“I know we really wanted to matchmake Bambam and Zijing. I told my boy about it and he really hates the idea of getting match-made. He insists that he isn’t desperate enough to consider arranged marriages and claims plenty of girls like him. He even threatened not to come home if I insisted on making him see more girls.”
“Sigh! It was impossible for me to change his mind! I’m starting to suspect he already met someone he is interested in, but he refused to tell me anything. You know about his awful temper. When we barred him from joining the army, he secretly went ahead anyway. This time, I don’t dare to force him against his will anymore. I am so sorry that things did not work out. In any case, we can’t force him to date Zijing. If the children are destined for each other, they will eventually get married. If they are not fated to be together, let’s not force them against their wills. Zijing is a great girl, so I am certain she has suitors aplenty,” said Mrs Xu.
Mrs Xu wanted to clarify the matter with Mrs Ji, but she was not stupid enough to tell the entire truth. By putting it across to Mrs Ji this way, it was not considered a lie.
The moment Mrs Ji heard what Mrs Xu said, even though she was a little disappointed and indignant, she did not blame Mrs Xu for it. To begin with, Mrs Xu had done her utmost and her son was the one who refused to consider Ji Zijing as a marriage prospect. He was so adamant about it that he threatened never to come home if they continued forcing him. She could not insist on making Bambam see her daughter. Also, she did not dare to demand this of him!
Secondly, Mrs Ji did not dare to throw a temper no matter how upset she was considering Mrs Xu’s high status.
Although they were friends, it did not mean she could speak her mind. After all, there was a huge gulf between their statuses, so she should consider it an honor that Mrs Xu was willing to befriend her.
Since Mrs Xu agreed to match-make Bambam and Ji Zijing, she was showing respect to her family. Sadly, they did not succeed in the end. Whatever it was, it was impossible for her to throw a temper at Mrs Xu. Moreover, it was no big deal, so it was not worth offending Mrs Xu over something as minor as this. If she offended Mrs Xu, all the ladies of high society would shun her. It was simply not worth provoking Mrs Xu no matter what.
“Mrs Xu, you are right. Since Bambam is strongly against it, we shouldn’t force him. If we force him to see my daughter, they will never be happy. I am sure they will eventually meet the right partner in time. Don’t you worry. I am confident he must have met a girl he likes. He must be reacting strongly about being matchmade because he genuinely likes this girl,” said Mrs Ji as she pretended to be understanding and concealed her anger completely.
“Thank you for being so understanding about it. Let’s call the girls and hang out soon,” said Mrs Xu.
“Sure thing,” acknowledged Mrs Ji. She chatted a little while more with Mrs Xu before hanging up the phone.
After Mrs Ji hung up the phone, she instantly looked sad.
Ji Zijing came close to Mrs Ji when her mother was talking to Mrs Xu, so she overheard the entire conversation. The moment she heard what Mrs Xu said, she bought it without hesitation. However, she could not help feeling absolutely resentful and disappointed.
“Sigh. Forget it. Stop thinking about it. Even though Xu Bambam is a good marrying prospect, he will never be yours. There are still plenty of other men out there! Considering our family’s high status, your good looks and ability, I am sure you will meet the right guy one day,” comforted Mrs Ji. “I know Xu Bambam is a good catch, but he is just the second son in the family and is in the military. Xu Jaebeom is bound to become the next family head, so if you marry Xu Bambam, the only thing you gain is the title of being his wife. Xu Jaebeom will end up inheriting everything else in the family one day, so I suggest finding an only son to marry. That way, no one will compete with you for the family inheritance.”
“Got it.” Ji Zijing calmed down a little. On the surface, it seemed like a political decision to marry Bambam, but she genuinely liked him, so it was hard for her to let it go.
The two of them went in without speaking further since their friends were still waiting inside the private room.
Meanwhile, Tzuyu did not bring Mengda and Nan into the room with her. Instead, she told them to use another private room and have dinner.
The moment Bambam came in with Tzuyu, Jaehyun and the others were awestruck. Even though they were mentally prepared that anyone worthy of Bambam would be a pretty girl, their eyes lit up when they saw Tzuyu.
Bambam introduced Tzuyu to Jaehyun and the others before inviting her to sit down in between Lisa and him. He had deliberately seated Tzuyu in between them so that she wouldn’t have to feel awkward.
Jaehyun and the others did as they promised and remained serious without doing anything to make Tzuyu uneasy. They simply looked at her every now and then and could tell from her poise that she was no ordinary person. She was from a powerful family and was a good fighter.
They had a very good first impression of Tzuyu.
After dinner, they rested for about ten minutes before leaving. Since Jungkook and the others had to prepare for their mission, Tzuyu had to go back on her own. Tzuyu knew they had work to do, so she did not follow them.
…
The rendezvous point was located in a villa in Jingshan District around three clicks from Long Tianhu’s meeting point.
The others had already arrived when they got there. Lisa came with six soldiers and eight anti-drug police officers were deployed.
The moment Lisa arrived at the villa, she went to get changed and put on her disguise.
Everyone was dumbstruck when they saw Lisa walk out in disguise.
Even though they still knew it was Lisa, only people who knew her well could tell it was her. People who did not know her wouldn’t be able to detect her disguise at all.
“Oh god! This is insane. You look like a completely different person! I didn’t know you could disguise yourself so well!” sighed Jaehyun.
“Don’t you know about the three things women are good at?” asked Lisa as she smiled teasingly.
“That’s makeup, plastic surgery, and photoshop. All I have done is put on some makeup and used some cosmetic surgery tools. I merely stuck something on my face and didn’t go through any surgery,” said Lisa.
“Makeup, plastic surgery, and photoshop are all the rage now! Also, people have a lot of funny stories about them.” A police officer from the anti drug division said, “I recently saw something about a young man and young woman dating online for half a year before they finally decided to meet. However, the boy beat up the girl after they met in person. Do you know why?”
“Why did he do that?” asked Bambam quizzically.
Jaehyun and the others were clearly clueless since they never bothered with such news.
“The girl looked completely different from her picture! The girl was wearing heavy makeup and she also photoshopped the picture. She edited her big round face into a melon-seed shape. Her single eyelids were edited into double eyelids. She was simply a goddess in the pictures, but a whole different story in person. The guy was so upset from getting conned that he could not resist beating up the girl,” said the anti-drug police officer. He wanted to say that the girl was simply too ugly in person, but he reworded himself to avoid sounding disrespectful.
Although the girl was average-looking, the difference was simply too great. Also, the guy was much better looking in comparison to the girl.
“No wonder! Haha! That’s hilarious…” The moment Bambam realized what happened, he belted out laughing.
“Even though the guy shouldn’t have beat up the girl, she should not have lied about her looks. Perhaps she convinced herself she was as good looking as the photos.”
“I think so too! It might be wrong to laugh about someone’s appearance, but she should have known better.”
“…”
“How did the girl end up?” asked Bambam curiously.
“It wasn’t that serious, just a few light scratches. After the boy paid medical expenses, the matter was settled.”
“I feel bad for the guy, but he shouldn’t have resorted to violence.”
“Then again, considering Miss Lisa’s makeup skills, I think people will really have trouble seeing through her disguise.”
“Uh huh!”
“Miss Lisa, do you mind teaching us how to do this after the mission?”
