CHAPTER 89: CHAPTER 66 [CLOUD-EXPLORING PALM SKILL] (5.4K)_3

Zhang Feng got out of bed and said, "Let’s go have a look, but let me put it out there, I don’t want to be stationed for long, at most I’ll give some pointers for a few days, and then I’m coming back.

Don’t worry about my workload by then, agreeing to everything so quickly."

"What are you saying?" Captain Wang laughed and said, "We don’t want you to leave! I’m just considering face, that’s why I’m saying to go take a look.

If they truly dare to keep you, you don’t need to do anything, I’ll risk my life with them!

Also, think about it, they’re calling you, so why am I going with you?

I’m just afraid you’re thin-skinned, they invite you, and you stay, feeling embarrassed to risk your life with them."

"People kindly keep me, and I still have to risk my life?" Zhang Feng looked at the luggage he just brought home this morning, not yet opened, "Your thinking is very similar to someone I know."

"Who?" Captain Wang asked.

"Rat Bro." Zhang Feng laughed and said, "You don’t know him."

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Finally, a day of rest.

Again the clattering green train at night.

Then the familiar arrival in Eastern Province, the familiar meal gathering.

After that, more than ten days of mindless chitchat, giving headaches.

Especially following the heroes of Eastern Province, occasionally reporting after drinking, more than a dozen hulking men making rounds toasting.

Zhang Feng and Captain Wang were even more headachy after drinking.

Originally enthusiastic, wanting to fight, Captain Wang even thought of ditching Zhang Feng and going back.

But Eastern Province left Captain Wang with the reason to assist in the aftermath organization of the 8.03 case.

Then Captain Wang got overwhelmed, and ended up hanging around too.

Couldn’t help it, just had to figure out how to pull through.

But it counted as a holiday, occasionally helping with the investigation, somewhat relaxed.

Just that it was too cold over here, unlike a proper vacation.

The warmth of Eastern Province heroes couldn’t melt the ice tens of degrees below zero.

Until the twenty-first day.

Zhang Feng and Captain Wang finally got away from those people’s enthusiastic retention, and boarded the train home.

This time, it was a soft sleeper, four-person compartment.

Tickets provided by Eastern Province.

When they arrived at the carriage.

Zhang Feng sat on the upper bunk, waving goodbye to the people outside the window.

Captain Wang on the opposite lower bunk waved a few times, then lay on the bed with the covers, not wanting to talk more with the Eastern Province people.

Woo—

Soon after.

The train departed.

The other two in the carriage also walked in.

Zhang Feng glanced at them briefly, then started reading a book.

Captain Wang, seeing they finally left the platform, happily emerged from the covers and chatted with the other two people in the carriage.

Through their conversation.

Zhang Feng learned these two middle-aged men were going out of town for business.

"I’m joining my brother to visit relatives." Captain Wang casually made up an identity in response to their inquiries.

Captain Wang himself was a veteran detective, professional in plain clothes, this pretending to be excited to visit someone looked pretty real.

"Hmm, visiting." Zhang Feng’s appearance was ordinary, his demeanor ordinary, also seemed genuine.

Just like that, unknowingly, two hours passed.

Captain Wang and those two happily chatted away.

Just then, a lightly-stepping young man passed by the front of the carriage.

Zhang Feng, reading his book, instantly looked outside the compartment, analyzing his footwork rise and fall.

After he walked by.

Zhang Feng looked across at the lower bunk where Captain Wang was still chatting away with the two,

"Stop yakking, get ready for action, we’ve encountered a master thief skilled in Lightweight Skill.

These deep in the art folks might understand some worldly matters we’re unaware of."

’Thief?’ Captain Wang’s professional instinct kicked in, hearing the word thief, he immediately stood up aggressively, "Where?"

"What exactly do you do?" The two businessmen, seeing Zhang Feng and Captain Wang’s demeanor change, were startled.

Zhang Feng didn’t bother with them but lightly leaped down from the upper bunk in their amazed gazes, landed silently.

Then, Zhang Feng put on his shoes and walked straight toward the outside of the compartment.

Captain Wang followed suit.

The two businessmen, filled with curiosity, immediately put on their shoes and peeked their heads out of the compartment to watch.

At this moment.

The master thief was at the junction between two distant compartments, pretending to look at the scenery, actually glancing towards the forward hard seat compartment.

Though it was dark, many hadn’t gone to sleep yet.

He was now looking for a window of opportunity.

Just then, as he was sizing up, he glanced and saw Zhang Feng and Captain Wang approaching from ten meters away.

Although Zhang Feng looked unremarkable, Captain Wang had also concealed his demeanor.

But the master thief, often mingling in the circles, often hearing news, recognized Zhang Feng,

’Damn! How could I run into a Grandmaster in this place?! He absolutely spotted me!’

Seeing Zhang Feng’s face, he decisively flung a small handleless knife towards Zhang Feng, simultaneously stepping forward to run.

Zhang Feng hadn’t expected him to attack, but by reflex, still grabbed Captain Wang beside him, sidestepped to avoid the handleless knife.

Clang—

The knife missed and hit the carriage beside Zhang Feng, also scaring the two businessmen who retracted back.

Just a momentary dodge.

Zhang Feng, once posture corrected, also saw the master thief running far away.

"Get lost!" As he ran, with each stride of three to four meters, anyone blocking him, regardless of age or gender, was pushed down by his three hundred pounds of hand strength.

Within just three seconds, he had run over a dozen meters, reaching the other end of the forward hard seat compartment.

"What’s going on?"

"Who pushed me?"

Many getting pushed down were yet unaware of what happened, some even fell with heads bleeding.

But following the carriage crowd’s gazes, they also saw the master thief like a whirlwind, covering three to four meters with each step, hands moving like uprooting scallions, those blocking him were all flung away.

Such a person, akin to a wolf entering a sheepfold.

And then, a thudding echo.

Everyone was surprised to see Zhang Feng leap over half a carriage distance, instantly arriving behind the master thief.

Whoosh—

Zhang Feng effortlessly gripped the master thief’s neck with his powerful grasp, lifting him from the ground like a chick.

"Are these two even human?" A chorus of amazement erupted within the carriage.

"Grasp?" Despite being captured, the master thief’s eyes darted and loudly asked, "Who are you?! Which path’s hero? Give me your name?"

While he spoke, feigning inquiry, in reality, his right sleeve flicked, a long dagger appeared in his palm, reverse-gripped, slicing towards Zhang Feng’s neck!

At the same time, his gaze turned towards the window beside him, where people had already moved away from the window spot, planning to smash through after killing, jumping the train for unlimited freedom.

But just as his arm raised.

Zhang Feng’s left hand suddenly extended, grabbing his right forearm, pulling back powerfully, then twisting upwards.

With a harsh snap, his arm was forcibly bent backwards, white bone spikes protruding.

This visually tearing fracture sound was jarringly shrill even amidst the train’s roaring noise.

Surrounding passengers turned pale, keeping far distance.

"Ah..." Feeling stinging pain, the master thief cried out, realizing his arm was torn apart.

Zhang Feng then took hold of his other arm, twisting it backwards, on the verge of breaking, "I tell you, I’m from King Yama’s Hall, I’ve been looking for someone, can’t find them, my temper isn’t great, so don’t fight back, don’t provoke me, or today I’ll mark your name."