Cheng Zhi's gaze stayed on the word "related" in the message that Cheng Li had just sent, and he didn't move his gaze away for half a minute.
Does it matter? What does the history have to do with it?
Could it be that Cheng Li has friends he met through gambling who are now investing in the entertainment industry?
Cheng Zhi frowned, and after realizing that this was something he didn't need to worry about, he stopped thinking about it.
After all, the most important thing now is to consider how to solve Cheng Li’s current troubles.
Cheng Zhi thought about it. Although Cheng Li's tone was arrogant, after careful consideration, Cheng Li actually only had one handle on him. That was the document sent to him the night before, which identified him as an ungrateful person.
Although it is said that those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, Cheng Zhi now has evidence in his hands that can fully prove that Cheng Li has committed domestic violence against his family.
In this case, Cheng Li's document identifying him would naturally be easily deciphered.
With sufficient evidence, Cheng Zhi was quite confident that he could make Cheng Li stop.
Because Cheng Li's documents were not very convincing, he was not worried at all that what Cheng Li had exposed would have a big impact on his or Song Baiyi's popularity.
But he didn't want to make a mess of things right from the start, as that would be a disaster for both sides.
The best result that Cheng Zhi could think of after meeting Cheng Li through his efforts was that he would have enough time to convince Cheng Li to stop before he posted the file online.
Because he never thought that Cheng Li, a wicked man who committed domestic violence, gambled and owed debts, and used moral kidnapping to threaten his own children to help him pay off his debts, would immediately change his ways just by a few words from him.
Moreover, Cheng Zhi knew very well that he had no right to punish or forgive Cheng Li on behalf of the original owner and Cheng Yuan.
The only thing he could do was to keep all the evidence first and let Cheng Li calm down and not make a bigger deal out of it.
Then he did his best to make Cheng Li give up the idea of borrowing money from him. After that, he explained the matter to Song Baiyi and handed Cheng Li over to the police.
So the most important question now is, how can Cheng Zhi buy some time to get Cheng Li to listen to what he wants to say quietly without being able to come up with the money?
It is an undeniable fact that Cheng Zhi really could not come up with a single penny.
If Cheng Li sees that he comes empty-handed when they meet, there is a high probability that he will run away and then expose the matter on the Internet.
While he was thinking, Cheng Li's next reply interrupted Cheng Zhi's train of thought.
"You're in such a hurry to see me? Have you already collected the money?"
Cheng Zhi sent a "." and didn't say anything else.
Cheng Li continued, "I listened to what you said before and went online to check it out. You are a trainee now and you really can't make much money."
Seeing these words sent by Cheng Li, Cheng Zhi was shocked, wondering if he had been purified by something and had turned over a new leaf now.
Before Cheng Zhi could finish his sigh, he saw the next sentence sent by Cheng Li.
"I'm prepared for you not to be able to pay, so how are you going to help me pay off my debts?"
"Give me the shoes that Song Baiyi gave you as payment for your debt. This is the only thing I can barely accept."
After reading Cheng Li's words, Cheng Zhi felt the corners of his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
Cheng Zhi quickly typed in the input box: "Do you want my shoes so badly?"
Then his finger stayed on the send button for a moment, but he was hesitant to press it.
After a while, Cheng Zhi took his fingers away, deleted the sentence, and edited a new one.
"Just wait at the back door at 11 o'clock tomorrow night."
Then he clicked send and instantly exited the chat interface with Cheng Li.
Cheng Zhi didn't understand why Cheng Li was always bothered by those shoes.
But no matter what, it was absolutely impossible for him to use the shoes Song Baiyi gave him to pay off Cheng Li's debt.
After Cheng Zhicong exited the chat interface with Cheng Li, he reorganized the evidence that Cheng Yuan had sent him before.
Only after making sure all the information was complete and correct did he turn off his phone and prepare to rest.
Perhaps because he was looking forward to resolving Cheng Li's issue as soon as possible, Cheng Zhi had a very difficult day.
Because he was overly worried about something unexpected happening at night, Cheng Zhi seemed a little absent-minded the whole day.
For example, in the training class guided by Song Baiyi, he was corrected by Song Baiyi for not keeping the beat for the third time.
As a result, when the break time came, Song Baiyi caught someone in the bathroom who had been behaving badly because of absent-mindedness.
Cheng Zhi was troubled at this moment because he felt that he was not in the right state. So he ran to the bathroom to wash his face, hoping to wake himself up.
As a result, Cheng Zhigang raised his head and was about to grab the tissue next to him to wipe his face.
When he looked at the mirror, he saw Song Baiyi standing behind him, looking at him with his arms crossed.
