Return to the City: The Strongest King

18: Chapter 18 Admitting Mistakes 18: Chapter 18 Admitting Mistakes Su Peng was dizzied by Song Xiaodong’s sudden blow, but his instinctive sense of crisis kicked in.

Just as Wang Xiaoqiang’s beer bottle was about to smash into his head, he instinctively dodged, narrowly avoiding his head from being smashed but his shoulder was heavily struck, and the bottle shattered into pieces.

With a furious strike, Wang Xiaoqiang really went brutal.

The moment the bottle broke, he immediately pounced on Su Peng, raining punches onto his face and chest as if they were drops of rain.

At that moment, every extra punch was a bonus.

As for being severely beaten later, he didn’t care.

Li Gang dropped the chair, immediately shielding Wang Xiaoqiang with his bulky belly, ready to take the beating himself if it meant letting Wang Xiaoqiang get his hits in satisfactorily.

The three used to be experienced in fights, even when mobbed.

This kind of tactic was all too familiar.

It all depended on Song Xiaodong now.

If Song Xiaodong could win, they wouldn’t suffer much.

If not, then they’d just brace themselves for a beating.

Su Peng’s cronies watched as he got beaten, their eyes turning red with fury as they started swinging their fists and kicking towards Song Xiaodong and his group.

Li Gang closed his eyes, swinging his fists wildly, trying to block as long as possible.

But after several swings, he felt neither his fists hitting anyone nor any blows landing on him, yet he heard the sound of fists squelching into flesh followed by agonizing screams.

When he opened his eyes, Li Gang couldn’t believe what he saw: Su Peng’s cronies were all over the ground, sprawled and unable to get up, just moaning in pain.

Song Xiaodong stood beside him, a smirk on his face, and said, “Hey, Gangzi, dazed much?”

“This…

did you do this?” Li Gang swallowed hard.

Song Xiaodong shrugged and said, “These guys are so weak, they can’t take a hit.”

Li Gang looked at the fallen guys, then back at Song Xiaodong, and spat out fiercely, “Fuck!”

“Qiangzi, stop, stop it now!

You’ll kill him!” Wang Xiaoqiang’s ex-girlfriend yelled, tugging at Wang Xiaoqiang desperately.

Grinding his teeth, Wang Xiaoqiang said, “I want to kill him!

Don’t stop me.

Every extra hit is a bonus.”

Despite being somewhat skinny, Wang Xiaoqiang was truly merciless, beating Su Peng with no chance to fight back, mostly because Song Xiaodong had caught Su Peng off guard from the start.

Shielding his face with both hands, Su Peng resisted Wang Xiaoqiang’s punches while shouting, “Come on!

Up!

Kill them for me, quick, fuck, why aren’t you coming?”

In his mind, with so many of his people around, he just needed to hold off for a while and then a group would take Wang Xiaoqiang down.

But after taking so many hits and still no help arriving, he became even angrier, swearing non-stop, “Fuck your mothers, hurry up and come over!”

At that moment, Li Gang mockingly said, “Hey, Su Peng, those lackeys of yours, you can’t count on them now.”

Wang Xiaoqiang was also somewhat puzzled.

After hitting Su Peng so many times, why did no one come to help?

As he turned his head and looked around, he was stunned and forgot to keep hitting Su Peng.

While Su Peng lay on the ground, though he couldn’t see clearly, he could see that Li Gang and Song Xiaodong were standing just fine, while around them, groans and cries of pain were audible, obviously from his own men.

Su Peng was also baffled.

What was going on?

His men outnumbered theirs by twice; they should have been beating up Song Xiaodong and his crew.

How had it turned out like this?

Li Gang kicked Su Peng and said, “Fuck, weren’t you acting all tough?

When Dongzi wasn’t here, you were showing off like crazy, acting all high and mighty with us.

Try acting tough now!”

Wang Xiaoqiang, feeling suddenly empowered, slapped Su Peng again angrily, saying, “You bastard, when you had nothing to eat or wear, wasn’t it us who provided for you?

When others bullied you, wasn’t it us who stood up for you?

You fucking hugged someone’s else’s thigh, and we didn’t ask you to look after us, but instead, you turn around and bully us, and even…

snatch my girlfriend, your fucking conscience must have been eaten by a dog.”

Su Peng, already full of bloody bruises from Wang Xiaoqiang’s beating, felt this slap keenly and started to sob.

“Brother Dong, Brother Gang, Brother Qiang, I was inhuman.

When I was with you, I was just a subordinate.

When I finally turned my luck, I wanted you to follow me as I followed you.

You didn’t agree, and that made me uncomfortable, so I did what I did.

I was a bastard, I wasn’t human.

You have every right to beat and scold me,” Su Peng confessed.

Li Gang and Wang Xiaoqiang frowned, somewhat persuaded by Su Peng’s speech as if there could be a justifiable reason behind his actions.

Wiping away his tears, his face a mix of blood and tears, looking even more ghastly, Su Peng choked out, “This time, Brother Xiaoqiang hitting me has woken me up.

I truly miss the good old days when we were together.

I destroyed our original friendship.

I can no longer face you all.”

Su Peng raised his hand and smacked his face twice more, striking with such force that the blood flew from his face.

“I am a bastard, I am a bastard.

Especially to Brother Qiang.

I always thought you were no different from me, which is why I tried to step on you and even stole your girlfriend.

This act is utterly unforgivable.

Even dying a hundred times wouldn’t make up for the harm I caused you, Brother Qiang.

I deserve to die!

Smack!

I deserve to die!

Smack…” Su Peng continued, slapping his face as he spoke.

“Enough!” Wang Xiaoqiang grabbed Su Peng’s wrist.

“Brother Qiang, don’t stop me.

Just let me beat myself to death,” Su Peng pleaded.

Wang Xiaoqiang forcefully pushed away Su Peng’s hand, declaring, “I said it’s enough.

You were merciless to me before, but I can’t be heartless towards you.

Just go.

I don’t want to see you again.”

Saying this, Wang Xiaoqiang jumped up.

Su Peng slowly got up and bowed to Song Xiaodong and the others, saying, “Brother Dong, Brother Gang, Brother Qiang, I’m leaving.”

“Get lost!” Li Gang waved his hand impatiently.

Su Peng hurriedly left, and his few followers struggled to follow him out, while Wang Xiaoqiang’s ex-girlfriend still stood there unmoved.

“Why aren’t you leaving?” Wang Xiaoqiang glared and yelled.

His ex-girlfriend pouted, suddenly burst into tears with a “wah,” covered her face, and quickly ran out.

“Hey, where did Dongzi go?” Li Gang and Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly realized that Song Xiaodong had disappeared without a trace at some point.