The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 322 Disease
"Are you sick?"

Why did you stab me?

Gao Anyu asked, frowning.

The "kidnapper" simply couldn't answer.

He attacked with all his might when his opponent was off guard, and the plum blossom thorn was only an inch away from his opponent's skin. His opponent hadn't even made a move yet—how could he possibly defend against it!
"A master...this is a master who lives life to the fullest!"

He was horrified.

"With just this one move, his martial arts skills are far superior to mine. My sneak attack failed just now, and if we faced each other head-on, I definitely wouldn't be his match!"

"We have to escape! Go to the homes of the other brothers and call for reinforcements. The six of us together will fight him, and that's our only chance of survival!"

His expression was unpredictable, which only deepened Gao Anyu's confusion. He could barely tell if the other was happy or sad; he couldn't possibly understand the complex emotions and feelings of a "kidnapper."

So he kept asking.

"Why do you want to kill me?"

“I’ve never seen you before, and I didn’t speak to you just now, yet you smiled at me… I don’t think I offended you.”

"Oh!"

He suddenly realized what was happening and pointed at the "kidnapper's" nose.

"What's this called—what was it called again?"

"Feigning ignorance, feigning compliance... feigning compliance!"

Even the servants nearby couldn't hold back anymore: "That's called feigning compliance!"

Gao Anyu scratched his head.

"Oh, snake, I remember... Then why did you stab me?"

The topic has returned to the present.

He has only been awake for a short time, and his mind is still a mess. Apart from knowing that he eats and urinates on his own, he is almost like a newborn baby.

He was counting on his fingers, calculating.

"I didn't provoke you, and I don't know you, so you have no grudge against me now."

"But you didn't hesitate at all when you attacked me just now, it was obvious that you wanted to kill me. And you were smiling at me, which means that it wasn't me who provoked you that made you want to kill me, but that you wanted to trick me into walking over and then ambush me from the beginning."

"So you know me, and you even have a grudge against me, but I don't know you... Do you know who I was before?!"

Well, by a twist of fate, a logical loop has been formed.

Gao Anyu suddenly raised his head and said excitedly, only to find that "Guai Zi" had already run far away while he was thinking.

Gao Anyu took off and chased after it, shouting as he went.

"Wait a minute, I won't kill you, okay?"

Tell me who I am, and I won't kill you!

You can't outrun me!

The "kidnapper" in front naturally had no time to listen to Gao Anyu's words. He had failed in his sneak attack, revealing his murderous intent without even managing to kill the opponent. Judging by his own experience, how could the opponent possibly let him go!
If the other party is lying, then they are trying to trick you into stopping the killing!

If the other person is talking nonsense, then he is a madman, and a madman whose martial arts skills are far superior to his own—how could he possibly entrust his life to a madman!
Having grasped the logic, the "kidnapper" desperately fled towards the home of one of the "meteors." As he ran, he grabbed whatever was around him and threw it at Gao Anyu, both to slow him down and to make a commotion so that the "meteors" would come quickly.

The town wasn't very big to begin with. After running for a while, "Guai Zi" spotted a house, which was the residence of "Meteor." There was already a man standing at the door, with an ugly face, holding a long knife and looking in his direction.

It was one of the "shooting stars" who heard the commotion, grabbed his weapon, and came out to provide assistance.

The kidnapper's face lit up with joy, and he immediately shouted.

"Brother, be careful, a master is coming to kill us—" He was only halfway through his sentence when a voice suddenly rang out from behind him.

"I told you you can't outrun me."

The kidnapper's pupils constricted, and before he could even show a look of horror on his face, he was kicked in the back of the knee, causing him to lose his balance and slide down the ground with a "thud".

"Big brother!"

With a furious roar, "Meteor" raised his hand and swung his long sword over, attempting to force Gao Anyu back.

The gleaming broadsword reached Gao Anyu, but a flash of black light appeared, and with a "bang," it shattered in mid-air, sending metal fragments flying in all directions.

Hearing the commotion, "Guai Zi" looked up to investigate. Just as his head left the ground, a tremendous force suddenly came from behind, stomping him back into the mud.

All that could be heard was Gao Anyu's excited voice.

"Oh! I don't know you either, yet you want to kill me!"

"You know me too!"

"You all know me!"

Before he could finish speaking, several thuds of people hitting the ground were heard around him, followed by a chorus of angry shouts.

"Where did this vicious person come from!"

"Let go of my brother!"

“Friend, release my brother, and we will escort you out of this place with courtesy, and even offer you some gold and silver. But if my brother is harmed in the slightest—we brothers will make you pay with your life!”

"Yes, friend, if we have offended you, we will apologize. If you want money, we will offer our entire fortune with both hands, just please don't harm my elder brother!"

It was the remaining few "meteors" who heard the commotion, grabbed their weapons, and rushed over.

Seeing that the "kidnapper" was subdued by Gao Anyu, the others were hesitant to act and stood there shouting, trying to persuade him with both soft and hard tactics.

Some might ask, do these beasts who traffic in people really care about the lives of the victims?
Not really.

If it were a "shooting star" who had been captured, the others might not have cared. The key is that for these people's "business," the "kidnapper" is truly an irreplaceable member.

Because all the "Meteorites" are too ugly, only the "Kidnapper" is handsome, and only he can abduct those women. Without him, relying on the five ugly faces of the "Meteors," the women they abduct are just mindless fools who aren't picky eaters.

Without the kidnapper, the group was cut off from their source of income. Money can be earned back, but without the kidnapper, they were left with nothing but empty savings, naturally causing them immense anxiety.

The five men shouted repeatedly, trying to get Gao Anyu to release the "kidnapper".

Unexpectedly, Gao Anyu, who was stepping on the back of the "crutch," became happier and happier as he listened, and the smile on his face became more and more excited.

"You all know me!"

"One, two... five! Five people want to kill me, and you all know me!"

"well!"

He laughed and became more and more excited, and then raised his hand and smashed a foot into the back of the "crippled man's" head.

"You stabbed me, and I've wanted to kill you for a long time... Since there are still five people who recognize me, I don't need to keep you alive!"

With a muffled groan, the man's head was smashed open, leaving a bloody hole. His limbs twitched a few times before he died on the spot.

Gao Anyu took a closer look and, seeing that "Guai Zi" was indeed dead, shook his head, then looked up and smiled at the five chilling "Meteors".

"Can you tell me who I am?"

"If someone tells me who I won't kill, please?"

(End of this chapter)