Chapter 216: Chapter 216 There’s No Room for Negotiation_1

It was late at night on some street.

After Zhang Xian finished smoking his third cigarette, a BMW drove up from one direction, followed by two vans.

After the BMW came to a stop, He Zheng got out, running up to Zhang Xian and calling out, "Brother Xian."

"Brother Xian!" His subordinates also respectfully greeted him after they arrived.

They had all witnessed Zhang Xian’s prowess in the last battle and were now utterly in awe of him. One against a hundred, what kind of strength was that? Even freaks weren’t this badass!

Zhang Xian gave a nod, saying, "Let’s go, we must ask the landlord for the surveillance footage."

With a wave of his hand, He Zheng followed Zhang Xian, leading his men.

Soon, Zhang Xian, along with He Zheng and his men, arrived at a door and knocked. After a while, the door was finally opened, and a middle-aged man stepped out.

Facing a group of people at his doorstep, the landlord unconsciously stepped back, asking, "What...what do you want to do?"

Zhang Xian smiled and said, "Brother, don’t worry, we just want to see some surveillance footage."

The landlord complained, "It’s so late, I was asleep. Why would you want to see surveillance footage? And besides, such things can’t be shown to just anyone."

He Zheng’s eyes bulged out as he stepped forward, grabbing the landlord and angrily saying, "What the hell do you mean? Does Brother Xian have to beg you to see the surveillance footage? Hurry up and show it to him, or your life is on the line!"

The landlord was frightened and immediately agreed, "I...I’ll take you there."

Seeing He Zheng being so domineering, Zhang Xian couldn’t help but shake his head with a bitter smile. However, he didn’t attempt to stop him, this method did save them time. You couldn’t expect him to have much manners in the underworld.

Soon, everyone arrived at the surveillance room.

Under Zhang Xian’s instruction, the landlord pulled up the footage from the evening. As expected, around six o’clock, several middle-aged men entered the building and came out about ten minutes later, bringing Duan Hong with them.

"Brother Xian, look at the license plate." He Zheng pointed at the van’s license plate, saying, "This makes finding them much easier. We just have to keep an eye on this vehicle."

Zhang Xian nodded, saying, "You’re right, I’ll leave this to you guys. Even if they are from Jinwan Casino, I want you to find out everything."

He Zheng nodded and agreed, "Alright, I’ll get to it ASAP."

"Damn it..."

Zhang Xian cursed under his breath, saying coldly, "If Elder Sister Hong is harmed even a little, they’ll pay a terrible price."

Seeing the icy look in Zhang Xian’s eyes, He Zheng couldn’t help but shudder. Even though he had fought alongside Zhang Xian before, he had never seen him this angry. It was terrifying.

The underlings were also frightened and retreated a bit.

The landlord, already in a state of fear, nearly fell on his butt after seeing the terrifying look in Zhang Xian’s eyes.

"Let’s go..."

Zhang Xian paid no attention to their fear and walked out of the surveillance room.

He Zheng and the others followed behind, not daring to breathe too loudly.

To them, Zhang Xian was scarier than any thug on the street. The kind that doesn’t easily lose his temper but when he does, it’s explosive.

...

After a round of visits to the hospital, spending a good amount of time at Du Xinyan’s home, and a trip to the surveillance room, it was well past three in the morning by the time Zhang Xian returned home and was done showering.

Zhu Qing, somewhat dazed from sleep, noticed someone climbing into bed and turned to ask, "Zhang Xian, why are you coming home so late?"

Zhang Xian replied, "I had some things to attend to."

Zhu Qing furrowed her brows and asked, "You’ve been going out a lot lately, coming back late. What are you keeping yourself busy with?"

"Well..." Zhang Xian said, "Didn’t I tell you I was finding information on Tao Jinbao and Song Yuzhe for you? Of course, there are other minor things as well."

Zhu Qing asked, "What minor things? Does it involve some beauty?"

Zhang Xian hesitated for a moment, then said, "It’s related to Du Xinyan. There was an issue at her house, and I went to help."

Zhu Qing grabbed Zhang Xian’s neck, hissing, "You bastard, you’re indeed involved with Du Xinyan and Lin Ruoyi, aren’t you? Did the aid escalate to the bedroom?"

"Cough...cough..." Zhang Xian grumbled, "I wish, but they won’t allow it!"

"You...you’re even wishing for it?" Zhu Qing was at the brink of exploding.

She had always suspected Zhang Xian of messing around with Du Xinyan and Lin Ruoyi outside. However, due to it being unsafe recently, she had tried her best not to tag along with Zhang Xian.

Even though Zhang Xian was powerful, she didn’t want to become a burden to him or risk causing unnecessary trouble with unforeseen accidents.

But Zhang Xian, on the other hand, used this time to fool around with other women, hooking up with two at once.

"Well..." Zhang Xian hugged Zhu Qing and said, "Don’t be angry. It’s inevitable that men have some outside engagements, right?"

Zhu Qing exclaimed angrily, "How dare you say that? If you were proper and upright, could you have gotten yourself into so much romantic trouble? Tell me, how many women have you got now? What do you want to stir up exactly?"

