It has to be you, Brother Yang

Whoosh!

Su Yang and the strange young man crashed to the ground in a tangle. The young man snarled and gnashed his teeth, opening his maw wide to sink his teeth into Su Yang's neck.

Su Yang swiftly jerked his head aside. Grappling the young man, he used his momentum to roll over, pinning the other beneath him.

He then threaded his arms under the young man's neck and locked them in a tight rear-naked choke.

The young man's pale eyes bulged wide. He opened his mouth in a howl, his hands clawing desperately to pry Su Yang's arms loose.

However, once a rear-naked choke is fully locked in, it's nearly impossible to break—unless the person being choked possesses overwhelming strength. Otherwise, prying it open is extremely difficult.

But Su Yang knew this kid had tough skin and considerable strength. He didn't dare slack off, increasing the pressure with his arms, squeezing relentlessly.

After about ten seconds, the young man's gurgling, choking sounds gradually ceased. He could hold on no longer; his hands went limp, falling to the ground as he completely lost consciousness.

Seeing this, Su Yang released his hold. "Phew! Damn, thought I couldn't handle you?"

He stood up, hoisted the young man onto his shoulder, and began walking out of the woods.

Just then, Little Lin and Hong, who had been running after him, finally caught up. Seeing Su Yang carrying the young man towards them, their faces registered both shock and admiration.

"Whoa, dude, you caught him?"

"Isn't he right here on my shoulder?"

"Holy crap, that's insane! Did you knock him out?"

"Yeah. Let's get out of here first. Oh, by the way, do you guys have any rope?"

"Rope? We do, but we don't have it on us. Manager Wu outside has it."

"Then let's hurry out and tie him up first."

"Right, right, let's go."

The three of them quickened their pace, heading out of the woods.

[Ding. Detected host has gained significant combat experience from the battle with Ge Hai. Reward: 2 million. Combat power increased to A-rank 84. Physique increased by one point. Current physique: 94.]

—Oh ho? Not bad. Looks like if I want to improve my physique and combat power, I need to get into more fights.

—Who would've thought playing an escape room would lead to running into someone like this. An unexpected bonus, I guess.

Soon, they emerged from the woods onto a path.

Seeing Ge Hai slung over Su Yang's shoulder, Manager Wu, who had earlier assigned the tasks, immediately stepped forward. "Sir, you... you really caught him?"

"Yeah, this guy is amazing. That kid ran in first, but he still managed to catch him."

"Oh, right, Manager Wu, hurry up and get the rope out so we can tie him up."

"Oh, oh, right."

Manager Wu said, tossing the iron rod in his hand to the ground and pulling a hemp rope from his bag.

Seeing this, Su Yang spoke up, "You're Manager Wu, right? Give me the rope, I'll tie him up."

"Uh, yeah, sure."

Manager Wu handed the rope to Su Yang, who took it, set Ge Hai down from his shoulder, and proceeded to truss him up tightly with a hogtie.

"Alright, done~"

Looking at the unconscious, strange young man on the ground, the others gulped.

Manager Wu turned to Su Yang, speaking apologetically, "I'm really sorry about this, sir. There was a lapse in our security, allowing an outsider to get in."

"It's fine. But you really need to tighten security around the perimeter of the back hill. Someone this dangerous getting in could easily hurt other people. In a serious case, it might even lead to fatalities!"

"Yes, yes, absolutely. We'll definitely strengthen management of the back hill from now on. Nothing like this will happen again."

"Got a smoke?" Su Yang asked Manager Wu with a smile.

"Yes, yes, here." Manager Wu said, taking out a pack of cigarettes, opening it, and offering one to Su Yang.

Su Yang lit it, took a drag, and said, "Lucky it was me who ran into him today. If it were someone else, things could have gotten messy."

"Did you call the police?"

"We already did."

"Good."

As he spoke, the faint sound of police sirens could be heard in the distance.

"They're here. Let's go, hand this kid over to the police."

"Right, take him away." Manager Wu turned and called out.

"Got it!" Little Lin and Hong, one at the front and one at the back, lifted Ge Ha and carried him. Everyone hurried towards the mountain entrance.

Su Yang asked Manager Wu, "By the way, Manager Wu, how did you get the news that an outsider had come in here?"

"We have surveillance cameras all over the escape room area on the back hill. Just now, while monitoring, we happened to see you fighting with this person on screen. I zoomed in for a closer look and realized he wasn't one of our staff, so I immediately brought people over."

"Alright. Let's hand him over to the police first."

After walking a bit further, four or five police officers in uniform hurried up to inquire.

Su Yang recounted the entire incident truthfully. Finally, he followed them to the monitoring room inside the factory to review the footage of the event.

......

Meanwhile, Meng Wenzhou and the others had already changed back into their own clothes and were waiting in the first-floor lounge.

After Ren Lingxi explained the situation to everyone, Liu Bo laughed, "Haha, that guy picking a fight with my bro Yang was just asking for trouble."

"By the way, is Bro Yang okay?"

Ren Lingxi shook her head, "That person was no match for Brother Su Yang, but he ran into the woods, and Brother Su Yang chased after him..."

Seeing the worry on Ren Lingxi's face, Liu Bo smiled reassuringly, "Don't worry, Lingxi. Bro Yang's skills are not something an average person can match. Let's just wait here peacefully."

"Mhm, okay."

"Shame I missed such an exciting scene. I should've gone with you guys earlier," Ji Bo said regretfully.

"Damn, how did a stranger just wander in like that? Ruined our game before we could even finish," Ji Bo complained.

"In a situation like this, who cares about the game? It's good enough that no one got hurt."

......

Half an hour later, Su Yang, having also changed, arrived in the lobby with several police officers and the escape room manager. Seeing them, Meng Wenzhou and the others immediately stood up and went over. "Old Su, you alright?"

"All good~"

"What about that guy?"

"Handed over to the officers."

"Nice, nice! That's our Bro Yang for you!!"

Su Yang nodded with a smile at Liu Bo, then looked at Ren Lingxi. "Lingxi, you were also at the scene earlier. You'll need to come with me to the police station to give a statement."

Ren Lingxi nodded, "No problem."

Su Yang took out his car keys and looked at Chu Qiunan. "Old Chu, you drive my car later. You guys head back to the old town first."

"Got it!" Chu Qiunan reached out and took the keys.

Over ten minutes later, after the police and the escape room manager finished gathering information, they announced a temporary suspension of operations.

Su Yang and Ren Lingxi got into a police car and left. The others also got in their cars and drove back to the old town first.

......

2 AM. Su Yang and Ren Lingxi walked out of Licheng Police Station.

"Phew~ Damn, second time."

"What second time?" Ren Lingxi turned to ask Su Yang.

"Coming to a police station. This is the second time. Before, in Lucheng, at a bar, I ran into some troublemakers. Things got physical and I ended up at the station giving a statement then too."

"Oh, I see. But Brother Su Yang, this counts as self-defense. You're just cooperating with the officers."

"True. Let's go."

"Alright. Brother Su Yang, I had no idea you were so skilled. If you hadn't been there earlier, I don't even dare think what might have happened."

"Yeah, thinking about it gives me chills. That Yang Xiaoling went into the back mountain alone on a task before. It's a good thing she didn't run into that guy from earlier, or the consequences would have been unthinkable."

"Right. The management of the back mountain near their shop is too lax. I'm not going there anymore."

"Mhm, let's go."

"Okay~"

As they spoke, the two walked out of the police station, hailed a taxi by the roadside, and headed towards the ancient city.