Chapter 239 Fire
Wang Cuihua was so angry that she left.
Of course, the main reason was that Xiao Cheng's cold face was too frightening. Wang Cuihua was afraid that if she was even a second too slow to leave, she would be told to "get lost" or "get far away."
After all, Xiao Cheng's cold and ruthless eyes seemed to have the words "Get lost" etched in them.
Wang Cuihua couldn't even pretend to be blind.
Xiao Wei's description of pampering was too conservative. It wasn't until dinner that night that he realized what true pampering really meant.
The older brother not only peeled shrimp for his sister-in-law, but also dipped her in all the seasonings before putting them in her bowl.
If he hadn't been there, he suspected his older brother would have fed the shrimp directly to his sister-in-law.
Xiao Wei had already seen it once before—his older brother peeling shrimp and crabs for his sister-in-law—so he wouldn't be so shocked as to be speechless again.
What was shattered was only the perception of the elder brother.
Although it has been shattered many times, every time something new appears, wherever the eldest sister-in-law is, it will be shattered again by the eldest brother's unprecedented behavior.
The moon is high in the sky.
Bai Lu was half asleep when she heard the phone ring. She fumbled for a coat, grabbed it, and got up to go out.
Beside the landline phone on the high table stood a tall and imposing figure, holding the receiver. He spoke a few words in a cold tone, then turned and walked out.
"Xiao Cheng."
Bai Lu ran out of the door, stood in front of Xiao Cheng, and rubbed her half-asleep eyes to clear them.
Xiao Cheng was still wearing slippers and casual clothes, black shirt and black pants. His face was as cold and stern as ever, but his deep and dark eyes could not hide the murderous aura surging within them.
They're definitely going to do something "big"!
Bai Lu's half-awake mind suddenly cleared, and she decisively abandoned the obstacle in her way, grabbing Xiao Cheng's arm with both hands.
"Where are you going so late?"
Xiao Cheng looked at the girl with messy hair beside him, raised his hand and then lowered it, resisting the urge to smooth her hair, and said in an unquestionable tone: "I have to go out for a while."
Bai Lu glanced at the landline phone she had just hung up on as she left the house. The phone number belonged to an electronics store in the city.
What happened to the electronics store?
Xiao Cheng's arm was gripped tightly for a moment. After a moment of silence, he replied, "It's on fire."
Bai Lu was suddenly startled: "Are Zhang San and Li Si alright?"
The two of them lived in the shop's warehouse. If a fire suddenly broke out late at night...
“They’re alright.” Xiao Cheng interrupted Bai Lu’s suddenly tense thoughts, stating clearly, “The warehouse has a skylight; they climbed out as soon as the fire started and weren’t injured.”
Bai Lu breathed a sigh of relief before asking, "How bad is the damage to the store?"
The store also has dozens of television sets and hundreds or even thousands of appliances of all sizes. If a fire were to destroy them all, not only would the losses be enormous, but without a source of goods, the store would have to close on the second day of operation, and all of Xiao Cheng's hard work would be for nothing.
Xiao Cheng felt his arm being gripped and held tighter again, and his cold, brows relaxed unconsciously.
"The electrical appliances were not damaged. The fire had just started when Zhang San and Li Si, who had escaped, put it out with fire extinguishers."
The fire extinguishers in the store were specially prepared by Xiao Cheng at Bai Lu's request before the new store opened, just in case.
Unexpectedly, it really did prevent a potential problem.
Zhang San and Li Si were sleeping inside the store when someone outside poured gasoline around the store and set it on fire. If it weren't for the fire extinguishers, the appliance store would be in ruins by now.
Bai Lu didn't notice the change in Xiao Cheng's gaze. In her mind, she was analyzing why Xiao Cheng's expression was so sinister when there were no casualties or damage to electrical appliances.
There is only one reason.
"Hu Biao set the fire?"
“His men.” Xiao Cheng’s tone was cold, his eyelids slightly lifted, a flash of ruthlessness and cruelty passing through them.
