Age of Legends

Chapter 141: Saving Life
The social commotion still affected the school. During the physical exercises and breaks, people were talking about Chen Xuran.

Chen Xuran was no stranger in Rongcheng and it was no exaggeration to say that he was a household name. Many people had heard about this from the adults in their families, and many people in the school had also commented on this matter.

"I heard that Chen Xuran had affected the interests of the station director and had something on him..."

"It seems that the director wanted to take advantage of her, but she refused, so she quietly collected evidence, and the other party found out."

"Hiring someone to kill someone... Luckily she's lucky..."

Many students seemed to have experienced the cruelty of society for the first time, which was a memorable event in their local life during their student career.

These are all major events in social news, but among students, the International Digital Culture Festival that just passed seems to be closer to their lives.

Many people talked about the new and interesting things they encountered at the exhibition and the matters concerning cosplay performances. When walking back from the big exercise, Zheng Xue and Shen Nuoyi came over from behind, and Zheng Xue said, "Zhang Chen, you are really brave. Have you heard that there are zombies again! Not far from our house, on Hongnan Road near the backyard of the TV station, someone was sure to see two zombies running out of a tomb of a couple of high-ranking officials in the Qing Dynasty. The police blocked the whole street! They used guns and bombs! They also deployed laser weapons! You are really lucky to dare to cosplay zombies. Be careful that the zombies will find you!"

Zhang Chen: “…”

Wang Shuowei: “…”

They saw Shen Nuo looking at them with a smile on his face, and he did not disclose the specific matters.

This matter itself involves a wide range of issues, and the key points involved are not enough to be revealed to outsiders.

The three of them tacitly kept the secret.

As for Zhang Chen, his parents were even more worried because they went to the police station. Zhang Zhonghua and Huang Huifen knew the whole story. Now they are probably also bombarded with such rumors at work. In addition to the well-known incident of Chen Xuran, the zombie incident is also very sensational. However, due to public order and good morals, no one publicized it publicly, but everyone spread it by word of mouth in private, and it was very detailed.

Zhang Chen thought about it and felt that Zhang Zhonghua and Huang Huifen must have been enduring a lot of hardship in the workplace, knowing the truth but unable to reveal it.

"Is this true? There are no zombies. It must be fake! I must have seen it wrong..." said the person walking next to him.

"No, it's really not true. My house is over there and there was a power outage. It was a large-scale power outage. It was caused by zombies!" Qin Zhu swore solemnly.

"Yes, the car also stopped at our house, and police cars passed by one after another!" Someone nearby testified, and many people said this, and some confirmed it one after another.

After gathering together, everyone gradually summarized the big data and concluded several patterns: many students in that area saw police cars, had power outages at home, and heard noises at night.

Things started to develop in a way that made everyone feel cold.

So on that day, after the evening self-study get out of class at Yude High School, all the buses on the route were full, with many times more people than usual. The students walking home on the road were extremely deserted, just like there were no people on Chinese New Year.

It is said that recently all the students in the same city have been reminded by their families to go home after school at night, not to wander around outside, and to take the bus back.

The students who used to be rebellious were surprisingly well-behaved this time.

Zhang Chen, Wang Shuowei, and Shen Nuo were crammed into a bus that was about to explode. As it swayed towards Zhengheng Street, he and Wang Shuowei felt helpless. They had not expected that it would cause such a huge panic that would continue.

The original team that was going to walk home had completely lost their morale, and even Zheng Xue was clamoring to take a bus home.

The bus was running at night, and the street lights cast warm yellow particles. Zhang Chen finally understood the power of rumors. He wondered if this meant that those supernatural events were most likely just false rumors?

……

But not quite.

Because if we want to talk about the real supernatural event in this incident... it is the investigation from the power company afterwards. After the incident, the power was cut off and maintenance was carried out. The maintenance personnel did find some grounding fault in the transformer, and even checked all around, but no leakage was found.

However, Zhang Chen and Wang Shuowei did feel the electric shock at that time, and Boss Xiong was indeed killed by lightning.

