"Take care, and don't bother seeing me off."
Master Zheng, with an indifferent expression, picked up his teacup.
Zuo Jun sneered angrily, "You want me to leave? Fine. Either give me 10,000 yuan in compensation, or give me these two women. Otherwise, I'll fight you to the death."
Master Zheng hesitated. Of course, he couldn't give Zuo Jun money, and as for the woman...
"Return them to where they were captured."
In this way, he severed all ties. This man, when he gets ruthless, can truly be ruthless, even to the point of disregarding family ties. How could he have been so blinded by greed to choose to cooperate with such a person in the first place!
Zuo Jun laughed heartily and waved his hand, "Come on! Beauties, I'll treat you well later."
His words aroused Xie Yuyao's murderous intent, and she decided that when they were in a secluded place, she would destroy the source of his evil deeds.
Yang Shumei broke out in a cold sweat after hearing his words and said to Master Zheng, "We were arrested by your men. If anything happens, you won't be able to escape responsibility either."
"Send him away," said Master Zheng, pointing at Zheng Guangyuan.
He had originally intended to inquire about the two women's family backgrounds in hopes of establishing a connection. However, Zuo Jun insisted on having them, so he simply gave up. After all, it's easy to invite someone in, but difficult to send them away.
Zheng Guangyuan extended his hand, gesturing for them to go first: "Ladies, let's go!"
"Second Master Zheng! You can't let Zuo Jun hurt them!" Zhao Dayong, who had been silent all along, became anxious. He stared intently at Second Master Zheng. "Let me tell you the truth, these two are noble ladies from the capital. If anything happens to them, you will definitely be in trouble!"
"You little brat, who are you trying to scare!" Zuo Jun kicked Zhao Dayong hard, and Zhao Dayong cried out in pain and fell to the ground.
He forced back his pain and said angrily, "Whether it's a bluff or not, you can tell by looking at their military overcoats."
Everyone's attention turned to the two girls again. Xie Yuyao's clothes were nothing special; anyone with money could buy them. But Yang Shumei's clothes were not for sale. Without connections to high-ranking military officials, it would be impossible to obtain such a brand-new wool military coat.
Zuo Jun clenched his back teeth and suddenly grinned maliciously: "Isn't this great? Now that we've made it a fait accompli, I'm a son-in-law of a military family."
"Are you crazy?!" Master Zheng exclaimed in shock and anger.
Zuo Jun scoffed at him, "What are you afraid of? If it were a truly powerful family, how could they let their daughter end up in this poor, remote place? Haven't you heard the saying, 'Distant water can't quench a nearby fire'?"
“Xie Zhiqing’s partner is a local, not someone you can afford to mess with.” Seeing that Yang Zhiqing’s identity was not working, Arong brought up Zhao Honghui.
He had heard from Zhao Dayong about Zhao Honghui and Xie Zhiqing's relationship, and knew that Zhao Dayong respected him greatly.
Zuo Jun scoffed, "Really? And who is he?"
“He…he’s a veteran.” Arong paused for a moment, then said dryly.
Seeing Ah Rong's guilty look, Zuo Jun burst into maniacal laughter: "Hahaha...a veteran...hahaha!"
"What's wrong with being a veteran?" A voice as cold as ice came from outside the door.
"Who!" Upon hearing the unfamiliar voice, Master Zheng immediately stood up and stared intently at the entrance.
Hei Zi lifted the curtain, and Ye Xingchang walked in.
Xie Yuyao was stunned. She had considered that if the police came to their door, the educated youth who had bought tickets but couldn't find them might report it to the police. She had also considered that Qi Tai, knowing that Zhao Dayong had been arrested, would come to demand his release. But she never expected that Ye Xingchang would be the first to arrive.
To her even greater surprise, Yang Shumei suddenly asked in astonishment, "Brother Xingchang, what are you doing here?"
Ye Xingchang was also stunned. He saw that Yang Shumei and Xie Yuyao were very close. "Shumei? You and Xie Zhiqing are in the same brigade?"
"Yes, you know Yao Yao?" Yang Shumei was also taken aback.
Xie Yuyao: ......What a massive friend-making event this is!
Ye Xingchang nodded and looked around. "Who offended you?"
“Him!” Yang Shumei immediately pointed to Zuo Jun.
Xie Yuyao complained: "He also said he wanted to force the issue and become the son-in-law of a military family."
"You're asking for death!" Ye Xingchang unbuttoned his military overcoat, took off his sweater and military trousers, and put on black leather boots. His strong physique exuded a powerful aura.
He strode closer to Zuo Jun, who showed fear but knew there was no escape. He preemptively threw a punch, and the two exchanged blows. After more than a dozen rounds, Zuo Jun was knocked to the ground. Ye Xingchang kicked him viciously with his leather shoes until Zuo Jun vomited blood before he withdrew his foot.
Zuo Jun curled up, panting heavily, unable to move.
His two henchmen tried to help, but Hei Zi beat them both to the ground, leaving them groaning in pain.
Ye Xingchang swept his gaze around authoritatively, "Who else?"
Zheng Guangyuan was intimidated by Ye Xingchang's imposing presence and skill, his back covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, and he looked at Yang Shumei with pleading eyes.
Yang Shumei gave him a cold glance, but ultimately didn't point him out.
This was the first time Master Zheng had seen someone so decisive and ruthless, so he quickly apologized, "My colleague, you've come at the right time. I was just about to have someone escort the two young ladies away."
"Is that so?" Ye Xingchang narrowed his eyes, fixing his gaze on Master Zheng with suspicion.
"Of course, you can ask the two ladies if you don't believe me. I mean no harm."
Hearing this, Xie Yuyao laughed sarcastically: "It was your people who coerced us to come here. You only let us go because that person wanted us, and you didn't want to cause trouble. There was no malice, let alone goodwill!"
Master Zheng: ......
He raised his hand to wipe the fine sweat from his forehead, unsure of how to end the situation.
Originally, he only wanted to arrest a few of Qi Tai's men and force him to come to the table for negotiations. Who knew that the two girls would stumble upon the scene? To prevent them from calling the police and ruining their plans, the thugs brought all four of them back together.
Who would have thought that this would provoke the military?
Since ancient times, the common people have never associated with officials, and the military, which holds the reins of power, is an even more formidable force that should not be trifled with.
Ye Xingchang glared at Master Zheng: "In broad daylight, how dare you forcibly abduct a girl? Are you tired of living?"
"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. We just wanted to invite the two young ladies for a cup of tea," Master Zheng hurriedly explained.
Ye Xingchang chuckled and pointed at Zhao Dayong and Arong, "What about them?"
"Same here."
"No need for tea, just send them some tea leaves to brew themselves at home." Ye Xingchang's lips curled into a meaningful smile.
"That's fine too." Master Zheng gave Zheng Guangyuan a wink.
Zheng Guangyuan nodded, turned and walked out. Soon he came back with a transparent bag containing four tea canisters and handed it to Ye Xingchang.
Ye Xingchang took it, opened one of the cans, glanced at it, and smiled wickedly, "Since it's a misunderstanding, then I won't call you the police."
Just then, a commotion arose at the door.
Master Zheng was the first to walk out of the main hall and saw that many people had come to the courtyard.
Two men in military overcoats were talking to two police officers. Several of his men were lying on the ground, and there were five or six young men and women nearby. They were Li Weidong and his group.
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