Chapter 114: No Good
Under the dim street lights, the atmosphere was as depressing as the solidified air.
The arrogance of several young men dressed in strange clothes was instantly crushed by Xue Han's eyes as sharp as a knife.
"What...what do you want to do?" A young man with dyed yellow hair shouted in a timid manner, but his voice trembled slightly.
He quietly took a step back, as if Xue Han was some kind of monster.
Xue Han stood in front of Xu Yao and her daughter like an iron tower, scanning the group of gangsters with his sharp eyes.
"I should be the one asking you this. What shameful things are you trying to do, hiding here in the dead of night?" His voice was low and powerful, with an unquestionable majesty.
Xu Yao secretly admired that her fiancé was really reliable at the critical moment.
She quickly calmed down and her brain started working rapidly, thinking about how to get out of the current predicament.
"We...we're just here to have fun." Another young man in ripped jeans stammered, his eyes flickering, obviously lacking in confidence.
"Play?" Xu Yao sneered and looked around. There were dilapidated warehouses, scattered beer bottles, and the smell of cigarettes in the air. "Is this how you play? In the middle of the night, you don't go home to sleep, but hide in a place like this to play. Do your parents know?"
"It's none of your business!" A young man with a crew cut glared at Xu Yao fiercely, as if he had been hit in a sore spot.
Xue Han's eyes flashed, and he took a step forward. His tall body looked even more oppressive.
"How do you talk? Do you have a tutor?"
"Oh, you want to be a hero and save the beauty?" The crew-haired young man curled his lips in disdain, "Don't you see where you are? Get out of here if you know what's best for you. Don't make yourself uncomfortable!"
"That's right. Don't think you can scare people just because you look like a decent human." The yellow-haired young man also shouted bravely, as if he wanted to save the face he had just lost.
Xu Yao knew that a head-on confrontation would not work.
These hooligans obviously have no rationality at all. If they start fighting, they will definitely be the ones who suffer.
She took a deep breath and decided to change her strategy.
"Everyone," Xu Yao smiled and softened her tone, "We are all young people. There is no need to be so tense. I am from our village committee."
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the gangsters changed noticeably, and even the young man with a crew cut who was so arrogant just now showed a bit of panic.
"Village...Village Committee?" the yellow-haired young man asked stutteringly.
Xu Yao explained calmly, "That's right. Recently, the village has received many reports that people are gathering here to cause trouble and affect public security. So, we came to take a look."
"We...we're not causing any trouble, we're just chatting here." A young man wearing glasses pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and defended himself in a low voice.
"Chatting?" Xu Yao raised her voice. "In the middle of the night, hiding in a place like this to 'chat'? Do you think anyone would believe it? Besides, you are all students, right? If you don't study hard, why do you run to a place like this? Are you worthy of your parents' kindness in raising you?"
"We..." The gangsters stammered and were unable to speak.
Xu Yao saw the right opportunity and continued, "I know you are all young people who like to play and make trouble. However, everything should be done in moderation. This kind of place is full of all kinds of people. If something goes wrong, it will be too late to regret it."
As she spoke, Xu Yao turned her gaze to her daughter, Weiwei.
"Weiwei, you are such a fool. How can you hang out with them? You are still a student. You should focus on your studies. Listen to your mother and come home with us."
Weiwei's face looked a little ugly. She glared at Xu Yao fiercely and said stubbornly, "I don't want it! Who cares?"
"You kid..." Xu Yao pretended to be angry and said, "Why are you so disobedient? I'm your mother, how can I hurt you? Do you know what kind of people these are? They will lead you astray!"
"I do!" Weiwei shouted loudly, her voice full of rebellion.
Xu Yao sighed inwardly, knowing that her daughter was just experiencing teenage rebellion and that she couldn't force it.
She turned around and said to the gangsters, "Everyone, I know you are all good kids. You just came to a place like this because you wanted to have fun. But you also have to think about your future. Study hard so that you can have a promising future. Don't hang out with some bad people and ruin your future."
She paused, and her tone became more serious.
"Besides, as you can see, my fiancé and I are not easy to mess with. If you continue like this, you will be the ones who suffer."
After saying that, Xu Yao stopped talking and just looked at them quietly, waiting for their reaction.
The air seemed to be frozen, and only the barking of dogs in the distance made the silence even more evident.
After a while, the young man with a crew cut raised his head and looked at Xu Yao with complicated eyes.
"You..." He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but stopped himself.
Xu Yao knew that she had successfully shaken them.
She smiled slightly and was about to press on with her victory, but suddenly she heard a voice.
"Wow, it's quite lively here!"
Xu Yao turned her head and saw a familiar figure, a playful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Sun Zhiqiang!" Weiwei's voice was filled with fear.
Xu Yao's heart suddenly sank.
Things seem to be becoming more and more complicated.
"You are all good kids..." Xu Yao looked at them meaningfully, her tone gentle, yet with a hint of elusive meaning.
Xu Yao looked at the group of young people and thought, who isn't a baby these days?