The power company had no choice but to upgrade and replace the transformer with a new one after failing to find the fault. Since then, the cables around that road have been extremely neat and orderly, and yellow vest patrols are common.

In fact, according to the testimonies of people who had passed by before, they did not find any grounding fault when they passed that road that night, nor did they feel any numbness or tingling from electric shock in their bodies, and they did not even hear the buzzing sound of the transformer at night to attract their attention.

And if this incident is indeed as the investigation has shown, it means that the live wire to ground fault on that road happened just on that day when Zhang Chen and his friends were on their way home.

And because of the leakage and the buzzing sound, it was extremely coincidental that they had foreseen it in advance. After that, when Boss Bear came out to kill someone, he was led by them to the abnormal electric potential field, which caused his death.

After Boss Xiong died, the ground fault was miraculously restored...

What does this mean?
This is the source of the uncertainty and strangeness in Zhang Chen and Wang Shuowei's hearts...

This is where the real shadow of supernatural events lies in their hearts.

Maybe there really is a god above our heads.

God is watching what we do, so we should still be in awe of some unknown coincidences.

So this is why the two agreed to take the bus home.

They didn't dare walk home.

Shen Nuoyi scoffed at this.

How can someone dressed as a zombie scare himself?

……

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Wu Xianrong, the leader of No. 12 Middle School, is feeling more and more unhappy now. When he heard that Zhuang Yanyue was going to cosplay at the International Digital Culture Festival, he was quite confused. Zhuang Yanyue seemed to never like to participate in this kind of activities. She would not take the initiative to sign up for the cultural evening at school, unless the girls in her class wanted to dance in a group and they were attracted by her beauty, then they would ask her to join.

It was rather unusual for Zhuang Yanyue to participate in this kind of cosplay competition, but it didn't matter. He had always had a crush on Zhuang Yanyue and didn't plan to tell her. He went to the scene secretly, and as expected, he met Zhang Chen from the Yude team.

He already disliked Zhang Chen, and the last time he tried to stop him, he was interrupted by Zhuang Yanyue. It was like Zhang Chen was saved by a woman.

Wu Xianrong, who had fought several times recently and felt that his prestige had reached the peak of No. 12 Middle School, could not erase from his mind the jealous feeling he had when he was sitting in the audience watching Zhuang Yanyue and Zhang Chen on the stage on the day of the cosplay competition.

This Zhang Chen is too arrogant. He has not learned his lesson and is still so close to Zhuang Yanyue. He should really give him a wake-up call.

Moreover, he also wanted to see what kind of person this Zhang Chen was. Last time he brought a lot of people to block him, this guy actually taught him a lesson on the spot.

He later reviewed the situation and felt that Zhang Chen was actually a coward. He was not truly fearless at all, but was always planning to run to the nearby school to get help.

Recently, I had nothing to do at school, so a few of my buddies got together to smoke and started talking about Zhang Chen. Someone said, "I really don't like the look of that group, why don't we just get rid of him."

"I also think that kid is a little jumpy, Brother Wu, let's do it!"

"Let's go, let's get him today!"

It is better to do it today than to wait for a better day. It is rare that all of us have reached a consensus.

Wu Xianrong is different this time. After the recent fights, the group of people on his side have become more and more united. Some of those who simply want to get close to his circle, seek protection, or gain some prestige among ordinary students no longer play with this group of people.

They began to develop into a real powerful gang, and the quality of soldiers is more important than the quantity. And those who gathered now are all brave and willing to fight. Looking at the five people around him, Wu Xianrong knew that they could rush into Yude to arrest people this time. They just had to bear the corresponding price. Although he had the courage, Wu Xianrong was not prepared to bear the price of rushing into Yude to beat people.

So this time they summed up the lesson from the previous time and chose to target the other party and wait until they left Yude High School before taking action.

Moreover, Zhang Chen became more and more famous in Yude, and their spies had long known about his and Wang Shuowei's movements. They would go to the nearby food court to find food every afternoon after school and before evening self-study.

