Chapter 171: Chapter 164: The more beautiful a woman, the more deceptive she is
The combat arena at the headquarters is quite decent. It’s located on the twelfth floor of the headquarters building, and the eleventh and twelfth floors are all indoor training facilities equipped with all sorts of modern equipment, but now it’s already noon, so there aren’t many people training.
Wu Shuang found an empty combat room and took Xiao Lin in. Along the way, Wu Shuang was fuming; she hadn’t expected Xiao Lin to be so shameless, without a shred of manly spirit. However, Wu Shuang wasn’t one to admit defeat. Even though she knew she couldn’t beat Xiao Lin, she agreed to the challenge. Moreover, she wanted to find out what kind of illness Xiao Lin claimed she had.
The combat room wasn’t large, just about thirty or forty square meters, but the various equipment lining the walls was pretty complete, with all sorts of kneepads, gloves, and protectors readily available. Wu Shuang wanted to step forward and find some decent kneepads, guards, and gloves, but Xiao Lin lightly smiled and stopped her: "No need for external objects. I’ll just stand still and let you attack with all your strength. As long as you can push me back a step, that’s enough!"
Wu Shuang was first shocked, then overjoyed. Stand still and let her attack with all her strength? As long as she could make him take a step back, it was fine? This was his own doing; he couldn’t blame her for being impolite.
When facing Xiao Lin, Wu Shuang didn’t have the slightest certainty. But now that Xiao Lin offered to stand still and let her attack with all her strength, without gloves, this delighted Wu Shuang. After all, her punch was at least more than three hundred pounds; the title of Public Security University’s women’s champion wasn’t for nothing.
"Are you sure?" Wu Shuang was secretly pleased, but her expression showed anger. She had to put on an act; otherwise, if Xiao Lin changed his mind, it wouldn’t be fun anymore. If he struck, Wu Shuang believed she wouldn’t be able to resist at all.
"Come on!" Xiao Lin stood firm in the center, not even taking a stance, just standing so casually, not taking Wu Shuang seriously at all.
"You’re sure you’ll stand still? Only block, not counterattack?"
"Stand still, no counterattack!"
"Can I use a kick?"
"Sure!"
"Can I use my elbow?"
"Sure!" Xiao Lin was getting a bit impatient; why was this woman so wordy?
When Wu Shuang said these things, her steps slowly moved closer to Xiao Lin. Once Xiao Lin agreed, seeing she still seemed to want to ask more, Wu Shuang achieved her desired effect, and without further ado, her right foot suddenly swept towards Xiao Lin’s lower leg.
This kick, Wu Shuang used sixty percent of her strength, also because she was afraid Xiao Lin just standing still would get injured. In essence, Wu Shuang was still a good girl, a very "kind" one.
Naturally, Xiao Lin wasn’t so easily deceived. Even if Wu Shuang asked with an innocent smile, making him a bit impatient, he prepared as he should. Moreover, even if Xiao Lin wasn’t prepared, with Wu Shuang’s kicking speed, it seemed as slow as a snail to him.
Xiao Lin didn’t dodge or avoid, just stood straight there to receive Wu Shuang’s attack.
"Bang!" After a brief, muffled sound, Wu Shuang was secretly shocked. It felt like she had kicked a steel pipe; not only did Xiao Lin not move, he didn’t even sway, and her instep was faintly aching. This was too abnormal, wasn’t it?
"Continue!" Xiao Lin smiled slightly: "Use more strength!"
Wu Shuang took a small hit, not expecting Xiao Lin to have trained his leg skills so well, like steel, causing her foot to ache slightly. It’s unknown how he trained.
However, Wu Shuang didn’t give up. Just as Xiao Lin finished speaking, her right foot landed on the ground, and she jumped up, her left foot’s toe kicking towards Xiao Lin’s throat. Due to her profession, Wu Shuang rarely wore high heels; this pair of flat leather shoes had very pointy toes. If he was really hit, Xiao Lin might be in serious trouble.
And this move from Wu Shuang was a full-on attack, needing no defense. The speed and strength demonstrated were quite formidable. After the previous kick, Wu Shuang knew that ordinary moves wouldn’t push Xiao Lin back, so she used a fatal secret move.
If it were someone with slightly lower skills, facing such a killer move at close range, they’d have to dodge. Yet Xiao Lin merely smiled slightly, his right hand suddenly moved, gently grabbing Wu Shuang’s left shoe, the attack stopped, as if anchored, and then with a gentle push, Wu Shuang was sent flying three meters away.
"Go again!" Xiao Lin curled a finger: "Faster, and hit harder, why are you as soft as a woman?" At this moment, Xiao Lin forgot Wu Shuang was a woman; he treated her as if training the Dragon Soul team members.
"Oh, come on!" Wu Shuang couldn’t help but curse inwardly, after all, she was quite the beauty. With a pretty face, a shapely figure, and long legs, how could she not seem like a woman in his eyes?
