My Lady, To Defeat Scumbags You Must Start Early

Chapter 287: 267: Imprisoned (Second Update)

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Yi Wenhan’s room.

Both of them dressed properly.

They looked decent and presentable.

Yi Wenhan opened the doors and windows of his room, which brought in a cool breeze, dispersing the warm heat inside.

He turned and walked towards Chu Qin. He seemed to linger at the door and window for a moment, making it look like he was suppressing his feelings. In actual fact, he didn’t show any reaction at all.

He suddenly showed no response towards women.

“Was Song Zhizhi very proactive today?” Chu Qin heard the conversation at her door and asked him.

Yi Wenhan nodded, “Very strange. She usually ignores me, but today she suddenly expressed goodwill towards me. I have no idea what she’s up to!”

As he spoke, he sarcastically chuckled a bit.

Chu Qin looked at his manner and commented, “It must be jealousy.”

“Oh?” Yi Wenhan raised an eyebrow.

“Li Sheng is now my confidant. I deliberately let her get close to Song Zhizhi. I learned from her that Song Zhizhi noticed you treat me differently, so she is probably jealous.” Chu Qin confidently confirmed.

Yi Wenhan looked surprised, “It was she who dumped me in the first place, so determined to be with Ji Baijian. She couldn’t possibly still have feelings for me, could she?! If she does, it’s really laughable! When I liked her so much and wanted to be with her, she was so heartless. Now she actually wants to start over with me?! Is that possible?”

“That’s what women are like. They don’t appreciate what they have until they lose it, then they want to snatch it back.” Chu Qin scoffed, her brow furrowing slightly at that moment and asked, “Yi Wenhan, if Song Zhizhi suddenly suggests reconciliation, would you just go along with her?”

“What kind of person do you take me for! I admit that I really liked her and even wanted to spend my life with her in the past. But she ruthlessly abandoned me. Now, even if she wants a second chance, there’s no way I’d give her! Besides, I like you so much now, how could I possibly be with her again?” Yi Wenhan affirmed firmly.

Chu Qin smiled, her face showing a hint of shyness for a moment, “Who knows if you men don’t walk your talk?”

“How can you not feel my affection for you? Do you need me to show you my heart …”

Before Yi Wenhan could finish his sentence.

There was a sudden, urgent knock at the door outside, “Wenhan, Wenhan, Yi Wenhan!”

A colleague was calling him.

Before he could open the door.

The door was violently kicked open.

Yi Wenhan and Chu Qin were startled.

At the doorway stood two men clad in local attire, swarthy with very short haircuts, muscular, each of them holding a medium-sized knife, brandishing it in front of them.

“Come with us!” a man at the door demanded.

The colleague who had just called them was also terrified, tensed all over and speechless.

Yi Wenhan and Chu Qin exchanged bewildered glances.

They had no idea what was happening.

At that moment, for their safety, they complied.

Meanwhile downstairs.

A group of ten co-workers from the Commercial Management team, along with Luo Xiaolang, were being cornered in the living room by ten burly men. The leader, a man with a scar on his face, upon seeing everyone was apprehended, he coldly ordered, “Round them all up!”

“What’s happening? Why are you taking us away! Are there no laws here? I refuse to go! You can kill me, but I won’t leave…”

“Slap!” One of the men applied a forceful slap to the Commercial Management male employee’s face.

The man was left utterly dumbstruck.

The leader declared, “I am the law here! If you refuse to come, Amao!”

“Present!” responded the man who had just slapped the employee.

“Kill him!”

“Yes.”

With these words, the man called Amao immediately drew his long blade, poised to strike the rebellious colleague.

The room filled with shrieks of terror.

Song Zhizhi was also frightened and reached out to grab Luo Xiaolang beside her.

It was a pure instinct for comfort.

Luo Xiaolang stepped forward to intervene.

But Song Zhizhi held on tightly, not allowing her to move.

The male colleague who was defiant just a moment ago quickly knelt on the ground, “No, no, no, I’ll go with you, I’ll go… don’t kill me, I have a family to take care of… ”

The leader laughed heartily, a taunting grin spread across his face, “What a coward! Amao, take him!”

