Chapter 41: Living Up to the Name
A truck suddenly charged out from the side and almost hit the Mercedes.
That was close!
It missed by just a hair's breadth.
"Bang bang..."
Gao Fei pushed open the car door and got out, intending to have a serious talk with the truck driver. Didn't they see where they were going? Just then, the door of the truck was flung open, and six men jumped down, each brandishing a steel pipe.
"Kill him!" The six men, swinging their steel pipes, rushed toward Gao Fei.
"Ah!" Shen Caidie, sitting in the car, instantly changed color. She had thought it was a traffic accident, but now it was clear that the attackers had come prepared.
Gao Fei's eyes turned cold, and he clenched his fists and charged forward, "Bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang!" With a few casual punches, Gao Fei knocked all six men to the ground. He had been quite heavy-handed this time; the men had either broken arms or legs, and their faces were a bloody mess, looking very pitiful.
"Woo woo... woo woo..."
A police car came roaring in from a distance.
Gao Fei frowned. The police had arrived quite quickly. He had wanted to interrogate the six men, asking why they had attacked him, but now with the police arriving, it wasn't convenient for Gao Fei to act anymore.
"Screech!"
The police car stopped by the roadside. "Bang bang clang clang..." the doors opened and closed, and out stepped five policemen, led by Liu Mengyao.
"Eh? Why is it you?" Liu Mengyao was taken aback when she saw Gao Fei standing across from her.
"What a coincidence," Gao Fei said with a smile.
Liu Mengyao glanced at the six groaning men on the ground, then at the steel pipes scattered in the distance: "I received a report from the public about an armed brawl here, so I led my colleagues over. I didn't expect to find you here..."
"Don't get me wrong," Gao Fei quickly explained. "They attacked me first. At most, I was acting in self-defense." As he said this, Gao Fei added, "I don't even know them!"
"Mr. Gao is right, we really don't know them," Shen Caidie said as she got out of the car. "These guys attacked us out of the blue; luckily, Mr. Gao is skilled, or we would have been at a great disadvantage. Officer, you must thoroughly investigate this matter and find out why these people attacked us."
"Who are you?" Liu Mengyao raised an eyebrow slightly, thinking to herself: What a beautiful woman!
"My name is Shen Caidie," she said, revealing her identity. "I'm the CEO of Lishui Jewelry Company."
"CEO?" There was a hint of surprise in Liu Mengyao's eyes. "I wouldn't have guessed. Miss Shen is so young to be a CEO already, quite impressive, a true powerful woman indeed."
"It's just a small company, nothing worth mentioning."
"Miss Shen is being too modest."
...
All of a sudden, Gao Fei had a feeling that Liu Mengyao and Shen Caidie were somewhat at odds with each other in conversation... but why? This was the first time the two had met, they didn't know each other before, and it was impossible for them to have any grudges. Why then did their conversation seem confrontational? Could he be misinterpreting their exchange?
Gao Fei's intuition was not wrong; Liu Mengyao and Shen Caidie indeed did not get along.
It was of course because of Gao Fei. Seeing Shen Caidie get out of Gao Fei's car, and considering how beautiful she was, Liu Mengyao felt a little uncomfortable inside, which made her comments somewhat pointed. As for Shen Caidie... her thoughts were not unlike Liu Mengyao's.
Seeing Liu Mengyao joke and chat with Gao Fei, appearing quite close, Shen Caidie felt somewhat displeased, so her interaction with Liu Mengyao was not very friendly.
In fact, both Liu Mengyao and Shen Caidie were filled with a favorable impression of Gao Fei, even harboring a slight fondness, though neither had realized it yet.
One could only say that Gao Fei's charm was indeed potent.
Liu Mengyao took out her phone and made a call to the hospital. A few minutes later, an ambulance arrived. Liu Mengyao directed her colleagues to lift the six injured men onto the ambulance, and after everything was done, she waved to Gao Fei and Shen Caidie: "Don't worry, I will thoroughly investigate this matter." After saying this, Liu Mengyao left in the police car.
Shen Caidie stood still, her eyes flickering, pondering something.
"CEO Shen? What's wrong?" Gao Fei asked.
"Uh..." Shen Caidie came back to reality. "Nothing... I was just wondering... what's the origin of those six men? Why did they attack us?"
"It must have been Wang Wei," Gao Fei said.
"Wang Wei?" Shen Caidie's eyebrows twitched. "We have damning evidence against him, and he still dared to send people to attack us?"
"Wang Wei is like a cornered dog jumping over the wall," Gao Fei remarked. "He can't stand being threatened by us, so he found a group to attack us. Those men were ruthless and clearly meant to take my life... Of course, this is just my speculation. Let the police investigate to find out the actual truth."
