"Are you sick?" Cheng Tianxue said.
A hand of white jade, deliberately swayed in front of Zhang Xiaohao.
"You’re the one who’s sick! Look at me, do I look like I’m ill?" Zhang Xiaohao retorted irritably.
"Well, now you don’t seem sick, but you really did a moment ago," Cheng Tianxue remarked seriously.
"..." Zhang Xiaohao instantly fell silent.
"I’m going to call Xiao Jing now, to see if she can come over and maybe spend some money to settle this matter," Cheng Tianxue said.
She took out her mobile phone, intending to dial Zhang Jing’s number.
"There’s no need!" Zhang Xiaohao pressed on her hand, speaking earnestly.
"Idiot! Do you really want to end up in jail?" Cheng Tianxue exclaimed angrily.
"Believe me, nothing will happen, just wait ten minutes," Zhang Xiaohao said.
Facing Zhang Xiaohao’s earnest gaze, Cheng Tianxue took a deep breath and responded, "Fine! I’ll wait another ten minutes. If after ten minutes, the person that lunatic mentioned hasn’t arrived, you must listen to what I say."
"Mhm," Zhang Xiaohao nodded.
"Xue’er, there’s something I really don’t understand. This matter started because of Zhang Jing, and all these days, has she really just turned a blind eye?" Zhang Xiaohao voiced his confusion.
"You’ve misunderstood Xiao Jing! On the first day the Guan Martial Arts Hall showed up at our door, Xiao Jing came with reinforcements, but in the end, she was driven away by some higher-up! Right there and then, Xiao Jing lost her temper and was prepared to make a final stand! Eventually, Uncle Zhang rushed over, knocked her out, and took her home. She’s been grounded ever since," Cheng Tianxue explained.
"What a great Uncle Zhang! I saved his daughter, yet he doesn’t lift a finger to help me!" Zhang Xiaohao said coldly.
"It’s not Uncle Zhang’s fault. Someone powerful from Beijing has spoken, placing tremendous pressure on Uncle Zhang and Uncle Su. If they dared to make a move rashly, they would face thunderous fury! Even so, Uncle Zhang and the others have been secretly protecting us, keeping those unsavory characters at bay! Otherwise, it wouldn’t be just the Guan Martial Arts Hall – other forces might have interfered," Cheng Tianxue said.
"Humph! A dog bites Lu Dongbin; one does not recognize a good person’s heart!" Su Ruobai scoffed at that moment.
"Hey! What have I done to you, why are you cursing me?" Zhang Xiaohao said.
"Uncle Su is Ruobai’s father," Cheng Tianxue reminded him.
"Cough! Cough! I didn’t mean it like that," Zhang Xiaohao said awkwardly.
"Hmph!" Su Ruobai snorted disdainfully.
Right then, several sounds of cars braking urgently came from the outside.
More than twenty fully armed soldiers, led by a young major, rushed in swiftly.
"Major Zhang Danian, at your service, sir!" The major stopped in front of Zhang Xiaohao and saluted respectfully.
"Thank you for your hard work!" Zhang Xiaohao replied with an equally serious salute.
"At your command, sir!" Zhang Danian said dutifully.
"There are criminals here who have attempted to threaten my life. I have already neutralized them. I order you to take their bodies away!" Zhang Xiaohao ordered.
"Yes, sir!" Zhang Danian answered respectfully.
With a wave of his hand, two fully armed soldiers immediately carried the body of the second senior brother and headed outside.
"Sir, any further orders?" Zhang Danian asked.
"You all can go back. Please convey my regards to Mr. Xu; I will make a special visit another day!" Zhang Xiaohao said.
"Yes, sir! Farewell, sir!" Zhang Danian saluted respectfully.
He turned and, with a group of fully armed soldiers, headed outside.
The piercing sound of police sirens suddenly rose at that moment.
Five or six police cars abruptly stopped outside.
Dozens of fully armed police officers rushed down, led by a middle-aged man who appeared to be a chief.
With a wave of his hand, he steeled himself to stand in front of these fully armed soldiers.
"I am Zhou Dahai, the chief of the municipal bureau. I’ve received a report that a deliberate murder has occurred here! Comrade, please call out your leader," Zhou Dahai said with a tingling scalp.
Facing these iron-blooded soldiers and seeing their equipment, his heart also tumbled.
If it weren’t for the pressure from above, he would never have come to meddle in this messy affair.
"You have one minute to clear the way! Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite!" Zhang Danian said coldly.
"Comrade, I’m also on duty here, please cooperate with me," Zhou Dahai said.
"This is military classified information! You have no authority to inquire! I warn you again, clear the way! Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite!" Zhang Danian said indifferently. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel•fire.net
Zhou Dahai felt a wave of frustration, realizing that in the eyes of the other party, his rank of departmental bureau chief was apparently too low.
"Comrade, it’s my duty as well. Please cooperate further, or you could make a call to your leader explaining the situation here?" Zhou Dahai said.
"What do you want to know?" Zhang Xiaohao asked with a cold face as he walked out from inside the company.
"Ah! It’s you!" On seeing Zhang Xiaohao, Zhou Dahai was greatly surprised and felt a wave of frustration all over again.
It felt like today was his unlucky day.
"Greetings, Chief!" Seeing Zhang Xiaohao coming out, a group of soldiers saluted him respectfully.
"Hmm," Zhang Xiaohao nodded, looking at Zhou Dahai, and said, "What do you want to know?"
"Greetings, Chief!" Zhou Dahai saluted with much frustration.
"In response to the Chief, I received a report that a deliberate homicide has taken place here!" Zhou Dahai said.
"You’re correct! Not long ago, indeed, a murder occurred here!" Zhang Xiaohao said.
"Please, Chief, grant me some leeway to let me lead my team in for investigation," Zhou Dahai said, forcing himself to speak up.
"Just now, an assailant was preparing to carry out an assassination on me and has been subdued by me! This matter has been taken over by the military and is highly confidential. You should go back," Zhang Xiaohao said flatly.
He didn’t make things difficult for him!
Zhou Dahai hesitated for a moment, just about to say something.
Suddenly, several luxury cars arrived, screeching to a halt.
The car doors opened quickly.
Disciples clad in Guan Martial Arts Hall practice attire, led by a scrawny man with a wiry bearded face, walked over with an aura of menace.
"Director Zhou, it was I who called the police! Has the criminal been caught?" the wiry man said arrogantly.
"Who are you?" Zhou Dahai asked with a dark expression.
Proudly puffing out his chest, the wiry man was immediately identified by a disciple from Guan Martial Arts Hall: "This is our senior brother from Guan Martial Arts Hall!"
Right then, the wiry man’s cell phone rang.
He answered the call casually with a couple of words and then handed the phone to Zhou Dahai.
"What do you mean?" Zhou Dahai asked.
"It’s for you!" the wiry man said.
Zhou Dahai hesitated for a moment but still took the phone.
A few minutes later, with a grim face, Zhou Dahai handed the phone back to the wiry man. Taking a deep breath and struggling internally, he finally did something he would later be proud of, "So it’s senior brother, right? Matters of the military, I have no right to intervene!"
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