Villains: Starting with the Landlady

"Call the police."

Ling Yun smiled and dialed a number.

"Hello, is this Uncle Xu Lu? This is Ling Yun..."

Hearing him call out the name, Tao Xin'er's expression changed drastically. After all, Xu Lu, the Chief Inspector of the Capital Police, was a household name, and this was the last step one could take within the law enforcement bureau. However, thinking of the young man's mysterious background, she shook her head. As a less favored daughter in her family, she had no one to rely on.

Zhang Caiwei looked completely bewildered, but when she saw Tao Xin'er give her a glass of milk, she smiled shyly.

Seeing the girl's expression, Tao Xin'er returned a warm smile.

Who would have thought that the legendary Ling Yun would choose such an innocent-looking girl as his girlfriend?

Chapter 84 The Girl in the Private Box

Upon seeing the incoming call, Xu Lu, from the Capital Law Enforcement Headquarters, interrupted the meeting that was in progress.

"Oh, it's my dear nephew. What brings you here?"

Xu Lu's old face broke into a bright smile, like a blooming chrysanthemum, leaving the department heads and bureau chiefs below stunned.

"Oh, is that so? Don't worry, we also plan to completely get rid of these damned Japanese people... Okay, we'll go right away!"

After hanging up the phone, Xu Lu glanced at the crowd below and tapped the table with his knuckles: "We've just received a report from a concerned citizen that a group of Japanese people are about to head to a bar. This is the perfect opportunity for us to take action!"

Xu Lu observed the reactions of the crowd. Some remained calm, while others actively sought to participate, and all of them performed quite well.

"This bar is called Laiya Bar, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Huahai Road Law Enforcement Bureau. You will lead this operation."

When he saw that his boss had called on him, Director Liu Lanshan immediately stood up and saluted. Then he began to arrange for all his men to go out and try to take down these little bastards.

Liu Lanshan walked outside, thought for a moment, and then made a phone call to a woman.

"Hey Zheng, how's your adjustment going these past few days?"

Zheng Xi was nestled on the sofa watching TV when she received the call from the bureau chief. She was extremely excited and immediately replied, "Director Liu, I'm ready to serve at any time!"

"Yes, if this matter is handled well, not only will you be reinstated to your original position, but more importantly, it will contribute to purifying the environment of our capital!"

Zheng Xi, barely suppressing his excitement, said, "Please give the order, Director!"

Ling Yun, who was standing nearby, had already led Zhang Caiwei into the private room. Without Tao Xin'er's instructions, no one else was allowed to enter.

The soundproofing in the private room was quite good, eliminating the howling wolves outside. Zhang Caiwei breathed a sigh of relief and drank the milk that Tao Xiner had given her.

"Ling Yun, is something big going to happen tonight?"

Zhang Caiwei knew nothing about these things, but just from listening to the conversation between the two, she sensed something was wrong and shrank closer to Ling Yun.

"Well, it's none of our business. We can just watch the show."

"Ok."

A short while later, several cars with their license plates deliberately obscured pulled up outside. The vicious Japanese nationals and Zhao Qian got out, acting as if they were the most powerful people in the world.

Zhao Qian looked at the bar and it seemed familiar, as if he remembered something, but he quickly forgot it.

Pshaw, with my current strength, who can stop me except my master?

His confidence masked everything, but just as they were about to go inside, alarms suddenly sounded from all directions, and then a group of fully armed police officers pointed their guns at them.

Although the Dragon Kingdom has certain professions that allow them to possess firearms, its gun control is extremely strict, so these people from the Cherry Blossom Kingdom naturally can't get their hands on any of these things.

Faced with dozens of armed police officers, they had no choice but to obediently raise their hands.

"Everyone, put your hands behind your heads and squat down!"

The leader was a smart and capable policewoman whose voice was strong and clear, with a hint of a smile.

Chapter 85 One-Hit Kill

"Very well, I hope you won't court death. Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely!"

The arrest of a group of Japanese citizens who had illegally entered the country, even if they hadn't done anything wrong, was enough to get Zheng Xi back to her frontline post. She wasn't the kind of clerk who enjoyed sitting in an office organizing documents; she preferred to personally punish evildoers.

Zhao Qian was cursing under his breath. These people would at most be deported after being detained for a while, but if he was discovered, he might be interrogated thoroughly!

He was bewitched and actually got involved with Yao Xingchen. In order to gain more of Yao Xingchen's trust, he took it upon himself to come and avenge his father.

He couldn't just sit and wait to die, but seeing so many cold guns, he quickly gave up the idea of ​​breaking out on his own.

"Ruoxue, you're in charge of causing some trouble for those little bastards, I'll have some fun with Zhao Qian."

Ling Yun came out at this moment, and Zhang Caiwei was chatting with Tao Xiner, unaware of the situation outside.

"Good boss."

