C190 Please Help Me Knock

"Stop right there. Ten million is plenty."

Hong Zhen bellowed after the tenth whack. It felt as though he had been flayed.

Liu Fann put away the bamboo stick, his smile tinged with a hint of awe as he regarded Hong Zhen.

"You can't back out now, Mr. Fann!"

Despite the searing pain, Hong Zhen managed to get the words out