Tang Jiao was waiting at the bar to hear Xu Zifan's jokes. Tian Feng played drinking games, singing, and truth or dare with her. Seeing how much the young master of the West District liked her, she felt extremely satisfied, her eyes were full of pride, and she smiled very happily.
Suddenly, a henchman burst in through the door, running to Tian Feng in a panic, "Brother Feng, something bad has happened!"
Seeing Tang Jiao's displeased expression, Tian Feng kicked the man, "What's all the fuss about? You've scared Miss Tang."
Tang Jiao tossed her hair, turned her face to the side, and stood there with an air of superiority, waiting for the underling to apologize. Unexpectedly, the underling gave her a disgusted look and shouted, "Brother Feng, it was those guys from the East District who beat Da Dong to a pulp! Da Dong and the others were stripped naked and left at the door. The East District guys are even setting off firecrackers at the door. Lots of people are watching now, Brother Feng, you should go check it out!"
Tian Feng jumped to his feet, his face filled with disbelief: "What? Da Dong was crippled?!"
He strode out, no longer caring about Tang Jiao. The others quickly followed, their faces serious. A few of them glanced at Tang Jiao as they left, their sinister looks startling her and making her feel uneasy.
Her friend, who had come with her, tentatively said, "Sister Jiao, shall we go? I sense something's not right. What if she takes her anger out on us?"
Tang Jiao frowned: "Why are they taking their anger out on me? Tian Feng wanted to do it himself, and I just helped him make a phone call to Xu Zifan. Why is he blaming me?"
The two girls didn't dare to speak, but they secretly regretted coming to the West District with her; it made them feel too unsafe.
Tang Jiao couldn't sit still, so she took a few of her girlfriends out to see what was going on. Several people were lying haphazardly at the door, all unconscious, their bodies covered in frightening bruises, and the large words "overestimating oneself" on the white sheet were particularly eye-catching.
Tian Feng was furious, his face turning ashen: "Why aren't you waking them up yet? Get them to the hospital! You guys, go after them, and skin the man Da Dong sent alive!"
"Yes, Brother Feng!"
Several men obeyed and left, while others drove up, lifted Da Dong's henchmen into the car, and poured mineral water over Da Dong's head to wake him up. Tian Feng squatted down in front of Da Dong, patted his face, and demanded, "Da Dong, who beat you up like this? Xu Zifan?"
Da Dong said angrily, "Brother Feng, Xu Zifan played dirty tricks. I was knocked unconscious as soon as I entered the nightclub, and when I woke up, my ribs were broken. He didn't even lift a finger. It was those useless guys at the nightclub..."
"What? Xu Zifan didn't even make a move?" Tian Feng grabbed his collar. "You didn't fight him?"
Da Dong shook his head: "Brother Feng, I suspect it was Xu Zifan who knocked me out. He... he used dirty tricks. I wasn't on guard. The nightclub suddenly went dark, and I was knocked out. It must have been on purpose. Don't worry, Brother Feng, once I recover, I'll definitely go and get revenge for today!"
Tian Feng abandoned him, waiting for him to take revenge? It might take three to five months for him to fully recover, and even if he did, would he still be able to fight as fiercely as before? Da Dong's "overestimation of his abilities" was extremely glaring, and Tian Feng felt that everyone around him was laughing at him. This time, he had truly lost both his wife and his army, and had lost face greatly.
He turned around and saw Tang Jiao in the crowd. He strode over and pulled her aside. "Did you call Xu Zifan? Has he arrived at the South City Club yet?"
Tang Jiao exclaimed, "Let go! You're hurting me!"
But at this moment, Tian Feng had no idea about showing any tenderness towards a woman. All he wanted was to regain his dignity and his status as the young master. He snatched Tang Jiao's phone, turned it on, and tried to call Xu Zifan, only to find that Xu Zifan's phone was off.
He questioned impatiently, "Didn't you say Xu Zifan wouldn't dare not answer your calls? Why is his phone off? Did he go to the south of the city or not?"
Tang Jiaoqi said, "How should I know? Why are you taking it out on me? Wasn't this all your doing? Now that something's happened, are you going to blame me? Did I tell you to send people to cause trouble?"
Tian Feng's henchman stepped forward and shoved her hard, "You bitch, how dare you talk to Brother Feng like that? You're asking for trouble!"
Tang Jiao instantly lost her balance and fell backward, her face pale with fright. She screamed and tried to grab the people around her, but since Tian Feng had spoken to her earlier, everyone else had already stepped back several steps and couldn't help her. Tian Feng didn't make a move either. She just fell to the ground, hitting the back of her head hard, seeing stars. To make matters worse, her skirt was completely flipped up.
The twenty or so thugs present burst into laughter, pointing and whispering at her. Her girlfriends rushed over to help her up, shielding her in their arms, their faces filled with fear.
Tang Jiao looked up and saw several people pointing their phones at her. Her vision blurred, and she angrily shouted, "Tian Feng! What do you mean by this?"
Tian Feng had no interest in arguing with her. He tossed her his phone, waved to the others, and said, "Let's go, get some men and head to the South City Club. If you see Xu Zifan, beat him to a pulp."
Tian Feng had only wanted to play around with Tang Jiao before. After sleeping with the only daughter of the East District boss, would the East District still be able to hold its head high in front of the West District? But now he was preoccupied with the fact that he had lost face and the East District had been beaten to a pulp. If he didn't get his revenge, everyone would be laughing at him. He had to give the East District a big gift.
