Chapter 103: Mr. Lu, a Hero Among Heroes

Xu Jinbao was now caught in a difficult spot. If he lowered his head and compromised with Cai Yueyao, letting Lu Ye strut away with impunity, his face would be utterly ruined. But if Lu Ye truly was the person Cai Yueyao described—the man who had once been his direct superior—then Xu Jinbao's troubles would truly be catastrophic.

After careful consideration, Xu Jinbao said with forced composure, "Since I lack the authority to handle him personally, I will turn him over to the relevant authorities."

"He destroyed more than ten of our Xu family's expensive excavators. This is an irrefutable fact, not some baseless accusation I invented to slander him."

Cai Yueyao sneered coldly, "You truly intend to hand him over to the relevant units?"

Xu Jinbao declared with righteous indignation, "That's right. Yueyao, don't blame me for not giving you face. I'm simply following procedure."

Cai Yueyao nodded. "Good. Since you offered me a way out and I refused it, don't blame me for following procedure either."

With that, Cai Yueyao took out her phone and dialed immediately, her voice sweet and coaxing. "Qin Grandpa, are you in Beijing?"

The voice at the other end belonged to a frail old man. "Yaoyao? I'm in Beijing. What's the matter?"

Cai Yueyao smiled. "Your favorite little troublemaker has been caught, and the other side wants to hand him over to the relevant authorities..."

A loud thud echoed from the phone as a furious voice roared, "I fuck, where is he?"

Cai Yueyao supplied the address and hung up.

Xu Jinbao swallowed hard and asked timidly, "Yueyao, who was that call to?"

Cai Yueyao smiled. "You'll find out soon enough. Xu Jinbao, look after yourself. Auntie won't keep you company anymore."

"By the way, a friendly warning: before that old man arrives, hurry over to curry favor with Lu Ye, flatter him shamelessly, and soothe his mood. Maybe you can dodge this bullet."

With that, Cai Yueyao bounded out the door toward the old woman.

For some reason, Cai Yueyao had recently missed the thrill of their usual tearing-into and shouting matches with Su Qianqian.

She didn't actually dislike Su Qianqian; she simply enjoyed arguing with her.

Seeing Su Qianqian arrive alone, a flicker of disappointment crossed her eyes.

Yet she offered no rebuke, instead saying warmly, "Thank you."

Cai Yueyao was stunned. "This isn't like your style at all. Aren't you supposed to be angry at me for not extracting him and then yell at me for a good fight?"

Su Qianqian replied with a wry smile, "You helped me out of kindness. Why would I blame you?"

Cai Yueyao vented dramatically, "Damn, this is boring. I was already preparing to argue with you!"

This Cai Yueyao truly lacked any moral compass, Su Qianqian said helplessly, "My husband is still locked inside. How could I have the heart to argue with you?"

The deep affection in Su Qianqian's eyes when she said "husband" was impossible for Cai Yueyao to miss. It stirred a complicated tangle of emotions in her heart, revealing that their marital bond ran far deeper than she had imagined.

Cai Yueyao asked acidly, "Are you two playing house for real? In love with him?"

Su Qianqian nodded openly. "Yes. He loves me too."

Cai Yueyao clutched her chest theatrically. "Ah, my heart hurts so much!"

Su Qianqian patted her irritably. "Stop messing around. You just came out—tell me the current situation."

Cai Yueyao deliberately frightened her. "What situation? Xu Jinbao won't even give my face; your little cheap person is probably going to jail!"

Su Qianqian let out a long, drawn-out "Ah?"

Then she said regretfully, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have followed him into this nonsense."

Cai Yueyao tried to comfort her. "You can't blame it all on yourself. After all, he spoiled you. The bad guy got what he deserved—he asked for it!"

Su Qianqian thought it over and realized Cai Yueyao was right.

After marrying the little cheap person, she had been indulged by him, unconsciously growing a fearless heart that could do anything.

Hadn't she just driven her husband straight into this trap?

In the old days, would Su Qianqian have dared to drive an excavator into a gang fight?

Never.

Without the little cheap person, she wouldn't have even dared to imagine it.

Inside the small black room, Lu Ye and the two young men stared at each other in silence.

Suddenly Xu Jinbao returned, licking his face with a sheepish smile. "Mr. Lu, I'm truly sorry. It was all my misunderstanding!"

"This isn't your fault; it's my brother who went to your construction site to cause trouble. The excavator was smashed, and he deserved it!"

Xu Jinbao's dramatic 180-degree attitude change truly stunned Lu Ye. "Young Master Xu, what is this performance?"

