ECG -Chapter 137 Taking by Force and Deception

“Got it!” Xia Yumeng replied.

The long-haired saleswoman who was still in the crowd saw that the security guards had arrived and immediately shouted, “Brother Bin! These two people are trying to act like hooligans and run away!”

“Damn it! Who?” A tall, skinny security guard shouted. He waved a black rubber baton and strode inside.

The woman in black stockings pointed at Xia Yumeng and screamed at the top of her lungs, “This girl slapped me several times! Brother Bin, get revenge for us!”

After saying that, the woman started wailing again.

Brother Bin walked over to Lin Hao in large strides. Without saying anything, he raised the rubber baton and smashed it down toward Lin Hao’s head.

If Xia Yumeng had not been behind him, Lin Hao could have easily dodged with a sidestep. But at this moment, if he dodged, the blow would definitely land on her!

In a moment of desperation, he raised his right arm to block the strike, while at the same time throwing a heavy punch forward with his left hand.

He wanted to hit the man’s face before the baton came down. That way, the force of the baton hitting his arm would be greatly reduced.

But who would have thought that at this exact moment, a powerful force came from behind him and pushed him away at an angle.

Lin Hao staggered, and then with a “smack,” he quickly steadied himself. When he turned around, he saw that the baton had struck Xia Yumeng’s shoulder.

Xia Yumeng let out a muffled groan. Her face was full of pain, but she did not retreat.

“F*ck your mother!” Lin Hao shot forward in two steps, jumped up, and kicked Brother Bin heavily in the chest.

Brother Bin stumbled backward several steps with a series of “thuds,” then fell onto his butt. The shelf behind him toppled over, and many shirt boxes that had been placed on it fell on top of him.

Lin Hao’s eyes were bloodshot. He did not continue attacking. Instead, he turned around and grabbed Xia Yumeng in his arms.

“How are you?”

Xia Yumeng was already in so much pain that tears were streaming down her face. Gritting her teeth, she said, “I’m fine! I can handle it!”

Lin Hao became anxious. “Why did you push me?”

“You idiot! The competition is tomorrow. How could you use your arm to block it?”

At that moment, she had seen Lin Hao raise his arm. She knew that because she was behind him, he had not moved aside. But if he had blocked the baton, what would happen to his competition in Shanghai?

In that split second, she had forcefully pushed him away, and then her shoulder took the hit.

The baton had been swung with all its strength, and the pain had gone straight to her heart!

From childhood until now, she had never suffered such a loss. Now that Lin Hao was holding her, her tears could no longer be stopped.

When Lin Hao heard her say that, his heart ached even more.

When the two of them had first gotten together, it had been because opposites attracted. But as time passed, after going through all kinds of situations together, their feelings gradually deepened and transformed.

Lin Hao felt waves of heartache. He reached out, wiped away the tears on her face, and softly asked, “Does it hurt?”

Xia Yumeng broke into a tearful smile. “It hurts, but if that hit you, I would have hurt even more!”

Among the crowd, many women were moved to the point that their eyes turned red.

……

Xiao Yuan and Zhang Wenming’s car stopped in the parking lot of Suya International Mall. The moment the two of them got out, they saw Jia Xiangwen in a light gray suit jogging over.

“Oh my, Director Zhang, your presence is truly a rare honor!” Jia Xiangwen enthusiastically and exaggeratedly stretched out both hands.

Zhang Wenming had a smile on his face. He maintained his composure and politely shook his hand.

“And this is?” Jia Xiangwen found Xiao Yuan’s face unfamiliar.

“Xiao Yuan.” Zhang Wenming only gave Xiao Yuan’s name and did not introduce their relationship or positions.

Jia Xiangwen once again warmly extended his hand. Xiao Yuan remained neither humble nor arrogant. The two men lightly shook hands before withdrawing.

Jia Xiangwen led the way ahead. He usually had a decent relationship with Zhang Wenming, but when he noticed that Zhang Wenming was actually walking half a step behind Xiao Yuan, his suspicions grew even stronger.

“What would the two distinguished guests like?” he asked with a beaming smile.

Zhang Wenming said, “Xiao Yuan wants to buy two sets of clothes!”

