Chapter 54

When Xiao Chen returned to the villa, the living room was still lit.

Su Xiaomeng was nestled on the sofa, watching "Descendants of the Sun," but her mind was clearly not on the TV. She kept glancing outside.

When the roar of the Maserati sounded, her eyes clearly brightened. She turned her head to look outside, then shifted her gaze back to the TV, pretending to be casual.

About three minutes later, Xiao Chen came in carrying a black plastic bag.

Inside the black plastic bag was the loot from tonight—a handgun!

Xiao Chen looked at Xiaomeng on the sofa, thinking about their gradually cooling relationship, and greeted her proactively: "Xiaomeng, still awake? Where's your sister?"

"Um, my sister is working upstairs," Su Xiaomeng turned her head and sized up Xiao Chen. "Where have you been?"

"Hehe, met up with a couple of friends. Were you waiting for me?"

"Who's waiting for you? I'm just watching TV and happened to have something to talk to you about!"

Xiao Chen laughed. She's still a little girl!

"Alright, what is it?"

Su Xiaom didn't speak but got off the sofa, ran barefoot to Xiao Chen, and looked him up and down.

As she looked, she shook her head. Her sister's eyes can't be that blind, right? There's no way she really likes this guy, right?

Sure, he's decent-looking, quite handsome, but in other aspects, he's far from what she imagines her brother-in-law should be!

Most importantly, which brother-in-law would say something like "the lotus bud just peeks out, the egg has two dates" to his sister-in-law?

What a scoundrel!

This can't be allowed, no matter what. Even if her sister really has feelings for him, she has to put a stop to it!

In her view, only the most outstanding man in the world can match her sister!

For example, even if it's a tree, her future brother-in-law should be a small-leaf rosewood, valuable no matter what it's used for... As for Xiao Chen, he's just a crooked tree, good only for hanging oneself!

Of course, her sister liking Xiao Chen is just her guess, but it's better to be safe than sorry!

Xiao Chen felt a bit uneasy under Su Xiaomeng's gaze. He looked down, but there didn't seem to be any bloodstains. He had checked before coming back, making sure there was no blood on him!

"Xiaomeng, what are you looking at?"

"Nothing, what's that smell on you?"

Su Xiaom shook her head, sniffed, and frowned.

Xiao Chen was startled. This girl has a pretty good nose. Although there was no blood on him, there was still a hint of the smell!

"Ah, nothing, maybe it's just sweat because it's getting hot? Anyway, I'll go take a shower and we can talk later!"

"No need, I just wanted to tell you that I've made a date with Yin He for a car race on Sunday night..." Su Xiaom glanced upstairs and lowered her voice.

"Alright, I got it."

"Don't be too confident. This time, Yin He invited his cousin, one of the underground car gods in Longhai..."

"Hehe, didn't I tell you before? I can still beat his cousin!"

"Hmph, if you lose, I'll never talk to you again..." Su Xiaom said, then realized how ambiguous that sounded and added, "And I'll kick you out!"

"Alright, if I lose, I'll leave on my own, okay?" Xiao Chen smiled. "Anything else? If not, I'll go take a shower."

"Nothing else, like I enjoy talking to you that much!" Su Xiaom rolled her eyes, ran back to the sofa, and resumed watching "Descendants of the Sun."

Xiao Chen shook his head helplessly and turned to go to his room.

Click.

The guest room door closed, and Su Xiaom turned her head, thinking about the black plastic bag in Xiao Chen's hand. What's in it? It can't be... an inflatable doll, right? Oh, that's too dirty. I'm a pure child, how can I think such dirty thoughts?

Su Xiaom shook her head to clear her mind of those dirty thoughts and focused on the TV...

But watching Song Joong-ki in his military uniform, she couldn't help but compare. Xiao Chen is also a soldier. Would he look even better in a military uniform?

Although she didn't want to admit it, the image of Xiao Chen in a military uniform in her mind was indeed much handsomer than Song Joong-ki in a military uniform!

...

After Xiao Chen took a shower and washed his clothes, he opened the black plastic bag and took out the handgun.

"All black market junk."

Xiao Chen shook his head in disappointment, but he was still surprised by the number of handguns Huang Xing's men had!

The Falcon Hall is just one branch of the Eagle Gang, and they could casually produce so many guns. How many guns does the entire Eagle Gang have?

The Eagle Gang is just a second-tier force in the underground world of Longhai. There are several forces of equal strength, and above them are the three major gangs...

Thinking about it, the number of guns circulating in Longhai City is staggering!

"Gun ban, hehe, where there's demand, there's a market. Where there's white, there's black. It can't be banned, and it can't be eliminated..."

Xiao Chen muttered, put the gun back in the black plastic bag, and threw it under the bed. Then he turned off the light and lay down.

Soon, he fell into a deep sleep...

In the morning, he got up early as usual, made a delicious breakfast, and waited for the two women to come downstairs.

The two women came downstairs about half an hour later than usual.

