Chapter 1297: Take the Money and Go!
"What are you doing?!"
The burly man was kicked dumbfounded by Hao Jian, and his eyes were fixed on Hao Jian.
"What am I doing?"
Hao Jian sneered and didn't answer directly. Instead, he walked slowly to Shen Ling and gently helped her up. Shen Ling showed no resistance to Hao Jian's help. Her pretty face was still marked with tears, looking pitiable and tugging at heartstrings.
When holding her arm, Hao Jian could clearly feel her body suddenly tense. Apparently, the woman wasn't used to such contact.
This made Hao Jian even more puzzled—since this woman was truly a timid girl who dared not do anything, why did she dare to do the Fleece Trick alone? Was she not afraid of something happening?
What exactly caused this woman to do things she didn't want to do?
Hao Jian didn't delve into it, nor did he ask on the spot. For now, he needed to resolve the matter at hand. Whether or not it was the woman's fault, Hao Jian could easily use this burly man for punching and kicking for one reason.
Those two words were the ones Hao Jian least liked others to say in front of him, especially against him, fitting perfectly with his dislike.
Moreover, the woman didn't do anything wrong; she just needed to return the money to him. At worst, she could make a trip to the police station. It wasn't a big deal, but the man insisted on the woman.
Doesn't the man know that doing such things is illegal? It's one thing not to get caught, but now he's saying such words in public. Who knows what's wrong with the guy, daring to say such things?
Perhaps, as he said, he has his own influence nearby, or perhaps he's bribed the local police station?
However, if Shen Ling were genuinely one of those women who want to do the Fleece Trick, Hao Jian wouldn't bother. But he could see at a glance that Shen Ling was forced into it, and such a person should be rescued if possible.
Hao Jian himself wasn't good either, but he knew where the human bottom line was.
"She's my woman, and someone like you dares to touch her?!"
Hao Jian's voice was flat yet authoritative, causing Shen Ling behind him to be slightly stunned, and tears uncontrollably flowed from the corners of her eyes and finally rolled down.
Just catching a glimpse of this scene, Hao Jian was speechless. Am I not helping you get away? But you just cried harder, are you unhappy with me?
"So you're partners?!"
Upon hearing this, the burly man's face changed, then his anger rose as he shouted: "You are partners! Kid, you're dead. You dare to conspire to do the Fleece Trick, I'll immediately report you!"
"Tch!"
Hao Jian sneered disdainfully; relying on this kind of person to settle things within this power circle? Yet he didn't bother with the burly man, but turned and looked at Shen Ling and said: "How much did you cheat him out of? Have you returned it?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Ling was stunned, her hands clenching the hem of her dress tightly, causing some wrinkles. Her pretty face turned slightly sullen, but she still bit her lips and spoke: "I... I only took... took two thousand yuan from him..."
"Uh..."
Originally Hao Jian thought it was a lot of money, but upon hearing Shen Ling's words, his head suddenly felt stiff. He turned around as if looking at an idiot and said to the burly man: "Friend, let's just call it quits..."
"Damn! You still want to just dismiss it?! Dream on!"
Upon hearing Hao Jian's words, the burly man assumed Hao Jian had surrendered, feeling triumphant. Without waiting for Hao Jian to finish, he roared furiously and got up from the ground, his eyes fixed on Hao Jian, filled with anger.
"You don't know what's good for you!"
Being scolded, Hao Jian's face also turned sullen, and his foot stomped the ground forcefully. The burly man was only three meters away from him; with a big step, Hao Jian reached him.
"What... what are you going to do?!"
Suddenly seeing Hao Jian's figure in front of him, the burly man's head couldn't process, and he instinctively asked.
"What am I going to do?"
Hao Jian sneered, then raised his fist and punched the burly man's abdomen with controlled force, pounding heavily on the man's stomach.
"Boom!"
The dull sound of fist meeting flesh clearly rang out at that moment. The burly man's eyes widened, his face pale and unsightly. After he fell to the ground, he struggled but wasn't severely hurt.
After all, Hao Jian controlled his power; if he hadn't, just this punch would have been enough to pierce the burly man's stomach, leaving him no chance to roll around here.
