Starforce Warriors

Chapter 115: Enemies On A Narrow Road

Her voice left everyone stunned. Yunyun turned around and saw the city leader's daughter, Tan Qingying, standing with her arms crossed. She looked utterly furious. At that moment, Yunyun’s eyes felt like they were burning.

The girl before her was simply too beautiful. For a moment, Yunyun didn't recognize her as the same girl she had seen earlier with Li Xiaofei at the entrance of the Louis Vingt store. Tan Qingying had not been wearing makeup at the time.

"Who are you?" Yunyun asked rudely.

However, Tan Qingying didn't even bother to glance at her.

"Captain Chen, please explain why you want to take my friend away," Tan Qingying asked coldly.

Captain Chen's heart sank. This was the worst case situation. He knew exactly who the girl before him was. The city leader's daughter was someone to be carefully watched and respected in any situation. As a professional security officer, he had memorized the faces of such VIPs.

"Miss Tan, I apologize. I didn't know this gentleman was your friend," Captain Chen said immediately.

"Now you know," Tan Qingying replied sharply. "Please give me an explanation."

Captain Chen glanced at the dumbfounded Ye Chenglong and lowered his head. "I'm sorry, this was a misunderstanding. I will apologize to your friend right now."

He turned to Li Xiaofei and bowed deeply. "I'm sorry."

Li Xiaofei remained noncommittal.

Tan Qingying said coldly, "This explanation is not satisfactory."

At this point, Yunyun also realized that something was amiss.

However, Ye Chenglong remained calm. He knew Tan Qingying and had some history with her. From his perspective, although she was a bit rebellious, she was not aggressive. On the contrary, she was approachable and indifferent to many things. She didn't seem to mind even when her peers teased or provoked her.

So, he smiled and stepped forward, "Little Ying, I'm sorry. I didn't know... "

"Who are you?" Tan Qingying interrupted, her face icy. "What gives you the right to call me Little Ying?"

"I... " Ye Chenglong was taken aback.

He quickly tried to explain, "You forgot? We've met several times before and even participated in the racing event organized by Young Master Du-"

"I don't remember," Tan Qingying cut him off mercilessly. "Who do you think you are? Get lost."

"You... " Ye Chenglong paled with anger as he realized that Tan Qingying was deliberately humiliating him. But he was helpless. If the city leader's daughter decided to get serious, he wouldn't stand a chance.

Ye Chenglong had no choice but to swallow his pride and forced a smile, "Since there are so many people around, can you spare me some face?"

Tan Qingying sneered, "You knew there were many people around when you falsely accused and framed my friend. Why didn't you think about sparing him some face then?"

"I... I was misled by this wretched woman," Ye Chenglong immediately shifted the blame to Yunyun.

"Young Master Ye, you... " Yunyun was stunned and terrified.

Tan Qingying didn't bother wasting time with this despicable pair. She turned to the security captain and said, "Please retrieve the surveillance footage from earlier, immediately."

The security captain didn't dare delay and promptly followed her order. The surveillance footage was displayed in the air, revealing the entire sequence of events. It was clear to everyone that Li Xiaofei had been falsely accused.

"I'm terribly sorry, really sorry," Captain Chen repeatedly apologized, bowing nonstop. "This was a huge oversight on our part. I'm willing to take full responsibility and offer compensation."

"Apologies are meaningless. I need to see actions," Tan Qingying demanded firmly. "Captain Chen, please take these two who falsely accused my friend to the security office for a thorough investigation. I don't want to see them at the banquet again tonight."

"Please, no..." Ye Chenglong was now thoroughly panicked.

He was merely an elite disciple of the Ye family, and not a part of the direct bloodline. There were hundreds of young people with an equivalent status in the Ye family. His father, Ye Xiang, who had just been discharged from the hospital, had spent considerable resources to secure an invitation to this banquet.

The goal was to network and hopefully get a few pointers from the inspector, which would be a tremendous boon. He couldn’t afford to be expelled before the banquet even started.

Ye Chenglong repeatedly apologized, "Little Ying, this was my mistake. I'm willing to make any compensation. After all, we are friends..."

"I don't consider you a friend," Tan Qingying said mercilessly. "You are not worthy of being my friend... Captain Chen, why aren't you taking action?"

The security captain approached Ye Chenglong and Yunyun and extended his hand with a stern expression. "Please, come with me."

"No, no, you can't... " Yunyun's face turned pale with fear.

Ye Chenglong gritted his teeth and protested, "I came here with an invitation. On what grounds are you expelling me? I... "

Both of them were genuinely terrified and becoming increasingly incoherent.

"I was wrong," Yunyun said, looking at Li Xiaofei pitifully as she tried to use her charm to appeal to him.

Ye Chenglong also realized that he should be seeking forgiveness from Li Xiaofei to appease Tan Qingying's fury. He quickly said, "This young brother, I was wrong before. I apologize. I was just joking with you."

Li Xiaofei sat on the sofa, smiling but saying nothing.

"Young brother, my father is Ye Xiang, the general manager of Yongxing Hotel. Let's be friends. If you ever run into any trouble, you can always come to Yongxing Hotel and find me," Ye Chenglong added.

Hmm? Ye Xiang from Yongxing Hotel.

Li Xiaofei's heart stirred.

Wasn't he the old dog who caused trouble in the slums and later put a bounty on me on the darknet?

He had been wondering how he should settle the score.

What a coincidence...

Li Xiaofei started to calculate his next steps but still didn't say anything. In the end, Ye Chenglong and Yunyun were forcibly escorted out by security. As they were being taken away, Ye Chenglong turned and looked at Li Xiaofei with eyes full of resentment.

I can't do anything to Tan Qingying, but I have ways to deal with you. Just wait, we'll see how this plays out.

"Sorry, I left for just a moment, and this happened," Tan Qingying sat down and immediately apologized.

Li Xiaofei asked, "Do you think I'm that unreasonable?"

Tan Qingying replied, "It's just that I left for too long, and I didn't inform security beforehand..."

Li Xiaofei waved his hand, "It's just my bad luck lately. I’ve been attracting some crazy dogs."

Tan Qingying propped up her chin with her hands and widened her beautiful eyes, "Is it Zhao Bufan from the Golden Eagle Guild? Do you want me to find someone to help you deal with him?"

Li Xiaofei rubbed his chin and said, "Though a free ride is tempting, I'm still young and my stomach is strong, so I'd like to handle it myself for now."

"Alright, I knew you'd refuse," Tan Qingying said, picking up a glass of wine.

Li Xiaofei quickly took the wine from her and said, "No drinking and riding, and no riding if you drink. You need to take me home after the banquet."

"Why should I take you?" Tan Qingying pouted cutely.

Li Xiaofei replied matter-of-factly, "Because I've already had a drink."

Tan Qingying was speechless.

"By the way, I heard some new information." She leaned in close to Li Xiaofei's ear and whispered, "I heard that representatives from the Jiepeng mission will be here tonight to announce something big."

"What is it?" Li Xiaofei asked curiously.