Chapter 96 The Timid Him (Part 8) I'm Proud to Have My Motherland by My Side…
Song Ce lowered his head and said in a trembling voice, "My dad withdrew 20,000 yuan from the bank a few days ago and put it at home. It seems... it seems he put it in the bedside table drawer."
Upon hearing that this bookworm had 20,000 yuan in cash at home, Li Xingping's eyes immediately gleamed with greed. He first sized Song Ce up and down, then glanced at his excited underlings, and shouted in a threatening voice, "Come on, take us to your house! If you can't find that 20,000 yuan at your house, don't blame us for being ruthless!"
For some reason, Liu Xiangtian's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition welled up inside him. He quickly stepped forward and said to Li Xingping, "Cousin, don't believe this kid's nonsense! He might be trying to sneak away! Let's beat him up first and see if he dares to try anything funny again!" With that, Liu Xiangtian rolled up his sleeves, ready to charge forward.
Li Xingping reached out and stopped Liu Xiangtian, glaring at him, and said, "Brother Tian, what's the rush? With so many of us here, do you think we'd let a bookworm escape right under our noses?"
Although Liu Xiangtian was unwilling to utter a word after being yelled at by his cousin, he could only stand angrily next to Li Xingping and glare fiercely at Song Ce.
And so, this group of thugs followed Song Ce to the neighborhood where he lived.
When they reached the entrance of Unit 2, Song Ce suddenly stopped. With a conflicted expression, he took off his watch and shoved it into Li Xingping's hand, pleading, "Brother Ping, I'll give you the watch! If... if my dad finds out I stole money from home, he'll beat me to death!"
But at this moment, the thugs were completely preoccupied with the 20,000 yuan. Hearing Song Ce's words, they immediately became enraged, shouting that they would teach Song Ce a lesson. Li Xingping snorted coldly, casually pulling a gleaming switchblade from his pocket, pointing the tip directly at Song Ce, and threatening, "You little brat, stop talking nonsense and take us upstairs to get the money, or I'll cripple you today!"
Upon seeing this, Song Ce's face instantly turned pale. He hurriedly raised his hands and stammered, "Ping... Brother Ping, let's talk this out. I'll take you upstairs right away, please don't use the knife."
"Stop talking nonsense! Get out of here!" Li Xingping said fiercely.
“Okay, let’s go.” Song Ce responded repeatedly, leading the group of thugs to the third floor and stopping at the door of room 302.
"Brother Ping, let me open the door first."
Li Xingping snorted, pressed the switchblade tightly against Song Ce's back, and urged him fiercely, "Hurry up! Don't dawdle!"
Soon, the security door opened.
At this moment, the YH2 Mini 3S that he had disguised beforehand was already placed on the living room air conditioner. When Song Ce saw this, he smiled faintly, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and give us the money!" The tattooed thug shoved Song Ce and roared.
"Don't worry, brother, I'll go right away."
Seeing that Song Ce was so timid, the other thugs laughed and pulled out switchblades, waving them in front of Song Ce and threatening him with grins: "If your family doesn't have 20,000 yuan, don't blame us for being impolite!"
The group followed Song Ce to the master bedroom. With trembling hands and a look of fear, Song Ce took out a brown envelope from the second drawer of the bedside table.
Seeing this, Li Xingping snatched the envelope, tore it open, and found two stacks of brand-new cash inside. A smug smile spread across his face, and he spat, "Hmph! I bet you wouldn't dare lie to us!"
Upon seeing the money, the group of thugs cheered. They escorted Li Xingping back to the living room. At this moment, Song Ce suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Li Xingping's sleeve, and pleaded pitifully, "Brother Ping, I've given you the money, can you give me back this watch?"
"Return it? This watch was originally mine! What proof do you have that this watch is yours?" Li Xingping smiled knowingly, looking at Song Ce with a mocking expression.
"Yeah? What proof do you have? This clearly shows that our boss bought it at the department store yesterday!" one of the thugs chimed in.
"That's right, that's right!" the other thugs echoed.
