"Fine, I'll eat it!"
Shen Yunfeng was desperate. Gritting his teeth, he ran towards the trash can, determined to leave Li Yang's presence alive.
In front of everyone, he directly got into the trash can and began to eat the leftover food.
Even the steamed bun vendor and the little girl found the scene disgusting.
Before long, Shen Yunfeng had cleaned out the trash can. He crawled back to Li Yang and knelt on the ground, saying, "Brother Li Yang, I've eaten everything. Can you let me go now?"
"Very good. Seeing how proactive you are, I'll give you a chance to reform. But don't go back on your word about the conditions you agreed to."
"From now on, you are not to make things difficult for those two. You must also provide them with sufficient compensation so they can continue to operate their shop here," Li Yang said sternly.
"No problem, I promise. I will definitely help them renovate this shop properly and compensate them for the lost business period," Shen Yunfeng agreed decisively.
"Alright, you can take your people and get lost. Don't let me catch you doing anything bad again. Otherwise, your fate next time will not be so comfortable," Li Yang waved them away.
After Shen Yunfeng respectfully agreed, he immediately took his men and disappeared.
Once they were all gone, the little girl walked over to Li Yang in surprise, grabbed his arm, and said, "Big brother, I didn't expect you to be so powerful. Even Mr. Shen is no match for you."
"Little sister, you won't have to fear that bad guy anymore. He won't dare to bully your grandfather again," Li Yang said, patting the little girl's head.
The little girl's smile was radiant. She was nineteen years old and had not continued her studies after graduating from high school.
She was already working at a jewelry store.
To thank Li Yang, as he prepared to leave, she suddenly ran forward and handed him a winning ticket, saying, "Big brother, this is something I won during a promotional event at our store."
"I originally planned to redeem the jewelry as my dowry, but now I want to give it to you and this sister. You can redeem the prize and give it to her."
"Little girl, sister doesn't lack jewelry. You should keep this piece of jewelry for yourself," Shui Xiang said, walking forward as she saw how sensible the young girl was.
"That won't do. I must thank this big brother. If you don't accept it, I won't be able to sleep at night," the little girl said firmly, shaking her head. She continued to hand the prize to Li Yang, smiling, "Big brother, please accept it. I'm begging you."
"Alright, I'll accept it then."
Li Yang thought for a moment and did not refuse the little girl's kindness, accepting the gift decisively.
The steamed bun vendor also walked over and returned the card to Li Yang, saying politely, "Benefactor, please take this card back. It's no longer useful to me. Thank you very much for your help today."
"Uncle, you don't need to return it to me in such a hurry. You might need it in the future. Just return it to me when you've made more money. Don't be so polite," Li Yang said, politely declining. He then bid farewell to them and left.
Getting into the car, Li Yang first sent Shui Xiang back to the Rich Stone Gambling Field. As soon as they entered, a subordinate walked over and reported to Shui Xiang, "Boss Shui, you're back. The warehouse manager was looking for you. The warehouse inventory is incomplete and urgently needs to be replenished."
"How can the inventory be incomplete? Doesn't Boss Qin deliver a batch of goods every week?" Shui Xiang asked in confusion.
"Yes, but the order volume has been too high recently, leading to a shortage of raw stones. Earlier this morning, a major client came and took away a hundred raw stones from the Moxisha mine," the manager continued.
"What? Raw stones from the Moxisha mine are so popular? I see. You can go about your business now." Shui Xiang dismissed her subordinate and then looked at Li Yang, saying, "Li Yang, it seems we'll have to rely on you again. You have a good relationship with Boss Qin. If you speak to her, she'll likely sell us the stones."
"No problem. I was actually looking for her to ask for a favor. Leave this to me. I'll go over to her place now."
After agreeing, Li Yang set off alone for Qin Bingqin's antique wholesale market.
As he was halfway there, he suddenly saw a group of assassins on a road not far away, chasing a group of people dressed in Sakura country ninja attire.
Li Yang's lips curved slightly. He could guess what was happening. The people looking for the treasure map must have found Ku Teng and demanded the map, but Ku Teng couldn't produce it.
It wasn't that Ku Teng wanted to pocket it, but rather that he simply didn't have it.
However, the allied forces searching for the treasure map wouldn't believe his lies. They would all assume he had hidden the treasure map himself.
Coupled with the perfect cooperation of the Divine Thief King, Ku Teng was now unable to explain himself.
"Hello, Divine Thief King, what's wrong?"
Li Yang, still driving, suddenly received a call from the Divine Thief King. The Divine Thief King's voice was grave, "Mr. Li, something terrible has happened. I am being pursued by Ku Teng. He knows I harmed him, and now he wants to kill me."
"Is that so? Don't worry for now. Find a place to hide for a while and don't show yourself. I believe Ku Teng won't last long. I just saw people chasing Ku Teng's men while I was driving," Li Yang said casually.
"But I'm unfamiliar with Jiangcheng. I don't know where to hide. If I hide in a hotel or guesthouse, they'll find me quickly," the Divine Thief King continued.
"I have a place. If you go there and give my name, they will definitely take you in. However, you must not cause any trouble for those two elderly people there," Li Yang said after thinking.
"No problem. As long as I can save my life, I'll do whatever Mr. Li says," the Divine Thief King agreed decisively.
He was truly out of options. If he were found by Ku Teng's experts, he would surely die.
After hanging up the phone, Li Yang told him to go find the old man who had sold him the antique bowl.
The place was very secluded, and ordinary people couldn't find it. The Divine Thief King would be absolutely safe there for the time being.
This was something Li Yang hadn't considered thoroughly, overlooking the fact that the Divine Thief King might be hunted by Ku Teng after helping him.
Ku Teng had numerous skilled subordinates, each a ruthless killer. Although the Divine Thief King possessed divine thievery skills, he had no chance of survival against top experts.
Li Yang could only let him temporarily evade disaster. It would be better to let him come out after Ku Teng and the Sakura country forces were all defeated.