Facing the deranged woman, Justin naturally had little to say. He flicked away her grasping hand and walked off with Blood Wolf."Stop right there! You're not getting away." Unsurprisingly, she refused to let the matter go and charged forward to grab his clothes again. This time, Justin shook her off, sending the woman sprawling to the floor, soiling her expensive mink coat.Justin approached the old dean and said, "Had I known there were so many mad dogs here prone to senseless biting, even if you groveled before me until death, I still wouldn't have agreed to save anyone. However, seeing as you're not a bad old man, I'll let it go this time. I've done what I promised and taken care of the patient inside. As long as the silver needles remain in his body for the next half hour, he'll pull through just fine. Alright, I'm off. Old timer, let's just call it even from your past favor. We're square now."With that said, he promptly took his leave. The woman tried to stand and block his wa
Indeed, Justin had returned to the food street. The old lady had regained consciousness and kept profusely thanking Justin.When she realized Justin had saved her life, the elderly woman almost knelt before him on the spot.Justin was startled and quickly helped support her.Heavens no! This senior could be his grandmother. Letting her kneel would surely cut short her life!"There now, Granny, no more thanks. Your illness was but trifling to me, a flick of my wrist. If you really want to thank someone, thank your good granddaughter here. Had she not diligently cared for you these past days, I'm afraid it would've been difficult to cure you even if I wanted to."Hearing this, the old lady turned and lovingly stroked her granddaughter's hair, tears streaming down her wrinkled face as she trembled, "My good girl, you've suffered much for me.""Granny, as long as you're well."The touching familial scene made Justin's nose turn sour. To avoid embarrassing himself in public, he quickly cha
Listening to this, Justin nearly tripped and doused his front in the water he was drinking. He coughed incessantly, mentally cursing the shameless ingrate a hundred times over.What was with this hulking, bear-like brute acting like a dainty girl?Justin spitefully kicked him in the rear, booting the guy outside."Hurry up and unload everything. I'm starving if you haven't noticed!"Tiger just chuckled, unbothered, and strode over to a foolishly grinning underling whom he also promptly kicked in the rear, sending the man flying forward."What are you laughing for? Get going and unload the stuff!"The bewildered underling shot him an aggrieved look. "Boss, that's not fair. Just because you got kicked doesn't mean you can take it out on me.""What? You dare talk back to me? When have I ever dared fart in my boss's presence? Don't pretend you matter here. Get going!"After that, the rest of the men could only dejectedly start unloading the goods.Once everything was moved inside, Tiger b
"Now, now, you're my employee, but since you call me Master, I'll give you a chance. This is no easy path, Shadowless Footsteps is bitter training. The elixir will strengthen your body. Still want this?"Justin knew the perils from experience. Though coarse, Tiger was loyal. Justin didn't want him hurt.Tiger hesitated, then knelt solemnly, holding out the items. "Master, I wish to grow strong, to rise above others so none may bully me again. I don't want to remain just another petty crook.""Very well. Starting tomorrow, apply the elixir each morning during practice. I'll check your progress in one week." Justin dismissed Tiger and sorted the ingredients himself before people carried in tables, chairs, and appliances to improve the shop. He would redecorate properly later. This street food stall would be his, someday.The two girls busied themselves with Justin, while the old lady prepared skewers behind them. The rich, tempting aroma made the three youngsters' mouths water, invigora
He strode out the door, heading straight for the car. With Kyle already gone home to his wife, Justin had no choice but to get into Robert Burns' car, taking the passenger seat that Robert opened courteously for him.Robert then walked around to the other side, dismissively directing his driver to cede the wheel to him. The chauffeur gawked in astonishment - never before had he seen Robert open a door or offer to drive for another. But considering this man might save the young master's life, such exceptional treatment was understandable.Before long they arrived at the hospital. When Justin emerged from the operating room, it was already past noon. But he did not come out alone - trailing behind in a patient gown yet looking hale and hearty was Stephen Burns, as if nothing had been wrong with him at all.At this sight, everyone present froze in shock, eyes bulging and jaws dropping to the floor. The old hospital director looked especially stunned, his eyes threatening to pop out of th
Seeing Justin's determination to leave, Robert could only reluctantly send him off, escorting him all the way to the hospital entrance. He even opened the car door himself, instructing his driver to safely deliver Justin back to the food street.Watching the casual, amiable exchange, the onlookers' worldviews were overturned once more. What made this young man so special that even Robert Burns opened car doors for him? They gazed enviously, oblivious that such treatment was perfectly normal for Justin.Under the driver's escort, Justin finally returned to the food street, only to find chaos erupting outside the skewer shop. A gang of petty thugs surrounded the entrance, led by a fat, vulgar woman shouting loudly.Sensing trouble, Justin immediately approached. Pushing through the crowd, the scene he found ignited fury - the shop's three workers had been knocked down, bearing no wounds but splattered with filthy slop. The ingredients he'd brought from the supermarket were also strewn a
"Mr. Wilson, I'm Trevor, a Nova City market inspector. We received reports of malicious competition and property damage here. I'm ordered to investigate this severe situation. Please tell me what happened."Without wasting words, Justin stepped aside to let them view the damage inside.Trevor was no fool - he was just going through the motions. Now he had to keep up the act until the right moment to cease it."Yes, the destruction does seem quite severe. Please remain calm, we need to understand what occurred." He turned to the watching vendors. "Does anyone know what happened here? Please speak up freely, I guarantee your safety. Don't worry about anything."There were righteous folk in the crowd who recounted the full story, from before Justin returned to his forceful blow just now.Even without acting, hearing this ignited fury in Trevor. This widow and orphan already had it hard, yet that woman showed no mercy, ceaselessly maligning them as hags and vixens. Scum like her deserved
Robert's offer was crafty but well-meaning. He saw a juicy opportunity and wanted part of the action. Fine by Justin - they were businessmen after all. Getting rich together was the way.After some discussion, the old lady soon fried up a batch of kebabs with the newly delivered ingredients and brought them over to the two. She also prepared a few bottles of beer for each of them - the best she could offer her guests in this place.Justin dug in voraciously, uncaring of manners. He was starving. The combination of beer and piping hot kebabs was sheer bliss.To his surprise, he noticed a hand reaching for the kebabs beside him. It was none other than Robert Burns, who was eating and drinking with total abandon, no trace of his usual boss persona.Perhaps noticing Justin's puzzled yet curious glance, Robert spoke up, "What? Why are you looking at me like that? Is it weird for me to eat like this? Oh I see, you probably think that as a big boss, I would never deign to eat such simple foo