Chapter 277 - Taking a Detour

But at the same time, Li Han and Yang Ruoxi were very puzzled by Fu Deren’s various reactions towards Chen Yang.

They weren’t present the last time Fu Deren was caught.

So they also didn’t know why Fu Deren was so terrified of Chen Yang.

After Chen Yang got back into the car, Yang Ruoxi immediately couldn’t restrain her excitement and asked, “Chen Yang, you’re so cool!

You’re like my idol!”

“Why is that Fu Deren so scared of you?

Does he have something on you?”

Yang Ruoxi blinked her curious eyes, almost pressing her little face against Chen Yang’s.

Chen Yang smiled as he buckled his seatbelt and answered Yang Ruoxi in a calm and collected manner.

“He does have something on me.

Fu Deren was originally a villager from Shangshan Village.

We had some conflicts in the past, and then I got him locked up, so he’s kind of scared when he sees me.”

Chen Yang spoke vaguely and didn’t go into specifics.

However, Yang Ruoxi and Li Han were clever enough to infer the general cause and effect.

“So that’s what happened.”

Yang Ruoxi nodded her head.

“Chen Yang, are you really going to let go of your past grudges with Fu Deren?”

After Yang Ruoxi drew back, Wu Kexin suddenly spoke up.

Chen Yang naturally understood what Wu Kexin meant by that.

She didn’t want a villain like Fu Deren to dodge prison by pulling strings.

Wu Kexin was right to think that way, but Chen Yang had a different idea.

“That’s right, I’ll let bygones be bygones with him.”

“As long as he, Fu Deren, doesn’t offend me, I can’t be bothered to hold a grudge against him.”

“After all, we’re all local community members.

If I really cornered him, it wouldn’t be good for anyone.”

Chen Yang nodded, sharing his thoughts out loud.

“Alright then.”

After hearing Chen Yang’s thoughts, Wu Kexin didn’t say much else.

Instead, she looked back and when she saw that Fu Deren’s men had all dispersed, she turned to Chen Yang and said, “Shall we go for a late night snack now?”

At the mention of a late-night snack, Chen Yang did feel a bit peckish.

“Sure, let’s go!”

Vroom.

Chen Yang started the car, then with a neat reverse followed by stepping on the gas, they left the area.

In front of the massage parlor, Tiger Brother still lay on the ground wailing bitterly.

Watching Chen Yang’s car disappear into the distance, Fu Deren heaved a great sigh of relief.

“That guy really is intimidating.”

Fu Deren wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, then turned and sternly warned his subordinates!

“Did you all get a good look at that guy today?

If you see him again, you better walk the other way!

Otherwise, your fate will be just like Tiger’s!”

Fu Deren harshly cautioned his subordinates, who stood silent as cicadas, nodding repeatedly.

“Got it, big brother!

We’ll remember.”

“Understood, big brother, we definitely won’t mess with him.”

The subordinates nodded tremblingly, but a few with strong curiosity couldn’t help but step forward and ask, “Brother Ren…

who exactly was that guy just now?

Why are you so wary of him?”

Fu Deren took a deep breath and glanced at the inquiring subordinate.

“He’s the one who last time took out all those brothers I sent to the countryside, crippling them all!”

Hiss…

When Fu Deren said this, all the subordinates at the scene took a collective gasp of cold air.

They were of course aware of Fu Deren’s recent misfortune.

Realizing that Chen Yang had single-handedly disabled so many tough fighters, the subordinates finally understood why Fu Deren was so deeply wary of Chen Yang.

“Take Tiger to the hospital.

Don’t talk about today’s incident, just keep it in mind.”

After Chen Yang left, Fu Deren cast a glance at the crippled Tiger Brother, then led his men into the car and also moved away from the massage parlor.

After leaving the massage parlor, Chen Yang directly took the three women to the night snack street in the county town.

It was lined with shops for late-night eating.

Chen Yang parked the car in a good spot and then walked into one of the shops that looked decent.

The owner of the shop was an elderly person with great age.