Before leaving, he gave another order: "Please invite Miss Tang to my room to rest. I was not very hospitable earlier. I will treat Miss Tang well when I return."
He only just remembered. So what if Xu Zifan wasn't at the South City Club? He still had Tang Jiao. If he humiliated Tang Jiao and threw her back, the East District would lose face even more, and Xu Zifan wouldn't be able to explain it to Tang Zhentian.
Two thugs tried to grab Tang Jiao. Tang Jiao screamed and hit them with her bag. Several of her friends rushed to stop them, but the two thugs impatiently slapped them aside. One of them grabbed one of Tang Jiao's arms and lifted her up. Tang Jiao kicked wildly, so they called over two more people to lift her legs and gagged her.
The four men carried Tang Jiao away in a spread-eagle position. Tears streamed down Tang Jiao's face, and she sobbed incessantly, but to no avail. They threw her onto the carpet in Tian Feng's room, locked the door, and left arm in arm. Tang Jiao's phone and bag were outside, and she couldn't find anything useful inside. She collapsed onto the bed and sobbed uncontrollably.
Tian Feng couldn't find anyone at the South City Club. At that moment, Xu Zifan was having Shao Hua connect to the network of this world and send an email to the head of the anti-gangsters in the capital. The email listed various crimes committed by the East District, with only evidence for one of them attached. He asked Shao Hua to become their informant and collect evidence of Tang Zhentian and others' illegal activities in City A in order to atone for his crimes.
He also demanded a written waiver of liability, stating that he would cause the East and West districts to kill each other, deplete their strength, save police resources, and ultimately allow the police to wipe out the criminal gangs in City A without lifting a finger. He would be allowed to leave as long as he accomplished these things.
This would be impossible in the real world, but this is a parallel world where many laws and regulations differ from those in reality. Although waivers are rarely issued, they do exist, and are only given to those who have made significant contributions.
Xu Zifan located this upright and incorruptible anti-gangster official and sent him an email directly through Shaohua, making it impossible for Shaohua to trace the email's origin.
Now emails are sent to mobile phones, so the recipient saw it as soon as he sent it. He then hired professionals to check the email, trace the IP address, etc., but after two hours of work, he found nothing.
The evidence provided by Xu Zifan was very important. City A was also one of the most troublesome criminal gangs in the country. The person in charge of anti-gangster work was worried about not finding a breakthrough, so he naturally could not let go of this opportunity. He replied to Xu Zifan's email, asking him to provide some more evidence to prove his value, and he would consider the possibility of a disclaimer.
As the second-in-command of the gang, the original owner had been involved in gang affairs since childhood. Although he wasn't personally responsible for many things, finding evidence was very convenient for him. He also sent over a portion of the private ledgers known only to core members of the gang. Of course, he only sent a portion, requesting that both parties reach an agreement before providing the remaining evidence.
They negotiated back and forth, from cautiously probing each other to finally reaching an agreement, all in just a few hours. As soon as it was dawn, Xu Zifan received a scanned copy of the disclaimer, and the other party promised to send the paper document over as quickly as possible.
It was only when the waiver was being signed that the anti-gang leader realized he had been contacted by Xu Zifan, Tang Zhentian's adopted son. He was both surprised and excited. With the second-in-command of the Eastern District of City A siding with the police, the success rate increased several times over. He immediately dispatched people to City A, ready to cooperate with Xu Zifan at any time, while also monitoring Xu Zifan and the situation in City A.
He also requested that an undercover agent be sent to Xu Zifan's side, to which Xu Zifan readily agreed, putting his mind at ease.
Xu Zifan, relieved of his worries, transformed himself into an undercover agent overnight. Tang Jiao, however, endured a night of utter terror, her soul nearly leaving her body.
Tian Feng's fruitless search in the south of the city proved that Xu Zifan had seen through his tricks from the start, and he had made a fool of himself again. News also came from the hospital that Da Dong and the others wouldn't suffer any lasting effects, but their injuries required hospitalization and observation, and they would need at least three months of recovery.
His single order had rendered Da Dong, the most capable fighter in the West District, into this state. He could already foresee how his father would punish him the next day. His anger reached its peak, and he went back to settle accounts with Tang Jiao.
He did this just to appease Tang Jiao. He didn't care whether he did it willingly or not. Anyway, since this matter started because of Tang Jiao, Tang Jiao couldn't escape.
He still had some sense and knew he couldn't really force the East District's young lady to do anything, so he called a bunch of his underlings to surround Tang Jiao and scare her with horror movies all night. The people in the West District hated the East District for taking down Da Dong, so they naturally didn't hold back on Tang Jiao. Tang Jiao screamed in terror until her voice became hoarse, and she didn't even dare to faint. She regretted leaving her bodyguards and running to the West District.
Unfortunately, her friend was also locked in the private room, her phone was confiscated, and she couldn't even call for help.
At daybreak, Tian Feng had Tang Jiao thrown into the East District, and Tang Jiao was finally free to run back to the Tang family home. As soon as she entered, her legs gave way and she collapsed to the ground, crying. Several of the wives came out to see her, and the servants hurriedly went to fetch Tang Zhentian. Tang Zhentian, both surprised and angry, questioned her, "What happened? Who bullied you?"
Tang Jiao cried, "It was Tian Feng! He was tricked by Xu Zifan, and he took his anger out on me. Xu Zifan... I called him, but his phone was off. I think he did it on purpose. Dad, you have to avenge me!"