Chapter 46

Following the young lady into the elevator, the elevator was as old and shabby as the office building, with various advertisements that you would normally see on utility poles plastered all around. These included folk remedies for all sorts of embarrassing ailments, as well as addresses of certain alleys and lanes, all described in flamboyant language that would make even the most reputable advertising companies blush.

Yang Chen looked at the various slogans with great interest, nodding continuously, "These ads are good, I like them."

The young lady, who had been maintaining a charming smile, stumbled awkwardly and laughed, "Sir, you have good taste."

The elevator only stopped at the top floor. As they stepped out, Yang Chen was a bit taken aback, surprised by the foul smell that greeted him...

In front of him was a huge office hall where desks and chairs were haphazardly placed. Various papers, printouts, newspapers, napkins, and even some women's intimate items were scattered on the ground. Most of the computer screens were so dirty that they were hard to see, and many of the displays were smashed.

The entire hall seemed to have not been cleaned for centuries, with dust flying everywhere, and even the fluorescent lights on the ceiling were half-broken.

This scene looked like an abandoned office building, and one that had been maliciously vandalized. What puzzled Yang Chen was that the "employees" inside were a motley crew. Clusters of oddly dressed men and women, young and middle-aged, were gathered around makeshift tables, shouting and rolling dice, playing poker, mahjong, and even card games.

Most of the men were smoking, exhaling clouds of smoke, while the women, dressed in heavy makeup, moved around the men, seemingly enjoying being groped or groping the men.

Smelling the suffocating stench in the air, Yang Chen finally understood. This must be a "gangster company" run by his friend! No wonder Yu Lei International didn't come to collect the debt; the public relations department probably didn't dare to come after discovering this!

Yang Chen was partly right. Yu Lei International did indeed find out later that Huacheng Garments was not a legitimate company. At the time, because the transaction wasn't significant, they had accepted the deposit and delivered the goods. They had even sent a specialist to collect the debt, but every person who saw the truth about Huacheng Garments fled in terror. The CEO of Huacheng Garments even threatened to kill anyone who dared to come again and throw their body back.

Since the contract's deadline hadn't expired, Yu Lei International couldn't sue and had to passively drag things out.

Mo QianNi clearly intended to "use a knife to kill" by having Yang Chen come, hoping he would wisely leave the company on his own.

For most people, such a scene would indeed be terrifying, but for Yang Chen, it was more familiar than scary, even a bit childish.

The young lady at the front desk turned around, expecting to see the "greenhorn" with a shocked expression, but instead saw Yang Chen looking around with interest and smiling.

What an idiot, wait until you can't laugh anymore! The young lady sneered inwardly.

"Sir, our manager's office is over there, please follow me," the young lady said with a cold smile.

Yang Chen nodded and said with a smile, "Your office environment is quite nice, isn't it?" The young lady's face darkened, suspecting that Yu Lei International had sent a fool.

Yang Chen's appearance attracted the attention of many Huacheng employees. A few burly men walked over with evil grins, looking at Yang Chen with disdain and provocation. One of them, a dark-faced, muscular man, groped the young lady at the front desk and asked who Yang Chen was.

The young lady, who clearly had an "unusual" relationship with these people, giggled and answered with a flirtatious look, "He's from Yu Lei International, here to collect a debt. I'm supposed to take him to see the boss."

"Yu Lei International again?" The men and women laughed, "Two months ago, that guy claimed to be a black belt in Taekwondo, but he was taken down in a few moves. What belt is this guy?"

The other employees also laughed, looking at Yang Chen with a mix of amusement and malice, as if he were a fish on a chopping board, ready to be cut up.

A round-faced, short-skirted young woman walked up, blew smoke at Yang Chen, and said in a sweet voice, "Little handsome, what debt are you chasing? Why don't you come play something new with me?"

"Did you not eat enough last night, little fox spirit? Do you want us to take turns with you a few hundred more times?" another short, thin man laughed.

The young woman giggled, lifting her skirt and leaning back, looking ready to accept anyone, "Sure, I'm right here, come on!"

"I think that's a good idea," the dark-faced man, who was still groping the young lady's bottom, looked at Yang Chen with disdain, "Today, we have a fresh pretty boy, just right for some new fun."

Hearing the henchmen's threats, Yang Chen found it somewhat amusing and didn't bother to say anything. Seeing the young lady at the front desk almost melting in the dark-faced man's arms, he walked toward the manager's office on his own.

"Hey! Kid! Are you deaf or do you think we're joking!?" The dark-faced man, seeing that Yang Chen was ignoring him, became furious.

Yang Chen continued walking, completely ignoring him.

The dark-faced man's face turned red with anger, pushing the young lady away and pointing at Yang Chen, "Kid, do you believe I'll kick your balls if you take another step!?"

Yang Chen stopped, slowly turned around, and looked at the dark-faced man.

Just one look, and the dark-faced man suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice pit, his blood freezing!

What kind of eyes were these, devoid of life and resistance, with a powerful pressure that made it hard to breathe, pulling one into a bleak, gray world from which there was no return...

"I'm here to collect a debt, not to play with you," Yang Chen turned around slowly, casually throwing the bag of documents to the side, and walked toward the man with a calm, indifferent voice, "Originally, I didn't care if you paid or not. I even found the paperwork troublesome. But after what you said, I really do plan to take some money back. I'm actually quite easy-going. Don't be too over the top; a little joke is fine. But you people... why can't you understand? I'll only say this once..."

"I hate being threatened..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Chen seemed to vanish from his spot. When he reappeared, everyone saw the dark-faced man, who had been standing, slowly collapse to the ground, foaming at the mouth and rolling his eyes, unconscious from the pain!

Yang Chen stood next to the man, retracting the fist he had punched into the man's stomach, and looked around with a casual glance, smirking, "Why are you all standing there? Your brother was hit, aren't you going to avenge him?"