Chapter 679 A Close Call

"Don't, don't come to my house, I, I'll pay you!" Uncle Chen was a little scared. These thugs would do anything if they were pushed too far, and he dared not gamble. So he took out a wad of crumpled banknotes from his pocket, totaling over a thousand yuan. "Brother Hu, this is the money I've earned these past few days. I really don't have any extra on me. Please, show some mercy." Uncle Chen pitifully handed the money to the thug. "Damn it, trying to bribe a beggar with so little money?" "No money, huh? Fine, I'll go to your house and find your old lady right now!" The leader of the thugs said angrily. "Wait! I'll pay his money. Name your price!" Lin Feng walked over, his expressionless face scrutinizing the thugs. "You'll pay? Alright, ten thousand yuan. Take the money." The leader of the thugs smiled, not expecting Lin Feng to be such a fool to pop up. "Ten thousand yuan isn't much, but my money isn't that easy to take. Tell me, who do you follow? A Chen?" Lin Feng's eyes gradually turned cold. He had destroyed Lei Bao and helped A Chen rise to power. Now, A Chen was the leader of Qingcheng's underworld. Yet, thugs were extorting protection fees in public. Was this how A Chen did things? "A Chen? Which A Chen?" "Are you going to pay or not? If not, get lost!" The leader of the thugs lost patience, thinking Lin Feng was playing them. "Oh, you're not A Chen's people." Lin Feng suddenly realized and slapped the leader of the thugs across the face. *Slap.* Before the leader of the thugs could react, his face was torn open, and he almost fainted on the spot. This scene terrified Uncle Chen. "Mr. Lin, I know you're Linlin's friend, but Brother Hu and his gang are not to be trifled with. You should leave quickly." Uncle Chen knew Lin Feng was trying to help him out of good intentions. He didn't want to implicate Lin Feng and urged him to leave. "It's too late to leave. Get him!" The leader of the thugs roared furiously, his eyes filled with murderous intent. Without a word, his subordinates grabbed their fists and were about to attack Lin Feng. How could Lin Feng give them a chance? Like discarding trash, he grabbed their necks with his strong, steady, and precise hands and tossed them out one by one. Then, Lin Feng called A Chen: "Bring your people over and clean up these garbage who are extorting protection fees. Also, find out who they're working for and wipe them out directly!" "From now on, on this land of Qingcheng, I will not tolerate any rule-breakers. If there are any more, you can disappear too." Lin Feng was very angry. A Chen could hear Lin Feng's anger and dared not delay. He quickly called his subordinates to rush over to Lin Feng's location. "You little brats, you're finished. You dared to hit us, I'll make sure you regret it." The thugs Lin Feng had thrown out were still shouting. "Mr. Lin, you should leave quickly. We can't afford to offend these people. They are murderers." Uncle Chen was flustered and kept tugging at Lin Feng's clothes. "Uncle Chen, don't worry about me. I'm the one they can't afford to offend." Lin Feng pushed Uncle Chen's hand away. Soon, several SUVs sped over, and twenty to thirty well-dressed strong men got out. A Chen led the way, carrying a baseball bat, and with a few powerful swings, he struck the thugs. The thugs were stunned and looked at A Chen as if they had seen a ghost. "Boss Chen, why are you here?" The thugs were confused, but they knew A Chen was the boss of Qingcheng's underworld. Even though they were being beaten, they dared not utter a sound. A Chen ignored the thugs and bowed ninety degrees to Lin Feng. "Brother Feng, it's my fault. I didn't manage these underlings well. Starting tonight, I will conduct a city-wide purge. Anyone who dares to break the rules, I will cripple their arms directly. If they can't behave like men, they can be cripples!" A Chen promised respectfully. "Hmm, what you said sounds more like a human. Then I'll see your performance. Don't disappoint me again this time!" Lin Feng waved his hand, signaling A Chen to step down. "Brother Feng, we didn't know it was you. We were wrong, and we won't dare to do it again." The thugs realized that Lin