A Chan – CH 086

Chapter 86: Third Rewrite (1)

Tonight’s harvest far exceeded their expectations.

“The car’s out; they’re gone!” Li Yunmo reported from the front.

Soon, the veterans on the outskirts also relayed the message: “The car’s on the national highway.”

Without delay, Zhang Jingchan and Li Weiyi hurried outside. Just as they reached the door, it creaked open from the outside.

Li Weiyi was terrified and quickly grabbed Zhang Jingchan’s arm.

The two were standing in an open space, with no cover. The person at the door appeared too quickly to avoid, and they faced each other directly.

Their eyes met.

Liu Ying, dressed in a peach-colored cashmere coat, short skirt, and high heels, looked surprised: “Young Master Zhang, Miss Li, what are you doing here?”

The car left, but she didn’t.

Neither Zhang Jingchan nor Li Weiyi spoke. Liu Ying laughed. “This isn’t a good place for romance. Perhaps, Young Master Zhang, you’re here looking for something? How can you be so reckless?” She spoke in a coquettish voice as she closed the door behind her.

Zhang Jingchan rushed forward and shoved her aside. “Get out!” she yelled, turning to Li Weiyi. “Go!”

However, the petite girl’s strength was no match for the tall, mature woman. Liu Ying pushed Zhang Jingchan back, coldly saying, “Young Master Zhang, control your girlfriend. You have no manners at all.”

Li Weiyi rushed over, grabbed Liu Ying’s hair, and pulled her aside, using her other hand to shield Zhang Jingchan. Liu Ying screamed, her eyes wide with shock. She never expected the usually aloof and eccentric Young Master Zhang to pull her hair like that.

Taking advantage of her momentary lapse in attention, Li Weiyi shoved her to the ground and dragged Zhang Jingchan out.

As soon as the door opened, countless footsteps approached. In the darkness, more than a dozen workers wielding steel bars ran towards them, some shouting, “There! The thieves are there!” and “Manager Liu! Manager Liu!”

Behind them, Liu Ying scrambled to her feet, spitting out a mouthful of dust, and staggered towards the workers, snarling, “These are the two thieves! They stole money from the factory; catch them!”

Workers surrounded them from all directions. Although Liu Ying knew Zhang Jingchan, and the factory’s middle and upper management knew him, the workers couldn’t possibly know the young master. Moreover, these people who had stayed behind to keep watch and had previously been playing cards inside were thugs and hooligans recruited by Zhang Fengming, specializing in shady dealings.

Zhang Jingchan picked up her phone and said only one word: “Come!”

At that moment, a tall figure emerged from a dark corner, also holding a thick steel bar, blocking Zhang Jingchan and Li Weiyi’s path—it was Zhong Yi.

“You guys go first! I’ll hold them off!” Zhong Yi said.

Zhang Jingchan and Li Weiyi didn’t move.

Liu Ying clicked her tongue and said, “There are more helpers; beat them up!”

“Let’s see who dares to lay a hand on me!” Li Weiyi suddenly shouted sharply. “I am Zhang Jingchan, Zhang Moyun’s son, and the future boss of Fuming!”

The workers were taken aback. Liu Ying said, “What nonsense is this kid spouting? How could the young master possibly sneak into our warehouse in the middle of the night to steal? Besides, Fuming can’t even pay his wages right now. They stole the money meant for your next month’s paychecks! Arrest them and take them to the police station!”

“Liu Ying!” Li Weiyi roared. “How has my father wronged you? Betraying Fuming, embezzling property—you’re the one who stole their wages!”

Liu Ying, enraged, retorted, “Bullshit! Don’t listen to his nonsense, everyone. Have I ever mistreated you all these years? Isn’t it just that Boss Zhang has turned his back on us, lost money on his investments, and isn’t paying us anymore? Beat him! Beat him!”

This time, the group of thugs was swayed. Nothing was more convincing than the money they had made by following Liu Ying and her gang over the years. They grabbed steel bars and swarmed forward.

Zhong Yi’s face changed, and he shouted sharply, “Go!”

Two hurried footsteps came from the factory gate behind the crowd. The newcomers were faster than leopards, reaching Zhong Yi’s side in an instant.

They were two tall, strong men wearing baseball caps.

Li Weiyi’s lips curled into a smile, and Zhang Jingchan whispered, “Well done.”

Having overheard him calling for reinforcements, the two hadn’t had time to discuss it before Li Weiyi immediately stepped forward and started arguing with Liu Ying to buy time. Only she could do this; Zhang Jingchan couldn’t.

The two veterans exchanged glances with Zhong Yi, drew their pre-prepared batons from their waists, and with a flash of silver light, the three of them stood side by side, completely protecting Zhang Jingchan and Li Weiyi behind them.

The unified, unusual aura emanating from the three men made the workers pause in their tracks.

With help now, Zhong Yi’s tense expression relaxed. He turned back and urged for the third time, “Let’s go! The three of us are enough.”

One of the veterans chimed in, “You guys are just getting in the way. There are only about ten of them; Old Zhong can take down half of them by himself.”

Another veteran even had time to take off his jacket and throw it on the ground, saying, “Haven’t fought in ages. Being a PE teacher every day has made me feel like a monk. These thugs are bullying two kids! Old Zhong, leave me a few to practice on.”

Zhong Yi smiled and said, “No way.”

He had been careful beforehand. A factory, a single road—it was almost impossible to scout. He’d given Zhang Jingchan and his men the lookout duty, but actually, he’d chosen the two best fighters among his comrades. Even if ten more came, they couldn’t possibly defeat three special forces soldiers.

Seeing their arrogance, Liu Ying was furious and shouted, “What are you afraid of? There are only three of them! Go! 10,000 yuan for each one you catch! 100,000 yuan for the younger two!”

The workers’ eyes turned red, and they swarmed forward. The three veterans were like three sharp knives, plunging straight in. Li Weiyi grabbed Zhang Jingchan’s hand, turned, and ran, shouting, “Brother-in-law, come out quickly!”

“Okay!” Zhong Yi shouted back from the chaotic fighting crowd.

Zhang Jingchan and Li Weiyi rushed out of the factory gate. The street was dark, with only a few shops lit up sporadically. Two beams of light shone from over a hundred meters away. Li Yunmo, in the driver’s seat, looked tense and honked the horn twice.

The two took off running in the direction the car had come from.

At that very moment…

Li Weiyi suddenly had a strange feeling, a chill running down her spine. She heard a strange sound, like the wind, but not the wind. With a low, yet incredibly fast, whoosh, accompanied by the sound of machinery turning from nowhere, it swept towards them from behind.

Li Weiyi’s eyes widened instantly, and she reached out to pull Zhang Jingchan into her arms. However, Zhang Jingchan reacted faster and more decisively. Li Weiyi didn’t know where he got the strength from; he shoved her to the ground.

Li Weiyi heard a dull thud behind her. She braced herself on the ground and turned around, seeing the bucket of a large excavator emerge from the darkness and crash into Zhang Jingchan’s slender body.