Ling Ruoxue hid in the shadows and used mental suggestion on a few weak-willed kids to make them resist and break through. Ling Yun, on the other hand, focused his attention and slowly and patiently gave Zhao Qian suggestions.

His own luck value had reached its limit, which would have a slight "brain drain" effect on these "protagonists" who also possessed luck values. Coupled with his hints, Zhao Qian quickly became restless.

If Ling Yun told Zhao Qian to shoot himself, Zhao Qian would definitely be alert and wouldn't do it; even a level 5 mental suggestion probably wouldn't have that effect. However, if he was given a less subjective suggestion that being captured would be terrible, but there was a sliver of hope for escape, Zhao Qian wouldn't notice anything unusual and would naturally follow the suggestion.

The premise is that his mental strength is not high and he has not received professional resistance training.

With the combined efforts of Ling Ruoxue and Ling Yun, those little rascals soon began to stir. Just as Zheng Xi was about to arrange for people to go forward and detain them one by one and take them back, the two at the front looked at each other and walked towards Zheng Xi at the same time!

To catch the thief, first catch the leader. If we take this beautiful female police officer hostage, the others will probably hesitate to act.

However, they underestimated Zheng Xi's strength. Even without a gun, the policewoman's hand-to-hand combat skills were enough to take down the two men. But with a leader, the others shouted and ran in all directions, and the scene quickly descended into chaos.

Zhao Qian had initially resisted the mental suggestion with his willpower, refusing to be the first to act. But seeing the current chaotic situation, he was overjoyed and, without hesitation, began preparing to flee.

As he fled toward the vehicle, a sniper on a distant high-rise building had already aimed at him.

“Biu~”

Ling Mengxi mouthed the words "fire" and then pulled the trigger.

A bullet powerful enough to tear through steel plates whistled and flew towards Zhao Qian, who was fleeing. Just as he touched the car door and a look of relief appeared on his face, the bullet pierced his head, and he fell to the ground, swaying unsteadily.

[Zhao Qian is dead, his luck value is zero. Congratulations, master, for successfully plundering "Firearms Proficiency" and "Qi Cultivation Technique (Beginner)"!]

[Congratulations, Master, on successfully plundering your third "Protagonist"! Your combat power has been increased! Your current combat power is C-. Since you have now plundered three "Protagonists," the query system has added a "Recent Opportunities" section. You can now view the opportunities your "Protagonists" are about to encounter, making it easier to plunder them!]

Ling Yun smiled slightly. He had originally let Zhao Qian roam freely to see if he could find any opportunities, such as treasures, so that he could get some benefits from them. However, all of Zhao Qian's opportunities were related to status and position, and there was nothing to gain. He had no choice but to deal with him first.

However, with the option to search for "Recent Opportunities," you can now take advantage of any available opportunities first, and then start exploiting them later.

Of course, if you encounter a "protagonist" who is genuinely good-hearted, you should reconsider whether to kill them or not.

The scene was too chaotic. It wasn't until Zheng Xi dealt with the two thugs and many police officers fired shots to restore order that they discovered the dead Zhao Qian.

"Take this bullet back with you. Remember, you must report it. I have a feeling there will be a major discovery."

Wearing white gloves, Zheng Xi picked up the bullet that killed Zhao Qian, placed it in an evidence bag, and labeled it. Her intuition was exceptionally sharp; although she didn't know why she had this idea, she was certain that doing so would lead to new discoveries.

She glanced at the tall building instinctively, even though she couldn't see anything, she still immediately arranged for people to go and check it.

Ling Yun listened to her instructions and couldn't help but clap his hands secretly. This Zheng Xi was indeed a talented person. If she didn't lack luck points, Ling Yun would have suspected she was a "protagonist." However, this also showed that not everyone with ability is a protagonist, and the number of "protagonists" was far less than he thought.

Liu Lanshan nodded. This operation was very successful, except for Zhao Qian, who was killed.

After the other police officers removed Zhao Qian's disguise, big data scanning quickly revealed his identity information.

"Kicked out of the team? Ha, it's a good thing these scumbags were kicked out for being able to associate with the Japanese!" Liu Lanshan looked at his file with disdain.

As the police escorted the numerous rioters into the police car, Ling Yun also led Zhang Caiwei and Tao Xiner out from inside.

"Oh dear, thanks to Director Liu this time, otherwise my little shop would probably have been torn down by these little rascals!" Tao Xin'er walked over with a smile and chatted with Liu Lanshan. Old Liu dodged the question and was about to say something when he saw Ling Yun behind her.

"Oh, is this nephew Lingyun?" Liu Lanshan stepped forward and shook hands with him, then said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "How has the old man been lately?"

“Director Liu, the old man is in very good health,” Ling Yun replied with a smile.

"Haha, that's good, that's good!"