“It isn’t that hard. I used silicon to make a fake chin and pasted it onto my chin. After application, makeup can be applied and it is slip-proof. The same goes for my nose tip and my cheeks. It’s all silicon. By doing so, you can easily change your appearance. Women can apply lipstick to change the shape of their lips and men can apply beards. Although it is impossible to cover all traces of your original features, only people who know you well will find you familiar. If you are unacquainted, it is nearly impossible to see through your disguise,” said Lisa.
They had seen the effects of her technique first hand. No one would have realized it was Lisa if she was not the only woman in the villa.
…
They headed to the location at 8:30 pm. Jungkook and his men set up an ambush while Lisa and six men waited outside the warehouse entrance.
At 8:50 pm, Lisa received a call from Long Tianhu saying he was here. He called to ask if Lisa had arrived.
Lisa replied, “Yes.”
Since Taehyung told him about Lisa and said she was his friend, Long Tianhu lowered his guard unsuspectingly.
At around 9:55 pm, a car arrived at the warehouse and pulled up in front of Lisa and the others. Long Tianhu got off the vehicle along with five other men.
The moment they got off the vehicle, Lisa used her Jade Eyes to check whether they were armed. Long Tianhu and his men had turned up unarmed and it seemed they trusted them completely.
“Are you Miss Tang?” asked Long Tianhu when he saw Lisa. He was simply asking casually to confirm her identity.
“I am Tang Lalisa,” said Lisa.
“I have the stuff,” said Long Tianhu. One of his men retrieved a box from the car and brought it in front of Lisa.
Although they had gained Taehyung’s trust completely, Lisa used Jade Eyes to check the contents of the box quickly. Sure enough, it was filled with drugs.
“Check its contents,” said Lisa to her subordinates.
One of her men came from behind to open the box.
Regardless of trust, they were doing business, so checking the product was essential. If they did not do it, it would only attract suspicion!
Just as Lisa’s men were about to open the box to check its contents, a commotion could be heard. Long Tianhu and his men were startled. They quickly caught on that they were ambushed.
Before they had the time to react, people charged towards them from nowhere. There were even armed police with guns pointing at them. Since Long Tianhu and his men were surrounded, it was impossible for them to run.
Long Tianhu cursed in his heart. Long Tianhu immediately looked at Lisa only to notice how calm she was, so he instantly realized what was going on. His eyes turned cold as he asked Lisa, “Miss Tang, what is the meaning of this?”
Long Tianhu knew that Lusa was behind it, but he was oblivious of Taehyung’s betrayal. He did not stop to suspect Taehyung the slightest.
Lisa said nothing. Before Jungkook and his men came charging out, they had already started recording the place as evidence.
Even though she was not being filmed, it was inappropriate for her voice to be on tape. Entrapment was considered an even more severe crime than selling drugs, so no sign of their ruse could be captured on video.
The moment Long Tianhu finished his sentence, the cops surrounded him.
“Long Tianhu, no correction. I should call you Chen Jinpeng,” said Jungkook as he stepped out from the crowd and looked at Chen Jinpeng coldly.
“Jeon Jungkook?” Chen Jinpeng immediately recognized him when he stepped forward.
Then again, the Shen and Jeon clans were relatives and rather well acquainted, so it was only natural that Chen Jinpeng recognized Jungkook.
Although they had not seen each other in three to four years, there was barely any change in Jungkook, so he was easy to recognize.
Chen Jinpeng was surprised to see Jungkook here, so he slipped up when Jungkook called him by name and even knew Jungkook’s name as well. Hence, it was a silent admission that he was Chen Jinpeng.
Even though Chen Jinpeng quickly caught on to his error, it was all too late.
Despite this, Chen Jinpeng continued to deny, “Who is Chen Jinpeng? I’m Long Tianhu.”
He knew there was no escape for him now that he was caught by Jungkook, but he could not admit he was Chen Jinpeng. If he did, the Chen and Shen clans would get implicated for his crimes.
“Do you think I’d believe you?” asked Jungkook calmly.
“You can insist whatever you want, but I am not Chen Jinpeng. I’m Long Tianhu,” said Chen Jinpeng firmly as though he was genuinely Long Tianhu.
“I have investigated the things that happened four years ago and found out you faked your death using the traffic accident,” said Jungkook.
“Humph! Why would I do that if I were Chen Jinpeng? Do you think being a drug trafficker is better than being the mayor? Also…” said Chen Jinpeng. He suddenly paused when he realized he had said the wrong things.
“Since you aren’t Chen Jinpeng, how do you know he was city mayor?” asked Jungkook rhetorically. It was naturally no secret that Chen Jinpeng was the mayor. Jungkook simply wanted to see his reaction to this question.
Although Chen Jinpeng was briefly flustered, he promptly composed himself and defended himself, “Everyone knows Chen Jinpeng is the city mayor since he keeps appearing on the TV. Since we look alike, I paid extra attention to him.”
“That’s true. We can’t depend solely on your testimony to prove whether you are Long Tianhu or Chen Jinpeng, so the only thing that can prove your identity is a simple DNA test with Master Chen,” said Jungkook.
“You…” Chen Jinpeng was incapable of retorting the moment he heard this. He asked, “What do you want?”
“It is my duty to eradicate crime. Since you trafficked drugs, you are now a criminal, so it is my job to arrest you,” said Jungkook. He did not waste time talking to Chen Jinpeng and sent someone to apprehend him and take him away.
Chen Jinpeng wanted to struggle, but he knew it was futile, so he did not even bother as they took him away.
From the day Chen Jinpeng chose this path, he had foreseen this outcome, but he ended up deciding to take the risk. He also helped the Chen and Shen families a lot all these years while he was in the Kirin Gang. However, the moment he was caught, he could not help feeling resentful.
Sadly, it was no use feeling resentful. Despite his resentment, there was no escape for him. He could only hope that the Chen family would not get implicated for his crimes. However, the chances seemed terribly slim.
Lisa’s mission was deemed complete when Chen Jinpeng was taken away.
Although the police helped, Jungkook and his men had spearheaded the mission. Even though Chen Jinpeng was brought back to the anti-drug division, Jaehyun, Jimin, and Kai were in charge of guarding him to ensure Chen Jinpeng could not attempt to commit suicide.
Jungkook and Lisa also followed them to the anti-drug department and watched Chen Jinpeng get thrown behind bars before they left. Tomorrow morning, he could arrest Shen Yanfeng.
…
Lisa and Jungkook headed back to Mid-levels.
Lisa went to remove her makeup and showered as soon as she got back, but halfway through her bath, Jungkook barged into the bathroom naked as he looked at her with his eyes burning.
Lisa’s face and shoulders flushed as she looked away when she saw Jungkook’s erection.
Even though they were deeply in love with each other, she could not help feeling shy when he stared at her so blatantly.
Jungkook already could not stand the sight of seeing Lisa naked. Now that Lisa was blushing shyly, it triggered his animal instinct even more. He swiftly appeared before Lisa, embraced her without hesitation, and kissed her.
Lisa naturally kissed him back before they proceeded to make love all night.
Even after all the action last night, they were energetic when they woke up the next day. It was just one of the perks of being a cultivator.
Since they woke up frisky, they made out again first thing in the morning. As Jungkook always said, it was just some morning “exercise”. However, they could not do it for too long. They woke up at 8:00 am to have breakfast before he got right to work.
