269: The Fire Trio

“If you don't want to be shot full of holes, stand still and don't move.”

“Brothers, go move the goods!”

Pei Wenlong said shamelessly.

Jiang Fei quickly looked around.

They could hide behind the shelves.

Signaling Su Liuyuan and Han Yang to go over, Jiang Fei was about to shoot.

Bang—!

Someone fired a shot faster than Jiang Fei.

“Ah!” Pei Wenlong was shot in the shoulder and stumbled onto a subordinate behind him.

Unexpectedly, the people from Ping An Small Mall dared to shoot, and the subordinates were momentarily stunned.

“I am the head of the Mo Family, Mo Yanhong. Let's see who dares to touch anything in the mall!”

Father Mo walked over, gun in hand, shielding Jiang Fei behind him.

Completely devoid of his usual kind demeanor, his eyes sharply scanned Pei Wenlong and his group.

“Are you pointing guns at me, trying to provoke the Mo Family, provoking Kyoto Base?!”

His powerful shout startled the subordinates into lowering their guns.

Pei Wenlong was also a little afraid.

The Mo Family was now the foremost aristocratic family in Kyoto, fully capable of representing the Base's military.

Mo Yanhong had a much more significant background than Jiang Fei; he couldn't afford to provoke him.

But Pei Wenlong was unwilling to take a bullet for nothing, so he tore his vest to tie around his shoulder to stop the bleeding, then lay down, pretending to be a victim.

“Everyone, come and see!”

“The boss of Ping An Small Mall captured my brothers. Not only did she refuse to release them, but she also teamed up with the Mo Family head to injure me!”

“If you come here to buy things, be careful not to disappear without a trace, just like my brothers!”

The mall's main door was open, and Pei Wenlong's wailing attracted many passersby to watch the commotion.

Father Mo almost wanted to shoot Pei Wenlong again.

How could someone be so shameless???

But at this moment, Jiang Fei spoke loudly: “You must have evidence when you do things.”

“You say I imprisoned Ge Zhicai and Xu Dafa, where's the evidence?”

Pei Wenlong dodged the question: “You release them first!”

“If you can't produce evidence, then you're just insisting that I captured them. I think you're clearly coveting my mall and want to occupy it!”

“Ge Zhicai came to Ping An some time ago, wanting to take my red wine for free. Now you're trying to rob the mall. You really are all from Fengquan City Base, equally shameless!”

Jiang Fei deliberately raised her voice, ensuring all the mall's customers could hear.

Upon hearing they were from Fengquan City Base, customers who already held grudges against Pei Wenlong's group started cursing.

“Taking things for free and trying to occupy the mall, were you Fengquan people born without shame?”

“Seeing that Boss Jiang is a woman and easy to bully, you repeatedly come to cause trouble. You even harass women on the street. You might as well cut off that thing below your waist! Don't embarrass us men!”

“Who are you trying to scare with a gun? If you have the guts, pull the trigger! If you kill a resident of Kyoto, your entire Fengquan City won't be safe!”

“Let's go, let's take these people to the Base Leader!”

“I refuse to believe that Fengquan City bullies people, and the Base Leader won't stand up for us!”

Seeing the crowd step forward to carry him away, Pei Wenlong panicked. As he instinctively reached for his gun, Cheng Pingwei and Father You arrived.

The crowd quickly dispersed, rushing to complain first.

“Base Leader, the people from Fengquan City want to shoot and kill us!”

“They also want to rob Ping An Small Mall, saying that even if they murder and set fires, you wouldn't dare to utter a peep!”

“Fortunately, the Mo Family head was here, otherwise, we would all have been killed by him!”

Pei Wenlong's head buzzed from listening.

For the first time, he experienced what it meant to spread rumors with just a mouth.

“I never said those things!”

“Alright.” Cheng Pingwei quieted the crowd, his face grim as he looked down at Pei Wenlong on the ground:

“Did you instigate Ge Zhicai and Xu Dafa to kidnap and harm You Chengyu of the You Family?”

Pei Wenlong was confused: “I didn't do it.”

“I knew you wouldn't admit it, good thing I found a witness!” Father You, standing beside Cheng Pingwei, called a man and a woman from outside the door:

“Tell us what you saw that day.”

