Chapter 13 Chapter 13 This familiar art style
Wang Huiting froze, her heart leaped into her throat, and her mind went completely blank.
Su Ruyi picked up her backpack with one hand and pulled Wang Huiting forward with the other.
Four men approached step by step, cornering the two men.
A passerby glanced over, and one of the men, who looked fierce, grinned menacingly at the group. The passerby hurriedly left, afraid of getting involved.
The thief, stopped by Su Ruyi, was playing with a small knife in his hand, lewdly looking Su Ruyi up and down.
"Hey, little sister, we meet again. You ruined my good time, it wouldn't be right if you didn't give your brother some compensation."
Wang Huiting was terrified, her legs were trembling, but she still took a step forward and shielded Su Ruyi behind her.
"What do you want? There are so many people here. If you come any closer, I'll shout!"
Although I tried my best to calm myself down, my voice still trembled uncontrollably.
"Shout it out, shout it out louder, let us brothers hear you too."
The four grown men clearly didn't take the two girls seriously and weren't afraid at all of causing trouble for people on the street.
"Get out of the way," Su Ruyi said in a deep voice, pulling Wang Huiting to the side against the wall.
The four men laughed even more wildly.
One of the men, a scrawny, skinny guy with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face, leered and said:
"Okay, how about rolling around with your brother?" he said, reaching out his hand.
"Fuck your mother!!"
Disgusted by that lewd look, Su Ruyi slammed the t-shirt bag she was holding onto his head, then quickly grabbed the hand of the man with the knife and started swinging it around like a doll, smashing it at the others.
She used both her hands and feet, completely disregarding any fighting style, kicking wildly with all sorts of methods.
Despite her current strength, Su Ruyi is terrified, having never been in a fight before.
She was arrogant before because the other party was unarmed, and she was indeed quite cocky at the time. But now that someone has a knife, the situation is different.
No matter how skilled you are in martial arts, you're still afraid of a kitchen knife.
Su Ruyi was a person who valued her life. She only had brute strength and her body was fragile, so she dared not be careless.
However, she clearly underestimated her own strength. When she calmed down, she found that all four men had fallen to the ground, lying there miserably and groaning in pain.
The man with the knife was in the worst condition; his arm was clearly twisted abnormally.
The once noisy streets have all fallen silent. Holy crap, what did they see?!
The scene of a grown man being swung around by a slender, petite teenage girl is too surreal!
Without any skill, relying solely on brute force.
Seeing that Su Ruyi had calmed down, Wang Huiting rushed over, her eyes sparkling with admiration.
"Sis! You're amazing!"
She was still holding the backpack that Su Ruyi had just thrown away, which she didn't know when she had secretly picked up.
Whenever Su Ruyi went berserk, Wang Huiting would quickly step aside, allowing Su Ruyi to run wild.
Then he would sneakily kick it every now and then, making sure to pick up the bag to avoid stepping on it during the fight, as there were gifts prepared for the Zhang family inside.
Having experienced Su Ruyi's power before, Wang Huiting was still shocked, but she already knew how to cooperate.
Seeing that these people were no longer capable of fighting, Su Ruyi, who had been on edge, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She still lacks experience; she panicked when faced with someone wielding a knife, and her movements were completely chaotic and disorganized.
As more and more people gathered around, Su Ruyi looked terrified, as if she had been frightened:
"I, I didn't mean to, I, I was too scared."
She was already quite delicate-looking, and now she looked like she was about to break apart.
Someone couldn't bear it and spoke up: "We were all watching. They were the ones who tried to bully you first."
Su Ruyi clutched her heart, shaking her head and backing away repeatedly, then ran off whimpering like a heroine from a Qiong Yao novel who had bumped into a mistress.
Wang Huiting quickly caught up, and Su Ruyi only stopped when she turned a corner and could no longer see what was behind her.
"Sister, are you alright?" Wang Huiting asked worriedly.
She had quietly changed her address from "Sister Ruyi" to "Sister," completely respecting this older sister she had only known for a few days.
"Is no one chasing us?"
Wang Huiting glanced back and said, "No."
Su Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief, took the backpack from Wang Huiting and casually tossed it behind her back, the 'feeling of brokenness' from before vanished.
"Let's get out of here quickly, or we'll be in trouble if we get arrested."
Wang Huiting nodded repeatedly: "It would be troublesome if these thieves were in a gang."
Although her sister easily won against four opponents, it's hard to say what would happen if she faced a group of people.
"No, that's not it." Su Ruyi coughed lightly. "I hit him too hard just now, and I was afraid I overdid it in self-defense."
Looking back now, she thinks she heard a 'crack' sound from bones. Others may not know, but the man she was swinging around must have broken his arm.
So she staged that whole thing so that if the other party called the police and she got caught, she could argue that she was just too scared and ran away from the scene of the crime.
She resorted to violence only because she was terrified; she was emotionally out of control and went into a frenzy, unaware of what had happened.
If the other party doesn't report it to the police, leaving early will save you trouble.
"They deserved it!" Wang Huiting said dismissively. "These hooligans are all wicked. They look like bad people and have bullied countless people. They deserve to be taught a lesson!"
Despite saying that, she still took Su Ruyi onto a bus and quickly left this place of trouble.
Lu Ting strode into the noodle shop with his long legs and saw Shi Fengyi enjoying his noodles and garlic.
Why are you still here?
Shi Fengyi looked up and glared at him: "Isn't that obvious? Didn't I make an appointment with you?"
"You didn't know there was a fight going on up ahead? I heard some of the injured were pretty badly hurt. Didn't you go check on them?"
