Chapter 44: There Is No Antidote?

Yang Haiyan left, and the small courtyard fell into tranquility once more.

Sitting before the table, Li Yaoyao rested her chin in her hands and looked toward the wooden chest by the lamplight, her thoughts already flying far away to where Ye Fan was.

"I wonder what time he'll be back tonight?"

"Will he drink a lot?"

"Oh dear, how miserable he'll feel if he drinks too much!"

The more she thought about it, the more worried Li Yaoyao became. She simply stood up and headed toward the kitchen. Coincidentally, she still had the pigeon and various seasonings and food items that Ye Fan had sent over, and she intended to make a hangover soup for him!

Meanwhile, Ye Fan was currently being chased all around the room by Richard!

With no other choice, running away when you couldn't beat your opponent was nothing to be ashamed of!

Ye Fan dodged Richard's attack once again. The other man had just whipped his leg around, his shin smashing directly into the wooden pillar of the wall. Broken bricks scattered everywhere, and even though his leg was bleeding, he didn't seem to feel a thing!

Who on earth wouldn't run when fighting an opponent like this?

While dodging, Ye Fan inwardly cursed Huang Dalei for being so despicable. Several times he wanted to use the opportunity of dodging Richard to get close to Huang Dalei, aiming to capture the ringleader first, but Huang Dalei wasn't stupid either. In fact, he was utterly cowardly, keeping several underlings around him for protection, leaving Ye Fan with no opportunity at all.

"I can't keep dodging like this!"

Ye Fan jumped behind the sofa, casually picked up a vase from the coffee table, and hurled it at Richard, suddenly recalling the human meridian map that Li Yaoyao had made him memorize earlier.

The opponent might be wild and fearless of pain, but surely he couldn't be immune to fatal pressure points, right?

With that thought, he ducked another punch from Richard and arrived beside the dining table.

Picking up a pair of chopsticks from the table, and taking the risk of being punched once, he thrust them directly into Richard's ulnar nerve!

"Aah!"

Richard didn't feel pain, but having his nerve struck still disrupted his momentum, allowing Ye Fan to narrowly dodge the punch!

Seizing the opportunity, Ye Fan slipped behind him and delivered a twin-peak-strikes-the-ears blow directly at Richard's temples!

"Crash!"

Richard's tall frame fell backward, crashing straight into the glass coffee table!

The tempered glass shattered!

Richard's body went rigid, and he collapsed onto the floor, motionless!

"Phew~"

Ye Fan wiped the sweat from his brow, turned his head to look at Huang Dalei, and smiled amiably.

"That's settled. You're next!"

Watching Ye Fan knock Richard down with his own eyes, Huang Dalei was utterly dumbfounded!

The opponent's smile turned into a demonic grin in his eyes, as if he were about to devour him in the next second!

"Brother Ye! Master Ye! I know I was wrong!"

The rolls of fat on Huang Dalei's face sagged, his whole body trembling like a stray dog!

Richard was a former special forces soldier and had even taken drugs, yet he was no match for Ye Fan—how could he possibly compare?

His underlings nearby also scrambled on the floor in sheer terror, burying their heads in their hands with movements that were chillingly practiced!

"You haven't been slacking off on your practice, have you!"

Ye Fan clicked his tongue in wonder, stepped forward, and struck their pressure points one by one, instantly causing all the thugs to faint.

That included Xixi and Lanlan!

Those two bitches had even tried to seduce him earlier, so Ye Fan showed no mercy whatsoever, even pressing an extra pressure point to make them wet themselves before passing out!

Watching Ye Fan use pressure points with his own eyes, Huang Dalei finally realized the truth!

The opponent really knew pressure point techniques—he really was the disciple of an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor!

No wonder he hadn't passed out from the drug and was even able to defeat Richard...

Ye Fan slowly walked up to Huang Dalei.

Kneeling on the ground and trembling all over, Huang Dalei looked at the pair of leather shoes gradually approaching and suddenly burst into tears: "Grandpa Ye! Master Ye! I know I was wrong, I'll confess to everything you ask!"

"Grandpa-pa-pa?" Ye Fan crouched down in front of Huang Dalei. "Are you babbling nonsense? Hurry up and give me the antidote!"

"I... I don't have any antidote!"

"No antidote? You're asking for a beating, damn it!"

Ye Fan roared angrily and let loose a barrage of blows on Huang Dalei, only stopping when the other's face was bruised and swollen, with snot and tears streaming down his face.

It wasn't that he didn't want to hit him anymore, but mainly because Huang Dalei's face was covered in a disgusting mix of blood and nasal mucus!

"Alright, you can talk now!"

