Chapter 1417 - 1407: Lesson Learned

Chapter 1417: Chapter 1407: Lesson Learned

"Alright, since everyone understands, let’s go about our business. I came here this time only for this matter." Elder Xu finished speaking, and was the first to rise and leave the meeting room. The personnel promptly stood up to send Elder Xu off.

Meanwhile, with Jiang Cheng.

"Alright, Mr. Jiang, we’ll definitely deliver and install these electricals at your residence this afternoon. Thank you for your trust in us." The attendant, confirming the payment receipt, was grinning from ear to ear—the commission was enough for a month’s work!

"Alright, if I’m not home by then, remember to call me." Jiang Cheng said.

"Okay, Mr. Jiang. Take care, and you’re welcome anytime." The attendant enthusiastically saw him off. No one would speak harshly to their patron saint of fortune.

Leaving the mall, Jiang Cheng and others didn’t want to head back to the company. Standing by the roadside, fidgeting about where to go to unwind, several vans pulled up beside them.

After several doors shutting, standing before Jiang Cheng and others were over a dozen burly men wielding iron rods and the balding middle-aged man from the mall earlier.

"Boss, that’s the punk, and those two brats who mocked me so gleefully!" said the balding middle-aged man to a person who appeared to be a boss. Seeing the balding middle-aged man come back seeking revenge, Wen Xiaobai immediately stepped in front of Zhang Mengmeng—this was her time to shine as a bodyguard.

Reflecting on the curse of beauty, Jiang Cheng heard Zhang Mengmeng’s words and responded lightly, "Then let him never see you again."

The group burst into laughter upon hearing Jiang Cheng’s words. "Boss, haha, he said he wants to make sure you can’t see that chick. Do you think they’re trying to hide? Haha!" One henchman laughed exaggeratedly, which seemed to please the boss, making him laugh heartily too.

"Charge in, you’ve messed with my people on my turf and you still want to hide? Hand over that chick, and maybe I’ll consider leaving you whole! Hahaha," said the boss, laughing heartily.

"Oh? If you say so, then I’ll leave you a whole corpse. Remember, when I say ’can’t see,’ I mean I’m going to blind you!" Jiang Cheng’s voice had barely faded before, in the blink of an eye, he’d moved in front of the boss, relentlessly striking the boss’s left eye.

Bang!

A muffled sound rang out. At this moment, the boss had already fallen to the ground, clutching his left eye and wailing uncle.

"Ah!! My eye! Ah! I can’t see!" Trickles of blood seeped through the gaps between the fingers clutching his eye.

"What are you standing around for! Get them for me! Call an ambulance!" The boss rolled on the ground wailing, yet still remembered to tell his henchman to avenge him.

Jiang Cheng didn’t pay any mind to the dozens of burly men who had come up, "Wen Xiaobai, I’ll leave it to you. Don’t forget about his right eye." Jiang Cheng said to Wen Xiaobai.

"Sure thing." Wen Xiaobai stepped forward two steps, immediately responding, and before anyone saw any action from her, the dozen or so burly men fell one after another. Even Jiang Cheng was somewhat amazed by this scene. This efficiency was much faster than using brute force himself. Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but sigh.

Wen Xiaobai gave Jiang Cheng a nod, revealing an arrogant demeanor. But it must be said, she indeed had the capital for arrogance; at least with this move, even Jiang Cheng felt if he wasn’t extremely cautious, he would surely fall for her tricks.

"What are you standing around for, go and take care of his other eye." Jiang Cheng said displeasedly, humph, it’s just using poison, if I were from the Tang Sect I’d do it too! Jiang Cheng thought distastefully. Honestly, he was somewhat envious of this move, thinking he might go and let that sect leader teach him a trick or two when there’s time for appearances.

"Don’t worry, he’s already fallen for my poison. I guarantee he won’t see the moon tonight. Unless the sect leader himself intervenes, no one can save him." Wen Xiaobai said arrogantly. The Tang Sect excels in the world’s poisons, and when it comes to using poison, no one on earth can match them.

"Since you say so, what can I say?" Jiang Cheng waved his hand, about to leave with the two women, when the sound of sirens closed in from afar.

"Ah, always the hindsight, arriving now, others would’ve lost half a life by this time." Jiang Cheng said, estimating it was the nearby passersby who saw Jiang Cheng and the others surrounded by a group of armed men and called.

But calling an ambulance was urgent now, considering the guy lying on the ground clutching his eye seemed seriously injured. Right when the lead person finished contacting and looked again at the boss lying on the ground, he was shocked, "Hua? How is it you?" The team member was stunned.

The one called Hua, at this point, couldn’t hear the team member’s question anymore, already consumed by overwhelming pain. And seeing Hua so severely injured, anger surged in the team member’s heart.

This Hua was a gangster leader in his district, with dozens of men under him, usually quite tactful, not only paying respects on time but occasionally inviting him over for women, making his days very comfortable. But now his source of income was beaten like this—how could he not be enraged!