"Ping-ge, how...how could you go back on your word?"
"What do you mean by breaking your word? This watch is mine! Get out of my way!" Li Xingping suddenly swung his arm, shoving Song Ce onto the sofa. He then drew his knife and brandished it in front of Song Ce, threatening, "I'll let you off this time, but if you ever dare to be rude to my brother again, don't blame my knife for being merciless!"
Seeing this, the other thugs followed suit, pulling out their knives and waving them around Song Ce's head.
Seeing Song Ce's disheveled and frightened appearance, Liu Xiangtian finally felt a sense of satisfaction. He had originally planned to beat Song Ce up at his house, but Li Xingping had just received a large sum of money and was eager to celebrate with his brothers first. Li Xingping sidled up to Liu Xiangtian and whispered, "Little brother, if you're still not satisfied, I'll teach him a lesson in a few days. Don't bother with him today. Come on, I'll take you to the Grand Mansion to see what it's like!"
Upon hearing the name Haoting, Liu Xiangtian's eyes lit up immediately. He hurriedly said, "Okay, brother, I'll do as you say today, let's go!"
After appeasing Liu Xiangtian, Li Xingping called his brothers to prepare to leave. Before leaving, he lightly tapped Song Ce's face with his knife and said grimly, "If you dare to tell your parents the truth, watch out for your whole family's lives! Do you understand where your family lives?"
“I understand,” Song Ce said calmly.
Seeing this, Li Xingping thought Song Ce was scared out of his wits, laughed, and led the group of thugs away from Song Ce's house in a swagger.
After the footsteps of the thugs had completely faded away, Song Ce quickly got up from the sofa. His face was no longer filled with the timidity and fear he had shown before; instead, it was filled with a cold expression.
He walked quickly to the window and watched through the gap in the curtains as Li Xingping and his group left the residential area, got into a dilapidated white van, and drove away.
Song Ce took a deep breath and carefully removed the disguised YH2 Mini 3S from the air conditioner. He had set up the device beforehand to record the entire scene of Li Xingping and his accomplices breaking into the house and robbing them. He pressed play and carefully watched the footage. Sure enough, the footage recorded by the YH2 Mini 3S was very clear, and the audio was also crystal clear.
Meanwhile, Li Xingping and his group were sitting in a van, excitedly discussing how to divide the 20,000 yuan.
"Brother Ping, we've really struck it rich this time!" the tattooed thug said excitedly, rubbing his hands together.
Li Xingping leaned back in his chair, a smug smile on his face. He casually snapped the watch out of his pocket onto his wrist before chuckling, "Hmph! That bookworm thinks he can mess with me? He's still too green!"
"I didn't expect this kid to actually have some money. Maybe we can squeeze some more out of him in the future!" one of the thugs said with a smile.
Liu Xiangtian sat to the side, and although he was also excited about the money, he still felt somewhat uneasy.
"Cousin, do you think Song Ce is really that stupid? We haven't even done anything to him yet, and he's already handed over the money obediently?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xingping glared at Liu Xiangtian and said disdainfully, "What do you know? He's just a high school student, how much guts could he have? Besides, with so many of us surrounding him, would he dare to disobey?"
“That’s true…” Liu Xiangtian clenched his fist and stopped talking, but the ominous premonition in his heart grew stronger.
Li Xingping and his group arrived at the entrance of Haoting KTV in a short time, traveling at breakneck speed in a minivan.
The luxurious mansion was notorious in their area for its extravagant spending; normally, they were too poor to do anything but watch enviously. But now, they had this unexpected windfall! The thugs were itching to go in and squander it all.
Li Xingping jumped out of the car and walked at the front with his head held high. His smug look inspired his thugs to imitate their boss's posture.
Although Liu Xiangtian still felt uneasy, he couldn't help but quicken his pace when he saw the luxurious decor of the mansion and the pretty receptionist.
At this moment, the receptionist at the Grand Court saw them and hurriedly greeted them in a sweet voice, "Gentlemen, please come in!" Li Xingping waved his hand and said, "Give us a deluxe private room, and call a few hostesses to keep the brothers company!"
