Chapter 3


    “How dare you beat Sam?”


    Sam’s wails drew the attention of all the hooligans, and they all turned to glower at Han.


    Sam grabbed his broken wrist, his face contorting with pain, and yelled frantically, “Boys! Go on.. Chop


    him up!”


    He was infuriated.


    He had been a bully in this neighborhood for years, and no one had ever had the balls to hit him.


    All he wanted at that moment was to kill Han.


    Hearing his words, those hooligans shouted and threw themselves at Han.


    “You’re dead!”


    Han kicked Sam away, picked up the steel pipe on the ground, and dashed out.


    He agilely moved among the hooligans and struck hard and fast.


    Before long, bones were broken, and blood was drawn. All those hooligans were knocked off their feet


    and wailing on the ground.


    Han ended where he had started without a scratch.


    “W-What the hell?”


    Looking at his men on the ground, Sam staggered to his feet, and his mouth hung open with shock.


    Charlie and Felicia were astonished too.


    So were the others gathering around the bungalow.


    No one had expected the maning out of nowhere to turn the tide so effortlessly.


    “You’re their head, right?”


    Han whipped his head around and examined Sam with prating eyes.


    Sam looked aghast and intended to beat it.


    “You can’t leave so soon.”


    Han’s face sank. He took a stride forward and kicked Sam on the ground.


    Sam was so scared but tried to look collected when he said, “I’m warning you. I work for Harper of the


    Quinern Group. You…”


    p!


    Han pped him on the face and cut him short.


    “Did you just hit me?” Sam asked in a daze.


    “Yeah. And I’m going to hit you again!”


    Han grabbed the hair on the back of Sam’s head, his eyes grim, and banged it against the ground.


    Blood ran in rivulets from Sam’s seven orifices and down his face. Hey on the ground motionlessly


    like a dying dog.


    That scene made the hair of everyone at present curl.


    What Han did was brutal.


    Han kicked Sam far away and snapped, “Get out of here!”


    All appalled, Sam’sckeys picked him up and went out of sight within seconds like a bunch of


    frightened rats.


    Dropping the steel pipe, Han turned to face Charlie and Felicia and said, “Dad, Mom, I’m back.”


    “You’re…” Charlie and Felicia stared at Han and shook uncontrobly, with a look of disbelief


    marking their features.


    It had been eight years since Han left, and he’d returned apletely different man. Charlie and


    Felicia could barely recognize their son.


    “Dad, Mom, I’m Han,” Han said.


    “Han? My son…”


    Han’s words fell on Felicia like a thunderbolt.


    She looked Han up and down for a while, then tears poured down her cheeks. She ran to him and


    threw her arms around him, weeping.


    “Mom.”


    Han wrapped his arms around his mother, and his eyes turned misty.


    Charlie looked at them with eyes swimming with tears too.


    After a long time, Han let go of his mother and said to Charlie in a choked voice, “Dad, I came back.”


    Taking in his father’s grey hair, Han felt so contrite.


    His father had aged much more than he’d imagined in the past eight years. He must have gone through


    lots of hardships.


    Looking at Han, Charlie felt mixed feelings. He took a deep breath to calm down and then gave


    Han a hard smack across the face. “You stupid boy, you might as well nevere back!” he roared.


    “Do you know how worried your mom has been all these eight years?


    “Even a kid knows to call back, but we didn’t get a single word from you. You didn’t even bother to


    make a call. Your mom almost went blind from crying.


    “You troublemaker, get down on your knees now!”


    Charlie trembled violently in rage.


    They hadn’t heard from Han for eight years and sometimes thought he must have died. The bitter


    memories of living in fear and worry made Charlie so mad that he pped Han again.


    “Sorry, Dad.” Han sank to his knees.


    “I don’t need your sorry!” Charlie was beside himself with anger and raised his hand to hit Han


    again.


    “Charlie, don’t you dare beat my son!”


    Felicia hurried to them with red eyes and pushed Charlie away. Gathering Han in her arms, she


    scowled at Charlie.


    Charlie’s chest heaved, and he dropped his hand eventually.


    Clutching Han to her chest, Felicia had so much to say to him, but when she opened her mouth, all


    she could get out was. “You’ve lost weight, son. It’s so good that you’re back. You’re finally back.”


    Her heart tightened when she looked at Han.


    His clothes were all frayed, and she thought the past eight years must have been hard for Han too.


    The thought of that made her feel so sorry for Han. She tightened her arms around him and couldn’t


    stop tears from trickling down her face.


    Charlie bent down beside her and dabbed tears off her face.


    After a long while, something suddenly struck him, and he said in haste, “Enough. Stop crying.


    “Sam is under the protection of Harper from the Quinern Group. Harper is a cruel and vengeful guy. He


    lives nearby and will definitelye to avenge Sam. Go pack up. We have to disappear for a while.”


    “It’s toote to escape!”


    Before Han could respond, a frigid voice sounded.


    A big, evil-looking guy appeared in front of them. His gaze raked over Han and his parents, and he


    asked in a bleak voice, “You’re the ones who beat Sam, aren’t you?”


    Behind him, fourteen thugs with weapons in their hands were marching their way.


    Sam followed right behind them.


    Their appearance gave the whole street an oppressive air.


    “That’s Harper Zeller, the best henchman in the Quinern Group. I didn’t expect him toe so soon.


    Run, Han!” Charlie said


    He and Felicia paled when they recognized Harper and were to take to their heels with Han


    immediately.


    Harper was ruthless, and blood was shed in every fight he got involved in. They couldn’t afford to mess


    with him.


    Han got on his feet and stopped his parents. “Don’t worry. We’ll be fine,” he said reassuringly.


    Charlie just wanted to punch him in the face.


    Those guys were all the Quinern Group’s henchmen. He didn’t think they would be fine with those


    ferocious and heartless criminals at their doorstep.


    Before he could say something, those thugs stopped before them and surrounded them.


    Charlie and Felicia went ashen with dread and started shaking.


    They thought they were finished.


    There was no way they could survive.


    “W-What should we do?” Felicia asked in a quivering voice.


    She looked around at those thugs with a pale face, and her hands clutching Han’s arm were


    trembling.


    She had never experienced such a thing before.


    Han, I’ll do everything I can to hold them back. You take your mother out of here,” Charlie said.


    He clenched his teeth and shielded Han and Felicia behind his back with an unflinching glint in


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    is eyes.


    Han stared at his father for a moment and felt touched.


    harlie took a step forward. “I beat Sam. Come at me…”


    beat them. They had iting.”


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    Before Charlie finished his words, Han pulled him behind his back. His sharp gaze slid to Harper,


    and he said coolly. “You guys should be running for your lives now!”


    His deep voice rang through the room and caused those thugs to shudder.