Chapter 77

Xiao Chen sent Li Hanhou and his mother to the villa of Ya Qihuang, helped them settle in briefly, and then left.

Li's mother was very satisfied with the villa, which was situated by the Huang River. Standing on the second-floor balcony, she could see the river and the surrounding scenery.

Most importantly, the villa was quiet despite being in a bustling area, making it especially suitable for the elderly to live in.

"It's been twenty-five years, and I'm back by the Huang River..."

Li's mother stood on the balcony, gazing at the cruise ships on the river, her face showing a look of reminiscence as she said with a sigh.

"Mom, do you like it here?"

In the courtyard downstairs, Li Hanhou was looking around and then called up to his mother.

"Hehe, I like it."

Li's mother looked down at her son and smiled, nodding. Not only had they returned to Longhai, but it seemed her son was also destined to follow a certain path... Was this fate?

"A place of a hundred years of turmoil, if the storm rises again, who will control the chaos? The three gangs? Or the seven major families?"

Li's mother's gaze fell on a landmark building by the river, and she slowly narrowed her eyes.

For some reason, she had a feeling that if the storm didn't rise, it would be fine, but once it did, Xiao Chen would surely be part of it... and her son, by his side, would be at the center of the storm. Whether it was a blessing or a curse, it was up to them.

...

Xiao Chen returned to the company, gave the car keys to Qin Lan, and after being teased by her for a few moments, went to the adjacent office.

"Has Dahan's mother been discharged from the hospital?"

"Yep, she's been discharged."

"Tell Dahan that if he has any difficulties, he can talk to the company, and we will help him."

Xiao Chen smiled and nodded, "Okay."

"Wait a moment, I'll finish this document and then leave."

"Alright, do you need any help?"

"No."

A few minutes later, Su Qing put down the document and stood up, "Let's go."

"Okay."

The two went downstairs, got into the car, and left the company, heading for the city's No. 1 High School.

"Xiao Chen, what's wrong?"

After passing three traffic lights, Su Qing noticed that Xiao Chen was frequently checking the rearview mirror and asked in confusion.

"We're being followed!"

Xiao Chen stared at the rearview mirror, his voice very calm, but if you listened closely, you could hear a suppressed excitement!

Finally, it's happening?

"Being followed?"

Su Qing was startled. Actually, from the beginning, she hadn't taken the threat letters seriously... She was more worried about the eavesdropping devices and the shocking secret!

But she didn't expect that a tracker would actually appear. Was it the person who sent the threat letters, or was it the person behind the eavesdropping devices?

"Yep." Xiao Chen smiled and reassured her, "Don't worry, I'm here."

Su Qing nodded and also looked at the rearview mirror, but with so many cars behind them, she didn't notice anything unusual.

"It's a black Buick business van."

Hearing this, Su Qing observed carefully and indeed, about seven or eight cars back, there was a black Buick business van!

However, she couldn't tell if it was really a tracker.

Seemingly guessing Su Qing's doubts, Xiao Chen explained, "Since we left the company, this Buick business van has been following us... and it has always maintained a distance of about seven or eight cars..."

"But couldn't it just be coincidental?"

"Not really. When we left the company, I saw this Buick business van parked about two hundred meters away on the roadside. As soon as we left, this car followed us..." Xiao Chen explained further. Actually, the most important thing was that his intuition told him they were being followed!

Su Qing was surprised. He had noticed a car parked two hundred meters away? What an incredible observation!

"Sit tight, the other party is speeding up, it seems they're about to make a move!"

Suddenly, Xiao Chen warned.

With fewer cars around, the Buick business van's speed increased significantly, chasing after the Maserati!

Su Qing looked back again and now believed that they were indeed the target!

Xiao Chen didn't speed up but continued driving at the same speed, pretending to be unaware, while his eyes remained fixed on the rear.

But at a turn, two SUVs came from the opposite direction, speeding towards the Maserati.

"Damn!"

Xiao Chen cursed, looking at the SUVs. It seemed the other party had been watching them for a while, knowing the route and setting up an ambush!

But why hadn't he sensed anything before?

A screeching sound of brakes echoed as Xiao Chen turned the steering wheel, and the Maserati's rear swung, pushing through the gap between the two SUVs!

"Wait in the car and lock the doors!"

Xiao Chen didn't want to play "Fast and Furious" with them. Since they had appeared, he would just subdue them directly!

Compared to passively defending, he preferred to take the initiative!

He couldn't find the person behind the scenes, so waiting passively was fine, but now that they had appeared, he couldn't tolerate it anymore!

"Be careful!"

Su Qing, gripping the handle, said with concern.

"Hehe, don't worry!"

Xiao Chen smiled, opened the car door, and walked towards the two SUVs.

Bang bang!