Because he was afraid that water would drip into his eyes, Cheng Zhi subconsciously squinted his eyes and greeted Song Baiyi in the mirror.
"Um...Hello, Teacher Song."
As he said that, he reached for the tissue paper, but because he couldn't see clearly, he tried several times in the air but failed to grab the tissue paper.
Song Baiyi felt like laughing when he watched his actions. He didn't say anything, but walked forward and helped Cheng Zhi take a tissue and put it in his hand.
Cheng Zhi squinted his eyes and could only feel a ball of tissue stuffed into his hand, while his fingertips felt a warm touch.
He quickly realized that it was Song Baiyi who had kindly stuffed the tissue in his hand.
He took the tissue Song Baiyi gave him, wiped all the water droplets from the corners of his eyes, then slowly opened his eyes and looked at Song Baiyi behind him through the mirror.
Cheng Zhi felt that there was still some residual warmth from Song Baiyi on his fingertips.
He curled his fingers awkwardly and reached out to tear off a few tissues to try to cover up the awkwardness.
"Thank you, Mr. Song."
Song Baiyi hummed, "Why were you so absent-minded during training this afternoon?"
Cheng Zhi slowly twisted the tissue with his fingers and made up an excuse to get away with it, "No... maybe it's because I didn't sleep well at noon."
After saying that, he threw the used tissue into the trash can.
Hearing Cheng Zhi's words, Song Baiyi frowned slightly.
Didn’t sleep well at noon?
But he had never heard that Guo Chengzhi had the habit of taking a nap.
Was it because I was too strong in the training room before and pushed Cheng Zhi too hard?
Is that why Cheng Zhi has become absent-minded even during his most serious training?
Song Baiyi was about to ask what was going on when Cheng Zhi interrupted him.
"Teacher Song, I'm going back to training first."
After Cheng Zhi finished speaking, he quickly left the bathroom.
Song Baiyi stood there without moving, looking at Cheng Zhi's back as he left and fell into deep thought.
Is it because he is too anxious to get a result that Cheng Zhi has begun to hate himself?
Evening training usually ends at half past ten.
Huo Shuhang looked at Cheng Zhi, who was getting ready to make a move at 10:29, and couldn't help but ask.
"Are you feeling unwell today?"
Cheng Zhi exclaimed, "What? How come I didn't know I was feeling unwell?"
Huo Shuhang's eyes fell on the water cup in Cheng Zhi's hand and he expressed his doubts.
"So why are you returning to the dormitory so punctually today?"
Cheng Zhi shook his head, "No."
Huo Shuhang continued to ask: "So are you going to fetch water?"
Hearing Huo Shuhang's words, Cheng Zhi subconsciously looked at his water cup, then made up an excuse.
"Not really. Today's training mission has been completed. Just think of me going out to relax."
Huo Shuhang paused for a moment, then said ecstatically: "Your training fatigue period has finally arrived?!"
Cheng Zhi pulled the corner of his mouth, too lazy to say any more to Huo Shuhang, he just hummed.
"You can think so if you want."
After saying that, Cheng Zhi walked out with his water cup.
This may be the first time that Cheng Zhi leaves work on time since he started training.
He put the cup of water on his table and took out the pair of shoes that Song Baiyi gave him from his cabinet.
...shoe box.
Then he took a pair of black and white shoes that the original owner had worn and stuffed them in.
It was late at night, and there was no light at the back door. There was not much light, so it should be enough to fool Cheng for a while.
After getting ready together, Cheng Zhi put his shoes away, locked the locker, put on a mask and left the dormitory.
All trainees live in the same building. The entrance is on the far left of the corridor and the exit is on the far right.
It is now the end time of evening training. Most of the trainees are pouring in from the entrance, and there are basically no people at the exit.
So Cheng Zhi didn't meet many people along the way. Plus with the added bonus of a mask, even though he was holding a shoebox, no one noticed him.
Soon, relying on his memory of picking up takeout before, Cheng Zhi arrived at the place behind the training camp mentioned by Cheng Lu at 10:59.
He found a darker corner and squatted there, then took out his cell phone and sent a message to Cheng Li.
"Where are you?"
Before Cheng Zhi received the reply, he heard rustling footsteps coming from not far away.
Cheng Zhi looked up in the direction of the footsteps and saw a tall man with his back to the light, so his face could not be seen clearly, walking towards him.
He had a vague feeling that this person should be Cheng Li.
Cheng Zhi turned off his phone, put it in his pocket, put the shoe box behind him, stood up and walked towards the man.
