267: If you can't pay back the money, go sell your ass!

The expression on Elder Qin's face was as if he had seen a ghost. "What? Dragon Group... Chief Instructor?!"

He knew about the Dragon Group.

He also knew about the Leader of the Dragon Group.

But the problem was...

That figure who could stand on equal footing with the Deputy Leader of the Dragon Group was actually his own enemy???

"No!"

"Impossible!"

His parched lips trembled, and his cloudy eyes widened. "At your young age, how could you possibly be the Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group? Is the position of Chief Instructor something a green boy like you can hold?!"

Ye Chen shrugged, his smile remaining indifferent.

"Whether it's true or false is none of your concern, and you couldn't control it even if it was."

"What you should be concerned about now..."

He paused, his tone turning cold, "is whether anyone will collect your corpse after you go down."

Elder Qin's pupils constricted sharply, and a chill rushed from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head!

He wanted to beg for mercy, wanted to bring up the Miao Sect again as a threat, wanted to say something else...

But Ye Chen didn't give him the chance at all.

Because Ye Chen had already raised his foot and kicked Elder Qin in the chest.

Elder Qin only managed to let out half a scream before he flew backward along the floor like a tattered sack, violently shattering the large floor-to-ceiling window of the room!

Crash—!

Amidst the sound of shattering glass, Elder Qin's figure disappeared from the window. There was only a short, shrill scream that faded into the distance, quickly swallowed by the whistling wind at that high altitude.

A few seconds later.

A dull thud came from the street below, and then everything fell silent.

Inside the suite, there was a deathly silence.

Li Huai slumped on the floor, a foul smell of urine emanating from between his legs. His face was as white as paper, and his whole body shook like a sieve.

He had watched with his own eyes as Elder Qin, the man he relied on, was kicked out of the building like trash by this young man...

Dead?

Just dead like that?

The cold wind poured in from the broken window, but Li Huai's mind was a complete blank, fear submerging him like a freezing tide.

At that moment, Ye Chen turned around, his gaze falling on him.

That gaze was very calm, without killing intent or anger, yet it made Li Huai feel more terrified than facing the most vicious ghost.

"You... what do you want to do?!"

Li Huai screamed, crawling backward with hands and feet. "Kill... killing is illegal! You killed Elder Qin! I saw it all! I'm going to call the police! The police won't let you get away with this!!!"

He became incoherent, his face written with terror.

Ye Chen walked up to him, crouched down, raised a finger to his lips, and made a "shush" gesture.

"Shhh—"

"Don't be so noisy."

Li Huai's screaming stopped abruptly as he stared at him in horror.

Only then did Ye Chen speak slowly.

"Earlier, that money your sister lent you..."

"When do you plan to pay it back?"

Li Huai froze, his brain failing to process the turn of events for a moment.

Money?

At a time like this... he's asking about money?

"I... I..." Li Huai opened his mouth, unable to speak for a moment.

Ye Chen was very patient and continued.

"Calculate it clearly, principal plus interest."

"Your sister is kind-hearted and embarrassed to press you, but I'm quite petty. I can't stand seeing someone owe a debt and not pay it back, especially..."

His eyes turned slightly cold, "a debt owed to my woman."

Li Huai trembled all over, finally understanding.

This person before him didn't care at all whether he called the police.

What he cared about was Jin Meiting, and the debt he owed her!

"I... I don't have any money!"

Li Huai cried out with a miserable face, almost instinctively, "If I had money, would I have come looking for her?"

Ye Chen looked at him and teased, "You have the guts to borrow money but not the guts to pay it back, and you even used Gu to harm people? You've certainly got it all figured out."

"Is... is that the same thing?!" Li Huai broke down, his voice carrying a sob, "Back then I was at a dead end! Now... now I have no way either!"

"Regardless of your reasons today," Ye Chen stood up, "repaying a debt is only natural. Whether you go sell your ass or sell a kidney, that's up to you, but those two million must be settled today, principal and interest included."

Jin Meiting: "..."

Huh?

He even said something like 'selling your ass'?

Wait...

When A-Chen was in charge of the Heavenly Palace, wasn't the first rule that one couldn't sell themselves?

Why is he 'forcing someone into prostitution' now?

However.

She soon realized that Ye Chen wasn't 'forcing someone into prostitution'.

She saw.

Li Huai really started crying, snot and tears covering his face.

"I've tried, brother!"

"I really tried!"

"But nobody wants to buy my ass! With my looks, no rich lady would take an interest in me."