Those who don't know their own mortality.
He thought he was in charge of Pingcheng after being called "boss" a few times by the underlings, and started looking for trouble every few days.
Bai Lu really wanted to hit Hu Biao with a brick, thinking that he had to provoke the evil dragon to the point of mutual destruction.
But now is not the time, nor is it necessary for her to take action, nor is it necessary for Xiao Cheng to take action. Hu Biao will soon be taught a lesson. The most important thing now is to keep Xiao Cheng calm.
Bai Lu glanced at the clock on the wall: "It's already two o'clock, too late. Let's go tomorrow."
Bai Lu knew what Xiao Cheng was going to do, and Xiao Cheng also knew that Bai Lu knew what he was going to do. He raised his hand and touched the top of her head, smoothing her messy hair.
"Go back to sleep first."
It means he's going to get revenge!
Bai Lu wouldn't let go, clinging to his arm tightly: "It's too late now, let's find out more tomorrow."
“Zhang San and Li Si have already seen who the escapee is.” Xiao Cheng patted Bai Lu’s hand lightly, trying to remove it.
Bai Lu hugged him tightly, not letting him take it: "You can run away, but you can't hide. Let's go again tomorrow. There will be a better solution tomorrow. Please trust me this once."
In Xiao Cheng's eyes, the best solution has always been to take revenge on the spot.
If it can be resolved with fists, then there's no point in wasting words.
“I believe you, go back to sleep,” he said.
Bai Lu pulled Xiao Cheng back to the room: "When I got up just now, I think I saw a mouse run by the foot of the bed. Can you help me look for it? I'm scared."
Xiao Cheng knew it was just a delaying tactic, but he still followed Bai Lu back to his room, looking for the foot of the bed and then the head of it.
After searching round and round, looking in every nook and cranny, as expected, there was no trace of a mouse.
Bai Lu still clung to Xiao Cheng's arm, following him wherever he went, and wouldn't let go until they found the mouse.
"They might be hiding. Let's keep looking..."
Just as he finished speaking, the phone rang suddenly.
Bai Lu immediately let go: "I'm going out to answer the phone. There really are mice in the room. They probably heard our voices and hid. I don't know if they've hidden on the bed."
"If the mouse is hiding in the bed, it will definitely bite me when I sleep. Can you help me look for it again?"
Bai Lu went out and immediately closed the door.
Xiao Cheng: "..."
The caller ID shows the number of the electronics store.
As soon as Bai Lu picked up the phone, Zhang San's voice came through: "Brother Cheng, all the brothers are here. Tonight, we'll make that son of a bitch Hu Biao regret it! He dared to set fire to the shop. He's got a death wish. If we don't teach him a lesson, he won't know what death is!"
Bai Lu asked, "How many brothers have come?"
Zhang San was clearly surprised that Bai Lu would answer the phone. He paused for a moment, then answered truthfully, "Thirty-one people from nearby have come. We haven't notified those from farther away."
At 2 a.m., 31 people were assembled in less than ten minutes, which shows how loyal they were to Xiao Cheng.
Bai Lu glanced at the closed door and quickly said, "Brother Cheng has something urgent to deal with right now, so he won't be coming over tonight. You take the brothers out for a late-night snack, go back to sleep early, and we can talk about it tomorrow."
It was very quiet on Zhang San's side; so quiet that even the sound of a knife tip accidentally hitting the ground was exceptionally clear.
After a moment of silence and hesitation, Zhang San mustered his courage and asked, "Is Brother Cheng not coming tonight?"
"I'm not going, he's very busy."
Before hanging up the phone, Bai Lu suddenly remembered that Pingcheng didn't have a 24-hour night market, so there was no late-night snack available at this time.
"Zhang San, there are cigarettes in the cabinet under the cashier. Take a pack for each of the brothers and let them go home and get some sleep."
"Yes, thank you, sister-in-law!"
(End of this chapter)
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