After that punch, Hao Jian casually took out a wallet from his person, counted thirty one-hundred-yuan bills, and threw them on the burly man, sneering: "Get smart, take the money and scram immediately. There's three thousand yuan here; the extra thousand is the price for you to vanish!"
"Of course, if you don't plan on leaving, I don't mind hitting you until you're willing to leave. And don't even think about getting your hands on the money!"
After saying this, Hao Jian couldn't be bothered with the big guy anymore. After all, whatever choice he made, it didn't affect him. But he believed that this big guy should be smart and know how to handle this situation and what choice to make.
As Hao Jian anticipated, the big guy was stunned when he saw the three thousand yuan. He gave Hao Jian a fearful glance, quickly grabbed the money, got up, and ran!
To the big guy, Hao Jian and this woman were in cahoots, and Hao Jian was a good fighter. Just that one punch was enough to make his stomach hurt so much he felt like fainting.
Moreover, since they had given him the money, if he didn't know when to quit, he might end up not getting any money and getting hurt too. Taking the money and leaving was the best option.
So, the big guy left.
"It's all right now, get up."
Seeing the big guy leave, Hao Jian looked at Shen Ling and laughed, "Given your situation, I should take you home, right? I'm worried he might come back, and if I'm not around then, you'll be in trouble."
Hearing this, a look of panic flashed in Shen Ling's eyes as she instinctively grabbed Hao Jian's arm. But when she came to her senses, she quickly let go, apologizing repeatedly to Hao Jian.
"Enough already..."
Watching Shen Ling apologize incessantly in front of him, Hao Jian felt a bit helpless. He then started walking towards his car, "Let's go, I'll take you home."
He didn't have anything to do at the moment, so he might as well use this as a way to pass the time. This way, he could save this woman and prevent her from being harassed by the big guy again.
Hao Jian had seen this kind of thing many times before, so he naturally knew that there's an eighty percent chance the big guy would come back with more people.
They needed to leave quickly during this time; otherwise, if it got resolved later, it would turn into a big scene.
Luckily, it was lunchtime and there weren't many people on the street. Seeing that the situation here was sorted out, the onlookers slowly dispersed, though they still looked like they wanted more. Some of the men were even blushing.
As they walked on the road, Shen Ling timidly said to Hao Jian, "Well... that money... that money is important to me, so I can't pay you back now..."
Hearing this, Hao Jian paused, and this pause startled Shen Ling behind him. She quickly waved her hands, fumbling with her words, "Don't worry, I'll pay you back! Just not now..."
"Do you really think I'm someone who needs a few thousand yuan?"
The response to Shen Ling was Hao Jian's rather helpless voice. When she looked up, she saw Hao Jian pointing to a sports car not far away, the kind that's expensive even to someone like Shen Ling, who knew nothing about cars.
"This... this car... this car is yours?!"
From what it sounded like, this car seemed to belong to him...
"If it wasn't mine, would I be pointing at it?"
Upon hearing this, Hao Jian couldn't help but roll his eyes, leading Shen Ling to the Enzo Car, opening the door, and getting in directly.
"Get in, tell me your address, and I'll take you home."
He pointed to the passenger seat, shook his head, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
"Oh, oh, oh..."
Shen Ling quickly nodded, opened the door, and got in. But as she sat still in the car, Hao Jian suddenly lunged at her, making her scream in fright and squirm around frantically. Her tear-streaked eyes began to overflow again.
Sure enough, men are all the same. First, there was that big guy, and now another one like him. If only... if only she hadn't listened to her...
Shen Ling regretted deeply in her heart as tears started falling...
"Drip..."
Tears rolled down her cheeks, dropping onto Hao Jian's face, making him look confused. Is it raining?
But Hao Jian didn't mind this and instead pulled the seatbelt over and clicked it in for Shen Ling, rolling his eyes, "I was putting on a seatbelt. What did you think I was gonna do?"
After saying this, Hao Jian glanced at Shen Ling and clicked his tongue a few times, laughing, "Besides, do you really think I haven't seen a beauty of your caliber?"
"Okay, stop imagining things and tell me your address so I can take you back. I have stuff to do this afternoon..."
When Shen Ling came back to her senses and heard Hao Jian's words, her pretty face blushed. She realized she almost wronged him, so she told him her home address.