Chapter 79 Thrown Away as Fertilizer
Chen Debiao waved his hand, and with his subordinates, they headed towards the elevator shaft on the left side of the basement of Tianliu Commercial Building.
There was a disused elevator here. It had been broken for years, and no one had ever repaired it.
The elevator was dilapidated. The elevator shaft inside could be climbed directly upwards.
Chen Debiao's objective was clear: this time he intended to lead his men to rob the jewelry stores in Tianliu Commercial Building.
Chen Debiao was fully aware of all the nearby cameras, and stealing from Tianliu Commercial Building would go unnoticed.
A sinister grin appeared on Chen Debiao's lips. He led his men up the elevator shaft, and upon reaching a floor, he pried open the door and swaggered towards the jewelry store.
Just halfway there, a strong spotlight suddenly flashed on, and four men in security uniforms walked over.
Chen Debiao immediately covered his eyes. He cursed inwardly, how unlucky.
Then Chen Debiao waved his hand and said, "Brothers, go! Break the legs of these four blind idiots!"
Chen Debiao led the others towards the four security guards, sneering, "You four unlucky souls. You still dare to be security guards here! It's only because you listened to that trash Chen Yang and came to work here!"
As Chen Debiao spoke, he suddenly leaped up and kicked at the foremost security guard.
These four security guards were all members of the Medical Killing Pavilion of the Heavenly Medical Hall.
The four of them showed disdainful smiles. As soon as Chen Debiao's group entered within 500 meters of Tianliu Commercial Building, they were discovered by the people of the Heavenly Medical Hall.
After all, Tianliu Commercial Building was now equipped with various high-definition surveillance cameras installed by members of the Heavenly Medical Hall, leaving no blind spots.
The abandoned elevator shaft had also long been equipped with infrared alarms and surveillance cameras, so the whereabouts of Chen Debiao and his men had been under the monitoring of the Heavenly Medical Hall all along.
Seeing Chen Debiao's arrogance, the four security guards wasted no words and suddenly attacked.
A flurry of punches and kicks ensued.
Soon, Chen Debiao and all the other security guards were knocked unconscious on the ground.
The leading security guard picked up his walkie-talkie and reported, "Lord Vermilion Bird, the thieves have been apprehended. How should they be dealt with?"
A cold, indifferent voice came from the walkie-talkie, "Anyone who dares to harm the Celestial Venerable's wife shall be transported to the medicinal garden to be used as fertilizer!"
"Yes! Lord Vermilion Bird!"
Soon, Chen Debiao and his group were loaded into a black container truck.
The truck, carrying over twenty people, sped away, quickly leaving Qingzhou City.
The next day.
Liu Ran woke up early in the morning and fumbled for her phone. She was afraid of receiving bad news on her phone, worried about something happening at Tianliu Commercial Building yesterday.
However, to Liu Ran's relief, her phone had been silent all night.
Liu Ran went into the kitchen, intending to make breakfast.
Just then, Chen Yang walked in carrying soy milk, fried dough sticks, and pancakes.
He smiled gently and said, "Wife, did you sleep well last night?"
Liu Ran nodded, then blushed and mumbled, "Can you not call me that for now? And I can make breakfast for you. Buying it on the street is a bit wasteful. We still need to save money to buy a car. We can't always ride electric bikes to and from work. What if it rains? It's too dangerous!"
Chen Yang was a bit helpless and smiled, "Breakfast doesn't cost much. Eat quickly, and we'll go to the mall to start working as soon as possible."
Liu Ran nodded, ate breakfast with Chen Yang, and then got on their small electric bike, heading straight for Tianliu Commercial Building.
At the entrance of Tianliu Commercial Building.
Liu Xin and Yang Long were walking towards the mall hand in hand, looking smug.
Both of them were quite certain that Chen Debiao had made his move last night, which meant that there would definitely be explosive news about Tianliu Commercial Building this morning.
Liu Ran would not only be guilty of serious dereliction of duty but would also have to pay a large amount of compensation, leaving her with no way to recover.
Just then, a buzzing sound of an electric bike was heard. Chen Yang then braked, bringing Liu Ran to a stop at the main entrance at the foot of the mountain.
The security guards by the gate immediately bowed to Liu Ran and respectfully said, "Hello, Director!"
Liu Ran was startled. The security guards had never been so respectful to her before!
Liu Xin also walked over. She frowned upon seeing this, then sneered, "Hello, Director? I don't think her directorship will last much longer! Liu Ran, you must remember that the letter of commitment you signed was to ensure the smooth operation of the mall. But now, things have been stolen from the mall, and valuable items at that. This incident has caused reputational and financial losses to Tianliu Commercial Building. You must bear this cost yourself!"
Liu Ran's face turned pale with fright upon hearing her cousin say this.
She quickly asked the security guard next to her, "Did anything happen at our Tianliu Commercial Building last night?"
The security guard immediately shook his head and replied with a straight posture, "Reporting to Director, everything was smooth last night, and nothing happened!"
Liu Ran breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Liu Xin with confusion.
Liu Xin let out a cold laugh and pointed at Liu Ran, "Liu Ran, stop acting. How long can you hide this kind of thing? A theft occurred at your Tianliu Commercial Building last night. You don't know, do you?!"
Liu Ran found it very strange. She looked at Liu Xin, then at Chen Yang, with a peculiar expression, and said to Liu Xin, "A theft occurred at our mall, and our mall's security guards don't know, and I, the mall's director, don't know. How is it that you, an outsider, are so well-informed? Spreading rumors baseless and without evidence like this is worse than the intelligence of a kindergarten child."
Liu Xin's face turned pale with anger upon hearing this. She pointed at Liu Ran and said, "You good-for-nothing woman, do you think you've become a director and can do whatever you want? Now you dare to talk back to me like this? I'll make sure you can't even cry later!"
Then Liu Xin took out her phone and called Du Xiaoyou.
Du Xiaoyou was also driving over at that moment. She got out of her car and hurried over.
Liu Xin asked Du Xiaoyou, "Supervisor Du, did a theft occur at your mall last night?"
Du Xiaoyou chuckled and looked at Liu Ran triumphantly, "Director Liu, this kind of thing can't be hidden. Something must have happened at Tianliu Commercial Building last night, right? Did you think you could hide it from others but not from me, the supervisor? You'd better honestly confess what was lost."
Liu Ran was completely speechless and disdainful upon hearing this.
She looked at Du Xiaoyou and said, "Very good, Supervisor Du. I originally intended to let you leave peacefully and write you a letter of recommendation for your next job. But I didn't expect you to be so impatient to turn your back on us and spread rumors and cause trouble! Since that's the case, I will convene a senior management meeting later and officially remove you as the head of public relations! Sister Su Ya is also on her way and will arrive in Qingzhou soon, so you don't need to hand over anything!"
Du Xiaoyou snorted upon hearing this and pointed at Liu Ran's forehead, "Liu Ran, even now, you're still putting on a brave face. You, a lowly person from the Liu family, want to truly control Tianliu Commercial Building? Are you worthy?!"
Saying this, Du Xiaoyou directly took out her phone and dialed the number of her subordinate.
She turned on the speakerphone and asked, "Xiao Zhang, tell me, did a theft occur at Tianliu Commercial Building last night? Was a large amount of property lost?"
At this point, Du Xiaoyou, Liu Xin, and Yang Long all looked at Liu Ran with schadenfreude and smugness.