Chapter 94: If I Fall, You Fall With Me

Staring at the middle-aged man before him, Lu Ye felt as though he had just been trampled by ten thousand stampeding horses.

The man was none other than the director of the Shield Bureau, Chen Xiaoting.

The Shield Bureau’s headquarters was in the imperial capital, and a shady outfit like Black Mountain Company was naturally under close surveillance.

When he heard that his disciple’s son was being harassed in the imperial capital, Chen Xiaoting had personally led a group of agents disguised as ordinary streetwise toughs to rush over as reinforcements.

He slapped Lu Ye on the shoulder and laughed heartily. “Boy, touched yet?”

Lu Ye wore a thoroughly displeased expression. “Master-in-law, would you die if you came a few minutes later?”

By seniority, Chen Xiaoting was Cheng Qimeng’s teacher, so Lu Ye calling him master-in-law was not out of line.

Chen Xiaoting laughed and cursed, “You little punk, if you want to make a scene, I couldn’t care less. I’m here for Qianqian. Where is she?”

Lu Ye turned and pointed upstairs. Su Qianqian and Bai Wenzheng were leaning on the railing, watching the drama unfold with great enthusiasm.

First they had sent Guo Kun packing, then driven Zhou Hong away, and even cranked their mockery to the maximum, enraging Zhao Hua.

They had been preparing to show off in front of the old woman.

After all that scheming, they had overlooked one thing: that some cheap master-in-law might suddenly appear and stir up trouble.

Damn it. He was only making things harder for me.

Zhao Hua did not know Chen Xiaoting’s background, but he could clearly sense that the men Chen had brought were far more capable than his own underlings. He cautiously asked, “May I ask which path this big brother comes from?”

Chen Xiaoting snorted. “The righteous path.”

At those four words, Zhao Hua’s dark face instantly turned deathly pale.

The righteous path was their own slang.

The Black Mountain Security Company Zhao Hua ran naturally dealt in crooked business.

But to the authorities, they still had some value.

So Black Mountain Security had to be supervised and forbidden from running wild.

The force responsible for overseeing Black Mountain Security was known among them as the righteous path.

If it had only been ordinary small-time troublemaking, the righteous path might have turned a blind eye. But today’s uproar had plainly crossed a red line.

The righteous path could use this as an excuse to wipe out Black Mountain Security once and for all.

Zhao Hua said tremulously, “Big brother, please show mercy and give me one chance!”

Chen Xiaoting said impatiently, “A fine of one million. Pay up and get lost.”

Zhao Hua nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes, and um... Alipay or WeChat?”

Chen Xiaoting patted his pockets, then slapped his forehead. “Damn it, I left in too much of a hurry and forgot my phone.”

Lu Ye conscientiously displayed his Alipay payment code and grinned wickedly. “Master-in-law, I’ll collect the fine for you first.”

“Damn it, fine, fine!”

Under Chen Xiaoting’s oppressive stare, Zhao Hua obediently paid the fine to Lu Ye.

“Alipay received: 1,000,000 yuan!”

Lu Ye smiled with perfect politeness. “Thanks, boss!”

Zhao Hua did not dare bare his teeth at him now, and led his men away in a sorry retreat.

Now that no one else was around, Chen Xiaoting said, “Since you’re already in the imperial capital, come back to headquarters tonight if you can spare the time. I’ve got a new assignment for you.”

Lu Ye’s face immediately lengthened. He said plaintively, “Master-in-law, I’m very busy!”

Chen Xiaoting chuckled. “Busy being a lickspittle for your wife?”

“Damn it.”

...

Chen Liang was still staying at Black Mountain Security, waiting for Zhao Hua’s good news.

When he saw the minibus return loaded to the brim once more, he hurried out to welcome them.

“Mr. Zhao, why are all of you back?”

“Did that woman Bai Wen just give in? Then you’d better return sixty thousand to me!”

Zhao Hua glared at him and roared, “Return your mother! You bastard actually tricked me into going to the righteous path to pick a fight. Because of you, I got fined one million!”

“Counting the previous seven hundred thousand, you still owe me another three hundred thousand to cover Black Mountain’s losses.”

“We mobilized so many people for your stupid mess today, and you still have to pay the ten thousand commission as agreed!”

Chen Liang was dumbfounded. “How did this even get tied to the righteous path? Mr. Zhao, you’re not pulling my leg, are you?”

Smack!

Zhao Hua raised his hand and gave him a vicious slap, making him come to his senses. “If you don’t make up these four hundred thousand today, don’t even think about walking out of Black Mountain Security.”

