flstandardbreds Chapter 151 The Deer in the Trap
Chapter 151 The Deer in the Trap
"What...what are you going to do?" Su Qing struggled in panic, like a deer that fell into a trap. The more she struggled, the more she aroused the hunter's desire to hunt.
Qi Tongwei didn't say anything, but just looked down at her, with a flame burning in his deep eyes. His slender fingers gently stroked her cheek, his movements as gentle as if he were treating a treasure.
"You know what? From the moment I first saw you, I..."
Before Qi Tongwei could finish his words, the door of the warehouse was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and a sharp female voice broke the ambiguous atmosphere in the warehouse.
"Qi Tongwei! You bastard! What did you do to my brother?!"
A woman dressed in a seductive manner rushed in aggressively, followed by several vicious thugs. When the woman saw Su Qing being held in Qi Tongwei's arms, she was immediately furious and pointed at Su Qing's nose and cursed:
"You filthy bitch! I knew it was you who seduced my brother! You vixen! You shameless thing!"
Su Qing was frightened by the woman's insults and was at a loss. Qi Tongwei frowned, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. He let go of Su Qing, turned around, and looked coldly at the woman in front of him who came with bad intentions.
"Who are you? Watch your mouth!"
"I'm your ancestor!" The woman put her hands on her hips and shouted arrogantly, "I'm Zhao Tianlong's sister, Zhao Qian! If you know what's good for you, let my brother go quickly, or I'll make you pay for it!"
Qi Tongwei seemed to have heard a joke and couldn't help laughing: "Just you? You want me to let him go?"
"You..." Zhao Qian was irritated by Qi Tongwei's attitude. She yelled at the thugs behind her, "Go! Teach this ignorant guy a lesson!"
Several thugs received the order, rolled up their sleeves and rushed towards Qi Tongwei. Qi Tongwei sneered, dodged their attacks easily. His moves were as fast as lightning, and his punches hit the flesh. In a few moves, several thugs were lying on the ground wailing.
Zhao Qian turned pale when she saw her men being beaten down. She pointed at Qi Tongwei and shouted fiercely, "You... you dare to hit my people? Do you know who I am?"
"I don't care who you are!" Qi Tongwei grabbed Zhao Qian's hair and forced her to look up and look at him. "Your brother broke the law, so naturally someone will take care of him! Get out of here and don't get in my way!"
Zhao Qian was frightened by Qi Tongwei's eyes. She struggled desperately but couldn't get rid of his grip. At this moment, the door of the warehouse was pushed open again...
The door of the warehouse was pushed open again, but the person who came was not the helper that Qi Tongwei had expected, but a man in a black suit and gold-rimmed glasses. He was thin, with a fair face and a gentle appearance, which was out of place in this chaotic scene.
The man walked straight to Qi Tongwei and smiled slightly, revealing his white teeth: "Mr. Qi, long time no see."
Qi Tongwei narrowed his eyes, looked at the man who suddenly appeared in front of him, and quickly searched for information about him in his mind. However, no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't remember where he had seen this man.
"Who are you?" Qi Tongwei asked in a cold tone, but he did not relax the grip on Zhao Qian's hair at all.
The man didn't seem to care about Qi Tongwei's hostility and still maintained a gentle smile: "My name is Zhou Tianming, and I'm Mr. Zhao's legal advisor."
"Legal advisor?" Qi Tongwei sneered, and glanced at Zhou Tianming with contempt. "What? Zhao Tianlong broke the law, and you want to hire a lawyer to help him get rid of the crime?"
Zhou Tianming pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and said calmly, "Everyone is equal before the law. My duty is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the parties involved. As for whether Mr. Zhao has violated the law, it will naturally be judged by the law. It is not up to you to decide."
Qi Tongwei laughed out loud, as if he had heard some great joke: "Hahaha, law? In this society, money is the law! You lawyers are nothing but running dogs of capital, you can only help the tigers!"
The smile on Zhou Tianming's face gradually disappeared, and his eyes became sharp: "Mr. Qi, you should provide evidence when speaking, and don't speak without thinking. If you slander me like this, I can sue you for defamation."
"Sue me?" Qi Tongwei looked at Zhou Tianming provocatively, "Okay, I want to see what you can do to me!"
The two of them were on edge, and the atmosphere in the warehouse suddenly froze. Su Qing was frightened by the scene and trembled, hiding behind Qi Tongwei and not daring to speak. Zhao Qian took the opportunity to break free from Qi Tongwei's grip, hid behind Zhou Tianming, pointed at Qi Tongwei's nose and shouted: "Lawyer Zhou, don't talk nonsense with him, teach him a lesson! Let him know the consequences of offending me, Zhao Qian!"
Zhou Tianming ignored Zhao Qian's shouting, and stared at Qi Tongwei closely, his eyes flashing with unpredictable light. He knew that the man in front of him was not simple, and he exuded a dangerous aura, which was the temperament of people who had been wandering on the edge of darkness for a long time.
"Mr. Qi," Zhou Tianming said in a deep and powerful voice, "I advise you to calm down and not do anything stupid. You should know that some things, once done, cannot be reversed."
