Rebirth in the 90s: Melting My Devoted Mr. Iceberg-Chapter 857: Powerless

Qian Er listened to the pleas of his men, his face looking grim. After all, they were his subordinates, and he couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.

Moreover, they weren’t wrong. There were no cars on the road right now, but what if one did come by?

At this moment, it hadn’t occurred to Qian Er to move his men to the side.

After hesitating for a bit, Qian Er finally pulled out his phone and called Wang Jun. He asked Wang Jun to help plead with Jiang Xue and promised that as long as Jiang Xue was willing to help, he would be willing to pay the price.

Wang Jun and Qian Er were friends. Although he had previously frowned upon Qian Er’s methods and was a bit annoyed at him for not listening, now that Qian Er was asking for his help, he couldn’t ignore it.

So he said to Qian Er, "Qian Er, I’ll help plead, but whether Jiang Xue agrees or not is beyond my control."

"Alright, I understand. As long as you’re willing to help me, that’s enough." Qian Er appeared agreeable. He thought that Jiang Xue treated Wang Jun differently, and as long as Wang Jun made the request, Jiang Xue would most likely agree.

"Okay, since you said that, I’ll go and plead with her." Wang Jun finished speaking, hung up Qian Er’s call, and then called Jiang Xue.

When the call connected, Jiang Xue was already nearing the city center. Seeing that it was Wang Jun calling, she answered, and before he could speak, she said directly, "Wang Jun, if you’re calling to plead for Qian Er, save your breath."

"Jiang Xue, I know Qian Er was wrong, but his men were just following orders. They’re still standing in the middle of the main road; can you help them?" Wang Jun, being clever, immediately changed his approach upon hearing Jiang Xue’s attitude and started pleading for Qian Er’s men.

"You’re talking about those guys? No need for your pleading; they’ll be able to move in half an hour." Jiang Xue said calmly, quite satisfied with Wang Jun’s tact.

However, to prevent anyone else from bugging Wang Jun, she directly told him, "Wang Jun, there’s something I haven’t mentioned to you. An assassin broke into my house last night."

"What, so soon?" Wang Jun was taken aback. He thought the assassin wouldn’t act for at least a couple of days, but unexpectedly, they made a move last night.

"How are you? Were you hurt?" Wang Jun asked with concern. After all, he now considered himself one of Jiang Xue’s people, so it made sense to be concerned for her.

"I’m fine. My husband was home, so they didn’t gain any advantage."

"Glad you’re okay. I get what you’re saying; I won’t entertain any more pleas from anyone."

"Alright, if that’s the case, I won’t say more."

Jiang Xue finished her words and hung up the call. After hanging up, Wang Jun’s face was slightly grim. He initially thought the old men in those families would escalate their illness, prompting them to do something, such as canceling orders, but unexpectedly, they did nothing. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

No wonder Jiang Xue would ignore Qian Er; he wouldn’t pay attention either. They wanted to kill her and still expected her to save someone — they were dreaming.

After some time, Wang Jun’s anger slowly subsided, and he called Qian Er back, informing him that his men would be able to move in half an hour.

Upon hearing this, Qian Er felt relieved. Thinking of the old man in the hospital, he asked, "Wang Jun, what about the matter with my old man? What did she say?"

"Qian Er, there’s nothing I can do about that." Wang Jun said flatly, knowing that if he weren’t aware the assassin had already targeted Jiang Xue, he might still try to help plead.