Chen Liang clutched his burning cheek, grinding his teeth in fury.

Smack!

Zhao Hua slapped the other side of his face as well. “You still dare glare at me?”

Chen Liang staggered back several steps, only to be kicked back in front of Zhao Hua by one of Black Mountain’s men, where he hit the ground face-first in a miserable heap.

Only then did he panic. “Mr. Zhao, I’m sorry! It was my fault!”

After he transferred another four hundred thousand on the spot, Zhao Hua finally let him go.

Seated in his Mercedes, its headlights and windshield both shattered, Chen Liang seethed with hatred for the pair Bai Wen had brought over.

“If I can’t stop you from starting work, then I’ll cut off your building materials supply!”

He pulled out his phone and called Xu Zhaocai.

The Xu family was the king of building materials in the imperial capital and practically monopolized the industry.

Almost every owner of a large building materials market in the city was a friend or acquaintance of the Xu family.

“Second Young Master Xu, this is Chen Liang. From now on, don’t supply building materials to Bai Wen’s development project!”

Xu Zhaocai said over the phone, “She signed a supply contract. How can we just stop delivery like that?”

Chen Liang smiled coldly. “It’s fine. Find an excuse to delay the shipment and hold her off for a while.”

Xu Zhaocai also smiled. “All right.”

That afternoon, Bai Wen’s project was forced to shut down anyway, because the materials still had not arrived.

She called the supplier dozens of times in a row, only for the other side to switch off the phone.

Then Bai Wen called Xu Zhaocai directly, first asking in a gentle voice, “Second Young Master Xu, the manager of Jinbang Building Materials City is one of your family, isn’t he?”

Xu Zhaocai said, “He is. What about it?”

Bai Wen complained, “Why hasn’t the order I placed at Jinbang Building Materials City been delivered yet? I called the manager, and he won’t even answer!”

Xu Zhaocai casually made up an excuse. “There’s a problem with Jinbang’s supply channel. If the manager’s phone is off, it probably means he’s on a plane right now. That means he’s already gone to negotiate with the manufacturer. Wait a few more days.”

“But I’m on a deadline here. I really can’t wait...” Bai Wen said anxiously.

Before she could finish, Xu Zhaocai had already hung up.

Su Qianqian came over from the workers and urged Bai Wen, “The materials still haven’t been delivered?”

Bai Wen was so anxious she was nearly in tears. “Xu Zhaocai is stalling and refusing to ship them. It must be Chen Liang behind this again!”

Seeing her like an ant on a hot pan, Su Qianqian could not bear to press her any further.

At that moment, Chen Liang’s battered Mercedes swaggered into the construction site. He got out and looked at Bai Wen with mockery. “Miss Bai, weren’t you busy as anything this morning? Why has work come to a halt now?”

Bai Wen bit her lip, trembling with rage.

“You really think those two can help you?”

“Don’t be naive. This is the imperial capital. Since when do two hicks from Pearl City get to run wild here?”

As he spoke, Chen Liang even glanced at Lu Ye and Su Qianqian, his eyes full of contempt.

Bang!

Bai Wen suddenly raised her leg and kicked him in the stomach.

“Augh!”

The sharp heel happened to jab right into his navel. Chen Liang instantly broke out in a cold sweat, clutching his stomach and folding over like a shrimp.

But Bai Wen had turned into a furious tigress, repeatedly driving the heel into him with merciless force.

As she kicked, she muttered through clenched teeth, “I’ll tell you not to insult my best friend. I’ll tell you not to insult my Qianqian. I’ll tell you not to insult her husband...”

“Augh, augh, augh!”

Only when she overdid it and snapped the heel off did she finally stop.

Chen Liang fled in panic, covering his head. His legs and body were covered in bloody puncture wounds made by the high heel.

Bai Wen simply kicked the broken shoe away, then took off the other heel and gripped it like a weapon, pointing at Chen Liang’s head as she demanded, “Did you collude with Xu Zhaocai and tell him not to supply me?”

Chen Liang said in a rage, humiliation twisting his face, “That’s right, I did it!”

“Try touching me again! Believe it or not, I can make your project never reopen!”

Despair surged in Bai Wen’s heart, and the hand gripping the heel trembled violently.

After a few seconds of silence, she suddenly broke down and shouted, “You’ve gone too far!”

“Today I’m taking you down with me!”

She screamed hysterically and brought the sharp heel crashing down toward the top of Chen Liang’s head...