A few minutes later.
Ma Da returned to Liu Yutong's side with a look of frustration and reported, "Miss, we've searched the internet cafe inside and out. They're gone. Those two guys in baseball caps most likely slipped away in the chaos earlier."
The scene had indeed been extremely chaotic. They had to protect the young lady, quickly subdue the rampaging thugs from the East Sea Alliance, and also guard against any stragglers who might launch a surprise attack.
By the time they finally had a free moment to charge into the Yan Wang Internet Cafe to seal it off and search, several minutes had already been lost.
Those few minutes were more than enough for those two to vanish without a trace.
Liu Yutong's brows furrowed slightly, though she wasn't entirely surprised by this outcome.
Their timing had been impeccable, their actions clean and efficient. They were clearly well-trained professionals who had planned this in advance.
It seemed this particular black mark wasn't going to be cleared away anytime soon.
"Forget it. Let's call the police first and deal with the aftermath here."
"Yes, Miss!"
Just then, a heart-wrenching, pig-slaughter-like wail erupted from not far away.
"Ah! My hand! My arm is broken!"
"Help! It hurts so much!"
Liu Yutong and Ma Da looked in the direction of the sound.
It was Deng Zheyan, who had been prostrating himself on the ground earlier. He was now clutching his arm, howling in agony. His right arm hung limply, clearly broken.
"How many times is this now?" Liu Yutong felt a slight urge to laugh.
She instantly guessed how this unlucky fellow had broken his arm. Earlier, while he was crawling on the ground begging for mercy, the East Sea Alliance thugs had charged out of the internet cafe.
With their young master having just been thrown down, how could they possibly notice Deng Zheyan lying on the ground? In the chaos, who knows how many feet trampled over his arm.
And so, he had broken his bone yet again.
Liu Yutong walked over to Deng Zheyan and looked down at the man who had caused her immense suffering in her past life. A flicker of something absurd, and even a trace of pity, passed through her originally icy eyes.
Seeing Liu Yutong approach, Deng Zheyan gritted his teeth and stifled his cries of pain, his body trembling with fear.
He was afraid of becoming the second Zhao Junjie.
Strangely enough, this wasn't the first time he had suffered at Liu Yutong's hands, yet for some reason, he never seemed to learn his lesson.
Or perhaps, every time he saw this woman, that inexplicable hatred in his heart would instinctively flare up. Even now, terrified as he was, that hatred remained, impossible to shake off.
"Miss... Miss Liu, I won't dare anymore, I really won't! Please, just think of me as a fart and let me go!"
"Look, I'm already injured. Of course, I deserve it!"
"I beg you, spare me!"
Liu Yutong glanced at his arm, her red lips parting slightly as she uttered a few words: "It seems this arm of yours is destined to be at odds with your fate."
Just as Deng Zheyan's face turned deathly pale, ready to beg for mercy again, the familiar sound of police sirens filled the air.
Several police cars with flashing lights screeched to a halt on the street between the Huang Quan Internet Cafe and the Yan Wang Internet Cafe.
The doors opened, and a group of uniformed officers quickly got out. They immediately began setting up a cordon, dispersing the last few bold onlookers, and securing the scene.
The moment Deng Zheyan saw the officers, his eyes welled up with tears of relief.
Saviors! Upright officials!
You've finally arrived!
He no longer had to worry about being finished off!
Right now, Deng Zheyan felt like the Monkey King trapped under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years finally seeing the Tang Monk.
Arrest her!
Quickly arrest this lawless she-devil!
And arrest all these thugs from the Ten Thousand Dragons Society too! Punish the perpetrators severely, better yet, shoot them on the spot!
However, reality was destined to disappoint him.
After securing the scene, the officer in charge, Sheriff Wang, went straight to Liu Yutong, his attitude exceedingly warm.
"Miss Liu, the commotion today was... a bit big!"
Liu Yutong replied with a hint of helplessness, "Sheriff Wang, what choice did we have? There are always these lawless elements who ignore the law, love to cause trouble armed, and attack me and my employees for no reason. We were forced into a corner and had no choice but to exercise our right to self-defense."
Sheriff Wang nodded in deep agreement. "Yes, Miss Liu is absolutely right! These lawbreakers nowadays are truly outrageous! Too brazen! Daring to commit armed assault in broad daylight! Utterly lawless!"
"Fortunately, you and your people stopped them in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unthinkable!"
Liu Yutong said modestly, "I wouldn't go that far. It's what we should do. To maintain a good public security environment in Bright Pearl City, every one of our employees will step forward when they see criminals, because that's also the duty of every citizen!"
Hearing this, Sheriff Wang sighed with emotion again. "Well said. If only everyone could be as righteous and law-abiding as Miss Liu and the employees of the Ten Thousand Dragons Society, then Bright Pearl City would definitely become a national model city for safety!"
Deng Zheyan, lying on the ground: "???"
He wondered if his ears had also been trampled, causing him to hear something utterly filthy.
Her, Liu Yutong, law-abiding?
What an international joke?!
Just moments ago, this she-devil ordered someone to throw the young master of the East Sea Alliance from the second floor. He's still lying over there, probably not even cold yet.
And those thugs crying for their mothers, were they injured by their own falls?
Given the scene here, how can you utter such shameless, black-and-white-reversing words with such righteous indignation?!
You're an officer! Doesn't your conscience hurt?!
This world is just too dark!
The more Deng Zheyan thought about it, the colder his heart grew. Overwhelmed by grief and indignation, he couldn't help but start moaning and groaning again.
Hearing the whimpering from the ground, Sheriff Wang finally noticed Deng Zheyan lying there with a look of utter misery. He frowned slightly. "Brother, aren't you cold lying on the ground like that?"
Deng Zheyan thought to himself, "My body doesn't feel cold anymore, but my heart... it's freezing cold!"
As he spoke, Sheriff Wang also noticed him clutching his arm and asked with concern, "Broken arm?"
Deng Zheyan nodded.
Who knew Sheriff Wang's next question would be: "So your legs aren't broken?"
Deng Zheyan nodded again, thinking the officer would help him up.
Sheriff Wang said, "The ambulance just left. Take a taxi to the hospital yourself. Remember to come to the station to give your statement after you're bandaged up."
Deng Zheyan's heart grew even colder. Shouldn't an officer warmly escort him to the hospital?
And in his current condition, regular taxis probably wouldn't even dare take him!
Ma Da seemed to sense his predicament, walked over, and handed him an empty glass liquor bottle. "Brother Deng, having trouble hailing a cab? Here, take this. As long as you're holding this, a car will definitely stop for you."
Deng Zheyan: "..."
In the end, after much tribulation, Deng Zheyan finally made it to the hospital.
After carefully examining his arm, which had endured repeated trauma, the doctor's first words were, "Perhaps... it would be better to amputate? You'd suffer less in the long run."
Deng Zheyan: "..."