The man: “A few nights ago, we were picking willow catkins by the roadside when we suddenly heard cries for help. Ge Zhicai and Xu Dafa had grabbed Cao Xiuhong from Ping An and were trying to insult her.”

“Those two were red-faced from drinking. My mother was afraid I'd be in danger and wouldn't let me go save her, so she pulled me away.”

“I kept thinking about it after I got home, so I secretly went back once and saw Ge Zhicai and Xu Dafa carrying You Chengyu into a car and leaving. Cao Xiuhong was also gone.”

The woman: “I was passing by that night and happened to see Ge Zhicai and Xu Dafa carrying You Chengyu into a car.”

“At the time, You Chengyu was unconscious, and he had many injuries on his face and body.”

Father You snorted coldly: “What disappearance? In fact, Ge Zhicai and Xu Dafa were afraid I would retaliate, so they ran away!”

He found the eyewitnesses from that night today. He originally intended to go to Cheng Pingwei for justice and deal with Pei Wenlong.

To prevent him from causing trouble for Jiang Fei in the future.

But as soon as he arrived at the central building, he received news that Pei Wenlong had gone to Ping An, so he simply brought Cheng Pingwei and the witnesses with him.

“This is slander!” Pei Wenlong stood up angrily to argue:

“I don't even know You Chengyu, why would I kidnap him?!”

Father You: “If it wasn't you who instigated Ge Zhicai, would a lackey with no background or backing dare to kidnap my son?!”

“Say one more word of nonsense, and I'll shoot you, believe it or not!”

Pei Wenlong habitually raised his gun, but was suddenly restrained by two soldiers who entered.

Cheng Pingwei looked down at Pei Wenlong coldly: “This is Kyoto, not your Fengquan City, where you can just pull out a gun casually.”

Father You fanned the flames: “Base Leader, this matter must be thoroughly investigated. If Pei Wenlong dares to rob and pull out a gun to kill today, tomorrow he'll dare to blow up our Base!”

Jiang Fei also added fuel to the fire: “Is he just robbing supplies?”

“No, he's trying to cut off the residents' livelihoods!”

Father Mo: “Base Leader, I'm dissatisfied with Pei Wenlong, it might be my problem.”

“But if so many people are dissatisfied, then it's Pei Wenlong's problem!”

The three-person instigation team, one after another, successfully made Cheng Pingwei's face even gloomier.

“Take Pei Wenlong and these people away for investigation.”

“If they resist, kill them on the spot.”

There was no need for the Comrades Cheng Pingwei brought to act; the crowd controlled Pei Wenlong's subordinates and sent them out.

It was clear how unpopular Fengquan City was.

Before leaving, Cheng Pingwei glanced at Jiang Fei, but said nothing, and left with Father You.

The small mall returned to peace.

Jiang Zhengkang and the others had come down when they heard the gunshots earlier. Seeing that everything was fine, they went back upstairs to continue working.

Cao Xiuhong apologized guiltily: “I'm sorry, Boss, I caused trouble for the mall.”

Jiang Fei: “Did you forget what I told you before?”

Upon hearing this, Cao Xiuhong instantly discarded those negative thoughts and went upstairs to work.

She didn't want to make her boss unhappy.

Su Liuyuan, meanwhile, gave Father Mo a thumbs-up: “Old Mr. Mo, you looked so cool when you fired that shot just now!”

Han Yang: “Your shout, not to mention Pei Wenlong's people flinching, even I jumped. It was so imposing!”

Father Mo proudly raised his head: “Back in the day, I also lived by the sword.”

“Boss Jiang, my fish...”

Looking at the eager Father Mo, Jiang Fei said with a laugh: “I'll take you to pick them now.”

“Today, no matter how many fish you take, I won't charge you.”

Jiang Fei first went to the storeroom to get two empty buckets, then went upstairs to the second floor with Father Mo.

After choosing two crucian carp, two grass carp, and ten green shrimp, Father Mo helped Jiang Fei carry them downstairs.

Taking paper and pen from the cashier, Jiang Fei wrote down the method for raising green shrimp. Just as she handed it to Father Mo, Mo Yanan drove over.

Su Liuyuan immediately stood in front of Father Mo.

“Old Mr. Mo, hurry up and go, I'll stop your son!”