Imposter Young Master
Chapter 84 Even So, I Still Want to Protect This Woman _1

Chapter 84: Chapter 84 Even So, I Still Want to Protect This Woman _1

"No one instigated us, we planned the kidnapping ourselves," said the leader of the kidnappers, who was known as Brother Sheng.

Earlier, he was dazed after being suddenly punched in the nose by Yang Gang. It took him a while to gradually regain consciousness.

"Uhm... Quite stubborn, huh?" Yang Gang crouched down, flicked his burning cigarette in front of the kidnapper’s eyes, grinned, and revealed a cruel smile, "Believe it or not, I can stick this burning cigarette into your eye."

The kidnapper’s face instantly paled, "Truly, no one instigated us. We are construction workers for Hengyang Real Estate, under the Yang family. We intended to kidnap Yang Lin’s daughter to demand the wages that Yang Lin owed us."

"What nonsense! That’s a fresh excuse. The Yang family owes you wages?" Yang Gang sneered.

The conscious kidnappers were stunned upon hearing this.

Then, one of the kidnappers reacted, "I remember now, you are Master Yang!"

"Your intel is sure lousy, you should have kidnapped me instead. I’m the heir of the Yang family," Yang Gang paused, his tone sharply turned frigid, "If you don’t reveal your mastermind today, I’ll lock you in this van, pour gasoline over it, and set it on fire. What I say, I do."

All the kidnappers thought, "Devil! Demon!"

"Master Yang, we truly just wanted to reclaim our hard-earned money, nothing else." one kidnapper said.

Yang Gang sneered, "Do you think I’m easy to fool? Your kidnapping was very professional, obviously done by seasoned criminals, and you dare tell me you are construction workers?"

Brother Sheng hesitated, his face somewhat vacant. He lowered his head, pondered slightly before saying, "Master Yang, the truth is... Actually, we have served as mercenaries in Central Asia. We opened a bar with the money earned there, but since none of us is well-educated or savvy with business, we were swindled by our hired manager and accountant. They absconded with all the cash. So, we worked odd jobs on various construction sites after the bar closed."

He paused slightly and then continued, "Later, by chance, we met your father, Yang Lin. He offered us to work for Hengyang Real Estate as contractors. We were very grateful then and brought some brothers to work for Hengyang Real Estate. When the project was completed and quality control passed, we went to settle our wages with Hengyang Real Estate’s finance department. However, they refused to pay our wages, claiming that ’workers involved in fights that damaged Hengyang Real Estate’s reputation and caused significant losses.’ When we wanted to speak directly to Yang Lin, the arrogant general manager told us it was Chairman Yang Lin’s decision."

A look of derisive self-mockery appeared on his face.

"Master Yang, Brother Sheng isn’t lying. Here are the contracts we signed with Hengyang Real Estate, here are the copies of the quality control approval documents, here are..." Another kidnapper pulled out several documents from his chest.

Brother Sheng added, "Master Yang, without the wages, we could not pay our brothers. Everyone was just trying to make a living and after months of hard work, they didn’t see any money, so they were pretty heated. We contractors didn’t have any money either, which led us to this desperate measure. Master Yang, we never planned to harm Miss Yang Fei, we just wanted to get our hard-earned money back from Yang Lin."

Yang Gang picked up these documents and quickly skimmed through them, feeling quite surprised.

These people were not lying. They were indeed the small contractors for Hengyang Real Estate under the Yang family. And Hengyang Real Estate had indeed withheld their wages.

Yang Gang was surprised. From his understanding of Yang Lin, the old man wouldn’t maliciously withhold workers’ wages. Could it be that the Yang family’s financial situation had deteriorated to this extent?

He pondered for a moment, then said, "Give me the phone number of that Hengyang Real Estate general manager."

"We don’t have it, only the office number. Usually the secretary picks up and it’s rare to speak directly to him," said Brother Sheng.

Yang Gang immediately called Yang Lin. After a couple of rings, the call was answered.

"Yang Gang, what’s up?" Yang Lin’s voice came on the line.

"Feifei has been kidnapped," Yang Gang said outright.

Crack!

The sound of a cellphone dropping could be heard on the other end of the line.

Then, Yang Lin’s nervous voice came on, "Yang Gang! Don’t joke about this!"

"I’m not joking. The kidnapper is a man named... Chen Sheng, who seems to be a contractor under our Yang Group’s Hengyang Real Estate." Yang Gang spoke indifferently.

"Chen Sheng? That ungrateful wretch, why would he kidnap my daughter? Initially, I kindly allowed them to be contractors at our Yang family’s construction site!" Yang Lin fumed.

With the loudspeaker on, the kidnappers in the car could hear everything.

After a moment of exchanging glances, it was Chen Sheng who couldn’t help but say, "Boss Yang, when you let us be contractors, did you plan not to pay us?!"

Yang Lin was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

"Ha! Yang Lin, you’re a real shrewd dealer. ’Beautiful Garden’ project of the Hengyang Real Estate has been completed with quality check done, yet Hengyang Real Estate withheld our hard-earned money, saying it was your intention. We did kidnap Miss Yang Fei, but she has been rescued by Master Yang. Our intention for the kidnapping was simply to retrieve our hard-earned money. You can report us to the police. After all, we did commit the act of kidnapping," Chen Sheng chuckled coldly.

