Chapter 46: The Trap

"I'm fine, Boss Zhang. Why are you here?"

Chen Dabao was quite surprised, never expecting Zhang Wei to show up.

"Qingshan Town isn't that big. It's not hard for me to catch wind of whatever happens!" Zhang Wei smiled. The truth was, one of his subordinates had been eating at the Five Lakes Restaurant earlier today and found out that Chen Ya had been abducted by Zhang Biao.

That subordinate had then gone to eat at a roadside stall opposite the restaurant and happened to see Chen Dabao rushing over. He immediately notified Zhang Wei, who quickly gathered his men and hurried over to the scene.

"Zhang Wei, you run factories, and I do the sand and gravel business. We stay out of each other's way. You suddenly barge into my territory—are you trying to pick a fight with me?"

Zhang Biao asked with a dark expression.

His business had no direct conflicts with Zhang Wei's, and the two men even had a nodding acquaintance. He hadn't expected Zhang Wei to personally bring men over and storm his doorstep today.

"Mr. Chen is my benefactor. If you make things difficult for Mr. Chen, you make things difficult for me. I am taking Mr. Chen with me today!"

Zhang Wei stated firmly, refusing to back down.

"Fine, Zhang Wei. We're all from Qingshan Town, so I'll give you some face. This brat can leave!" Zhang Biao gave Zhang Wei a deep look. He really didn't want a direct conflict with Zhang Wei. Once a large-scale brawl broke out, the sand quarry would inevitably be shut down temporarily.

By then, both the sand and gravel business and the gambling den would have to halt operations.

That would result in massive losses for him.

"Sister Ya, let's go!"

Without wasting any breath, Chen Dabao called out to Chen Ya and prepared to leave.

Just as Zhang Wei was about to escort Chen Dabao and Chen Ya away, Zhang Biao let out a cold snort and declared, "This brat can walk, but Chen Ya stays!"

Zhang Wei frowned. Before he could speak, Chen Dabao said coldly, "If you have the guts, keep both of us here. If not, let us walk out together. Cut the crap!"

"You little punk, talking back to me? Do you fucking think I don't dare to touch you?" Zhang Biao flew into a rage, and his thugs closed in menacingly, one by one.

"Mr. Chen, once things kick off, you two leave first!"

Zhang Wei waved his hand, and his men gripped their steel pipes tightly, ready for action.

"Brother Biao, once we start fighting, our business will come to a standstill, and all the brothers will be left drinking the northwest wind!" Seeing that the situation was turning south, Second Brother Zhang quickly stepped in to advise Zhang Biao.

People who lived by the streets nowadays did so for money. Once Zhang Biao's business stopped, nobody would benefit from it.

The low-level bosses like Second Brother Zhang had zero desire to fight Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei's businesses were all entirely legal, and the fight was taking place right inside the sand quarry. If a real brawl broke out, Zhang Biao would be the only one taking losses, while Zhang Wei's operations wouldn't be affected in the slightest.

"Fine, kid, consider yourself lucky!" Zhang Biao's face turned livid. He gave Chen Dabao a profound look and said coldly, "Zhang Wei, I'm giving you face today. But I want to see just how many times you can protect this brat!"

"Let them go!"

The daily turnover of the gambling den was in the millions, and the net daily profit of the sand quarry was tens of thousands. Zhang Biao couldn't bear to halt his money-making machine.

Most importantly, when Chen Dabao had stared him down earlier, he felt as though he had been targeted by a ferocious wild beast.

Chen Dabao was a formidable fighter. If a real fight broke out and Chen Dabao locked onto him, he himself might end up in danger.

This kid was no pushover. After weighing the pros and cons repeatedly, Zhang Biao ultimately didn't dare to make a move.

"Boss Zhang, many thanks. Another day, I'll host a banquet to apologize to you!"

"Mr. Chen, let's go!"

Keeping a wary eye on Zhang Biao, Zhang Wei immediately escorted Chen Dabao and the others away.

With a dark expression, Zhang Biao watched the cars drive one by one out of the sand quarry.

