Chapter 131: The Delinquent and the Student Council President (2)
TL: FoodieMonster007
Six thugs with fiery red tiger tattoos on their forearms and shoulders stood like sentinels outside the inn, their imposing presence casting a dark shadow over the scene. Several shabbily dressed individuals knelt before them, their faces pale with terror and their bodies covered in fresh bruises, evidence that they had just endured a severe beating.
A bald, hulking man, clearly the leader of the thugs, cracked his neck with a menacing grin. “Hah! You idiots must be out of your minds. Why don’t you say that again? ‘I can’t pay the protection fees’?”
“It’s not that we can’t pay… Please, just give us until next month.”
“Please, my lord! My child is sick, and I need to buy medicine.”
“P-Please, spare us!”
The bald man scratched his shiny head and let out a sigh of exasperation, “Who do you think makes it possible for you to run your businesses safely in this neighborhood? It’s us, the Scarlet Tiger Gang! We constantly watch over you so that no one dares to mess with you. Am I wrong?”
“N-No, you’re absolutely right.”
“Of course, we know that well…”