Chapter 156: You're Actually Stalking Me?

Half an hour later, they arrived at the destination.

It was currently three o'clock in the afternoon, yet the place was already packed with people, and luxury cars gathered densely at the entrance.

A crowd of fashionable young men and women walked inside, arms linked, laughing and chatting as they prepared to indulge in music and dancing.

Following the directions in the text message from Brother Tu, Ye Wushang walked straight through the corridor into the main hall. Brother Tu was waiting for him in the office right now.

Just as he was about to head toward the spiral staircase on the left, a figure suddenly rushed toward him from the opposite direction. He instinctively sidestepped to make way, but the person stumbled and crashed directly onto the ground!

"Are you alright?"

Although it had nothing to do with him, Ye Wushang still spoke with a pleasant tone and reached out a hand to help the person up.

"Get lost!"

The other person barked harshly, failing to appreciate a kind gesture.

Instead of showing gratitude for Ye Wushang's initiative, the man flew into a rage, got up, and grabbed Ye Wushang by the collar. "You damn well saw me running over and didn't hold me, and you even had the nerve to dodge?"

"Let go."

Ye Wushang's eyes turned cold.

Taking a closer look at the man, he appeared to be under thirty, dressed in a suit and tie, looking refined and scholarly, yet spitting filth from his mouth.

His aura was mediocre, and he reeked of vulgarity. One could tell at a glance that he was a spoiled scion who spent his days immersed in alcohol and debauchery.

"You fucking want me to let go, and I'll just let go?"

Not only did the man refuse to let go, but he gripped tighter, saying viciously, "I just had a bit to drink and couldn't stand steadily, you should have caught me when I rushed over!"

"With my identity as Qi Tianfang, who wouldn't want to suck up to me? You were given a chance and didn't know how to seize it!"

"Now, kneel down and apologize to me!"

Ye Wushang was speechless.

The man knew his own name and even remembered why he had rushed over in the first place.

Clearly, he wasn't actually drunk. If the guy had genuinely been a drunkard, Ye Wushang wouldn't have minded.

However, this was the first time he had ever encountered such an arrogant attitude.

"Fine."

Ye Wushang nodded.

He reversed his grip on the man's arm, twisted it up and down, and with a crisp 'crack', Qi Tianfang couldn't help letting out a miserable scream.

Immediately afterward, his entire body spun three hundred and sixty degrees and he was forced straight down onto his knees!

"Well, you've knelt."

"Now apologize, and I won't hold this against you anymore."

Ye Wushang raised a hand to press down on the man's head. The other man struggled desperately to get up, but found himself completely immobilized!

"Damn you, let me go!"

Qi Tianfang cursed loudly.

He had expected that revealing his identity would cause the other party to act submissively and apologize, as had always been the case in the past.

Yet this punk was truly asking for death; not only did he refuse to apologize, but he had even brought him down.

Since childhood, when had he ever suffered such bullying?

Just as he was about to make threats, Ye Wushang applied pressure with his right hand, channeling inner energy into the grip, which instantly made the man dizzy and his body tremble.

"L-Let me go."

"S-So painful..."

"Apologize!"

Ye Wushang raised his voice and said sternly, "I have things to do today, I don't want to kill anyone."

"You!"

Qi Tianfang choked on his words.

Looking into the other's fierce gaze, he couldn't help shuddering, realizing that if he pushed this fellow too far, the guy might actually do something terrifying.

A wise man submits to the circumstances.

After a moment of hesitation, he finally gritted his teeth and apologized, "S-Sorry..."

"Bang."

With a kick from Ye Wushang, he was knocked flat onto the floor. Ye Wushang said coldly, "Next time you get drunk, go home and sleep it off instead of making a fool of yourself outside."

With that, he turned around and walked toward the second floor.

"Damn it!"

Watching Ye Wushang's retreating figure, Qi Tianfang couldn't help spitting on the ground. "Bastard, you hit me and made me kneel?"