“Mr. Xiao, please tell us whatever you need. Suya International Mall is fairly large in Xuecheng, and we carry many international brands,” Jia Xiangwen said as well. He walked half a step behind, turning his head slightly as he spoke to Xiao Yuan.

“Oh?” Xiao Yuan smiled. “I happen to need to buy a suit. Shall we go take a look then?”

“No problem. There’s Italian Guqi, Hong Kong’s…”

Before Jia Xiangwen could finish, Xiao Yuan said, “Alright, let’s just buy a Guqi suit.”

“Good, good!”

Inside the elevator.

Xiao Yuan asked casually, “President Jia, I heard that this building of Suya International used to belong to the Yayu Group?”

Jia Xiangwen’s heart tightened, and he glanced sideways at Zhang Wenming.

Zhang Wenming’s heart was filled with mixed emotions, but his face showed no expression at all.

The boss of Yayu Group, Gu Changhong, had somehow gotten caught up in a lawsuit. Five years had passed, and the case still had not been settled. He was still locked up in the detention center…

Back then, relying on the influence of his brother-in-law Shen Xueming, Jia Xiangwen had seized the building through schemes and tricks, obtaining it for less than one percent of its actual price.

This matter looked like a coincidence, but anyone with eyes knew what had really happened!

Seeing that Zhang Wenming gave no hint, Jia Xiangwen cursed inwardly, Old fox! No wonder his brother-in-law wanted to transfer this guy to a position where he could sit idle. It seemed this bastard was planning to betray him!

His eyes landed on the gold watch on Zhang Wenming’s wrist, and he secretly sneered, That thing isn’t even worthy of being put on my dog’s wrist! Damn it!

He gave an awkward laugh twice, then put on a sorrowful expression and said, “Ah, back then President Gu fell into trouble and urgently wanted to sell it off. I only took over because I wanted to help a friend!”

“Oh.”

Xiao Yuan did not say anything else, and the atmosphere in the elevator instantly turned cold.

Zhang Wenming had already vaguely guessed Xiao Yuan’s intentions. Shen Xueming had been clever his entire life, but his only weakness was the tigress at home. Not only was that tigress greedy for money, she also had a younger brother with an absolutely ugly way of doing things.

It seemed that Xia Yuan’s first fire was going to start burning from Suya International…

But then he thought about it again. How could such a small matter possibly bring down Shen Xueming?

……

Brother Bin pushed away the shirt boxes pressing down on him and shouted at the other two security guards who were still hesitating:

“Are you two damn corpses? Get on him!”

Lin Hao was still holding Xia Yumeng. He looked at the two security guards.

Even if he ended up in the police station today and couldn’t participate in that damn competition, he still wouldn’t allow his woman to suffer even the slightest bit of harm again!

The two security guards walked forward with rubber batons in their hands. They had both seen Lin Hao’s kick just now, so they were a little afraid. But their captain had lost his temper, and they had no choice but to move.

Lin Hao let go of Xia Yumeng.

“Go, hide over there!”

He spread his feet apart in a fighting stance, clenched both fists, and his knuckles cracked with a “kaka” sound. His gaze was cold as he stared tightly at the two security guards.

Someone in the crowd shouted:

“Come look! Suya International’s security guards are beating up customers!”

Brother Bin rubbed his chest and climbed back up. He thought to himself, Damn, who cares who the owner of Suya International is? So what if we beat up a customer!

Muttering curses, he waved his hand hard.

“Get him!”

The moment the word “get him” came out, Lin Hao lifted his foot and kicked one of the security guards in the stomach.

“Pfft!”

The security guard was kicked backward and fell onto the marble floor.

The kick had happened so suddenly that even after sitting on the ground, the man was still completely stunned.

The other security guard had just raised his rubber baton when a fist struck him in the face.

The blow made him see countless stars.

Immediately afterward, a powerful force slammed into his chest, and his body was sent flying!

Brother Bin was also stunned. He never expected this handsome young man in front of him to be so skilled!

He no longer dared to step forward. Instead, he grabbed his walkie-talkie and shouted:

“Er Dan, Xiao Xiao, bring people to the fourth floor quickly!”

Lin Hao strode toward Brother Bin, his anger surging.

“Stop!”

A furious shout suddenly came from the crowd.