407: Chapter 407 I'm Back!

Huang Xian spotted Ye Chen and Wen Yating at a glance and was immediately overjoyed.

"Yating!"

"Ye Chen!"

"You're here!"

Wen Yating hurried forward, looking Huang Xian up and down, and asked with concern, "Xian'er, are you okay?"

Huang Xian shook her head, brushed off the remnants of the beer bottle shards from her hands, and gave a sweet smile.

"I'm fine, I was just harassed by some blind fool."

"But now..."

She glanced toward the gutter, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly. "He's already swimming over there."

No sooner had she spoken.

*Splash!*

There was a violent churning in the gutter.

Boss Mu struggled to crawl out of the waist-deep sewage, his head and face covered in black filth, rotten vegetable leaves hanging from his hair, and a nauseating stench emanating from his body.

His broken hand hung limply by his side, making him tremble with pain, but even more so...

...was anger!

...was a breakdown!

...was the ultimate humiliation of being kicked into a gutter in front of so many of his underlings!

"What are you all standing there for?"

He roared, his eyes filled with spite and madness. "Kill him for me! Kill him!!!"

The seven or eight thugs around them finally snapped out of their shock.

A fierce look appeared on each of their faces.

Damn it!

So what if he can fight?

They had the numbers!

"Get him!"

Someone shouted.

The seven or eight thugs simultaneously pulled out switchblades and batons from their waists, howling as they rushed at Ye Chen!

However.

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

Without waiting for the thugs to reach him, he casually grabbed a nearby plastic chair and hurled it at them.

*Bang!!!*

The chair traced an arc through the air, smashing into the three thugs at the front!

The three of them flew backward like bowling pins, crashing into their companions behind them!

In an instant.

Every single thug who had rushed forward was now sprawled on the ground, grimacing in pain.

Ye Chen spoke indifferently.

"Scram."

"Otherwise, you'll be heading to the hospital in a moment."

The seven or eight thugs lay on the ground, trembling as they looked at Ye Chen's calm, emotionless face.

They struggled to get up, but found their limbs wouldn't obey them.

Fear!

It was a weakness in their limbs caused by pure terror!

Damn it!

Is he even human?

He took them all out with just one chair?

Boss Mu stood by the gutter, covered in sewage, his face contorted.

He watched his group of underlings lying all over the ground, trembling with rage.

"Kid, you just wait!"

"No one on this street dares to mess with me. You're the first!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen wasn't annoyed; instead, he laughed.

He casually pulled over a chair and sat down.

"Go ahead."

"I'll be eating right here. I won't wait forever."

Boss Mu froze.

He widened his eyes, staring at Ye Chen in disbelief.

This guy... actually isn't leaving?

He's even telling him to go call for backup?

He took a deep breath and said viciously, "Fine! You just wait!"

With that, he turned to leave.

But after taking one step, he realized he was still in the gutter.

Embarrassed and furious, he looked at the thugs still groaning on the ground and roared angrily.

"Someone come and help me up!"

The thugs were stunned for a moment.

They looked up at Boss Mu, covered in black sewage, rotten vegetable leaves in his hair, and the stench radiating from him...

The expressions on their faces were quite a sight.

Then.

The next second.

"Ouch! My leg!"

"My waist! My back is broken!"

"It hurts so much! I can't move!"

...

The seven or eight thugs lay on the ground, clutching different parts of their bodies, wailing more miserably than the last; not a single one stood up.

Boss Mu: "???"

He widened his eyes, staring at his faking subordinates, nearly exploding with rage.

"You... you bunch of useless trash!"

He roared, but there was nothing he could do.

He could only crawl out of the gutter by himself and stagger toward the end of the street.

But covered in sewage and in such a sorry state, people avoided him on sight, and even dogs lifted their legs...

Once he was far enough away, the seven or eight thugs finally struggled to their feet and followed him, limping.

Some clutched their waists, some held their legs, but some ran faster than rabbits.

In the blink of an eye, they all vanished into the night.

Standing to the side, Huang Xian couldn't help but laugh at the scene. "These people are actually quite amusing."

Wen Yating laughed too, pulling Huang Xian down to sit across from Ye Chen.

"Come, come, sit. Let's eat."

The three of them sat around the table.

The table was covered with steaming dishes.

Huang Xian picked up a mutton kebab and handed it to Ye Chen.

"Ye Chen, thank you for saving me just now."

"This one's on me."

Ye Chen took the kebab, took a bite, and said indifferently, "It was nothing."

