SFS Chapter 151 Closing the City
Chapter 151 Closing the City
However, Shen Xi caught his fear.
She sneered inwardly. She thought he was some tough guy? Turns out he's just a coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong.
If it were any other girl here, surrounded by three boys like this, wouldn't she be bullied right there and have no way to call for help?
She looked at the crew-cut man and took another step forward, but the crew-cut man unconsciously took a step back.
Shen Xi chuckled, "I've finished introducing myself. Now, according to the usual way of socializing, shouldn't you... tell me your names too?"
Shen Xi spoke in a drawn-out, rhythmic tone, conveying a sense of reciprocity.
At this point, even the other two clueless people realized that Shen Xi was not someone to be trifled with.
The man with the buzz cut was in a real bind. He really didn't want to get involved with this kind of person. Unlike the coward inside, this person was tough as nails, and now she was tough as nails covered in gold.
He rarely spoke to his classmates in a kind and gentle manner.
"Shen Xi, we didn't know who you were, did we? We were just blind to your greatness. We apologize to you, can you just pretend this never happened?"
Using the formal "you" here shows a lack of backbone.
Shen Xi gave an odd "oh" and then remained silent.
On the contrary, the buzz cut looked a bit rushed.
He hurriedly asked, "Then how do you think this should be resolved? We'll apologize however you want, okay?"
The two henchmen didn't dare to speak, and they were all bowing and scraping as they looked at their usually arrogant boss.
He also spoke up.
“Beautiful lady, do you think we brothers can be of any use to you? If you ever need our help, just let us know, and we’ll definitely get it done for you.”
Tsk, you're doing her a favor, and then you break someone's bones and send them to the hospital?
She can't afford to use someone like that.
But she didn't want to waste any more time, so she directly asked the question she wanted to ask.
Have you ever bullied girls before?
The words fell to the ground, and no one could pick them up.
The boy in the gray hoodie avoided eye contact with Shen Xi. The boy with the buzz cut also remained silent.
Shen Xi's hands were itching; he wanted to twist their heads together like pretzel and fry them in oil.
However, things are often not that simple.
Just as Shen Xi was about to speak, she heard a faint cry for help coming from the bathroom.
The man with the buzz cut moved discreetly towards the men's restroom, then deliberately said, "Shen Xi, you've misunderstood us. We may not be exactly respectable, but we're in a serious relationship. We've never said anything like bullying a girl..."
"Shut up, all of you...don't say a word!!!"
Shen Xi roared angrily.
She clearly heard people calling for help inside the toilet.
These beasts!!!
She pushed them aside and walked straight into the men's restroom. What she saw inside deeply shocked her.
Who else could it be but the timid and cowardly Yan Ruo?
Yan Ruo's mouth was sealed with yellow tape, but half of the tape was hanging down, so he was able to speak and ask for help.
His wrists were tied to a water pipe with plastic-sealed rope, his knees were on the ground, and he was kneeling in humiliation. Even his feet were tied up.
When Shen Xi saw this scene, a string in her mind snapped instantly.
Her eyes were red as she thought of that boy who used to have green hair and was full of energy, who wasn't afraid of being stared at even when he was walking down the street in bright pink.
They were so full of vigor and high spirits.
Instead, they shouldn't be like this, with their hands and feet tied, their mouths covered, crying out in vain in this dark place.
Those damned people!!!
Shen Xi took a couple of deep breaths and turned her head, her sharp, cold gaze piercing them.
"Untie him and help him up!!"
The man with the buzz cut changed his expression but didn't move.
The boy in the gray hoodie didn't understand the boss's look. He quickly went over to untie Yan Ruo, who was tied up tightly, making it difficult to untie her.
When Yan Ruo was helped up, large tears fell down her face. She avoided the boy in the gray hoodie and leaned softly against the wall, looking at Shen Xi with a wronged expression.
"Shen Xi, they're bullying me."
Shen Xi pursed her lips, and the corners of her eyes, which had been curving upwards, gradually straightened out. She watched Yan Ruo stand up, then turned her head away from him, blocking his way.
In Yan Ruo's blurry vision, a little girl, half a head shorter than him, stood in front of him with her hands on her hips, exuding a powerful aura, in a protective posture.
Shen Xi's face seemed shrouded in a layer of mist, her expression as cold as if covered with a thick layer of frost, chilling one's heart to the bone.