Previously, Jungkook and his men worked on Chen Jinpeng’s arrest in casual clothes, but they were dressed in formal gear today.
It was Lisa’s first time seeing Jungkook dressed in uniform. She instantly went into a daze and nearly drooled. Jungkook was absolutely stunning in uniform.
Jungkook was in a good mood when he saw Lisa looking at him drooling. He leaned forward and gave Lisa a kiss before she snapped out of her daze.
After the kiss, Lisa looked at Jungkook utterly infatuated. “After knowing you for so long, it is my first time seeing you in an army uniform! You look so hot…”
“If you like it, I can wear it more often from now on,” said Jungkook indulgently as he touched Lisa’s head.
Jungkook typically only put on his army uniform when he was at the military base and barely wore it while he was on mission. Also, it was unnecessary to wear it on his off days.
There were two kinds of operations: overt and undercover. He had to wear his military uniform for overt operations, but it was inappropriate to wear them for undercover missions. Since he had to keep a low profile for undercover operations, it would blow his cover and give away his position if he wore his uniform.
“Sure,” acknowledged Lisa as she admired him in his uniform.
Jungkook left the villa before long. Since Lisa no longer needed to get involved, she went back and slept a little while longer as she waited for Jungkook to call her.
Jungkook took the lead and charged into Shen Yanfeng’s office at 10:00 am in the morning and arrested him.
The moment Jungkook charged in with his men, Shen Yanfeng was stunned. Shen Yanfeng was particularly flustered when he learned that they were here to arrest him.
“Jungkook, what is the meaning of this?” Despite Shen Yanfeng’s anxiety, he forced himself to calm down as he asked Jungkook.
“Shen Yanfeng, even though you are a government official, you were involved in drug trafficking, corruption and helped to cover up their tracks. You are now under arrest. Here is the arrest warrant,” said Jungkook as he showed Shen Yanfeng a document.
Shen Yanfeng trembled when he heard this. How did Jungkook know about his involvement? Did Jungkook have hard evidence or was it just pure speculation?
Arrests could not be made on suspicion alone and hard evidence was required. However, Shen Yanfeng refused to admit to his crimes and instantly retorted, “That’s a lie. I did nothing of the sort.”
“We have all the evidence we need, so stop trying to deny your involvement. We will show you the evidence in time,” said Jungkook before he gave the orders, “Take him away.”
“N-no… You can’t do this to me. I am your grandmother’s nephew…” Shen Yanfeng immediately struggled, but it was impossible for him to fight the police, so he was apprehended in no time.
Jungkook’s face turned dark when he heard what Shen Yanfeng said. He looked at Shen Yanfeng so sternly that Shen Yanfeng kept shivering nonstop.
“Shen Yanfeng, don’t try to drag my grandmother or the Jeon family into this. You have broken the law, so you have to get punished for it,” said Jungkook coldly.
The moment he finished his sentence, Jungkook gave his order, “Take him.”
“No… Don’t arrest me… No, don’t…”
Shen Yanfeng continued to put up a struggle, but it was futile and he was quickly taken away.
Word of Shen Yanfeng’s arrest quickly spread to the Shen, Chen, and Jeon family and into Yuan Wenrui and Seokwoo’s ears.
The news got to the Shen family first, because the moment Shen Yanfeng was apprehended, Shen Yanfeng’s secretary called Chen Qiuyin.
Chen Qiuyin was about to leave to meet her friends for a facial when she received a call from Shen Yanfeng’s secretary and learned that Jungkook had arrested Shen Yanfeng.
“What? Did Yanfeng get taken away by Jeon Jungkook and his men? Why?” asked Chen Qiuyin with her voice trembling in shock as her face turned ghastly pale.
Solbin happened to be around when Chen Qiuying answered the phone and was sitting in the living room eating fruit. The moment she heard what her mother said, she was instantly stunned and the apple in her hand fell onto the ground.
“He was charged for involvement in drug trafficking, bribery, and helping to cover up the drug traffickers’ tracks,” said Shen Yanfeng’s secretary.
“What?” The moment Chen Qiuying heard this, her face collapsed, and she was unable to wrap her mind around this.
“What? Did Dad get taken away by Jeon Jungkook? Was he involved in drug trafficking, bribery, and helping to cover up the drug traffickers’ tracks? How could he have abused his power? T-that’s impossible! This can’t possibly be happening. This is impossible…” Solbin found this inconceivable. How could her father have done this? What would happen to the family if her father was arrested?
Chen Qiuying found this unbelievable as well. However, since it was Shen Yanfeng’s secretary calling to inform her of the matter, it was probably true.
Chen Qiuying already knew that Shen Yanfeng had broken the law. Also, it had something to do with the Chen family, but she did not have the full details.
Was the Chen family going to get implicated now that Shen Yanfeng was arrested? Chen Qiuying promptly called Master Chen after thinking about this.
Master Chen was Chen Qiuying’s eldest uncle. Chen Qiuying’s parents passed away when she was just a kid, so she was raised in Master Chen’s household. They always treated her like she was their biological daughter, so Master Chen was like a father to Chen Qiuying.
The Chen family only found out about this matter when Chen Qiuying told them about it. They were terrified when they heard of Shen Yanfeng’s arrest.
“How could the Jeon family be so ruthless to their relatives?” said Master Chen furiously. Although Jungkook was the person who made the arrest, he must have done it with the Jeon family’s approval.
Despite knowing that the Jeon family were upright in nature, they were relatives with the Shen family after all, so they ought to have helped the Shens. However, they ended up disregarding these biological ties.
“Qiuying, go to the Jeon family immediately and talk to Master Jeon,” said Master Chen. No matter what, she had to give it a shot.
“Okay. I will go now…” Chen Qiuying wanted to give it a shot as well, so she acknowledged Master Chen before getting ready to head over to the Jeon residence.
Master Chen was terribly worried that Shen Yanfeng and his men’s actions would incriminate the Chen family. After all, the Chen family was involved in Shen Yanfeng’s drug trafficking business.
After Master Chen spoke to Chen Qiuying, he hung up the phone and quickly called Chen Jinpeng to talk to him about this, but Chen Jinpeng’s phone was off.
Master Chen was unworried about Chen Jinpeng. He was confident that Chen Jinpeng would not leave any clues lying around and was certain that Shen Yanfeng would not betray Chen Jinpeng.
The Shen family consisted of Shen Yanfeng and his wife and daughter as well as Shen Yanfeng’s little brother, Shen Yanzhi.
Although Master Shen had passed away years ago, Shen Yanfeng and Shen Yanzhi did not split the inheritance and move away. Instead, they were next-door neighbors.
The two of them were still closely linked through the family establishments. Since Shen Yanfeng was a politician and was unable to run any business privately, Shen Yanzhi managed all the family business.
However, even though Shen Yanzhi managed the family business, Shen Yanfeng had far more shares than his little brother. After all, the family business relied heavily on Shen Yanfeng and the Chen family.
Since Shen Yanfeng was a government official, most of his shares were placed under Shen Yanzhi’s name. Even though Shen Yanzhi was dying to steal Shen Yanfeng’s shares of the business, he did not have the guts to do it.
Despite knowing of Shen Yanfeng’s dirty deeds, Shen Yanzhi did not dare to bail on him. If anything happened to Shen Yanfeng, he would get incriminated as well. After all, most of the crimes Shen Yanfeng committed were done for the sake of the family business. If not for Shen Yanfeng’s involvement, the family business would never have performed so well. However, Shen Yanzhi did not come to know of Shen Yanfeng’s arrest through Chen Qiuying. Instead, he learned of it when the police went to the company.