They were standing in the corner of the back door. There were no street lights here, and the only source of light was the moonlight leaking from the sky.
It was dark, but it was dark enough for Cheng Zhi to see the face of the person in front of him.
The man's appearance was not as ferocious as Cheng Zhi had imagined. On the contrary, his face had more rounded lines, so his facial features seemed softer.
The overall style is so friendly that it makes people feel like “this must be a good person.”
Just looking at his facial features, Cheng Zhi would never associate him with that domestic violence man.
The only thing that didn't match the style of his face was the two long, thin scars at the corners of his eyes, the color of the scars was not dark.
But because the scar was long and crooked, it looked a bit hideous, bringing a strange sense of disharmony to the whole face.
Cheng Zhi took a step forward and asked softly, "Cheng Li?"
Cheng Li nodded, "Yes."
After saying that, he stretched out his hand towards Cheng Zhi, "Where's the stuff?"
Seeing that Cheng Li got straight to the point, Cheng Zhi didn't bother to waste any more time talking to him.
Cheng Zhi turned slightly and pointed his thumb at the shoe box that had just been placed in the corner, saying, "I can give it to you, but before that, you have to agree to one condition of mine."
Cheng Li saw the same shoe box as the one on TV, and his eyes lit up with excitement. He licked his lips and asked, "What are the conditions?"
Cheng Zhi raised his eyes and said, "You have to delete all the files you have that you want to post online in front of me."
Cheng Li chuckled twice, "That's easy. That was originally used to threaten you. After you give me the shoes, I will delete it in front of you."
After saying that, Cheng Li opened the file on his phone in front of him.
"Give me the shoes, I'll give you the phone, and you can delete it yourself."
Hearing Cheng Li's words, Cheng Zhi felt a little more confident. He nodded, turned around, picked up the shoe box behind him and put it in front of Cheng Li. With his other hand, he motioned Cheng Li to hand over his phone.
When Cheng Li saw the box, his eyes opened and his heart was filled with excitement, and he didn't care about his mobile phone at all.
Cheng Zhi was quick to snatch the phone from Cheng Li's hand. He then quickly browsed through the files on the phone and deleted them all.
He exited the background again, deleted all the synchronized browsing history, made sure there were no problems, and then looked up at Cheng Li.
Cheng Zhi discovered that the sky was really dark and Cheng Li’s eyesight was really poor.
Even after he had deleted all the records, Cheng Li still had no doubts about the shoes in the box.
Cheng Li was still holding the shoe box and grinning foolishly, supporting the bottom of the box with one hand and preparing to take out a shoe with the other hand to admire it.
Suddenly, Cheng Li seemed to have discovered something and his expression changed suddenly.
"Why are there still dust on the soles of your shoes?!"
Cheng Zhi sighed, threw Cheng Li's phone into the shoe box, then took a step back, ready to run away at any time.
"Can't I wear it?"
Cheng Li made a disdainful sound, then took it closer and began to observe it carefully.
This time he really noticed something was wrong, because the shoes looked a little worn, and after comparing them with the pair he remembered, he could see that there was something obviously wrong with the style.
These are not the same shoes as on TV!
Once he realized he had been fooled, Cheng Li gnashed his teeth and yelled at Cheng Zhi: "You lied to me!"
Cheng Zhi rubbed his hair, then hummed helplessly, "You just realized it now..."
He was about to continue speaking when he saw Cheng Li take out a silvery-white object from his clothes.
Cheng Zhi quickly realized that it was a fruit knife.
Knowing that Cheng Li had a history of domestic violence, Cheng Zhi was not very surprised that he suddenly pulled out a knife.
He raised his eyebrows and dodged Cheng Li's attack by turning his body sideways.
Because of his dance practice, Cheng Zhi's body was quite agile. He was just about to dodge Cheng Li's movements and get behind him to snatch the fruit knife from his hand.
Suddenly, Cheng Zhi smelled a familiar fragrance at the tip of his nose.
The next second, Cheng Zhi saw a figure that couldn't be more familiar standing in front of him.
Then, with a scream from Cheng Li, the figure pressed Cheng Li to the ground and snatched the knife from his hand.
Cheng Zhi recognized the man as Song Baiyi without even thinking about it.
The blade turned twice flexibly between Song Baiyi's slender and beautiful five fingers. Under the moonlight, the silver light reflected by the blade was a bit dazzling.
Soon, Cheng Zhi saw the silver light fall less than one centimeter away from Cheng Li's neck.
Song Baiyi spoke slowly to Cheng Li who was pressed to the ground.
The tone was cold and he didn't sound happy.
"Excuse me, who are you?"
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