"I...I didn’t stir up anything!" Zhang Xian laughed a little, reaching out to grab Zhu Qing’s soft chest, chuckling, "Hey, Qingqing, it seems like your melons have gotten bigger!"

"No way..." Zhu Qing pouted, realizing something was off. She landed a punch on Zhang Xian, "Bastard, you’re changing the subject again."

Zhang Xian chuckled, flipping Zhu Qing beneath him and began his wild attack.

Zhu Qing wanted to interrogate him thoroughly while educating Zhang Xian. However, she was pinned underneath him before she could start. After a while of struggle, she was too exhausted to question him anymore.

...

The next day, after delivering Zhu Yan to her classroom, Zhang Xian went to the pond at the rear of the school alone and gave Du Xinyan a call.

After class, Du Xinyan rushed over, asking, "Zhang Xian, why did you call me?"

Zhang Xian chuckled, "Of course, because I missed you."

"You..." Du Xinyan fumed, "If you don’t have anything urgent, I’m leaving."

"Wait..." Zhang Xian placed his arm around Du Xinyan’s shoulder. After they sat down by the pond, he laughed, "I called you over to ask about your mom’s accident."

Du Xinyan pulled Zhang Xian’s hand away and blushingly asked, "Why are you asking about that? What’s there to ask?"

Zhang Xian asked, "Why? That guy hit your mom. Don’t you want justice?"

Du Xinyan replied, "That guy drives a sports car while we’re just street-peddlers. What can we do to him? We should be thanking our lucky stars he’s not making trouble for us, we wouldn’t dare to mess with him."

Zhang Xian frowned, "So what if he drives a sports car? Even if he was piloting an airplane, I would still bring him down. He must answer for what he did."

Du Xinyan pouted, "Easier said than done. We’re no match for him and we don’t have that much influence."

"Hehe, leave this to me." Zhang Xian smirked, "Tell me about what happened last night. If possible, provide some useful clues."

Du Xinyan hesitated before saying, "Last night, after my mom and I closed our stall, we were on our way home when a sports car suddenly appeared from the front. Its speed wasn’t too fast, but it seemed to have lost control and hit the pedestrian walkway. My mom was pushing our stall in front and the car hit her right after it crashed into the walkway."

Zhang Xian asked, "Did you see the person?"

Du Xinyan shook her head, "It was very dark, I couldn’t see anything. I only know there were two people in the car. After they hit my mom’s stall, they paused for a moment before driving off."

Zhang Xian raised his eyebrows, "You didn’t note anything else? What about the license plate?"

Du Xinyan replied, "I noted that down; the car seemed to be a Ferrari, and the license plate number was 0033."

"Having the license plate number will make things easier." Zhang Xian chuckled, "Don’t worry. I will make sure this guy answers for what he did."

Du Xinyan pursed her lips without uttering a word, her face filled with worry.

She knew Zhang Xian was very tough, but being capable doesn’t necessarily equip you with power. The guy who hit her mom was driving a Ferrari, clearly wealthy. Zhang Xian might not be able to defeat him.

Zhang Xian, unaware of Du Xinyan’s thoughts, called a number on his phone, "He Zheng, help me look up a license plate number. The number is 0033."

"Brother Xian, this number seems familiar."

"The more familiar, the better. Get back to me this afternoon. I have some business with the owner. It’s a Ferrari."

"Alright, a license plate number won’t be a problem."

...

At noon, instead of eating in the school, Zhang Xian hailed a taxi and headed to a restaurant.

He Zheng had already reserved a spot and was chatting idly with a few of his underlings.

Upon seeing Zhang Xian coming, he and his men quickly stood up, calling out, "Brother Xian."

Zhang Xian signaled for them to sit down, "All of you, sit."

Once He Zheng sat down, he said, "Brother Xian, I’ve found out the owner of the license plate number you asked me to check. It belongs to Ji Yonghao. He holds considerable power in Yantai."

"Ji Yonghao? Why does that sound familiar?" Zhang Xian paused, recalling someone as he asked, "Doesn’t this guy have a brother named Ji Yongzhe? Their names rhymes."

"Yes, yes, he has a brother named Ji Yongzhe." He Zheng nodded, "Are you familiar with Ji Yongzhe, Brother Xian?"

Zhang Xian smirked coldly, "I’m not close with him. But Ji Yonghao hit my friend’s mother and I need to settle this account with him."

"Uh..." He Zheng frowned, looking at Zhang Xian he said, "Brother Xian, the Ji family has a strong influence in Yantai. If we barge in head first, we might not get what we want."

Zhang Xian smirked, "Being influential makes one extraordinary? Gives one the power to act as they please? Well, I enjoy dealing with such discomforts. It’s interesting to step on them."

"Alright..." He Zheng hesitated for a moment, nodding, "If there’s anything you need, Brother Xian, just say the word. Me and the boys will always back you up."

Zhang Xian nodded, "You should have some connections in Yantai, right?"

He Zheng replied, "Of course I do, otherwise how could I have survived? But compared to the Ji family, my network is much smaller."

Zhang Xian replied, "No problem. Let’s give it a try first."

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