Some of Shen Yanfeng’s illegal activities were connected with the family business, so it was under investigation. As the company CEO, Shen Yanzhi was naturally taken away for investigation.
In an instant, the Shen family went into chaos.
Master Jeon came to know of this matter firsthand from Jungkook while the others caught wind of the matter through word of mouth.
Most of the people in the Jeon family were unaware of Shen Yanfeng’s illegal activities, so everyone was caught by surprise when they heard this. It was unbelievable that Shen Yanfeng could be capable of this and the Jeon family were worried about getting embroiled.
Although the Jeon family did not take part in any illicit activities, people were bound to talk since they were relatives!
Everyone in the family was relieved to hear that Jungkook personally arrested Shen Yanfeng. That way, no one could accuse them of any collusion. After all, if the Jeon family had taken part in the drug trafficking, Jungkook would not have personally arrested Chen Jinpeng.
Since Jungkook was in charge of the operation, everyone was confident that he could take care of it.
…
The moment Yuan Wenrui caught wind of Shen Yanfeng’s arrest, he was furious. He had worked with Shen Yanfeng, so he was worried that Shen Yanfeng would divulge his participation.
Now that Chen Jinpeng was arrested, it was too late to get worried. He could only notify his father immediately and figure out how to deal with the problem.
Master Yuan was aware of Yuan Wenrui’s involvement in bribery and drug trafficking. He had always wanted to form an underground authority to deal with illegal activities.
Although the Yuan family owned commercial establishments, it was not a huge business and they did not have as many assets.
In comparison to common citizens, they were naturally wealthy folks. However, their assets were insignificant compared to a truly powerful family.
After Master Yuan learned of Shen Yanfeng’s arrest, he was terribly worried that Shen Yanfeng would divulge Yuan Wenrui’s involvement. Despite the Yuan family’s high status, they could not get away with everything! Also, Jungkook was behind the arrest!
The Yuan and Jeon families were one of the four most influential families in the capital and had comparable status, but the Jeon family was a notch higher than them. After all, the highest authority in the government hailed from the Jeon family.
The other families naturally felt afraid of the Jeon family and were dying to take over the Jeon family’s role as leader of the elite families. That would mean a far higher status for them.
For a moment, a thought crossed Master Yuan’s mind. If Yuan Wenrui ended up implicated, Yuan Wenrui would have to get sacrificed for the sake of the family. However, it was just a fleeting thought. Even though the Jeon family was more powerful than the Yuan family, the Yuans were completely capable of keeping Yuan Wenrui safe.
Despite this, it went to show how selfish Master Yuan was. Would Master Yuan give up on Yuan Wenrui if anything went wrong and they were unable to scoop Yuan Wenrui out of this mess? That went without saying! They could only make Yuan Wenrui take the fall for the family since he was the one who collaborated with Shen Yanfeng directly.
If they got desperate, what else could they do? It was impossible for them to confess that they were aware of the matter and attract trouble for themselves.
“It is impossible to see Shen Yanfeng now, so you can’t stop him from selling you out. Send someone to Shen Yanfeng’s place and try to get a hold of your contract and destroy it right away. As for any other evidence about your connection, it isn’t enough to prove you were both involved in illegal activities just because you were in touch with him. You can always say you are friends, right?” said Master Yuan.
That was right. Even though they were on opposing ends, and could never truly be friends, they always acted as though they were amicable on the surface. It was no big deal for Yuan Wenrui and Shen Yanfeng to occasionally meet up, have dinner or have some drinks. Also, Yuan Wenrui and Shen Yanfeng did not hang out often enough, so it was impossible to prove their ties.
Master Yuan continued, “If you can’t locate the contract, then blame it on the Jeons. In any case, Shen Yanfeng is on the same side as the Jeons and he is even their biological relative. If you accuse the Jeon family of getting involved with Shen Yanfeng’s illegal activities, I am sure the Jeon family will drop it. It is not worth ruining their reputation just to arrest you. Although it will damage our family standing a little, it is far better than having you arrested.”
“Uh huh. Got it.” Yuan Wenrui instantly felt enlightened and felt slightly relieved. He was confident the Jeon family would never go that far just to get him arrested as well.
Shen Yanfeng was on the same side as the Jeon family and even relatives with them, so it made absolute sense to make the Jeon family their scapegoat.
…
Seokwoo also wanted to touch Shen Yanfeng, but someone else beat him to it, so he was naturally annoyed. However, he did not take it to heart. After all, he was not the only person who could touch Shen Yanfeng out there.
Seokwoo suspected Jungkook of learning about his plans to touch Shen Yanfeng and use him to malign the Jeon family. He wondered if Jungkook arrested Shen Yanfeng before he got to him in an effort to thwart his plans. Or was this just a pure coincidence?
Since Jungkook had arrested Shen Yanfeng, it meant Jungkook had already started to investigate him and possessed all the evidence he needed. Seokwoo felt this was highly plausible.
Although the Rong and Jeon families were adversaries, he had to admit that the Jeons were far more upright than the other elite families. They did not hesitate to arrest officials even if they were allies.
The other three most influential families in the capital would never do it. They would simply warn government officials for flouting the law before anyone noticed and clean their tracks or even try to squeeze something out of the guilty parties for it. If anyone reported against these government officials, they would get forsaken by their families immediately.
Sometimes, Seokwoo really wished he was from the Jeon family.
Although he could not promise that he was entirely blameless, he did not like it when government officials abused their power. Each time he encountered people like them, he wanted to do his utmost to get rid of them. However, he could not do it owing to the family and could only turn a blind eye on these officials.
He always admired Jungkook. Even though Jungkook was a year younger than Seokwoo, Jungkook was several ranks higher than him. Hence, it was his dream to surpass Jungkook. Even though it was hard, he never gave up.
Since Jungkook had already arrested Shen Yanfeng, there was nothing Seokwoo could do about it.
“Damn it. I can’t believe Jeon Jungkook arrested him. After all the groundwork and investigation we did, he beat us to it. This is absolutely annoying.”
Seokwoo’s men were not as tolerant as Seokwoo. Even though they could not do anything about it, they kept complaining about it.
Even though they did not expect every mission to succeed, they were annoyed that someone else interfered.
“Uh huh! Do you think Jeon Jungkook found out we were investigating Shen Yanfeng? Otherwise, why would he suddenly arrest Shen Yanfeng?”
“I think it is just a coincidence. Despite Jeon Jungkook’s abilities, he can’t possibly foresee the future! Also, we only started to investigate Shen Yanfeng and we did it with great secrecy, but that doesn’t mean our plans were foolproof!
Jungkook did not know Seokwoo was investigating Shen Yanfeng. He happened to find out about it because Lisa found out and shared the intel with him. However, the main reason Jungkook could arrest Shen Yanfeng so quickly was because he already had proof of Shen Yanfeng’s criminal activities and was just waiting for the right opportunity.
“Enough. I know you are upset, but there is nothing I can do about it. Regardless of whether Jeon Jungkook found out about our investigation, Jeon Jungkook undeniably already had eyes on Shen Yanfeng ages ago,” said Seokwoo as he calmed everyone down.
