Chapter 55 I Can Destroy with a Wave of My Hand
A tall guy snorted coldly: "Even if his family runs a crematorium, they couldn't be that casual about it. This kid is just bragging."
Faced with this situation, Anthony felt helpless.
He'd been in the same situation before with Poppy.
He was clearly telling the truth without any exaggeration, but his female classmate insisted he was lying.
This bear-like guy in front of him and his men definitely thought the same thing.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be laughing so loudly.
"Ahem, since you don't believe me, forget it. Maybe today you'll get a chance to taste what it's like to be burned to ashes."
At this moment, even 'Black Bear' couldn't help but burst out laughing at Anthony's words.
"Haha, what kind of clown have I run into? Or do I, 'Black Bear', have such a nice-guy face that people think they can push me around? Am I being threatened to my face?"
The guy wasn't scared at all - he found it hilarious instead.
But the next second, his face darkened and he snorted coldly.
"You little bastard, I really gave you too much face, letting you act so cocky in front of me. Do you even know who the hell I am, and you dare slap me?"
Since he put it that way, Anthony wanted to know more about their background, so he crossed his arms and asked with a puzzled expression: "Should I know who you are?"
Anthony's counter-question made 'Black Bear' burn with rage.
He'd said that on purpose earlier.
Of course it was to boost his own status.
But there was actually an idiot asking who he was.
If he answered, it would be really embarrassing. After all, the premise of what he said was that he thought he was famous and known by everyone.
In other words, the other party's counter-question was a slap in his face in public.
'Black Bear' was too embarrassed to tell him who he was.
But his underling laughed angrily: "Haha, kid, look how cocky you are. But let me guess your motive for doing this."
"Oh, I get it now. You saw this father and daughter running a breakfast shop and wanted to play the hero and save the beauty, right?"
When his underling said this, 'Black Bear' suddenly understood too.
No wonder this kid came up and slapped him twice just now.
Damn it, turns out he was blinded by beauty.
Plus with the fearlessness of youth, that's why he didn't ask who he was and just started hitting.
Only this kind of hothead would do something so childish.
'Black Bear' firmly believed that if a man in his thirties encountered this situation, he would definitely find out who the other party was first, then decide whether to intervene after weighing the pros and cons.
Overall, this kid in front of him was just a hothead.
But trying to mooch off someone this way was pretty laughable.
'Black Bear' threw his head back and laughed: "So that's why you're so bold - your hormones made you lose your mind."
"Haha, you kid wanted to play hero and save the beauty, then mooch off them, but you've got it all wrong."
"Got it wrong? How so?"
Anthony hadn't expected this bear-like man to insist he was trying to mooch off someone.
"Look at me - do I look like someone who mooches off others?" Anthony snorted coldly.
Unexpectedly, after he said this, 'Black Bear' and his men laughed even louder.
"Hahaha, kid, stop making it worse. The more you say, the more childish and ridiculous your behavior looks..."
"Damn it, what's wrong with your eyes?" Anthony shook his head speechlessly.
'Black Bear' looked angry: "What, you want to mooch off someone but don't dare admit it publicly?"
"Oh, I get it. A young punk like you is at the age where you care most about face. No wonder, even if you want to mooch off someone, you think it but won't admit it out loud. That's a common problem for men your age."
"Hahaha!" An underling laughed loudly: "Our boss has spelled it out for you - don't you get it? Kid, just admit it."
'Black Bear's' expression became even more mocking.
"But even if you admit it, it doesn't matter anymore. The key is you're blind - you actually picked this pair of poor father and daughter, and you want to mooch off them by marrying in? Give up on that idea."
A short underling also shouted crazily: "That's right, the moment you slapped our boss, your fate was sealed - death!"
"Hahaha, you want me dead? What a bunch of idiots who don't know their place."
Watching Anthony calmly banter with 'Black Bear' and his men, Poppy's state of mind was undergoing a huge change.
At first when she saw Anthony, her heart filled with joy.
Mainly because she never dreamed Anthony would suddenly appear.
But soon, her body trembled as she worried about Anthony's safety.
She also felt that Anthony had changed too much in these three years.
Just now, he dared to beat up 'Black Bear' without asking any questions.
While she admired him, Poppy's palms were also sweating with worry.
However, she also felt that 'Black Bear' was right. If Anthony really had such ideas and wanted to mooch off their father-daughter duo, that would be a huge mistake.
The breakfast shop she and her father ran was already losing money.
Plus with thugs constantly coming to cause trouble recently, their shop had fewer and fewer customers.
Now, even if she and her dad worked all day, they barely made any money...
Thinking this, Poppy anxiously urged Anthony.
"Stop talking nonsense with them, Anthony, get out of here quickly. Our family's problems have nothing to do with you."
Poppy shouted with tears in her eyes.
"Leave? That's not going to happen." Anthony smiled.
"What, not leaving?" Poppy panicked. She knew Anthony's personality well.
But although the Bruce family was countless times better off than her family, all that had nothing to do with Anthony anymore.
At the class reunion, she'd already learned that after getting out of prison, Anthony had been kicked out of his home.
If he were still a member of the Bruce family, maybe 'Black Bear' would have some concerns and wouldn't dare openly provoke him. But now...
"Anthony, why are you so stubborn? Leave now! You can't afford to offend these people. If you don't leave, all that awaits you is a dead end."
Seeing that even in such danger, Poppy was still thinking of him and didn't want to drag him down, Anthony couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
"Poppy, don't worry. They're just some thugs - I can wipe them out with a wave of my hand."