"Yes, boss."
Before long, several scantily clad princesses entered the private room. Instantly, the room became lively and bustling. The laughter of the men, the loud music, and the coquettish voices of the princesses mingled together, causing Liu Xiangtian to quickly forget his previous concerns. He blushed and played happily with one of the princesses.
Inside the police station.
Song Ce was sitting in a chair, recounting the incident to the police with a frightened expression. Upon receiving the call from the police, Song Mingyuan immediately dropped what he was doing and rushed to the police station.
"Xiao Ce, how are you? Are you alright?" As soon as Song Mingyuan saw his listless son, he immediately stepped forward and hugged him tightly.
"Dad, I'm fine. Where's Mom?"
Hearing this, Song Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright! Your mother went back to her parents' house today, and I couldn't get through to her when I called her."
"Officer, a friend gave me a video camera a few days ago. I wonder if the videos inside can be used as evidence?" Song Ce asked innocently.
Upon hearing that there was video footage, the police officer in charge of reception immediately nodded and said, "Of course!"
So Song Ce handed over all the video data from the YH2 Mini 3S to the police officers.
The police officers gathered around and watched the video, their faces grim. Good heavens! This was a criminal gang! They not only threatened people with knives, but also forcibly broke into a house and robbed a minor! Such a heinous crime hadn't happened in Hai City for a long time! One of the officers, who appeared to be a leader, immediately patted Song Ce on the shoulder, reassuring him, "Young man, don't worry! We will investigate thoroughly and will not let any bad guys get away with it!"
"Thank you, officers!" Song Ce said gratefully, his eyes slightly red. "I hope you can hurry. Those guys threatened me today, saying..."
"What did they say?" the leader asked, his brow furrowed and his face full of concern.
"They said if I dared to tell my family the truth, they would kill my whole family! They even threatened me, saying they knew where my family lived... Uncle, I'm so scared." After saying this, Song Ce covered his face and began to cry softly.
Seeing this, Song Mingyuan's eyes also reddened. He hugged his son tightly and comforted him softly.
Upon hearing this, all the police officers present turned ashen-faced. The leader immediately reported the matter to his superiors, who soon issued orders to arrest Li Xingping and his gang.
Soon, police cars arrived one after another, speeding towards the Haoting KTV based on the information provided in the video. The sirens pierced the tranquility of the night, drawing the attention of passersby.
The security guards at the entrance of the mansion turned pale with fright upon seeing the commotion and hurriedly opened the gate to let the police in.
"Comrade, comrade, you..." Before the receptionist could finish speaking, she was quickly led away from the scene by a policewoman.
At this moment, Li Xingping and his group in the private room were still immersed in the revelry and completely unaware of what was happening. It wasn't until the door to the private room was violently kicked open with a "bang" and a group of police officers rushed in with guns that the girls in the room were terrified, their faces turning pale and screaming repeatedly, which were immediately silenced by the police.
"Don't move! Hands behind your head! Crouch down!!"
Li Xingping's henchmen trembled with fear, putting down their wine glasses and expertly crouching down with their heads in their hands. Liu Xiangtian, who was standing nearby, was already stunned by the scene, but the tattooed thug next to him reacted quickly, grabbing him and pulling him down to crouch down with his hands in his hands.
"You... what right do you have to arrest me? We are law-abiding citizens!" Li Xingping tried to resist, but as soon as he tried to get up, the policeman next to him rushed forward and slammed him to the ground.
"Good citizens? You committed crimes as a gang, breaking into homes with knives! Robbing minors! Extortion! The evidence is conclusive, and you still dare to argue? Come on! Come with us to the police station and give us a proper explanation!" a policeman coldly shouted.
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiangtian's face turned deathly pale, and his body trembled violently. Just as the police grabbed his wrist, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
Soon, Li Xingping and his gang of thugs were all put into police cars and taken back to the police station by the police officers.
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Author's note: It's late! I'm currently writing a short story, which will be released soon~ [Sprinkling flowers] (kneeling obediently)
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