Seeing that even grovelling and begging for mercy wouldn’t work, Brother Hao decided to throw caution to the wind.
“Nothing works, does it? Then tell me what it’ll take for you to let me go, or just kill me and be done with it!”
The reason Brother Hao dared to say this was because he was certain that no matter how formidable Xu Fei was, he wouldn’t dare kill anyone.
After all, this was a civilised, law-abiding society, even someone like Brother Hao, who mixed in rough circles, only dared to intimidate others, never to take a life.
Xu Fei, looking at Brother Hao’s brazen attitude, instantly saw through the cunning plan he was hatching.
He sneered repeatedly before continuing.
“I know what you’re thinking, trying to goad me into a fight so you’d have an excuse to retaliate, right?”
“Too bad you’ve miscalculated, there are plenty of things in this world more painful than death, yet leave no trace.”
“If you don’t sincerely apologise to Hua Ling, you’ll find out today!”
After Xu Fei said this, though Brother Hao lowered his head, appearing submissive, his mouth seemed glued shut, not uttering a single word.
“Hmph! Still playing the tough guy, eh? Fine, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
With that, Xu Fei drew a silver needle and jabbed it into an acupoint on Brother Hao’s body.
The moment the needle pierced his skin, Brother Hao felt a surge of intense sensation.
Then, a strange feeling coursed through his body, as if ten thousand ants were crawling inside him.
The overwhelming mix of sensations left Brother Hao’s face pale with agony, writhing on the ground in pain.
Now he finally believed that Xu Fei’s earlier words were no boast.
There really were things in this world more painful than death, and now Brother Hao wished Xu Fei would just end his suffering with a swift strike.
“I, I’ll apologise, I’ll apologise to Hua Ling with the utmost sincerity, please let me go, just kill me instead!”
Hearing Brother Hao say these words himself, Xu Fei knew his needle technique had worked.
He was well aware of the effects of stimulating every acupoint in the human body with a silver needle.
Thus, tormenting people was Xu Fei’s forte, especially when dealing with seasoned, unrepentant bullies like this one.
“Speak, say it, louder!”
Xu Fei grabbed the man’s hair again, pulling so hard that his scalp began to bleed.
Brother Hao, mustering the last of his strength, shouted his apology to Hua Ling, and Xu Fei pulled out the needle.
Once the needle was removed, all the abnormal sensations in Brother Hao’s body vanished, as if the world had gone quiet.
The experience was nothing short of a trip to the gates of hell, and Brother Hao swore he’d never go through it again.
After recovering slightly, Brother Hao slowly got up from the ground, looking as though he was about to pull something from his clothes.
Xu Fei, who had been watching his every move, immediately stopped him.
“What do you think you’re doing? Drop your little tricks, if you want to keep your life, get lost now!”
Seeing Xu Fei’s unyielding stance, Brother Hao could only nod, grab his discarded clothes, and slink out the door without looking back.
Once he was gone, Xu Fei finally turned to look at Hua Ling.
