“Damn it!” Lin Hai frowned and with a click, locked his car door.
He didn’t need to guess to know this was aimed at him, after all, he’d just had a conflict with the military not long ago.
Lin Hai looked at the two truckloads of soldiers in front of him, each one fully armed and radiating killing intent.
Get out? Only an idiot would do that!
Leaving aside whether he could even win the fight, even if he did, his plan to go home and pick up his parents would be ruined.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Get out of the car, now!” The captain outside slammed the car a few more times.
“Oh ho, Officer, have a cigarette. What’s going on here?” Bald Qiang got out of his car and quickly offered the captain a cigarette, putting on a flattering smile.
The captain glanced at Bald Qiang and pushed his hand, and the cigarette, away.
“None of your business. Go stand over there! And what’s with this ‘Officer’ crap? You think this is the damn old society or something?”
“Yes, yes, yes. Comrade, I should call you comrade.” Bald Qiang nodded, smiling ingratiatingly, while sneakily glancing at Lin Hai in the car and making a helpless expression.
“Ah damn, looks like I’ll have to call for reinforcements.” Lin Hai took out his phone and found Zhan Xiangrong’s number.
Last time, when he brought Old Man Xiao back, Old Man Xiao had told Zhan Xiangrong that if Lin Hai was mistreated in Jiangnan City, he would never see Zhan Xiangrong again.
If he asked him for help now, he couldn’t possibly refuse, right?
He dialed the number. It rang twice and connected.
“Haha, Xiao Lin! What makes you think to call me?”
Hearing Zhan Xiangrong’s tone, Lin Hai immediately felt relieved.
“Commander Zhan, I wouldn’t dare disturb you for no reason. But there’s a situation now, and I might need your help with something.” Lin Hai said politely.
“Whatever it is, just say it! If it’s within my power, I won’t say another word!” Zhan Xiangrong said heartily.
“I had a little conflict with some military people before, and now they’ve blocked me halfway down the road.”
“What? Military people blocked you on the road? Damn it, which unit? Who’s in charge? Put him on the phone!” Zhan Xiangrong said, anger rising in his voice.
“Okay, hold on.” With that, Lin Hai prepared to get out of the car.
“Hey, hey, hey, wait!” Zhan Xiangrong stopped Lin Hai again. He suddenly felt something was off.
“Xiao Lin, where did they block you?”
“At the highway entrance.”
“Highway entrance? Lin Hai? Xiao Lin? Damn, Xiao Lin, is your full name Lin Hai?” Zhan Xiangrong asked over the phone.
Lin Hai started sweating profusely!
Damn, after all this time, Commander Zhan didn’t even know his full name.
“Yes, my name is Lin Hai.”
“Damn, hahaha! What a mix-up! The one blocking you at the highway is this very commander, hahahaha…”
Pfft!
Lin Hai nearly fell over on the spot.
What the hell was the point of that? He asked for help from the very person causing the problem.
“Xiao Lin, you’re something else, kid! Single-handedly taking down my entire guard platoon!”
“Commander Zhan, I didn’t know they were your men.” Lin Hai said sheepishly.
Beating up someone’s men and then asking that same someone for help to smooth things over – even Lin Hai felt embarrassed.
“Haha, good job! Let these arrogant kids learn a lesson. Get out of the car, no need to talk on the phone anymore.” Zhan Xiangrong hung up.
Lin Hai finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed Zhan Xiangrong wasn’t blaming him.
Since Zhan Xiangrong was there, Lin Hai had nothing to worry about.
He opened the car door and got out.
Just as he did, several police cars drove up, and Peng Tao walked over with a tense expression.
He had just received a call saying the military had inexplicably blocked the highway entrance, which had really scared him.
The military making such a big move without the city government knowing anything about it. He had quickly called the military sub-district duty office, who only said the guard company was there, but they didn’t know the specifics either.
Afraid of any major trouble, Peng Tao hurried over with a group of police officers.
As soon as he arrived, he saw Lin Hai getting out of his car. Peng Tao’s head immediately started to ache.
If Lin Hai got into a conflict with the military, things would become really difficult for him.
Damn it, he couldn’t afford to offend either side.
Nodding slightly at Lin Hai, Peng Tao stepped forward and approached the captain.