They intercepted him after he left Yude and got on the main road. They also had to avoid being discovered by people they knew, such as Zhuang Yanyue, so as to prevent Zhang Chen from escaping again.

So this time they directly and accurately intercepted Zhang Chen and Wang Shuowei on their way to the food court.

Zhang Chen and Wang Shuowei were supposed to go out to eat after school in the afternoon, but not long after class, Wang Shuowei's phone vibrated. Cell phones are not allowed in Yude, that's just a rule. If you are caught, you have to put it away. As long as you don't get caught, it's fine. Wang Shuowei's phone is usually muted in school. After school, he turned on the vibrate button. He received a call, and after hanging up, he said to Zhang Chen, "Bu Ruijie and Hong Yao are coming to see us. Then I'll meet them at the place for dinner."

"Row."

Zhao Tao was discharged from the hospital, and later Bu Ruijie and Hong Yao were also discharged one after another. With the death of Boss Xiong, the exposure of Liu Bingrong's murder case behind the scenes also shocked the underworld of Rongcheng.

After these shocks subsided, the group of big brothers decided to come find Zhang Chen and the others.

So they were on the road and saw Bu Ruijie and Hong Yao squatting under the sycamore tree on the opposite street smoking.

Before they could say hello to the two people, many figures flashed in front of them.

"Stand up!"

"Just you guys, don't leave."

"Stop, stop."

The leading team of No. 12 Middle School, Wu Xianrong's gang, appeared in front of them.

This time, their strategies, tactics and intelligence capabilities were extremely perfect, and they accurately intercepted the two men on the route they often took to eat outside the school.

For a moment, Bu Ruijie and Hong Yao, who were squatting under the tree, thought that Zhang Chen and his team had developed a team and had a group of younger brothers...

After a while, the two men threw their cigarette butts on the ground, laughed dryly, and stood up as if they had encountered something funny.

……

Wu Xianrong and his friends are no longer ordinary school bullies. They have transcended the stage of ordinary high school thugs. They have learned that simply beating and bullying cannot solve the real problem.

Violence may be able to suppress ordinary people, but it may not be able to completely suppress a person, especially some people who say one thing in front of you and another behind your back. If the other party is dissatisfied in their heart, it may even trigger a backlash and revenge. Of course, they are not really afraid of revenge, but they just know that the other party wants to retaliate, so they have to find a way to suppress them again. This is not a clean solution after all, right?

So they have upgraded, they are not ordinary hooligans, they often reason with the other party, for example, I think you are very cool, very arrogant, do you think you are very cool? If you think you are very cool and arrogant, then I am more cool and arrogant than you, do you have to keep your tail between your legs and restrain yourself when you see me in the future? Okay, then this time I will catch you in an alley, pull your hair and slap you, if you don’t resist, you admit defeat, and a few slaps will be over. If you don’t admit defeat and still resist, then the steel pipe will avoid your head and vital parts, and hit your body. I guarantee that you will be beaten to death, and after cleaning up for a while, I will step on you and slap you to show my authority.

Ask if you are convinced. If you are convinced and really beg for mercy, then I will explain the reason to you, for example, if you had known this earlier, it would not have come to this. You are also very friendly and polite. In the future, you should keep a low profile, buy a few packs of cigarettes and some water when you meet, and everything will be fine.

If you still can't get over it and don't beg for mercy, then I will give you another lesson. There are plenty of ways to make you lose face today. Generally, no matter how tough a person is, if he is pinned to the ground and slapped a few times, he will be beaten beyond recognition and his basic dignity will be lost. What's the point of not begging for mercy?

The root of their opinion on this matter is that Zhang Chen is very arrogant, more arrogant than us, that's not okay, we are here to take away your divine light. Let you know who I am and whether you can mess with me.

Wu Xianrong was playing with his lighter, snapping it shut, then snapping it open, lighting a cigarette for the person next to him. Then he walked up to Zhang Chen who was stopped and said, "You told me last time that I'm an adult, my parents provide me with food and clothes, and I do this. Can you have some aspirations?"

He actually repeated exactly what Zhang Chen had said at that time.

