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Ye Qiu was surprised.
Just days ago, these two were in Suzhou-Hangzhou, now they’re in Dali?
Did they not get beaten enough and came looking for more?
Pointing ahead, Ye Qiu said, “Sister Lin, Duoduo, look who’s there?”
Lin Jingzhi and Qian Duoduo followed his gesture, stunned.
Ma Dong and Gao Fei, with a few lackeys, were strolling the street, oblivious to Ye Qiu’s group.
Gao Fei’s face was bruised, wearing a baseball cap, Ma Dong had one hand bandaged.
Both had a scantily clad young woman in their arms, looking carefree.
Lin Jingzhi said, shocked, “Why are they here? Are they following us?”
Ye Qiu shook his head, “Probably not, or they wouldn’t be so blatant.”
Qian Duoduo, seeing the woman in Gao Fei’s arms, clenched his fists, “I’m gonna beat him up.”
“Duoduo, don’t be reckless,” Ye Qiu stopped him. “Avoid trouble, we’re here for Sister Lin’s business, let’s not stir things up unless they provoke us.”
Qian Duoduo snorted, “For your sake, Cousin, I’ll let it slide, but if that bastard messes with me, I’ll smash his head.”
He glared fiercely at Gao Fei.
Gao Fei seemed to sense it, glancing over, his face paling upon seeing the trio.
“Young Master Ma, why are they here?” Gao Fei said, panicked.
“Who?” Ma Dong looked up, then exclaimed, “Damn, weren’t they in Suzhou-Hangzhou? How’d they get to Dali?”
Having fled Suzhou-Hangzhou to avoid Ye Qiu, they never expected to run into him in Dali.
Gao Fei whispered, “Young Master Ma, you think that kid’s chasing us?”
Ma Dong snapped, “My dad apologized, he crippled my hand, now he’s followed us to Dali, what’s he want?”
Gao Fei, terrified, “Does he want us dead?”
Ma Dong said gravely, “Whatever they’re here for, let’s get out of here.”
As Ma Dong turned to leave, Gao Fei said, “They’re coming over.”
Ma Dong looked up, seeing Ye Qiu, Lin Jingzhi, and Qian Duoduo approaching with smiles.
Truth be told, Ma Dong and Gao Fei were rattled.
They’d experienced Ye Qiu’s methods firsthand.
Ma Dong wanted to run, but meeting Ye Qiu’s gaze, his legs froze.
“Young Master Ma, you’re here too, what a coincidence!” Ye Qiu greeted, waving with a smile.
“Y-Yeah, quite a coincidence,” Ma Dong forced a smile uglier than crying.
Ye Qiu asked, “What brings you to Dali?”
“Some business,” Ma Dong replied, then asked, “Why are you in Dali?”
Ye Qiu said, “Also business.”
Hmph, who’s he fooling?
What are the odds?
Ma Dong didn’t buy it.
Gao Fei smiled, “Mr. Ye, what specific business are you handling in Dali?”
“None of your damn business!” Qian Duoduo pointed at Gao Fei, cursing, “Don’t let me see you again, or I’ll beat you every time.”
Gao Fei’s smile froze, and he shut up.
Inwardly, he cursed Qian Duoduo, what’s he so cocky about, just leeching off Ye Qiu!
Ma Dong said, “Mr. Ye, you go ahead, I’ve got business to handle.”
With that, he and Gao Fei led their lackeys away.
Only after some distance did Ma Dong curse, “Damn it, seeing that kid’s smug smile, I wanted to punch his face.”
Gao Fei added, “And that Qian Duoduo, what’s he? Used to cower before me, now with Ye Qiu backing him, he tells me to shut up, hmph, I want to rip his mouth off.”
Ma Dong cautioned, “Angry or not, don’t provoke them, you’ve seen Ye Qiu’s methods, he’s like a devil when he gets ruthless.”
Recalling that night at Charm Dance Bar, Ma Dong shuddered.
“Don’t worry, Young Master Ma, I won’t mess with them, but I’m afraid even if we don’t, he’ll come for us,” Gao Fei said. “Dali’s not Suzhou-Hangzhou, our turf, where he’d hesitate to kill us, especially you, the richest man’s son, he wouldn’t dare act rashly, but Dali’s different.”
“Thousands of miles from Suzhou-Hangzhou, we’re unfamiliar here, if that kid wants us dead, we’re in danger.”
A chill flashed in Ma Dong’s eyes, “Gao Fei, you really think he’s here to kill us?”
“Isn’t it obvious?” Gao Fei glanced at Ma Dong. “You don’t actually believe he’s here for business, do you?”
“He was in Suzhou-Hangzhou when we were.”
“We come to Dali, he follows.”
“Dali’s not a small city, yet we run into him on this street, you think there’s such a coincidence?”
Ma Dong nodded, “Too convenient. Gao Fei, what should we do now?”
Gao Fei replied, “We’ve got two paths, first, leave Dali immediately, return to Suzhou-Hangzhou.”
“No way!” Ma Dong rejected it outright. “I just got to Dali, haven’t done anything, and I’d flee because I saw Ye Qiu? If word got out, people would laugh their heads off.”
“My dad wants me to be a stand-up man, capable of running the company someday.”
“If I run back over this, what would my dad think? He’d be disappointed, think I’m useless, so no matter what, I’m not going back.”
Gao Fei said, “If that’s your stance, Young Master Ma, we take the second path.”
“What’s that?” Ma Dong asked.
Gao Fei let go of the woman in his arms, pulled Ma Dong aside, and whispered, “Young Master Ma, instead of waiting for that kid to kill us, we strike first.”
Ma Dong was shocked, “You mean, kill Ye Qiu?”
Gao Fei nodded, “As the saying goes, strike first to gain the advantage, strike later and suffer.”
“Dali’s surrounded by wild mountains, kill Ye Qiu, bury him in some remote ridge, no one will know, isn’t that perfect?”