On hearing that Yang Fei has been rescued by Yang Gang, Yang Lin heaved a sigh of relief, " About this, I was completely in the dark. I’ll call the general manager of Hengyang Real Estate right now, you wait for my news."

Then, Yang Lin hung up the phone.

A moment later, Yang Lin called back, with an apologetic tone, "Chen Sheng, I’m sorry. This was a unilateral decision made by Hengyang Real Estate’s general manager. I have instructed him to issue your wages tomorrow."

Chen Sheng seemed to believe Yang Lin was also kept in the dark about this matter, so his resentment towards Yang Lin dissipated.

"Chairman, you can report us to the police..."

"Sigh... forget it. I hold responsibility in this as well. But Chen Sheng, no matter what happens in the future, you must not commit such crimes again. I’m saying this for your own good." Yang Lin said.

Chen Sheng was somewhat moved. "I understand, Chairman."

"Gang, you better take Feifei home right away." Yang Lin added.

"Got it, Dad." Yang Gang hung up the phone after his reply and then gave everyone a wicked grin.

Having personally experienced Yang Gang’s brutal methods, Chen Sheng felt his scalp tingle at Yang Gang’s eerie smile. "Master Yang, is there something you wish to tell us?"

"Are you really going to take the old man’s words to heart and wash your hands of all this?" Yang Gang suddenly asked.

Chen Sheng was taken aback. "I don’t understand what you mean, Young Master Yang."

Yang Gang cracked a grin, glanced at Yang Fei not far away from the car, and lowered his voice. "Alright then, let me be direct. Are you willing to work for me?"

Having fought as mercenaries in Central Asia, Chen Sheng seemed to understand something. He grimaced, "Young Master Yang, is your business... somewhat illegal?"

"Arms smuggling. This is my personal business. I need manpower, and your mercenary experience in Central Asia could be helpful. Of course, if we make a profit, you won’t be left out. However, if you refuse... I might accidentally dial the police."

Chen Sheng grimaced. It... it was definitely a threat!

But, this was arms smuggling. Although it wasn’t as nefarious as drug trafficking, it was still illegal. Besides, the crime of arms smuggling surely outweighs kidnapping, right?!

Chen Sheng mustered his courage, "Young Master Yang, isn’t the penalty for arms smuggling severe?"

Yang Gang offered a grave reply, "My arms exist for world peace, not for creating bloodshed or unrest. This is a fundamental principle for a righteous arms dealer."

Everyone twitched at this statement. An arms smuggler standing on moral high ground? Young Master Yang had quite the thick skin.

Yang Gang put away his smile, his tone turned icy, "I’m not joking. The sentence for kidnapping is at least five years in prison. I’ll give you a minute to think it over."

Then, after a few seconds, Chen Sheng and the others exchanged glances and said, "Young Master Yang, we agree."

Yang Gang grinned, "For the sake of peace, let’s work together."

He pulled out a bank card, "There’s about two hundred thousand in there, use it for now to get treated at the hospital. I’ll have someone reach out to you."

He paused, then added, "Remember, this is my private business. If there’s a leak, you’ll be silenced."

"Young Master Yang, we understand."

Only then did Yang Gang leave the car, and walk over to Yang Fei.

Yang Fei looked up at Yang Gang, "Um, Gang, do our company owe these people wages?"

"You heard?"

"Yeah, you left the loudspeaker on, and Dad’s voice is so loud." Yang Fei paused, then asked, "Gang, is our company facing some problem?"

Yang Gang gently stroked Yang Fei’s hair, gently smiling, "No, it was just a misunderstanding, and it has been resolved."

"Okay." Yang Fei nodded.

Yang Gang gave a sigh.

Although not fully aware of the specifics, it seemed that the operational and financial conditions of the companies under the Yang family umbrella were worse than he imagined.

The core business of the Yang Group, mining, was barely staying afloat due to the continuous decline in coal prices. Previously lucrative businesses such as nightclubs, bars, and KTVs suffered greatly under the national clean-up campaign. Non-core businesses like real estate and talent agencies were running losses year after year.

"It seems that the life for the Yang family is getting tougher. But..." Yang Gang glanced at Yang Fei beside him, thinking," Regardless of what will happen in the future, I want to protect this woman."

Suddenly, Yang Gang’s face twisted as he went silent.

"Why? Why must it be this way? She only has a B-cup!" Yang Gang recalls Yang Fei’s earnest expression when she made her wish: ’I hope Gang is safe and happy’...

Honestly, in that moment, his heart trembled.

Nobody has ever prayed for him so earnestly before. Yang Gang knew that Yang Fei was actually praying for the guy who passed away.

Yet, in that moment, he was still somewhat touched.

Yang Gang gazed up at the night sky.

"I can’t even understand my own feelings. Should I protect Yang Fei as her brother or as a suitor? What if Yang Fei finds out the truth? She will definitely drive me, this imposter, out of the Yang Family without hesitation. But even so, I... I still wish to protect this woman."

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