The hair and beard were all white.

But the spirit was still good, with sprightly speech and movement.

And there was always a smile on his face, looking quite lively.

As soon as the old man saw Chen Yang enter the shop, he immediately came out from the counter beaming happily.

“How many are you, sir?”

“Table for four.”

The old man looked up and glanced behind Chen Yang, surprised for a moment by the appearance of the three women with him, but he didn’t show it.

“Sure thing, right this way.”

The old man cheerfully ushered Chen Yang and his group inside and found them a relatively clean table.

“What will the four of you have?”

As soon as Chen Yang sat down, the old man handed over the menu.

Chen Yang looked at Yang Ruoxi: “You order, give her the menu.”

“Alright, what would the beautiful lady like?”

The old man immediately turned his head towards Yang Ruoxi, passing her the menu.

With a faint smile, Yang Ruoxi gave Chen Yang a glance: “At least you’re sensible.”

Then, she began to look over the menu.

As she looked at the variety of barbecued snacks on the menu, she couldn’t help but swallow.

“Chen Yang, sisters, let’s not eat anything else and just go for the small dragon shrimp tonight, how about that?”

Yang Ruoxi suddenly proposed excitedly.

“I don’t mind, anything works for me.”

Chen Yang expressed his indifference.

Li Han and Wu Kexin exchanged glances, then nodded in agreement: “Sure, let’s do small dragon shrimp.

We haven’t had it in ages.”

Seeing that everyone had agreed, Yang Ruoxi immediately returned the menu to the boss.

“Boss, we’ll take one of every kind of shrimp you have on the menu.”

“Alright!

Just a moment, beautiful, we’ll have them right out for you.”

The boss grinned from ear to ear.

Small dragon shrimp was the most profitable item for these late-night food stalls.

Yang Ruoxi ordering so much at once naturally made him very happy.

The boss, still beaming, walked away, and soon a waiter brought utensils for Chen Yang and the others.

The group sat in silence, opening their utensils and washing them with hot water.

“Oh right, village chief, did you get a message from the town leader?”

Just after finishing washing his bowl, Chen Yang suddenly remembered the matter.

When they had left Shangshan Village that day, the town leader had said that he would pass a message to Chen Yang.

The whole evening had gone by, and they still didn’t know if there had been a reply.

“Hold on, let me check.”

Wu Kexin pulled out her phone from her pocket and carefully checked for missed calls and messages.

“There’s no reply yet, but there should be one by tomorrow.

The town leader is quite reliable.”

Wu Kexin said with a smile.

It seemed she had a good relationship with the town leader and knew him well.

“Okay then, if there’s a reply tomorrow, remember to tell me right away,” Chen Yang said with a smile.

“Got it, got it.

Let’s not talk about this stuff today.

We’re out to have fun!

No other topics!”

After speaking, Wu Kexin promptly changed the subject and went on to gossip with Yang Ruoxi and Li Han.

Watching the three women chattering like true sisters, Chen Yang shook his head with a smile.

It seemed his role was just to be the third wheel.

The three women were the ones really having a good time.

Bored, Chen Yang tidied up the table a bit, and it wasn’t long before the waiter came to serve their food.

Seeing bowl after bowl of big dragon shrimp brought to the table, even Chen Yang felt tempted.

Who could resist such delicious food?

As soon as Yang Ruoxi and the other two saw the shrimp arriving, they stopped their conversation, their eyes shining in readiness to eat.

“Your dragon shrimp is all served.

Do you need anything else?

Like sauces, perhaps?”

The waiter asked, after counting the bowls of shrimp on the table.

“I’ll have a bottle of water,” Chen Yang answered, then looked at the three women, “What about you?

Need anything?”

“Soda!”

“I want a soda, too.”

“I’ll have the same as Chen Yang, water!”

The three women spoke up one after another; Yang Ruoxi and Li Han wanted sodas, while Wu Kexin asked for water like Chen Yang.

“Alright, enjoy your meal, your drinks will be here shortly.”

The waiter nodded and then turned to leave.