Volume One, Chapter 15: Letting Go

What the hell is going on?
You dialed the wrong number, big brother.
Lin Shaodong was both angry and furious.
He thought Zhang Chao had mistaken someone.
“Can you make sure before you act?”
“Damn it, you’ve got the wrong person, do you understand?”
Slap! Slap!
Before he could finish, Zhang Chao strode over, grabbed Lin Shaodong by the collar, and dealt several heavy slaps.
“Little Lin family, I gave you face calling you Young Master Lin.”
“If I don’t give you face, then what the hell are you? Huh?”
Zhang Chao didn’t hold back at all.
“I was wrong.”
“I was wrong.”
“Brother, I’m sorry!”
Lin Shaodong covered his head, quickly begging for mercy and apologizing.
It turned out this guy had come for him from the start. Although Lin Shaodong didn’t understand why, his life mattered most. Being slapped like this, he felt his life might end here.
“Get lost!”
Zhang Chao opened the closed door.
“Fine, I’m going, I’m going,” Lin Shaodong kowtowed.
“Dong, about the project…” Jiang Wenwen spoke up unwillingly.
“Let’s talk after we leave,” Lin Shaodong said, smiling at Zhang Chao while pulling Jiang Wenwen away.
Once outside, he explained, “Didn’t you see Zhang Chao was angry? How dare you mention cooperation now?”
“Manager Zhang is like this?” Jiang Wenwen was very dissatisfied.
“Maybe because I called him over so loudly.” Lin Shaodong gritted his teeth.
Zhang Chao was a big shot who came from Jinling with Huang Yancheng.
According to his father, Zhang Chao was a martial arts master, one of the best in the entire Jiangnan region—only a handful might be stronger than him.
Such a person naturally had a temper.
It was his own oversight.
He was used to bossing people around, so he unwittingly summoned him like a servant.
“Don’t worry about the project. Since I promised Aunt and Uncle confidently a few days ago, I will definitely get it done.”
“Once Zhang Chao cools down, I’ll have my father bring us.”
“Good thing I have you, Dong.” Jiang Wenwen was full of gratitude.
Once they secured this project, perhaps Grandpa would name her father as heir, or maybe even her.
Fortunately, she had Lin Shaodong as a boyfriend.
Without the Lin family’s influence, Huang Yancheng wouldn’t have even met her.
At the banquet, she had asked for Grandpa’s approval, and he was very satisfied with this marriage.
Of course,
It was also because she was outstanding that she met Lin Shaodong.
People like Jiang Wan, who were flawed, were only fit for barbaric fools like Chu Lingtian.
“Two idiots.”
A light voice drifted into her ears.
Turning around, she saw Chu Lingtian walking past.
“Is he insulting us?”
Jiang Wenwen was stunned.
“Yes! It’s all because of him!”
Lin Shaodong watched Chu Lingtian’s retreating figure, a shadow flickering in his eyes.
Just now in the Golden Star Building, he slapped himself, but not only did it fail to restore his dignity, it also offended Zhang Chao.
He had to hold Chu Lingtian accountable for this as well.
New grudges and old grudges—
All counted together.

“Dong, don’t be impulsive. You can’t beat him.”
Jiang Wenwen hurriedly grabbed Lin Shaodong.
“Fight?”
“What a joke.”
“What do you take me for?”
Fighting and killing wasn’t something a young master like him did.
“I can’t kill him.”
“Anyway, nothing’s happening now…”
Lin Shaodong narrowed his eyes and made a call, “Uncle Chen, help me check someone in your system…”
...
Chu Lingtian returned to the slum first.
Huang Yancheng had given him the key to the Ziyun Villa, planning to move Jiang Wan in there for the time being.
Back at Wang Shiyan’s hotel, from afar he saw a crowd gathered.
Inside the crowd, several urban management pickup trucks were parked.
Several uniformed officers were busily removing items from the hotel—refrigerators, TVs, washing machines, computers, fans, floor tiles—anything detachable was being taken away.
“What are you doing?”
“Why are you dismantling our shop?”
Wang Shiyan grabbed one of them by the arm, angrily questioning.
“First, your shop is illegally set up. Your license doesn’t match your signboard, so we have to clear you out.”
“Second, you’re sheltering unidentified individuals without reporting!”
The other party explained.
“Even so, it should be the industry and commerce department handling this, not you!” Wang Shiyan yelled, “Don’t think I don’t know the law.”
Slap!
A portly man in uniform approached, grabbed Wang Shiyan’s hand, and lightly rubbed it.
His face, full of fat, wore a lecherous smile. “So naive.”
“Let go!”
Wang Shiyan quickly withdrew her hand.
The man’s smile vanished, and he sneered, “Law? So what if you know the law? We’re shutting you down, what are you going to do about it?”
“Boss, we found her.”
Inside the hotel, several henchmen carried Jiang Wan out.
Due to a cold attack, she had already fallen unconscious.
The fat man glanced at her and shook his head repeatedly, thinking what a beauty she was, but unfortunately… she had offended the wrong people.
“Take her away, bring her back for questioning.”
The fat man clicked his tongue with a smile.
“Cousin… I’m a neat freak, can I go first?” a bespectacled man chuckled.
No need to guess what kind of ‘interrogation’ cousin was known for.
“Noted, you little bastard! I’ll line up behind you,” the fat man laughed heartily.
“What are you doing? Let her go! Can’t you see she’s unconscious?” Wang Shiyan panicked and tried to rescue her.
But as she reached out, the fat man grabbed her wrist again.

“What have I done to deserve this?”
“Is there no justice anymore?”
“How come it’s so hard for us common people to live?”
Behind, Wang Lianhua sat on the ground, rolling and crying bitterly.
Just a few hours ago, they had offended the Black Dragon Society.
Now they were dealing with other demons and monsters.
What on earth was going on?
Were they even allowed to live?
Though many people surrounded them, none dared to speak up.
Just as they were about to put Jiang Wan into a vehicle and force Wang Shiyan inside as well,
A sudden shout rang out.
“Stop!”
With a stern face, Chu Lingtian strode toward them.
“Who the hell are you?”
A henchman frowned.
The fat man checked his phone, glanced at Chu Lingtian, and recognized him.
It was this guy.
He turned to the crowd and sneered, “Remember, when I say unidentified individuals, I mean this person. Anyone who dares to harbor them, whether for lodging or meals… the outcome will be the same as now!”
After shouting, he coldly looked at Chu Lingtian, “Kid, you offended Young Master Lin, right? You’re really courting death, clueless and reckless!”
“Young Master Lin? Lin Shaodong?”
Chu Lingtian was momentarily stunned.
He initially thought they were from the Jiang family.
After all, Jiang Rulong had ordered that they have nowhere to hide in Jiangnan.
But apparently not.
He hadn’t even returned yet, and within just half an hour, they had already found Jiang Wan’s place and sent people over?
That speed was really something.
Probably a single phone call that mobilized the entire department.
“How dare you? You think you can call out the young master’s name?” the fat man roared.
“I’ll say this once: put them down.” Chu Lingtian said coldly.
“What?” The fat man frowned.
Bang!
Chu Lingtian punched the pickup truck.
His huge fist smashed into the front, instantly denting it, smoke billowing out.
“Put them down!” Chu Lingtian’s face darkened.
The fat man shrank back his neck and gritted out, “Kid, you’re pretty arrogant! You…”
Crack!
Before he could finish, Chu Lingtian’s figure flashed forward, cutting off his words with a direct punch.
Grasping his cheeks,
Crack, crack, crack...
The fat man’s plump face was forcibly twisted and distorted.