"Brother Yang, can we set off fireworks in the villa area?"
Su Yang thought for a moment. He remembered that all the residential areas in Songhai used to prohibit fireworks.
But this was no obstacle for him.
"Wait a moment."
Su Yang called the property management manager, and within a minute, the other party agreed.
"Heizi, you can set off fireworks in the villa square. The property management has agreed, and the security guards will pay attention to fire prevention."
"If you're not satisfied, you can take her to the children's playground to set off fireworks. That area is not affected."
Jiang Hei nodded, but he was thinking about something else.
After setting off fireworks, where should they go next?
"Brother Yang, where should I go on a date after this?"
"Stupid! Isn't tonight the flower street festival? It's so much fun outside, and there are snacks. You can wander around as you please!"
Su Yang took out a stack of cash from the drawer, along with the key to the Lamborghini.
"Take these and get lost!"
Jiang Hei took the stack of cash. He didn't refuse this time.
Just as he was about to leave, Lu Qi pulled him back.
"Heizi, remember to take safety precautions. Don't get pregnant and have a shotgun wedding!"
Jiang Hei looked bewildered. "What safety precautions?"
"You're going shopping tonight, and then you're going to a hotel. Of course, you need to take safety precautions!"
"H-hotel? I didn't think about that. Brother Qi, don't talk nonsense."
Jiang Hei's face turned even darker. This was his first date with Zhang Tingting, how could he dare to do such a thing.
Lu Qi shrugged it off. "Heizi, you both like each other. Isn't going to a hotel for a date quite normal?"
"Forget it, I can't be bothered with you. I can't keep Tingting waiting too long."
Jiang Hei took the money and car keys, and hurried out with Zhang Tingting.
...
Lu Qi said, "Boss, we're going back too. We'll bring some food for Yuan Kui and the others."
Yuan Kui and his four companions were hiding in the basement of the children's playground to avoid Shangguan Yi's spies.
They were also guarding Sakata Yano and Kawashima Nako, as well as Shangguan Yi's lackey, Lin Feng.
Su Yang pointed to the kitchen. "It's New Year's Eve, and not many places are open. Go in and pack some food. Bring some drinks for them."
"Pack a lot. Yuan Kui can eat a lot!"
"Okay..."
Lu Qi and Lu Yi brothers packed several large boxes of dishes and a large case of red wine before leaving.
Su Yang, with nothing to do, thought about resting early.
—Knock, knock, knock!
At this moment, someone was knocking at the door.
"Mr. Su, are you in there?"
Su Yang heard the voice and remembered that he hadn't seen Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Princess tonight.
He quickly opened the door. The person who arrived was Lillianne.
"Annie, where is your mother?"
"She returned overnight last night. There was an urgent matter in Great Britain that Mother needed to attend to."
"I see. No wonder you two didn't come for dinner!"
Su Yang felt a little awkward. Lu Qi and his brother had already packed all the delicious food.
"Annie, are you hungry? Shall we go out for a bit?"
"I had a steak earlier tonight, so I'm not hungry. I just came to find you to go to the flower street festival together."
Lillianne took Su Yang's arm and pulled him into the car. Her car was a red BMW sports car.
"Mr. Su, won't the flower street festival be very crowded?"
"It should be very crowded. The people on duty from the security bureau have all been sent to patrol."
Su Yang remembered that Zhao Xiaolu had rushed to the security bureau after dinner to make preparations.
Because many people would go to the flower street festival, it would be very crowded, and accidents were likely to happen.
...
About half an hour later.
The car stopped. They were still more than a kilometer away from the center of the flower street.
Even the outskirts were crowded with people, and cars were parked haphazardly. It was impossible to drive in.
Lillianne was shocked. "There are too many people, I can't see the end of it..."
Su Yang was also surprised. The endless sea of heads in front of him was a dark mass.
Let alone shopping, it would be good enough to just squeeze in.
"Annie, are we still going in?"
"Yes, of course we're going in. You cover me and don't let anyone take advantage of you."
Lillianne hugged Su Yang's arm and pulled him through the crowd, walking inside.
Su Yang cleared a path with one hand, pushing left and right, preventing people from getting too close to Lillianne, and also preventing pickpockets from stealing wallets and car keys.
In the crowd, security bureau soldiers were stationed at intervals.
But these soldiers were not having an easy time either. People kept surging forward, making it almost impossible to move.
"Ouch, who touched my butt?"
Three meters ahead, a woman quickly covered herself with her bag and shouted at the surroundings.
The next moment.
Her bag was snatched away, stolen by a child.
The child was short and easily slipped through the crowd and escaped.
The woman could only shout and yell, but she was helpless.
The woman sought help from nearby security personnel, but the child had already disappeared into the crowd.
"Damn it! Why isn't the flower street festival bigger? With so many people, how can we have fun?"
"Pah! Damn security bureau, can't even catch a child."
The woman pointed at the security bureau soldiers and cursed them. She had been touched, and her bag was gone. She was extremely angry.
Seeing this.
Lillianne hugged Su Yang even tighter. She had no mood to continue shopping now.
But when she wanted to turn back, she found that the people behind her were all the way back, and no matter which direction she went, it was the same.
"Mr. Su, where do we go now?"
Su Yang looked around. No matter which direction they went, it would take several hundred meters to reach an open area.
"Let's go back the way we came and get the car to go home."
"Okay."
The two of them desperately squeezed through the crowd, only to hear shouts from behind.
"Help, quick, someone has fainted."
Su Yang looked back. Not far away, an old man had fallen to the ground. A woman next to him was shielding him with her body to prevent people from stepping on him.
Just as Su Yang was about to step forward to check, the old man on the ground foamed at the mouth and convulsed uncontrollably.
The old man suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes bloodshot, looking very frightening.
This scene scared the surrounding people into fleeing.
"Someone's having a seizure, run for your lives..."
With one person leading, others followed. A group of people were terrified, pushing each other to run.
The chain reaction was terrifying. You pushed me, and I pushed you.
Rows of people fell down. The weak and the elderly were even more miserable, falling to the ground like dead branches.
Even worse, those who were fleeing didn't look where they were going, and countless feet trampled over them.
"Ahhh..."
Screams echoed through the scene, along with the sound of bones breaking.
The children also cried loudly, and some parents were shouting frantically.
"Bao'er, where are you?"
Su Yang protected Lillianne with one hand, and forcefully squeezed through the crowd to reach the old man who was foaming at the mouth.
"Quick, pinch his philtrum, the spot below his nose."
"Ah... Okay, okay."
The woman didn't care about anything else and stretched out her finger to pinch the old man's philtrum.
After a while.
The old man stopped convulsing and pointed to his throat, making "ah ah ah" sounds.
Su Yang squatted down, helped the old man up, and patted his back.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
The old man coughed up blood. There was a piece of bone in the blood.
The old man said weakly, "Thank you, young man."
Su Yang shook his head. "Old man, you shouldn't rush when you eat. Be careful next time."
"Yes, yes, thank you for your trouble."
At this moment, the woman who had lost her bag was still scolding the security bureau soldiers.
She even slapped one of them.
"You trash, if you can't find my bag, none of you will go home for the New Year!"