She said in a flat tone, "I should have known that you were of poor character, but I felt a little sorry for you just now because you are minors and could still be corrected."
Suddenly, her tone became sharp and piercing.
"But people like you deserve to go to hell!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, the crew-cut man was thinking of going all out, but it was her cold eyes that suddenly brought him to his senses.
She is a person of status; he cannot gamble on her.
If something happens to her here, he probably won't even be able to escape.
Shen Xi was unaware of Cun Tou's intention to silence him.
She thought that now was the time to double-cross each other.
— A thunderous crash.
Half an hour later, Shen Xi took Yan Ruo directly to the hospital.
She saw an oval scar on Yan Ruo's tongue, a result of being burned.
When Shen Xi saw it, she was still thinking that she hadn't gone too far.
The bodyguards escorted them home, but Shen Xi did not take Yan Ruo to her own home.
But she went to Yan Ruo's house.
Unexpectedly, Yan Ruo's home was a villa not far away, or rather, two villas connected together.
This isn't something everyone has money for.
Surprisingly, there was no one in this large villa, and even signs of normal life were scarce.
Yan Ruo limped as she led Shen Xi into the house.
When Shen Xi sat down, he got up to pour her a glass of water, but Shen Xi stopped him.
"I didn't ask for leave to come to your house for a drink of water. This injury assessment report proves that you were subjected to violence and coercion. Keep it safe."
She didn't ask them why they attacked her the whole way.
Shen Xi disliked rashly reopening other people's wounds. But unexpectedly, Yan Ru sat there stammering for a long time, struggling with her thoughts.
Finally, she struggled to speak.
The gist of the story is that Yan Ruo's parents divorced when she was young, and both remarried quickly, but neither of them wanted Yan Ruo. In the end, the two of them discussed it and pooled their money to buy her a property in this area, and also left her a considerable amount of money.
Yunxiaxiang isn't a big place, but news spreads faster in small places. Yan Ruo had never left Yunxiaxiang; he went to junior high school locally. Everyone in his class knew his parents were divorced when he was in junior high, and soon after that, everyone knew he was rich.
After all, none of the items he carried were counterfeit.
Wealth attracts trouble, and one afternoon in the second year of junior high, a group of people stopped him and demanded money from him. In the end, outnumbered and outmatched, he was defeated and robbed of his money with bruises and swelling in his eyes.
From then on, that group of people would ask him for money every few days.
He was terrified, but no one could help him. He told his teacher, but the teacher only had jurisdiction over the school and couldn't possibly dedicate more time to him. But when he told the police, he was told he was a minor, not even 14, and could only receive a reprimand.
Time and again, Yan Ruo gave up after failing to get help.
He'll give you money as long as you ask.
But today's situation is special; they are still not satisfied and started asking for ID cards and bank cards as well.
Yan Ruo failed to hold the position and was locked up. This had happened before, and she had been beaten more than once or twice.
Gradually, he strangely got used to it.
Shen Xi widened her eyes slightly. "What do you mean by 'used to it'? If you don't fight back even once, these kinds of people will take advantage of you. Aren't you rich? Why don't you hire bodyguards? If all else fails, you can at least vent your anger!"
She gave the little bitter gourd across from her a look of exasperation.
Yan Ruo stood there blankly for a long time before finally uttering a sentence.
"Oh right, how come I didn't think of that?"
"So, starting tomorrow, you can hire a few bodyguards. Also, the certificate isn't just for show, and you can't just let them bully you like this. Personally, I won't let them get away with this."
Shen Xi slowly tapped the mahogany sofa, her tone melodious, "I have one advantage, which is—I hold a grudge."
Yan Ruo lowered her head, her gaze fixed on the few thin sheets of paper. Could these sheets of paper really bring those people to justice?
Will these people retaliate?
He sat quietly at the corner, lost in thought.
Seeing that he was deep in thought, Shen Xi knew that she should give him some time to solve this problem on his own.
She greeted Yan Ruo and went straight back.
When you're down on your luck, even drinking cold water can cause problems.
Shen Xi asked her teacher for leave for the afternoon before leaving, since tomorrow is Saturday and she doesn't need to go to school.
But unlucky Shen Xi, as she frantically rummaged through her schoolbag, she discovered that she hadn't brought back the test paper the teacher had given out before leaving.