Huang Xian smiled and poured a glass of beer for herself and Wen Yating.

"Come on, let's have a drink."

"To calm our nerves."

The three of them clinked glasses and drank them dry.

As the night deepened, the food stall area was bustling with noise.

Ye Chen ate his kebabs while listening to the two women chatter away.

Huang Xian hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.

"Ye Chen, about that..."

"I want to apologize to you on behalf of my brother."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. "Huang Tian?"

Huang Xian nodded, her eyes filled with apology.

"My brother is stubborn and talks tough, but he's actually a good person."

"Back then, he offended you out of jealousy over Bai Wanqing; he was just being foolish."

"Could you... not lower yourself to his level?"

Ye Chen put down the kebab and spoke calmly.

"I didn't lower myself to his level."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't just be at home waiting for a job assignment; he'd be lying in a hospital."

"If it's about him being off duty at home, I'll give Old Man Xuanyuan a call later and have him reinstate Huang Tian's position."

One doesn't strike a smiling face.

Ye Chen had always been like this.

Huang Xian was stunned for a moment.

She never expected...

...that Ye Chen would be so easy to talk to?

She felt even more that her brother was being a bit narrow-minded!

Suddenly.

A smile appeared on her face.

"Then I'll have to trouble you!"

With that, she raised her glass. "Come, let me toast you again!"

Ye Chen raised his glass and clinked it against hers.

He drank it all in one go.

While the three were drinking, the owner suddenly rushed out from the back kitchen.

With anxiety and panic on his face, he scurried over to their table.

"You folks! Leave quickly! Get out of here now!"

Huang Xian was taken aback and put down her glass. "What's wrong?"

The owner rubbed his hands together anxiously, his voice trembling.

"That... that Boss Mu called for backup!"

"He's a big-time thug in this area, with at least dozens of men under him!"

"And he works for Lord Long!"

"Do you know Lord Long? He's the true tycoon of Central Plains City's underworld!"

"Since you beat him up like that, he definitely won't let it go!"

"Hurry and leave! While they aren't here yet, you can still circle around through the back street!"

As the owner spoke, he kept looking back, fearing the mob would burst in at any second.

Huang Xian frowned and was about to speak...

But Ye Chen raised his glass, took a sip, and said indifferently, "Let them come. I haven't finished my drink yet anyway."

The owner widened his eyes, staring at the young man in disbelief.

"Did... did you not understand what I said?"

"Boss Mu is Lord Long's man! Lord Long!"

"He's not like ordinary thugs! He has hundreds of men! And guns!"

"If you don't leave, it'll be too late in a moment!"

Ye Chen put down his glass and smiled slightly.

"Thanks, boss, but it's not a big deal. Let them come."

"I happen to want to see what kind of person this Lord Long is."

The owner opened his mouth to advise further, but meeting Ye Chen's calm eyes, he swallowed his words.

He sighed. "Fine, fine, you young people don't know the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth. I'm not staying to die with you!"

With that, he turned and ran back to the kitchen, starting to pack things up to hide.

Huang Xian and Wen Yating looked at each other, both with smiles in their eyes.

They weren't worried at all.

Not to mention dozens, even if hundreds came, they would be nothing more than a bunch of clay chickens and pottery dogs before Ye Chen.

Wen Yating even took out her phone, quietly opened the camera, and aimed it toward the street entrance.

"Hehe, more content."

Just then.

*Vroom—Roar!!!*

The deafening roar of engines came from the street entrance!

Dozens of motorcycles, like a long dragon, came whistling out of the night!

The headlights were blinding, illuminating the entire Tianshui Street!

The customers who were still eating supper stood up in fright, dropping their bowls and chopsticks to run toward the other end of the street.

The stall owners didn't even bother cleaning up, each hiding in their shops and pulling down the rolling shutters.

In the blink of an eye.

The bustling food stall street was left with only Ye Chen's table, sitting lonely in the middle of the road.

*Screech—*

Dozens of motorcycles stopped in unison, surrounding the entire food stall area so tightly that not even water could leak through!

Dust filled the air, and the sound of engines rose and fell.

On the leading motorcycle sat a man.

It was exactly Boss Mu, who had been kicked into the gutter by Ye Chen just moments ago.

He was now sitting on the back seat, one arm hanging limply, the spite in his eyes even more intense than before.

He glared at Ye Chen and gave a sinister laugh.

"Kid, didn't expect this, did you?"

"I'm back!"

"And today, you're not going anywhere!"