237: Do you want to lose money or your life?

A group of people got out of a car with sticks and ran straight into the mall, smashing everything they saw.

"Ah!" The customers screamed repeatedly, terrified, scattering in all directions.

Bang—!

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out.

A bullet hit the thigh of a man who tried to harm a customer.

The mall instantly fell silent, leaving only the man's pained wails.

Jiang Fei walked over, holding a gun.

Su Liuyuan and Han Yang took out guns from the counter and aimed them at the group.

Upstairs, Jiang Zhengkang and Niu Er, hearing the gunshot, immediately found weapons and ran downstairs.

Facing five guns, the troublemakers cowered, dropping their sticks and raising their hands in surrender.

"Who sent you?"

As soon as Jiang Fei finished speaking,

"Woof woof woof!"

A large black dog, not wearing protective gear, rushed in, barking furiously and trying to bite people.

However, upon seeing Jiang Fei, it immediately fell silent, fear evident in its eyes.

It remembered this human, who had smashed it with a vase and kicked it.

It couldn't afford to provoke her.

"Honey, why did you back out? Hurry and go bite Mo Yanan's people to death!"

Yan Qiantong forcefully pushed the black dog into the mall.

Only then did she realize that her people were all squatting on the ground, and Jiang Fei was standing not far away, holding a gun.

"Why are you here?"

Jiang Fei: "You came to cause me trouble, didn't you know this is my mall?"

Yan Qiantong was stunned, then belatedly remembered that Jiang Fei and Mo Yanan had partnered to open a mall not long ago.

She had intended to smash all of the Mo Family's shops today to vent her anger.

Mo Yanan had swindled her family out of so many things and pushed them to the brink, so since there would be no good outcome either way, she might as well vent her anger and make sure the Mo Family didn't have it easy either!

She never expected to encounter Jiang Fei.

Anyone associated with Mo Yanan was no good!

Especially since Jiang Fei also had a grudge against her.

Yan Qiantong immediately ordered her people: "What are you doing squatting there?! Get up and keep smashing!"

"Were a few guns enough to scare you?!"

The seven people squatting were utterly speechless.

Couldn't she see that someone had been shot and was lying on the ground?!

It's not like you're the one who's going to die!

Seeing that her people remained motionless, and Honey was curled up in a corner by the entrance, Yan Qiantong, furious, was about to pick up a stick to do it herself when—bang!

A bullet hit the stick, almost piercing Yan Qiantong's palm.

"Do you want to pay with money, or with your life?"

Jiang Fei's finger rested on the trigger again, her eyes cold:

"If you pay with your life, next time I won't miss."

"You, if you kill me, you'll be sent to the base prison!"

Yan Qiantong screamed in fear, just as several cars stopped outside.

Uncle Liu, with Mo Yanan's bodyguards, rushed into the mall and apprehended Yan Qiantong and her people.

"Let me go! You have no right to arrest me!"

Too lazy to listen to Yan Qiantong's shouting, Uncle Liu waved his hand: "Take them away!"

The bodyguards dragged Yan Qiantong and her people out of Ping An Small Mall, shoved them into cars, and sent them to Security Headquarters.

Uncle Liu stayed behind to apologize to Jiang Fei: "I'm sorry, Miss Jiang."

"Yan Qiantong suddenly brought people to destroy the Mo Family's shops today, injuring many innocent customers, and even incited a vicious dog to bite people. We were busy sending the victims to the Hospital for treatment and forgot to notify you here."

Jiang Fei waved her hand, indicating it was fine.

She had fired early, so those people had only smashed some floor vases and a few items on the shelves.

"Does the Yan Family still have gold and supplies now?"

Uncle Liu: "Most of the supplies have been taken by the Mo Family. There should be a lot of gold bricks and gold bars."

"The Young Master never asked for the Yan Family's gold."

That meant she could get a good haul.

Jiang Fei found paper and a pen, wrote down the prices of the goods and vases, mental distress fees, fright fees, bullet fees, etc., and gave it to Uncle Liu.

"Please help me take this to the Yan Family to claim compensation."

Upon seeing the contents of the paper, Uncle Liu's eyelids twitched.

Even the cost of speaking was included; Miss Jiang was even more ruthless than the Young Master!

Putting away the paper, Uncle Liu whispered a reminder: "You and your friends used guns, and someone might report it to the Security Team."

"I'll make arrangements with them, but if the Security Team comes for a routine search, it's best to hide the guns beforehand, to avoid gossip."

