Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 169 The Market was Burnt Down_1

Chapter 169: Chapter 169 The Market was Burnt Down_1

Wang Ye’s heart faltered. "Slow down, slow down. What happened?" he asked.

"Section One in our market, the section you bought, was set on fire! The fire department and the police have arrived. It’s total chaos!" Big Head Kong explained hurriedly.

Wang Ye didn’t quite get it though, so he continued to question, "Aren’t all our stores shipping containers? They are all made of iron, how did they burn?"

His query made sense, as the stores in the supermarket were assembled from large-sized shipping containers.

Those were all made of iron indeed, how could they possibly catch fire...

"Ayy, Section One! Some of our clients had already moved their goods there intending to start up. Unknown people secretly pried open the rolling shutter doors, poured oil inside and set the goods on fire!" Big Head Kong explained helplessly.

Wang Ye finally understood what happened, his face darkening.

This was certainly done by people sent by Lokayev!

He couldn’t think of anyone else who would risk committing such an act.

Earlier today, everything seemed so calm, which raised suspicions for Wang Ye. He hadn’t expected that they were waiting for him here.

"Has the fire been contained?" Wang Ye asked.

"Yes, it’s under control. It didn’t burn too severely since most of the storage spaces were empty, so the fire couldn’t spread. But it caused quite a disturbance, with many onlookers. I suspect that many merchants who have already signed contracts will be too scared to open for business," Big Head Kong responded anxiously.

Though it was night now, it didn’t mean there was nobody at the supermarket.

There were no customers at this time, but it was indeed the time for receiving and transporting goods, so plenty of people were still around at the supermarket.

The New Sun Market was almost deserted because it hadn’t opened for business yet.

Big Head Kong had arranged for all security guards to patrol around the Management Office and hence ignored the inside of the supermarket, as nothing was expected to go wrong with those "iron-made boxes"...

The perpetrators specifically chose this time to strike, knowing they couldn’t set a big fire. Their real aim was not to burn New Sun down but to mess with him psychologically!

"I’ll be right there," Wang Ye responded concisely and hung up the phone.

Given the circumstances, he obviously couldn’t continue attending the birthday party and had to deal with the situation on site.

.........

Heading back to the table, Wang Ye apologized to Yanzi, "Something came up at the company. I have to go take care of it. Sorry, you guys carry on and have a good time."

"Ah? Brother Ye, you better hurry then. Work is important," Yanzi hurriedly responded.

Without another word, Wang Ye greeted Ruan Xiaozhu and Song Xiaogang, then quickly walked towards the restaurant exit.

Ruan Xiaozhu expressed concern, "Wang Ye didn’t look so good. What could have happened?"

"There’s probably nothing to worry about. Brother Ye will handle it," Song Xiaogang was confident in Wang Ye.

Xiao Gao, who had been looking down on Wang Ye throughout, spoke up.

He mockingly said, "Oh, has that kid started a company? What does he do? Is he only serving rich women? Judging from his appearance and dress, it seems quite fitting. In such a hurry, could it be that some rich lady has turned on him? Ha!"

Upon hearing this, several others, who were not very familiar with Wang Ye, broke into laughter.

However, the expressions of Yanzi, Song Xiaogang, and Ruan Xiaozhu turned ugly.

What Xiao Gao said wasn’t entirely made up; in Moscow, quite a few handsome young men happened to be in this line of work....

There were many single rich women at the supermarket, so there was a market for such services.

It was said that those who did this made quite a lot of money!

Regardless, Xiao Gao was most likely only trying to showcase his cleverness and belittle Wang Ye.

However, Song Xiaogang immediately stood up, pointed at Xiao Gao and angrily retorted, "What the fuck are you talking about? If you are brave enough, step outside and chat with me!"

Song Xiaogang held Wang Ye in high esteem and absolutely did not tolerate anyone uttering a single negative word about him!

Xiao Gao’s ridiculing and belittlement were out of the question.

If it weren’t for Yanzi’s birthday party, Song Xiaogang would have punched him on the spot!

Ruan Xiaozhu also chimed in coldly, "Do you find your remarks humorous? No, they only make you seem crude and boring! Does belittling others elevate you? Can you stop being so childish!"

Xiao Gao’s face turned red from embarrassment and discomfort.

All he did was joke around, why did they react so strongly...

Yanzi also joined in, "Xiao Gao, are you drunk? If you are, go home and rest. Don’t cause trouble here."

With that said, Xiao Gao had no face left to stay there. He got up angrily, "I’m leaving! Is that okay?"

As he walked past Song Xiaogang, still feeling unconvinced and humiliated from being scolded by Song Xiaogang earlier, he wanted to regain his face. He purposefully bumped his shoulder against Song Xiaogang.

Xiao Gao was not short, about 1.8 meters tall and even though he regularly exercised to keep fit, he was unfortunate enough to confront Song Xiaogang, a towering 1.9-meter-tall giant, who had trained for many years.

As Song Xiaogang saw Xiao Gao bumping into him, he snorted, gave a slight shove with his shoulder and sent Xiao Gao "flying"...

Xiao Gao was caught off guard; he hadn’t thought it through. Not only did he fail to regain his dignity, but he further lost face.

Embarrassed and infuriated, Xiao Gao charged at Song Xiaogang, with fists flying and curses pouring out of his mouth, after regaining his balance.

"What the fuck is wrong with you! Why did you bump into me for no reason?"

Song Xiaogang couldn’t be bothered to respond. He reached out, grabbed Xiao Gao’s wrist, added a bit of force, and tilted it backward, causing Xiao Gao to scream in pain.

With a push, Xiao Gao staggered back a few steps and directly crashed into a decorative column not too far away.

The column was decorated with wood and pure copper. As Xiao Gao hit it with his head, it made a dull "thud", which sounded painful...

Seeing the fight break out, Yanzi and Ruan Xiaozhu immediately got up to dissuade them.

Yanzi pulled Song Xiaogang away, preventing him from continuing, while Ruan Xiaozhu went to help Xiao Gao up.

She asked, "Are you okay?"

Xiao Gao stood up, rubbed his sore head, shook his slightly dizzy head, and managed to say, "I am fine. Too violent! What’s with people nowadays! I’m leaving, this is tiresome."

After saying this, he staggered out.

Naturally, no one tried to stop him...

.........

Meanwhile, Wang Ye had already arrived at the New Sun Supermarket.

His car came to a stop next to an open space near Section One. Before he even exited the vehicle, he noticed a large crowd gathered.

The outer ring was filled with onlookers, including Chinese businesspeople and many Russian laborers.

The inner ring was made up of New Sun Group’s security personnel and arriving Russian police officers, who cordoned off the scene, preventing others from entering.

At the heart of it all were the firefighters. By this time, the fire had already been extinguished...