"Just you fucking wait! If I don't destroy you today, I'll change my last name!"

...

At the end of the second-floor corridor, he pushed open a door and entered.

"Mr. Ye."

Brother Tu hurried forward, handing over a file proactively as he said respectfully, "I forgot about it earlier due to being busy, but this is the information I gathered on Huang Yuanxiang. Please have a look."

Taking the file and flipping through it carefully, Ye Wushang frowned and asked, "This Peng Haidong used to be Huang Yuanxiang's underling?"

"And three years ago, he was even instructed by Huang Yuanxiang to kill someone?"

"This Huang Yuanxiang..."

"Although he is currently the president of the Family Guild, back when he was first starting out in his early years, he was also part of the underground forces, operating in the grey areas."

Brother Tu took over the conversation, speaking solemnly, "During a turf war, he ordered Peng Haidong to deal with a rival. Afterward, Peng Haidong reported back that he had already killed the person. Having thus taken on a murder charge, Peng Haidong also left behind criminal evidence, using it to blackmail Huang Yuanxiang into working for him."

"How could this be?"

Ye Wushang's heart sank.

He still felt a deep sense of gratitude toward Huang Yuanxiang.

Had it not been for the venue provided by him, Ye Wushang wouldn't have broken through to the Qi Refining Realm so quickly.

Moreover, he had also obtained the whereabouts of the Dragon King Birth; although it wasn't in his hands yet, his previous conversation with Lu Zhengfeng on the rooftop had given him a chance to acquire it, leaving him with a very favorable impression of Huang Yuanxiang.

However...

Not only was the man connected to underground forces, but he had also ordered a hit on someone.

This was a violation of the law. Regardless of his motives, it could never excuse criminal behavior!

"It seems I need to re-evaluate this Huang Yuanxiang..."

"No, Mr. Ye, you haven't looked closely enough."

Brother Tu smiled and shook his head, flipping the file to the final page. Pointing at the text above, he said, "Huang Yuanxiang did instruct Peng Haidong, but only to teach the guy a lesson, not to kill him. Therefore, the murder was Peng Haidong's own doing."

"He simply wanted to fabricate evidence in order to blackmail the other party."

"Furthermore, according to my investigation and cross-referencing, it turns out that the rival was never killed and is still alive and well today."

"I have already located that person, and whenever you need, I can bring him out at any moment."

Ye Wushang widened his eyes. Lowering his gaze to read carefully once more, he was overjoyed and said with a sigh of relief, "Good thing. If Huang Yuanxiang had truly broken the law and committed heinous crimes, no matter how much he helped me, I would never tolerate it."

"As for Peng Haidong over there, there's no need to rush."

"We stay put until the enemy makes a move."

"The moment he dares to act recklessly, that so-called rival will be our trump card."

Brother Tu nodded. "Understood, we'll do whatever you say."

"Whatever your instructions are, we will execute them."

As he spoke, he turned around to the desk, took a key from the drawer, approached Ye Wushang, and made an invitation gesture. "Let's go, Mr. Ye."

"Hmm?"

"When you came looking for me tonight, aside from wanting to find out Huang Yuanxiang's background, weren't you also planning to ask for my help in making medicine?"

"When you asked me about the equipment, I knew that you had successfully created a sample of the new medicine, but you probably ran into trouble outside."

"You can only get it produced through me. After all, tomorrow is the agreed deadline for delivering the new medicine, right?"

Ye Wushang was stunned.

Previously, he had only considered Brother Tu to be thorough in his work and loyal to him.

Yet listening to him now, the man was remarkably perceptive and adept at reading expressions.

"Alright, let's go."

Words were unnecessary between them.

Since Brother Tu could accurately state his needs, it meant everything had already been prepared.

With his assistance, tomorrow's delivery of the new medicine would undoubtedly go off without a hitch!

Downstairs...