Feng was the big boss behind A Chen and were so scared that they knelt and kowtowed. "It's too late. Let's make a few of them cripples first." Lin Feng turned his back, and with a look from A Chen, his subordinates dragged the thugs away. "Brother Feng, then we'll take our leave." A Chen and over a dozen of his subordinates bowed ninety degrees to Lin Feng. "Retire, immediately!" Lin Feng urged impatiently, worried that Xu Lin would see this scene if she arrived. Just as he feared, the scene of A Chen and others bowing to Lin Feng was exactly what the arriving Xu Lin witnessed. When she saw a group of thugs bowing to Lin Feng, a flicker of astonishment flashed across Xu Lin's beautiful eyes. "So you're also involved in the underworld. No wonder you're so ruthless, you don't even care about Tang Xiansheng." Xu Lin suddenly realized something. She hated people involved in the underworld the most. In her eyes, anyone in the underworld only knew how to bully people and do evil. And Lin Feng was obviously the boss of these thugs. How many bad things must Lin Feng have done to reach this position? Xu Lin thought of many things in an instant. Lin Feng also noticed that Xu Lin's favorability rating in his mind was changing. It was originally 40 points, but now it had dropped to 20! Lin Feng suddenly thought of something and looked around, spotting Xu Lin standing not far away by her car, watching him. "Damn it, you guys hurry up and leave, stop bowing and greeting me here." Lin Feng signaled them away grumpily. Seeing that Lin Feng was angry again, A Chen dared not stay any longer and quickly led his men away. Seeing that Lin Feng had discovered her, Xu Lin couldn't hide in the shadows and observe anymore. She had to suppress her many questions and walk over. Lin Feng looked at Xu Lin's serious expression and knew that Xu Lin had overthought things and misunderstood him as being involved in the underworld. He felt miserable. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have asked A Chen and his gang to come over. "Mr. Lin, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." Xu Lin walked up to Lin Feng, her expression very cold. She felt complicated and didn't know how to interact with Lin Feng anymore. "Miss Xu, have you misunderstood me? Actually, those people just now..." Lin Feng wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Uncle Chen. "Linlin, you wouldn't know, but we have Mr. Lin to thank this time. Just now, those thugs came to ask me for protection fees again, and thankfully Mr. Lin appeared in time to stop them. Mr. Lin is a benefactor to me and your aunt!" Uncle Chen said emotionally. He had lived a long life and had noticed how well Lin Feng and Xu Lin matched since they first came to the shop. Therefore, Uncle Chen deliberately emphasized Lin Feng's goodness to Xu Lin this time. "Uncle Chen, you're saying those people just now bullied you, and he helped you?" Xu Lin frowned, her understanding somewhat confused. "Yes, it was like this..." Uncle Chen told Xu Lin the whole story from beginning to end. Only then did Xu Lin understand the general situation, and her heart felt relieved. At the same time, Lin Feng's favorability rating in her heart soared from 20 to 50, an increase of ten points from before. "Linlin, your aunt is still sick at home. I'm going to close the shop early. Why don't you two come home with me?" "I'll cook something delicious to thank Mr. Lin properly." Uncle Chen was eager to go home to take care of his wife, and as he spoke, he pulled down the roller shutter of the restaurant. Before Xu Lin could reply, Lin Feng said, "Uncle Chen, then we'll go back with you. I know some medicine, and I can take a look at your aunt." "That would be great, hurry up and come with me." Uncle Chen's face lit up, and he became even more eager. "Get in my car, I drove here." Xu Lin was also worried about Aunt Chen's health upon learning that she was sick. She drove, taking Uncle Chen and Lin Feng to the old house in the shantytown. To Lin Feng's surprise, Uncle Chen's house was not far from Su Qingya's former residence. Standing at Uncle Chen's doorstep, he could see the small two-story building about fifty meters away.