accept this reality.
Mu Feng said with a hint of amusement, "Now do you believe your subordinates weren't faking? One must know their place, understand?"
Long Tiangao was enraged, "What did you do to us? Release me at once!"
"Still talking tough?" Mu Feng walked over and, in front of everyone, slapped him twice.
"You dare hit me, brat? Do you know who I have behind me?"
Before Long Tiangao could finish, two more slaps landed, giving him no chance to breathe.
He lost several teeth from the blows. This time, he was thoroughly defeated and dared not speak another word.
Mu Feng patted his cheek, "Remember this, I'm not interested in your backing or background, because your so-called background is worthless in my eyes. I'll ask you one last time, do you still want to take her away?"
Long Tiangao wanted to say yes, but he no longer had the courage. He conceded, "I won't take her, I won't take her, alright?"
Mu Feng snapped his fingers, and the thugs all collapsed onto the ground, their ability to move restored.
"Alright, you can leave now!" Mu Feng said softly.
Long Tiangao gritted his teeth, glaring fiercely at him, "Let's go!" He then slunk away.
However, before he could even step out of the coffee shop, Mu Feng's voice called out from behind him.
"Hold on, everyone else can go, you stay!"
Long Tiangao was startled and snapped, "What else do you want?"
Seeing their leader wasn't leaving, the other thugs reluctantly stayed put.
"What was that look you just gave me?" Mu Feng walked over with a blank expression.
Long Tiangao flinchingly avoided his gaze, "Huh? I didn't glare at you, you must have seen wrong!"
"Are you calling me blind?" Mu Feng asked with a smile.
He quickly retorted, "Ah? I absolutely didn't mean that, you can't just accuse me!"
"I only trust my own eyes. You definitely glared at me just now!"
"What are you trying to say?" Long Tiangao was full of unexpressed anger, feeling utterly uncomfortable.
Mu Feng stroked his chin, "This means you still resent me. In that case, I'll have to help you calm down. I remember you glared at me with this kind of eye!"
He first pointed at Long Tiangao's right eye, then without further ado, he landed a heavy punch square on his eye socket.
Long Tiangao screamed in agonizing pain. With that single punch, his eyeball was shattered, and his right eye was completely blinded.
"My eye... my eye is useless..." No matter how he covered his right eye, the blood continued to pour out.
The shattered eyeball and flesh slid out, leaving everyone present stunned and chilled.
"Alright, you can leave now. Don't spoil my appetite!" Mu Feng waved his hand, urging the thugs to leave quickly.
Long Tiangao didn't dare to linger for another moment. With the help of his subordinates, he left.
Watching them depart, the girl finally let out a sigh of relief, "Thank you, sir. They're finally gone!"
Mu Feng playfully asked, "What? Aren't you afraid of me? I was quite brutal just now!"
The girl shook her head, "How could I be afraid? Sir, you look like a very good person. You only resort to extreme measures when dealing with bad people!"
He chuckled, "You're actually right. People like that definitely aren't first-time offenders; they're habitual. My actions are just giving him a profound lesson, so he won't dare to cause trouble again!"
At this moment, the coffee shop manager rushed over and reprimanded, "You, get out! Leave immediately, and don't show your face in our coffee shop again!"
Mu Feng pointed at himself, "Are you talking to me?"
"Sir, you injured Young Master Long. Do you know his status? Our small establishment will suffer because of you!" the manager said helplessly.
Mu Feng rubbed his nose, "Why don't you tell me? Since things have already happened, let's see if I can help you figure something out!"
Although the manager was a person who preferred to avoid trouble, he seemed to have a good heart, merely intimidated by these thugs.
"His father is the leader of the Fire Dragon Gang. He's not someone to be trifled with. It's over, it's completely over!" The manager's face turned grim.