Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 387 - 386: Get Lost As Far As You Can

Chapter 387: Chapter 386: Get Lost As Far As You Can

Foreman Bao noticed that Miss Xiao had been talking non-stop and did not dare to interrupt, his own heart filled with unease. The people the Xiao Family had brought said there was a problem with the safety deposit boxes, and now President Xiao was asking about it. Although Bao Chengyun could not hear the specifics of the conversation, he was certain it pertained to the safety deposit box issue.

"Captain Bao, are you sure these safety deposit boxes are the ones we, the Xiao Family, ordered?" Lin Tian turned around, looked at Bao Chengyun, and asked with great skepticism.

Upon hearing Lin Tian refer to "our Xiao Family," Miss Xiao couldn’t help but give him a look of disdain; who would consider you, this bastard, as part of the family? However, she did not voice any opposition, letting Lin Tian handle the situation.

Having this bastard stand in front seemed not too bad, Xiao Manxue thought secretly to herself.

"Of course, this batch of safety deposit boxes has always been overseen by our company’s people; there can be no mistake," Bao Chengyun replied with certainty, despite not understanding the situation fully.

"If it has always been people from your company in charge, we can of course trust you, but if someone else took over in the middle, then it’s hard to say," Lin Tian said as he glanced at Zhao Ming, with a very clear implication.

Zhao Ming’s expression turned even uglier in an instant. Being suspected himself, if he didn’t speak up now, it would really seem like he had a guilty conscience. So he took a few steps forward, came up to Lin Tian, and said loudly, "Who are you? To tap a table and declare there’s a problem with the safety deposit boxes, is this how the people of the Xiao Family do things? Today, I’ve really seen it all!"

His purpose in saying this was to morally blackmail the Xiao Family. Most large families care about their image, and when spoken to like this, they typically handle things in a low-key manner to maintain their good reputation. But Lin Tian was not the type to play by these rules at all, nor would he act predictably.

He regarded such people as nothing but clowns. After casting a glance at Zhao Ming, Lin Tian sneered, "You’re not qualified to know my name yet, but I’ll make sure you remember my face. Come and see for yourself if there’s a problem with the safety deposit boxes you’re in charge of."

Lin Tian grabbed hold of Zhao Ming’s collar with one hand and lifted him up. Zhao Ming cried out "wa wa," but no matter how much he struggled, it was futile; Lin Tian’s grip was like iron tongs, firmly unyielding.

The people from the project team didn’t dare to make a sound, and Bao Chengyun was also stunned. The Xiao Family he knew was usually easy-going, and even if they suffered a minor loss, they wouldn’t make a big fuss. He had never seen anyone so bold in the Xiao Family and was so shocked that he forgot to speak up.

"What are you doing? If you don’t put me down right now, I’m going to call the police," Zhao Ming said, switching to threats after realizing that struggling was useless.

"Heh, I’d like to see how you’re going to call the police," Lin Tian sneered, carrying him over to a safety deposit box before striking it with a single palm.

With a loud "boom," the safety deposit box actually shattered into pieces, the seams completely coming apart, and where the strike landed, the metal plate was torn open with a large fissure.

Zhao Ming was instantly terrified, his mouth wide open, at a loss for words.

"Is this the safety deposit box you claimed was impervious to knives and guns?" Lin Tian asked, looking indifferently at the metal scraps all around, as if shattering the safety deposit box with bare hands was an insignificant act.

Su Qingqing knew that Lin Tian was skilled in martial arts, but shattering a safety deposit box as if it were easier than splitting wood was shocking. Such a blow on a human body would tear a person apart like a ripped sack!

It was clear that the other project team members had the same thought, each one of them shaking, shivering with fear.

As for Miss Xiao, she watched him with amusement; this bastard always liked to solve problems with violence. Even though he was smarter than anyone, he insisted on being directly brutal. Whenever it was like this, all she could do was feel helpless.

No one answered Lin Tian’s question because they dared not. In case the boy became angry and struck them with his palm, who would take the risk?

"Captain Bao, come and see if this safe is genuine so your company isn’t being used by someone without even knowing it," Lin Tian said decisively, demanding Bao Chengyun to inspect the safe personally.

With no choice, the foreman had to brace himself and approach, taking care to carefully circumvent Lin Tian before arriving at the shattered safe.

He squatted down and closely inspected the fracture on the metal plate. The longer he looked, the worse his expression became, and the deeper his frown.

"How... how could this be? This batch of safes was custom-made for the Xiao Family and met the standards when they left the factory. But this fracture, the color, and sheen are all wrong, and there are air bubbles. Also, the safes were not molded in one piece but were instead welded together from ordinary metal plates. How could this happen?" Bao Chengyun mumbled to himself, repeatedly asking how this could happen.

"You tell Captain Bao how this could happen!" Lin Tian said coldly, tossing Zhao Ming to the ground, causing him to cry out in pain.

"I... I... it’s not my fault. I just took someone’s money to ward off their disaster. The money is all here; I don’t want it anymore. Just let me go," Zhao Ming thought of Lin Tian’s terrifying chop and wisely chose to confess, taking out a bank card from his pocket.

"Hmph, you took someone’s money, but whose? And where did the original batch of safes end up?" Lin Tian coldly looked down at him, demanding sharply.

Zhao Ming shivered and honestly replied, "I was also in the safe-making business, but I’m prone to gambling, and I’ve been strapped for cash recently, thinking of making some quick money. Just then, someone called me and said Captain Bao’s company was short-staffed, and if I agreed to a condition, not only would they recommend me, but I’d also get a sum of money."

"What condition?" Bao Chengyun asked with a frown.

"They told me to oversee the transportation of the safes from the warehouse, then drive around and deliver them to the adjacent warehouse without actually leaving the premises. Then they brought in another batch of safes with identical container trucks, which are these safes. So the original batch is still in the warehouse. As for those people, they wore masks the entire time, and I couldn’t recognize anyone," Zhao Ming elaborated.

"There were also two employees from our company with you; didn’t they notice anything?" Bao Chengyun asked further.

"I managed to distract them," replied Zhao Ming, who, having already confessed, did not hide anything else. He pleaded, "I only vaguely suspected there might be issues with the safes, but I never imagined they’d be of such poor quality. I’ve confessed everything, please don’t call the police."

This guy had just been calling for the police, but now he dared not. If the police caught him, he could only look forward to prison.

"Of course, you can leave. Since there’s been no loss, the Xiao Family won’t pursue the matter further. Stay as far away from me as you can! Don’t let me see you in Xikou City again, or these safes on the ground will be your fate," Lin Tian said coldly.

"Ah?" Zhao Ming was stunned, unable to believe it.

"If anyone asks, you’ll say the installation went smoothly. Remember your potential fate and get lost!" Lin Tian glared, frightening him into scrambling away as fast as he could.

Xiao Manxue looked at Lin Tian with puzzlement. Why was this rascal showing mercy today? It wasn’t his style. Lin Tian winked at her and whispered beside her, "There’s a reason I let him go. Moreover, I want today’s events to be as if they never happened."

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