Chapter 24: The Thing That Knows Nothing of Life or Death

Just as Ma Lan was filled with excitement, Wang Yunkai said loudly, “Uncles and aunties, don’t worry just yet. I’ll go talk to them right now. You all wait for my good news here.”

Ma Lan felt that with Wang Yunkai backing her up, no one would dare to provoke her, so she immediately blurted out, “Yunkai, I’ll go with you!”

Ye Chen hurriedly said to Ma Lan, “Mom, it’s best if you don’t go and make a scene. If Wang Yunkai can’t resolve this, you might get into trouble!”

“Bah!” Ma Lan retorted angrily, “You useless thing, how dare you question Yunkai’s abilities?”

The other uncles and aunties were counting on Wang Yunkai to help them get their hard-earned money back. Now that Ye Chen was going against everyone, it naturally sparked dissatisfaction among them.

Facing the accusations from the crowd, Ye Chen calmly said, “Mom, it’s fine for you to wait here. It’s best if you don’t join this commotion.”

Ma Lan wouldn’t listen at all and immediately scolded, “Shut your mouth! Do you have a say here?!”

Wang Yunkai’s face was full of arrogance as he mocked, “Not much ability, but a big jealousy streak. Do you think I’m like you, just a useless person who can only shout slogans?”

Seeing that his mother-in-law wouldn’t listen to reason, Ye Chen decided not to say more and simply replied, “Alright, I’ll wait for Young Master Wang’s good news.”

Ye Chen found his mother-in-law Ma Lan extremely displeasing; she was too snobbish and often blinded by appearances. To put it bluntly, she was just an old woman with long hair and short sight.

This incident seemed like just a scam at first glance, but a little investigation would reveal the deep waters behind it. His mother-in-law, lacking insight, insisted on wading into the murky waters herself. There was nothing he could do; letting her learn a lesson would be a good thing.

Ma Lan had no idea that Ye Chen meant well. She shot him a fierce glare and then turned to Wang Yunkai with an apologetic look, saying, “Yunkai, don’t take what this useless person said to heart. Auntie absolutely believes in you…”

Wang Yunkai smiled proudly and said, “It’s fine, Auntie. I won’t stoop to the level of a coward.”

With that, he immediately became spirited and said, “Auntie, let’s go!”

“Okay!”

Wang Yunkai led Ma Lan through the crowd and stepped up to the entrance of Huaxin Insurance Company.

As soon as they arrived at the door, he shouted loudly to several employees blocking the entrance, “Go tell your leader to refund these uncles and aunties their money immediately, or I’ll have my legal team and the police intervene. At that time, I’ll have you and your boss arrested!”

Ma Lan chimed in from the side, “Did you hear that, you bunch of dogs? We have someone backing us now! If this scam company doesn’t refund the money, be careful that Young Master Wang sends you all to prison!”

The young employee in charge looked a bit nervous and hurriedly said, “I’m sorry, I’m just a security guard. The specific business isn’t my responsibility!”

Wang Yunkai coldly replied, “Then call your boss and tell him I’m Wang Yunkai from the Wang family in Jinling! Have him come deal with this personally, or he’ll bear the consequences!”

As he spoke, Wang Yunkai’s face was full of pride.

Although the Wang family wasn’t top-tier in Jinling, they were at least of medium standing.

A mere scam company’s boss would surely give him face after hearing his name, right?

The young employee, unaware of the implications, felt a bit scared and immediately called his boss.

Meanwhile, in the chairman’s office of Huaxin Insurance Company, the boss, Zhou Huaxin, was flattering a middle-aged man in his forties.

With a beaming smile, he took a bank card from his drawer and respectfully handed it over, saying, “Master Hong, this card has thirty million in it, and the password is your birthday. This is your dividend for this time; please take a look.”

The middle-aged man, dressed in a Tang suit, had a somewhat rough appearance, but his gaze was imposing, exuding an intimidating aura.

If anyone else were present, they would surely recognize this middle-aged man’s identity.

He was Master Hong!

Everyone in Jinling knew that Master Hong was the underground king here, and no one dared to provoke him!

Master Hong looked at Zhou Huaxin and smiled approvingly, saying, “Xiao Zhou, I didn’t expect you to be quite savvy. Not bad, not bad!”

Zhou Huaxin quickly said, “Master Hong, what about those old folks causing a ruckus downstairs?”

Master Hong replied nonchalantly, “A bunch of old fools, don’t worry about them. If they don’t leave quietly, I’ll send my brothers over to teach them a lesson!”

Zhou Huaxin immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, “Thank you, Master Hong!”

Master Hong smiled and said, “In the future, just go ahead and do such business. As long as it makes money, I’ll cover you for anything that comes up.”

Zhou Huaxin was overjoyed and humbly said, “Thank you, Master Hong! With your word, I’ll definitely work harder, and we’ll make money together!”

Zhou Huaxin didn’t have a deep background in Jinling, but he had one advantage: he was clever and knew how to engage in shady dealings.

He was involved in financial scams and, knowing he couldn’t handle such a large amount of money alone, sought Master Hong’s help, offering a portion of his illegal gains to seek protection.

Master Hong could command respect in Jinling, ensuring Zhou Huaxin’s safety. It was precisely because he had Master Hong as a backing that Zhou Huaxin could operate his scams without worry.

Just as Zhou Huaxin was excited about having Master Hong as an ally, his subordinate called in, saying, “Boss, there’s a problem! A guy claiming to be Young Master Wang Yunkai from the Wang family is threatening us to refund the money immediately, or he’ll send you to prison!”

“Damn, is this true?”

Zhou Huaxin frowned and hurriedly said to Master Hong, “Master Hong, there’s someone downstairs claiming to be from the Jinling Wang family, causing trouble with those old folks! He says he has the power to control everything in Jinling and wants us to return all the money we scammed, or he’ll send us to prison…”

Zhou Huaxin deliberately exaggerated the situation to provoke Master Hong.

As he spoke, he bent down and pleaded, “Master Hong, the Wang family has some influence in Jinling. If they decide to go after me, I really can’t afford to offend them. Please, Master Hong, help me get through this crisis!”

“The Jinling Wang family?”

Master Hong snorted coldly and said, “A small Wang family isn’t even worth a feather in my eyes! Even if their people see me, they have to bow and greet me! Now their descendants dare to provoke me? They’re really tired of living!”

With that, Master Hong stuffed the bank card Zhou Huaxin had presented into his pocket and coldly said, “Let’s go. I want to see which ignorant fool thinks they can make me, Master Hong, spit out the money I’ve taken!”