Shi Fengyi said nonchalantly, "This isn't my jurisdiction, and I'm off work now, wearing casual clothes."
Lu Ting looked him up and down. "Did the sun rise in the west today?"
After Shi Fengyi was discharged from the army, he was assigned to work at a police station.
He was born with a strong sense of justice and desperately wanted to join the criminal investigation team, so he worked even harder to perform well. Whether it was petty theft or a brawl, he would never ignore it.
Shi Fengyi remained silent and continued eating his noodles.
Seeing his expression, Lu Ting didn't ask any further questions, but instead ordered a bowl of noodles with soybean paste from the owner.
Shi Fengyi couldn't hold back any longer and said, "I originally thought it was because I wasn't working hard enough that the Criminal Investigation Brigade didn't take me seriously. Now I know it was my family who were holding me back."
Every family has its own troubles. Shi Fengyi is the only son in three generations of his family, and he is especially spoiled by his family.
Shi Fengyi joined the army secretly, and by the time his family found out, it was too late.
Later, Shi Fengyi was discharged from the army. His family lied to him, saying that his mother was seriously ill and didn't have much time left. Otherwise, based on his performance, he could have stayed in the army and had a good future.
Shi Fengyi could have joined the Public Security Bureau, but due to interference from his family, he was assigned to a police station, and initially he was assigned to be a household registration officer.
Lu Ting wasn't surprised. He patted him on the shoulder, and everything was understood without saying a word.
"However, I didn't get involved in this matter today, and it wasn't because of that."
Lu Ting picked up the garlic on the table and started peeling it, while waiting for Shi Fengyi to confess.
"Those guys who got beaten up are notorious thugs. They've been arrested countless times for fighting, stealing, and gambling. They treat the police station like their home, and they're more comfortable than any of us. One of them spent three years in there, and he was arrested again just a few days after he was released."
"An enemy?"
Shi Fengyi waved his hand: "If it's just hooligans fighting each other, I won't stand idly by."
This might involve gang feuds, and if it's not stopped and intervened in time, it could escalate into something serious.
When two groups fight over territory, the scenes are often brutal, disrupting social order and making people feel extremely unsafe. This requires close attention and crackdown.
"What happened?"
Shi Fengyi feigned mystery: "If you told me, you definitely wouldn't believe me."
Upon hearing this, a figure inexplicably appeared before Lu Ting's eyes.
Before Lu Ting could say anything, Shi Fengyi spoke up:
"The one who beat those four men down was a girl! She looked delicate and frail, like Lin Daiyu. I had just stepped out when I saw her grab one of the men's arms like a madwoman and spin him around like a whirlwind, beating the other three down."
Shi Fengyi took a bite of the sour sauce and clicked his tongue in amazement.
"Oh, you didn't see that scene. I was close by and almost got thrown off. Even though I saw it with my own eyes, I still doubt whether I'm seeing things."
Lu Ting: ...
With that familiar art style, Lu Ting felt he hadn't guessed wrong.
Although I don't know why that girl went to the provincial capital and could achieve this level of success, it's impossible for such a seemingly frail girl to suddenly appear with so many abilities.
This is completely mind-blowing.
Shi Fengyi: "However, after the girl calmed down, she was also stunned and didn't know what happened. She was probably too nervous at the time, which caused her to unleash a huge amount of energy."
Lu Ting recalled the girl's carefree demeanor that day, clearly aware of her own power and showing contempt for those human traffickers. This made it all fall apart.
Lu Ting didn't dwell on the matter; they were just strangers who had met by chance.
He understood that it was enough for Shi Fengyi not to get involved; the scumbag acted like a hooligan and got beaten up instead, so why bother?
Shi Fengyi didn't bring up the matter again, and said, "You're such a busy person, did something happen that you asked me to come here?"
"It's nothing serious." Lu Ting took the noodles with minced meat sauce handed to him by the shopkeeper, stirred it a couple of times, and then stuffed a big mouthful into his mouth.
He ate his noodles quickly, but not rudely.
"You know about my previous investment in the plastics factory, right?"
"Isn't that obvious?" Shi Fengyi rolled his eyes at him. "You invested your hard-earned demolition compensation into this factory just to make arrangements for Zhao Dalong and the others. When Zhao Dalong told me about it, this 1.8-meter-tall man was crying like crazy."
"Stop making fun of me." Lu Ting finished the rest of the noodles in a few bites. "I invested because I believe in the factory's future development; everything else was just a side effect."
"Yes, yes, we were just too optimistic about you," Shi Fengyi said dismissively, knowing he didn't like it and didn't continue.
"What's wrong? Is someone causing trouble? That area is particularly chaotic and has a lot of complicated people, which is why the land was sold cheaply back then. I'll find the local police station and have them check on things more often. Zhao Dalong and his gang aren't pushovers, so you don't need to worry."
Although Lu Ting had invested in the plastics factory, he actually had other jobs and was often away from home, so he didn't really manage the factory's affairs.
Lu Ting: "The plastic factory was indeed targeted; it was set up and scammed a while ago."
"Ah!" Shi Fengyi sat up straight. "How's the situation now?"
The plastic factory has only been open for a short time, and the large initial investment has not yet yielded any results. It has already been swindled, which may lead to the factory going out of business and going bankrupt.
These days there are more and more private factories, but many of them also go bankrupt.
If state-owned factories can go bankrupt these days, what about privately owned ones?
"There aren't any major problems yet. I just want to know who's behind this."
Author's Note:
A huge thank you to readers "小小莩", "夏天的风", "优雅的沉沦", "ling", "温柔", "88", "奶莉果", and "栀夏" for the wonderful support they've given me! Mwah!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
