He shot a cold glare at Xiao Shan beside him Skinny Monkey was the marginal little underling he’d brought along.
Xiao Shan was equally stunned. Skinny Monkey actually dared to hide money! And didn’t even think to show filial respect with ten yuan!
Meanwhile, Boss Du immediately spoke up, afraid of being misunderstood: “Boss Ke, this is definitely a misunderstanding!
When has I, Old Du, ever done a double-cross? Don’t listen to these little guys rambling nonsense!
They’re all fringe characters who don’t know our business; they don’t even know what our goods are!”
As he spoke, he gave Xiao Shan a kick.
Xiao Shan, feeling wronged, was about to explain, but before he could, Lin Yinyin suddenly jumped in:
“Yes, yes, Boss Ke, please don’t be angry! Maybe… maybe I made a mistake!
When Monkey told me, he only said it was some ‘old items from years ago,’ he didn’t say these goods belonged to you!
And as for double-crossing, no, absolutely not!”
Boss Ke’s eyes instantly froze as he looked at Lin Yinyin, who clearly dared not speak the truth.
“Old items?”
All these goods were dug up from ancient tombs weren’t they exactly old items?
Before Boss Ke could explode, Lin Yinyin quickly added: “Boss Ke, really, it’s just me babbling too much! All the mistakes are mine. I’m just a small character. I’m scared of dying, please, show me mercy!”
As she spoke, she even dodged to the side, accidentally bumping Xiao Shan’s arm, shivering in fright.
Everyone watching her shrinking figure thought she was a helpless little victim being blamed.
Her “show of weakness” words, however, only served as “proof” in Boss Ke’s ears.
This black-haired girl is so scared she must have let something slip. Even the fringe underlings started selling early doesn’t that mean they had planned all along?
Boss Ke pointed at Boss Du. “You, Du Aiguo! Already found buyers! And you still try to pretend, thinking I’m a fool?!”
Only then did Boss Du realize this girl was a troublemaker! Every single word was stirring trouble!
He tried to explain, but Boss Ke didn’t listen. With a wave of his hand, his men drew their knives.
At the critical moment, a tall man in a floral shirt beside Boss Du stepped in, trying to calm things: “Boss, at this point, we can just take it. Brothers, grab your weapons!”
Lin Yinyin in the corner gave a subtle nod of approval.
This man was impressive.
Boss Ke on the other side, hearing this, was furious: “Brothers, attack! Don’t let them think we’re pushovers!” He swung his knife first.
Skinny Monkey trembled. Holy crap, they actually started fighting so scary.
Petty theft, he could handle; a bloody fight? No way. In a flash, he looked at Lin Yinyin, who was clearly the trigger for this “bloodshed” over one yuan.
Both sides immediately clashed.
“Bang! Bang!” collisions, “clang!” of people falling it was continuous chaos.
Lin Yinyin, meanwhile, used the confusion to crouch low and sneak into the house.
Boss Ke shoved the attacking underlings aside and caught a glimpse of the black-haired girl entering the building.
Panic gripped him. He rushed in.
Damn it!
The box hidden under the bed was gone!
“Ah! My goods!”
Boss Ke blew his top, yelling outside, “Find that girl! She stole the goods!”
Boss Du realized what had happened, stopped fighting, and also shouted after Lin Yinyin’s vanishing figure, “Catch her!”
Meanwhile, the tall man in the floral shirt shouted: “Boss, don’t worry, I’ll escort Hei Zi out! We’ll keep an eye on the goods and won’t let them get lost.” He then dashed after Lin Yinyin.
Boss Ke, about to pursue, was enraged: “Fine! Du Aiguo, you still dare to lie at a time like this! I’ll cut you down, catch you, and let them trade the goods for you!” He charged again at the black market boss, Du Aiguo.
Lin Yinyin, after stashing the items in her space, ran like mad.
She didn’t dare look back, feeling the people behind her were terrifyingly fast, hot on her heels she was nearly out of breath.
After scaling three low walls, she finally spotted a shabby little courtyard. She scrambled over the wall, hoping to catch her breath.
But as she landed, eight scorching eyes swept over her.
Lin Yinyin’s scalp went numb instantly.
This murderous aura was completely different from tomb raiders or black market enforcers—cold enough to freeze a person!
Before she could react, a man charged at her with a fist, wind whipping from it, too fast to dodge.
Lin Yinyin’s heart sank had she run from the wolf into the lion’s den?
Her luck was really something else.
Just as she was about to get hit, someone shouted: “Snow Leopard! Stop!”
The fist froze just inches from her nose. Following the voice, Lin Yinyin breathed a sigh of relief.
It was him!
The familiar-looking man who had “helped from behind” earlier.
But why had he chased so close behind before? Her legs were practically weak.
Li Jinye had no time to explain and immediately ordered: “Snow Leopard, Courtyard 5. Surround immediately!”
“Yes, Captain!”
With that, Snow Leopard and six men in the courtyard climbed the wall and left, leaving only an injured Jiang Feng behind.
Lin Yinyin leaned against the wall, gasping. “Aren’t you going to help?”
The courtyard had over twenty people, but the soldiers were only seven.
Li Jinye didn’t answer, instead asking, “Where are the goods?”
Lin Yinyin didn’t respond immediately. She raised her hand: “Man, come help me up, I feel dizzy…”
She had chased the thief for eight li, toyed with two groups in the courtyard, climbed several walls her legs were trembling, stamina exhausted.
Jiang Feng was dumbfounded.
Had his eyes deceived him? What was he seeing?
The cold-faced commander reached out, supporting the black-haired girl.
But she… in her soot-dark state, still complained he was too tall, patting his shoulder and “pushing her luck”!
“Too tall. I can’t reach!”
Lin Yinyin rested her forehead on his shoulder, utterly drained.
Jiang Feng: “…What?!”
This eagle-like woman… was flirting?
Even more shocking, the captain didn’t get angry he simply scooped her up horizontally and set her beside him.
Oh my God!
If his legs weren’t broken, he probably would have jumped up.