The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 297

Chapter 297: 297

The old man moved the bean juice away from his mouth and stretched his neck, "Hey, where are you going?"

Mo Yan turned around, her ponytail swinging high, "Just eat yours."

The alley wasn’t big, but it wasn’t small either, mainly because there were too many twists and turns. Luckily it was morning and there weren’t many people. If there had been more people, Ye Tian would have been dizzy from the crowd.

After wandering around a bit, he basically got a clear sense of the area, and also learned some details about the surroundings of the Mo Family old man’s residence. Surrounding the courtyard house, the homes were basically empty, with only a few inhabited by the owners, but those were closely packed one after another. Ye Tian was all too familiar with this layout - it was a classic setup for protecting a leader.

With just this information, Ye Tian couldn’t derive anything useful, but it did confirm that Mo Yan indeed had some influence, at least he hadn’t boasted without reason. Tang Su’s safety was also somewhat assured. This made Ye Tian feel slightly relieved.

At the mouth of the alley was a road, not very busy, with a convenience store across the way. Ye Tian walked over.

"Uncle, a pack of Diamonds." Red Diamonds cost four and a half, and there would be some change.

The shopkeeper, probably in his fifties or sixties, benevolent and kind-faced, took a pack of cigarettes out from the glass counter and placed it on the counter. Ye Tian handed over a hundred yuan bill. The shopkeeper inspected it thoroughly, felt it several times, and finally confirmed it was genuine. He gave Ye Tian an embarrassed smile, and Ye Tian smiled back. Suddenly remembering something, he said to the shopkeeper who was making change, "Uncle, change it to coins, I’ll need them later."

"Alright." In a distinct Beijing accent.

Tearing open the cigarette box, he lit a cigarette and took a deep inhale, feeling much more relaxed. Looking around, he walked east along the road, where there was a yellow phone booth.

Fuck! Ye Tian cursed under his breath, realizing the public phone used IC cards and didn’t accept coins. Annoyed, he hung up the phone, the telephone wire swaying.

"Young man, are you still going to make a call?"

Turning around, he saw an old lady with glasses and curly hair looking at him, holding a green IC card. Ye Tian stepped aside to let her go first, "You go ahead, I... forgot to bring my card." While talking, Ye Tian put the handful of coins into his pocket, also looking around to see if there was a place to make a call.

"Young man?"

Hmm? It was the same fashionable old lady with glasses and curly hair.

"It’s your turn."

She passed him an IC card, hers. Ye Tian didn’t hesitate, "I’ll pay you later."

He inserted the card, revived his spirits a bit, and dialed a string of numbers. A "beep beep" sound came through the receiver.

"Hello? Who is it?" The voice was still so annoying.

Ye Tian wanted to curse at him, but didn’t, "Stop yelling, it’s me."

There was silence on the other end, followed by a bit of chaos, and it was a while before Pig Hu spoke again, "Ye Tian, where have you taken the girl? There’s a whole bunch of people waiting for you to come back. Otherwise, we might come to fetch you. The house is in a mess."

Ye Tian furrowed his brows, "Is someone causing trouble?"

"He wouldn’t dare!"

That’s good. Ye Tian breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "How’s Liu Ling?"

There was silence on the other end. Ye Tian narrowed his eyes, something must have gone wrong.

"Dead. Poisoned herself. Right in front of her father’s grave. Xu Qingyang watched her die. Afterwards, he left too, no one knows where he went. Zhang Daniu went out to find him, called back last night saying he couldn’t find anyone. He’ll probably be home today."

"How did Xu Qingyang end up with Liu Ling?"

"How would I know? That kid has his eyes on the top of his head; he looks down on everyone."

Thinking about it, Ye Tian nodded, then suddenly realized he was on the phone and the other person couldn’t see him, then added, "I got it. Let’s leave it at that for now."

"Ye Tian, tell me the truth, are you in trouble?"

Trouble? It was more than trouble. From the very start, he had boarded a thief’s ship, and now they were just coming to collect interest. He was lucky if he didn’t lose his own life. But that was inevitable anyway. Cleaning up messes for others often meant being flushed down the sewer along with all the other shit.

"No problem."

"Don’t give me that crap. If you say there’s no problem, there definitely is!"

Ye Tian smirked; this old geezer wasn’t dumb.

Too lazy to talk further, "Okay, take care of things at home with Li Jing, I’ll be able... to come back in a few days." Who knew if he could ever return.

Pig Hu on the other end picked up on the unease in Ye Tian’s voice, and urgently said, "Kid, we’ve got plenty of manpower here at home. Just tell me where you are, we’ll come and wipe them out. Don’t be too soft on the outside; be tough when you need to be tough, don’t let anyone bully us."

Ye Tian laughed, "Where are you tough?"

"...My dick is tough."

After hanging up, Ye Tian’s mood improved quite a bit. Bantering with Pig Hu was always entertaining, with this cunning guy around, probably nothing big would happen. Not to mention, there were people like Li Jing, who were both scholarly and skilled in martial arts – they might not break through big barriers, but self-preservation was definitely not a problem.

"Young man?"

His thoughts were interrupted by the old lady behind him. Ye Tian hurriedly handed back the IC card to her, then fumbled for some coins from his pocket, but feeling that wasn’t quite right, he directly handed over a ten yuan note instead, "Ma’am, thank you. Here’s the money. Goodbye."

"See your mom’s cunt!"

The old lady grabbed the arm that Ye Tian extended with the card, and immediately shouted, "Thief! Catch the thief! Someone’s stealing money!"

Ye Tian hadn’t come back to his senses yet when several shaggy-haired young guys appeared out of nowhere, dressed in thick gowns, tall and brawny, faces full of flesh, sporting thick gold chains around their beefy necks. It was the dead of winter and they purposely showed off their chains, which were probably fake. Could someone who can wear a gold chain afford to scam people themselves? Only morons would believe that! Nonetheless, their looks were enough to tell they weren’t good folks.

"Ma’am, what happened?"

"He! He stole my wallet! And my card too!"

The group continued with this scripted dialogue, and damn it, Ye Tian actually listened until they finished!

"Alright, give us the money now." The burly leader flicked his wrist, and with a "whoosh", an extendable baton appeared. It looked like it was going to be a beating if money wasn’t given.

Ye Tian was stunned for a moment, then began to dig in his pockets. After buying a pack of cigarettes for four yuan and fifty cents, he had ninety-five yuan and fifty cents left, along with a few small coins. He handed them over, "That’s all I have. Take it or leave it. I don’t want to fight you, just scram!"

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