Chapter 77: Why Did You Have Someone Follow Me?

Lu Huaishen looked at Song Yue. “Our identities are sensitive right now. If we suddenly have more money, it’ll raise suspicion.”

Zhou Ye: “…”

He was overthinking it.

“You can pay me back when Zhou Ye and I have our identities cleared.”

Song Yue thought for a moment before asking, “When will that be?”

Lu Huaishen replied, “That depends on the people staying in the cattle shed.”

The people in the cattle shed…

Song Yue recalled the seven people she had seen that night.

Something else occurred to her. “So your mission this time is to protect the people in the cattle shed?”

Lu Huaishen nodded. “More or less.”

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Zhou Ye had finished eating.

He stood up. “The pharmacy should be open now. Let’s head over first.”

“Meet at the ox cart later.”

Song Yue nodded. “Alright.”

Lu Huaishen and Zhou Ye got up and left.

Song Yue walked to the restaurant entrance and smiled as she watched them leave.

Once they were out of sight, she turned around, approached a server, and said, “Hello, comrade. I’d like to ask you about someone…”

—

Lu Huaishen and Zhou Ye walked side by side toward the pharmacy.

They entered a secluded alley.

Only the two of them were there.

Zhou Ye glanced sideways at Lu Huaishen. “Boss, shouldn’t you have helped Comrade Song carry her things?”

“And also, why didn’t you tell her that the people in the cattle shed are her mother’s family?”

Lu Huaishen kept his gaze ahead. “What would she be able to do after knowing? Just think about the two of us.”

“Even after we arrived, all we could do was protect them from being bullied and slightly improve their meals. There’s nothing else we can change.”

“Telling her would only bring harm, not benefit.”

Zhou Ye thought about it. The boss had a point.

But he still couldn’t help asking, “Not even your old man can do anything?”

Lu Huaishen shot him a look as if he were an idiot.

“If he could, would he have sent the two of us here? There are plenty of eyes on him in the capital too.”

“The Yun family’s downfall was orchestrated by someone in the shadows. The culprit is hiding too deep—we still haven’t found them.”

Hearing that, Zhou Ye’s heart skipped a beat.

Back when the Yun family fell, he already had suspicions. Turns out, he was right.

He nodded. “Yeah… I didn’t think it through.”

“But you plan to keep this from Comrade Song. The Yun family has already seen her, and from their reactions, they probably guessed her identity. Won’t they slip up and say something?”

Lu Huaishen answered without hesitation. “No.”

Zhou Ye nodded. “Alright.”

If the boss said they wouldn’t, then they wouldn’t.

The boss had an uncanny ability to read people.

Their conversation ended.

Zhou Ye looked up to check where they were.

Wait… something felt off. Did they take a wrong turn?

He quickly spoke up. “Wait a minute, boss, this isn’t the right way—”

Lu Huaishen cut him off with three words: “Finding someone first.”

Zhou Ye blurted out, “Who?”

Lu Huaishen gave him a sidelong glance. “Who do you think?”

Zhou Ye’s heart jumped. “!”

They were about to throw a sack over someone’s head again!

—

Using the address from the server and some additional inquiries with the elderly women chatting at the alley entrance, Song Yue finally found the gang’s hideout.

A small courtyard in an alley.

At the entrance, a few polished wooden clubs stood upright.

They looked a bit like modern baseball bats.

Song Yue picked the sturdiest one, hid it behind her back, and kicked the gate.

Bam! Bam!

The loud banging was followed by an annoyed voice from inside. “Alright, alright! Coming!”

“If you break the door, you’re paying for it!”

The courtyard gate opened.

Song Yue looked up at the man who answered.

It was the tall guy who had been following her.

“You—” The tall guy jumped in shock at the sight of her and stumbled backward. “You, you, you—!”

Hiding the club, Song Yue stepped forward. “Is your boss here?”

The tall guy reflexively replied, “Yeah.”

Just then, another person ran out of the house. “Skinny Monkey, who is it?”

When he saw Song Yue, he was stunned.

The next second, realization hit, and he bellowed, “Brothers, get out here!”

“Someone’s here to cause trouble!”

At his shout, several others ran out.

Song Yue recognized them from the restaurant earlier.

The gang leader was the last to step out.

Seeing Song Yue, he immediately scanned the area, searching for signs of those two men.

After confirming they weren’t around, he exhaled slightly in relief and asked, “How did you find this place?”

Song Yue’s tone was indifferent. “Comrade Yang, you’re quite the well-known figure in Kuan Zi Commune. Asking around was easy.”

Yang Tian’s heart skipped a beat. His gaze toward Song Yue changed instantly.

In such a short time, this woman had already figured out his name and found his hideout?

That was…

While Yang Tian was momentarily dazed, one of his men tried to sneak up on Song Yue.

Once he was close enough, he suddenly lunged at her.

Song Yue glanced at him, then swung the club from behind her.

A solid hit.

“Ahhh!”

A scream pierced the air.

She followed up with a kick, sending the man flying before he crashed to the ground.

Yang Tian and his men: “!!!!”

Some of them hurried to check on their fallen comrade.

The others stepped toward Song Yue.

Yang Tian watched without intervening.

He wanted to see what this woman was capable of—how dare she come knocking on his door and even attack his men?

Song Yue remained expressionless as the four men approached.

Just as they were about to strike—

She moved first.

Her club swung precisely.

Each strike landed cleanly.

Within minutes, all four were groaning on the ground.

Yang Tian was dumbfounded.

She looked delicate, yet she fought like a beast?

His men were used to brawling, but they hadn’t even landed a hit before getting knocked down!

After dealing with them, Song Yue turned to Yang Tian.

He stiffened and instinctively stepped back.

But before he could escape, she was in front of him, pressing the club against his throat.

Yang Tian: “!!”

At that moment, fear and regret filled him.

Regret for indulging his greed and provoking someone he shouldn’t have.

Song Yue smiled at him. “Don’t move. I can’t control my strength. If you end up crippled and spend the rest of your life in bed, it wouldn’t be worth it.”

One of the beaten men groaned in pain. “Boss, we’ve run into real trouble this time.”

Yang Tian gritted his teeth. “I’m not blind, damn it!”

Another sobbed, “Boss, this lady hits really hard. It hurts so bad…”

“…” Yang Tian clenched his jaw. “I got it! Shut up!”

His men lowered their heads silently.

“Haha… haha…” Yang Tian forced a smile that looked worse than crying. “Comrade, what do you want to talk about?”

Song Yue got straight to the point. “Why did you have someone follow me?”