Chapter 74: A Loud Bang!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Ye Chen took the elevator back down to the lobby.
The pretty little receptionist at the front desk had been looking around for him. When she saw Ye Chen, her eyes lit up and she quickly greeted him, “Sir, did you manage to meet Director Meng?”
Ye chen waved the document in his hand. “I got my contract signed, so I might come here more often in the future.”
The receptionist’s heart trembled and she replied excitedly, “That’s great!”
“Hmm?” Ye Chen frowned.
It was only then that she realized that she had lost her composure. She touched her nose shyly and said, “Sir, I don’t know your name yet. My name is Meng Xiaoqi. If you need to make an appointment with someone here, you can contact me. This is my business card and contact details.”
The other receptionist looked at Meng Xiaoqi and laughed, “Xiaoqi, you’re being sneaky. A man asked you for your contact details just now, but you wouldn’t give it to him no matter what. Why are you taking the initiative to give this handsome guy a business card now?”
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Meng Xiaoqi blushed and glared at her colleague.
Ye Chen took the business card from her and smiled. “Thanks, I’m Ye Chen.”
He thought to himself inwardly, ‘Looks like I’ll have to wear this suit more often in the future. It actually has the effect of blessing with “good luck”.’
Ye Chen left the Qinghe building, and was about to hail a cab to look for Qiao Zhenghu when a slender hand suddenly reached out from behind him and patted him on the shoulder.
“Ye Chen!”
He subconsciously grabbed the hand; he instinctively wanted to throw the person behind him over his shoulder, but he quickly stopped himself.
After all, he knew the person who had patted his shoulder. It was Bai Libing.
However, Bai Libing was not wearing her police uniform today. Instead, she was wearing a shirt and jeans, sporting a very casual look.
“What are you doing here?” Ye Chen asked curiously.
Bai Libing’s arm had almost been dislocated by Ye Chen. She rolled her eyes at Ye Chen. “I should be the one asking you that. I was on a mission nearby. So, why are you here?”
Bai Libing glanced at Ye Chen’s suit and leather shoes, and was slightly surprised. She said, “Yo, I almost couldn’t recognize you in this attire. Arc you here to apply for a job at the Qinghe group? Given your ability, do you even still need to find a job?”
“I don’t think I have an obligation to answer you.” With that, Ye Chen walked off.
Bai Libing felt that something was wrong. Just as she was about to chase after him…
Bang!
A deafening sound came from above!
Bai Libing subconsciously raised her head and very quickly discovered that the top floor of the Qinghe building was covered in thick smoke. A fire was spreading across the building.
Suddenly, her eyes were filled with fear! Because a black shadow was rapidly approaching her from above!
The explosion directly caused a huge piece of debris to fall from the top floor!
It was falling extremely fast, and Bai Libing clearly would not have enough time to dodge.
She could clearly see that there were broken steel rebars inside the debris. If it fell on her, she would definitely die!
Her legs were trembling, and her back was covered in cold sweat. She had thought about the countless ways in which she would die. After all, she had to face many dangers in this line of work, but she had never imagined that her luck would be so miserable to the point where she would be smashed to death by a falling chunk of debris.
She had not even experienced the joys of love yet.
At this critical moment, Ye Chen moved!
He left an afterimage as he moved and pounced directly in Bai Libing’s direction. The moment he grabbed Bai Libing, his legs suddenly exerted a tremendous amount of force and the pair flew through the air!
“Bang!”
He fell to the ground with Bai Libing in his arms. His Armani suit was scruffed up and torn from the impact.
The huge piece of debris smashed into the ground, creating a huge pit not far away.
The surrounding crowd screamed.
Bai Libing’s mind went blank. She had never thought that Ye Chen would save her from such a dangerous situation.
Did this guy not treasure his own life? The two of them obviously had no relationship at all.
She could clearly feel the strength of the other person’s arm around her waist, while the other arm supported her butt.
Normally, she would have been furious. However, at this moment, she only felt the joy and adrenaline of surviving a disaster.
“Ye Chen… Thank you…” Bai Libing said softly.
Her face was a little pale, and she was obviously still scared.
Ye Chen got up and put Bai Libing down. He looked at the huge piece of debris not far away and shook his head helplessly.
Was this how these so-called sweepers did things?
Even if they wanted to destroy the evidence, there was no need for them to blow up the entire floor.
Although it had been done cleanly, did this not cause too much of a commotion? Did they not care about the life and death of others at all?
If he had not saved Bai Libing, it would have been equivalent to him having caused her death.
Not long after, a few men in casual attire ran toward Bai Libing worriedly. “Captain… Are you okay?”
Only then did Bai Libing come to her senses, and her expression turned cold again. “What are you guys still standing around here for? There’s been an explosion above us. Immediately seal the area and call for reinforcements. Also, some of you should go up and check on the situation immediately.” “Yes, Captain!”
A few of them hurriedly rushed into the Qinghe building.
At this moment, the entire Qinghe building was in a mess. All of the employees inside had rushed out, and there was chaos everywhere.
There were even some cases of people being trampled by others.
Bai Libing came over to Ye Chen’s side and said softly, “Thanks for saving me just now. Also, I’ll compensate you for the Armani suit you’re wearing.”
Ye Chen glanced at his clothes and shook his head. “There’s no need for that. It seems like I’m really not suited to wear these clothes. They’ve already been torn on the first day. I think I’ll just stick to my old clothes.”
Bai Libing was just about to say something, but her pupils quickly shrank when she noticed a few men rushing out from the crowd!
There was no panic in their eyes.
Their necks bore the tattoos of a fierce tiger.
Bai Libing had been investigating one person over this period of time. Incidentally, it happened to be Qiao Zhenghu, the mysterious grandmaster of River City’s martial arts circle. She only knew that this person had some connections with the Qinghe group in River City.
Hence, Bai Libing had been keeping watch near the Qinghe building with a few of her subordinates over the past few days.
Now that she had caught onto such a good opportunity, she would naturally not let it go!
She left Ye Chen behind, saying, “I have something to do now. I’ll look for you after I’m done.”
After that, Bai Libing hopped into a Volkswagen.
Seeing that Qiao Zhenghu’s men had already driven off, she naturally had to give chase.
She knew very well that there had to be a reason why these people were leaving so anxiously!
As long as she could obtain some evidence, they would be able to mobilize reinforcements and capture Qiao Zhenghu!
So he was an ancient martial arts expert, eh? What of it?
Ye Chen looked at Bai Libing’s departing figure and shook his head helplessly. He then hailed a cab and said, “Please head to No. 112, Taining Road, west of the city.”
“Little brother, what are you doing there?” the driver asked in surprise. “That place is too secluded, and there’s almost no one there. Are you sure you’ve got the right address?”
Ye Chen handed over five hundred yuan and said, “Please just head to the address I mentioned..”