When he said this, not only did he act calmly and completely as if he had complete control over Zhang Chen, he also provoked the anger of the brothers who were with him.

Zhang Chen suddenly felt that Wu Xianrong could be promoted. His ability to pretend to be cool was no less than his own. He actually had some skills.

Bang! Wu Xianrong's pure copper Zhibao lid closed again, "I think what you said makes sense. My parents provide me with food and clothes, I really can't just do this, I have to pursue something. Last time I came to you to talk to you nicely, you and your classmates are so awesome, do you think we are afraid of you? Do you want to be a gangster? Just hang out in society? Your parents didn't teach you how to talk nicely, I can teach you, yes, I will do this, your teachers teach and educate people, your teachers can't teach you, your parents often say, society teaches you, now I will teach you what it means to respect people on behalf of society!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Chen started clapping.

“That’s very well said.”

Wang Shuowei also applauded, "You are so good at speaking. Damn, Zhang Chen even got full marks but he is still not as good at speaking as you!"

Wu Xianrong and the five people around him also felt a little strange. Normally, there were few tough students. But it didn't matter. If they talked tough now, many people would beg for mercy later.

When Wu Xianrong was about to step forward and slap him, Zhang Chen had already dodged in front of him. His agility made Wu Xianrong feel that he might have encountered a different situation today, that is, the opponent might not fight them head-on, but would just run away.

But Zhang Chen was not in a running posture at all, he just stepped back to ensure that he could dodge his attack. Before Wu Xianrong could figure it out, his hand was suddenly grabbed by a pair of pliers.

Bu Ruijie appeared beside him and held his hand.

At this time, people passing by the alley avoided it from afar. Everyone could see what was about to happen here. This group of people were not good people and were blocking people. No one wanted to get into trouble, but they could not resist human nature and wanted to watch from afar.

Just as the passers-by were slowing down their pace, the next moment, Bu Ruijie grabbed Wu Xianrong's clothes, pulled them up suddenly, and directly pulled open all his upper body clothes, pulling them to his chest, revealing his white waist and abdomen.

In the chaos on the other side, Hong Yao also pulled up the clothes of these people as a whole, pulled out the books, a knife and two steel sheets stuck in their pants, and threw them on the ground.

Up to this moment, Wu Xianrong and the others were still a little confused.

Because the other party was too professional. They had seen people grabbing people by the collar and hair, but this was the first time they saw someone grabbing people's clothes as soon as they met. Especially the fat man who held his hand like a pair of pliers, checked his smooth waist and abdomen, and then took one of his hands and turned around like a ballet, touched his trouser pocket, took out a pack of cigarettes from it, and then pushed him back and let him go. But he didn't worry about him fighting back or running away.

Instead, he scattered the confiscated pack of cigarettes, lit one himself, and put the rest in the back pocket of his jeans.

As for the others, they put books on their belts to prevent the people they were blocked from carrying knives and stabbing them in a hurry. This could completely protect them from the other party. In addition to these protective gear, they also put some hidden weapons on their waistbands, so the other party could "disarm" them neatly. This showed that they were well aware of the professional fighting methods between Rongcheng gangsters. In an instant, all of them had their equipment removed, and the other party just threw them on the ground without even looking at them, and they were not even worried about them picking them up.

When facing them again, Wu Xianrong and his gang seemed much more immature.

There are only two people on the other side.

But there is a kind of momentum that anyone can pin them to the ground and rub them.

Then, they recognized who the two men were...

The two brothers around Zhao Tao who are now very famous.

After Zhao Tao was ambushed and stabbed, he challenged Bu Ruijie, the leader of the entire Beimen Station.

There is also Hong Yao, who took down two of Xiong Lao Da's brothels.

Then, Wu Xianrong and the others saw Bu Ruijie sneering at the boy they were trying to deal with.

"The people who killed Boss Xiong were blocked by a few high school hooligans. If we hadn't run into them today... wouldn't these shark bastards be in danger of losing their lives in the future?"

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It’s still a long chapter, I’ll continue writing tomorrow.

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