novelraw Chapter 354 - 273: First Tense Standoff
Chapter 354 - 273: First Tense Standoff
After all, an ordinary person’s strength cannot compete with an entire gang.
As true outlaws, there’s almost nothing they wouldn’t do.
For example, the three video bloggers who were killed yesterday were murdered by Terry and his men and their bodies dumped in the wilderness.
Now it’s been a day and the local police still haven’t caught the killers. Terry, along with the rest of his men, show no signs of worry or fear, looking confident and unafraid. This indicates that the police around here simply do not dare to confront the gang. It’s predictable that ordinary people, if they provoke this kind of gang, would have no ability to protect themselves.
But Wang Ye is different. He not only possesses the ability to fight against hundreds but also controls the gang here.
He can use the gang’s funds to purchase concentrated sulfuric acid at any time for Body Refining, the training efficiency has multiplied several times over.
Not to mention leaving Utah, he even wants to develop here for a while before moving on.
After all, who would complain about having too little power and money?
Wang Ye shook his head slightly,
"No need, since I’m here, I’ll finish the challenge and then move on."
"But the Sloos Gang has already set their sights on you. Aren’t you afraid of dying?" Li Weimin frowned.
Wang Ye reassured him, "Rest assured, I’m not some easy prey."
Hearing this, Li Weimin cast a slightly skeptical glance at Wang Ye.
Although Wang Ye hasn’t shown his combat skills, just guessing, Li Weimin could figure Wang Ye has at least the ability to fight ten or even more opponents.
Just Wang Ye’s agile vehicle mount and the instant combat performance of picking up hundreds of pounds of men single-handedly at the last Chicago Marathon already demonstrate his fighting prowess is beyond the human peak.
Li Weimin dares to say that if Wang Ye were to join the UFC now, within two months, he would absolutely become the greatest fighter in history.
However, fighting is one thing,
as the saying goes, no matter how great the kung fu, it fears the kitchen knife.
Moreover, what Wang Ye faces now is not only the kitchen knife.
He faces the countless firearms held by the gang members.
Li Weimin finds it hard to imagine how someone armed with a handgun could fight against over a hundred fully-armed gang members. Therefore, the first thing he said when he handed Wang Ye the paper bag containing the gun was to run when facing danger. He never thought the handgun could be of actual use, at most it could give Wang Ye some courage.
"Honestly, you’re not afraid of dying, but I’m afraid you’ll die." Li Weimin sighed helplessly, "How about I talk to the local police station nearby? I’ll try to get them to help you, they may not be able to protect you closely, but they might deter those gangs."
Upon hearing this, Wang Ye’s eyes showed a hint of sharpness.
He didn’t expect Li Weimin could actually use connections to seek help from the local police.
Although the local police pose no threat to the gang, as far as law is concerned, gangs dare not actively attack police. It’s well known that in the United States legal system, the consequences of assaulting a police officer are very serious. Assaulting a police officer may constitute offenses such as obstruction of justice or intentional injury and will be subject to corresponding criminal penalties. The specific charges and penalties need to be judged according to local laws, but generally speaking, assaulting a police officer will face severe legal consequences.
In extreme cases, even being shot dead on the spot is possible. If the suspect violently threatens the police, and the police feel their life is at risk, they can draw their guns and shoot the suspect, as happened in the Dallas police assault incident on August 29, 2024, when the suspect was ultimately shot dead by the police.
Even gangs wouldn’t attempt a direct confrontation with the police unless absolutely necessary. At most, they’ll just talk big and not actually draw their guns; at ordinary times, they only bully unarmed ordinary people with no combat skills, which simply means they bully the soft and fear the hard.
Therefore, seeking police help might be the most effective way to handle gangs. Even if the police can’t provide close protection, just giving Wang Ye a badge is enough to intimidate gang members.
After speaking, Li Weimin promised to contact the local police station within three days and advised Wang Ye to avoid going out alone during this period. Even if he had to go out for training, he should take Carlos along since Carlos could count as a combat unit at crucial moments.
Wang Ye did not refuse and sincerely thanked Li Weimin. Although it might not help him much, at least Li Weimin is genuinely considering Wang Ye’s safety.
After the conversation, Wang Ye left the hotel,
and together with Carlos, he trained in cross-country riding for five or six hours in the surrounding wilderness and desert areas. Naturally, to prevent his training pace from being slowed, his speed was consistently maintained at over two hundred miles per hour, but to avoid leaving Carlos behind, he needed to periodically turn 180 degrees to regroup with Carlos behind him.
Doing this not only doesn’t slow his training progress but also increases the difficulty of his training. Because he needs to simultaneously pay attention to obstacles in front of him and Carlos behind him, the Skill Level of his Riding skill improved even faster.
And the consequence of this was that for the whole morning, Carlos watched as Wang Ye whizzed around him like an apparition from all directions at high speed. The piercing sound of gears slicing through the air resonated loudly around him for a long time, leaving his ears ringing seriously. After training, Carlos could barely hear when Wang Ye talked to him, demonstrating how terrifying the noise was when Wang Ye sped around.