In the locker room, Zhang Erjun’s face darkened.
He, Lin Jian, and Liu Fei all lived in the same neighborhood, so he had a very deep impression of this kid, Lin Jian.
Even though he was a thirty-year-old bachelor, he was genuinely terrified of Lin Jian.
That kid exuded a wicked aura, and he was both ruthless and heavy-handed.
About two years ago, Zhang Erjun had been ambushed by Lin Jian.
The reason was that he used to constantly hit on Lin Jian’s mother back then.
He was twenty-seven or twenty-eight at the time and desperately craved a woman every day.
Although Lin Jian’s mother was in her forties, she was single, with a great figure and attractive looks.
Therefore, he would always pretend to accidentally follow Lin Jing, and occasionally even peeked at her.
Then, one day, Lin Jian caught him.
When Lin Jian noticed him, he was with Lin Jing, so the boy didn’t say anything at the time.
But the next day, Lin Jian started loitering around the entrance of Zhang Erjun’s apartment building, carrying a brick.
That night, his windows were smashed, and pig’s blood was splashed on his front door.
On the third day, Lin Jian tracked him down, pretending to know nothing.
He pointed to the brick in his hand and asked, “What is this?”
“It’s a brick.
What’s wrong with it?” Zhang Erjun subconsciously replied.
“What’s written on it?”
Zhang Erjun even noticed chalk writing on the brick.
Lin Jian just smiled sinisterly.
Later that night, when Zhang Erjun was coming home from his night shift, someone threw a sack over his head in an unlit area and beat him mercilessly with a brick.
At the time, Zhang Erjun didn’t know who was hitting him.
But later, he found the brick left at the scene—it was the exact same one Lin Jian had asked him about earlier that day.
He remembered it clearly; the brick had chalk writing on it.
Naturally, Zhang Erjun called the police that very night, reporting that Lin Jian had assaulted him.
However, Lin Jian vehemently denied it, and he even had witnesses to prove he hadn’t left his school dormitory all night.
Thus, Zhang Erjun took that beating for nothing!
Just when Zhang Erjun thought the matter was over, someone threw a sack over his head again on the fourth night.
This time, the beating was even more vicious.
Two bricks were smashed to pieces on him, landing him in the hospital!
But Zhang Erjun didn’t call the police this time, because his attacker warned him in a raspy voice that if he reported it, the beatings would continue the next day.
So Zhang Erjun chickened out.
From then on, he always avoided Lin Jian whenever he saw him.
Back in the locker room, Zhang Erjun immediately went dead silent upon hearing Lin Jian’s curses.
Deep down, he was truly terrified of Lin Jian.
“Zhang Erjun, do you know who I am now?” Lin Jian cursed.
“Lin Jian, this has nothing to do with you.
Why are you here?” Zhang Erjun said in a muffled voice.
“Why do you think I’m here?
Weren’t you supposed to guide me today?
You think you’re such a badass now, don’t you?
Even daring to take hostages!
If you ask me, stop bothering with the hostage-taking.
Just stab them one by one, then slit your own throat.
Wouldn’t it be great for the three of you to die together for love?”
“Lin Jian!”
She never expected him to actually encourage Zhang Erjun to commit murder!
Moreover, he was clearly provoking him.
If Zhang Erjun’s emotions spiraled out of control right now, people would actually die.
Ye Ziqiu’s chest heaved violently with anger.
She regretted allowing Lin Jian to come over to protect her.
Hearing Ye Ziqiu’s scolding, Lin Jian turned around and rolled his eyes at her.
“What does my conversation with Erjun have to do with you?
Just shut up,” he snapped angrily.
“You…”
Ye Ziqiu trembled all over in fury.
This Lin Jian was simply too arrogant, too outrageous.
She wondered if he really thought she wouldn’t fire him.
Naturally, after glaring at Ye Ziqiu, Lin Jian turned back to Zhang Erjun.
“Erjun, I ran into Zhang this morning.
She was out buying breakfast for Uncle Zhang.
Zhang has gotten old.
“Erjun, I used to think you were stupid, a massive idiot.
But now I see that you’re truly a fool.
Is a cheating woman really worth you resorting to violence and murder?
You really make me look down on you.
“Besides, have you ever thought about what happens if you actually kill someone?
Sure, it’s easy for you—you’re a bachelor, you just pay with your life.
But Uncle Zhang is still lying in bed, and Zhang is old.