"Xiao Chen, sorry, I slept in a bit on the weekend and forgot to tell you last night."

Su Qing looked at the breakfast on the table and said apologetically.

"Hehe, it's fine, I'll heat it up in the microwave."

"I'll help you."

"Alright."

Soon, the breakfast was heated up, and the three of them sat down at the table.

"Xiaomeng, do you have any plans today? If you go out, let Xiao Chen go with you. It's too chaotic outside..."

Su Qing, eating a fried egg, looked at her younger sister.

"I'm not going out today."

"Oh, even if you stay at home, be careful... How about letting Xiao Chen stay with you?" Su Qing thought for a moment and said.

"Ah?" Su Xiaom's eyes widened.

"I'm a bit worried about you being alone at home."

Su Xiaom pouted and muttered, "I'm not worried about him being at home."

"What did you say?"

"Ah, nothing, let him protect you. I'm not going out, and I'll lock the door. Besides, I'm a black belt..."

"Su Qing, the security at the Iris Villa is pretty good. She'll be fine at home."

Xiao Chen also spoke up. The guy who sent the threatening letter said he would make things difficult for Su Qing soon, so he planned to stay close to her these days, not giving the other party any chance!

As for Su Xiaom...

He thought the other party was more likely to target Su Qing, and the security here was indeed good. If she didn't go out, her safety would be guaranteed!

Hearing Xiao Chen say this, Su Qing nodded and didn't say anything more.

After breakfast, the two of them drove to the company.

Su Qing went to her office, while Xiao Chen didn't go to the security department but to a nearby bank, where he withdrew 400,000 yuan and put it in two black plastic bags.

"Brother Chen!"

Before he could return to the security department, he ran into Ding Li.

"Um." Xiao Chen looked at Ding Li's dark circles and couldn't help but laugh. "What's up? Didn't get enough rest last night?"

"As soon as I closed my eyes, I saw blood... Brother Chen, the guy I cut yesterday, will he send people to cut me?"

Ding Li said worriedly.

"Hehe, are you thinking of running away? How about leaving the country?"

Xiao Chen shook his head helplessly, joking.

"Um, it's not that bad, right?"

"Alright, stop worrying. Come to my office!"

Xiao Chen said and walked to his office, with Ding Li following closely behind.

"Close the door." Xiao Chen sat down and pointed to the door.

Ding Li closed the door and looked at Xiao Chen. "Brother Chen, what's up?"

"Here."

Xiao Chen threw a black plastic bag to Ding Li.

"What is it?"

Ding Li caught it, felt the stacks inside.

"Open it and see for yourself."

"Okay."

When Ding Li opened the plastic bag and saw the stacks of red RMB, he was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Brother Chen, what's up, just say it."

"Nothing much, this money is for you."

"Ah?"

Ding Li's eyes widened. For him?

"Right, for you. Didn't we get 2 million from Huang Xing last night? 200,000 for Dahan, 200,000 for you, as a consolation fee."

Xiao Chen smiled.

"..."

Ding Li was stunned. He thought the money was for Xiao Chen to buy something or do something, but never expected it was for him!

Xiao Chen saw Ding Li's expression and smiled. "What, too little?"

"No, no, Brother Chen, I can't take this... I didn't do anything last night, just held you back."

Ding Li woke up, shook his head, and put the money on the table.

Xiao Chen's eyes flashed with appreciation. He had found another good quality in Ding Li.

"Take it. Didn't you spend money on the switchblade? Didn't you spend money on instant noodles?"

"No, that's just a little money, I don't want it..."

Xiao Chen smiled, stood up, and pushed the money back into Ding Li's arms. "Ding Li, let's call you Nail! Nail, are we brothers?"

"Yes!"

Ding Li nodded forcefully.

"Then that's it. Since you decided to come with me, I've acknowledged you as a brother! As long as you don't think it's too little and consider me a brother, take it!"

"But..."

"If you don't take it, get out of my office, and I don't have a brother like you!" Xiao Chen saw him still hesitating, his face darkened, and he pretended to be angry.

Ding Li saw Xiao Chen's anger, his body trembled, and his eyes turned red, not out of fear but out of emotion.

"Brother Chen, I'll take it, but 200,000 is too much... How about this, I'll keep 100,000, and give 300,000 to Dahan. His mother is still in the hospital, right?"

Ding Li held back his tears and said seriously.

Xiao Chen thought for a moment and nodded. "Alright, let's do it your way."

"Thank you, Brother Chen."

Ding Li took out ten stacks and put them in another black plastic bag.

"I'm going to the hospital later. Do you want to come?"

"I won't go, I haven't been to the monitoring room yet."

"Alright, go do your work." Xiao Chen nodded, picked up the plastic bag on the table, and said, "I'm going to the hospital."

"Okay, Brother Chen, thank you!"

"Hehe, we're brothers, no need to thank me. Just don't think it's too little." Xiao Chen patted Ding Li's shoulder and walked out with the plastic bag.