Chapter 2531 - 2595: Heartbroken
"Get the hell out, she’s my woman, I can beat her however I want! Damn it, not listening, running to see a man, damn it, I won’t beat you to death!" The burly man shouted fiercely. When he said that, the woman who went to ask about the situation hesitated. In Huaxia, when people see a husband hitting his wife, whether at home or in public, most maintain a mindset that it’s someone else’s domestic affair, even if they feel sorry, they wouldn’t step in openly.
Most people prefer less trouble and avoid getting involved, fearing it might bring unnecessary issues to themselves. This societal view is clearly wrong, but changing it isn’t something that can happen overnight. The woman earlier was compelled by a sense of compassion, so she went over to ask. But when the big man shouted, fear crept into her heart, and she said softly, "Still, you shouldn’t hit someone so hard, especially your wife."
"Damn, I do as I please, do I need your permission to hit my own wife? Get lost, or I might hit you too!"
"No, I don’t know them, I live here, please, save me!" The woman, dazed from being hit earlier, heard the man’s words just then and hurriedly explained.
Li Yifei quickly walked over, seeing that the two men had already dragged the struggling woman to the third floor and a half. She wanted to grab onto something to stop, but couldn’t. Her strength was already less than a man’s, not to mention against two men and after being hit, her heart was already in panic.
"What to do? This is their family business, should we get involved?" The woman turned back to her companion and asked. Her companion shook her head and whispered, "Let it go, the man said this woman came out to meet someone online; that’s cheating, it’s best not to get involved!"
"Stop!" Just as the two women were about to leave it alone, Li Yifei came over and shouted to stop those two men.
"Kid, you’d better mind your own business!" The two men looked at Li Yifei, saw his tall stature, and his muscular build because he was bare-chested, causing them to hesitate. Still, the burly man glared and scolded, "Damn it, it’s a strange day, so many people meddling."
"Meddling?" Li Yifei stepped downstairs towards them. The woman being dragged on the ground was grazing her face on the carpet, muttering for help, "Save me, save me!"
"What? Want to have a go?" The big man spoke, letting go of the woman, rolling up his sleeves to block Li Yifei, preparing to fight.
"Better not meddle, this is my brother’s girlfriend, she cheated. We’re already being polite!" The other man tilted his neck, looking fierce and said.
Li Yifei raised an eyebrow, didn’t move, and said, "I said, let her go!"
"Damn, you think I’m joking with you?" The burly man immediately got excited when he heard this. Li Yifei brushed off his hand coldly and said, "You say she’s your girlfriend, do you even know her name?"
"I... why tell you, who do you think you are? Not leaving? Still want to meddle, Gangzi, hit him!" The burly man shouted angrily. As he finished speaking and was about to move, he turned his face and saw a flash of light, followed by a slap. Initially, he didn’t feel the pain, but after spinning around, the intense pain hit, and he fell to the ground while the one called Gangzi saw the big man was hit, rushed up, but Li Yifei kicked him too, making him fall. Several people behind saw Li Yifei make a move, backed off scared, some even gasped.
Li Yifei didn’t think there was anything wrong with his actions. After bringing down the two men, he stepped over and helped the woman who was still calling for help up. As soon as he touched her, she struggled frantically. Li Yifei raised his voice, "You’re safe now, no need to struggle."
"Ah?" The woman opened her eyes, her face red and swollen, the corner of her eye was broken, bleeding down her face. She saw the two men on the ground in pain and cried loudly.
The commotion attracted more and more people, including hotel staff. Two security guards and a waiter came over. The security, seeing the two beaten men, muttered ’damn’ and rushed over, saying, "Ninth Brother, what happened to you? Who hit you? Damn, this is a big mess!"
"What, you know him?" Li Yifei asked with a frown.
"You did this? Damn, you’re done for, better run now, this is Ninth Brother, he runs this area." The guard, still unaware of the seriousness, seeing Li Yifei admit it, quickly lowered his voice then raised it, "Don’t cause trouble here in our hotel, or you’ll regret it."
