Chapter 103 Chapter 101: The City Inspectors Are Formidable

At last, someone finally spoke the truth. Yet the five or six men in urban management uniforms standing opposite them showed no fear. Their leader slowly pulled an urban management identification card from his pocket, waved it in front of everyone, and sneered coldly, “Look carefully. This is a genuine work ID. Anyone who dares to keep spouting nonsense will regret it! Start paying up. The amount depends on how well your stall is doing. Five hundred yuan at minimum, with more for better business!”

His words immediately reignited everyone’s fury. Wasn’t this blatant robbery? Was there any easier way to make money in the world? Five hundred yuan per stall—and that was only the minimum. Yet everyone was furious but afraid to speak, clenching their fists in silence.

The five or six men scattered and began collecting money. Their leader walked toward the barbecue stall run by Liu Momo’s family and said, “You there. Pay up!”

“H-How much?” Mrs. Liu asked nervously.

“Business looks pretty good here. And you’re full up, too. Your family can pay two thousand.”

The man was truly making an outrageous demand. Mrs. Liu’s face went deathly pale.

“What? That much? I… I only earn a little over two thousand a month. You’re asking me to hand over two thousand yuan? How are we supposed to live?”

“Then get up earlier and work later. Work a little harder and try to earn four thousand a month. Wouldn’t that solve the problem?” The urban management officer grinned, a cigarette between his teeth, his attitude unbearably arrogant.

Ye Chen stood up, gripping a beer bottle in his left hand. He walked over to the man and asked with a smile, “Do you know Liu Junyuan?”

“Huh? Captain Liu? Of course I know him. He’s our boss!” The leader froze, then asked in astonishment, “You know him too?”

“Of course I do!” Ye Chen nodded. “Not long ago, I beat him until he was crawling around looking for his teeth. I wonder if he’s found them yet.”

“Damn! So it was you!” The officer’s eyes widened.

“Don’t look so surprised.” Ye Chen reached out with his right hand, plucked the cigarette from the man’s mouth, and took a drag himself. “This cigarette has such a pure flavor. Tell me, can your conscience—which was eaten by a dog—really rest easy?”

As he spoke, Ye Chen shoved the cigarette straight into the man’s eye socket.

“Ugh!”

Everyone nearby stared in terror. The officer had never imagined that Ye Chen would dare do such a thing. He immediately clutched his eye and spun around in place, howling, “Help! Murder! He’s killed someone!”

“That was merely a small lesson.” Ye Chen gave a cold snort and raised the beer bottle in his left hand.

Crash!

With a sharp crack, golden beer streamed down from the officer’s head. The onlookers were utterly dumbfounded. Li Wen and Qianqian were both so frightened that their faces had gone pale. Ye Chen had actually dared to assault an urban management officer. Even if nothing else, the man was still a government employee. If Ye Chen were charged with obstructing public duties, things would become troublesome.

“Oh my God! He’s beating up the urban management officers again!”

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“Who is he?”

The vendors nearby had been deeply impressed by Ye Chen the last time they saw him. Since he had acted so decisively this time, they recognized him at once. They stared at him in astonishment and exclaimed one after another.

The five or six officers surrounded Ye Chen, glaring furiously.

“Damn you, kid! Have you got a death wish?”

“Even your captain, Liu Junyuan, wouldn’t dare speak to me like that. A bunch of bastards like you aren’t worthy.”

“Brothers, kill him!”

The men swarmed forward. The first one brandished his plastic baton and charged with all his might. They all gnashed their teeth as though Ye Chen had murdered their fathers.

Ye Chen snorted. He reached into the charcoal brazier, grabbed a glowing red ember, and flung it directly at the man rushing toward him. The ember landed squarely inside the man’s collar.

“Aaagh! Aaagh!”

The man immediately leaped and hopped about, then collapsed to the ground and rolled around in agony.

Everyone was left speechless, staring in horror at the urban management officer.

Good heavens! Had the man been roasted alive?

After much difficulty, they finally removed the ember. By then, it had already gone out, but the man reeked strongly of roasted meat. The onlookers covered their mouths, then burst into laughter.

“You little bastard, just wait! Sooner or later, we’ll come back and deal with you!”

The remaining officers hurriedly helped the two injured men into their vehicle and drove away.

Liu Momo immediately rushed over and asked nervously, “Brother Chen, are you all right?”