At this moment, even more guests were arriving. Because the alcohol supply issue needed attention, Brother Tu went to handle it first. While Ye Wushang was wandering around leisurely, a familiar reprimand suddenly came from behind him: "Ye Wushang! Why are you here? Are you deliberately stalking us?"

Ye Wushang frowned and turned his head to look.

He immediately saw Su Xiaoding walking toward him arm-in-arm with An Lan, each holding a glass of red wine.

And right behind the two of them was a familiar figure—none other than Qi Tianfang, whom he had just encountered downstairs!

"Wushang."

Walking up to him, An Lan knitted her delicate brows and asked suspiciously, "What brings you out drinking in broad daylight?"

"No, I'm actually..."

"How could that be?"

"Sneaking around like that, isn't it obvious you're stalking us?"

Su Xiaoding not only harbored no goodwill toward Ye Wushang, but actually despised him intensely because of the trouble surrounding the new medicine's development.

Out of deep sympathy for her good friend, she had specifically brought An Lan out here to unwind and relax.

Little did she expect to run into this good-for-nothing loser here. How utterly bad for her luck!

"Xiaoding, is he the loser you were talking about?"

"The Ye Wushang who dragged the Lan family down and might now threaten the An family's reputation?"

At that moment, Qi Tianfang stepped forward and asked with a feigned expression of surprise.

He appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was utterly shocked.

To think that the bastard who had beaten him up just moments ago was actually this loser!

It truly took no effort to find what one was looking for after a long search!

He had already called his underlings over; once this gathering broke up later tonight, he was going to destroy this guy once and for all!

"Who else could it be if not him?"

Su Xiaoding's tone was hostile as she crossed her arms over her chest and glared at Ye Wushang. "Loser, I had such a hard time cheering Lanlan up, and you just had to show up here. Are you doing this on purpose to ruin our day?"

"Get lost right now, we don't want to see you."

"I'm warning you, if you dare to keep following us, I won't let you off!"

With that, she linked arms with An Lan and urged, "Lanlan, let's go."

"Let's continue drinking."

"After we finish, we'll go upstairs to sing, and have a good time tonight."

"As for tomorrow's new medicine launch, we'll just have to wait and see. I already spoke to my dad, he should be able to figure something out."

"Aside from talking big, this loser is completely useless. You mustn't pin your hopes on him..."

"Xiaoding!"

Before she could finish, An Lan let out a sharp cry and said solemnly, "Even though you're my best friend, I won't allow you to talk about Wushang like that!"

"You don't have deep contact with him, but I still trust him very much. As long as he promised, he will definitely pull it off."

"I am indeed worried about the new medicine's development, and I wanted to relax by coming out today, but I don't want anyone badmouthing him..."

"Lanlan, that's not how you put it."

Hearing this, Qi Tianfang attempted to intervene, only to receive a cold glare from An Lan. "Young Master Qi, you're just Xiaoding's boyfriend, you have nothing to do with me."

"I'm not very familiar with you. You can call me Miss An, or you can call me An Lan, but the nickname Lanlan is reserved only for someone I approve of."

Qi Tianfang looked awkward, but quickly adjusted his tone and said, "Fine, Miss An."

"You're Xiaoding's good friend, and I'm Xiaoding's boyfriend, so I think we can be considered our own people."

"Since that's the case, I feel it is both necessary and my duty to look out for you."

"This loser is good for nothing except making things worse. Instead of going out to solve the issue of the new medicine's development, he ran over here to stalk you—that shows he harbors malicious intent."

"I suggest you stay away from him. Hurry up and go drink with Xiaoding, I'll take care of this punk..."

"Shut your mouth!"

An Lan cut him off sharply, extricated herself from Su Xiaoding's arm, and walked right up to Ye Wushang, instinctively wrapping her arm around his. She declared earnestly, "No matter what the two of you say, I believe in Wushang!"

"I was in a bad mood before, but seeing Wushang now has made my mood wonderful!"

"If you want me to keep drinking and singing, fine."

"However, I'm taking Wushang with me. Any objections?"