Wu Shuang got angry and charged forward fiercely, throwing a double punch towards Xiao Lin’s face. Just as Xiao Lin blocked her fists with his own hands, anyway, it was impossible for Xiao Lin to hit her back, so she swung her left foot from behind. However, just as it reached above her head, she felt a pain in the spine of her back. At this moment, Xiao Lin suddenly let go of Wu Shuang’s hands, allowing her hands to rest on his shoulders, freeing up his hands to grab Wu Shuang’s left foot.
Wu Shuang didn’t have time to think; she sprang up with her right foot, aiming her knee at Xiao Lin’s chest. This time, Xiao Lin’s chest did not dodge. As long as it wasn’t hitting the face, she could hit anywhere she wanted; Xiao Lin always believed he relied on his face for a living.
Even though Wu Shuang’s knee hit Xiao Lin’s chest, it didn’t shake him in the slightest. He maintained this strange posture.
"The power is still too small!" Xiao Lin smiled slightly. At this moment, their faces were less than five centimeters apart. They could even smell each other’s breath. If it weren’t for Wu Shuang’s knee propping against Xiao Lin’s chest, she would have thrown herself onto Xiao Lin entirely.
"What does having small power have to do with me being sick? Does everyone who can’t beat you have a disease?" Wu Shuang couldn’t help but glare at Xiao Lin. The only time she felt proud was when her eyes were bigger than Xiao Lin’s, especially when glaring. At this moment, Wu Shuang unknowingly pouted, getting even closer to Xiao Lin’s face.
Xiao Lin realized that this position was a bit ambiguous and hurriedly pushed Wu Shuang away. Wu Shuang was hanging on Xiao Lin without much strength to counterattack. Fortunately, Xiao Lin was still gentlemanly and kept his promise by not using much force, and Wu Shuang stood three meters away.
Xiao Lin was surprised and asked Wu Shuang, "Didn’t you notice?"
"Notice what?" Wu Shuang was not convinced. She didn’t believe she couldn’t beat him. If the front didn’t work, maybe the back would. Anyway, he couldn’t move.
Wu Shuang didn’t attack blindly anymore but started to circle him. After all, he couldn’t move.
"Not completely stupid!" Xiao Lin’s foot didn’t move, allowing Wu Shuang to circle behind him. Then he continued to ask, "Why didn’t your left foot directly kick up just now? Did you feel a slight pain in your spine at the waist?"
Actually, Wu Shuang’s spine had only a slight pain, negligible, almost less painful than when she kicked Xiao Lin the first time. Hearing Xiao Lin’s question, Wu Shuang originally intended to attack from behind, but now she couldn’t help asking, "How do you know?"
"Did you have a back injury?" Xiao Lin asked directly.
"I did. Are you talking about my spine problem? It’s an old ailment, but I haven’t felt much pain in the past two years, and it’s almost healed!" Wu Shuang was quite surprised that Xiao Lin could know about her slight spinal pain just now. It was definitely not just a guess, gaining her some respect for him. This guy seems really talented.
However, to judge she’s ill based on this alone was too much. Her back was injured during police college, but it wasn’t serious, and the doctor then said it was completely healed.
"I think it’s not far from deterioration, more than three years or less than five years. In a mild case, ankylosing spondylitis could cause a hunchback; in severe cases, it could lead to paraplegia, spending a lifetime in a wheelchair," Xiao Lin said lightly. "Of course, if you can always avoid fighting, stay away from criminal investigation, work in an office or something, then just consider I’ve never said anything!"
"You’re not scaring me, are you?" Wu Shuang didn’t quite dare to not believe. There was no choice; he had pinpointed the pain spot during the fight, showing Xiao Lin had skills, so she didn’t dare to refute anything.
"If you believe me, our match ends here. If not, you can continue attacking until you believe. Perhaps, next time, it won’t be just a slight pain. Think about it!" Xiao Lin explained the situation to Wu Shuang.
At this moment, Wu Shuang hesitated. What Xiao Lin said about her back pain wasn’t wrong, but was it really as scary as he said? Ankylosing spondylitis, even paraplegia, a lifetime in a wheelchair, in three to five years? That’s right in the prime of youth, the time to do great things.
Wu Shuang, though impulsive and unreasonable sometimes, was impressed by the medical skills Xiao Lin demonstrated. The team organized health checks every year, yet no problems were found, but should she believe what he just said?
"So how is this treated?" Wu Shuang finally asked, admitting that Xiao Lin was right, but she didn’t answer Xiao Lin’s question.
Xiao Lin didn’t force Wu Shuang to say whether the match was over, turned around, and said to Wu Shuang, "Actually, treatment is simple. Go to a specialized orthopedic department for a detailed check-up. I’m sure the source of your pain can be found. If it really can’t be detected, come find me!"
Clearly, at this moment, Wu Shuang chose to believe Xiao Lin.
"You lost!" Wu Shuang suddenly laughed, "Though I believe what you said, I didn’t agree that the match was over, so you lost!"
Indeed, the prettier the woman, the more deceitful she is. At this moment, Xiao Lin took Wu Shuang as a woman. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian () to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)