Jing Mingqiu frowned as he looked at the more than a hundred people. It wasn't that he couldn't defeat them, but with so many people, he was afraid that Mo Ruixue and the others might get hurt in the chaos.
"Hey, kid," Chen Yanglong's courage instantly surged now that his own people had arrived. He walked up to Jing Mingqiu and shouted, "Don't say I'm bullying you. I'll give you a chance to call for backup. I'll wait for you for an hour!"
Hearing Chen Yanglong say this, the corner of Jing Mingqiu's mouth quickly turned up, and he made his signature "Dragon King with a crooked mouth" expression: "You don't need that long, ten minutes is enough."
After speaking, Jing Mingqiu took out his phone and called Feng Weiguo.
"Principal, someone is looking for trouble..."
After a brief explanation, Jing Mingqiu hung up the phone. Under the furious gaze of over a hundred people, he calmly sat down, took the sobering soup handed to him by Jing Rou, and slowly drank it.
Seeing Jing Mingqiu's arrogant demeanor, Chen Yanglong's anger flared even more. He pointed at him and cursed, "Jing Mingqiu, you're just a网红 professor. Don't act like a big shot here! Seventh Street is my territory. Dragons have to coil up here, and tigers have to lie down!"
"Don't talk about the principal of an ordinary university. Even the principals of top universities like Jing Da and Hua Qing don't dare to be presumptuous when they see me; they have to greet me obediently! If you know what's good for you, quickly hand over that girl Yi Wenliu and the little toy in your hand."
"Then kneel down and kowtow twenty times, and I, your grandpa, might consider sparing your life!"
"Stop yapping," Jing Mingqiu glanced at him contemptuously, "It's late at night. Anyone who doesn't know might think a dog wasn't properly raised and ran out."
Jing Mingqiu's attitude completely enraged Chen Yanglong. He snatched a watermelon knife from one of his subordinates and swung it forcefully, "Damn it, how dare you glare at me! Brothers, let's go together! First, cripple his arms and legs!"
"Alright, boss!"
More than a dozen subordinates stepped forward, carrying steel pipes. The others remained scattered around to maintain vigilance, preventing Jing Mingqiu from escaping.
Zhao Geng sensed that something was wrong and suddenly stood up, grabbing a wine bottle to shield himself. "Brother Jing, these guys don't play by the rules of the jianghu. You should hurry and take the sister-in-law and the others and go. I'll cover your retreat."
Jing Mingqiu glanced at the message on his phone screen, patted Zhao Geng on the shoulder, "What are you saying, as if we're involved in the jianghu? This isn't a TV drama. Sit down, don't be afraid. Our people have already arrived."
"Arrived! Where?" As Zhao Geng looked around for reinforcements, a loud buzzing sound suddenly came from overhead.
Before he could examine it closely, more than ten huge beams of light descended from the sky, illuminating the interior and exterior of the hot pot restaurant as if it were daytime.
Chen Yanglong raised his hand to shield his eyes, frowning, "What the hell? Why is it suddenly so bright? Someone, go out and see..."
He was interrupted mid-sentence by the panicked shouts of his subordinates.
"Boss, boss! Helicopters, so many helicopters, densely packed, hovering above, surrounding us!"
Before the words were even out, more than ten rappelling ropes descended from the helicopters. Over thirty fully armed special forces soldiers dropped from the sky, smashing through the glass of the hot pot restaurant and positioning themselves in front of Jing Mingqiu, forming a human wall.
The leader raised his gun, his icy gaze sweeping over Chen Yanglong and the others, and roared sternly.
"Everyone, immediately lay down your weapons and squat with your heads covered!"
Facing a cold gun barrel for the first time, Chen Yanglong was completely stunned. He stood there rigidly, holding his long saber.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Seeing this, the leader did not hesitate and fired a three-round burst. Three bullets accurately pierced Chen Yanglong's body, completely disabling his right arm.
"Ahhh, it hurts so much, my arm!"
Chen Yanglong clutched his arm, fell to the ground, and cried out loudly.
Hearing the gunshots, the others immediately panicked.
"Run! These are real guns!"
"Don't shoot me, don't shoot me, I surrender!"
"You can't shoot me, my dad is Wang Gang..."
Some fled, some surrendered, and the scene descended into chaos.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang!"
Under the absolute suppression of firepower, the chaos lasted only a few seconds before order was restored, leaving only wounded lying in pools of blood, groaning in pain.
At this time, the ground forces also arrived.
More than ten large armored vehicles surrounded the hot pot restaurant, making it impossible to escape. A large number of military-green figures completely sealed off the entire street.
"Take them all away!"
After arranging for his subordinates to take Chen Yanglong and the others away, the leader walked up to Jing Mingqiu, stood at attention, and saluted, "I am Ding Yi, captain of the Special Operations Team. I apologize, Professor Jing, for startling you."
"It's alright, it's alright," Jing Mingqiu waved his hand, "It's the first time I've encountered something like this. It was quite interesting. It's just a shame the hot pot can't be continued."
"Professor Jing, I will arrange for a new table of hot pot to be prepared for you immediately!"
"No need, I've already eaten enough," Jing Mingqiu finished the last sip of sobering soup, a hint of sharpness flashing in his eyes, "That guy who caused trouble earlier, take him back and interrogate him thoroughly. Him suddenly looking for trouble with me shouldn't be a spur-of-the-moment thing."
Ding Yi accepted the order without question, "Yes! I will interrogate him strictly. Professor Jing, if there's nothing else, I'll escort you out first."
"I don't need an escort," Jing Mingqiu waved his hand, "You send Zhao Geng and the others back first."
"Xue'er, Rou Rou, I need to talk to the principal about something. You go back to the dorm and rest. Yi Wenliu, you come with me."
"Mhm, mhm."
"A Qiu, be careful and stay safe."
Mo Ruixue and Jing Rou were very sensible and didn't act clingy like in the TV shows. They readily agreed.
Ding Yi arranged for someone to escort Mo Ruixue and the others back, while he personally drove Jing Mingqiu and Yi Wenliu to find Feng Weiguo.
On the way, Yi Wenliu couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked Jing Mingqiu how he discovered that Chen Yanglong and his group had problems.
Jing Mingqiu shrugged, "I didn't realize it at first. I thought Chen Yanglong was just being lustful and I was planning to play the hero and save the beauty. But then he said I was just a网红 professor, which means he knew who I was."
"And he specifically mentioned wanting to take you away, which makes it even stranger. If he was just lustful, why would he only want you? Xue'er and Rou Rou are also not bad in terms of looks!"
Yi Wenliu, who was chosen by the state to release the medicinal formula on behalf of Jing Mingqiu and was seen as a genius girl by the world, might have been a bit naive, but she was definitely not stupid. She quickly realized.
"That's true! In terms of looks, Jing Rou and Rui Xue are comparable to me. But in terms of temperament and figure, they've been practicing dance since they were young, and they're both much better than me."
"So, they were targeting me from the beginning. More accurately, they should have been targeting the medicinal formula I have. Mingqiu, your perception is so sharp! If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have realized it."
Jing Mingqiu spread his hands helplessly, "If you followed a bunch of old foxes every day, listening to them talk about schemes and counter-schemes, and experiencing various calculations, you could also reach my current level..."
His words were cut short as a loud crash suddenly echoed in his ears, the car body violently vibrated, and all the airbags deployed!