Chapter 57 Death sentence

Looking towards the rapidly disappearing tail lights from the car, Yang Chen had an expression of deep thought. He shook his head and then went inside the villa.


He hoped that Lin Ruoxi would be more careful with her body. He didn't want her life to be cut short because of her reckless work. 


Arriving back at his room, Wang Ma carefully delivered a plate of watermelon to him. Towards this “fake” young master, she took care of him with great care and love.


After taking a cold shower, Yang Chen planned on sleeping, but unexpectedly, at this time, his phone rang.


Yang Chen did not know that many people. Upon receiving this phone from Lin Ruoxi, the only people who knew Yang Chen’s number, aside from Lin Ruoxi and Wang Ma, were Rose and the Li Family.


As expected, glancing at the caller ID, sure enough, it was Li Jingjing.


Upon thinking of that gentle temperament and how she was so quiet and shy, a burst of warmth flowed through Yang Chen’s heart. Answering the call, he softly responded, 


“Hello, Jingjing.”


“Big brother Yang."


From the phone, Li Jingjing’s voice seemed to be trembling a bit, as if it were difficult for her to speak.


“I’m here. What’s up?”


"H—have I interrupted your sleep?” 


Li Jingjing apprehensively asked.


Yang Chen couldn’t help but laugh, then responded, 


“Yes, just now, I was in a dream where I was with you when you called me.”


The other side went silent for a moment, and finally, Li Jingjing made a “Pu-Chi” chuckle and said, 


“Big brother Yang sure knows how to joke around. Be careful; don’t let sister-in-law hear that.”


Hearing Li Jingjing laugh from her heart, Yang Chen also relaxed. Even though he already told her about fake marriage and the reason behind it, he was still relieved to hear her talking like usual. 


“Hehe, there is nothing to be afraid of. Instead, with you calling me this late, there must be something urgent.”


Li Jingjing once again became silent for a while before finally whispering, 


“Big brother Yang, I—I’m scared”


“Scared? Scared of what?” 


Yang Chen doubtfully asked.


“It’s Chen Tianbo. Today, that person came to our house. He demanded that I become his girlfriend, or else he would tear down my father’s stall.” 


Li Jingjing said it at last, with a sobbing voice. It appeared that she had already cried before calling him, which was why her voice was slightly trembling.


Chen Tianbo? Who was he? Was he related to Chen Feng or something?


Yang Chen’s eyes narrowed into slits, and his voice turned somewhat deep. 


“Jingjing, speak clearly. What was the cause, and how did it come to this?”


Upon feeling the change in Yang Chen’s emotions, Li Jingjing started to calm down as she intermittently told him the whole story.


The cause of this event happened in the morning the day before yesterday. That day, Li Jingjing accompanied Old Li to the market. 


Old Li set up his stall, while Li Jingjing proceeded to purchase groceries. In the past, Li Jingjing was either at university studying or away for internships. It could be said that she only truly returned to Zhong Hai recently. 


Therefore, when Li Jingjing went to the market, Old Li introduced her to everybody for the first time. It was the first time meeting Li Jingjing for most of them.


Coincidentally, Chen Feng had gone, but his bastard brother, Chen Tianbo, came up to take his place. 


He had brought his hoodlums out at that moment. Upon meeting the pretty and pure Li Jingjing, it only took one look for Chen Tianbo to want her as a girlfriend. Chen Tianbo was also cunning; he did not deal with Li Jingjing directly but instead said that if she did not agree, then there would be no need to open Old Li’s stall. Their whole family better not think of having a good life in the West District.


Being the normal citizens that they were, how can Old Li’s family dare go against Chen Tianbo? After all, his father, Chen Dehai, walks the path of both cleanliness and dirt. His father was an elder in Western Union and was considered a major figure.


And because his favorite son, Chen Feng, had died mysteriously, He then took more care of his second son.


Therefore, Old Li couldn’t set up his stall these past two days. Even when teaching at school, Li Jingjing noticed people following her. Upon returning home, Chen Tianbo came again, urging her to quickly make a decision.


The whole Li family was comparable to a cicada in the wintertime. Sending their only child to the tiger’s den, which was the Chen family, was obviously out of the picture. However, once their friends and relatives heard that they had gotten into trouble with the Western Union’s Chen family, they too did not dare to help. 


As for going to the police, the Li family had no guts to do so. After all, once they reported it to the police, wasn’t it the same as going against the Chen family?


Hearing Li Jingjing’s words, a difficult-to-suppress flame was burning in his heart. Originally, he had planned to wait a few more days before taking care of the matter with West District’s underworld, then deal with Chen Dehai, but now it seemed like things would go the other way. He would first get rid of the Chen family.


“Don’t cry, Jingjing. Everything will be alright. Trust your big brother, Yang.”


Yang Chen consoling her.


Li Jingjing was still sobbing a bit. When a girl from an ordinary family encountered an event like this, aside from shedding tears, there was simply nothing else she could do.


If Li Jingjing was not at the end of her rope, she wouldn’t have called Yang Chen for help, because despite knowing that Yang Chen was pretty capable, she was not sure if he could help solve her problem.


“Big brother Yang, you mustn’t do anything stupid. I heard that the Chen family even has quite a number of guns!” 


Li Jingjing abruptly remembered, anxiously reminding Yang Chen.


“Hehe, don’t worry; in a few days, I still plan on visiting you at Zhong Hai Yi Zhong. When that moment comes, you can just check if I am missing an arm or a leg.” 


Yang Chen laughed. 


“It’s already late at night, Jingjing, hurry up and get some sleep. I will help you settle these problems; you don’t even need to tell your parents about this. By tomorrow, everything will be settled.”


“Really?” 


Li Jingjing was pleasantly surprised.


“Has your big brother Yang ever lied to you?”


"Then... be careful, big brother Yang.” 


Although Li Jingjing did not know what he was going to do, she still warned him softly.


Ending the call, Yang Chen made a deep hum, then dialed another number on his phone.


On the other end of the phone was a lazy, flirtatious woman’s voice.


“Hubby…..why did you suddenly remember to give me a call at such a time…” 


The only person capable of seductively calling “hubby” like that was, naturally, Rose.


Yang Chen inhaled a breath of cold air. Upon remembering Rose’s flexible, soft, and well-rounded body, She was his real girlfriend. However, upon remembering Li Jingjing’s predicament, it was better to dismiss such dirty thoughts.


Straightforwardly, he asked. 


“I need information about Chen Dehai and his address. The more detailed, the better."


When dealing with Chen Dehai, naturally, it would be in one’s best interest to first find information on him. As the West Union Society’s arch-enemy, the Red Thorn Society’s leader, Rose, was the person most familiar with Chen Dehai.


Rose was a woman who knew how to make men happy, and upon hearing Yang Chen’s tone, she did not ask any further questions. After a while, she simply responded.


“Alright, I’ll immediately send it to your inbox.”


Satisfied, Yang Chen laughed. 


“My darling Rose, you are too caring. Wait for me tonight. After finishing my task, I’ll come and find you.”


“You’ve said it; you mustn’t go back on your words.” 


Rose gladly laughed. Whether Yang Chen’s task was dangerous or not, she didn’t even bother asking. It was as if she had already confirmed that the Chen Dehai had received the death sentence!