The Four Great Vajras saw that if Ye Huohuo were allowed to speak a few more words, the situation could easily be reversed. If these women turned against them, the situation would become difficult to handle.
Juan Mao quickly picked up a steamed bun that had been stepped on from the ground and stuffed it into Ye Huohuo's and Lu Yao's mouths.
"You talk too much!" After stuffing their mouths, she looked at the more than a dozen women. "You believe this little brat's nonsense? She's not even as good as a dog from the Li family. No matter how rich the Li family is, they can't possibly give her over ten million! Didn't you see? She's been here for so long, has the Li family sent anyone? They only sent an unimportant driver to deliver some worn-out clothes to her. How important is she to the Li family?"
The women exchanged glances. The greed for money in their eyes had just been shining, but after hearing Juan Mao's words, it all dimmed.
One by one, they started whispering to each other. Everyone who could come here was short of money and believed they could do anything for money. However, when it came to actually killing someone, it was still difficult for those with weak wills to make up their minds.
"You bunch of cowards, you were just pledging loyalty to Sister Juan, and now you're all backing out?" Juan Mao sneered, looking at the women with undisguised mockery on her face.
Finally, a woman with a mole on her face stepped forward. "If you dare not act, I will. My family is poor, my mother is seriously ill, and my brother is so good at studying but lacks the money for school. If Sister Juan can really give me ten million, allowing my mother to get treatment and my brother to have a bright future by going to college, I'll accept even if I'm sentenced to death."
Ye Huohuo, who could read faces, couldn't help but pay attention to this woman's features. This woman was originally quite pretty, but the red mole on her face, stretching from the corner of her right eye to her temple, made her appearance somewhat frightening.
However, if the mole were covered, this woman could be considered a beauty in both figure and appearance. Moreover, Ye Huohuo could tell that she had a certain air of the streets about her. In simple terms, she was likely a prostitute. Judging by her appearance, she was probably from a low-class establishment, serving clients of low status who paid little.
After examining this woman's face, Ye Huohuo couldn't help but sigh. This was also a pitiable woman. If she were destined to die today, it would be considered accumulating some good karma to help her with her death!
"Good, that's the spirit. Don't worry, Sister Juan always keeps her word. When you get out, follow me, and you'll never have to serve those dirty men again. Sister will treat you to the best of everything. From now on, your mother will be my mother, and your brother will be my brother!" Juan Mao's eyes and brows lit up with a smile as someone finally stepped forward. Her attitude was as if she wanted to become sworn sisters with her immediately.
Killing Ye Huohuo and the other person was an order from Sister Juan, which had to be carried out. However, if they were to actually kill someone, they still had their reservations. This was no small matter like gouging out an eye and getting two years in prison. If it couldn't be resolved, they might lose their heads. Although they were thugs for the Bai family and had a certain reputation outside, living a life of extravagance, they were truly unwilling to die for Sister Juan's mere word.
This was why they found these people, hoping that among them there would be a few who were reckless or not too bright, to help them take the blame for the murder. This way, Sister Juan's task would be completed, and they wouldn't have to go to jail or lose their heads.
Ye Huohuo, with her mouth stuffed with a steamed bun, wanted to bite it off, but the person who stuffed it in was skillful enough to prevent her from closing her mouth to bite it off. She also tried to use her tongue to push the bun out, but after a lot of muffled sounds, she didn't succeed.
With the steamed bun in her mouth, she couldn't utter a single word, and she was sweating anxiously. She watched as the woman with the mole approached her and Lu Yao, holding a chair leg with a sharp point. The sharp end of the chair leg was still stained with a bit of blood, likely from the one that had just stabbed Lu Yao's shoulder.
Now, she was going to kill both of them with it. Although that thing wasn't as sharp as a knife, if it were used to stab their carotid arteries, it could kill them instantly.
Lu Yao, who had been acting as if she were ready to die, could no longer feign death when she saw death approaching. She also began to struggle desperately.
Her physical condition at this moment was much better than Ye Huohuo's. Ye Huohuo couldn't break free from her restraints, but she still had some strength. Her desperate struggle made the women holding her somewhat unable to control her.