Slap, Li Yifei grabbed the guard’s collar, half-lifted him, questioned coldly, "Do you have eyes? Didn’t you see what happened? A guest was attacked here for no reason, and as security, instead of stopping it, you threaten me not to cause trouble? If I caused trouble, then what about these two? Are they your staff? Are they police? If not, what gives them the right to cause trouble here?"
"Don’t say that, they said they were a couple, we can’t interfere!" The guard quickly changed his tone, his face red, trying to pry Li Yifei’s hand away, whispering, "Let go, or I’ll call the police to arrest you!"
Slap! Li Yifei released him, causing the guard to stagger, and Li Yifei, sneering, nodded, "Very good, very good, seems like you’re all in cahoots, this hotel is a shady business!"
"I told you to not speak nonsense!" The guard immediately shouted.
"Shut up!" Li Yifei kicked, sending the guard flying into a wall with a crack, falling slowly after a few seconds. The waiter watched in terror, pointing at Li Yifei, "How can you hit people?"
"Scum deserves a beating!" Li Yifei glanced at her, addressing the crowd, "Could someone with a phone help report to the police? I forgot my phone when I came out!"
Not only did he forget his phone, but also his keycard. Li Yifei couldn’t return even if he wanted. The previous woman hesitated, then said, "I have a phone, you can make the call."
Instead of making the call herself, she handed him the phone, which was better than others doing nothing. Li Yifei took the phone and called the police. Meanwhile, the guard holding his stomach stood up, glaring with hatred at Li Yifei, cursing, "You’re finished, daring to cause trouble here, damn, you’re courting death."
Slap! Li Yifei slapped the guard again, sending him flying. Li Yifei said disgustedly, "Shameless!"
"Stop crying first, tell me what happened, I’ve already called the police!" Li Yifei pulled the woman up and asked.
The woman knew she was safe now, took a deep breath, and told the story in fragments. The more Li Yifei listened, the colder his heart felt, feeling an urge to turn those two men and the guard into seriously injured.
The woman was indeed a resident here and had been for two days. She traveled alone to Dan City, wanting to see the border and the life of the people across it, taste some local delicacies, and experience the local customs. All this was normal. Today, she wandered out a bit late. When she came back, the hallway was dim, and she wasn’t wearing glasses, so she felt her way room by room. That’s when the two men suddenly appeared and gave her a slap without asking anything, hitting her indiscriminately and hurling insults in anger. After a few slaps, they tried to drag her away.
The woman naturally resisted, but how could her strength rival the two men? Just like that, she was dragged from the doorway to the staircase in the corridor, no matter how she shouted for help or explained, they wouldn’t let go. Fortunately, the earlier woman stopped them, or Li Yifei might not have come out in time, and she might have been taken.
Hearing the account, Li Yifei felt a chill down his spine, immediately realizing what was happening. The woman had failed to find her hotel room and was mistaken by these two thugs collaborating with the hotel as someone soliciting.
It’s worth mentioning that in many city hotels, there are often card stuffers with images of scantily clad women, contact details, prices, various services..., a shadow in today’s society. Many of these operations are organized and run by pimps, most of whom are hoodlums, some more successful, some less. The more successful have dozens to hundreds of girls, the less successful have a few, protecting them in exchange for fees, essentially exploiting them.
They also collaborate with hotels and inns to know the guest situation in each room. If it’s a single man, a woman can go in late at night, and if the price is right, success is easy.
Some hotels are downright shady, involving cons like ’honey traps’. In brief, beneath the surface, there are shadows lurking in every society structure, even in Li Yifei’s room, there was a pile of cards on the small table, each stating how beautiful the women were, and their prices.
Is this illegal? Of course, it is. But can it be eradicated? It’s hard to eradicate in any city nationwide. Li Yifei only felt every inch of his body chill with what had just happened. It may be night now, but... isn’t this supposed to be a so-called star-rated hotel? Isn’t this supposed to be a place where guests feel safe?