Chapter 296
Chapter 296
Meng Yifan and I took Pan Xiaorou and Anning to the car.
Only then did we return to check on Song Xiaotian.
He was unquestionably powerful, but the enemy had numbers and knives. We still feared something might happen to him.
We had clearly worried for nothing.
Even from a distance, we could hear crying and wailing.
When we arrived, the sight left us dumbfounded.
Song Xiaotian stood there with a cigarette between his lips. Whenever someone tried to get up and run, he struck them with his baton.
And those blows were not warnings. He avoided their heads, but struck every other part of their bodies with brutal force.
Not a single person remained standing. Some had broken legs and others broken arms. One man’s lower leg had been bent ninety degrees forward, and he had already passed out.
“Get up. Come on, get up. Didn’t you want to hack me to death?”
Song Xiaotian seized a man covered in blood. After looking closely, I recognized Four-Eyes.
He was in worse condition than anyone else. Both his legs were crippled.
He stared at Song Xiaotian in terror and tried to prostrate himself to beg for mercy.
But Song Xiaotian had lost himself to his temper, almost as if he were possessed. Ignoring everything, he kicked Four-Eyes in the face.
Four-Eyes convulsed, white foam spilling continuously from his mouth.
When I saw Song Xiaotian preparing to stamp on his head, I rushed over and dragged him away.
“Brother, one more hit and you’ll kill him!”
Meng Yifan hurried over as well and pinched the pressure point beneath Four-Eyes’s nose.
These men deserved death, but we were still afraid of actually killing someone.
I could not find Assistant He among the crowd, so I asked Song Xiaotian about him.
Song Xiaotian crushed his cigarette beneath his foot and said calmly, “He ran. He was the only one who got away.”
Had Assistant He failed to escape, his fate would have been no better than Four-Eyes’s.
We would certainly tell Boss Lin about his betrayal.
The situation had become enormous tonight. Pan Xiaorou had nearly come to harm. In fact, every one of us had nearly died. If Anning had not acted quickly and knocked those two men unconscious, we truly would not have known what to do.
Song Xiaotian put away his batons and addressed the men with perfect calm. “Listen carefully. My name is Song Xiaotian. Go back and tell Jiang Dahai that I’m his father!”
“From now on, we won’t merely interfere with the construction site. We’ll see the matter through to the end.”
“We won’t leave Lincheng until we’ve resolved it. If he tries any more petty tricks, tell him to prepare to die. His whole family can prepare with him.”
With that, Song Xiaotian walked away.
Meng Yifan and I did not linger and quickly followed.
The night had been incredibly dangerous. Fortunately, Anning had been clever, and fortunately, Song Xiaotian had been there. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
The moment we emerged and approached the parked car, its door opened. Pan Xiaorou rushed out and threw herself into Song Xiaotian’s arms.
He had intended to break up with her tonight, but after this sudden disaster and the terror she had endured, how could he possibly say it now?
“It’s all right. Let’s go back.”
Supporting Pan Xiaorou, Song Xiaotian helped her into the car.
Meng Yifan drove us directly to the hospital where Seventh Master was staying.
Song Xiaotian had suffered several injuries. Although they were minor, they still needed treatment.
Dozens of armed thugs had attacked him, yet he had sustained only such superficial wounds. No one else could have done the same.
Inside the car, Pan Xiaorou remained curled against Song Xiaotian’s chest. She appeared badly shaken.
At the hospital, a doctor began bandaging Song Xiaotian.
Seventh Master said coldly and with obvious displeasure, “Call Lin Jinhua and tell him to come here. I don’t know what that man does all day. He offends someone, and we’re the ones forced to bear the consequences.”
I quickly took out my phone and called Boss Lin, telling him what had happened that night.
The news startled him, and he said he would come immediately.
Seventh Master was not truly angry with Boss Lin. They were friends, after all.
But Seventh Master had been the only person Boss Lin originally hired. The rest of us had come to help him. Since we had been attacked, Seventh Master naturally needed to complain a little and ease our resentment.
Boss Lin arrived in a hurry before long.
His expression looked terrible, and he struggled to conceal his embarrassment.
“I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry.”
“President Pan, are you all right?”
Boss Lin apologized repeatedly and bowed as he spoke. He was obviously mortified.
Besides, the person kidnapped was Pan Xiaorou. His social standing might not even be as high as hers.
Pan Xiaorou was somewhat angry, but out of respect for Seventh Master, she did not lose her temper. She merely said flatly, “Boss Lin, the people of Lincheng truly consider themselves above the law. This was my first visit to your city, and I nearly lost my life.”
Boss Lin was too embarrassed to meet her gaze. “President Pan, I’m truly sorry. I never imagined Jiang Dahai had become this brazen.”
Song Xiaotian asked coldly, “Boss Lin, have you found Assistant He?”
Boss Lin froze, then quickly replied, “Not yet. I was worried something had happened to him and was preparing to call the police.”
“Then you don’t need to.”
“Try looking for him at Jiang Dahai’s place.”
Boss Lin’s expression changed again. He stared blankly at us. “What… what do you mean?”
I said, “He betrayed you. He was with Jiang Dahai’s men, trying to hack us to death.”
“Wh… what?” Boss Lin was dumbfounded and could not believe it. “He… defected to Jiang Dahai?”
I nodded. “We could have caught him tonight, but he’s cunning and escaped quickly. Otherwise, we would have brought him back for you.”
Boss Lin could no longer save face. “That bastard! The greedy wretch let a gangster buy him off! I won’t spare him!”
Seventh Master sighed, his face filled with displeasure. “Old Lin, what exactly are you doing? This is your territory, yet you let other people run wild. What kind of major businessman are you? You’re making yourself a laughingstock.”
Boss Lin had been thoroughly humiliated that night and kept apologizing. “This is my fault. How about this? Don’t stay at the hotel. I own another villa. For your safety, everyone can stay there.”
“And I won’t be idle tonight. If Jiang Dahai isn’t under arrest by tomorrow, I’ll write the name Lin Jinhua backward!”
He was Seventh Master’s friend, so we said nothing more.
Boss Lin arranged several cars to take us to the villa.
Seventh Master came too. He did not want to remain alone in the hospital.
After we arrived, Boss Lin continued apologizing and told us to make ourselves comfortable. He would deal with Jiang Dahai and Assistant He immediately.
He had already gone this far, so we naturally had to give him a way to save face.
“Thank you for the trouble, Boss Lin.”
“But you really should deal with the people who need dealing with as soon as possible. If they keep undermining you, it won’t be good for anyone.”
Boss Lin nodded and told us to rest. Lin Yin would come over the next day to cook for us.
He would handle Jiang Dahai and Assistant He that very night. All we had to do was wait for news.