Chapter 57: Thanks for the Help, Brother Hui

That night, Chen Xuewen and the other three did not return home. After all, the house was completely flooded and uninhabitable.

They went to rest at a somewhat dilapidated old inn not far from the old square.

This inn was a rather rundown old building, standing only five stories tall.

Chen Xuewen and his companions rented two rooms and checked in temporarily.

Of the two rooms, Chen Xuewen took a single room with a large bed, while Lai Hou, Wang Zhendong, and Li Tiezhu shared a triple room.

Chen Xuewen had his reasons for this arrangement.

Although tonight's matter had been resolved, Chen Xuewen still harbored some concerns in his heart.

He did not know just how unhinged the person known as Viper could become. Once Viper truly went all out to deal with them, Chen Xuewen would undoubtedly be the primary target.

Therefore, separating himself from the other three was also a means to protect them, preventing them from all being wiped out in one fell swoop.

Furthermore, if Chen Xuewen were alone, it would be much easier for him to make a getaway.

Upon returning to his room, Chen Xuewen did not rest immediately. Instead, he walked over to the window and carefully observed the surrounding terrain.

In this old building, the window bars were also dilapidated, and the external electrical wires, water pipes, and drainage pipes were tangled in a mess.

Chen Xuewen reached out and shook the window bars; a section of the steel pipe actually snapped right off.

After getting a clear picture of the situation and roughly forming a plan in his mind, he lay down on the bed fully clothed.

He also blocked the door with a table, making it impossible for anyone to easily barge in even if they tried to ram it.

During the first half of the night, Chen Xuewen did not sleep soundly. He remained in a hazy, highly vigilant state.

It wasn't until dawn broke and the cries of street vendors drifted in from outside that Chen Xuewen finally breathed a sigh of relief and fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up, it was already midday.

Chen Xuewen called out to Lai Hou and the other two in the neighboring room, and they went out to find a restaurant, ordering a table full of dishes.

Li Eryong had not been with them for the past two days, which was also a deliberate arrangement by Chen Xuewen.

Firstly, Li Eryong was somewhat clumsy and uncoordinated; if any situation arose, it would be very difficult for him to escape, so keeping him away was comparatively safer.

Secondly, Chen Xuewen had arranged for Li Eryong to handle certain tasks.

Hiding in the shadows, Li Eryong would go unnoticed by anyone, making it exceptionally convenient for him to carry out certain errands.

After finishing lunch, Chen Xuewen had Lai Hou and the other two head over to the Brothers Video Game Arcade to open for business.

As for Chen Xuewen himself, he went to Zhou Jinghui's house alone.

...

Inside Zhou Jinghui's villa, Zhou Jinghui was sitting at the table with a furrowed brow.

He had already received news the previous night that Feng Bao and his men had suffered a defeat, which came as a genuine shock to him.

One had to know that prior to this, he had specifically run over to the old square to tip off Viper, allowing Viper's side to make preparations in advance.

Yet who could have anticipated that Chen Xuewen's tactics would be so crafty? This time, not only did he scatter lime powder, but he also came up with a water-attack strategy, directly dealing Feng Bao and his crew a crushing blow.

He sighed and looked at Xiao Ma beside him, "Did you see that?"

"I told you, this kid Chen Xuewen is too damn cunning, not someone ordinary people can handle!"

"It's a good thing you didn't take men to go after him, otherwise, the one suffering the losses right now would probably be you!"

Xiao Ma still wore a lingering look of fear. He had previously shouted on multiple occasions about taking men to deal with Chen Xuewen, but Zhou Jinghui had stopped him every time.

At the time, he even thought Zhou Jinghui was a bit cowardly. It wasn't until now that he realized it wasn't Zhou Jinghui who was cowardly, but rather that Chen Xuewen was simply too formidable to deal with!

Xiao Ma muttered in a low voice, "This bastard Chen Xuewen is indeed insidious."

"However, with this matter blowing up to such an extent, he has completely forged a blood feud with Viper."

"Given Viper's personality, he definitely won't let him off, right?"

Zhou Jinghui, however, shook his head. "Hard to say."

"Given Viper's personality, with such a big incident happening and Chen Xuewen walking out after giving his statement last night, Viper should have already sent people to finish him off!"

"Yet, up until now, there has been zero movement."

"I just received word that Chen Xuewen's video game arcade has even opened for business, and Viper hasn't uttered a single word."

"I reckon Chen Xuewen must have some other tricks up his sleeve that have managed to cow Viper as well!"

Xiao Ma's eyes widened. "No way?"

"That's Viper we're talking about!"