"That female police officer just now... what is she to you?" Shen Caidie couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, a friend," Gao Fei said offhandedly. "Actually, we haven't known each other for long. Alright, let's go." With that, Gao Fei called out and turned to walk toward the Mercedes.
Shen Caidie furrowed her brow, muttering to herself: Why am I so concerned about Gao Fei's relationship with that policewoman? Why does it upset me to see her laughing and talking with Gao Fei? What is this all about... could it be... Shen Caidie thought of a possibility that startled her. Shaking her head vigorously, she thought, No, that's impossible!
How long have I known Gao Fei? How could I possibly have fallen for him? That's absolutely impossible!
"Hey, snap out of it and get in the car already," Gao Fei called out loudly from inside the Mercedes, beckoning Shen Caidie.
"Oh, coming." Shen Caidie took a few deep breaths and then started walking toward the Mercedes.
...
Elsewhere.
Liu Mengyao sat in the police car, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, looking deeply troubled.
What was wrong with her? Why did she feel so uneasy seeing Gao Fei and that Shen Caidie together in a car, and couldn't resist targeting Shen Caidie... Could it be that she had really fallen for Gao Fei?
Liu Mengyao admitted that she was fond of Gao Fei, but as for whether she liked him... she couldn't say for sure, because she had never been in love and was a complete blank slate when it came to romance, with absolutely no experience.
"Team leader Liu, isn't our approach a bit out of step with standard procedure?" the male police officer sitting next to Liu Mengyao suddenly spoke up.
"Hmm?" Liu Mengyao turned her head to look at the male officer: "What do you mean?"
"According to standard procedure, we should have taken that man and woman to the station for statements," the male officer said. "But now we've only captured six assailants... isn't that inappropriate?"
"What's inappropriate about it?" Liu Mengyao glared at the male officer with annoyance: "The facts of the case are already quite clear, there's no need to take them in for statements." In truth, Liu Mengyao also knew that this approach was somewhat irregular, but she proceeded anyway because Gao Fei was involved, and subconsciously, she wanted to give him a break.
"Fine, if Team Leader Liu says so, I'll drop it," the male officer said helplessly with a nod, knowing Liu Mengyao was the boss and he had to comply.
...
Toward evening.
Gao Fei received a call from Liu Mengyao.
"According to the testimony of those six men, someone paid them a lot of money to attack you," Liu Mengyao said over the phone. "They were out for your life, oh, and Shen Caidie's too, she was also on their hit list."
"Who hired them?" asked Gao Fei.
"They said the person was wearing a hat and a mask, and was even draped in a thick coat, totally hiding their face," Liu Mengyao explained. "After leaving a sum of money, this mysterious individual just took off."
"They're quite careful in their dealings," Gao Fei sneered coldly.
"Gao Fei, have you crossed anyone recently?" Liu Mengyao inquired. "Do you have any suspects in mind? If you do, tell me and I'll investigate right away!" Liu Mengyao truly cared a great deal for Gao Fei.
Gao Fei shook his head: "I have no suspects in mind." The situation with Wang Wei was complicated and couldn't be shared with Liu Mengyao just yet.
"Think about it some more, and call me if anything comes to mind," Liu Mengyao advised before ending the call.
Gao Fei put down the phone, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold sneer: "Wang Wei! Did you think you could kill me just by hiring a few thugs? You've seriously underestimated me!"
...
As flowers blossom, each reveals its uniqueness.
Now, let's talk about Wang Wei.
When he learned that the assassination attempt had failed, he flew into a rage, smashing everything in his bedroom to smithereens, even his most cherished phone.
"I am so furious! Absolutely livid!!!"
"Good-for-nothing!"
"Bungler!"
"Idiot!!!"
"Bastard!!!"
Wang Wei yelled hysterically, like a rabid dog, nearly losing all sense of reason.
"Have you finished cursing?" Suddenly, a male voice came from behind him, sounding hoarse and aged.
"Uh..." Hearing this voice, Wang Wei jolted violently, his eyes widening as he trembled and slowly turned around. Behind him stood a figure, an aged man with white hair and beard, Wang Wei's lips quivering: "Grandpa... you... why are you here..."
Indeed, the old man was Wang Wei's grandfather, the Jade King, Wang Changtian, a man wrapped in legend!
The Jade King was well into his eighties, in the twilight of his life, but he still looked vigorous, especially his eyes, which remained piercing. He stared intently at Wang Wei: "How long were you planning to hide this from me?" Seeing Wang Wei in such a pitiful state, Wang Changtian felt truly distressed.
"Grandpa..." Wang Wei hung his head in shame: "I'm sorry, I've disgraced you."