"As for selling a kidney? They don't want it either, they said I failed the physical, fatty liver!"

"What can I do!"

Ye Chen seemed to think for a moment, rubbing his chin. "If Xiamen City won't work, you can try Chengdu. The base population there is large; there might be a market."

Li Huai: "..."

Jin Meiting: "..."

"But it must be paid back today," Ye Chen got back to the point, "my patience is limited."

"Even if I go to Chengdu, I need some time!"

Li Huai was sweating profusely from anxiety.

Ye Chen didn't answer immediately but turned his head to look at Jin Meiting, who had been silent beside him.

Meeting his gaze, Jin Meiting was slightly stunned, then understood his meaning.

She took a deep breath and spoke coldly, "Li Huai, considering we still share some blood, I'll give you time for the money."

A glimmer of hope instantly erupted in Li Huai's eyes, and he nodded repeatedly.

"Sister! Thank you! I'll definitely pay it back! I'll definitely find a way!"

"But!" Jin Meiting's tone shifted, her gaze sharp. "This is the last time. I've given you time, and I hope you can keep your word. If it's still like this then, or if you harbor any more crooked thoughts..."

She didn't finish, but her gaze flickered toward the broken window, the meaning self-evident.

She was no saint; it wasn't in her character to leave a grudge unavenged.

But...

The man was her relative. If she really killed him, it wouldn't benefit her or her family.

Li Huai jerked in fear and hurriedly kowtowed, his head hitting the floor with thuds.

"Definitely! I definitely will! I won't dare to do it again!"

"Sister, Brother, rest assured! Even if I have to steal or rob..."

"Ah, no, I'll go work, I'll go sell blood, I will definitely pay the money back!"

Seeing this, Ye Chen said no more and took Jin Meiting's hand. "Let's go, the air here is bad."

Jin Meiting nodded and let him lead her. Neither of them looked back at the slumped Li Huai as they turned and left the wrecked hotel suite with a swagger.

As soon as they left.

Li Huai felt as if all his strength had been drained, collapsing completely on the floor.

He stared blankly at the broken window.

Was he really going to have to sell his ass?

When had he, Li Huai, fallen to such a low point?

But repaying a debt was only natural, and the deadline his Older Female Cousin gave him hung over his head like a blade...

An unknown amount of time passed.

Only then did he tremblingly scramble up, walk out of the suite, and head for the elevator.

He had to leave here first...

Leave this place that had let him dream of wealth for a few days, only to plunge him into hell in an instant.

The elevator descended, the numbers flashing.

Li Huai's mind was a mess, alternating between the image of Elder Qin being kicked away, Ye Chen's terrifying eyes, and Jin Meiting's final warning...

Ding.

The elevator reached the first floor.

The doors opened, and Li Huai walked out absent-mindedly. However, as soon as he stepped out of the hotel's main entrance, he was jolted by the scene before him!

Cordon tape had been set up on the road to the side of the hotel!

Several police cars and an ambulance were parked nearby, their red and blue lights flashing silently.

Many passersby were gathered not far away, pointing and whispering.

Inside the cordon, several police officers were busy. A white cloth covered the ground, with the faint outline of a human figure underneath.

It was Elder Qin!

Li Huai's heart constricted violently, a chill crawling up his spine.

He had seen Elder Qin being kicked out of the building with his own eyes, but facing the scene of death directly now, the impact was still immense.

Just then.

A man in plain clothes, looking to be about thirty, was talking in low tones with his colleagues, his brow furrowed.

One could tell at a glance that he was the leader of this group of investigators.

Li Huai's head heated up, and he didn't know where he got the courage—perhaps it was fear, or maybe a post-breakdown impulse—as he suddenly pushed through the crowd and shouted at the police inside the cordon...

"Officer! I... I know who killed him!"

That shout instantly attracted all eyes.

Li Yao turned around, his gaze falling on Li Huai, sizing him up.

"You know the circumstances of the case?"

"I... I do!"

Li Huai nodded vigorously, as if grabbing a life-saving straw, or as if eager to clear himself of something. "I was upstairs at the time, I saw it with my own eyes!"

Li Yao's expression turned solemn, and he gave a look to the colleague beside him, signaling for a recording.

Immediately after.

He walked up to Li Huai and asked seriously, "Tell me, what happened? Who is the murderer?"

Li Huai took a deep breath and then rasped.

"The murderer's name is Ye Chen!"

"He kicked that old man down from upstairs with one foot!"

"He... he even wanted to kill me to silence me just now!"