Chapter 161

Su Tiannan wasn't particularly interested in gatherings like tonight's. He'd been upstairs earlier, bothered by the boisterous atmosphere that had given him a headache, so he came downstairs for a cigarette to find some peace. YIu Yifan's request for a ride was perfectly timed; it meant he could cruise around onshore for a bit.

"Sure, I'm free," Su Tiannan said, snuffing out his cigarette by the trash can. "I'll take them."

Recently, Yu Mingyuan's team and members of the Tongji Association had been frequently interacting with You Yifan, becoming quite familiar with each other. So, You Yifan wasn't overly formal. "Tiannan, after you drop them off, head to the Longkou Development Bureau and pick up a friend for me. I'll text you the number."

"Alright!" Tiannan nodded.

"Take my car," You Yifan said, tossing him the car keys.

"Just text me later," Su Tiannan replied, walking towards the bow of the ship to have a staff member call for a water taxi.

On deck, You Yifan spoke a few more words with his sister and the manager of his trading company.

After Su Tiannan told the staff to call the boat, he turned back and saw Miao Miao walking out from inside.

"Brother, are you leaving?" Su Miao Miao asked.

"Yeah, I'm helping Fan-ge take some friends back," Su Tiannan nodded. "What's up? You heading back too?"

Su Miao Miao nodded obediently. "Yeah, I want to go back. I have a headache from drinking and want to rest."

"Alright, let's go together then, I'll take you home."

"Okay." Su Miao Miao grabbed a free bottle of water from a trolley, tilted her head back, and took a couple of swigs.

A short while later, the water taxi pulled up beside the yacht, and Su Tiannan called out, "The boat's here."

You Yifan looked at the manager and quietly instructed him, "Hurry up and collect the money. Some of those debts are long overdue. Don't worry about saving face, be firm."

"Got it," the middle-aged manager nodded.

"Alright, off you go then." You Yifan said, then smiled and called out to Tiannan, "Get them home safe, and thanks."

"No problem," Su Tiannan said with a wave and headed down the stairs to the water taxi.

As the four of them stepped off the stairs, ready to leave, Bai Hongbo suddenly came running out, panting, and hurried down the stairs onto the boat. "Wait, take me too!"

"Why aren't you hanging out anymore?"

"Damn, I wish I could, but the old man wants me back to talk about something." Bai Hongbo replied, exasperated. "Ugh, this is how it is when you get older, menopausal and long-winded."

"Haha, let's go then." Su Tiannan chuckled and turned to the boat operator. "Back to shore."

The water taxi engine thrummed, pushing through the water at high speed towards the shore.

...

About fifteen minutes later, they arrived at Tianhong Port. Su Tiannan got You Yifan's large SUV from the parking lot and headed towards the city.

Throughout the ride, Su Miao Miao leaned her head against the car window, dozing off, probably from too much drinking. You Yifan's sister and the manager were silent, perhaps because they were in the presence of outsiders. Only Da Bai sat in the passenger seat, chattering away with Tiannan.

The car followed the main road out of Tianhong Port, crossing the Long Bridge towards Longkou District.

Da Bai, sitting in the passenger seat, turned back, a hint of jealousy in his voice. "Miao Miao, I saw you chatting with General Manager Gui a lot today. What was he saying to you?"

Su Miao Miao's pretty face flushed red. "He didn't say anything...!"

As they spoke, Su Tiannan suddenly saw two drunks staggering off the curb on the left side of the road, supporting each other. They weren't looking at the road and stumbled right into the street.

"Screech!!"

Su Tiannan instinctively slammed on the brakes, swerving the car slightly and stopping on the road.

You Yifan's sister bumped her head on the seat in front, cursing in pain, "Those crazy guys, they've got a death wish!"

Su Tiannan lightly honked the horn, trying to warn them that there were cars behind them.

"Tap, tap!"

Just then, two more people emerged from the alleyway to the right of the road, walking quickly along the side of the street.

The two drunks in front of the car turned around when they heard the horn. One of them shouted, "Honk your mother! I'll kill you!"

"Get out of the car!!"

"Bang, bang!"

"Get out!"

One of the drunks pounded on the hood, while the other staggered to the driver's side window and banged on the glass.

Bai Hongbo was instantly enraged by these two. He reached for the door handle, "Damn it, I didn't bring my helmet today, you guys are getting cocky, aren't you?! This is so rude."

"Forget it!" Su Tiannan grabbed Da Bai's arm and lowered the window, shouting to the people outside, "Brothers, we didn't even hit you...!"

"Snap!"

Outside the window, the drunk who had been staggering suddenly moved with astonishing speed, pulling out a retractable military dagger and pressing it against Su Tiannan's neck. "Don't move!"

At the same time, one of the two people who had come from the right side of the road pulled a long, cloth-wrapped object from his jacket, rushed to the side of the car, raised it with both hands and shouted, "Move and I'll kill you!"

"Crash!"

The last two people came to the left and right sides of the car, respectively, and smashed the windows with hammers.

Da Bai sobered up instantly and looked at the people outside, warning, "They have guns!"

Su Tiannan was also stunned. He pressed his head against the headrest and asked quietly, "What's going on, brothers!"

The two rear windows were smashed, and the two men with knives forced the young woman and middle-aged manager sitting on the edges of the seats to shout, "Don't move!!"

In the middle of the back seat, You Yifan's sister looked a little scared, but didn't show too much panic.

"Crash!"

The right door was yanked open by someone outside. The manager raised his hands and shouted, "Brothers, what's going on? We..."

"Stop talking nonsense, you're the one we're looking for!" the person outside grabbed the manager by the neck and dragged him out.

"Don't move!! Move and I'll shoot you!" The man standing about five feet away from the car, holding the long object that might be a gun, shouted at the top of his lungs again.

Su Tiannan and Da Bai weren't carrying any weapons, and it wasn't their car, so they had no room to resist.

After the middle-aged manager was dragged out of the car, the two assailants grabbed him and led him towards the alley on the right side of the road.

The other two men by the car didn't move, but covered their accomplices' retreat.

Just then, You Yifan's sister whispered to Su Tiannan, "We can't... let them take him away... The glove compartment, there's a gun in the glove compartment!"