The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife
Chapter 125 - 125 125 Wang Family

125: Chapter 125 Wang Family 125: Chapter 125 Wang Family “What do you mean knowing the criminals, Ye, how could I know them?” Shi Chengyu acted as if he knew nothing, but Ye Shikai had anticipated this attitude from him.

That’s why he had been staring at Shi Chengyu’s face all along, and at the moment he spoke, a flash of panic passed over his face – although he covered it up well, Ye still noticed it.

“Is that so?

But I feel like the leader of the gunmen came specifically for you, Mr.

Shi.” Ye Shikai revealed a meaningful smile, Shi Chengyu looked nervous, indeed, Ye wasn’t wrong in his guess.

“Ah, it’s just that once they knew who I was, they wanted to kidnap me for ransom,” Shi Chengyu said.

As the president of the Yanjing Jade Antiques Association, his position indeed carried a lot of weight, and Shi Chengyu definitely possessed many rare treasures.

Many outside must be envious, so it seems like a plausible explanation, but Ye Shikai didn’t believe it – that a bunch of people would cause such a disturbance in the center of Yanjing just for money.

“Is that so?

Then why did I hear those people say they came to capture you?” Ye Shikai feigned confusion; he had overheard those people’s conversation using his sense of hearing, hoping his words would break Shi Chengyu’s psychological defenses and make him confess the truth.

“What.” Indeed, Shi Chengyu’s face paled significantly, even more panicked than when the criminals were shooting earlier.

“Mr.

Shi, those people didn’t come to rob, did they?

Instead, they came to kidnap you, or perhaps…

had some other intentions.” Ye Shikai lowered his voice, giving it an unsettling tone, while also releasing a bit of his Inner Strength, establishing a force field that made Shi Chengyu a bit out of breath.

“This…

Ye, I don’t want to hide this from you, but those people, you can’t afford to offend them,” Shi Chengyu sighed deeply and sat down on a chair.

The usual spirited old man now looked utterly exhausted.

“So, it was really targeted at you.” Ye Shikai’s suspicions were confirmed, but what made him even more uneasy was who Shi Chengyu referred to by “those people” – to dare to target someone like Shi Chengyu, these people must have significant power.

“Yes, I’ve been getting threatened by them.

I never thought they would actually…” Shi Chengyu sighed, hesitating to continue.

“So, someone really did want to kidnap you,” Ye Shikai said.

“Seems so.

If the SWAT hadn’t arrived in time, they would have succeeded.”

“Mr.

Shi, who exactly are these people that you are so wary of?” Ye Shikai urgently asked.

“Ye, you can’t afford to offend those people.

They dare to use guns in the city center,” Shi Chengyu immediately refused to answer, saying with gravity, “You are just a common man, knowing these things brings no good; instead, it will only bring endless trouble.”

Ye Shikai felt somewhat touched; Shi Chengyu was considering his safety.

But now that he was involved, he couldn’t just let it go easily.

“Mr.

Shi, don’t worry.

I have some connections in the police department.

Just tell me who they are, and if I can’t deal with them, then let it be,” Ye Shikai intentionally mentioned his police background to make Shi Chengyu slightly more at ease, although Song Tian could be counted as a connection.

His aim was for Shi Chengyu to reveal their identities, then Ye Shikai would handle the matter in his own way.

“Well, alright.

Sigh, do you know about the four major families of Yanjing?” Shi Chengyu then led him into a small room, starting to elaborate.

“Uh, I’m not very clear about that, but I remember at the last auction, there was the Ji Family, which seemed to be one of those four major families,” Ye Shikai said.

“That’s right, the Ji Family is the wealthiest among the four major families.

The last auction was organized by them,” Shi Chengyu stated, “The jewelry and antique business is always hugely profitable.

Previously, the Ji Family controlled these industries in Yanjing, and with that, their financial power is quite frightening.”

“Among the four families, there’s the Wang Family, who engage in many grey-market businesses and are quite powerful.

Moreover, their family even includes cultivators.” Hearing this, Ye Shikai’s eyes lit up – he hadn’t expected Shi Chengyu to be aware of cultivators.

Indeed, Yanjing’s families hide dragons and crouching tigers.

“Cultivators are very powerful; I’ve heard that they can even kill a robust man with a single punch,” Shi Chengyu said with a look of fear, but Ye Shikai wasn’t surprised; even a novice cultivator could easily do that.

“So, Mr.

Shi, how did you offend them?” asked Ye Shikai.

“The Ji Family controls these profitable industries in Yanjing, so the Wang Family has always been covetous, especially recently, they are unscrupulous,” Shi Chengyu continued, and Ye Shikai guessed the reason.

“The Wang Family wants to get involved in the antique business, wanting a share from the Ji Family, so they approached me,” Shi Chengyu sighed, “I am the president of the Yanjing Jade Antiques Association, an authority in this field in Yanjing, so they wanted to coerce me into helping the Wang Family enter this industry.”

“A bunch of scoundrels, using such methods,” Ye Shikai finally understood it all; these gunmen must have been sent by the Wang Family, shocking that they resorted to such direct measures.

“I rejected their threats and bribes, and then it escalated to them sending threatening letters, and it eventually turned into what happened today.”

Ye Shikai, furious, punched the table, smashing it to pieces, which left Shi Chengyu utterly stunned.

“Mr.

Shi, are you just going to let it go?

They sent gunmen today,” Ye Shikai stated righteously, indignant.

These scoundrels, unscrupulous in their methods; there were many civilians present today, and their actions treated these people’s lives as nothing.

“I also want to deal with them, but they have significant backing.

Even if I reported the threatening letters to the police, it would be futile,” Shi Chengyu sighed helplessly, some things were beyond his control.

“Mr.

Shi, you’ve always been honest and upright.

Today, your customers and your staff were threatened with their lives because of you.

Aren’t you going to just ignore that?”