Chapter 286: Supermarket Vandalized
"Since you say so, I hope you mean it. Make me lose everything, turn my rare metals into scrap."
Noah's lips curled into a playful smile.
"If you can't do that, it would be really boring. After all, the Turner Family is nothing but ants in my eyes. I do hope this ant can bring me some surprises and add some excitement to my dull life."
With that, Noah got into his car.
Roar...
The GMC roared away.
"Noah, you are simply ignorant and arrogant! How dare you say that the Turner Family is just ants in your eyes!"
Skylar's face immediately showed a mocking expression, as if he had encountered an idiot.
"Do you really think that controlling the Benson Family makes you powerful and that you can act so arrogantly? You should know that the Benson Family is nothing but ants in front of the Turner Family!"
"I didn't expect you to be so conceited!"
"Fine, I'll report this to the Turner Family right now. When the high-ups of the Turner Family find out that someone dares to look down on them, they will be furious!"
"By then, the entire Oceanbridge City will change!"
"And for the Turner Family, killing you, Noah, is no different from squashing an ant!"
...
Leaving the Delicious Restaurant, Noah headed straight for Summit Retreat Oasis.
It was already late, and Noah planned to go home.
Buzz, buzz, buzz...
Suddenly, his phone rang.
He picked it up and saw it was a call from Timothy.
Timothy had been busy with work at Kroger these past few days. Calling him this late must mean something urgent.
"Hello," Noah answered the call.
"Noah, something terrible has happened."
Timothy's anxious voice came through. "Our supermarket is being vandalized by a bunch of hooligans!"
From the other end of the line, the sounds of smashing could be heard.
"Vandalizing?" Noah frowned. "I'll be there right away."
Shark Live was already stable, and with proper management, it was certain to be listed on Nasdaq within a year.
Noah's main concern now was Kroger.
Turning Kroger into a listed company within a year was much more challenging than Shark Live.
To make Kroger a listed company, at least the entire Starlight City needed to have Kroger branches.
But Noah didn't expect that Kroger hadn't even stabilized in Oceanbridge City yet, let alone all of Starlight City, and someone was already daring to vandalize it.
"This is simply courting death!"
A surge of anger burned within Noah.
Stepping on the gas pedal, the GMC's speed increased sharply as it headed towards Kroger.
About fifteen minutes later, Noah arrived at Kroger's headquarters.
It was already past ten at night, and most supermarkets had long closed, but Kroger was brightly lit.
Inside the supermarket, a dozen figures moved around.
These people had tattoos, dyed hair in various colors, and looked fierce and menacing—clearly not good people.
They wielded baseball bats, steel pipes, and iron rods, smashing things inside with wild and arrogant expressions.
Shelves were knocked over, and goods were scattered everywhere.
Chips, cola, cookies...
Nearby, several household appliances were twisted and deformed from the beating.
At the entrance of the supermarket, Timothy and Kenneth stood to the side, their faces grim. They had bruises and blood at the corners of their mouths, clearly injured.
The two wanted to intervene but were kicked to the ground by two hooligans with dyed hair.
"Stop it! Please, stop!"
"How am I supposed to do business like this?"
Timothy's heart was breaking, and tears streamed down his face.
Kroger was his labor of love, and seeing it in such a state was heartbreaking.
He had also promised Noah that he would manage the supermarket well, but now, just a few days later, this had happened, and he couldn't face Noah.
"Damn it, you owe money and don't repay it. So what if we smash your supermarket?"
One of the hooligans kicked Timothy in the stomach, causing him to clutch his belly in pain and scream.
"It hurts so much!"
Tap, tap, tap!
Footsteps approached.
A young man walked over.
The young man looked at the situation inside the supermarket, his face expressionless, but his eyes were cold.
It was Noah.
"Noah!"
"Noah!"
Seeing Noah, Timothy and Kenneth crawled up and rushed to Noah.
"Noah, what do we do now? The supermarket is in such a state; how can we keep it open?"
Timothy spoke, filled with shame, feeling he had let Noah down.
"Hey, someone's here?"
The two hooligans at the entrance noticed Noah and warned him.
"Kid, don't meddle in other people's business! Owing money and paying it back is a matter of course. Get lost!"
Noah didn't speak, his face growing colder, and he stepped forward.
Whoosh!
He turned into a black shadow and darted forward.
In the next moment, Noah appeared like a ghost in front of the two hooligans.
"So fast!"
The two hooligans' pupils shrank, their faces changing. They raised their iron rods to strike.
Bang!
Bang!
Two dull thuds sounded.
The two hooligans were kicked away by Noah before they could raise their rods.
Thud, thud!
Two sounds.
The two landed on the ground, spitting out blood, their faces instantly pale.
"It hurts so much!"
"Ouch, kid, do you know who I am?"
The two groaned, feeling like their intestines were about to break, their bodies wracked with pain.
Noah's gaze remained cold.
He still didn't speak, stepping into the supermarket.
For these people, Noah didn't bother to communicate. He would first subdue them with force and then talk.
Whoosh!
Noah's shadow moved like a ghost into the supermarket.
Bang, bang, bang!
The next moment, the sounds of fists hitting flesh echoed.
"So... so powerful!"
"Noah's skills are terrifying!"
The scene that followed left Timothy and Kenneth wide-eyed and stunned.
Inside the supermarket, Noah was barely visible, only a black shadow darting around.
Each time the shadow moved to a spot, a hooligan would fall to the ground, groaning.
"Ah, ah, ah!"
"What is this?"
"It hurts so much!"
"Where is he?"
...
Cries of surprise and pain kept echoing.
In less than two minutes, the dozen or so hooligans who had been so aggressive were all pale and lying on the ground, clutching their stomachs, shoulders, or knees...
Each one was groaning in pain, having lost their ability to fight.
Whoosh!
Noah reappeared at the supermarket entrance.
"Noah, are you okay?"
"Noah, are you hurt?"
Timothy and Kenneth rushed over, full of concern.
"These novices aren't capable of hurting me." Noah waved his hand dismissively.
"Kid, how dare you call us novices!"
The hooligan who had been kicked earlier glared at Noah.
"Do you know who we are?"