Seokwoo’s men stopped talking about it since they knew exactly what Seokwoo was talking about.
More and more people learned of Shen Yanfeng’s arrest since nothing was done to conceal the fact.
Anyone who knew the Jeon family was keenly aware of their style. The moment any of their allies were guilty of committing a felony, they would personally handle them.
This was the reason government officials who were linked to them were highly honorable. Even though it was impossible to catch everyone guilty of abusing their power, most of them were only involved in minor crimes. After all, it was hard to conceal one’s tracks after committing a major felony.
When Shen Yanfeng was brought to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Jungkook did not allow him to see Chen Jinpeng right away. Instead, Jungkook went about interrogating him first.
However, Shen Yanfeng remained calm. Although silence alone would not save him, he bore hope that Jungkook was simply suspicious of his illegal activities and did not possess any real evidence. If Jungkook did not have any iron-clad evidence, Shen Yanfeng would be digging his own grave if he took the initiative to confess to anything.
“Shen Yanfeng, aren’t you going to confess?” asked Jungkook.
“Humph! Didn’t you say you had the evidence? If you have it, then show me what evidence you have!” said Shen Yanfeng. Although he was anxious and worried, he acted composed.
Since Shen Yanfeng asked, Jungkook handed Shen Yanfeng a stack of A4 paper documenting every detail of Shen Yanfeng’s crimes.
Right at the top, there was evidence of Shen Yanfeng’s corruption. It contained surveillance footage screenshots, the time and location of every incident, the amount of bribery involved, and everything he did to obtain the bribery. They managed to establish eight cases of bribery involving over $2.6 million in funds and other valuables such as jewelry.
They naturally did not possess evidence of all Shen Yanfeng’s bribery, but these were enough to charge him with. In any case, they had evidence of other major crimes he had committed!
There were screenshots of Shen Yanfeng talking to members of the Kirin Gang. Also, there were photos of him talking to Yuan Wenrui accompanied by a photocopy of his contract for his drug deals with Yuan Wenrui.
Shen Yanfeng felt increasingly scared as he went through the evidence, especially when he saw the contract for his dealings with Yuan Wenrui, but Shen Yanfeng refused to confess.
“Do you still refuse to confess to your crimes even though we have all this evidence against you?” asked Jungkook.
“These are fabricated. I was framed. Just because you produced this evidence does not mean this is the truth!” Shen Yanfeng continued to deny it desperately. Despite his denial, his reaction had already given him away.
“Fine. In that case, I will let you meet someone.” Despite Shen Yanfeng’s denial, Jungkook stayed calm. He gestured to Bambam and Bambam led Chen Jinpeng into the room.
The moment Shen Yanfeng saw Chen Jinpeng, he was startled. He did not expect them to arrest Chen Jinpeng. Did this mean they knew about the things that transpired four years ago?
Chen Jinpeng was equally startled when he saw Shen Yanfeng, but he was unsurprised. Since Jungkook had already arrested Shen Yanfeng, that meant it was just a matter of time before they learned of all their dealings.
Jungkook had probably investigated the Shen and Chen families ages ago!
Shen Yanfeng was unaware if Chen Jinpeng had betrayed him, so he harbored hope in his heart that he could get away with it. Shen Yanfeng pretended not to know Chen Jinming as he asked, “W-who is he?”
Shen Yanfeng thought he could save himself by denying to know Chen Jinpeng, but Jungkook and the others saw through the act and found him hilarious.
Despite Shen Yanfeng’s refusal to confess to his crimes, they already possessed ironclad evidence, so it was impossible for Shen Yanfeng to escape punishment.
Chen Jinpeng was unsurprised when Shen Yanfeng pretended not to know him, but he felt Shen Yanfeng was foolish to do this.
Even though Chen Jinpeng did not betray him, he would not have bothered to deny it like Shen Yanfeng in the face of facts since it was completely futile.
Jungkook must have arrested them when he had enough evidence to charge them. Even if they did not possess enough evidence, he was powerful enough to make it happen. Regardless of their confessions, the result would be the same.
“Pftt. When are you going to get it?” scoffed Bambam. “Shen Yanfeng, do you really think you can escape punishment by denying it? It’s impossible. Even if you do not admit to your crimes, the moment we have evidence, you can be charged.”
Shen Yanfeng instantly trembled and looked even more worried. He knew what Bambam was saying, but he simply refused to give up without a fight.
“Are you trying to bring false charges against me?” denied Shen Yanfeng as he accused Jungkook and the others of framing him.
“Here you go insisting on your innocence again. I don’t think we need to interrogate him anymore,” said Bambam. He had never met someone as stubborn as Shen Yanfeng. Also, they already possessed all the evidence they needed, so it was useless for Shen Yanfeng to deny it.
“You…” Shen Yanfeng was flustered. He knew regardless of his denial, there was no escaping punishment. Hence, Shen Yanfeng changed his strategy and decided to make them drop the case by reminding Jungkook that they were family as a last-ditch effort.
“Jungkook, how could you do this to me? I am your grandmother’s nephew. We are relatives!” said Shen Yanfeng as he looked at Jungkook earnestly.
Jungkook’s cool face became even colder in an instant. He looked at Shen Yanfeng sternly. “Shen Yanfeng, I told you to stop using my grandmother. To begin with, you aren’t even a Jeon. And even if anyone from the Jeon family commits a crime, they would get punished all the same.”
“You…” Shen Yanfeng did not expect Jungkook to be so heartless that he would even send his family behind bars.
Anyone guilty of a crime would feel Jungkook was heartless, but any decent man would feel Jungkook was right to do this.
Shen Yanfeng ended up confessing to his crimes from Jungkook’s pressure.
Since Shen Yanfeng confessed right in front of Chen Jinpeng, Chen Jinpeng confessed as well.
Meanwhile, Chen Qiuying had arrived at the Jeon residence but was barred entry. Regardless of how Chen Qiuying begged, she was not permitted to enter.
Even if Chen Qiuying was permitted to enter, they could not help with the case, so Jeon Changzhi was sent to tell Chen Qiuying to leave the property.
Chen Qiuyin refused to leave, so Jeon Changzhi said sternly, “Mrs Shen, the Jeon family has done enough for your family. If not for our support, would Shen Yanfeng reach his level of success? Do you think we know nothing about the things you did using our name? We simply chose to ignore it since it was no big deal. Also, Master Jeon kept reminding Shen Yanfeng to be a fair and just government official. Do you really think the Jeon family is able to do anything it likes? Even if we could, we would never help someone who doesn’t even respect Master Jeon or the clan. If Shen Yanfeng had the slightest respect for his uncle, he would have heeded his advice and become an incorruptible official. Please go back Mrs Shen! Otherwise, don’t blame me for sending the security guards to drive you out.” Jeon Changzhi spoke intimidatingly.
Although Jeon Changzhi was a butler, he was speaking on behalf of Master Jeon, so even if he sounded threatening it was completely fine.
Chen Qiuyin went speechless when she heard what Jeon Changzhi said.
Jeon Changzhi turned to go back in after he was done and had no intention to continue talking to Chen Qiuyin.
After Jeon Changzhi went back inside, Chen Qiuyin immediately called Master Chen.
Master Chen already knew that the Jeon family would not help. After all, he was keenly aware of what they were like. Even if a direct relative had committed a crime, they would follow the law without hesitation. He was simply trying his luck when he sent Chen Qiuying over.
