On the mountain, facing Yin Shuyu who was discussing classical music with Victor, the five people including Driver Ye had already become accustomed to such scenes.
Phrases like “Ashina Castle,” “turkey farm,” or “old Miyazaki’s tricks” made absolutely no sense to them.
By the time they descended the mountain, it was already noon. After lunch, Victor left Xia Yu with his phone number.
“It’s truly my honor to meet you. What a pity I wasn’t born twenty years earlier,” Victor lamented greatly. “If you ever come to the Third District in the future, be sure to call me.”
Xia Yu politely responded on the surface, “Certainly, certainly.”
After Victor and Driver Ye left, the boss shook Xia Yu’s hand: “Thank you so much this time. Here’s one thousand. It’s a bit little, please don’t take offense.”
“Thank you, boss.” After receiving the money, Xia Yu turned to leave.
The agreed amount for the last day had been seven hundred, but the boss had given three hundred extra.
In three days, he had earned a total of two thousand three hundred.
Though he personally thought it was a bit low, to Yin Shulan, it was already a considerable sum.
Yin Shulan herself only earned slightly over one thousand a month.
“Why are you in such a rush to leave so early? Let’s go find some more translation jobs!” Yin Shulan said excitedly.
“Translation jobs aren’t always available. Anyway, you don’t have to think about work anymore. I’ll get money to you the day after tomorrow,” Xia Yu said, while his main body was already in the nearby town, only needing someone else’s hand to pass the money to Yin Shulan.
“No bank cards,” Yin Shulan insisted firmly.
“Not through a bank card. Cash.”
“Cash is great, cash is great.” Yin Shulan became cheerful.
Walking to the edge of the town, Xia Yu entered a nearby supermarket and bought some snacks.
“Why did you spend fifty on snacks!” Seeing Xia Yu splurge, Yin Shulan became anxious.
“Fifty thousand will be in your hands the day after tomorrow.”
Yin Shulan immediately stopped complaining.
Carrying the bag, Xia Yu chose not to walk back but instead hailed a motorcycle.
A motorcycle ride was only ten yuan.
It was only today that he discovered such motorcycle services existed here.
“Grandma, hold on tight!” The young man driving the motorcycle shouted.
“Alright!” Xia Yu sat at the back.
It had been a long time since he last rode a motorcycle, and he somewhat missed the feeling.
By the way, Yin Shulan also had a driving bonus. Perhaps he could buy a motorcycle for her to ride.
He just wondered whether Yin Shulan was still eligible to take the license test at her age.
Although in the countryside, no one would check for a motorcycle license, if some odd person reported her, that would be troublesome.
The young motorcycle driver’s skills were quite good, maintaining a moderate speed.
At this pace, it would take about twenty minutes to get home.
Of course, this was under the condition that there were no obstacles on the way.
Right now, Xia Yu encountered an obstacle.
A bicycle was parked right in the middle of the narrow road, completely blocking it.
The driver stopped the motorcycle and shouted, “Whose bicycle is this? How inconsiderate to park right in the middle!”
After a long pause, no one responded. This area was surrounded by farmland, far from any nearby villages, and no one was visible.
Looking around, there was only an abandoned mud hut.
The driver turned off the engine and said to Xia Yu, “Grandma, you get off first. I’ll go move the bicycle.”
Xia Yu sighed and nodded.
The motorcycle driver thought Xia Yu was sighing about the poor quality of the bicycle owner.
But Xia Yu was sighing about the declining moral standards of society.
His telepathy told him there was danger ahead.
Combined with the situation of the bicycle blocking the road, it was obvious: bandits lying in wait for a robbery.
Xia Yu observed the surroundings. If he were them, he would attack when the driver lifted the bicycle.
With the bicycle in hand, the driver certainly wouldn’t react in time.
The situation unfolded exactly as Xia Yu predicted. As soon as the driver lifted the bicycle and took two steps, three figures darted out from behind the mud hut.
A sickle was placed at the driver’s neck, and he immediately dropped the bicycle and raised his hands.
The other two surrounded Xia Yu: “We know the factory boss gave you money. Hand it over, and we’ll pretend we never saw you.”
So they had learned about the chemical plant.
After confirming the motives of the three, Xia Yu relaxed.
None of the three were masked, clearly just local hooligans who knew well that in the open fields, there would be no evidence to hold them accountable.
“And that bag of food too!” One robber added.
Xia Yu placed the bag of snacks down, and the robbers’ faces lit up with delight.
“Also, hand over the one thousand from today! That’s all of it!”
Xia Yu took out the remaining nine hundred and fifty yuan from his pocket and smiled: “You want this?”
“Exactly, put the money down.” The robber’s joy reached its peak.
“Put it down? How about I throw it to you instead!” Saying that, Xia Yu tossed the money into the air.
The two robbers in front immediately became anxious, looking up at the sky.
At that moment, Xia Yu moved. With a swift step, he approached one robber and punched him straight in the nose.
The robber fell down instantly.
He rushed toward the other robber. This one was slightly more experienced, hastily stepping back to create distance from Xia Yu.
He escaped the range of Xia Yu’s punches, but Xia Yu, with level 2 in hand-to-hand combat, wasn’t limited to just punches.
He leaped into the air and kicked the robber down.
The entire fight lasted only three seconds. The last robber and the driver, who witnessed everything, were still in a state of shock.
What just happened? Why were two strong men taken down by an old lady?
The last robber thought there must have been some mistake with his two companions. How could an old lady possibly defeat young, strong men?
He struck the driver in the abdomen with the sickle handle, incapacitating him, then dropped the sickle and charged at Xia Yu.
In his opinion, an old lady could easily be dealt with using just his fists.
He paid the price for his mistake.
Xia Yu sidestepped the punch, pulled the robber forward with his hand, and tripped him with his foot, sending him crashing to the ground.
The robber on the ground blinked his eyes.
Who am I? Where am I? How did I fall down?
Getting up, he shouted loudly and charged at Xia Yu again.
To an ordinary person, his movements seemed fast, but to Xia Yu, who had level 4 agility, it was like watching slow motion.
This time, Xia Yu didn’t dodge. Instead, as the robber approached, he lifted his leg.
“Ahhh!” After a complex cry filled with various emotions, the last robber fell to the ground.
He felt like he might have disappointed his parents’ hopes of carrying on the family line.
Looking at the three writhing and groaning figures on the ground and then at the unscathed old lady, the driver pinched his thigh to confirm this wasn’t a dream.
He inhaled sharply.
This old lady was terrifying indeed.
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