Qi Tongwei raised his lips in a cold arc, his eyes full of ridicule and disdain: "Why, are you threatening me?"
Zhou Tianming shook his head and sighed: "I'm just reminding you not to make mistakes."
After that, Zhou Tianming no longer paid attention to Qi Tongwei, but turned to Zhao Qian and said, "Miss Zhao, please follow me. I have something to ask you."
Zhao Qian hesitated for a moment, but eventually followed Zhou Tianming out of the warehouse. Only Qi Tongwei and Su Qing were left in the warehouse, along with a few thugs wailing on the ground.
Outside the warehouse, the night was deep. The city’s neon lights were flickering, but they could not illuminate the darkness in people’s hearts.
"Big pig woman! Come out now to receive the order!" The sharp and piercing voice broke the tranquility of the early morning and spread into a magnificent palace.
Inside the hall, a fat young man was frantically stuffing cakes into his mouth. Upon hearing the roar, he paused, with cake crumbs still on the corners of his mouth, and looked up blankly.
"Your Highness, it's Eunuch De." The young eunuch serving on the side reminded tremblingly, his tone full of sympathy.
The young man was the third prince of the dynasty, Zhu Yan. He was born fat and lazy, and was never well-received in the palace. Even the maids and eunuchs could bully him at will. The ugly nickname "Big Pig Woman" came from the mouth of the current emperor.
Zhu Yan stood up slowly, his fat flesh trembling with the movement. He wiped his mouth and asked vaguely, "What 'good stuff' will the emperor give me this time?"
The young eunuch didn't dare to answer and could only lower his head, secretly complaining in his heart. Every time the emperor "rewarded" him, was it not a humiliation to the third prince?
Zhu Yan didn't care, and walked out of the palace with her round belly. As soon as she stepped out of the door, she saw a eunuch with a pointed face and monkey cheeks standing in the yard, impatiently tapping the ground with a whisk, making a "pa pa" sound.
"Who is our boss? It turns out to be you, you big sow! What's the matter? The imperial edict has arrived, and you still want the emperor to wait for you in the imperial study?" Eunuch De said sarcastically, glancing at Zhu Yan with sneer in his eyes.
Zhu Yan was not annoyed, he just yawned and said nonchalantly: "Eunuch De is so energetic so early in the morning, it seems that he slept well last night. Unlike me, I dreamed that I turned into a roasted suckling pig and was chased and eaten by someone. I was so scared that I woke up in the middle of the night and haven't slept well since then."
As he spoke, he deliberately touched his round belly, as if there was really a roasted suckling pig hidden inside.
Eunuch De's face changed. Was this fat guy cursing him? He was about to get angry, but he saw Zhu Yan suddenly put away his playful smile and his eyes became fierce.
"Eunuch, where is the imperial edict? Bring it to me." Zhu Yan stretched out his hand, his tone unquestionable.
Eunuch De's heart skipped a beat, and he was so shocked by the look that he forgot to react for a moment. He had served the emperor for many years and had seen all kinds of people, but he had never seen such a sharp look in a prince's eyes, as if a sleeping beast suddenly opened its eyes and revealed its sharp fangs.
Is this still the "big pig woman" who allows herself to be bullied?
Eunuch De took out the imperial edict from his sleeve in a daze and handed it over...
Eunuch De's face was full of professional smiles, as if his absence of consciousness just now was just an illusion. He unfolded the imperial edict in a shrill voice and read it out loud, as if Zhu Yan was some kind of monstrous beast that he wanted to avoid as much as possible.
The contents of the imperial edict were as expected, and were humiliating. This time, the emperor "rewarded" Zhu Yan with ten beautiful and voluptuous palace maids, under the pretext of "spreading branches and leaves, and giving birth to heirs for the royal family as soon as possible."
The eunuchs and maids around him all lowered their heads, but their shoulders couldn't help shaking, obviously trying to hold back their laughter. Everyone knew that these ten maids were clearly sent by the emperor to humiliate Zhu Yan. Who made him so fat as a pig that he couldn't even marry a proper prince's wife?
Zhu Yan, however, was out of character. He did not fly into a rage as usual, nor did he complain about himself. He just calmly accepted the imperial edict, and even raised a playful arc at the corner of his mouth.
"Eunuch De, my father is really considerate of me. He knows that I have a good appetite recently, so he specially sent me so many 'delicious dishes'." Zhu Yan said with a smile, but his eyes were as cold as a knife, which made Eunuch De feel uneasy.
Eunuch De laughed dryly twice and said perfunctorily: "Third Prince, you are joking. The emperor is doing this for your own good. I hope you can have many children and contribute to the royal family soon..."
"Shut up!" Zhu Yan suddenly shouted, scaring Eunuch De so much that he trembled and swallowed back the rest of his words.
"What? You dare to interrupt me when I'm talking?" Zhu Yan looked at Eunuch De coldly, his eyes so sharp that he seemed to want to eat him alive.
Eunuch De was so frightened that his legs went weak. He fell to his knees and begged for mercy: "Third Prince, spare my life. I deserve to die. I will never dare to do it again!"