Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 289 - 288: Trouble Comes Knocking (2 more)

Chapter 289: Chapter 288: Trouble Comes Knocking (2 more)

With two guns in hand, they faced off against Ye Xiangtian.

Chi Jin had been shot the moment Jin Yu burst in. Had Ye Xiangtian not pulled him away in time, the bullet would have hit the position of his heart.

Chi Jin broke out into a cold sweat from fear.

Meanwhile, Jin Ruiyang and his team, who had been closely monitoring the situation here, heard the noise and immediately came over from outside, quickly getting tangled up with the bodyguards.

The bodyguards who worked with Ye Xiangtian were naturally skilled, all of them foreign mercenaries.

Ye Xiangtian recognized Jin Yu at a glance, "Is it you?"

Jin Yu’s eyes were cold as ice, "I’m here to arrest you."

"Ha..." Ye Xiangtian let out a cold laugh, "Then let’s see if you have the life for it."

In the prior exchange, Jin Yu and Ye Xiangtian had simultaneously destroyed each other’s guns.

Now they could only engage in hand-to-hand combat.

In nearly an instant, Ye Xiangtian and Jin Yu were locked in combat, both members of a special unit, their skills no less than those of special forces, with fierce moves, each one lethal enough to kill an ordinary person.

The previous conversation between Ye Xiangtian and Chi Jin revealed to Jin Yu that Ye Xiangtian was not just a leak; he was the mastermind.

Chi Jin was just working for him.

How could Jin Yu possibly allow such scum to continue to be a parasite?

Ye Xiangtian’s skills were strong, almost on par with Jin Yu.

The two fought fiercely, determined to take each other’s life.

Their fight was intense, and neither Jin Yu could gain an advantage over Ye Xiangtian, nor could Ye Xiangtian gain the slightest advantage over Jin Yu.

Just then, a crashing sound came from outside the door; Jin Ruiyang and the others had already dealt with the bodyguards outside.

Ye Xiangtian frowned, almost instantly realizing that his people had been defeated.

No doubt about it.

Jin Yu had arrived at this clubhouse ahead of him, which meant he must have cracked his code.

Then he would definitely have made thorough preparations, those he brought with him were certainly not people these mercenaries could handle.

Quickly assessing the situation, Ye Xiangtian suddenly stepped back, grabbed Chi Jin, and threw him in front of Jin Yu with a hooked lip and a cold laugh, "Jin Yu, we’ll meet again another day."

Jin Yu kicked Chi Jin aside, and it was during that brief moment that Ye Xiangtian took the opportunity to leap out of the window.

Jin Ruiyang and the others burst in at the same time, Jin Yu snatched the gun from his hand, aiming it at Ye Xiangtian who had already disappeared into the night.

"Bang."

Jin Yu’s marksmanship was so precise that even in the pitch darkness and from a distance, Ye Xiangtian was not safe.

Ye Xiangtian rolled on the ground; the bullet whisked past his cheek, singeing and curling up a strand of his hair on its way.

Ye Xiangtian covered his cheek with his hand, let out a cold laugh, and quickly boarded the car that had come to pick him up.

Having not caught Ye Xiangtian, Jin Yu, with a swish and a fierce punch, smashed his fist down on the window sill.

He had actually let him escape.

Not capturing Ye Xiangtian himself meant losing the opportunity to convict him.

Once he returned to his country, finding evidence of his collusion with Chi Jin would be even more difficult.

However, today’s mission was not entirely without gains; at least they caught Chi Jin.

No one knew that Chi Jin was actually a national of his own country.

He had just had his identity switched by Ye Xiangtian.

Therefore, Jin Yu and his team had every reason to arrest him and bring him back.

This was Chi Jin’s territory.

After such a major incident, the people outside must have already informed Chi Jin’s subordinates.

Right now, the priority was to quickly bring Chi Jin back into custody.

That very night, Jin Yu and his team swiftly left Delta with Chi Jin.

On the way, they encountered various assassination attempts, all of which were fortunately thwarted.

But it left Jin Yu and his team in a miserable state.

No matter how skilled, one couldn’t withstand a relentless pursuit.

Fortunately, after dodging left and right, they finally made it back to the country.

Chi Jin’s people finally stopped chasing them.

A group of people, along with Chi Jin, returned to the team. Jin Yu didn’t even take a break before personally heading over to interrogate Chi Jin.

As long as Chi Jin pointed out Ye Xiangtian, that would be solid evidence.

Jin Yu had to make Chi Jin spit out Ye Xiangtian’s name no matter what.

Unfortunately, Chi Jin seemed to have made up his mind, and who knows what kind of spell Ye Xiangtian had cast on him, no matter what brutal method Jin Yu employed, he kept his lips sealed, not uttering a single word.