Ever since he took care of Zhang Wenqing and became the boss of Qingshan Town, no one had ever managed to take someone right out from under his nose inside his own quarry.

"This Zhang Biao is quite a character!"

Sitting in the car, Chen Dabao said thoughtfully.

Chen Ya's ex-husband had died under suspicious circumstances. In light of what had just happened, it was indeed very likely that Zhang Wenqing had been quietly eliminated by Zhang Biao.

If Zhang Biao had acted recklessly without regard for the consequences earlier, he would have been nothing more than a localized thug driven by impulse and violence. The fact that he managed to restrain himself and hold back proved that Zhang Biao was no simple man.

Punks who only knew how to resort to reckless violence either ended up buried somewhere or locked up in prison.

Only those truly vicious and calculating individuals could actually make a name for themselves.

Zhang Biao belonged to the latter category.

"Mr. Chen, Zhang Biao is dark-hearted, venomous, and holds grudges. He's a petty villain. You must be careful of his retaliation!" After dropping Chen Dabao and Chen Ya safely back at the Five Lakes Restaurant, Zhang Wei offered one last word of caution before leaving.

"Sister Ya, I think you shouldn't stay at the Five Lakes Restaurant for the next few days!" Chen Dabao didn't take Zhang Biao seriously, but he was worried about Chen Ya getting targeted again.

Given Chen Dabao's current strength, unless Zhang Biao trucked in hordes of thugs to deal with him, he wouldn't even bat an eye if twenty or thirty hoodlums showed up armed.

"Dabao, don't worry. I'm heading into the city right away to report this to the municipal bureau. Even though Zhang Biao has money and power now, I still know a few people myself!"

Chen Ya said, "I'll be staying in the city for the next few days!"

After exchanging a few more words, Chen Ya wanted to keep Chen Dabao for a meal, but having already been shaken up by Chuntao earlier that day, Chen Dabao didn't dare to stay alone with Chen Ya and hurriedly rushed back to Taohua Village.

"Dad, that brat is back in the village!"

The moment Chen Dabao set foot back in the village, Liu Qiang rushed to inform his father.

"Just you wait!"

Liu Dafu nodded, then made a phone call to Liu Fugui, speaking in a flattering tone, "Brother, the kid Chen Dabao is back in the village!"

"Since he's back, follow the plan. We have to send this little bastard to prison this time. Is everything ready on your end?" Liu Fugui asked with a gloomy expression.

"Everything is ready, it's just that Xiaoxue is being a bit uncooperative!"

Liu Dafu said hesitatingly.

"If she won't cooperate, feed her the drug. Once she takes it, she'll have to cooperate whether she wants to or not!" Liu Fugui said coldly.

"Brother, after taking that drug, won't Xiaoxue really get the short end of the stick? If she suffers a huge loss like that, wouldn't that mean I'm making my own son a cuckold?"

Liu Dafu was still somewhat reluctant.

"As long as Chen Dabao goes behind bars, that house of his will belong to you. If you don't want it, I'll find someone else to cooperate!" Liu Fugui said impatiently.

"I want it, I want it, I do! Brother, as long as we can vent your anger, it doesn't matter if my family takes a little loss!" Liu Dafu said with a fawning smile.

"Call me once you're all set, and I'll have people sent over!"

With that, Liu Fugui hung up the phone directly.

"Liu Qiang, go talk to Xiaoxue. If she agrees to cooperate, I'll give her twenty thousand yuan!" After hanging up, Liu Dafu hummed a little tune and told Liu Qiang.

Although Taohua Village was poor, Chen Dabao's two-story western-style house was easily worth over a hundred thousand yuan. If they could get their hands on it, it would be a huge profit.

"Dad, I already talked to that cheap woman, but she flat-out refused and even tried to secretly call Chen Dabao. Good thing I snatched the phone away!"

Liu Qiang said with an unlucky expression.

Given how fiercely that cheap woman defended Chen Dabao, she probably had already cuckolded him long ago.