“Then—then what do we do now?” Yuan Yingyu grew even more panicked after hearing what Captain Liu said.
“First, think about it. Who exactly did you offend?”
“I—I haven’t offended anyone important.” Yuan Yingyu had already thought about this long ago, but even after racking her brain, she couldn’t figure out who she had offended.
“Wait, could it be that police station chief, Chief Wang?” Yuan Yingyu suddenly said.
“Impossible. Wang Meng is nothing. How could he have that kind of power? Besides, he already messed with our plans before. I’ve already reported it to Director Hao. He can barely even protect his own position as station chief now.” Captain Liu said coldly.
“Then—then who else could it be?” Yuan Yingyu really couldn’t remember when she had ever offended some big shot.
“Alright, I’ll go ask around for you.” Captain Liu was irritated. After saying that, he hung up.
Yuan Yingyu sat in the car, dazed and devastated, as if she were dreaming. She couldn’t believe everything that had happened today.
It really was like disaster falling from the sky while sitting safely at home. Who the hell had she offended to be crushed like this? Even if she was going to die, at least let her die knowing why!
Suddenly, Yuan Yingyu’s phone rang, giving her such a fright that she jolted.
She picked it up and saw it was Captain Liu calling. Yuan Yingyu quickly answered.
“Captain Liu—”
“Fuck your mother, Yuan Yingyu! If you want to die, then die on your own—don’t drag me down with you! You dare offend anyone? Did you swallow a bear’s heart and leopard’s gall? No one can save you this time!” Captain Liu tore into her without mercy, then slammed the phone down.
“Hello, hello, Captain Liu—” Yuan Yingyu listened to the dead silence on the other end and was completely stunned.
Good heavens, what on earth was going on? What on earth was going on?
Yuan Yingyu was on the verge of a breakdown. Offending someone wasn’t scary. It wasn’t like she had never offended anyone before. What was scary was not even knowing who she had offended. Even if she wanted to apologize, wanted to fix things, she couldn’t even find the damn door to knock on!
“No, I have to get to the bottom of this! Then I’ll prepare a huge gift and go apologize in person. Otherwise, I’m finished.” Yuan Yingyu picked up her phone and called Captain Liu again.
“Captain Liu—”
“I already told you, no one can save you! You’ve pierced a hole in the sky! Why are you still calling me? Do you want to drag me down too?” Captain Liu roared.
“Captain Liu, even if I, Yuan Yingyu, am going to die, I want to die knowing why. Can you just tell me—who the hell did I offend?” Yuan Yingyu was desperate now too.
“You still don’t know? Old Yuan, I don’t even know what to say to you.” Captain Liu was both furious and exasperated.
“Captain Liu, just who is it that wants to destroy me—what!” Yuan Yingyu was completely dumbfounded.
“Impossible. This is impossible. I’ve never even met him. How could I have offended him?”
“Old Yuan, sometimes offending someone doesn’t mean you offended the person himself. It could also be that you offended his relatives or friends. Think hard. If you can’t find the root of the problem, no one can save you.” Captain Liu sighed and hung up.
“Relatives or friends?” Captain Liu’s words left Yuan Yingyu even more confused.
Squatting on the curb with her head in both hands, Yuan Yingyu was on the verge of a mental collapse.
“Who the hell did I offend? How did I provoke a big shot like Secretary Hou to come after me?”
“Xiao Zhang, go withdraw 100,000 yuan in cash.” Yuan Yingyu suddenly stood up and ordered the driver.
At this point, she couldn’t think of any other way. There was only one path left: go to Secretary Hou’s home, pay a visit, and ask him directly what this was all about!
After finding out where Hou Xianpin lived, Yuan Yingyu had the driver take the car to the building below Hou Xianpin’s home.
“Boss, should we go up now?” the driver asked after parking the car.
Yuan Yingyu shot the driver an annoyed glare. Right now, the man probably wasn’t even off work yet. What was the point of going up? To run into a locked door?
“Wait here. Wait for Secretary Hou to come back.”
The two of them stared at each other until past 10 p.m., when Hou Xianpin finally appeared at the entrance of the residential compound, dragging his exhausted body along.
“He’s here.” Yuan Yingyu’s eyes were sore from watching so intently. The moment Hou Xianpin appeared, she jumped out of the car and scurried over.
“Oh, Secretary Hou, off work?”
“Who are you?” Hou Xianpin was startled by this man who had suddenly jumped out from the shadows. He looked carefully but had no impression of this person at all.
Yuan Yingyu didn’t speak. Instead, she raised both hands and slapped herself hard across the face, left and right.
“Secretary Hou, I deserve to die. I’m not worth a thing. Please, in your great magnanimity, just treat me like a fart and let me go.” Yuan Yingyu pleaded with a miserable look on her face.
“What are you doing?” Hou Xianpin was completely baffled.
Yuan Yingyu didn’t answer. She directly handed over a black handbag.
“Secretary Hou, just a small token of my respect. Nothing much.” Yuan Yingyu smiled fawnishly.
“Take the stuff back! Who exactly are you, and what do you want from me?” Hou Xianpin scolded sternly.
“I—I—” Yuan Yingyu’s heart ached. With a thud, she dropped to her knees.
“Secretary Hou, I’m the owner of Shunfa Supermarket. My name is Yuan Yingyu. I don’t know how I offended you before. Please, Secretary Hou, in your great magnanimity, spare me.”
“The owner of Shunfa Supermarket?” Hou Xianpin immediately understood. So it was this unlucky fool.
Of all people to offend, you had to offend someone like Lin Hai—a living deity.
“Begging me is useless. I’m just a man who runs errands.” Hou Xianpin’s tone turned cold, and he turned to leave.
“What!” Hou Xianpin’s words scared Yuan Yingyu so badly she nearly wet herself.
“A big shot like Secretary Hou is still just running errands? Then the person I offended must be—” A thought surged up, and Yuan Yingyu felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. A chill rushed up from behind her.
“Secretary Hou, just how did I offend Mayor Tang? Please, give me a hint.” Yuan Yingyu crawled forward two steps on her knees and clung to Hou Xianpin’s leg.
“Who said you offended Mayor Tang?” Hou Xianpin looked surprised.
“N-no, it’s not Mayor Tang?” Yuan Yingyu was even more confused now. If it wasn’t Mayor Tang, who else could make Hou Xianpin run errands?
Hou Xianpin let out a mocking laugh. “The person you offended is far more terrifying than Mayor Tang.”
After going through the peach blossom death tribulation, Hou Xianpin had already become certain that this Lin Hai was absolutely not an ordinary person. He had to be some kind of extraordinary individual who stood above the mundane world.
“What!” Hou Xianpin’s words hit Yuan Yingyu like a heavy blow!
Mayor Tang alone had already scared Yuan Yingyu witless. Now Hou Xianpin was actually saying that the person she had offended was even more terrifying than Mayor Tang.
“This—this—” Yuan Yingyu was so frightened she went numb.
“Secretary Hou, please give me a hint. Just who exactly did I offend?”
Hou Xianpin was stunned.
“You still don’t know who you offended?”
“I don’t know.” Yuan Yingyu shook her big head.
Hou Xianpin was speechless.
Damn, she’d already been crushed to this extent, and she still didn’t even know who she had offended. This Yuan Yingyu really was hopelessly dense.
“Let me point you toward a way out. But whether the person forgives you or not depends on you.”
Yuan Yingyu’s spirits suddenly lifted!
“Please tell me, Secretary Hou!”