Even with Jin Ruiyang and Ye Shaoting taking turns, they couldn’t pry his mouth open.

At present, they could only pin a crime on Chi Jin, unable to snag Ye Xiangtian, which infuriated Jin Yu.

*

Jin Yu had been gone for over half a month and still hadn’t returned.

And Xu Niannian’s factory was almost finished being built.

She was planning to take Xu Zhiqiang to Lin City to talk to the distributors.

Then there was trouble at the shop again.

Qin Feng came running to Xu Niannian in a panic, telling her there was a disturbance in the shop. Yang Cuihua was arguing with someone.

The other person’s entire family had arrived, claiming that after eating butter noodles from Xu Niannian’s shop, they started getting stomach pains, alleging food poisoning, foaming at the mouth, and now they were all in the hospital.

Upon hearing this, Xu Niannian knew she had to hurry to the shop.

Both she and Xu Zhiqiang were in this together.

A crowd had gathered outside the shop. Before getting close, Xu Niannian could hear Yang Cuihua’s aggressive voice.

"Everyone eats our butter noodles and nothing happens, only your family has problems, so it definitely isn’t an issue with our food. You want compensation? Dream on."

An old lady immediately burst into a dramatic cry, sitting on the ground and wailing, "Everyone come see this, my granddaughter ate a bowl of noodles at her place and ended up poisoned, now in the hospital, and they still refuse to admit it. Oh, my poor granddaughter, what has become of the law! What kind of rubbish do they sell, who knows what harmful things they’ve added."

The old lady cried and wiped her tears simultaneously.

There was also a woman comforting her while crying herself, "Mom, stop crying, let’s just go. These people are too bullying."

Then she turned to the onlookers with a look of sorrow: "My poor daughter, so young and already harmed. If it hadn’t been for the timely trip to the hospital, she would be gone by now. She’s still lying there, and the doctor says my daughter might have lifelong problems because of this. We came today to seek justice. Look at what kind of attitude these people have, unwilling to compensate for medical expenses and even trying to kick us out, using their power to bully us, there has to be a limit to this."

As she spoke, she continued to weep.

The onlookers, hearing about a close call with death, began murmuring among themselves, especially the regular customers of the Butter Noodle House, their faces turning pale with fear.

They clamored for Yang Cuihua to compensate the family.

Yang Cuihua was so angry that her face turned red, and her neck swelled, "Nonsense, how could our noodles contain anything harmful? You two wretched old hags, get as far away from here as you can."

Yang Cuihua immediately grabbed a broom to drive them off but was pulled away by a burly man who raised his hand ready to hit her.

Yang Cuihua rolled up her sleeves, ready to scratch the man’s face.

The burly man thought that one sweep of the broom would have Yang Cuihua crying for mercy, but halfway through the motion, his arm was caught by a pair of delicate hands.

Those fingers were slender and fair, tips round and flushed red from gripping tightly.

"I dare someone to lay a finger on my mom." The voice, normally tender, was now as cold as frost.

The burly man glanced over and saw Xu Niannian’s delicate and pretty face, which shook him for a moment.

The burly man’s wife, who was playing the victim and weeping just a second ago, saw her husband staring at another woman and reached out to twist Xu Niannian’s arm.

Xu Niannian gave her a cold look, "Try touching me and see what happens."

With a voice icy and startling, matched with her frosty gaze, the woman froze on the spot, and by the time she came to her senses, she and her husband had already been forcefully pushed away by Xu Niannian.

Yang Cuihua, seeing Xu Niannian coming over, quickly pulled her back, fearing she would be bullied, "Baby Nian, hide behind Mom. Zhiqiang, get them out of here."

When the old lady saw Xu Niannian arrive, she exchanged a glance with her daughter-in-law, and then the old lady started wailing even louder.

"Oh no, there’s no justice, they’re hitting people! Come everyone, take a look, these people sell deadly food and even dare to hit someone."

Now, the onlookers couldn’t stand it anymore, someone spoke up, "Boss, your stuff made someone end up in the hospital, you should compensate."

"Right, pay up."

Even someone muttered in a low voice, "What now, I’m done for. I often eat at her place, I hope I won’t suffer any issues."

This was a worker from the factory across the street, wearing the factory uniform.

The one who started the clamor for Xu Niannian to pay up was a lean and mean-looking man, with a face that screamed petty and malicious.

Many people were flip-floppers, following the lead once they heard others shouting, they also joined in demanding Xu Niannian compensate the family.

Seeing the growing support from the crowd, the old lady sitting on the ground crying let a smug look flash across her eyes.

Xu Niannian pursed her lips, looking at the people crowded at the entrance of the shop.

"Everyone, please give me a moment of silence. Could I say a few words before you decide whether my family should pay this money or not?"