This is absolutely devastating!!!
She still had to hand in the assignment, but she really didn't want to make the trip.
Finally, she sat on the sofa and thought it over: she could have the bodyguard pretend to be her and go in to ask the parents for the homework!
She took out her phone and sent a detailed message, then relaxed on the sofa like a carefree old man.
At this moment, no one noticed that a large number of people with fevers had flooded into Yunxiaxiang's medical clinic.
Shen Xi was thinking of calling Jiang Ci later that evening to tell him about what had happened that day.
She didn't think she could hide what had happened today from him, and there was nothing to hide anyway.
It looks like it's going to rain outside.
Shen Xi walked towards the balcony, clinging to the balcony window, when suddenly a gust of wind blew.
—Plop.
Her pretty little phone, her perfect time-killer, lay broken into pieces on the ground outside.
Shen Xi hurriedly ran downstairs to the balcony window, picked up her phone, and looked at it.
The screen is cracked like a spider web.
……
Yunxiaxiang has been placed under lockdown.
The news broke out unexpectedly, and people from all sides are trying to find out what happened.
At the same time, Jiang Ci was explaining the issue of rerouting and re-diverting the drainage system to the construction team on the other side of the drainage channel.
Suddenly, Jiang Hui's assistant rushed into the ancestral hall from outside. The usually refined man was now flustered and disregarded his image.
Jiang Ci glanced casually in that direction, then indifferently looked away and continued pointing at the blueprints in front of him, assigning tasks.
Not long after,
Jiang Hui actually came out of the ancestral hall. He looked stern, with an icy coldness between his brows. When his eyes met Jiang Ci's, his eyes were filled with anxiety.
He strode over.
"Xiao Ci, there's something I want to tell you. But you have to stay calm."
Jiang Ci raised his hand to signal the workers who were talking to stop. Seeing that something was wrong, the workers wisely took the blueprints and left.
Jiang Ci looked up: "What is it you want to say first?"
Jiang Hui pinched his brow bone, his voice low: "Yunxiaxiang suddenly experienced a large-scale outbreak and was locked down. The news hasn't been released to the public yet. Also, the lack of public announcement is to avoid social unrest. And..."
After saying that, he looked at his son's lifeless eyes and said with difficulty, "I can't get in touch with Xiaoxi anymore."
After he finished speaking, he didn't dare to look his son in the eye for a moment.
After a terrifying silence,
Jiang Ci looked at him expressionlessly: "Tell me, what do you mean by 'can't contact her'? If you can't contact Shen Xi, contact her bodyguards, or at the very least, the school's leaders and directors. Have you contacted them all?"
After he finished speaking, he felt an unbearable burning pain in his throat, and for a moment he couldn't even swallow his saliva.
Jiang Hui looked at his son's increasingly gloomy eyes and felt the veins on his forehead throbbing. "This lockdown came suddenly. When it happened, the bodyguard was on his way back to the school to get the documents Xiaoxi had forgotten. By the time he arrived, everyone at the school was being quarantined. Now, I'm afraid your neighborhood has also been quarantined."
After listening, Jiang Ci turned and left. He walked to a quiet place, squatted down against the wall, and tapped his phone with trembling fingers to dial the most familiar contact.
—Dududu.
A mechanical female voice reached Jiang Ci's ears.
Jiang Ci mechanically repeated the actions, doing it over and over again.
Answer the phone, answer the phone.
Please, Shen Xi, answer the phone.
When he finally realized he couldn't get through on the phone and stood up, his legs were trembling slightly, and the soreness and numbness made it difficult for him to even stand up.
He wiped his face and dialed from a different phone.
"How was Shen Xi when you left? Was she feeling unwell?"
The bodyguard on the other side also realized his dereliction of duty and explained in detail, repeatedly assuring that Shen Xi was safe and healthy when he left.
Jiang Ci hung up the phone, took a deep breath into the wind, and the wind choked his throat. He clutched his stomach, coughed, and tears welled up in his eyes.
The nearby workers secretly watched as the usually aloof young master of the Jiang family was now bent over, coughing with red eyes.
Jiang Ci returned to Jiang Hui, just as Jiang Hui hung up the phone call from the outer city.
"I want to take a private plane to Yunnan and Hunan."
The first thing Jiang Ci said when he stood in front of his father was this.