Chapter 17: The Mysterious Plastic Bag
Lin Xueyi took a taxi to the entrance of Lanting Hotel, weighed down with worries, dragging her heavy steps out of the car.
No sooner had she got out of the car than she heard a flippant voice, "Sister Xueyi is back, good afternoon Sister Xueyi."
Lin Xueyi's heart trembled, and she looked towards the hotel entrance.
There she saw Yang Fei, shirtless, wiping the tiles at the entrance of the hotel.
The originally loathsome smile on his face was unexpectedly warm under the oblique rays of the sun.
"You damned kid, you finally decided to come back."
Lin Xueyi's heavy heart miraculously started to lighten.
She scolded him with a hint of affection and tried to straighten her back forcibly, but it suddenly softened again.
That night, Lin Xueyi recounted to him the events that had taken place after Yang Fei had left.
Yang Fei nodded and nonchalantly tore up the slip of paper with the other party's contact number on it.
He waved his hand dismissively, "Ignore that bastard. A million? Are they buying a coffin plank?"
"Sister Xueyi, as long as I'm here in this hotel, you've got nothing to worry about. I'm here for you."
Seeing his carefree demeanor, Lin Xueyi became anxious all at once, "Damned kid, how can I not worry? A million, that's like asking for my life."
"Have you seen what they did to that pillar?"
"Sister, your bra strap is showing... "
"Heh heh, just as I thought—it's violet, noble and elegant, fitting for your status."
Yang Fei did not respond to Lin Xueyi's words but kept staring straight at her chest.
"Pah, you jerk, we're talking serious matters here."
Lin Xueyi covered her neckline and glared as she cursed Yang Fei.
For some reason, Yang Fei's jerkiness actually helped Lin Xueyi's tension to ease a lot.
Yang Fei chuckled mischievously and reluctantly shifted his gaze away.
He seriously said, "I've heard of Wu Wei. The trouble he wants with our hotel, indeed, isn't easy to handle."
"However, he's not worth your worries, Sister. I'd like to see what he can do to us if we don't hand over the money."
"But..."
Lin Xueyi was still somewhat worried.
Yang Fei stood up lazily, smiling slightly, "Relax, woman. Worrying all the time will give you wrinkles. Let me think about what to do?"
"Should we call the police?"
Lin Xueyi suddenly thought of a solution.
Yang Fei chuckled, "With no evidence, how can we call the police? The police station won't file a case without a criminal fact."
Lin Xueyi sighed helplessly.
Although Yang Fei had returned, what could a mere odd-job man at the hotel do to someone like Wu Wei?
The rest of the day passed in a flash.
During that time, things were peaceful, and the hotel business remained prosperous.
On the third evening during dinner time, Lin Xueyi received a phone call.
Two cold, mocking chuckles came from the other end of the line before someone said indifferently, "Boss Lin, I didn't expect you to be so tough."
"I just don't know if the rest of you is as tough as your bones?"
Lin Xueyi's complexion turned pale in an instant, her heart pounding wildly.
Right then, Yang Fei was casually watching TV with his legs crossed, and seeing Lin Xueyi's expression, he grabbed her cell phone from her.
He spoke calmly into the phone, "We're not giving you a million. What kind of skill is it to scare a woman? If you've got any tricks up your sleeve, bring it on."
"Hmph, just you wait!"
The voice on the other end turned icy cold, then the call was abruptly ended.
Yang Fei handed the phone back to Lin Xueyi.
Lin Xueyi's face was somewhat pale.
She looked at Yang Fei nervously, "What should we do, shall we call the police after all?"
Yang Fei shook his head, languidly stood up, "For this kind of thing, with no evidence, the police won't deploy forces just because of a few threatening words."
"No problem, I'll go out for a walk and see what I can do about this?"
It was past nine in the evening when Yang Fei returned.
He had a big bag and a small carry, lugging quite a few things.
All these items were contained in black plastic bags, looking quite mysterious.
At the counter, Li Hong was kneeling on a chair, searching for something.
Yang Fei walked over and slapped her shoulder with a smack, "Li Hong, quickly find me a stainless steel basin."
Li Hong jumped in fright, got off the chair, and glared at Yang Fei with annoyance, "Brother Fei, you scared me half to death."
Yang Fei laughed heartily, savoring the touch he had just felt, yet his face displayed a righteous and stern expression, "Are you that easily frightened? Brother Fei is a pure man."
Li Hong caught sight of Yang Fei holding a big bag and a small carry, lugging quite a few things, her curiosity instantly piqued, "Brother Fei, what did you buy? It looks really mysterious."
"Adults are at work, don't ask pointless questions, kid. Go find that basin."
Yang Fei carefully placed the items in his hands in the corner of the room.
His demeanor was as if the plastic bags contained explosives.
Just as Yang Fei cautiously took out each item from the black plastic bags.
Lin Xueyi sauntered into the hotel, carrying several daily necessities.
Today, Lin Xueyi was wearing a beige trench coat, with a wide metal belt that made her waist look even slimmer.
She was surprised to see Yang Fei bustling around.
"Yo, filter paper, Scale Armor, gasoline, Potassium Permanganate Solution, this is concentrated sulfuric acid, what's this thing..."
"Yang Fei, what on earth are you trying to do?"
Yang Fei stood up, apologetically saying, "Sorry, Sister Xueyi, these things can't be kept in a closed room. I can only work with them here."
"The smell of these substances isn't pleasant, but it will be fine after a while."
At that moment, Li Hong found a stainless steel basin.
Yang Fei poured the Potassium Permanganate Solution into the basin and then soaked filter papers in it.
After doing all this, Yang Fei gave Lin Xueyi a glance, and smiled faintly, "Tonight, those guys will probably come to make trouble."
"Heh heh, let's prepare a little gift for them first."
He said, as he took out a stack of black plastic bags from a bag, quite similar to salt packaging bags.
He carefully opened the plastic bags, then poured in concentrated sulfuric acid, gasoline, and Scale Armor.
Finally, Yang Fei used chopsticks to pick up a few filter papers that had been soaked in the Potassium Permanganate Solution and placed them into the plastic bags.
He sealed the plastic bags swiftly and carefully, placing them behind him with caution.
Yang Fei busily made more than a dozen such plastic bags, all carefully placed in the corner.
Behind him, Lin Xueyi and Li Hong curiously watched him, both women completely clueless.
Yang Fei solemnly instructed Lin Xueyi and Li Hong, "Don't touch these things at all costs, and definitely don't burst the plastic bags, got it?"
Lin Xueyi and Li Hong were both startled.
Lin Xueyi looked at Yang Fei with uncertainty, "What on earth are these things?"
Yang Fei laughed heartily, shook his head and drawled, "The Master said, 'It is inexpressible, inexpressible.' Tonight, you will find out what these are."
At night, twelve o'clock, the hotel closed up.
Yang Fei threw these peculiar plastic bags at the hotel entrance.
He paced back and forth repeatedly, ensuring that anyone rushing to the hotel entrance would surely step on these spots.
Only then did he place the plastic bags on these footholds.
Throughout the process, Yang Fei was extremely careful.
He behaved like a lead surgeon during an operation, fearful of breaking any of those sealed plastic bags.
Lin Xueyi and Li Hong looked at each other, both not understanding what Yang Fei was up to.
However, the two of them did understand one thing.
Yang Fei, that rascal, used these plastic bags to lay a trap for those coming to cause trouble.
Only, what use could these plastic bags have?