Since Master Jeon made it so clear, Master Chen told Chen Qiuying to leave and avoid annoying the Jeon family even further.
Despite being furious about Master Jeon’s refusal to scoop Shen Yanfeng out of jail, Master Chen did not dare to complain about it.
For now, he was more concerned about the Chen family. After all, the Chen family was genuinely implicated in Shen Yanfeng’s crimes. However, his greatest fear quickly happened.
The eldest son of the Chen family, Chen Jinming was arrested. He happened to be Chen Qiuying’s eldest cousin and Chen Jinpeng’s older brother.
The moment Chen Jinming was arrested, Chen Jinming’s secretary notified Master Chen immediately. Master Chen was so shaken that he nearly fainted.
Sure enough, the Chen clan got implicated.
Master Chen felt Chen Jinming did not get arrested because Shen Yanfeng betrayed him. To begin with, they were working together. Since Jungkook was capable of gathering evidence against Shen Yanfeng, it was just a matter of time before he realized Chen Jinming was an accomplice.
Now that Jungkook had learned Chen Jinming played a part in their crimes, he would follow this lead and dig out everything there was to know about Chen Jinming’s involvement.
He wanted to see if anyone could help Chen Jinming, but it was completely futile since the Jeon family had approved his arrest.
The Jeon family had high status in the capital, so it was impossible to find someone more powerful to help! Even the families who stood on par with the Jeon family would never oppose the Jeon family if they could.
The Chen family could only sit around and wait anxiously.
After Chen Jinming was sent to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, he was interrogated on his own. Despite the evidence against him, Chen Jinming stayed quiet just like Shen Yanfeng. Even when Jungkook told him Shen Yanfeng had already confessed, he remained quiet. However, it finally dawned on Chen Jinming that there was no point staying quiet when he saw Chen Jinpeng.
Eventually, Chen Jinming confessed to his crimes.
No one knew about their confessions, but everyone kept talking about Shen Yanfeng and Chen Jinming’s arrest, especially about Shen Yanfeng.
99% of the people felt Shen Yanfeng deserved it. They hated them for trafficking drugs, accepting bribes, covering up for drug traffickers, and abusing power.
As government officials, they were in charge of the citizens’ welfare, but ended up bringing harm to their people, so they deserved to die.
Some people felt the Jeon family was heartless about this. They were relatives with the Chen family after all. Even if they did not help after the arrest, they could have helped to conceal their crimes before they were arrested! However, they did nothing of the sort and even sent Jungkook to personally nab them.
Although Jungkook was a soldier and it was the disciplinary department’s duty to punish corrupt government officials, anyone working for the government could get involved and help.
Anyone who felt that way were naturally unethical folks. If they expected help after breaking the law, they must be just as dishonest themselves.
…
Lisa called Yeji and the others and invited them out for dinner. She had already promised to treat them to dinner when she sold the bronze chimes.
They had planned on meeting for dinner yesterday. It was Saturday, so they would not have to worry about going to school and could hang out as late as they wanted. However, Lisa was busy yesterday, so they could only meet up today.
Since Lisa was busy, Yeji and the others were fine with the arrangement.
Although the school wasn’t very strict about the last self-study period, they had to get back to school tonight. So for the sake of maximizing their time together, Yeji and the others left campus at 1:00 pm.
After they met up and discussed where to go, they decided to go boating at some park.
Although they had been living in the capital for some time, they rarely came out together, since they had trouble making plans and were not free to come out on the same date. It would be no fun to hang out in just small groups.
After they arrived at the park, they rented a boat, put on life vests, and went boating on the lake.
The boats in the park were rather small and boats for four, six, and eight passengers were available. Since there were four of them in total, they picked a boat for four.
Two passengers had to cycle to make the boat move.
The boat rental charges went by the hour. It was 50 yuan per hour and they rented their boat for two hours.
Even though they did not intend to boat for two whole hours, the lake was huge and would take at least an hour to cover. They decided to rent the boat for two hours to ensure they had plenty of time to cover it.
Since they rented the boat for more than enough time, they didn’t have to worry about rushing through it.
When they took a break from boating, they started talking about things that happened in school recently.
Yeji told them that some female schoolmates came to make trouble for her. Nothing serious came of it since she ended up driving them away. Also, they would never dare to make trouble for her again.
Those girls were incapable of fighting and Yeji was a decent fighter, so no one wanted to get into a fight with her!
Yeji didn’t hurt them badly and simply threw them over her shoulder. At worst, their backs would be in pain for a couple of days.
The orientation party for Yeji’s school was taking place next Friday, so they held an audition on Wednesday.
Their class wanted to perform a play using an ancient period television drama. Yeji was going to be the second female lead and would act as an assassin.
Everyone wanted Yeji to be the female lead, but she wanted to play the second female lead. The part came with some martial arts performance, so if it was done well, it would end up a really good part.
Yeji’s classmates knew about her martial arts skills, so in the end they agreed that the part suited her.
Since it was an orientation party at the film academy, it was more serious than those held at other universities. They were trained as professional performers, so everyone did their utmost to perform well.
It was not just any orientation party, it was a competition.
A lot of professionals from the industry would be around to watch, including famous teachers, directors, and producers. If they did a good job, they might catch their eyes and land some roles.
Taehyun and Chaeryeong got along well with the rest of their classmates. Since they had good grades, they were the teacher’s favorites as well. However, it was natural for some conflicts to occur every now and then.
A lot of people didn’t know Taehyun and Chaeryeong were dating, so their suitors would try their luck and end up rejected. However, that did not mean they would give up when they were rejected.
After a girl got rejected by Taehyun, she discovered he was dating Chaeryeong. So she caused trouble for Chaeryeong, but ended up getting beaten up. After all, Chaeryeong had been practicing martial arts with Lisa for over half a year. Although she was not considered highly proficient yet, she was capable of throwing down four to five normal men, let alone a defenseless young woman! She could totally finish off girls like her in a matter of seconds.
All the girls in her dorm were terribly impressed.
Chaeryeong kept practicing martial arts as long as the weather permitted whenever she was free. Also, she went jogging with Taehyun every morning. They would also practice martial arts when they were together.
Chaeryeong used to be vulnerable and meek in nature, but after hanging out with Lisa, she gradually became stronger. She did not take the initiative to pick on others, but she did not stand down when people tried to bully her.
Now she would let the guy off if he offended her the first time, but attack if it was done repeatedly.
If she did not fight back, people would only think she was a pushover and encourage people to target her.
Even though the girl was beaten up by Chaeryeong, Taehyun went to warn her when he learned of the matter.
Although Taehyun was typically a gentleman, he was very protective of his girlfriend and was naturally furious when people tried to bully her. He preferred giving verbal warnings and avoided hitting a woman if he could.
The girl wanted to find help and seek revenge on Chaeryeong, but gave up after Taehyun warned her.
Since it was no big deal, they did not tell Lisa right away when it happened and only chatted about it when they had the time to hang out.
An hour and a half later, they arrived at the shore. It was still early, barely 4:00 pm, so they took a walk in the park.
“Chu Yeji?”
A quizzical voice shouted from behind.
The moment they heard the voice, they halted in their steps and turned to look.
It was three boys around their age. They were all over 1.8 meters in height and looked handsome. They were dressed trendily and looked like idols.