Who are you trying to scare by putting it here?
But she still has to keep calm, after all, her current persona is that of an old mother who worries about her daughter.
"Hey, guys and gals," Xu Yao softened her voice deliberately, with a soft tone that almost made Xue Han lose his composure.
"I know that you are all good kids, you just wanted to play for a while. Nowadays, who hasn't been young and frivolous? My sister..."
She stopped herself quickly, almost revealing her real age.
Fortunately, I reacted quickly and changed the topic back.
"My sister said that we can have fun, but we have to be careful about the occasion. It's dark here, and there are a lot of mosquitoes. What if a mosquito kisses you and your head swells up like a pig? How can you face people tomorrow?"
The gangsters looked at each other in bewilderment, obviously not expecting Xu Yao to do this.
This style of painting is completely different from what they imagined the village committee cadres to be!
"Besides," Xu Yao continued, "you know that the village committee is no pushover. There are cameras everywhere. In the era of big data, no one can escape. If the village committee knew that you were gathering here for... um... 'friendly exchange', it would be hard to explain. They might even notify your parents. Don't blame me for not reminding you if that happens."
Her soft and hard tactics finally had some effect.
A few hooligans began to whisper to each other, their eyes flickering.
"Or... let's retreat first?" The yellow-haired young man muttered softly, obviously a little shaken.
"That's right. It'll be troublesome if we get discovered." The young man in ripped jeans also agreed.
The young man with a crew cut wanted to struggle, but when he saw Xue Han's eyes that were as sharp as a knife, he immediately backed down.
"Hmph, you guys are sensible." Xu Yao laughed inwardly but kept a straight face.
"Since you know you're wrong, then just leave. Don't come to this kind of place again, and don't bring my daughter here. She's still a child, and her values haven't been formed yet. Don't let you lead her astray."
After saying this, she deliberately emphasized her tone, which was full of warning.
Several hooligans crawled out of the warehouse as if they had been pardoned.
"Let's go, it's bad luck!"
"I won't come here again!"
"Um...Auntie, we won't dare to do it next time." The yellow-haired young man turned back and said before leaving.
Xu Yao almost laughed out loud.
Aunt?
Who should I call auntie?
I will always be an 18-year-old beautiful girl!
Looking at the backs of the gangsters fleeing, Xu Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Done!
She turned around and wanted to say something to her daughter, but found that Weiwei was staring at her with an unhappy look on her face.
"Are you satisfied? You scared all my friends away!" Weiwei said angrily, her tone full of resentment.
Xu Yao's heart skipped a beat. I knew this naughty kid wouldn't be so easy to deal with!
"Weiwei, they are not good people, you shouldn't hang out with them." Xu Yao said patiently.
"What the hell is it to you!" Weiwei shouted and turned and ran.
"Weiwei! Where are you going?" Xu Yao shouted hurriedly, trying to catch up.
Xue Han also hurriedly chased after him.
"Yaoyao, don't worry, I'll go find her." Xue Han comforted.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, chased Weiwei through the village in twists and turns.
However, the paths in this village are intricate and complex, like a maze.
While running, I actually lost Weiwei.
"This...this child, where did she go?" Xu Yao stopped panting and looked around, but there was no sign of her daughter.
Xue Han also had a serious look on his face, with his brows furrowed.
"The roads around here are too complicated. Weiwei might have run off somewhere."
Xu Yao was filled with worry.
It’s late at night and my daughter is outside alone. What if she encounters any danger?
Will she hang out with those hooligans again?
"No, we have to find her quickly." Xu Yao said anxiously.
"Well, let's look for it separately." Xue Han nodded with a firm look in his eyes.
The two of them split up and searched everywhere in the village for Weiwei.
Under the dim street lights, their figures seemed lonely and helpless.
Xu Yao prayed silently in her heart: Weiwei, Weiwei, please don't anything happen to you!
"Weiwei, where are you?" Xu Yao shouted her daughter's name as she walked.
The sound echoed in the empty village, but there was no response.
At this time, Xue Han seemed to have discovered something. He stopped and walked in one direction.
"Yaoyao, come here quickly!" Xue Han's voice was a little hurried.
Xu Yao's heart tightened and she ran over quickly.
She saw Xue Han standing under a big tree with a strange look on his face.
"What's wrong? What did you find?" Xu Yao asked.
Xue Han didn't say anything, just pointed to something on the ground.
Xu Yao looked in the direction of his finger and was stunned.
There was a hairpin lying quietly on the ground. It was Weiwei's favorite hairpin, which Xu Yao bought specially for her.
Xu Yao picked up the hairpin and looked at it carefully.
She was very familiar with this hairpin; it was what Vivi wore every day.
"This... this is Weiwei's hairpin!" Xu Yao's voice trembled a little.
Xue Han nodded, his face heavy. "It seems that Weiwei has been here."
Xu Yao's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
Why did Weiwei leave the hairpin here?
Where did she go?
"Oh no, there's someone here!" Xue Han suddenly pulled Xu Yao behind him.
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