In an abandoned warehouse on the empty coast, the door was tightly closed. From the outside, you could vaguely see the faint candlelight lit inside. If you listened carefully, you seemed to hear a man's painful groan leaking out from it.
In the middle of the warehouse, a hemp rope hung from the beam, with a thin man tied underneath. The man was covered in blood, with his head lowered, and it seemed that he had been severely tortured.
Ji Huaizhi sat on a chair beside him, half leaning against the backrest, with a casual posture, his eyelashes half-closed, a cigarette with a long piece of ash accumulated between his slender fingertips, and he glanced casually at the hanging Xiao Haisheng.
Xiao Haisheng was originally cursing, but now he was breathing more than breathing in, and his original arrogance was long gone.
Ji Huaizhi stood up, threw away the cigarette in his hand, and crushed it with his toes. He walked up to Xiao Haisheng and lifted his chin with a whip: "If you are in this line of work, you must abide by the rules of this line of work. I believe that Master Kai should have taught you that the disaster will not affect your wife and children.
Before you kidnapped my people, didn't you ask about the consequences of touching my people?"
Xiao Haisheng was forced to look Ji Huaizhi in the face. Looking at his cold and handsome face, he smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether you ask or not. This knife on my face was caused by you!" He deliberately picked on Ji Huaizhi's sore spot and said, "I tied her up because I knew you cared about that little girl. I wanted her to... well!"
Before Xiao Haisheng could finish his words, Chen Gang, who was standing beside him, punched him in the abdomen: "Fuck, you're not afraid of death!"
Xiao Haisheng curled up in pain, then burst into laughter again. Air choked his trachea, and he began to cough violently, spitting out a mouthful of blood-stained saliva: "Now that I'm in your hands, you can kill me or chop me up as you please!"
After saying that, he turned his head and no longer looked at Ji Huaizhi.
Ji Huaizhi wasn't angry either. Instead, he curled his lips and said, "He's quite tough." He took a step back and said in a grave tone, "Gangzi, chop off one of his fingers and send it to Master Kai. Tell him that his men didn't know the rules, and I taught them a lesson for him."
Chen Gang immediately responded: "Yes!"
Xiao Haisheng finally reacted when he heard this, and he cursed at Ji Huaizhi: "Ji Huaizhi, what kind of ability do you have? If you have the guts, put me down and fight me one-on-one!"
Ji Huaizhi scoffed lightly: "A defeated general, what qualifications do you have?"
After saying that, he handed the whip to Chen Gang, threw down a sentence: "Clean it up," and left the warehouse.
Chen Gang and another subordinate looked at each other, a little unsure of what Ji Huaizhi meant.
This is "dealing with it cleanly." In the past, of course, they would cut the weeds completely, but now... their boss has already retired.
Chen Gang slapped his head and said, "Send the finger to Master Kai first, and then ask the boss tomorrow."
*
Li Yang woke up again, not knowing when. She vaguely saw a tall figure standing by the window. She was so scared that she was about to scream, but then she heard Ji Huaizhi's voice: "It's me."
The next second, the bedside lamp was turned on. Ji Huaizhi was still wearing the same clothes, with the sleeves rolled up to his arms, revealing a strong forearm. There was an unconcealable fatigue in his eyes.
Li Yang smelled a faint scent of blood from his body and knew in his heart that he must have gone out while he was sleeping.
Seeing her in a daze, Ji Huaizhi said, "You continue to sleep, I'll stay here with you." Then he went to turn off the lights.
Li Yang knew that he must be very tired from saving her, so he said without hesitation: "Why don't you take a rest too?"
Ji Huaizhi glanced at the bed, which was much larger than the one at home, and nodded without objecting: "I'll take a shower first."
He and Chen Gang originally lived in a farmhouse close to the seaside port, and the living conditions were relatively poor. Now that Li Yang was here, they naturally could not live there anymore, so they asked Chen Gang to send some spare clothes over.
Li Yang was lying on the bed, listening to the sound of water dripping from the bathroom, feeling a little dazed.
Before this, there had always been something between her and Ji Huaizhi. They were polite to each other and seemed warm, but they could never get close. Now, the barrier between them seemed to have disappeared, and everything became frank and no longer awkward.
She struggled to open her eyes, but in the end she fell asleep before Ji Huaizhi came out of the shower.
Before he fell asleep, I vaguely remember him lying on the edge of the bed with his clothes on, and no other movements.
*
When she woke up in the morning, she heard Ji Huaizhi's low voice coming from the door. She struggled to get up. Ji Huaizhi just finished the conversation and pushed the door open and walked in.
"Awake?" Ji Huaizhi put breakfast on the table beside him and came to help her.
Li Yang was a little unaccustomed to being taken care of by Ji Huaizhi and said, "Actually, I can do it myself, I'm just a little slower."
Ji Huaizhi remained noncommittal: "It's better not to use too much force." He helped Li Yang up. "Gangzi brought breakfast. Do you want to go wash up first?"
Li Yang nodded and let Ji Huaizhi support her to go to the bathroom. Fortunately, he helped her stand in front of the sink, brought a chair, and closed the door for her.
Li Yang felt relieved, and quickly leaned on the back of his chair to move to the toilet...
After breakfast, Li Yang was about to ask Ji Huaizhi when he would leave, but he said, "The situation is a bit complicated right now. I might have to ask you to stay here for a while longer."
Above Xiao Haisheng was Kaiye, a veteran of the Yangcheng underworld who'd previously run a ruthless business. In the underworld, as forces fade and new ones rise, conflicts of interest naturally arise, and he and Kaiye were no exception. The two had a long-standing grudge, but fortunately, they'd only had some business dealings in the past few years, and had kept their distance from each other for the past few years. Of course, Xiao Haisheng's greed had led him to secretly collude with Sang Biao, attempting to smuggle white flour into his wares, leading to the knife-cutting incident at Xiao Haisheng's brow.
Even if Xiao Haisheng's action this time was not instructed by Mr. Kai, it was tacitly approved. Now that he is not in Yangcheng and Li Yang is injured, he naturally cannot let her go back alone.
Li Yang knew Ji Huaizhi had his plans, but she also had a lot of things to do, so she tried to fight for it. "But, I've already agreed with Mr. Tao to go over to discuss carving the remaining jade with him in the next two days." She paused, "Also, our factory is about to pay salaries, and I have to go back to collect them."
As he spoke, his voice became lower and lower, and he felt that his salary of more than 80 yuan was not worth mentioning in front of Ji Huaizhi.
Tao Lao Na was not worried at all. She would just explain it to him clearly when the time came. The main thing was her salary. She was afraid that if she didn't go back in time, Feng Mei would go and collect it on her behalf.
Unexpectedly, when I heard Ji Huai's chuckle, I looked up and saw that there was no trace of mockery in his eyes.
He was still sitting across from her, his posture relaxed, his beautiful peach blossom eyes filled with intoxicating wine. "I'll ask someone to speak to Mr. Tao for you. As for your salary... do you have a colleague you know who could collect it for you? Or could you ask them to tell the factory to wait until you get back to collect it?"
Li Yang was stunned for a moment before responding, "...Yes, yes."
Ji Huaizhi tapped her forehead lightly: "Take good care of your injuries. When you feel better, I'll take you for a walk in Shenzhen. You don't need to worry about anything else."
Li Yang touched his forehead which had been hit by the bullet, and frowned slightly.
Why does she feel that Ji Huaizhi is becoming more and more accommodating to her?
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