"You..." Chuck was rendered speechless for a moment, and then he snapped, "Master Xu's order is that no one is allowed to pass before he arrives!"
"No one is allowed to pass? How arrogant he is, that Master Xu! I'd like to see how you stop me," Darren said sternly.
Then, he turned around, gesturing to the other cars behind him. He commanded, "Move! Clear the road for Mr. Chen!"
In an instant, the cars all started moving. As they were modified, the vehicles let out a deafening roar, like a group of metallic beasts, they charged at the motorcycles before them.
Upon seeing this, Chuck's face darkened. He turned pale from the fright and hurriedly instructed the other youths to dodge the cars.
The traffic police officer was startled. He glared at Darren and growled, "Darren, how dare you..."
Right away, Darren interrupted him in a cold voice, "Am I the bold one, or are you? You're using official vehicles and setting up roadblocks for private gains."
"You'd better think about how to report it to your superior when you get back," Darren warned him as he turned around so that he won't need to look at them anymore.
At this moment, the roaring cars, just like beasts, rushed over and smashed the motorcycles to pave a clear passage on the road.
After the road cleared up, the cars moved aside to make way in the middle.
Darren stepped forward respectfully, bowing to Fade as he said, "Mr. Chen, the road is clear."
Fade nodded and said, "You've worked hard."
Then, Fade started the car engine and drove right through the passage.
Gesturing to his men, Darren got into the car. All the vehicles left together, rumbling loudly.
Behind them, the drivers and passers-by were completely stunned by what they just witnessed.
"I didn't expect that young man to have such strong backing," a driver exclaimed.
"Wow, he is so formidable!" someone muttered.
"However, he has offended Master Xu. I'm afraid that things would not be so simple," another driver sighed.
"What's the matter? Didn't you see that he has the support of the Monkey King back him up?" the driver's passenger said.
"The Monkey King is still not as powerful as Master Xu is!" the driver replied.
"B*llsh*t, the Monkey King is Uncle Jimmy's subordinate. He can't be weaker than Xu," his passenger retorted.
Everyone was gossiping about it. At the same time, Chuck and the traffic police officer looked at Darren and Fade, who were leaving, and then at the dented motorcycles and debris all over the ground. Their faces were extremely livid.
"Darren, we've got bad blood now!" Chuck growled.
The traffic police officer looked calm, but he was actually anxious. He wanted to join Master Xu's force, so he brought his men to set up the roadblock, albeit illegally. However, before he managed to join Master Xu, he had offended the Monkey King. He felt like crying.
Chuck noticed him, so he patted the officer's shoulder to comfort him. "Don't worry. When Master Xu arrives, he can ensure your safety."
"Now, what we have to do is to clean up the scene and welcome Master Xu," Chuck added.
Although the traffic police officer was extremely worried, he had to believe it. After all, Master Xu was his life-saving straw. Only by grasping that straw did he have a slim chance of survival.
The stall was by the road, but no car was allowed to park near it. Hence, Fade parked the car further away from the stall. After parking the car, he and Quin walked alongside each other to the stall.
However, before they reached the sweet potato stall, they caught sight of a crowd, seemingly arguing about something.
As they approached, Fade and Quin finally saw it clearly.
Six gangsters were standing at the sweet potato stall and shouting at the old stall owner.
"Old man, who allowed you to set up a stall here? Have you paid the protection fee?" a gangster yelled.
"This is our territory. If you are not paying, don't you dare set up a stall here!" another gangster added.
"Hurry up and hand over the money!" the other gangster urged.
The old white-haired man looked like he was in his seventies. Undoubtedly, he was no match for the gangsters. When they shouted at him, he was so frightened that he covered the wallet at his waist with his thin hands and said, "l-l don't have money..."
"No money? What's this then?" the gangster said.
"Old man, you're hiding your wallet. Take it out and pay the money quickly!" another gangster threatened.
"Hurry up! Otherwise, we will beat you up!" he added.
The gangsters were fierce. Frightened, the elderly man trembled all over. He opened his wallet with his shaky hands, flipped through the cash, and asked the gangsters, "How...how much is the protection fee?"
"How much? Hand it over to me," the leader of the gangsters who had red hair replied as he snatched the old man's wallet impatiently.
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