Chapter 1374 - 1377: Bewildered
Ye Lin didn’t give the money, she coldly glared at the rude man and asked in a deep voice, "Since I already agreed to give you money, why did you push him?!"
"You bitch, what’s this supposed to mean, you don’t want to pay anymore?" The rude man glared at Ye Lin, pointed at the child, and cursed, "This brat dared to dirty my clothes, what if I pushed him a bit, didn’t hurt him anyway! Besides, didn’t you say you didn’t know this kid? Even if he got hurt, what does it have to do with you, who the hell are you to care? Damn bitch!"
"Who am I to care?!" Ye Lin’s lips curled into a cold smile, she calmly looked at the rude man and asked in a relaxed tone, "If it has nothing to do with me, why are you asking me for money?"
The rude man’s face changed, he glared at Ye Lin, and cursed again, "Old Hag, are you messing with me on purpose?! Do you know who I am? Dare to provoke me, let me tell you, in the entire college district, no one dares not to give me, Lei Ming, face! You dare to provoke me, I tell you, you’re in big trouble!"
The crowd watching on the side clearly had many people who had heard of Lei Ming’s name; upon knowing this rude guy claimed to be Lei Ming, each of their faces showed uneasy retreating, giving more space.
"Lei Ming? What is that, I’ve never heard of him..." Ye Lin shook her head with a cold smile, then she took out her credentials from her bag with one hand and showed them slightly in front of Lei Ming, "I’m the Nanjiang District Detective Team Captain Ye Lin, I now suspect that you, Lei Ming, intentionally extorted this child, please cooperate with the investigation honestly!"
"Oh, I didn’t expect a great beauty to actually be an undercover!" Lei Ming’s eyes slightly changed upon seeing Ye Lin’s credentials, but he pretended not to be nervous at all, continuing to speak, "However, being undercover isn’t anything impressive; I haven’t committed a crime, I’m not afraid of you! Great beauty, I was merely asking for compensation, not extortion, you better distinguish clearly! Otherwise, my brothers might not be polite to you!"
Before Lei Ming’s words were finished, his four companions sitting at the same table, who hadn’t said anything, stood up at once, glaring angrily at Ye Lin.
The crowd widened further, and some timid people had directly left the tea restaurant.
"So there are helpers, no wonder you’re so confident..." Ye Lin wasn’t fazed in the slightest, when it came to helpers, she knew Lin Feng was watching from behind, no need to fear these little thugs!
"Little Hao, Little Hao, what’s wrong with you?" At this time, a slightly plump woman walking out from the restroom suddenly rushed towards Ye Lin, grabbing the crying child, and sharply asked, "Little Hao, why are you crying? What exactly happened, who bullied my son?"
The child, seeing his mother appear, couldn’t control his sobbing anymore, his whole self leaning into his mother, crying out, "Mom, I accidentally dirtied this uncle’s clothes, he wants me to pay 2000 yuan... I have no money..."
The slightly plump woman’s face slightly changed, glanced at the rude man in front of Ye Lin, her gaze swept over the trace of stain on his collar, and asked in a deep voice, "Sir, I apologize on behalf of my Little Hao for accidentally dirtying your clothes... but, isn’t 2000 yuan a bit too much?"
"Too much?" The rude man glanced coldly and disdainfully at the slightly plump woman and said flatly, "You think you’re buying cabbage at the market, you can haggle? Too much, I find your money dirty!"
The slightly plump woman’s face stiffened, hearing the rude man’s words, she knew her son had run into a person not to be trifled with in the underworld, felt a bit nervous, and with a thought of buying peace, she directly pulled out her bag, ready to count out 2000 yuan to the other party, and leave.
"Ma’am, you don’t need to give them money, I’ll help you!" Ye Lin stopped the slightly plump woman’s action of counting money and explained, "I’m a detective, rest assured, with my help, they can’t do anything to you!"
The slightly plump woman glanced at Ye Lin, then turned back to look at the rude man and his companions, realizing they were all staring seriously at her and her son, her face instantly turned pale, then she directly pushed Ye Lin away and shrieked, "Get away from me, I don’t need you to interfere!"
Ye Lin was stunned, she obviously didn’t expect the slightly plump woman to refuse her help, and be so rude to her.
What surprised Ye Lin even more was the slightly plump woman’s next move...
The slightly plump woman directly counted out a thick stack of money from her bag, handed it to the rude man, and smilingly apologized, "Sirs, I’m really sorry, my son is young and ignorant, upset you sirs, this is three thousand yuan, please accept it for a tea..."
"Haha... now this is proper behavior! You understand!" The rude man snatched the money from the slightly plump woman’s hand with satisfaction, glanced at Ye Lin proudly, and laughed loudly, "Unlike certain foolish women, thinking she was an undercover detective can do whatever she pleases, doesn’t she know she still has to respect us brothers in the underworld?"
The slightly plump woman didn’t dare to answer, she directly held her young son, apologized quickly and left the tea restaurant, from start to finish, the slightly plump woman not only didn’t show any gratitude to Ye Lin but didn’t even give her a good face.
Ye Lin’s mood became even more complex, why didn’t that woman listen to her advice, why even with her by her side, she was willing to lose money for peace, is this the issue with the police’s image as Lin Feng said? Or does the woman simply not believe the police can help her?
"Tsk tsk, Female Officer, look, I got the three thousand yuan, do you have anything to say?" The rude man proudly displayed the money in front of Ye Lin, "Aren’t you capable? So, what can you do to me?"
With the rude man’s malicious provocation, his several brothers looked at Ye Lin with cold smiles, their eyes filled with disdain and scorn.
"Now that you’ve got the money, why so much talk?" Ye Lin slightly bit her lip, speaking somewhat frustrated.
"Hehe... we just like to talk, what can you do? Female Officer, weren’t you arrogant just now? How come you’re so timid now? If you’re unhappy, come and fight us, haha..." The rude man laughed heartily and arrogantly.
Ye Lin’s face turned cold, her fists involuntarily tightened.
At this time, Ye Lin suddenly felt a large hand gently placed on her shoulder, behind her came Lin Feng’s gentle voice:
"Enough, you’ve revealed your identity, let me handle it!"