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Chapter 19 - Chapter 19: This Favor, I Owe Big Time

Is this really trying to set me up to die?These words came out through his chattering teeth.Zhang Jingshan trembled as he tore the documents to pieces.Then, as if remembering something, he grabbed Yi Yi's phone and opened WeChat. As he expected, there wasn't much out of the ordinary.He then logged into Yi Yi's WeChat on his computer.He wasn't sure if the other party had failed to delete the sync records from the computer or if there was another reason.A black avatar popped up in Zhang Jingshan's sight.He clicked on it.[Baby, come by my place when you have a moment. It's been half a month since I've tasted you, and I miss you so much! Also, hurry up and record a video to threaten Zhang Jingshan, make him use his grandfather's connections to help my brother out, and don't try to pull any tricks or delay. Otherwise, don't blame me for exposing those embarrassing videos and photos of you, let the whole world see just how promiscuous and disgusting a top-tier beauty live-streamer was in her younger days, how she was a woman to be had by any man!]After seeing this WeChat message, which hadn't been deleted yet, Zhang Jingshan exploded.So, in his eyes, the pure little temptress was secretly sleeping around with other men behind his back? She was also a woman who would do anything in her younger years?But that wasn't the worst part. The worst part was that she was planning to use these videos to blackmail him? And drag his retired grandfather into this mess?"Damn your ancestors!" Zhang Jingshan yelled in his mind.Bang!He slammed the laptop shut.Grabbing the laptop in one hand, he pulled out his phone with the other and dialed a number.He stormed out!..."Darling, hurry up and take a shower!"Yi Yi walked out of the bathroom in a bath towel.She called out, but there was no response.Did he fall asleep?She muttered to herself.Yi Yi went back to the bedroom.But there was no sign of Zhang Jingshan anywhere.What greeted her eyes was the power outlet that had been pried open and the laptop that was missing.Seeing this scene, Yi Yi was instantly engulfed by a wave of fear.Her once flushed face from the bath turned as pale as death in an instant!She knew all too well what this meant.In her panic, she nearly collapsed. Trembling, she grabbed her phone and dialed Zhang Jingshan's number.The call was rejected.She called again!It was rejected again!"Darling, please listen to me, just answer the phone, please…"However, before she could send the message she had written, the door, which Zhang Jingshan had left ajar when he left, slammed shut with a loud bang.Several men rushed in.Seeing the uninvited guests, Yi Yi immediately collapsed to the floor.No matter how naïve she was, she knew these must be people Zhang Jingshan sent!An hour later.In a hotel suite."Speak!" Zhang Jingshan answered the phone."Mr. Zhang, she said those videos haven't been sent to anyone yet, and there's no backup, all of them are in the laptop. Judging by her reaction, she shouldn't be lying!"Zhang Jingshan's face was cold as he asked, "What about the WeChat user named 'Wandering'? What's his background? Did she say anything?""It was her boyfriend when she was a teenager, named Lin He. She said that back then, she was foolish and was manipulated by Lin He into doing some outrageous things. They broke up afterward and had no contact. It wasn't until she started being a live-streamer that Lin He contacted her again," the man explained.Little did he know, Zhang Jingshan was on the verge of kicking the wall in frustration.The so-called pure girl he adored was actually someone like this?The first time he had seen her, when she hadn't yet bled, he had even believed her story about falling off her bicycle as a child?"Continue!" Zhang Jingshan gritted his teeth, holding back his anger."Mr. Zhang, Lin He's brother is a drug dealer and got sentenced to ten years. This is the third year. As for Lin He himself, he's a drug addict and also involved in blackmailing. He used to run scams like the 'sudden sexual encounter' trick back in the day," the man reported."I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang, please spare me. I was forced by that bastard Lin He. I didn't want to do this!" Yi Yi's voice could be heard in the background, frantic and pleading.Zhang Jingshan's phone rang with Yi Yi's hysterical cries."Mr. Zhang, how do you want us to handle this? We'll do whatever you say!" the man asked.Snap!In the hotel room, Zhang Jingshan lit a cigarette with a snap.He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and exhaled a puff of smoke. Only then did he speak, "Find that Lin He, give him a good beating, and then have the police get involved. Ask Yi Yi whether she's willing to testify against him. If she is, we'll call it quits. If she isn't, tell her that I, Zhang Jingshan, will do whatever it takes to make her life a living hell!""Understood, Mr. Zhang!"At the window, Zhang Jingshan gazed down at the dazzling neon lights of the city.A moment of self-mockery passed before a more serious expression settled on his face."Mr. Ye, do you really know fortune-telling?"He muttered to himself, then softly spoke again, "No matter what, this favor, I owe big time."Zhang Jingshan had to admit.If it hadn't been for Ye Chen's so-called fortune-telling warning about his "imperfect fate," he would never have gotten suspicious. He would never have discovered the existence of the hidden cameras.Had it been otherwise, if Yi Yi had used those videos to blackmail him, or worse, sent them to Lin He, the consequences would have been unimaginable. He didn't even want to think about what awaited him!Surrender? Would he really let his grandfather intervene to bail out a drug dealer? Even if he asked, his grandfather would never risk his reputation for a criminal!If he didn't surrender, once those malicious videos were exposed online, not only would his life be ruined, but his entire family could be dragged down with him!The more Zhang Jingshan thought about it, the more terrified he became!...The next day, after a restless night.In his cheap rented apartment, Ye Chen slept soundly until late morning.Completely unaware of the thrilling night Zhang Jingshan had just endured.He also didn't know that Zhang Jingshan had narrowly escaped disaster!After hastily eating some bread and cleaning up the apartment, Ye Chen left for the day with the twenty thousand yuan in cash.Under the blazing sun, he first went to the bank to close the previous accounts and open a new one.The bank staff assumed he was about to deposit money once his new card was issued.But instead of depositing money, as soon as he received the card, he turned around and left without even putting a hundred yuan in the account.Before leaving the bank, Ye Chen hailed a taxi.Just then, his phone rang.He glanced at the caller ID, surprised.He hadn't expected Zhang Jingshan to solve the problem so quickly."Mr. Zhang, what's up?""Mr. Ye, where are you?" Zhang Jingshan's voice came, warm and friendly."I just went to the bank to open a new card, I'm about to leave. What's the matter?""What bank?" Zhang Jingshan quickly asked."The Industrial and Commercial Bank on Haibin Road, but, uh, is everything okay? Did something happen with that Buddhist bead bracelet?" Ye Chen asked."No, no, you misunderstood, Mr. Ye! Haibin Road's Industrial and Commercial Bank, right? Wait for me, I'll be there soon!" Zhang Jingshan hurriedly said, his voice in a panic, as if he had tripped over something.Ye Chen was left utterly confused, not understanding the situation.