“Yes.”

After that, a group of locals escorted the whole team away.

At this moment, the sky was already getting dim, the village was barely lit, the way tedious, not knowing where they had wandered off to.

Neither did they know who was suddenly watching them.

If it were Ye Taiting’s men, would they be mobilizing against everyone?!

Could it be? The local boss!

Obviously.

Song Zhizhi guessed right.

They were brought into a large stockade, some distance from the village. There were many people in the stockade. As far as the eye could see, there were about 50 or 60 people. Everyone seemed to be waiting for them, glaring dangerously at them; it looked pretty grim.

The entire Commercial Management team had been scared out of their wits. Coworkers with less courage, especially the women, had been sobbing, trying not to let their crying be heard.

They were taken to a place that used to be a prison, split into two groups, each of them confined in different rooms!

There was nothing in the room, just an empty expanse beyond the iron door.

The people who brought them there locked the door and left.

They were gone for a long time, and no one dared to speak in the eerily quiet prison cell.

Finally, at that moment, Li Sheng couldn’t hold it any longer. She whispered, “Who did we cross? Why are they treating us this way? Could there be some misunderstanding?”

“I don’t think so,” Song Zhizhi said, “I deduce that this is the leader of Jinghe Village, lording over everyone here, not wanting outsiders coming in to change his leadership status. That’s why he has been indoctrinating everyone to stay and not allow them to leave. In this way, he can continue to play his little emperor! Seeing us coming for an inspection, and since we didn’t pay special attention to what we were saying, someone overheard us and informed their leader. That’s why we got caught.”

“What do we do now?” Li Sheng was on the verge of breaking into tears.

Yi Wenhan listened to Song Zhizhi’s words, his face paler by several shades.

He hadn’t thought that under such a circumstance, Song Zhizhi would not only remain calm, but also analyze so comprehensively.

On the other hand, he had been so panicked he had nearly lost his mind.

He did not want to die here!

Chu Qin also turned to look at Song Zhizhi.

It seemed they were all waiting for her to speak.

“I don’t know, we can only see how they want to deal with us,” Song Zhizhi said. “Whether they want us to get lost or…eliminate us.”

“No!” Li Sheng’s eyes were bloodshot, “I don’t want to die.”

Yi Wenhan was somewhat panicked, he kept comforting himself, “How could they just kill us like that? Isn’t there any law and order here?!”

“Didn’t that guy say it just now? He is the law!”Song Zhizhi bluntly put it.

“Stop scaring people!” Yi Wenhan retorted vehemently, “If they wanted to kill us, they would have done so by now. Why would they bother locking us up?”

“If they wanted to let us go, they would have done so just now.”

“Song Zhizhi!” Yi Wenhan got angry.

Maybe it was the fear of not knowing what was to happen next that made him shed his gentleness and humility from before.

His loud call to Song Zhizhi was heard by the guard outside.

A man came in shortly.

The man roared, “What’s all the yelling about? Are you asking for death?”

Yi Wenhan was completely silenced.

The man threatened them a few more times, then turned to leave.

“Brother, I would like to see your village head. I don’t understand why we have to be locked up. If there is any issue, I hope we can clear things up.” Song Zhizhi promptly called after the man.

“Shut up! Is our Village Head someone you can see just because you want to?”

“But you’ve arrested us without telling us what we’ve done wrong. Shouldn’t you give us a reason?” Song Zhizhi continued to plead.

“No!” The man was very adamant, “When our Village Head wants to see you, he will! Quiet down, or I won’t be so polite!”

After saying that, the man turned and left.

Song Zhizhi wanted to say something else.

“Song Zhizhi, can you be a bit more cautious?” Yi Wenhan shouted at her, “What if you provoke them? Do you want us all to die?!”

“So, according to your logic, we should just sit around and wait for death?” Song Zhizhi retorted.

Yi Wenhan glared at her intensely.

“Yi Wenhan, you are in charge of this trip. You should be the one taking responsibility, not cowering in fear!”

“You!” Yi Wenhan was so angry his face turned red.

His life was hanging by a thread, yet he was supposed to worry about others?!

Was he insane?!