– Chapter 106 – Victim (受害者)
Jing Yunzhao revealed the Ginseng in front of Qiao Hongye. Separated by an arm’s distance, Qiao Hongye saw everything clearly.
When she was done, Jing Yunzhao stuffed the item back into her bag. She flashed a cold smile towards Qiao Hongye before turning around to go upstairs with Gan Jinchen and Su Chu.
Qiao Hongye was staring so hard that both her eyes turned round. She was unable to believe that Jing Yunzhao actually dared to humiliate her to the point in which she was declaring how she would use the Ginseng right in her face! Adding on to the shock that she’d accumulated throughout the day, Qiao Hongye only felt that her brain was going to explode.
Not only did she not manage to steal the Ginseng, but she had even offended Cao Xing. She had hidden the fact that she had asked Cao Xing to be the one to take action from her father. But after tomorrow, she definitely still had to report back to her father. If her dad took action himself and tried to steal it …
Everything would be fine if he did manage to steal it, but if he didn’t, she was scared that she wouldn’t be able to bear this blow.
Furthermore, Jing Yunzhao had already prepared precautionary measures. If the people her dad sent were to be caught as well, then at that point she would definitely be finished.
Qiao Hongye’s heart was extremely conflicted, yet she didn’t know what she could do about it.
She left the apartment complex in a daze. The quiet lights by the roadside made her silhouette look rather desolate. The apartment complex and the motel were only separated by a few alleys, but there weren’t many people in these alleys at night. Just when Qiao Hongye saw the motel, she was dragged aside in the next second.
“What are you guys trying to do!” Qiao Hongye panicked as she watched the few men behind her and goosebumps raised all over her body.
The one leading them was indeed Hua Zei. He gave Qiao Hongye a deceitful smile as he swept his eyes over her, “Little gal, you’re actually quite capable ah. You actually managed to swindle Cao Xing in (to jail). It’s such a pity that you’re not in our line of work with such morals.”
He had been tailing this Qiao Hongye for a while. Naturally, he had also seen everything that had happened just now.
He couldn’t help but admit that the one called Jing Yunzhao was quite smart, but this Qiao Hongye was also not too far behind. No wonder she could bluff Cao Xing into doing so many things before this.
Unfortunately, she was still a little young, selling out Cao Xing only with such a small scare. Cao Xing that fella was a poisonous snake that held onto grudges and such a small incident would at most incarcerate him for up to 10 days. When his detainment period ended, Qiao Hongye wouldn’t even have the time to cry.
“I don’t know what you’re saying…” Qiao Hongye shook her head as she paled.
Hua Zei spat out his phlegm, “Don’t be afraid… We… are only here to receive a little interest.”
He was already very unimpressed with Cao Xing’s methods since long ago. After the commotion last time, Hua Zei had seized the opportunity and dealt with Cao Xing’s circle of influence. Unfortunately, Cao Xing had managed to hide deeply and was not caught. Looking at it now, however, catching him was one thing, but it was also quite amusing to see him hop around for a period of time.
“What do you guys want to do? I don’t even know you guys at all. Cao Xing and I are totally unrelated. I’m also a victim!” Qiao Hongye responded hastily.
They must be the people that Cao Xing had provoked, but why do they want to put it on her head ah!
“Hey my brothers, she’s claiming she’s a victim!” Hua Zei held this girl in further contempt. She didn’t even have a backbone. With a sneer, he continued, “Cao Xing has been helping you for almost three years already, right? He’d scared quite a few people for you in private. They all weren’t too old. The most serious one was when one was beaten up until his leg was broken, he is still suffering from the residual effects even now. That sister of yours even almost got raped by him. Did you really think that there were no flaws in your plan?”
With Hua Zei’s words, Qiao Hongye was so scared that she didn’t even dare to speak.
The people she didn’t like weren’t only limited to Jing Yunzhao. Previously, she and Jing Yunzhao were living under the same roof. She could make her life difficult every single minute, but she couldn’t do the same for the others, which was why she went to Cao Xing for help. He had beat up quite a few people in secret by her request, but none of them knew that she was the one responsible.
After befriending Cao Xing, she felt that she was capable of doing whatever she wished for. Whoever she didn’t like, they would be unlucky. She had never thought that there would be people by the side who noticed. She assumed that as long as Cao Xing kept her secret, there would be no problems!