The boy walking right in front was the one who had just shouted for Yeji.
A lot of young women turned to look as they walked over. Some of the bolder women even turned to look infatuatedly.
The moment Yeji noticed who it was, her expression changed and looked a little annoyed
The boy was delighted to see it was genuinely Yeji and immediately strode over, “It really is you! I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me for a moment there!”
The boy looked at Lisa and the others. His eyes opened wide when he saw Lisa and noticed how beautiful she was! He was simply awestruck by her beauty, but he didn’t intend on hitting on her.
“Chu Yeji, aren’t you going to introduce your friends?” asked the boy.
“Why should I? I don’t know you that well, so stay away from me. Otherwise…” threatened Yeji fiercely as she raised her fists and waved them at the guy like she was going to pummel him.
The moment the boy saw her reaction, he retreated a few steps and was genuinely afraid.
“Stop it! I didn’t mean any harm,” said the boy indignantly.
“I don’t care. I don’t want to see you. Nothing good happens when I encounter you,” said Yeji angrily. Girls had already come making trouble for her twice because of the guy.
He was Han Sunghoon, a third-year student at the film academy. He was handsome and had already acted in several idol television dramas and was quite well-known.
When Sunghoon saw Yeji practicing martial arts, he kept harassing her to be his master.
Yeji couldn’t be bothered with him. Thanks to him, a couple of her classmates had made trouble with her, so Sunghoon was the last person she wanted to see. However, it did not go further than a slight dislike.
“Let’s go.”
Yeji didn’t want to see Sunghoon, so she pulled Lisa with Taehyun and Chaeryeong following behind them immediately.
“Hey! Let’s talk!” Sunghoon promptly came chasing after her. Yeji turned to kick Sunghoon in the belly.
Sunghoon saw the kick, but it was too late for him to dodge. He got kicked squarely in the belly and even fell onto the grass.
Since the grass was rather thick, it didn’t hurt much when he fell and only his belly was in a bit of pain.
Sunghoon also practiced martial arts and worked out often, so he was far stronger than an average man and this pain meant nothing to him.
Everyone was startled by the sight. No one expected this young woman to be so strong that she could kick a man to the ground.
The surrounding girls promptly targeted Yeji.
“That was too much! How could she beat him up?”
“Uh huh! How could she bring herself to kick such a gorgeous man? She’s simply terrible.”
“That’s right! Even if she is pretty, it doesn’t mean she can go around beating up people!”
“…”
Yeji looked annoyed when the girls reproved her. Sure enough, Sunghoon brought trouble for her again and even random people all felt sorry for him.
“Han Sunghoon, stop following me. Otherwise, I will personally ensure your image is ruined,” threatened Yeji as she left with Lisa. This time, Sunghoon didn’t chase after her since he was genuinely worried that Yeji would do just that! Since he was working in the entertainment industry, his image was very important.
“Are you okay?”
“Let me help you up!”
After Yeji and the others walked off, some pretty girls came over to help, it was a swarm of girls to be precise.
Sunghoon felt startled when he saw the girls. He nimbly stood up before they could come any closer to help. His actions were so swift that it was clear he was perfectly fine.
Sunghoon’s friends knew he was perfectly fine as well, so they did not attempt to help him up or check on him.
They felt Yeji was right to kick Sunghoon. If they were in Yeji’s position and ended up targeted by other girls in school because Sunghoon kept harassing her, they would want to beat him up too.
“It’s okay.” Sunghoon immediately waved his hand and said it was okay, then patted the weeds on his body and walked away looking embarrassed.
“Ha-ha, ha-ha, Sunghoon, shouldn’t you give up this time?”
After running away, Sunghoon’s two friends laughed out loud and one of them asked Sunghoon.
“Impossible!” Sunghoon refused to give up. “I do want her to be my kung fu teacher, but I think Chu Yeji is quite fun. I’m attracted to her.”
Saying that, Sunghoon showed great interest. He wasn’t mad at Yeji for hurting him at all. Instead, he enjoyed it. He could feel that Yeji didn’t use her full strength, or he would be really injured.
“What? Do you like Chu Yeji?”
Hearing that, Sunghoon’s 2 friends were both shocked.
“Not yet. I just think she’s fun. I don’t know whether I’ll change my mind in the future,” said Sunghoon. He was always honest about his feelings. In his eyes, there was nothing to hide.
“Han Sunghoon, do you have a masochistic tendency? Chu Yeji treated you so badly. Why are you still interested in her?” Sunghoon’s friend rolled eyes at him.
“Masochistic tendency?” Sunghoon squinted, then turned to his friend with a vague smile. “Why don’t you hit me to test it?”
His friend immediately stepped backwards. “No!”
If he dared to hit Sunghoon, Sunghoon would surely hit him back. It had happened before, so he wouldn’t try again.
Besides, he only said Sunghoon had a masochistic tendency when Sunghoon faced Yeji. He didn’t mean that Sunghoon was masochistic with everyone.
“Alright, let’s have a walk around. Perhaps we’ll run into them in a while,” said Sunghoon, then walked in the direction Yeji left.
Sunghoon’s friends shook their heads with a resigned look. It seemed that Sunghoon indeed had a masochistic tendency! He wouldn’t stop seeing Yeji. Wasn’t he afraid that he would be embarrassed again?
Because Sunghoon insisted on doing that, they had to follow him.
After Yeji and others walked away, Taehyun asked curiously, “Yeji, is that boy your admirer? He’s quite handsome. Weren’t you a little cruel by giving him a heavy kick?”
Yeji pursed her lips. In fact, she also realized that the heavy kick was slightly violent, but it had already happened. She couldn’t change it anyway.
“Kind of, but he admires me not because he likes me. He just wants me to teach him kung fu. I’m not interested! He also left a bad first impression on me.”
“He wouldn’t stop bothering me. A girl who admires him misunderstood and thought that he admires me, so 2 girls came to cause me trouble afterwards, so I hate him more now,” said Yeji, showing dislike on her face.
“Oh, I see!” Hearing that, Yeji’s friends understood her mood.
Because it was a weekend, there were many visitors in the park.
In addition to boating, there were other games in the park, but there weren’t as many as those in amusement parks. After all, they came here in order to enjoy the natural scenery.
Several of them went to play darts later.
At the same time, 2 men and 2 women walked to the darts field as well. All of them were about 25 to 30.
“Yiyi, you’re good at shooting, so you must be excellent at darts too. Why don’t you show us your skills?” a man said to a woman.
Because they were next to Lisa and the others, Lisa heard their conversation and turned to give them a glance.
Coincidentally, Xie Yiyi met Lisa’s eyes and was displeased to see Lisa’s stunning beauty. She didn’t seem obviously jealous, but somehow disliked Lisa.
Lisa could see that she was a soldier given her air. Anyway, Lisa didn’t care about it.
After they met each other’s eyes, they moved apart and Xie Yiyi replied to the man. “Sure.”
The man then asked the boss for 10 darts and handed them to Xie Yiyi.
Right when Xie Yiyi was ready to throw a dart, she heard a round of exclamations from her side. She turned and saw Lisa just hit the red spot with a dart. Xie Yiyi was slightly surprised by Lisa’s good luck!
In Xie Yiyi’s eyes, Lisa was just lucky.
It was not only Xie Yiyi, her companions also held the same idea.
