Lin Xiao Tian was taken aback; he hadn't expected the Uncle to appear here.
"Uncle, it's dangerous here," Lin Xiao Tian warned.
But faced with Lin Xiao Tian's warning, the Uncle merely smiled slightly.
Just then, the leader saw Chen Tong on the ground and noticed Chen Tong's phone in the Uncle's hand, instantly becoming furious.
"Was it you who just beat up Chen Tong?"
The Uncle smiled slightly, not answering him.
The leader grew angry.
Chen Tong had promised him a cut, he was the funder of this operation. The Uncle beating up Chen Tong, wasn't that cutting off his financial route?
"Damn it, daring to hit my man, you're looking for death!"
Soon, several underlings surrounded the Uncle.
The leader had brought six people in total. Now, three of them, including himself, were surrounding Lin Xiao Tian, while the remaining four had all rushed towards the Uncle.
"Beat him!" the leader roared.
The underlings heard this and immediately swung their fists, charging at the Uncle.
But the Uncle ignored them completely. With a few dodges, he quickly evaded them, then used the alley wall to circle around to the front of Lin Xiao Tian.
Following that, the Uncle used the thugs to block him.
"Heh! What are you doing? Trying to take on seven by yourself?" the leader taunted, glancing at the Uncle.
As the saying goes, random punches can defeat a master. For a normal person to take on seven others, except in movies, it's almost impossible in real life.
In his eyes, the Uncle was clearly asking for a beating.
"Fine, you're asking for death, I'll grant it to you." the leader roared.
The underlings exchanged glances, then rubbed their fists, eager to fight.
Watching the underlings continuously closing in, the Uncle warned Lin Xiao Tian, "Stay a bit further inside. I can handle this."
Having said that, the Uncle had already charged towards the underlings in front of him.
His speed was astonishing, his footwork steady. Despite being in the narrow alley, these thugs couldn't even touch him.
On the other hand, with every move of the Uncle's hand, an underling would cry out in pain!
"Ah!"
Seeing the last underling being taken down, the leader's face turned green.
Behind the Uncle, Lin Xiao Tian was also shocked by the Uncle's skills.
With such combat prowess, even he would have to exert considerable effort to subdue the Uncle.
After dealing with all the underlings, the Uncle walked up to the leader.
The next moment, he grabbed the back of the leader's head.
The leader struggled desperately, but the Uncle's hand was like a vise. No matter how hard he strained, he couldn't pry the Uncle's hand open.
"Doctor Lin, if you trust me, leave this to me. I guarantee I'll give you a satisfactory outcome," the Uncle said calmly.
Looking at the composed Uncle, Lin Xiao Tian couldn't help but become more interested. He nodded, asked no further questions, and left with Bai Xue.
In the alley, seeing Lin Xiao Tian depart, the Uncle turned his attention back to the leader.
"Do you know why I'm not strangling you?" the Uncle said coldly.
"I don't know." The leader was sweating profusely. He wanted to shake his head, but the Uncle had him pressed firmly against the wall.
"Because if I strangle your throat, you won't be able to speak," the Uncle's tone remained frigid.
"You can't touch me. I'm with Brother Tian. Brother Tian won't let you get away with this," the leader threatened.
The Uncle suddenly chuckled. "Cao Yun Tian? If you were talking about Xu Xiao, I might be wary, after all, we did fight with real swords and spears back then."
The leader's heart skipped a beat.
Xu Xiao was his boss's boss. Even though he was no longer active in the underworld, he was still a formidable figure. Even his boss treated Xu Xiao with utmost respect.
It was said that all enemies from Xu Xiao's era had disappeared. Yet, this person in front of him claimed to have fought with Xu Xiao.
And more importantly, he was still alive!
To go against Xu Xiao and survive, there was only one person in all of Qing Zhou.
"Liang Xu? Are you Qing Zhou's second-ranked, Liang Xu?"
...
Meanwhile, after Lin Xiao Tian came out with Bai Xue, he told Bai Xue to return to the hospital first, while he waited for the Uncle to come out.
After about ten minutes, the Uncle emerged.
"Doctor Lin, the matter has been clarified."
Following this, the Uncle recounted the events to Lin Xiao Tian.
Only then did Lin Xiao Tian realize that the instigator was actually Chen Tong!
He had harbored some suspicion before, but hadn't dwelled on it.
The Uncle also handed Chen Tong's phone to Lin Xiao Tian. Upon seeing the live stream comments, Lin Xiao Tian immediately understood the whole situation.
"I've collected all the evidence. Doctor Lin, rest assured, they won't dare to retaliate."
After saying this, the Uncle sent the evidence he had gathered to Lin Xiao Tian.
Lin Xiao Tian opened it to see video recordings of the live stream, screenshots of comments, and even chat logs between Chen Tong and the leader. The Uncle had screenshotted them all.
"Uncle, thank you."
"Doctor Lin, you're too kind. You saved my daughter's life and waived the hospital fees. I, Liang Xu, promised to repay you."
"Doctor Lin, this is my phone number. If you encounter similar trouble in the future, you can always come to me. I, Liang Xu, may not have much skill, but I know a bit of fighting."
Looking at the man before him, Lin Xiao Tian noted that not only was he skilled, but also meticulous, and most importantly, he was grateful.
However, Lin Xiao Tian still had some doubts. The Uncle's appearance here was a bit too coincidental.
"By the way, Uncle, why were you here?" Lin Xiao Tian asked.
"Actually, I live nearby. When I was returning, I happened to see someone following you and just followed along. Doctor Lin, please rest assured, I have no ill intentions." The Uncle immediately sensed Lin Xiao Tian's thoughts.
"Doctor Lin, if I intended to harm you, I wouldn't have done it this way," the Uncle added.
Lin Xiao Tian looked at the Uncle seriously; he didn't seem like he was lying.
But caution was still necessary. Lin Xiao Tian thanked the Uncle again, then bid him farewell.
On the way back to the hospital, Lin Xiao Tian made a detour to pick up the golden needles at the location Guo Lin Qing had specified, and then contacted Steward Xu.
"Steward Xu, can you help me investigate someone?"
"Mr. Lin, who do you want to investigate?"
Seeing Steward Xu agree, Lin Xiao Tian gave him Liang Xu's information.
"Liang Xu?" On the other end of the phone, Steward Xu was silent for a few seconds.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Lin Xiao Tian asked.
"Nothing? I just recalled some old matters. Mr. Lin, please wait a moment, I'll send you his information immediately."
In a short while, Lin Xiao Tian received the detailed information sent by Steward Xu.
Lin Xiao Tian opened the document and couldn't help but be surprised.
"Qing Zhou's second?"
"Xu Xiao's mortal enemy?"