Liu Yutong stepped out of the car first, accompanied by Gao Min and Yun Cheng, while the rest of their group remained in place.
The plan was simple—to lull the other side into a false sense of security. If they handed over the person willingly, the matter would be settled, and Liu Yutong could consider her mission accomplished.
After all, her ultimate goal was just to retrieve Jin Xiangming, not to start a brawl. Besides, Jin Xiangming had brought this upon himself—a beating would serve as a well-deserved lesson.
As they approached the group, Liu Yutong’s gaze locked onto the flashy leader—a man in a studded leather jacket with an aggressively styled haircut.
Wang Shi and his crew were momentarily stunned when they saw who had arrived. They never expected Jin Xiangming’s so-called "aunt" to be such a stunningly beautiful young woman.
"Hey, buddy," Wang Shi patted Jin Xiangming’s swollen face and smirked, "If you’d told me your aunt was this gorgeous, I wouldn’t have laid a finger on you!"
Honestly, he had assumed Jin Xiangming’s aunt would be much older, given the generational gap.
But she was shockingly young.
"Aunt Liu, save me!" Jin Xiangming wailed, his voice thick with tears.
Liu Yutong glanced at his injuries—mostly superficial wounds—before addressing Wang Shi calmly, "You’ve had your fun beating him up. Isn’t it time to let him go?"
Her tone was measured, yet carried an undeniable authority.
Wang Shi raised an eyebrow. "You think I’ll just release him because you said so? Sweetheart, you’re overestimating yourself. Fine, I’ll let them go—but only if you compensate me for my losses. This guy groped my girlfriend, so you’ll have to make it up to me."
Liu Yutong’s eyes flicked to the woman beside him—a seductively dressed, cigarette-smoking figure with a disdainful expression. It clicked instantly. This wasn’t a misunderstanding; it was a setup.
The woman’s outfit mirrored those of the hostesses in the nightclub. No wonder Jin Xiangming had mistaken her for one.
"What do you want in exchange for his release?"
Wang Shi’s gaze roamed between Liu Yutong and Gao Min before grinning lewdly. "How about this? Both of you work as hostesses under me for a month, and I’ll let them go."
Gao Min’s temper flared. Even as a police officer, she struggled to hold back at such blatant humiliation.
But before she could react, Yun Cheng lashed out with a lightning-fast kick. With a loud thud, Wang Shi was sent flying backward.
The move was so swift that no one had time to process it—even Gao Min froze momentarily.
Her mind raced, debating whether Yun Cheng had crossed a legal line. But defending them against verbal abuse from thugs? It hardly seemed unjustifiable.
"Motherf—!" Wang Shi clutched his chest as he staggered to his feet, glaring at the cold-faced man. He raised a hand to stop his underlings from rushing forward.
"Stand down. This one’s mine." His lips curled into a twisted smile as he locked eyes with Yun Cheng, his fingers tapping against his mouth with eerie excitement.
Just as Yun Cheng prepared to engage, Liu Yutong stopped him.
If this escalated further, it would turn into an outright brawl.
"Let Ji Yu handle it."
Ji Yu was the safer choice—he had immunity.
Yun Cheng understood immediately and nodded.
Soon, the door of a van burst open, and a near-seven-foot-tall giant ducked out.
Every step Ji Yu took seemed to make the ground tremble.
These days, they had to use a van just to transport him—ordinary cars couldn’t accommodate his massive frame.
Liu Yutong had even considered buying a large SUV just for him; it felt unfair to squeeze him into anything smaller.
The moment Wang Shi saw the towering figure approaching, his fighting spirit evaporated. His expression cleared instantly.
"Hey now, this isn’t fair! You’re breaking the rules!"
He had no idea how strong the giant was, but one principle held true: bigger guys were usually tougher and hit harder.
Otherwise, combat sports wouldn’t have weight classes.
This man dwarfed even heavyweight champions—just standing there was enough to make knees weak.
"Release him," Liu Yutong said coldly. "And pay for his medical bills. Then we’re even."
Originally, she hadn’t planned to demand compensation, but now she’d changed her mind.
Wang Shi recovered quickly and studied the four of them before suddenly laughing. "Wait, now you’re asking me for money? What, you think these two behind you are invincible? Feeling bold?"
He clapped his hands sharply.
Another twenty-odd thugs poured out of the nightclub, swelling his ranks to over thirty.
"Still want that medical fee?" Wang Shi sneered.
"Know whose turf this is? Here’s the deal: either you two stay and work for me, or I break one of this guy’s arms and you cough up 500,000. Otherwise, leaving won’t be an option—unless my boys agree!"
His gang erupted into jeers, their arrogance on full display.
Liu Yutong glanced at Yun Cheng.
Without hesitation, Yun Cheng stepped forward. "Think numbers scare us?"
The moment he spoke—
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of car doors flew open.
The synchronized footsteps of nearly a hundred men in matching black uniforms, each emblazoned with a dragon emblem on their chests, closed in from all sides.
Ma Da lifted a megaphone and shouted at Wang Shi: "Surprise!"
The once-cocky Wang Shi and his crew instantly deflated, their bravado gone.
"Who... who are these guys?"
"No clue, but they look terrifying. Way more hardcore than us."
"Never heard of them before!"
"......"
Wang Shi’s underlings gulped nervously. They’d never seen such a professional-looking gang—uniforms, insignias, everything. That dragon emblem alone screamed danger.
Wang Shi, however, recognized the symbols. His excitement surged as he recalled his boss’s words: Pan Xing is a wolf that can’t be tamed. Replace him when the time comes.
Realizing the young woman’s identity, he abruptly switched to a fawning smile.
"Misunderstanding! All a big misunderstanding! I’ll let him go right now!"
He signaled his men, and Jin Xiangming was promptly freed.
The moment he was loose, Jin Xiangming puffed up with renewed bravado. "Aunt Liu! Look what they did to me! You have to teach them a lesson!"
Liu Yutong suppressed a sigh at the man—several years her senior—calling her "aunt" repeatedly.
If not for his father’s 9-million-yuan offer, she wouldn’t have bothered with him.
All he did was stir up trouble.
But this loudmouth had dared to insult her...
She wasn’t one to hold grudges. Usually.
"Pay up. And apologize to him..."
"Of course, you could choose not to pay compensation or apologize, but I’ll give you an option—settle this one-on-one or let’s just get started right now!"