"Okay." Jiang Fei saw Uncle Liu out, and inadvertently noticed the black dog huddled in a corner.

When Uncle Liu and the bodyguards came to arrest people earlier, the black dog had hidden there without a sound, trying to minimize its presence.

Outside, it was dark due to the gray fog and midges, and since the mall only had a few small lights on to avoid attracting insects, Uncle Liu and his men hadn't noticed the black dog.

If Jiang Fei hadn't remembered that there was nothing usually placed in that corner, it would have been truly difficult to spot it.

A hint of mischief flashed in Jiang Fei's eyes as she scared the black dog: "Hiss—how is dog meat delicious again?"

"I heard spicy stir-fry and steaming are both very good..."

Before she finished speaking, the black dog ran away.

Quite smart.

Next time she encountered it, she could catch it and use it to guard the storeroom.

Jiang Fei closed the door and returned to the first floor of the mall, picking up the handheld loudspeaker from the cashier counter: "I apologize to all customers. I'm sorry you were frightened today."

"As compensation, everyone can choose one free bottle of their favorite drink, and all items purchased today will receive a 10% discount."

It's like saying 'eat someone's short mouth, take someone's short hand'; it was called compensation, but it was actually to silence them and prevent them from spreading rumors about the guns.

Everyone wasn't foolish and understood Jiang Fei's meaning, politely expressing their thanks.

Although they hadn't intended to report it anyway.

Ping An Small Mall closing would not benefit them.

Moreover, Boss Jiang had fired the gun to save the customers.

After checking out the customers, Jiang Fei hung a "Closed" sign on the main door and went to the storeroom to get insecticide to clear out the midges that had flown in.

Jiang Zhengkang and Han Yang were responsible for cleaning up the broken vase shards on the ground.

The remaining people tidied up the knocked-down merchandise.

Yan Qiantong's people had damaged the shelves selling instant food.

Some items had damaged packaging and were put into boxes marked for low-price disposal.

Those that were intact were put back on the shelves.

After finishing work, Jiang Fei found Su Liuyuan.

"There are new products delivered last night in the storeroom: insecticide, star anise, and fennel. You set the prices tonight."

"You all can take some star anise and fennel home later. If you bathe with water boiled from these two things, or spray it on yourselves, midges won't come near."

"Later, hide all the guns in the storeroom. Uncle Liu said the Security Team might come to search."

Under the cover of her pocket, Jiang Fei took out six small tubes of ointment: "You all divide them, one for each person."

"If you accidentally get bitten by a midge, you can apply the ointment for treatment."

Su Liuyuan noted everything down, and after distributing the ointment, he told everyone to go to the storeroom to get the new products and place them in the most prominent position on the first floor.

Ensuring that everyone who came in could see them at a glance.

Insecticide, star anise, and fennel were necessities now; if they didn't sell them quickly, they would become worthless once the midges disappeared after a while.

However, the midges came quickly and left just as quickly.

On the fifth day of the new products' launch, the base's broadcast announced the latest news.

"Good morning, residents. Currently, all midges in the base have disappeared for unknown reasons."

"According to tests by the Research Institute, the third phase of the gray fog has no impact on the human body. Everyone can remove their protective gear and resume normal life."

As soon as this news broke, pedestrians on the street all removed their gas masks.

"Great! I finally don't have to wear this damn thing anymore!"

"It's a pity we don't know when the gray fog will dissipate. I haven't seen the sun in over a month. What if I get a skin disease if this continues?"

"Don't you think it's strange? The appearance of midges seems to be just to take away harmful substances in the fog. When did God become so kind? Instead of tormenting us, he's helping us."

"Don't say it, I'm starting to worry about the fourth phase of the gray fog."

Inside Ping An Small Mall.

Su Liuyuan looked at Jiang Fei, who was standing at the entrance, listening to passersby talk: "Captain, should we still wear gas masks?"

"Let's switch to medical masks."

It's always right to be careful.

The mall didn't need her help, so Jiang Fei prepared to go home and organize the Supermarket.

It was time to plant new crops, and the chickens, geese, and rabbits she raised also needed suitable housing.

Before leaving, Jiang Fei secretly collected the gold she had earned these past few days from the storeroom.

[Ding—Gold detected: 3,560,000 grams]

Driving back to Fenglin Villa District, Jiang Fei's walkie-talkie rang.

It was Mo Yanan.

"Sister Jiang Fei, are you home?"