"What’s going on now! Huh? Who beat up the people like this?"

The team member looked at Jiang Cheng and the others and asked, clearly asking the obvious. But Jiang Cheng, with the intention of fulfilling his duty, cooperated by answering him, "This, the thing is like this..."

But Jiang Cheng was interrupted before he could finish his sentence.

"I just want to ask you, who hit the people?" The team member asked impatiently. "It was me," Jiang Cheng said. "But these dozen or so people lay down to sleep by themselves. I don’t know what’s going on."

Indeed, Hua did hit himself, but these thugs were drugged by Wen Xiaobai. Wen Xiaobai just mentioned it was just ordinary knockout drugs, only stronger. The drug effect will gradually wear off as the blood absorbs it, and the person will wake up. It’s impossible to detect anything at the hospital, so Jiang Cheng said it like that.

"Fall asleep on their own? Do you take me for a three-year-old child? I’m telling you, you better cooperate with us! Otherwise, besides intentional assault, I’ll charge you with obstruction!" The team member said sternly, already setting Jiang Cheng up for intentional injury.

"These people came to cause trouble, we were just defending ourselves," Jiang Cheng explained. However, at that moment, he vaguely felt that this team member seemed to be targeting him deliberately. Wen Xiaobai also noticed something suspicious and secretly took out his phone to send a text message to his Sect Leader Tang Yuan.

"Self-defense? And then one person injured, a group lying on the ground? It seems you won’t cry until you see your own coffin. Come with us." The team member said, pulling out handcuffs to cuff Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng looked at the team member, knowing he was in conflict with him and today wouldn’t end well.

"Think it through. Putting it on is easy, taking it off might not be so easy," Jiang Cheng said, expressionlessly.

"You’re not overthinking it? Intentional injury causing serious harm and you still want it taken off? Who do you think you are?" the team member sneered derisively.

"Alright, then let’s do it," Jiang Cheng extended his hand to cooperate with the team member. "That’s more like it," the team member said, putting the silver bracelet on Jiang Cheng. "Jiang Cheng, you..." Zhang Mengmeng was a little worried. Now she didn’t know Jiang Cheng was tied to the local power, being part of the Special Operations Division of the Safety Team. She just thought that both of them had no power or influence in this era, and didn’t stand a chance against these team members. Although escaping wasn’t difficult, it would be impossible to have a foothold in this area from now on.

"Don’t worry, I won’t be in trouble. We still have to eat hot pot tonight. You and Xiaobai go back and prepare, wait for me to come back and have hot pot together tonight," Jiang Cheng said casually. Seeing Jiang Cheng’s confident expression, Zhang Mengmeng’s worry lessened significantly for some reason.

"Hmph, wishful thinking. Hot pot, I’ll let you eat," the team member said, ushering Jiang Cheng into the car.

Watching the car drive away, Zhang Mengmeng’s worry increased again. "Don’t worry, Mengmeng, I’ve already told my master about this, he will definitely get Jiang Cheng out. Don’t worry, you know my master’s strength, and there’s still Elder Xu, did you forget?" Wen Xiaobai comforted Zhang Mengmeng, but she wasn’t too worried because she knew her Sect Leader’s capabilities.

Hearing Wen Xiaobai’s words, Zhang Mengmeng remembered the two elders they had lunch with at noon. Yes, how could she forget them? Elder Xu is the military’s deputy head in the region, what’s a mere team member? Thinking of this, Zhang Mengmeng wasn’t too worried anymore.

"Let’s go buy everything we need for the hot pot and wait for Jiang Cheng to come back tonight," Zhang Mengmeng said.

At this moment, Tang Yuan was sitting in Elder Xu’s car, preparing to head to Yanbang with him when his phone buzzed twice. Tang Yuan took out his phone and saw it was a message from Wen Xiaobai. "That little girl, just separated and she’s already texting me," Tang Yuan thought curiously, but as soon as he opened the message, his face changed.

Elder Xu noticed Tang Yuan’s expression wasn’t good and asked him what happened.

"Elder Xu, Jiang Cheng was arrested," Tang Yuan said.

"What? He was arrested? By which force?"

"Oh? Arrested? Did he break the law?" Elder Xu asked expressionlessly. "I’m not very clear about the details. Wen Xiaobai just texted me saying Jiang Cheng was taken by a team member, nothing else was mentioned," Tang Yuan said. "Alright, I’ll call Xiaobai now to ask about the details."

Elder Xu, still expressionless, nodded slightly. Despite his calm demeanor, Tang Yuan knew he was really angry inside.

"Hello, Xiaobai?" The call connected.

"It’s me, Sect Leader. Sect Leader, Jiang Cheng was taken away by a team member," Wen Xiaobai immediately said when she knew it was the Sect Leader calling.

"Okay, I know. What happened? Tell me in detail," Tang Yuan said. He knew that understanding the ins and outs of the situation was crucial for knowing what to do next.