Peerless Martial Expert in the City-Chapter 280 - 283: A Man Who Isn’t Greedy for Money

Upon hearing about the case for the first time, Zeng Xiaomei’s mind immediately thought of the child trafficking gang case that was claimed to have been solved last time. Ordinary citizens might not be aware, but she knew all too well that when the case was closed, there were still many doubts, and it felt like it might have been just a small den of the gang, rather than the entire gang.

Now these missing children cases were very likely the same child trafficking gang resurfacing and committing crimes again. Moreover, this time they were more cautious and cunning than before, even choosing to operate in some of the more remote areas.

"Hey, officer, I haven’t finished yet..."

The young man didn’t expect that the female police officer would walk away without even asking, and he immediately said anxiously.

"You can keep talking to yourself. I don’t have time to listen," she said.

Zeng Xiaomei gave him a cold glance and then turned around to swiftly walk to her police car.

The young man wanted to say something more, but Li Zijie had already reached out to stop her. Like almost all the Noble Family Young Masters in G City, Li Zijie harbored a deep fear of Zeng Xiaomei.

Li Zijie, who had known her since childhood, was very aware that behind her beautiful face was the nature of a devil. Comparing her to some barbaric girlfriend was an understatement; not to mention him, even his second elder brother, who was the strongest among them, hadn’t been spared from her dealings since childhood.

If he were to anger her, she wouldn’t care whether he was now a victim or a sufferer; she might just hit him a few more times, and that would be bad.

"Young Master Li, what’s going on? Who is this female cop, do you know her? Why is she so domineering?"

The young man watched as Zeng Xiaomei’s graceful figure quickly walked away, and looked at Li Zijie with confusion.

"Mmm..."

Li Zijie tried to explain, but his severe facial injury made it too painful to speak properly, emitting only muffled sounds. Just as he spoke a little, and Zeng Xiaomei left, his nerves relaxed, and the pain on his cheek felt sharp again, and he showed a pained expression.

"Forget it, Young Master Li, I’d better call 120 first and get your injuries treated," said the young man.

Seeing the miserable state of Li Zijie, then turning to look at his groaning subordinates and his own cousin, his face suddenly lost the interest to continue asking about Zeng Xiaomei. He waved his hand disinterestedly and pulled out his phone.

"After you’re treated, explain to me properly about what happened just now. That guy, he dared to blackmail me and even hit you and Brother Feng. We definitely can’t let him get away with this!"

After pulling out his phone, the young man looked at Li Zijie’s expression and a hint of resentment appeared in his eyes before he finally dialed 120.

"Mmm!"

Li Zijie heard the young man’s words, and his face, swollen like a pig’s head, with eyes resembling those of a panda, showed a hint of joy. He nodded vigorously, like a chicken pecking grains of rice. Right now, he harbored hate high as the sky and resentment deep as the sea towards Xiao Yi.

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"Senior sister, we should be safe here now," said Xiao Yi.

After pulling Zhang Yuhuan for a few dozen meters and turning a couple of corners until they completely lost sight of the scene of the incident, Xiao Yi stopped, released Zhang Yuhuan’s hand, and smiled at her.

"Xiao Yi, today you saved me once again. I don’t even know what to say."

Zhang Yuhuan felt a sudden emptiness in her hand, and it seemed as if her heart also encountered an abrupt void; a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes, but she immediately returned to her usual grateful expression as she looked at Xiao Yi.

Although this situation wasn’t as critical as before, and even if Xiao Yi hadn’t come, she still could have found a way to escape, Xiao Yi did indeed help her and even helped her get justice. Even if she could have escaped, she probably would have had to endure some humiliation, so her gratitude towards Xiao Yi was genuinely sincere.

"Senior, you don’t have to be polite; I just happened to be passing by."

Xiao Yi couldn’t help but think it was quite coincidental—each time he encountered her, she seemed to be in trouble. Of course, he couldn’t say this aloud, so he just smiled, handing her the check and said, "By the way, Senior, this is the compensation from that guy."

"This was something you demanded; how could I accept it? You keep it."

Zhang Yuhuan looked at the check and was momentarily speechless. Initially, she was being extorted, but unexpectedly the situation had turned around, and the extortionist ended up compensating her with a sum of money.

At the time Xiao Yi started counter-extorting them, she just stood by without speaking a word. She had already decided, regardless of whether Xiao Yi succeeded or not, she would make sure he succeeded. With her there, no matter who these people were, she would make sure they complied.

But she never imagined that Xiao Yi would actually succeed on his own in the extortion.

However, this money was something Xiao Yi had gone to great lengths to obtain; how could she accept it? Besides, she didn’t care about the money, but she felt that Xiao Yi really needed it, so she quickly waved her hands.

"Senior, although I demanded this money, it was on your behalf. This compensates for all the damages they caused you!"

Xiao Yi’s face became serious.

Without letting Zhang Yuhuan say anything, he promptly stuffed the check in her hands, "Senior, please take it. I have some things to attend to, so I’ll be leaving first." With that, he quickly turned and headed towards the nearby intersection.

"Xiao Yi!"

Zhang Yuhuan hadn’t expected Xiao Yi to leave so abruptly. After a moment of stupor, she hurriedly called out to him.

"Senior, if something like this happens again, make sure to call the police immediately. Don’t bother arguing with them."

Xiao Yi turned back, smiled at Zhang Yuhuan, and then quickly waved his hand at a taxi with an ’Available’ sign, before hurrying towards it.

Zhang Yuhuan wanted to say more, but Xiao Yi’s figure had already vanished behind a passing bus. After the bus left, there was no sign of him; it was unclear whether he had walked farther away or had taken the taxi. She could only stomp her foot in frustration and held back her words.

He clearly needed the money, yet when the one-million check was in his hands, he handed it to her without any hesitation, without showing any desire to keep it.

This was one million, after all, not merely a hundred or a thousand, or even ten thousand yuan! 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Apparently, there really existed men in this world who completely regarded money as nothing more than dirt!

It took a while for Zhang Yuhuan to shift her gaze back from the front, looking down at the one-million check in her hand. Unconsciously, she started to daydream, a faint blush unknowingly gracing her cheeks. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote at qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation.)