northernbook Chapter 17 Traditional Chinese martial arts only kill, not perform.
Chapter 17 Traditional Chinese martial arts only kill, not perform.
Just as Ma Cong was being put into an ambulance and receiving treatment at the hospital.
The Jincheng Police Department is in complete chaos.
A brawl involving hundreds of people, broadcast live online, has caused a huge uproar online.
The calls from above came one after another, with stern words, demanding that they produce results as soon as possible to salvage the city's image.
Top floor conference room.
The chief superintendent of Jincheng Police Department summoned all key members, his expression grave.
On the projection screen in front of him, a high-definition video obtained from a live streaming platform was playing.
When the scene showed Ma Cong fighting against a hundred men on the rooftop, his fists and feet causing chaos and destruction, a collective gasp filled the conference room.
Even these seasoned detectives, who were used to seeing big scenes, were taken aback by this fierce fighting style.
And this is just the beginning.
The scene shifts to downstairs.
The modified bread truck came hurtling towards them at nearly 60 miles per hour.
Everyone's heart was in their throat.
Then, they witnessed a scene they would never forget.
The boy, with his own flesh and blood, used his shoulders to hold up that steel monster.
"Bang!"
At the moment of impact, everyone in front of the projection screen involuntarily shuddered.
In the video, the front of the bread truck is visibly twisted and dented!
The boy's legs plowed two deep, bloody furrows into the ground, exposing the bone, and he crushed the concrete beneath his feet!
Finally, he let out a roar, forcefully sending the more than one-ton bread cart flying backward!
In the conference room.
A police officer dropped his pen on the ground with a crisp sound, but he didn't notice.
Everyone stared intently at the frozen image.
a long time.
The director turned off the projector, and an eerie silence fell over the conference room.
He cleared his throat; his voice was a little dry.
"Ma Cong, male, seventeen years old, is a senior high school student at Jincheng No. 16 Middle School."
"From a young age, I studied traditional Chinese martial arts, specifically Bajiquan, under an old boxing master surnamed Chen."
The director opened the document in his hand and continued his presentation.
"This is not the first time this person has come into the public eye. Some time ago, he went to Chancheng alone and defeated all the professional boxers at the Lion Boxing Gym under the pretext of 'rectifying the reputation of Chinese martial arts'."
"That incident caused quite a stir online."
"The incident was started by a local thug named Sun Niu who, seeing that he had become popular online, intended to extort money from him. He gathered nearly a hundred people to surround and block him, which eventually led to the scene we are seeing."
He gestured to his assistant to distribute the printed detailed information.
The armed police captain picked up the documents, glanced at them briefly, and then recalled the inhuman scene in the video, and couldn't help but speak.
"Director, I used to serve in the special forces and I've seen so-called martial arts masters who could smash a granite slab more than ten centimeters thick to pieces with a single palm strike."
"But compared to this kid, he's far inferior."
"He's only seventeen, how did he train like that?"
The captain's voice was filled with undisguised shock and confusion. He knew he could take down five or six strong men with his bare hands, but when faced with a van rushing towards him, his only option was to dodge.
"Chinese martial arts are not something that can be understood using common sense."
The director sighed.
"Within our system, there are also several martial arts masters who never reveal their identities, but in terms of destructive power, they are not even in the same league as Ma Cong."
"To put it bluntly, it's fortunate that monsters of this level are extremely rare, otherwise we wouldn't be able to do our job."
These words resonated with everyone present.
An individual with such terrifying destructive power, operating outside the system, is a huge destabilizing factor for any modern city.
"A knight-errant uses martial arts to break the law."
An old detective uttered four words.
The ancients were right.
"Throughout history, the restrictions on people practicing martial arts in the general population have been extremely strict, and there was a reason for that."
"Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, which place wasn't rife with gangs, and martial arts masters held a revered status? 'Divine Shot' Li Shuwen, 'Tiger Head' Sun Lutang—weren't they figures whom even regional warlords treated with utmost respect?"
"During the War of Resistance against Japan, many martial arts masters went deep behind enemy lines, using their bare hands and a short blade to carry out assassinations, providing immeasurable assistance to the main battlefield. However, most of these stories have been buried in the corners of history and remain unknown to the public."
The atmosphere in the meeting room became somewhat heavy.
In times of chaos, warriors are heroes who protect their homes and country.
However, in times of peace and prosperity, their power, which is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, becomes an uncontrollable threat.
This may explain why most true inheritors of traditional Chinese martial arts choose to live in seclusion in the mountains, detached from worldly affairs.
Just as the Jincheng Police Superintendent was holding an emergency internal meeting, the incident involving Ma Cong had already exploded online.
If the last time they challenged the Lion Boxing Gym, some people questioned whether it was scripted or a publicity stunt.
This time, the beating involved hundreds of people, was broadcast live online, witnessed by countless passersby, and even reported by official news outlets, leaving no room for concealment.
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"He fought against steel with flesh and blood—was he human or a demon?"
Ma Cong's image dominated the headlines of major news media outlets and the homepages of short video platforms.
The video's comment section exploded with discussion.
What the hell did I just read? Fantasy novels coming to life?!
Where are those who previously criticized traditional Chinese martial arts as just empty show? Come out and show yourselves!
[Can anyone explain the principle behind this? Newton must be turning in his grave!]
Don't ask, it's all about the power of Qi and blood. I'm announcing that I'm going to learn Bajiquan. Anyone want to join me?
Now I understand: Chinese martial arts are for killing, not for performance.
The phrase "Chinese martial arts only kill, not perform" spread rapidly online like a virus, becoming a new meme.
On this day, countless people's understanding of Chinese martial arts was completely overturned.
Of course, many people are also worried about Ma Cong's situation.
[They injured thirty or forty people, and several are in the ICU. Will this...lead to a prison sentence?]
[Upstairs, are you kidding me? This is clearly self-defense! Didn't you see those people running him over with their car? That's murder!]
Soon, professional lawyers and influential figures stepped forward to analyze the situation.
"The cause and effect of this incident are very clear: Sun Niu and others gathered over a hundred people to beat up Ma and rammed him with their car, which constitutes attempted murder. All of Ma's actions during this process were within the scope of legitimate self-defense and there was no excessive self-defense. Therefore, he will most likely not bear any criminal responsibility. However... the strength of this 'victim's' counterattack was indeed a bit excessive."
……
at the same time.
Qingzhou, Qingcun, a thousand miles away.
This is the birthplace of Bajiquan, and the recognized ancestral home of the lineage.
The Bajiquan School, which is centered around the Wu family, the original lineage of Bajiquan, and is composed of several other major lineage families such as the Li, Ma, and Zhang families, is located here.