Hearing Zhang Lincai's mocking words, I couldn't laugh. Looking at the dead zombie before me, I stood up, faced Zhang Lincai who was holding a gun outside the cage, and said, "Let me out."
Zhang Lin nodded, didn't waste any more words with me, and directly opened the cage door and let me out.
After we came out, Sister Jing came over and hugged me, her face covered in tears. It was clear that what had just happened had terrified her. Song Muyuan stood to the side and didn't rush over, but the bitter smile on his lips and the tears in his eyes said it all.
I patted Jingjie on the back and said, "It's okay, it's okay."
Even so, I was still terrified. If Zhang Lin had appeared a little later, I probably would have really died.
Zhang Lincai looked at me with suspicion and asked, "Dr. Lu, what happened? I just went to a meeting, how did you end up in here?"
I looked at Zhang Lincai, then turned to stare at the guard captain and the bald man, and said, "If you want to know why, go ask them. I was tricked by them."
Zhang Lincai looked at them, his brows furrowed, and then walked over.
We followed Zhang Lincai to the guard captain.
Upon seeing Zhang Lincai, the guard captain's previously mocking expression vanished, replaced by embarrassment. He spoke first, saying, "Brother Zhang, I... I didn't expect you to know him."
Snap!
Without saying a word, Zhang Lincai slapped the guard captain across the face, leaving him completely bewildered and at a loss for what to do.
Zhang Lincai angrily retorted, "Do you know why I slapped you like that?!"
The guard captain looked at me, opened his mouth, and said, "Is it because of him?"
Zhang Lincai said, "Yes! It's because of him. Do you know who he is? If you did, I think even if you had a hundred lives, you wouldn't dare to touch him!"
The guard captain was stunned by Zhang Lincai's words, his eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment as he looked at me.
Zhang Lincai said, "Ye Cheng, let me tell you, he is your brother Ye Qian's savior. If it weren't for him saving your brother just now, he would be dead!"
The guard captain, Ye Cheng, was stunned for a moment, still not understanding what Zhang Lincai meant by those words.
However, I was a little shocked after hearing what he said.
So, the guard captain in front of us is Ye Qian's younger brother?
If that's the case, killing him would definitely cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. It seems that killing him will have to be put on hold for now. As for that bald guy, let's find out his identity first. If he's just an ordinary member of the raider squad, I don't mind just eliminating him.
Ye Cheng didn't understand what Zhang Lincai meant, but he could tell from it that his brother was injured, so he asked, "Brother Zhang, you said my brother is injured?"
Zhang Lincai said, "Yes, Ye Qian is injured, and let me tell you, if it weren't for Dr. Lu saving your brother, he would have died long ago. I didn't expect that you would try to kill him here. I really don't know what your brother would think if he found out about this."
Ye Cheng's face turned pale and then red. This was the second time Zhang Lin had said this, and even if he was stupid, he would understand what was going on.
He looked at me in disbelief, as if he simply couldn't believe that I had saved his brother.
Zhang Lin glanced at me, then stopped scolding Ye Cheng and asked, "Tell me, what exactly happened? How did you get involved with Dr. Lu in this kind of thing?"
Immediately, Ye Cheng recounted everything that had just happened to Zhang Lincai in great detail.
After listening, Zhang Lin sneered, "Ye Cheng, you are the captain of the guard team. Do you think what you did was appropriate? Your brother has warned you time and time again not to get involved in any conflicts other than maintaining order. Even if they have conflicts, you can't interfere, understand? And you certainly can't put them in cages!"
Ye Cheng was like a junior in front of Zhang Lincai, and didn't dare to interrupt when being scolded by him.
However, although the scene before me was satisfying, I knew that Zhang Lin wouldn't do anything to Ye Cheng. At most, he would just curse him a few times and that would be the end of it. As for punishment, there probably wouldn't be any.
No matter what, Ye Cheng is Ye Qian's younger brother. With that kind of status, basically no one would dare to lay a hand on him.
Therefore, Zhang Lincai's reprimand was actually three parts true and seven parts false. After the reprimand, their relationship would remain the same as before, and it wouldn't change because of me.
Although this makes me feel a bit helpless, that's just how things are, and there's nothing I can do to change it.
After Zhang Lin finished reprimanding him, his gaze fell on the bald man who had been silent to the side.
Zhang Lincai stared at the bald man and asked, "And who do you think you are?"
The bald man looked at Zhang Lincai with trepidation and hurriedly said, "I, my name is Liu Tianguang, you can just call me Xiao Liu."
Zhang Lincai turned to look at me and asked, "Was it this bald guy who offended you just now? What do you plan to do with him?"
I stared at the bald man, my eyes filled with murderous intent, and asked, "Can I really deal with him?"
Zhang Lincai said, "Okay, whatever you want."
I glanced at Zhang Lincai, then pointed at the shop owner selling girls and said, "What about him?"
Zhang Lin glanced at the shopkeeper selling girls, gave a wry smile, and said, "Let's just forget about him. I think you know that people who live in the central town all have connections. If you make a move against them, it might upset some people. Even if I have a good impression of you, other people might not treat you this way."
I glared at the shop owner selling girls, nodded, and said, "I understand."
Zhang Lincai hummed in agreement. "Good to know. Some things are too troublesome. You're not from Central Town, so you don't know. I won't go into details. You can deal with this bald guy however you like. As for the others, I think we should just let it go. Let them apologize and that'll be the end of it."
I didn't say anything, feeling helpless.
Ultimately, it comes down to strength. If I were now a high-ranking official in the central town, or if I controlled a powerful armed force, the outcome would probably be a different compromise.
I stared at Liu Tianguang, the only bald man I could deal with, and walked up to him, saying, "Do you remember what we were supposed to do before?"
Liu Tianguang was taken aback, not understanding what I meant, and asked, "What, what?"
I glanced at the ring next to me and said, "Come up here and fight me. If you win, I'll let you leave alive. What do you say?"
(End of this chapter)
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