“Young Miss…”
The man pleaded desperately, but Qi Qingfei remained unmoved.
With no other recourse, he gritted his teeth and swung his blade.
*Clang!*
“Ah!”
A scream pierced the night, and a bloody left hand rolled a considerable distance across the ground.
Qi Qingfei nodded slightly. “Well, you’ve got guts. You can scram now!”
Brother Eagle, feeling as if he’d been granted a great pardon, bowed and scraped. “Thank you, Young Miss, for your magnanimity. We’ll be going now!”
Qi Qingfei’s eyes turned cold. “When did I say you could leave? You damaged my car, and you think you can just walk away without paying?”
Brother Eagle realized his mistake. “I’ll pay, I’ll pay! Young Miss, this card contains two million. Please accept it!”
Though it was just a QQ car that was damaged, it was Qi Qingfei’s car. Brother Eagle dared not offer the original price.
He thought two million was quite a sum, but Qi Qingfei didn’t even take it, scoffing with a laugh.
“Two million? Are you trying to bribe a beggar?”
“Don’t let my car fool you into thinking it’s just a QQ. It’s been modified. If you don’t pay twenty million, this matter isn’t over between us!”
Chen Xiao watched, stunned. No wonder Qi Tianhu said he hadn't done anything illegal!
This was a much faster way to make money than robbery!
Brother Eagle’s face contorted. “Young Miss, it’s not that I won’t pay, but I can’t possibly come up with that much money right now…”
Qi Qingfei frowned in thought, then said generously, “Twenty million is indeed a lot. I’ll give you three days. If I don’t see twenty million within three days, Brother Eagle, can you guess what the consequences will be?”
“I won’t guess!”
Brother Eagle shivered violently.
“Don’t worry, Young Miss. Within three days, the full twenty million will be delivered to you, no less. Brother Eagle will bring it to your doorstep!”
“Very good. You can scram now!”
Brother Eagle, having lost his prize and his troops, left in a sorry state with his men.
As they departed, Qi Qingfei smiled at Chen Xiao. “Thank you!”
Chen Xiao blinked in surprise. “What are you thanking me for?”
Qi Qingfei replied, “If it weren’t for you, where would I have earned this extra twenty million?”
Chen Xiao asked, confused, “How did you know they were targeting me?”
Qi Qingfei rolled her eyes, looking at Chen Xiao as if he were an idiot.
“Nonsense. If not you, then who else? They weren’t targeting me.”
Chen Xiao thought to himself, that made sense. Brother Eagle’s group looked at her as if she were a revered elder, trying to avoid her.
Qi Qingfei then asked, “What happened? Do you have a grudge against Brother Eagle?”
“No particular grudge. It’s just that I fried his brother’s face in a pot of oil.”
Chen Xiao said dismissively.
Qi Qingfei was speechless. She clearly hadn’t expected the refined young doctor, Chen Xiao, to be so ruthless!
“You’re amazing!”
Qi Qingfei gave him a thumbs-up, then added a reminder.
“But Brother Eagle is a very cunning person. You need to be vigilant. Call me if anything comes up!”
Chen Xiao shrugged indifferently.
He had never taken the likes of Brother Eagle seriously.
He assumed Brother Eagle was targeting him for revenge on his brother.
Little did he know, the real target was someone else entirely.
…
Brother Eagle, inexplicably owing twenty million, grew increasingly furious the more he thought about it.
No, he absolutely refused to pay this money himself.
He went to Long Yaoyang’s residence.
Due to his health issues, Long Yaoyang dared not indulge in nightly revelry and could only stay at home honestly.
Upon seeing Brother Eagle, he eagerly asked, “Brother Eagle, how did it go? Did you take care of that kid for me?”
As soon as he saw Long Yaoyang, Brother Eagle’s anger flared.
“I’ll take care of your mother’s cunt! Long Yaoyang, your intel was wrong. Not only does that kid know Master Hu, but the Young Miss personally escorted him home tonight!”
Long Yaoyang cursed him as useless in his mind, and his expression darkened.
“Are you saying you failed to deal with Chen Xiao?”
Brother Eagle remained silent, implicitly admitting it.
Then, he remembered the purpose of his visit and slammed the table, shouting.
“Long Yaoyang, you damn well better give me the money!”
Long Yaoyang snorted, thinking to himself, *You couldn’t even get the job done, and you have the nerve to ask me for money?*
Brother Eagle’s eyes widened as he continued to tally the costs.
“And Young Miss’s twenty million. You have to pay for that too!”
Long Yaoyang was annoyed.
“You caused the trouble, why are you asking me for money?”
Brother Eagle immediately overturned the table.
“Long Yaoyang, I may not dare to touch Master Hu’s people, but I’m not afraid to touch you! Kid, be sensible and give me forty million quickly, or your family will be waiting to collect a corpse!”
Long Yaoyang finally felt fear. He put on a fawning smile. “Brother Eagle, Brother Eagle, don’t rush. I’ll tell you a secret, and after you hear it, you won’t need to pay those twenty million!”
Brother Eagle asked with a frown, “What secret?”
Long Yaoyang lowered his voice and leaned closer to Brother Eagle.
“Brother Eagle, according to reliable sources, Qi Tianhu has been poisoned and won’t live for many more days. Think about it, once he dies, how can Qi Qingfei still be considered the Young Miss?”
Brother Eagle was shocked. “Are you telling the truth? Is the information reliable?”
Long Yaoyang patted his chest and guaranteed.
“The information is absolutely reliable!”
“Brother Eagle, to be frank, my maternal uncle is a top enforcer for the Wolf Gang. He said that it won’t be long before Jiangcheng belongs to the Wolf Gang!”
As he spoke, Long Yaoyang patted Brother Eagle’s shoulder.
“Brother Eagle, a wise bird chooses its tree. You’re a smart man, and you wouldn’t miss such a golden opportunity, would you?”
Brother Eagle was stunned.
He stroked his bald head, lost in thought.
He was analyzing the pros and cons.
A moment later, he slapped his thigh, making his final decision.
“Young Master Long, I know what to do. From now on, I’ll go wherever you point and do whoever you tell me to do!”
Long Yaoyang burst into laughter, slinging an arm around Brother Eagle’s shoulder.
“Hahahaha, Brother Eagle, you’re a smart man. I knew I wasn’t mistaken about you!”
“Heh, I’ll be counting on your continued guidance, Young Master Long!”
…
After seeing Brother Eagle off, Long Yaoyang felt slightly better.
However, without his health recovering, the shadow in his heart would never be dispelled.
He poured himself a glass of red wine, took a sip, and his eyes were filled with the flames of revenge.
“Chen Xiao, you think having Qi Tianhu as your backer means I can’t do anything to you?”
“Just you wait. It won’t be long before I kill your entire family!”
Just then, there was another knock on the door.
Opening it, he saw Sun Li.
At this moment, she looked like a stray dog, disheveled and helpless.
“What are you doing here again? Didn’t I tell you not to come looking for me anymore!”
Long Yaoyang felt disgusted and nauseous whenever he saw Sun Li now.
If it weren’t for this damned woman, he wouldn’t have ended up like this!
Sun Li knelt on the ground, pleading.
“Young Master Long, please don’t abandon me. I’ll do anything you ask, I don’t want to leave you!”
Long Yaoyang was about to lose his temper.
But suddenly, his eyes darted, and an idea struck him.
He began to smile sinisterly.
“You know, I actually do have something for you to do!”