Only Yeji and Lisa’s other friends knew that it was Lisa’s ability. Therefore, for them, it wasn’t surprising at all that Lisa was able to accurately hit the bull’s eyes. It would be surprising if she didn’t!
Those who believed that Lisa was able to do that due to good luck ignored the fact that Lisa stayed very calm. She wasn’t excited at all because she hit the red spot, which proved her abilities.
Lisa didn’t care about other people’s opinions about her. They would know whether she relied on good luck or her abilities after several other throws.
After that, Xie Yiyi threw a dart, but failed to hit the red spot. It was quite close anyway, so it wasn’t a bad result.
Xie Yiyi, however, was very dissatisfied. Normally she wouldn’t mind it, but today was different. Lisa just hit the red spot. If she failed, it would make her feel that she was worse than Lisa, even if she believed that Lisa was just lucky.
She had no intention of competing against Lisa, but she simply hated Lisa and ached to win. In addition, she was an officer with a rank in the military. It would be humiliating if she lost to a common girl.
Right after Xie Yiyi threw a dart, Lisa did the same and she hit the red spot once more, which amazed everyone.
“Jesus, she did it twice! She’s quite lucky,” said someone.
Hearing that, Yeji and her friends were unhappy and Yeji retorted at once. “Nonsense. It has nothing to do with luck. It’s her ability. Lili can hit the red spot with 10 darts in a row.”
Her words shocked other people, especially Xie Yiyi and Xie Yiyi’s friends.
“What? She can hit the bull’s eye with 10 darts in a row? Seriously?” Someone questioned it, but there was no hatred in his tone. He was merely amazed.
Some people held doubts too, but they didn’t say it aloud.
Xie Yiyi refused to believe that Lisa could do that. She began to observe Lisa and realized that Lisa was a kung fu lover. However, she didn’t know Lisa’s level.
“Of course!” said Yeji proudly.
Lisa said nothing and only gave Yeji a loving glance. She wasn’t annoyed at all because Yeji was defending her.
“Do it now!”
In an instant, many people urged Lisa to hit the red spot with 10 darts in a row. They were excited, looked forward to seeing it, waited to laugh at Lisa, or took her as a joke. The majority of the onlookers actually waited to make fun of Lisa because most of them didn’t believe that Lisa was able to hit the red spot every time. It was very hard after all.
Xie Yiyi didn’t believe it either, but she became curious after seeing Lisa’s calm expression. She wanted to witness whether Lisa was able to hit the red spot every time, so she stopped throwing more darts.
“Funny. Hit the bull’s eye with all the darts? Aren’t you afraid that you’ll make yourself a joke by bragging so ridiculously?” said someone, full of mockery.
The person who said that was a girl the same age as them. She was pretty, but she had a hateful attitude. Along with the girl were several other young men and women. They all showed disdain on their faces.
“You’ll see whether she’s bragging! Don’t deny other people without seeing the result. Who do you think you are?” said Yeji in a bad attitude.
“I don’t think she can do that. If she does, I will call her my grandma,” said the girl.
“Really? You want to be her granddaughter? Nice, you’ll call her your grandma if she succeeds,” said Yeji. Since the girl proposed that idea on her own, Yeji was more than willing to see the funny scene. She knew that Lisa wouldn’t reject it, so she accepted the challenge on her own initiative. “If you dare to refuse to do it, don’t blame me for punishing you.”
Saying that, Yeji covered her fist with another, making her joints crack to tell other people that she was very good at kung fu.
Hearing the sounds, the girl panicked a little, but she still refused to believe that Lisa could hit the red spot every time.
“Sure, if she loses, she must call me her grandma as well,” said the girl. She was unwilling to be punished alone. Since they were going to bet, they must receive the same punishment.
This time, Yeji didn’t agree right away. Instead, she turned to look at Lisa.
“No problem,” said Lisa. Given the current situation, she couldn’t say no, or she would be a coward.
As Yeji believed, Lisa was willing to accept the girl’s challenge. If she wasn’t, she wouldn’t have given Yeji the chance to accept the girl’s challenge early on.
Seeing Lisa’s confident expression, Xie Yiyi became less doubtful. Lisa seemed very mature and stable. She didn’t seem to be arrogantly stupid.
Is she really able to do that?
Xie Yiyi found it hard to believe.
Either way, Lisa was going to throw the darts in her hands, so she cared little about their attitudes. Moreover, she had a bet with the girl, so she was determined to win.
After that, Lisa began to throw darts one after another without pause and each dart accurately hit the red spot.
Everyone was amazed, because other people had to spend some time aiming at the red spot but Lisa seemed to throw darts randomly. It proved her incredible ability.
“Jesus, it’s unbelievable! She did hit the red spot every time.”
“It’s her ability! It has nothing to do with good luck.”
“She’s a real goddess.”
“…”
Xie Yiyi felt heavily hit and reluctant to throw darts again, because she wasn’t able to hit the red spot. She didn’t want to embarrass herself, so she handed the darts to the man next to her.
The man knew what Xie Yiyi was thinking, so he said nothing. In fact, even if she lost, it wasn’t a big deal. After all, there were few people who could hit the red spot every time like Lisa.
Actually, it was already very outstanding among the visitors here if one was able to hit the red spot 3 or 4 times with 10 darts.
Xie Yiyi took Lisa as her enemy, so she cared too much about the result.
Before Lisa and her friends left, Xie Yiyi called hers to leave.
Xie Yiyi’s jealousy and hatred for Lisa were too obvious to be ignored, but Lisa couldn’t care less about her because it happened very often. Lisa wouldn’t be affected by the negative emotions.
The girl who had the bet with Lisa was stunned and her face took on a ghastly expression. She subconsciously wanted to run away, but Yeji stopped her.
“What? Do you want to run away?” Yeji said, gloating over the girl’s embarrassment.
Seeing that, the girl’s friends didn’t stand out to help her. They weren’t afraid of Yeji, but they actually disliked the girl. They were reluctant to help the girl and they wanted to see her embarrassed.
The girl was always arrogant. They were friends, but she treated other people badly as if they were her servants. She often shouted at them, being quite hateful.
Because of her family background, they were slightly scared of her. She wasn’t seriously terrible to them, so they tolerate it.
Stopped by Yeji, the girl was a little horrified and immediately turned to her friends for help, but her friends hesitated to step forward. The girl was as angry as she was embarrassed.
“You…”
There were many of them, but none of them dared to stand out because they were afraid that Lisa was really good at fighting.
Witnessing that scene, many people found it quite ironic. The girl must have a bad reputation in her circle so that even her friends were unwilling to help her.
The girl realized that they wouldn’t help her and she could only rely on herself, so she tried to scare Yeji and said, “Do you know who I am?”
“Ha-ha.” Yeji laughed mockingly, then said with disdain, “Stop bullying other people with your status. I don’t care who you are. Whoever you are, I’m not afraid. You better do what you agreed to right now, or I’ll have to take action.”
“You…” The girl was mad. She was surprised by Yeji’s confidence.
“Be quick. We don’t have patience or time to waste on you,” said Yeji impatiently, then she clenched her fists making her joints crack again.
Nobody stood out to help the girl because they were all amazed by Lisa’s performance. They admired her and were more willing to stand with her. Besides, the girl challenged Lisa first, so she should do what she agreed to after she lost.
Scared by the sounds of Yeji’s knuckles cracking, the girl blurted out. “Grandma!”
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