The doors of the SUVs opened, and about ten thugs with tattoos and piercings jumped out, holding iron bars and baseball bats.

Seeing these thugs, Xiao Chen was taken aback. What was going on? Shouldn't it be assassins or something? Why were they just some punks?

"Who are you?"

Xiao Chen looked at the thugs and asked coldly.

"Take this guy out, and grab the woman in the car!"

The Buick business van also arrived, and another seven or eight thugs got out, one of them, who looked like a leader, shouted.

"Yes, sir!"

The thugs raised their weapons and charged at Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen was a bit disappointed. Was this what they had in store for Su Qing? This was too childish! He had been looking forward to it for so long!

"Kill!"

"I'll beat you down first, then ask who's behind you!"

Xiao Chen said and charged at the thugs.

Bang bang bang...

The sound of punches and kicks echoed as the thugs fell one by one, howling in pain.

The leader was stunned. How could this guy be so strong?

Bang!

Xiao Chen kicked a thug's jaw, breaking it and sending him flying to the ground.

In just a minute, all the thugs were on the ground, and Xiao Chen walked towards the leader step by step.

"You, you don't come any closer..."

The leader's face turned pale, pointing at Xiao Chen.

"Tell me, who are you, and who sent you?"

Xiao Chen asked coldly.

"I... don't come any closer, I have a gun, I'll shoot if you come any closer!"

Suddenly, the leader remembered something, pulled out a Type 54 pistol, and pointed it at Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen paused, looking at the gun's black muzzle, his eyes colder.

"Kid, you dare to hurt my brothers? Now you're still so arrogant? If you keep being arrogant, I'll shoot you, damn it!"

The leader, seeing Xiao Chen stop, thought he was scared and shouted loudly.

"Since you don't want to talk, I'll make you talk my way!"

Xiao Chen said and walked towards the leader again.

"Stop, if you take another step, I'll shoot... damn it, I'm serious, take another step... you're asking for it, don't blame me!"

The leader, gripping the gun, gritted his teeth and was about to pull the trigger.

But before he could pull the trigger, a figure flashed in front of him, and Xiao Chen disappeared.

The leader was stunned. Where did he go?

"Shoot, shoot, why so hesitant, saying so much nonsense for what?"

Xiao Chen's voice came from his left side, and at the same time, his right hand grabbed the leader's wrist. There was a "crack" as the wrist broke, and the gun fell to the ground.

"Ahh..."

The leader let out a scream and instinctively tried to run.

Bang!

Xiao Chen kicked him to the ground, stepped on his chest, and leaned down, "I'll ask you one last time, who are you, and who sent you? If you don't talk, I guarantee you won't see tonight's moon!"

Hearing this, the leader's body trembled, and he shouted, "Don't kill me... I'll talk, I'm from the Eagle Gang..."

"Eagle Gang?"

Xiao Chen frowned. Could it be targeting him? But that didn't make sense. Apart from Huang Xing, he hadn't had any conflicts with the Eagle Gang!

"Who sent you, and what's the purpose?"

"It was my boss, Old Black, who sent us. The purpose was to kidnap the president of Qincheng Company, Su Qing..."

The leader didn't dare to hide anything and told everything he knew.

"Old Black? Kidnap Su Qing?"

Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. Was it really targeting Su Qing?

"Brother, no, sir, I've told you everything, please let me go..."

"Let you go? Ha, isn't that too easy?"

Xiao Chen laughed coldly, took out his phone, and called Feng Guangwen.

"Hello, Xiao Chen, what's up?"

"Old Feng, I need your help."

"What?"

"I encountered over ten gang members trying to kidnap President Su... Can you send someone to arrest them?"

"Sure, where are you?" Feng Guangwen had heard that Su Qing was Su Yunfei's sister and was under Xiao Chen's protection.

Xiao Chen gave an address and hung up.

If it were a different place and a dark, moonless night, he wouldn't mind killing these guys... Although they didn't deserve death, they weren't good people either!

But now, in a public place with cars passing by, it wasn't suitable to kill!

"Whoever runs, I'll shoot their head off!"

Xiao Chen bent down, picked up the Type 54 pistol, and said calmly.

None of the thugs dared to run. Even when they heard Xiao Chen calling the police, they felt relieved. Being caught by the police was better than being caught by this guy!

"Xiao Chen, what's going on?"

Su Qing got out of the car and asked.

"They're all from the Eagle Gang, targeting you."

"Is it retaliation from Bald Snake?"

Su Qing was startled and asked quickly.

"No, it's a guy named Old Black."

Xiao Chen shook his head but secretly decided to find this Old Black after sending Su Qing back!

If the conversation went well, he would spare his life!

If not, well...

This is the fourth update, as promised, though a bit late! Also, several minor characters have appeared... Feng Guangwen is one of them.

Good night.