Xu Jinbao waved the two young men away and leaned close to Lu Ye's ear. "Mr. Lu, please forgive me for my lack of foresight. I didn't know you were a retired war hero."

"I'm sorry. I was wrong!"

Xu Jinbao had pondered Cai Yueyao's words. She said she would follow procedure, so that call must have gone to one of Lu Ye's old superiors.

Hearing her call the other end "Qin Grandpa," Xu Jinbao suddenly recalled a certain powerful man's name—Qin Quan!

This old man could make the entire Beijing tremble with a single stomp, and what kind of figure was Xu Jinbao?

To escape this crisis, Xu Jinbao had no choice but to swallow his pride and curry favor with Lu Ye.

He said fawningly, "When Zhao Cai complained to me, I didn't believe it!"

"I said Mr. Lu is so young and promising, and able to win the favor of Mingzhu No. 1 Beauty, naturally a hero among men. How could he deliberately destroy someone else's property?"

"But aside from personal feelings, I do need to investigate this matter thoroughly and give both sides a clear explanation. My previous actions were purely official business, and I hope you won't take offense."

Lu Ye sneered, "You fucking jab me with an electric baton and call that official business?"

Xu Jinbao smiled awkwardly. "Mr. Lu, I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me this once?"

The more Xu Jinbao fawned, the more Lu Ye sensed something suspicious here...

Seeing that Lu Ye remained silent, Xu Jinbao continued, "Mr. Lu, why don't you come out first? Come to my office for a cup of cool tea to dispel the fire?"

Lu Ye laughed wickedly. "Young Master Xu, stop flattering me. I'm just a gigolo who eats soft rice. I deliberately destroyed Xu Zhaocai's excavator."

"Come on, put the handcuffs on me, then jab me with the electric baton a few times. Since I did wrong, I deserve punishment, right?"

Xu Jinbao's face turned green with rage.

Fuck, this was the most excessive demand he had ever heard in his life!

But he couldn't afford to be careless...

"Mr. Lu, stop joking. Just consider it me begging you—come out quickly!"

Lu Ye slumped back in his chair. "I won't go out. Outside people's hearts are treacherous; staying in this small black room is quite comfortable."

"My shoulder suddenly feels a bit sore..."

Xu Jinbao completely lost his temper. "I'll rub it for you!"

Enjoying the massage, Lu Ye nodded in satisfaction. "Hmm, not bad. The force is just right."

"Mr. Xu, my back is also a bit uncomfortable..."

Xu Jinbao gritted his teeth. "Then I'll beat it for you!"

Thud, thud, thud.

He clenched his fists tightly, enduring the urge to punch Lu Ye to death as he struck his back.

At this moment Lu Ye acted like a local tycoon, suddenly frowning. "Young Master Xu, your back-rubbing technique isn't professional. It's too soft and uncomfortable. You need to use a tool!"

Just what the fuck's with all these demands!

Xu Jinbao endured his temper and asked politely, "What tool?"

Lu Ye pointed to the electric baton that had rolled to the corner earlier. "That thing can substitute for a massage hammer."

"Good, good, good, I'll listen to you."

At that moment, outside the high wall, a massive convoy of vehicles surged forward like a steel torrent. An ancient poem aptly described the scene: black clouds pressing down on the city, the city about to collapse.

The sight was beyond shocking. Not only Su Qianqian and Bai Wen were stunned, but even Ye Qiu stood there, mouth agape in disbelief!

Hundreds of camouflaged Dongfeng Warriors were parked in front of them, arranged in a perfectly square formation that made an impressive visual impact.

Cai Yueyao stepped forward, ran to the lead vehicle, and opened the door for the people inside.

First came a crutch, then a white-haired old man.

The old man's aloof gaze held a killing intent, and when Su Qianqian unintentionally met his eyes, she couldn't help but shiver.

Yet when the old man saw Cai Yueyao, his expression softened into one of warmth and kindness. "Yaoyao, long time no see!"

Cai Yueyao laughed. "Qin Grandpa, you really get younger every year."

Qin Quan stroked his white beard and laughed heartily. "Hahaha, let's first get that little scoundrel out, then we'll properly catch up later."

He left hundreds of sturdy young men in camouflage outside to wait.

Qin Quan and Cai Yueyao walked side by side into the gate. Just as they reached the door of the small black room where Lu Ye was being held, they heard his miserable screams from inside.

"Ah o, ah o, ah o!"

Bang!

Cai Yueyao kicked the iron door open with one foot, and Qin Quan followed her inside.

They saw Xu Jinbao raising the electric baton high and smashing it down onto Lu Ye's back...