Chapter Twenty-Four: Reopening

  After watching Cong Ye leave, Sun Cheng only felt a chill on his back and was scared into a cold sweat. He sat down in the chair with a worried expression, thinking about what had just happened.

  How can a veteran be so formidable? Such a formidable veteran, how could he have retired from the army? Wouldn't it be better for him to stay in the army and have unlimited prospects? Sun Cheng was indeed also a veteran, and he knew everything about the army. For soldiers with good martial skills, the army generally wouldn't let them retire easily.

  Thinking of this, Sun Cheng shook his head hard and scolded himself.

  "What's it got to do with you?"

  The top priority now is how to deceive Yu Xiaopeng, if Yu Xiaopeng finds out, it will not only be difficult to contract projects from his construction site in the future, but also whether he can continue to mix in Guanhai City. Looking at the two subordinates who were still unconscious and lying on the ground, Sun Cheng thought about how to make these two people shut up and not spread the news of what they saw today about Cong Ye everywhere.

  As for the more than 60,000 yuan, Sun Cheng didn't take it seriously. Thinking of what Yu Xiaopeng said on the phone last night, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. After dinner yesterday, he received a call from Yu Xiaopeng, who instructed him to keep an eye on Cong Ye for the next two days and try not to have a direct confrontation with her.

  It seems that Yu Xiaopeng has already thought of a way to continue collecting the leaves.

  "Grandma's, how come it's so coincidental? Among all the restaurants in Guanhaiwei, you had to come here to eat, what bad luck!"

  Cong Ye left Zhang Ji Seafood Restaurant and, worried that Yan Qingcheng would worry about him, took a taxi back to Ri Zhao Lane. Seeing Cong Ye unharmed and almost returning at the same time as himself, Yan Qingcheng's suspended heart fell.

  "Back so soon? Is everything settled?"

  "Don't worry about it, it's all settled. It was just someone I knew from the army who borrowed some money from me at the time, and after demobilization, we lost contact. I didn't expect to run into him there."

  "What a coincidence?"

  Yan Qingcheng would never believe Cong Ye's words. After graduating from high school, he went to the army and grew up in an orphanage since childhood. Except for the meager allowance after joining the army, where else could he have other income? How could he possibly lend money to others? However, Cong Ye didn't say anything, and Yan Qingcheng wouldn't ask too much either.

  "Yes, this world is a bit small."

  Cong Ye was on his way back, thinking about what the woman had said that night when he sneaked into the small building: "Anyway, you're going to leave, so what's wrong with staying with me for a few more days?" Today, I saw Yu Xiaopeng again. When is he leaving and when is he coming back?

  Cong Ye had already thought it through, he couldn't just passively take the beating, he had to take the initiative and turn passive into active. So, he must grasp Yu Xiao Peng's whereabouts. The mysterious hot flow in his meridians had now reached a level of mastery, giving Cong Ye a lot more confidence. However, wanting to grasp Yu Xiao Peng's whereabouts wasn't an easy task, where should he start?

  "Cong Ye, is there something on your mind?"

  "Sister-in-law, a fellow soldier sent me 5,000 yuan. I was thinking of temporarily renting a small storefront and opening the clinic first?"

  "I said I wouldn't use the money you borrowed."

  "Sister-in-law, this money is just borrowed for you to use. When the clinic opens and there's income, you can return it to me then. Besides, even if not for yourself, shouldn't you also think about Little Hui?"

  Seeing Yan Qingcheng hesitating, Cong Ye immediately said:

  "It will be difficult to get rid of Yu Xiaopeng's calculations if you always stay here."

  This sentence struck a chord in Yan Qingcheng's heart. She looked at Cong Ye's concerned expression and could only say:

  "Alright, consider the money borrowed from me."

  Yan Jingcheng agreed, and Cong Ye's heart relaxed a bit. As long as he arranged his sister-in-law well, he would no longer have any worries. Judging from Yu Xiaopeng's actions towards his sister-in-law, he was just trying to force her to follow the path he had planned out, ultimately achieving his goal of making his sister-in-law seek him out when she had nowhere else to turn. So, for now, his sister-in-law would not be in any danger.

  The two of them discussed it and the next day they went to some residential areas that were more concentrated. Opening a clinic is different from opening a store, as long as there are enough residents nearby, even if the location is slightly remote, it's not a big deal. In the end, the two of them found a house at the entrance of a medium-sized residential area.

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  The house is a two-story building, with the first floor being a convenience store run by the landlord, and the second floor is for rent. The area is over 30 square meters, with an independent staircase and an independent bathroom. Moreover, the rent is relatively reasonable, with an annual rent of 8,000 yuan, and it's said that it can be used as a clinic. The landlord agreed to pay every half year. Both parties immediately signed the rental agreement and paid 4,000 yuan for half a year's rent in advance.

  The funds used to open the clinic are not much, just a table and two chairs, a small bed, plus a small portion of commonly used medicines, and it only takes one or two thousand yuan to purchase these things. The more than 6,000 yuan in Congye's hands is barely enough.

  The two of them casually chose a day, which was Sunday two days later. They had printed more than 100 promotional pages in advance and distributed them in the residential area near their new address. They didn't invite anyone to celebrate, after all, Yan Qingcheng hadn't been in Guanhai City for many years, and she only knew a few colleagues from her previous hospital, as well as most of her former neighbors who had already moved away from Rizhao Alley, let alone Cong Ye.

  However, on Sunday morning, there were still people coming to congratulate them, and the three batches of people who came one after another made Yan Qingcheng and Cong Ye feel extremely surprised, and each batch was more unexpected than the last.