“I’m fine.” Ye Chen shook his head. “Don’t be afraid. Those men weren’t real urban management officers. They were gangsters wearing urban management uniforms. Someone sent them here to cause trouble.”

“Ah!”

Liu Momo froze, then quickly understood what Ye Chen meant. She turned to look at Fatty Liu’s barbecue stall across the street. Fatty Liu was standing at the entrance with half his head poking out. When he saw Ye Chen and Liu Momo looking over, he immediately withdrew and pulled the door nearly shut, looking as guilty as a thief.

Ye Chen patted Liu Momo on the back. “Brother Chen will help you eliminate the problem once and for all.”

“No!” Liu Momo quickly grabbed his hand. “Brother Chen, don’t. If you get into trouble, it’ll be awful!”

“Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing.” Ye Chen smiled faintly, then affectionately pinched the bridge of her nose before walking toward Fatty Liu’s barbecue stall.

The vendors nearby soon returned to normal. They had long since grown accustomed to such incidents.

The Liu Family Barbecue Stall had only a few scattered tables of customers.

Fatty Liu hid inside and refused to come out. Ye Chen reached the entrance and delivered a flying kick, tearing the entire door from its hinges.

Fatty Liu cried out in alarm. “What… What are you doing? What are you doing? I’m calling the police!”

“I came to see you today about two things.” Ye Chen walked inside. A fluorescent lamp illuminated the room, and sweat had already begun to bead on Fatty Liu’s plump head. Seeing that Ye Chen had not come to beat him, he relaxed slightly and asked, “What do you want?”

“The first thing is to beat you up.”

The moment Ye Chen finished speaking, he stepped forward and kicked Fatty Liu viciously in the shin. His heavy body crashed to the floor. Ye Chen immediately followed up with a barrage of punches, showing no mercy.

This man truly never learned his lesson. Time and again, he had tried to cause trouble for Liu Momo’s family. Since he was incapable of competing fairly, he blamed everyone else for his failures.

After thoroughly beating him, Ye Chen sat to one side with a cigarette between his lips. Fatty Liu lay on the floor, groaning in pain.

“Do you know what the second thing is?”

Ye Chen continued smoking.

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“Boss, it isn’t another beating, is it?” Fatty Liu had already suffered through this trick once before. Last time, Ye Chen had said there were two matters to discuss, but both matters had turned out to be excuses to beat him.

Ye Chen shook his head. “I’m here to give you some advice and help make your business thrive.”

“What?”

Fatty Liu immediately rolled his round body over, scrambled up from the floor, and hurriedly poured Ye Chen a cup of tea.

“Boss, are you serious?”

“I always keep my word.” Ye Chen nodded.

“Please enlighten me, Boss!” Fatty Liu nodded eagerly.

“Do you know why the Liu family’s barbecue business is doing so well?” Ye Chen asked with a cold smile.

“Their ingredients are good and fresh, and they’ve already established their brand. People are used to going there for barbecue.” Fatty Liu answered hurriedly. As he spoke, his tiny eyes darted around ceaselessly.

Ye Chen immediately shook his head. “Wrong. You’re completely wrong. I can guarantee that most of the customers eating at the Liu family’s barbecue stall don’t even know what their barbecue tastes like.”

“What?”

Fatty Liu was stunned. “Could it be… Could it be that they put poppy powder in their barbecue?”

Smack!

Ye Chen slapped Fatty Liu hard on the head and barked, “You’re hopeless! Apart from crooked schemes, can’t you think of anything respectable? You’re unbelievably stupid. Fine, I’ll tell you. The reason the Liu family’s barbecue business is so prosperous is that they have a beautiful daughter. Just standing there attracts most of the customers. Do you understand?”

“What?”

Fatty Liu stared blankly at him.

“Let me give you a very practical example. Suppose you’re a customer. At the Liu family’s barbecue stall, there’s a delicate, stunning, pure, and adorable young beauty standing outside. But at Fatty Liu’s barbecue stall, there’s an ugly, fat old man standing at the entrance every day, looking like a resentful wife locked away in her chambers. Tell me—which place would you rather eat at?”

Ye Chen had hit the nail on the head.

Fatty Liu blinked, apparently beginning to understand. His eyes suddenly lit up.

“You mean…”

“That’s right!” Ye Chen nodded.

“Good! Tomorrow I’ll go stand guard at the Liu family’s barbecue stall. I’ll scare all their customers over to our place!” Fatty Liu laughed excitedly. “When that happens, our customers won’t even have room to stand!”

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