258: Chapter 258 Are You Worthy?

Wang Tian fell silent.

Shen Yan was right.

If he killed Shen Yan now, everything he had just planned would go down the drain.

Thinking this, he lowered the dagger in his hand and said to Shen Yan, "I didn't mean to make things difficult for you on purpose. I'm truly at the end of my rope. If I need your help with anything else in the future, I hope you can assist me."

Shen Yan didn't know where Wang Tian got the nerve.

To actually dare to ask for future help after just threatening him.

He gave a cold snort and kicked Wang Tian squarely in the chest.

"Thud!"

Caught off guard, Wang Tian was kicked against the wall and slumped to the ground.

"You! You actually dare to hit me!"

Seeing Wang Tian's face full of disbelief, the smile on Shen Yan's lips finally widened.

"Why wouldn't I dare to hit you?"

"You didn't really think you could run away with this five million, did you?"

As Wang Tian used the wall to pull himself up, his face pale, he asked Shen Yan, "What do you mean by that?"

Shen Yan smiled and answered Wang Tian, "What do I mean? You'll find out in a moment. I recall you saying you wanted how much money?"

"Five million, right? Fine, I'll burn it for you after you're dead."

Wang Tian didn't know why Shen Yan was suddenly standing up to him. He twitched his fingers and, with a face as pale as a sheet of paper, said to Shen Yan:

"We're both grasshoppers on the same string!"

Shen Yan let out a chuckle.

He walked over, placed his foot on Wang Tian's chest, and ground it down hard.

"Who told you we're grasshoppers on the same string? Someone like your sort isn't even worthy of being in the same boat as me."

At those words, Wang Tian finally snapped. He shoved Shen Yan's foot away, raised the dagger high, and lunged fiercely toward Shen Yan's chest.

"Thud!"

Another kick.

Shen Yan kicked Wang Tian away again.

This time he didn't hold back, kicking Wang Tian so hard he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"I only let you act arrogant around me earlier because I hadn't decided how to deal with you yet."

As he spoke, he walked over to Wang Tian, who was lying on the ground unable to get up, and picked up the dagger.

"You didn't really think you could threaten me into giving you money with a lousy knife, did you? How naive..."

His voice trailed off.

The sound of fists hitting flesh rang out once more.

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

By the time Shen Yan had vented his anger, there wasn't a single unbruised spot left on Wang Tian's body.

"You... I won't let you get away with this. I'll take you down with me!"

Looking at Wang Tian, who lay on the ground with glazed eyes yet still insisted on making threats, Shen Yan shook his head and laughed softly. "Don't worry. The only one going to prison and hell will be you, not me."

Just as he finished speaking, the police burst through the door.

"Nobody move!"

Hearing this, Shen Yan raised his hands with an innocent expression and said to the police, "Officers, you have to help me! I've been robbed!"

...

An hour later.

"So you're saying he sneaked into your home, hid there, and then threatened you with a knife the moment you walked in?"

Hearing the officer's question, Shen Yan nodded and replied, "Yes, that's exactly how it happened."

The surveillance footage from the residential area entrance and the elevator showed that Wang Tian had indeed sneaked into Shen Yan's home.

Thus, the police did not doubt the truth of his words.

"Alright, we've got it. You go back and get some rest. The robber is at the hospital; I'll call you back for questioning once he wakes up."

Shen Yan: "Alright. As a good citizen, I'll definitely tell you everything I know whenever you need me."

With that, he walked out of the police station with Chen Guangke.

By now, the sky was almost bright.

Watching Shen Yan, who remained perfectly calm despite the dangerous ordeal, Chen Guangke couldn't help but marvel, "Weren't you scared at all when he was threatening you with a knife?"

Shen Yan looked at him strangely.

"Scared of what? Scared he'd actually hack me to pieces?"

"Don't worry, he wouldn't dare. If he really had the guts, he wouldn't have stayed in hiding this long, afraid to show his face to those three."

"Anyway, you head back first. Get some sleep, and come into the office this afternoon."

Chen Guangke bared his teeth.

"You slave driver! Shouldn't you be giving me the day off right now?!"

Shen Yan teased, "I can't help it. You're my right-hand man, after all. If it weren't for you, the police wouldn't have arrived so quickly, and I wouldn't have been able to beat him to a pulp so fast."

At this, Chen Guangke couldn't help but hum a tune with pride.

"Hmph, it's his own fault for being stupid. You suddenly asked me for five million to buy a car—anyone would find that suspicious."

Shen Yan smiled and shook his head.

"Not necessarily. You only thought it was suspicious enough to call the police because you know what kind of person I am."

"If it were anyone else, would you really be a hundred percent sure that you weren't making a false police report?"

Chen Guangke: "..."

Fine.

Shen Yan was right.

If it were anyone else, he really couldn't be certain they were in danger.

"In that case, shouldn't you be even more grateful to me? After all, I saved you from a dire situation!"

Hearing this, Shen Yan couldn't help but smack Chen Guangke on the forehead.

"It would've been the same with or without you. Wang Tian's mediocre skills aren't enough to force me to actually scrape together five million for him."

"The reason I specifically called you to have you report it was so he'd end up in prison."

Chen Guangke curled his lip. "He wouldn't dare show his face to us anyway, so it doesn't matter if he goes to prison or not."

Shen Yan shook his head. "It's different. Wang Tian is very vengeful and petty. If I really let him go this time, there's no guarantee he wouldn't find another way to take a bite out of me later."

As he spoke, he reached up and gripped the clothes over his chest.

"You have no idea how I felt when I walked in and saw Wang Tian."

"Xiao Ya and Auntie Fang weren't there; only Youyou was home alone. If Wang Tian had made a move on Youyou then..."

The more Shen Yan thought about it, the more terrified he felt.

He had been careless.

He shouldn't have left Youyou home alone, and he shouldn't have neglected to install a smart lock and a security door.

Just as he was drowning in self-reproach, Chen Guangke suddenly threw an arm around his shoulders and whispered in his ear, "Alright, stop being so emo. Isn't Youyou fine?"

"Come on, didn't you say you were going back? Let's go, I'll take you!"

Shen Yan pushed Chen Guangke away and declined, "I'll just take a taxi back myself."

Seeing his persistence, Chen Guangke didn't say more. He saw him into a taxi and then hailed one for himself.