Although the two were speaking softly, Zheng Xi still noticed something amiss and began to speculate more deeply about Ling Yun and the elderly man whose face was blurred in his WeChat Moments.

However, since Ling Yun was present at all three incidents, Zheng Xi, though unwilling to participate in the collusion, still warned Ling Yun.

This young man is suspicious!

But he was clearly such a good person...

Zheng Xi was torn. Perhaps if she took Ling Yun back for questioning, she might be able to find some clues. However, the lingering feelings she had for Ling Yun made her unwilling to do so, leaving her frozen in place without uttering a word.

"Sister Zheng Xi, how about we go out for a few drinks next time?"

Ling Yun gave her a bright smile, and Zheng Xi seemed to suddenly wake up, quickly replying with a "hello".

Seeing Ling Yun and Zhang Caiwei's hands clasped tightly together, Zheng Xi felt a pang of sadness. But with many things to attend to, she could only go back with the police car.

After everyone had left, Tao Xin'er crossed her arms and looked at Ling Yun: "Oh, Mr. Ling, you are truly capable."

"It's time to fulfill the agreement."

"What agreement? I don't remember it."

Seeing Tao Xin'er feigning ignorance, Ling Yun had already anticipated this. He glanced at Laiya Bar with his hands behind his back and muttered to himself, "Hey, a conscientious entrepreneur like Sister Tao must have all the necessary fire safety, tax, and invoice procedures in the bar, right?"

Tao Xin'er walked into the bar without saying a word.

"You're ruthless. Come in, let's talk things over."

Chapter 86 Subduing Tao Xin'er [Bonus Chapter for Boss Lin]

"Caiwei, why don't you go back first?"

Zhang Caiwei glanced at Ling Yun and Tao Xin'er, seemingly guessing something. However, she didn't want to cause trouble for Ling Yun, especially since she had overheard some of what Director Liu Lanshan had said in a low voice. So she didn't insist any further, obediently nodded, and got into Ling Yaxuan's car to go back.

Ling Yun walked into the bar, and Tao Xin'er instructed her subordinates to maintain order while she led him to a room upstairs.

"Oh, so Sister Tao usually sleeps here?"

"Yes, this shop is my only hope, so I have to put extra effort into it."

Unlike Ling Yun's flippant remarks, Tao Xin'er quietly sat down on the sofa next to the coffee table and skillfully brewed tea.

Ling Yun heard that her tone had returned to normal and the somewhat unruly tone from before had dissipated. He picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"What, aren't you afraid I'll drug you?" Tao Xin'er joked.

"I helped you resolve this matter, how could you turn on your benefactor, right?"

"I don't think we've had any contact before. Your sudden help to me must be quite something," Tao Xin'er said, taking a sip of her drink. "I don't think this appearance is enough to make you go to such lengths, so this matter is actually beneficial to you, isn't it?"

"Very clever, no wonder she is the daughter of the Tao family."

“That house belongs to my younger brother, it has nothing to do with me.” Tao Xin’er smiled self-deprecatingly. “Before he, the real young master, was born, I was called Tao Zhaodi.”

Ling Yun leaned back on the soft sofa, crossed his legs, and said, "You guessed right, I do benefit from this."

He naturally wouldn't say anything about the system, not even to Su Qingya.

Tao Xin'er chuckled, her eyes crinkling as she looked at him: "I say, Mr. Ling, you really don't give up at all. Do you expect me to offer myself up? I'm already engaged."

"A marriage agreement?"

Ling Yun was unaware of this. He sat down beside her with a furrowed brow and saw the woman's delicate face and the faint sorrow in her eyes.

“My family told me not long ago that I should marry into the Sun family.”

"The Sun family again?" Ling Yun smiled. "You're not going to marry Sun Yimiao, are you?"

"Isn't it ridiculous? I've put up so much resistance, even getting tattoos and hiding in this place to run a bar, but... I still can't break free from the Tao family. If I don't go through with the marriage, all the employees in the bar will suffer."

"If I were to publicly announce right now that you are my woman, do you think the Sun family would still dare to touch you?"

“Lingyun, doing this will offend the Sun family behind the scenes… They already don’t get along with Old Master Su, doing this is like tearing off the mask.”

"Are they worthy?"

Ling Yun recalled some things the old man had told him privately and dismissed them with disdain. Why hadn't Su Guosheng taken the initiative? Because there was no need. In the other party's eyes, they probably thought they could already contend with Old Master Su, but in reality, they were nothing more than clowns.

Otherwise, Ling Yun wouldn't have acted so decisively.

Seeing the disdain on Ling Yun's face, Tao Xin'er's heart trembled slightly.

"Ling Yun, if I really were with you, could you give me enough freedom?"

“You can continue running your bar.” Ling Yun stared into her eyes, his tone gentle, “but don’t flirt with those men. That’s my bottom line.”