Chapter 142: Deceived by Zhao Ritian
He thought for a moment and then gave an answer, "My boss is here, so as his bodyguard, I am naturally here too."
"Boss? What's your boss doing at the hotel?" Xiao Lian challenged, finding the explanation somewhat implausible.
"He's here for business, of course," Lin Yifan replied.
"Really?" Xiao Lian was still skeptical.
"If you don't believe me, I can take you to see," Lin Yifan said with an indifferent expression.
Just then, his phone rang.
He took it out to check and saw that it was Zhou Jiajia calling, probably having arrived at the room by now; so, he hurriedly answered, "Hello! Boss! What's the matter?"
Before Zhou Jiajia could speak, Lin Yifan jumped in first, which was to cover up the matter of the room.
"Where are you?" Zhou Jiajia asked.
As a woman who had navigated society for many years, she remained calm in such sudden situations. Since Lin Yifan called her that way, there must have been compelling reasons.
"Room 2008," Lin Yifan answered; finally, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It was Zhou Jiajia's maturity and cleverness that saved the day; if it had been someone else, they probably would have questioned why he addressed her that way.
"What are you doing there?" Zhou Jiajia asked.
"Rescuing a woman being bullied," Lin Yifan responded truthfully.
"Wait for me, I'll be right there!" After saying this, Zhou Jiajia hung up the phone and then hurried over.
She was also a kind person; hearing about such a matter, her first thought was how to rescue the victim.
Lin Yifan put away his phone and said to Xiao Lian, "My boss will be here soon! If you have any questions, you can talk to her directly."
Seeing Lin Yifan's calm demeanor, which didn't seem deceitful, Xiao Lian realized she might have been overly suspicious. Just now, she had thought this was all a ploy by Lin Yifan; hiring someone to create danger, then appearing as a hero to save her, all to make her fall deeply in love with him. Apparently, that wasn't the case.
A while later, Zhou Jiajia arrived; looking at the young girl covered by an oversized coat and with messy hair beside Lin Yifan, she entered anxiously and then asked with concern, "Has she been bullied?"
"Luckily I intervened in time and didn't let the bad guys succeed," Lin Yifan replied respectfully.
Looking at Lin Yifan's "boss", Xiao Lian couldn't help but exclaim, "She's so beautiful! How can she be so beautiful?"
Hearing someone praise her, Zhou Jiajia felt a bit shy and then asked, "Little sister, are you all right?"
Xiao Lian was smaller in both stature and build, so Zhou Jiajia looked at Xiao Lian as if she was a little sister.
"I'm fine!" Staring at this gentle and kind elder sister, Xiao Lian suddenly felt somewhat inferior.
If she competed with this kind of woman over a man, she would definitely lose miserably because she would find that she didn't surpass her in any aspect; such a woman could be called perfect.
"I hope she doesn't fall for him," Xiao Lian prayed silently in her heart; she had finally fallen for someone and didn't want to encounter such a strong rival.
"Tell sister, did that bad guy bully you? Sis will help you get revenge," Zhou Jiajia inquired softly.
"Him!" Xiao Lian pointed at a young man lying on the ground, bleeding continuously, in response.
Seeing that the offender had already been taught a lesson and was severely injured, Zhou Jiajia's heart softened, and she responded to Xiao Lian, "The bad guy has already been punished; let's let him go."
"No! That's too little a price to pay," Lin Yifan was the first to disagree.
The other party was the head of a streaming platform and should be wealthy, so a substantial extortion was in order.
"What do you want to do?" Zhou Jiajia asked.
The man was so injured that she was afraid someone might end up dead.
"Naturally, it's time for a profound lesson," Lin Yifan blinked, signaling Zhou Jiajia to relax.
Then, he strode over to the lecherous man and asked, "Tell me, do you want your life or your money?"
"My life!" the lecherous man answered without hesitation.
"Then hand over the money," Lin Yifan urged.
Enduring the pain, the lecherous man handed his wallet to Lin Yifan.
Lin Yifan opened the wallet to check and discovered only a few hundred-yuan banknotes and several bank cards, which immediately infuriated him, "How much money is in these cards?"
"Over a million," the lecherous man quickly responded, not daring to hesitate.
"Are you playing me? You, a head of a major broadcasting platform, only have this much?" Lin Yifan interrogated.
"Big brother! It's a misunderstanding! I'm not the head of the platform, I'm just a manager," the lecherous man quickly clarified; he did not want to be wrongly accused for no reason.
"Then who is your boss?" Lin Yifan curiously asked.
"Young Master of the Zhao Family, Zhao Ritian," the lecherous man answered.
"Zhao Ritian? Damn! I was duped," Lin Yifan felt screwed over, not expecting that he was tricked by him the previous night.
Last night, he had extorted over seven million from Zhao Ritian; at that time, he asked Zhao Ritian about owning company shares, and Zhao Ritian denied it, even daring to challenge him with his life. Now thinking about it, he couldn't help but admire Zhao Ritian's guts.
"Zhao Ritian, next time we meet, you'll have it coming," Lin Yifan's eyes gleamed with a cold glint, determined to teach this liar a lesson.
"Online banking username and password," Lin Yifan demanded in an irrefutable tone.
"What are you going to do?" the lecherous man anxiously asked.
The money in the bank account was all his savings, and he was scared it might all be taken.
"What? Of course, I'll need some compensation for medical and emotional distress," Lin Yifan coldly replied.
"But you're not hurt, why should I give it to you?" the lecherous man challenged.
"You don't have to give it! Then you can say goodbye to this world," Lin Yifan picked up a sharp knife from the ground, and waved it in front of the lecherous man.
Facing the cold gleam of the knife, the lecherous man wrestled with his thoughts, then sighed, and gave Lin Yifan the account details.
Between money and life, he ultimately compromised and chose life. What use were those without life?
With the information provided, Lin Yifan quickly logged into the lecherous man's online banking, and without hesitation, transferred all the money to his card.
After the transaction was completed, he tossed the card back to the lecherous man, then said, "This one million, I'll keep it safe for you; remember to find me after you recover. I'm the bully king of West Street."
Having said this, he turned and left, escorting the two women out.
Watching the detestable figure walk away, rage filled the lecherous man's eyes; he decided to tell Zhao Ritian about what happened today, and let Zhao Ritian handle this hateful bully king of West Street.
Leaving the room, Lin Yifan said to Xiaolian, "I'll take you back."
"But... doesn't your boss have business to discuss?" Xiaolian asked.