Ye Shikai immediately realized these must be local thugs. In any city, whether advanced or not, there's always such a "group." They're the "blight" of the city. It's just, are these people really brainless or blind? Ye Shikai only had his clothes left; couldn't they see that? To rob someone, there has to be something worth stealing.
After giving it some thought, Ye Shikai also understood: they couldn't rob the wealthy and powerful. Aside from obtaining valuables, robbing others also satisfies their personal lowly qualities. Simply put, they bully people.
An outsider like Ye Shikai, with "not a penny" to his name, undoubtedly became their target.