"Hold her down, and you first take care of Ye Huohuo. She's the thorn in Sister Juan's side, the one she hates the most. She must die first!" Juan Mao waved at the woman with the mole, urging her to speed up.
The woman with the mole gritted her teeth and raised the chair leg high. It was evident that she was extremely nervous and scared, her whole body trembling, and her raised hand shook even more violently. But she still gritted her teeth and stabbed down towards Ye Huohuo's neck.
Ye Huohuo had no strength left to struggle and could only close her eyes in resignation.
Lu Yao's struggle was also forcefully suppressed by the women holding her. Watching Ye Huohuo die at someone else's hands, she was powerless. And the next one would be herself.
"Stop, what are you doing?"
Just then, a stern shout echoed through the air.
Ye Huohuo felt a light suddenly appear before her eyes. Just as the woman with the mole was about to stab with the chair leg, she was startled by the shout and froze mid-air.
Everyone in the cafeteria turned their heads in unison towards the source of the voice, the cafeteria entrance.
Standing at the cafeteria entrance was the plump deputy captain, looking serious, with two police officers, one tall and one short, standing behind him.
At this moment, Ye Huohuo thought she was hallucinating and seeing things wrong. Why would the deputy captain, who had been intentionally or unintentionally targeting her, be the one to save her? In her mind, she felt that the only one who could appear here to help them was the usually stern and unsmiling, but at least fair, thin captain.
But she was wrong. It was the deputy captain, who had been deliberately targeting her, who stopped those who were about to attack her at the most critical moment.
At this moment, Ye Huohuo felt her brain couldn't quite keep up.
"Oh, I wonder who it is. It's Captain Zheng. Don't you usually drink tea in the office at this time every day? What, the tea Sister Juan gave you wasn't to your taste? Do you want me to send you a bottle of wine that suits your taste?" Juan Mao gave the women a look, signaling them to keep Ye Huohuo and the other woman pinned down, and then she went to deal with the plump deputy captain.
This Juan Mao was quite something. With a simple sentence, she hid a sharp edge, not only indicating that she was working for Sister Juan but also warning the deputy captain not to meddle. If you take someone's money, you must be discreet and not interfere in their affairs.
Otherwise, if you play both sides, offending the Bai family would lead to bitter consequences. If you refuse the tea, you'll be given a penalizing drink.
The plump deputy captain's expression remained unchanged. He was not intimidated by Juan Mao's words and instead stepped forward. "I've let your petty squabbles slide in the past, but you shouldn't go too far. This is not your Bai family's territory after all. You need to know your limits. Even the Bai family can't protect you if you cause someone's death. Httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Those who know better should disperse quickly, before I bring everyone here, which would be embarrassing for you all."
The plump deputy captain was tall and robust, over 1.7 meters tall, and his physique was no less than that of an adult male. His voice was also loud, and his few words made the entire cafeteria's windows vibrate.
"Captain Zheng, are you determined to meddle in other people's business today?" Juan Mao sneered. "Do you think the Li family really cares about this little girl? Do you think you can latch onto the Li family by using her? I think your plan is misguided. Don't forget what your job is; you are in charge of the detention center, and most of the people you deal with are from the underworld.
Although the Li family is the boss in the legitimate world of Sea City, the underworld is ruled by our Bai family. If you dare to go against the Bai family, I'm afraid you won't be able to latch onto the Li family's thigh, but you'll be chopped up beyond recognition yourself!"
The plump deputy captain, contrary to his usual timid demeanor when facing these people, adopted an extremely firm stance. "I am an official, and you are a civilian, or rather, a criminal. Once you are convicted, you will be a criminal. Do you think I truly fear you?"
"Zheng, don't think of yourself as important. This is not a place where you have the final say. You are, at best, a deputy. You have a superior. Others call you Captain Zheng, and you think you are the captain? The actual captain hasn't said anything, so why are you meddling in other people's business!" Juan Mao remained dismissive.
"Old Zheng, what are you doing here? Didn't I ask you to go to the city to purchase books for the library earlier?" As they were at a stalemate, another voice came from outside the door.