Chapter 184: Saving Lives!
Only Wendy Winters was happy about this. Coming to a bar and hanging out with two of the school’s most handsome guys—how great was that!
"We just bumped into each other, so let’s hang out together!" Ethan Prescott said, sitting down right away without caring about the expressions on Chloe York and Evan Shaw’s faces.
Evan looked up at his overly familiar demeanor and reminded him, "This is a gathering for friends. You don’t need to force your way in."
"At the end of the day, we’re still classmates. Why not turn a friends’ gathering into a classmates’ gathering? It’s much better for bonding, isn’t it?"
Ethan was clearly determined to be completely shameless to the bitter end.
Chloe ignored him, as the voice of the Godly Rich System suddenly chimed in her mind.
Godly Rich System: [Host, a girl is being harassed not far from here. Rescue her to receive a reward of one thousand yuan.]
Following the System’s prompt, she looked over and sure enough, she spotted a man cornering a girl in his arms a short distance away. The bar’s lighting was already dim, and the two were tucked away in a corner. If it hadn’t been for the System’s alert, it would have been impossible to tell what was happening over there.
Chloe stood up and headed in that direction. Ethan, Evan, and Wendy all assumed she was just going to the restroom. It wasn’t until she reached the corner that they realized something was wrong, prompting them to stand up and follow her.
As Chloe drew closer, she could hear the man’s lewd remarks, along with the girl begging him to let her go. There were a few other men nearby, clearly acting as lookouts. Seeing Chloe approach, they immediately stepped forward to block her.
"What do you think you’re doing?" one of them demanded.
"Let that girl go!" Chloe shouted.
The man restraining the girl noticed the commotion. He let go of her and walked over to Chloe, his lackeys backing away as he approached.
Godly Rich System: [Congratulations, Host. You have successfully rescued the girl. Rewarded one thousand yuan.]
Chloe ignored the System. Since the man had let go of the girl, the Godly Rich System considered the rescue complete and issued the reward.
"Little girl, you’re ruining my fun!" the man sneered. As he spoke, he realized that Chloe was even prettier than the girl he had just cornered. He reached out, preparing to touch her face, secretly thrilled. He hadn’t expected this quiet lounge to be so eventful tonight, nor had he anticipated the girls here to be so much more attractive than those at other bars.
Evan and Ethan, who were a step behind, felt their hearts tighten at the sight. They were just about to rush over when they saw Chloe raise her hand and grab the man’s wrist.
The man was instantly immobilized. Even then, he didn’t take Chloe seriously. He didn’t even bother to struggle, firmly believing that he could break free from her grasp the moment he tried.
The sleazy man squinted at Chloe, his gaze raking up and down her body in a vulgar manner. His face was flushed with drunkenness as a greasy smirk tugged at the corners of his mouth. "You’re a pretty little thing," he said in a frivolous tone. "What, sticking your nose in my business because you want to come play with me yourself? You’re already holding onto my hand and refusing to let go!"
His words were immensely humiliating and blatantly provocative; seeing how young Chloe was, he was deliberately trying to scare her. Beside them, the harassed girl turned deathly pale, shrinking back into the corner and trembling all over.
Chloe’s gaze instantly turned bone-chillingly cold. The air around her seemed to drop in pressure. She didn’t waste a single breath on words.
The knuckles of the hand gripping his wrist suddenly exerted a tremendous amount of force, her fingertips pressing ruthlessly into a pressure point. The man cried out in pain, the strength instantly draining from his body.
Immediately following that, Chloe shifted her footing and stepped to the side, lowering her center of gravity. Her other hand swiftly clamped down on his elbow. Flipping her wrist upward, she gave his arm a vicious twist behind his back. The entire sequence of movements was crisp and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.
Unable to bear the pain, the man was forced to lean forward. With his arm firmly pinned behind his back, he was completely immobilized.
Furious and in agony, he still refused to give up. He lifted his foot to kick backward at her, cursing loudly, "You little bitch, you’re really pushing your luck, aren’t you! Let me go!"
Chloe’s eyes darkened. She raised her leg and delivered a precise, lightning-fast, and ruthless kick to the back of his knee.
The man’s knee buckled, and he dropped to the floor with a heavy THUD. Chloe kept him firmly pinned to the ground, using her weight to press down on his back so hard that he struggled even to lift his head.
"Let go! You dare lay a hand on me?" the man grimaced in pain, still spewing harsh threats. He struggled to get up, but Chloe’s hand was like an iron vise, locking his joint so tightly that he couldn’t move an inch.
Chloe leaned in, her voice icy. "Didn’t you ever think this day would come when you were out harassing others?"
The man’s lackeys tried to step forward to save him, but Chloe shot them a glacial glare. "Whoever dares to come over will end up exactly like him."
Hearing this, the goons immediately froze. They exchanged a quick glance and then turned and fled.
They weren’t actually his lackeys anyway. The man’s older brother held a bit of power, and they had only been acting as his goons in the bar in hopes of getting into the older brother’s good graces. There was absolutely no reason to offend a girl who clearly wasn’t to be trifled with just for his sake.
The surrounding patrons were dumbfounded. No one had expected this seemingly slender and delicate girl to strike with such decisive ruthlessness.
The man had lost all his previous arrogance and flippancy. Left with nothing but piercing pain, he lay sprawled on the ground, panting heavily, completely stripped of the energy to provoke her any further.
The moment Chloe made her move, Wendy began taking photos and recording videos. Evan and Ethan were equally amazed by Chloe’s fighting skills. Worried that intervening now might get in her way, they chose to stand back and watch, ready to charge in at the first sign of danger.
Godly Rich System: [Host, they have prior criminal records. Send them to the police station.]
"What? Prior records?" Chloe asked, shocked. In a place like this, it wasn’t hard to imagine what kind of records those might be. She hadn’t expected to reap this kind of harvest from a night out at a bar. It was a good thing she came.
Godly Rich System: [Yes, Host. Let me show you what they’ve done in the past!]
A moment later, the System’s voice sounded again.
Godly Rich System: [Target male has a history of illegal and criminal activities detected. The man has repeatedly molested female strangers in various entertainment venues. After succeeding, he has filmed intimate videos to blackmail his victims. He has committed over ten such crimes and has never been caught. Complete evidence of his involvement is securely retained. It is recommended that he be immediately handed over to public security organs for processing.]
The System’s prompt made Chloe’s eyes turn even colder, and the grip of her hand tightened further. She hadn’t expected the man in front of her to be an unrepentant repeat offender, much less one who would stoop to something as despicable as filming videos for blackmail. The fury in her heart surged.
At that moment, seeing that Chloe had fallen silent and unsure of what she was thinking, the man felt his courage returning.
"I’m telling you, let me go! You assaulted me for no reason. Even if you tell the cops, you’re the one in the wrong!"
"You’re molesting a woman right out in the open, and you think you’re in the right?" Chloe’s voice was icy and carried an unquestionable authority as she pinned him down, denying him any chance to fight back.