  As soon as the door opened, Yu Fu led a dozen or so young hooligans over. Yu Fu walked in front, with two young men behind him carrying a black and gold signboard with four golden characters: "Hanging Pot to Save the World". Yu Fu saw that Yan Qingcheng and Cong Ye both had expressions of surprise on their faces, and he took a step forward, making a fist at the two of them.

  "Big brother, Yan Dafu, little brother has come especially to offer congratulations."

  After finishing, he beckoned to the two young men behind him, who were carrying a signboard, and asked them to watch. Then, he personally directed his subordinates to hang the signboard on the wall outside the second-floor window facing the street. Although Yu Fu was more than ten years older than Cong Ye, since being beaten by Cong Ye last time, he had always addressed Cong Ye as "Big Brother".

  "Thanks for your support, big brother."

  As the saying goes, one should not hit a smiling face, let alone when someone is coming to congratulate him. Cong Ye could only treat him with courtesy. Yan Qing Cheng also expressed gratitude towards Fu:

  "Thank you, Uncle Yu."

  "No need to be polite, last time I was ignorant and misheard others' instigation. Although the things I did with Brother Yu can't be made public, I never do anything that goes against heaven and reason. It wasn't until later that I found out that Commander Yan's loved one was a martyr who sacrificed for the country, and Big Brother had also been an upright soldier. I admire people like this, from now on, including me, all of us brothers will come to trouble Commander Yan when we fall ill, I hope Commander Yan can forgive my past mistakes and forget the unpleasant things that happened before."

  Yan Qingcheng and Cong Ye didn't expect that Yu Fu would say such a long and pompous speech, the two of them exchanged a glance, and it was still Cong Ye who spoke up:

  "We'll just have to thank Big Brother for this favor then."

  "Big brother, you're being too polite, it's alright. Well, Yu Fu won't disturb the two of you anymore, I'll take my leave."

  Having finished speaking, he neatly and efficiently led his subordinates away, turning around and leaving immediately.

  Cong Ye walked to the window and looked at the back of Yu Fu's group gradually walking away on the street. He thought for a while, his heart sinking. He couldn't quite believe that what Yu Fu was doing was out of his true intentions. But if it wasn't out of Yu Fu's true intentions, then why did he do so? Could it be that he was still influenced by Yu Xiao Peng?

  Just as Cong Ye was thinking about the purpose of Yu Fu's visit earlier, the sound of chaotic footsteps came from the stairs again. Before the person appeared, Sun Cheng's familiar voice had already been heard.

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  "Brother Cong Ye, big brother has come to offer congratulations."

  As they walked, Sun Cheng led the way, and the two people behind him were also familiar to Ye Cong. They were the young men who had disguised themselves as security guards at the nightclub that night.

  "What are you doing here? You're not welcome."

  Congye didn't treat Sun Chengke with the same courtesy as Fu, although he had recovered his losses, he still felt a lingering sense of unease in his heart. Being deceived that time was something Congye couldn't shake off for a while.

  Yan Qingcheng didn't recognize Sun Cheng and his group. She looked at Cong Ye's gloomy face, then at the three of them.

  "Yan Dafu, I'm Sun Cheng, and Cong Ye brothers are all veterans. That day's matter..."

  "Sun Cheng, have you been secretly monitoring us? How did you know that our clinic opened today?"

  Cong Ye didn't want Yan Qing Cheng to know that he had been deceived, so he interrupted Sun Cheng's words.

  Sun Cheng was also a person who had mixed in society for many years and immediately understood Cong Ye's meaning. He continued the topic of Cong Ye's words, saying:

  "Congye brothers don't think too much, the big brother just lives in Guanhai Community, it's just a small district behind with only one street in between. I saw the promotional page of the clinic opening yesterday afternoon, that's how I knew."

  After finishing, Sun Cheng opened his arm and took out a thick red envelope from the small package under his arm, wanting to hand it over to Cong Ye, seeing that Cong Ye didn't intend to take it, he handed it to Yan Qingcheng instead.

  "Mr. Yan, this is a small gift, it's not enough to show my respect, I hope you can accept it with a smile."

  Seeing Yan Qingcheng hesitating, Sun Cheng directly put the red envelope on the table and made a fist at the two of them:

  "Yan Dafu, Congye brothers, what's past is past. If there's anything useful in the future that can be obtained from Big Brother, just speak up. I won't disturb you two, farewell."

  "This..."

  Seeing Sun Cheng turn and leave, Cong Ye's face was still gloomy. Yan Qingcheng picked up the red envelope on the table, thinking of returning it to Sun Cheng. From Cong Ye's expression, Yan Qingcheng knew that Sun Cheng was not only not a friend of Cong Ye's, but there must be some conflict between them. With her understanding of Cong Ye, if Sun Cheng hadn't offended Cong Ye deeply, he wouldn't have been treated coldly today. For example, when it came to wealth, Yan Qingcheng knew that Cong Ye wasn't petty-minded.

  It was just that Sun Cheng walked fast enough, Yan Qingcheng picked up the red envelope and had just stood up when Sun Cheng and his two companions disappeared at the staircase entrance.

  "Never mind, sister-in-law, don't chase after him anymore."

  Seeing Yan Qingcheng seemed to want to chase after and return the red envelope to Sun Cheng, Cong Ye spoke up to stop her.

  "Uh..."

  Yan Qingcheng handed the red envelope over to Cong Ye.

  "Sister-in-law, just keep it for now, it's just in time."