Ye Fan pulled over a chair and sat down in front of Huang Dalei. "Where's the antidote?"

"I really don't have an antidote!"

Huang Dalei had several teeth knocked loose from the beating, and he slurred his words as he spoke, "It was all given to me by Mr. Jiang!"

"Mr. Jiang?"

Ye Fan leaned closer to Huang Dalei. "Who is Mr. Jiang?"

"It's Jiang Hanhai from the Golden Dragon Financial Group! Everything I did was instigated by him!"

"Oh?" Ye Fan skillfully pulled out his phone, opened the recording function, and said, "Give me the details!"

"Wuwuwu..." Huang Dalei cried and sniveled as he explained, "Ever since Lin Junqiang suffered a cerebral thrombosis, the Golden Dragon Financial Group managed by Mr. Jiang has wanted to swallow up the Lin family's industries. They've been plotting behind the scenes, causing the stock of the Lin family's corporation to shrink. Later, when he heard that all the Lin family's assets were given to Ms. Chen, he came to find me!"

"What did he want you to do?"

"To manufacture a scandal and then deal a fatal blow to the Lin family... The Lin family's stock had already plummeted, but it hadn't reached the price the Golden Dragon Group wanted. Mainly because the market still held hope for the Lin family, believing that even though Lin Junqiang was paralyzed, the family still had talent and could make a comeback in the future. So this time, having me drug Chen Shutong was meant to use the scandal to suppress the Lin Corporation's stock price even further!"

After listening to Huang Dalei's words, Ye Fan inwardly sighed. As it turned out, high-end business warfare was indeed this unpretentious and boring!

He stood up, ignored Huang Dalei entirely, and walked straight out the door to look for Chen Shutong.

Chen Shutong and Old Luan were still lying on the floor.

Fortunately, the hallway was carpeted, otherwise they might have caught a cold!

Lost in idle thoughts, Ye Fan picked up Chen Shutong, intending to find a sofa for her to lie down on properly.

Anyway, this entire floor was empty; he could just open any private room, and there was bound to be a sofa inside!

As he was walking, Chen Shutong suddenly let out a soft moan.

"You're awake?"

Ye Fan hurriedly lowered his head and saw Chen Shutong's pretty face flushed red, her misty eyes looking around dazedly.

"Where am I?"

"The Golden Dragon Building!"

"Ah?" Chen Shutong fell silent for a few seconds, finally recalling the sequence of events, and immediately tightened her arms around Ye Fan in vigilance. "Where is Huang Dalei? Haven't we escaped yet?"

"It's already over!"

Holding her, Ye Fan comforted, "Huang Dalei has already been dealt with by me!"

Carrying Chen Shutong into a private room, he saw people scattered all over the floor in awkward postures, with Huang Dalei leaning against the wall, bruised and battered.

"Ah? Did you beat all of them?"

"Yeah!" Ye Fan replied with a cheeky grin. "I just casually threw a few punches. I hadn't even exerted any real force, and they all collapsed!"

Chen Shutong remained silent.

In her heart, she knew that although Ye Fan claimed he hadn't used much force, it must have been a fierce battle.

However, seeing Huang Dalei slumped in the corner of the wall, she felt an incomparable sense of satisfaction!

He deserved a thorough beating!

If she weren't currently being carried by Ye Fan, she would have gone up and kicked him a couple of times herself!

Finally feeling at ease, Chen Shutong looked up at Ye Fan, her heart filled with a profound sense of security as she gently rested her head against his chest.

"Thank you, Ye Fan!"

"Hehe, isn't this only right? I'm your assistant after all!"

Ye Fan smiled and said, "It's too messy here, let me find another room for you!"

As he spoke, he carried Chen Shutong out the door. At that exact moment, the sound of the elevator chiming rang out!

"Who's there?"

Ye Fan instantly tensed up. He watched as the elevator doors opened and an elderly man with graying hair stepped out!

It turned out to be Lin Junqiang's younger brother, Lin Jiaxing!

Ye Fan had seen this old man at the Lin residence last time. Back then, he had been pushing Lin Junqiang's wheelchair, dressed plainly like a mere butler.

This time, however, he was wearing a sharp suit, which lent him the imposing aura of someone in a position of authority.

Seeing that someone from the Lin family had arrived, Ye Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It must have been Lin Junqiang who learned about tonight's incident and sent reinforcements.

To his surprise, the moment Lin Jiaxing laid eyes on them, he flew into a rage and rebuked harshly, "You have a lot of nerve! Put Chen Shutong down right now!"

"Chen Shutong, you're a married woman lying in the arms of a gigolo, have you no shame at all!"