Chapter 22 Keeping the Appointment

Upon hearing this, Yu Ziqing looked at Cheng Qiuman with some surprise. He didn’t really care about whether he could go out for training or manage an instrument worth at least a million yuan after returning. However, Cheng Qiuman’s decision to forgo highly educated new hires and choose a contract employee like him was quite unexpected. Undeniably, regardless of whether he cared about the position, he was still grateful for Cheng Qiuman’s kindness and trust.

“I believe in your abilities.” Yu Ziqing’s surprised gaze was met with Cheng Qiuman’s affirming look.

“Thank you, Director. I will make the most of my time to look at some relevant materials recently,” Yu Ziqing said sincerely.

“Alright, if there’s nothing else, you can go ahead and do your work,” Cheng Qiuman said.

After leaving the director’s office, Yu Ziqing took some time to go to the bank. Although Zhu Lizhen said she only needed 26,000 yuan, Yu Ziqing still withdrew 30,000 yuan for her.

The daytime passed quickly, and before we knew it, night had fallen in Hangzhou as the city lights began to twinkle.

Although she wasn’t afraid of those thugs, just in case, Yu Ziqing still carefully kept the Swiftness Talisman and Vajra Talisman she had prepared a few days earlier close to her body before setting off. Upon reaching the stairwell, she hesitated for a moment, then went back to her room to retrieve a shoulder bag.

A Jinbei van was parked under the overpass at the East Bus Station. A man with buck teeth was leaning against the van, smoking a cigarette in a cocky manner. Next to him was a young thug with messy hair, who kept glancing ahead, looking somewhat uneasy and nervous.

“Don’t, don’t be nervous, Chicken Nest. I, Bucktooth, am here. He won’t hit you!” Bucktooth said smugly, taking a drag of his cigarette.

In his two recent encounters with Yu Ziqing, all those people were now using crutches, except for Bucktooth, who remained unscathed. This made him very proud, believing himself to be the smartest and most capable among the thugs. Although some people still looked down on Bucktooth, some thugs thought that Bucktooth was indeed quite capable, at least his survival skills were impressive.

After saying that, the buck-toothed man glanced at the chicken-nest’s neck and added, “In case, in case, he, he’s unhappy with you, remember to take the initiative to take off the chain around your neck and give it to him.”

The young man nicknamed “Chicken Coop” touched the gold chain around his neck with a bitter expression. He had heard that the guy liked to rob people, and it was already well-known among the people around the East Bus Station area.

“Bucktooth Bro, do you think Tiger Bro can handle him this time?” Chicken Coop asked.

Bucktooth seemed to enjoy Chicken Coop’s questioning tone. After a moment of deep thought, he exhaled a puff of smoke and said, “It’s hard to say. No, but in a one-on-one fight, I think Tiger, Brother Tiger, has a lower chance of winning.”

Just as the buck-toothed man was about to offer a few expert-level comments, his phone rang.

“Hello, hello, who is it?” the buck-toothed man asked into the phone with great arrogance.

“It’s me, Bucktooth, Xu Sheng,” a man’s voice came from the phone.

“W-what is it?” Upon hearing that it was a fellow villager from the same village, the buck-toothed man asked even more arrogantly.

He knew this kid was good at everything – drinking, gambling, and eating – and couldn’t compare to him, who was involved in organized crime.

“Bucktooth Bro, I heard you’re working with Tiger Bro now?” Xu Sheng asked over the phone.

Upon hearing this, Bucktooth became even more arrogant, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said, “You, you’re quite well-informed, kid. No, that’s right, I’m now working directly with Brother Tiger.”

“That’s great. There’s something I’d like to ask you for a favor, Bucktooth,” Xu Sheng said.

Upon hearing this, Bucktooth’s eyes lit up. He was a little short on money lately and was looking to earn some extra cash, but unexpectedly, someone offered it to him.

Just as he was about to order Xu Sheng to be killed, a taxi stopped under the overpass, and a refined and handsome young man stepped out.

“Wait, let’s talk about it later, I have something important to do right now!” Bucktooth hurriedly hung up the phone, then dragged the chicken coop along as he rushed towards Yu Ziqing.

“Bucktooth Bro, he, he wouldn’t be that person, would he?” Chicken Coop saw Yu Ziqing under the streetlight and couldn’t help but ask, seeing that he looked no different from a student.

“Shut up, shut your mouth.” Bucktooth slapped Chicken Nest’s head and quickened his pace again.

“Boss, boss, you’re here!” Buck-toothed man hurriedly bowed and scraped as he approached, then tugged at Chicken Coop and said, “Boss, boss, this is my little brother Chicken Coop. Why, why don’t you call me boss?”

Chicken Coop finally understood why Bucktooth always escaped unscathed. But then he remembered the miserable state of the bald man and the muscular Tyrannosaurus Brother, and reluctantly followed Bucktooth in calling him “boss.”

Yu Zi glanced at the two of them and asked calmly, “Where’s Brother Tiger?”

“Tiger, Tiger is at Night Storm Bar. He… he asked the two of us to pick you up,” the buck-toothed man said, pointing to the Jinbei van behind him.

Upon hearing this, Yu Ziqing nodded without changing his expression and said, “Then I’ll trouble you.”

Yu Ziqing’s words made Bucktooth feel flattered and flattered. He felt that he had gained a lot of face in front of Chicken Coop. His face turned red with excitement, and he hurriedly said, “Boss, please.”

We boarded a Jinbei van and drove eastward, soon arriving at the Night Storm Bar.

The bar had clearly been cleared out. When Yu Ziqing entered, he saw only men and women who seemed to be involved in organized crime. Almost every man wore a thick gold chain around their neck, the chains gleaming alluringly under the lights. Yu Ziqing unconsciously patted his shoulder bag lightly, a meaningful smile playing on his lips. The women were all dressed very provocatively, a sea of ​​white skin stretching as far as the eye could see.

The noisy bar fell silent the moment Yu Ziqing entered. Dozens of eyes turned to him, but the bar became noisy again when they realized he looked like a college student.

“Damn, he’s just a pretty boy!”

“Baldy, Tyrannosaurus, have you guys been sleeping with too many women? You can’t even beat a pretty boy!”

“Wow, handsome young man, your skin is so nice! Come play with me!”

“…”

The bar was filled with all sorts of noise until a series of claps rang out from a dimly lit corner, at which point the entire bar fell silent again.

Five people emerged from the darkness. One of them had a fierce appearance, dark skin, was nearly two meters tall, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a short, thick neck. He wore a vest embroidered with a fierce tiger, its head opening its bloody maw on its chest, which was quite frightening.

He is obviously Tiger.

Tiger was flanked by two stern-faced middle-aged men, exuding a fierce and violent aura. Behind him stood a bald man with bandages and a cane, and Tyrannosaurus Rex, both of whom stared at Yu Ziqing with hatred in their eyes.

“You wouldn’t guess that someone who looks so refined is actually such a courageous man.” Tiger continued clapping his hands, speaking slowly and deliberately, but his eyes shot a sharp, dagger-like gaze at Yu Ziqing.

Yu Ziqing’s expression remained calm, but he quietly suppressed his underestimation of his opponents. He could tell that Tiger and the middle-aged men on either side of him were not ordinary thugs, but true fugitives who had experienced life-or-death situations.