Su Qing's sudden action shocked everyone present.
He looked refined and gentle, yet in front of everyone, he bared his fangs, leaving everyone momentarily stunned.
"Su Qing!"
"Brother!"
Li Zijun and Su He exclaimed, the former urging him to calm down, while the latter was simply worried he'd act out in anger again, causing trouble. After all, even though Li Zijun was a cop, if the other side really lost it, they'd still suffer.
The thug, who got a bottle smashed over his head by him, was lying on the ground, screaming, with a large swath of blood flowing from his forehead.
Su He's blow hadn't even broken the bottle; it looked bloody, but in reality, it was just a scratch. However, Su Qing's blow spared no force, shattering the bottle and likely cracking his skull.
Watching his underling get a bottle smashed over his head right in front of him, Yang Dayong felt he couldn't keep face, stepping forward with a grim expression, "Brother, that's too much."
"For Li's sake, we already apologized to you guys. But if you're really gonna push us too far, Li, you can't blame me for not showing respect."
Hearing this, Li Zijun stepped forward, pointing at Yang Dayong and sternly said, "What, you wanna make a move? Go ahead, try it!"
"It's not that I wanna make a move, he's the one who started it. You know what we're like. Worst case, we all go to the station together, it's not a big deal."
At this point, Yang Dayong was being straightforward. He was a hoodlum, and a bunch of people called him the boss. If he didn't stand up now, who would respect him in the future?
Besides, he knew Li Zijun's background—just a police officer, not a bigwig. Worst case, he'd go in. If it were those commanders or something, he'd be wary, but Li Zijun, a mere cop, wasn't at that level.
He didn't commit major crimes; today's incident was at most group fighting. He caused so much trouble he was practically self-taught in law like a chronic patient becomes a good doctor.
Indeed, hearing this, Li Zijun had a headache. Yang Dayong was notoriously slick, committing small offenses repeatedly, in and out of the detention center several times, and he didn't care.
"Zijun, it's okay, I can handle it," Su Qing said calmly upon seeing this.
Then he walked over to the side and sat on the couch, picking up a cigarette from the table and lighting it by himself.
He didn't smoke, but he could. He almost never smoked, only lighting up when something bothered him.
"Phew~~"
Exhaling the smoke, Su Qing looked up, his gaze sharp and dangerous, coldly saying:
"I asked, who sent you here?"
Hearing this, Li Zijun was taken aback, then asked, "Did you find something?"
She knew Su Qing's performance at the police station, also knowing he was perceptive at seeing through people's hearts.
Su Qing didn't reply, just stared intently at Yang Dayong, waiting, waiting for the narrative to trigger and reveal the truth of the matter.
Such deliberate revenge must have been directed by someone. Su He, as a freshly graduated student, naturally wouldn't have interacted with someone like Yang Dayong, so the instigator must be someone else.
"No, I said it was a misunderstanding. But you, hitting our people, you owe us an explanation."
At the moment of denial, the narrative appeared as expected.
[Hoodlum Yang Dayong is lying; actually, he did this at the instigation of his new girlfriend Jiang Xuelan]
Hearing the narrative, Su Qing was shocked, his mind reeling as the narrative continued but wasn't too important. Simply put, it started because last time at school, he accidentally mentioned Li Gang's name.
Although he didn't explicitly say it, high schoolers nowadays aren't kids; they'd naturally get suspicious, especially given their own mother's attitude.
Then on a return visit home, during a conversation with her father, she mentioned Li Gang's name, immediately arousing his suspicions, and under questioning, Jiang Xuelan recounted the school's events.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, her father seemed to have discovered something. Then the couple quarreled violently, divorced after a few days, and her father even doubted if his daughter was his biological child.
This incident hit Jiang Xuelan hard, making her believe Su He was the real culprit, wanting to use her boyfriend to teach Su He a lesson, which led to today's events.
Knowing the truth, Su Qing wasn't as tense anymore. Ultimately, Su He became an innocent victim because of him.
"Did your girlfriend tell you how to deal with my sister?" Su Qing sneered.
Hearing this, Yang Dayong tensed up and snorted coldly, "Changing the topic? I just wanna know how you plan on dealing with hitting our people?"
Su Qing didn't answer, instead continuing, "They're probably still in your room, Zijun, go have a look."
Hearing this, Yang Dayong felt a chill. Even if exposed, it wasn't a big deal, but having Su Qing blatantly reveal it made him nervous, especially with the other's sharp, sinister gaze seemingly piercing straight through him, making him very apprehensive.
"Fine, I'll go take a look. Yang Dayong, I'm warning you, don't act rashly."
With that, Li Zijun went out directly, and seeing this, Yang Dayong realized he couldn't hide it any longer, but it wasn't a big deal anyway.
After Li Zijun left, Su Qing extinguished the cigarette in his hand in the ashtray, stood up, and softly said:
"As for the explanation you want, haha."
Stepping forward, he came in front of Yang Dayong, smiling, "Everyone's got family, you're no exception, right?"
"You're threatening me? Kid, you're still wet behind the ears. Do you know where I live?" Yang Dayong sneered.
As soon as the words fell, the narrative appeared, revealing Yang Dayong's family information and recent 'major events' in Su Qing's mind.
Leaning over, Su Qing whispered into his ear:
"Yang Dayong, twenty-seven years old, lives in Jiangcheng City, Jinhua District, Donghe Village, with parents alive. Oh yes, you also have a brother in second grade at the third junior high, right."
"It doesn't matter to me; my sister is about to go to university, might even move out of town. My parents are traveling, and you can't find me. I don't stay home anymore, I'll just visit less often."
"If pushed, rent a car, get full coverage, park at the third middle school's gate, and just step on the gas; the insurance company will cover it, what do you think?"
His voice was chillingly cold, with ruthless eyes.
This time he was truly angry. If he'd been late today, who knows what could've happened to Su He; these people weren't good news.
When his family was threatened, Su Qing, who usually seemed harmless, showed an unknown side.
Facing a raging Su Qing, Yang Dayong was also a bit scared, mainly shocked that the other had grasped his family's situation in such a short time—what power was this?
Since ancient times, the fierce feared the reckless, and the reckless feared those who didn't fear death.
"You..." Yang Dayong was somewhat flustered, but Su Qing's next words were like a bucket of cold water poured over his head.
"Three days ago, construction materials were stolen from the East Suburb factory; wanna check at your house's back mountain?"
Yang Dayong: "Bro, let's talk this over."
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