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The saying "the ruthless fear the cunning, and the cunning fear the reckless" is once again proven true in the case of Chen Daguang and his gang of petty thugs.

Seeing their leader knocked unconscious by Ye Bai's slap, the others didn't rush to avenge him. Instead, they quickly helped Chen Daguang up and ran away.

You should know that the reason why Brother Guang was able to be their leader was not because he was loyal, but because he had the biggest fist.

Among these people, he has the highest combat strength.

But he was slapped so hard he was half-dead!

Ordinary people may not know what this means, but for these people who are often prone to violence, it is a clear signal.

However, following the normal procedure, these people still left with a harsh remark.

Tell Ye Bai to wait; this isn't over yet.

He perfectly embodied the character's outwardly fierce but inwardly weak nature, bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Seeing these guys flee in a sorry state, Shen Zhu breathed a sigh of relief amidst cheers, finally no longer worried about being sold to Africa.

Shen Lu and the onlookers were both somewhat disappointed. The former was extremely annoyed because she hadn't gotten a chance to make a move, while the latter was simply unhappy because there was no excitement to watch.

"Why did you resort to violence? Are you alright?"

Qin Wanqing also walked over at this moment, and looked at Shen Luxiu with a slight frown and asked.

She couldn't see what was happening inside from the outside, so she subconsciously assumed that the little girl was the one who did it.

"It wasn't me, it was the son-in-law..."

Shen Lu blurted it out, then her face changed, and she quickly covered her mouth, feeling extremely regretful.

She accidentally betrayed her son-in-law.

"...You can fight?"

Qin Wanqing was taken aback, turned to look at Ye Bai, and her expression became strange.

In her memory, although Ye Bai was always joking around, he had a pretty good temper. He never argued with anyone, let alone hit anyone.

"Understood."

Ye Bai chuckled, then suddenly remembered that Shen Lu had reminded him that Qin Wanqing hated men who used violence, so he said innocently, "It's not my fault. He was the one who accused me of being cheated on. What man could stand that?"

As a responsible employee, you should pay attention to your boss's likes and dislikes.

"Green my foot! You're always spouting nonsense!"

Qin Wanqing blushed and glared at Ye Bai.

I don't know if it's because we've gotten to know each other better, but this guy is becoming more and more outspoken in front of her, saying whatever comes to mind.

"Let's leave here first and talk about it when we get back."

Noticing that many people were looking at them strangely, Qin Wanqing didn't ask any more questions.

"Wait, you're just leaving like this? What are my dad and I going to do?"

Seeing Ye Bai and the others about to leave, Shen Zhu's expression changed immediately, and she quickly stepped forward to grab Shen Lu and called out.

Chen Daguang and his men were indeed driven away, but given their nature, this matter is unlikely to be over so easily.

Not only will they definitely come knocking again, but their retaliation will be even more severe.

He's a well-known big shot in District 8, yet he was beaten so badly today. This is a complete loss of face for him, so it's no wonder he won't let it go.

"You should find somewhere to hide for a while. As for him... he deserved to be beaten to death! Who told him to gamble and borrow money from loan sharks!"

Shen Lu snorted angrily, but stopped walking, clearly showing that she was not as happy as she seemed and was also somewhat worried.

"How much money do we owe them exactly?"

Qin Wanqing frowned and asked.

"Actually, the principal was only 100,000, but those guys were loan sharks, and it turned into a million in just one month..."

Shen Zhu said angrily.

"Can you afford to pay back that 100,000?"

Qin Wanqing felt somewhat helpless; she had known for a long time that Shen Lu's father was a gambler.

But to my surprise, after so many years, I still have no memory of it.

"I can't afford to pay back 100,000, but I can barely scrape together 10,000..."

Shen Zhu said honestly.

Having a father who only knew how to gamble all day long, it's already a stroke of luck that no one died but the family was destroyed.

Money is something that's impossible to have.

Of the ten thousand that Shen Zhu mentioned, five thousand were money she had swindled from Shen Lu a few days ago.

"Let's go back and discuss it, see how to resolve this. You wait for Shen Lu's call."

Qin Wanqing had a headache. Let alone 100,000, even 1 million was nothing to her.

But using money to pay off Shen Lu's father's gambling debts is something that's hard to stomach no matter how you look at it.

But if she didn't help, Shen Lu would be caught in the middle, which put Qin Wanqing in a difficult position. So she decided to wait until she got back and asked the little girl what she thought before making a decision.

With Shen Zhu here, there are many things that are inconvenient to say.

"...Alright then, Miss Qin, please hurry, I'm worried those guys might come back at any time."

Shen Zhu pitifully agreed. She dared to act recklessly with Shen Lu, but she didn't have the guts to do the same to Qin Wanqing.

……

"Lulu, what are your plans?"

Back at the Qin family home, with some time to spare before dinner, Qin Wanqing called Ye Bai and Shen Lu to the study.

"Miss, please don't meddle in his mess. Let him fend for himself."

Shen Lu shook her head angrily, feeling increasingly disgusted with her biological father.

He was so heartless when she was a child that he wanted to sell her for money, and he has never fulfilled any of his responsibilities as a father over the years.

Now that she's doing well, she finally remembered her and wants her to help pay off her gambling debts. This is utterly shameless.

Shen Lu's biggest regret now is that she went back to visit him because she was too soft-hearted. Otherwise, this whole thing wouldn't have happened, and she wouldn't have dragged the young lady and the young master into it.

"Okay, I know what to do."

Qin Wanqing nodded without saying much, and asked Shen Lu to go to the kitchen to see if the food was ready and help out.

"What do you think?"

After Shen Lu left, Qin Wanqing looked at Ye Bai and asked.

"What else can we do? Lulu was just saying that in anger. If we don't take care of it, and something happens, the little girl will probably live with guilt for the rest of her life."

Ye Bai shook his head as he brewed tea.

"But those loan sharks are asking for a million right off the bat, that's just outrageous!"

Qin Wanqing snorted coldly, looking displeased.

This is blatant extortion, and there's really no good way to deal with it.

Calling the police might stop them once or twice, but once they're released, they'll likely cause trouble for Shen Lu's father again.

The best way to resolve this kind of issue is to find someone in the underworld.

However, the Qin family has always run legitimate businesses and is the most powerful and wealthy family in Jingzhou.

The so-called underworld figures weren't even qualified to deal with the Qin family, so how could she possibly know such low-class people?

"I'll make a call and ask in a bit."

Ye Bai thought of Ding Shuai. That guy had been around the Ghost Market for so many years and knew all sorts of people. He probably had some ideas.

"...You know people in the underworld?"

Qin Wanqing's beautiful eyes narrowed, and her expression became increasingly strange.

Ye Bai snorted and said, "Didn't you always say that I went into the mountains to cultivate the 'underworld'? Isn't it normal for me to know some people?"

In fact, there are many martial arts masters in the Xuanmen sect, but Ye Bai felt it was really not worth it to use them for such a small matter.

He's the leader of the Xuanmen sect, after all; he has his pride.