“Comrade Captain, I’m Peng Tao, Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. May I ask if the military is conducting some kind of operation?” Peng Tao said with neither humility nor arrogance.
Guo Fei glanced at Peng Tao and raised his hand in a salute.
“Comrade Director, we are carrying out military duties. I cannot disclose the specifics to you.”
“Uh…” The captain’s one sentence directly choked Peng Tao up.
After speaking, Guo Fei’s eyes turned cold, and he suddenly made a move towards Lin Hai.
Guo Fei was also bursting with anger. As the instructor of the guard company, having one of his platoons taken down by this kid was embarrassing enough just to talk about.
Seeing Lin Hai get out of the car, he immediately decided to teach him a lesson first.
“What the hell!” Lin Hai was startled. He hadn’t expected Guo Fei to attack so suddenly, and with such speed and ferocity.
He dodged aside. Just as he was about to speak, Guo Fei’s leg came kicking at him again from below.
Damn it! Lin Hai hurriedly sidestepped, barely managing to dodge it.
Man, I already called your commander. At least let me say a word!
Guo Fei’s attacks grew faster and more urgent, and in the blink of an eye, they had exchanged several moves.
Lin Hai felt so frustrated.
If an ordinary person looked at Guo Fei’s skills, he would indeed seem like a master among masters, but compared to Lin Hai, he was still a notch below.
If Lin Hai wanted to take him down, it would only take a minute.
But now he knew these were Zhan Xiangrong’s men, and Zhan Xiangrong was right there in the car opposite them.
If he took Guo Fei down now, wouldn’t that be slapping Zhan Xiangrong in the face?
Lin Hai wasn’t that inconsiderate.
But if he didn’t use some serious moves, dealing with this captain wasn’t something he could just handle casually.
This really troubled Lin Hai. As he fought, he looked towards the military vehicles.
Right now, he just hoped Zhan Xiangrong would show up quickly and stop his men from continuing to attack him.
But when he looked, he nearly got so angry his nose twisted sideways.
This Zhan Xiangrong had already gotten out of his car long ago, and was now staring with wide, curious eyes, watching him and Guo Fei fight.
Damn! He’s so infuriating!
Lin Hai cursed under his breath.
At this moment, Peng Tao also spotted Zhan Xiangrong and quickly ran over.
“Commander Zhan!” Peng Tao saluted Zhan Xiangrong. “What is this…”
“Ah, Director Peng.” Zhan Xiangrong greeted casually. “It’s nothing. Just stand here and watch the show with me.”
Peng Tao’s face darkened.
Watch the show? Watch your sister!
It really fit the saying: The bigger the trouble, the better the show.
You block the road for no reason, the traffic police switchboard is being blown up by calls, even the Party secretary and the mayor called me personally to ask what was going on, and you tell me to just watch the show?
Isn’t this nonsense?
But Peng Tao didn’t dare challenge Zhan Xiangrong. He could only patiently say, “Commander Zhan, suddenly blocking the road like this, the citizens are complaining. Could you…”
“Oh, it’s fine. Watch a little longer. It’ll be over soon.” Zhan Xiangrong said, tilting his chin towards Lin Hai.
Fine my ass!
Peng Tao was so angry.
Angry as he was, facing Zhan Xiangrong, he was completely helpless.
Lin Hai was furious too. You, Zhan Xiangrong, are already out of the car, why don’t you come and stop this immediately? Instead, you’re just watching the show. Isn’t this like watching a monkey performance?
If that’s the case, don’t blame me for not saving you any face.
As he thought this, coincidentally, Guo Fei aimed a kick at Lin Hai’s face.
Lin Hai steeled himself, met it head-on, sidestepped, and used his shoulder to block Guo Fei’s leg.
At the same time, he stretched out his right foot to sweep at Guo Fei’s supporting leg.
Guo Fei’s heart skipped a beat, silently thinking, oh no!
But it was too late to dodge.
Just as he was about to hit the ground, Lin Hai suddenly reached out and pulled him up with lightning speed. To outsiders, it looked like Guo Fei had turned over and stood up on his own.
“I yield!” Lin Hai withdrew his hands and quickly cupped them in a salute.
Guo Fei’s eyes widened, and he was about to charge again.
“Stop!” Zhan Xiangrong shouted loudly and walked over.