Who will take care of them in their old age and give them a proper burial?”
“Stop talking!” Zhang Erjun roared, his emotions clearly becoming unstable again.
“What the hell are you yelling for?
Who do you think you’re shouting at?” Lin Jian seemed to instantly fly into a rage.
“Are you getting arrogant?
Do you need another beating?”
As he spoke, he strode toward the locker room.
“Lin Jian, I’m not shouting at you.
Don’t come over here!
If you come over, I’ll…
I’ll…”
“Do whatever you want, it’s none of my damn business.
Come out here and apologize to me right now.
I’ll count to three, or I’m kicking the door down.”
Lin Jian’s interruption had thoroughly flustered Zhang Erjun.
He was already terrified of Lin Jian to begin with, so for a moment, he was entirely at a loss for what to do!
However, just then, the corners of Lin Jian’s lips curled up into a smirk, and he suddenly delivered a vicious kick to the locker room door!
CLANG!
The door swung inward, smashing directly into Zhang Erjun’s face.
Immediately after, Lin Jian rushed in, grabbed him by the collar, and cursed, “Who were you shouting at?”
“Lin Jian, just kill me!
Just kill me!
I don’t want to live anymore…”
The guy threw a tantrum—a pitiful, aggrieved tantrum.
He had finally managed to find a girlfriend, only for her to cheat on him.
He felt so useless!
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Catching his girlfriend and her lover in the locker room had been a pure coincidence.
Through a series of misunderstandings, he had threatened the people outside not to come in, which led everyone to believe he had taken hostages.
In reality, he didn’t have the courage for that at all.
He had been scared to death all along, terrified that a sniper might blow his head off.
Therefore, when Lin Jian kicked the door open, his mental defenses instantly collapsed, and he hugged Lin Jian, bursting into tears!
The cheating couple seemed to have sustained some minor injuries.
Their faces had been smacked by Zhang Erjun, and their phones were smashed.
Other than that, nothing else had happened to them.
Lin Jian felt a bit bad for him.
Being a bachelor was tough.
He patted Zhang Erjun on the shoulder.
“Behave well and reform yourself after you go in.
I’ll help take care of Uncle Zhang and Zhang for you.”
“WAAAH!”
Zhang Erjun started bawling his eyes out again.
At that moment, the police rushed in, taking over for Lin Jian and pinning Zhang Erjun to the ground.
The two hostages were rescued, and Lin Jian stepped back to stand next to a bewildered Ye Ziqiu.
From beginning to end, she hadn’t even managed to say a single word before it was all over?
“Miss Ye…
Ahem, President Ye, I’ll head back first?” Lin Jian whispered.
“What did you say?” Ye Ziqiu’s eyebrows shot up.
“I said, I’ll head back first?”
“Before that,” Ye Ziqiu said coldly.
“Damn, you’re picking a fight, aren’t you?” Lin Jian was instantly annoyed.
He lowered his voice.
“Before that was: Miss Ye, I’m going back to work?”
As he spoke, Lin Jian looked at Ye Ziqiu provocatively.
He thought, “So what if I called you Miss Ye?
What are you going to do about it?”
Ye Ziqiu’s face instantly turned red, and her gaze even became somewhat evasive.
She thought this Lin Jian was simply a brute, a filthy hooligan.
“What else would you do if not go back to work?” Ye Ziqiu scolded.
“Get back to work.”
Lin Jian was a little confused.
He wondered why she wasn’t firing him after he acted like that.
He inwardly cursed Ye Ziqiu for being crazy, then prepared to turn around and leave.
However, just then, a pretty boy in a suit and tie ran in through the Outer Sect.
As soon as he entered, he rushed up to Ye Ziqiu.
“Ziqiu, you scared me to death!
How could you personally come to negotiate with a kidnapper?
Are you hurt?
This is way too dangerous!”
He asked out of concern and even tried to grab Ye Ziqiu’s hand, but she dodged him.
The pretty boy looked a little embarrassed, but just then, he caught sight of Lin Jian, who was about to leave.
Lin Jian was wearing a security guard uniform and standing next to Ye Ziqiu, so he assumed this filthy security guard had been eavesdropping on his conversation with Ye Ziqiu.
Thus, he instantly flared up and shouted, “You, what are you looking at?
This was all caused by you filthy security guards!
Ziqiu, I think it’s time you cracked down on these filthy security guards in your company!”