CHAPTER 892: CHAPTER 892: PAYBACK IN KIND

"Boss Huo, are the fireworks nice?"

The pickup truck door swung open, and Che Laojiu smiled at the astonished Huo Ben.

"Che Laojiu... you..."

Huo Ben never expected it. Clearly, they had agreed. As long as Sister Hong’s nightclub was destroyed and he regained all the entertainment sectors, they would each take half. But he didn’t expect that he not only broke the agreement but added insult to injury.

"You didn’t throw manure on my place, now it seems Boss Huo is quite disappointed."

Sister Hong stepped in high heels towards Che Laojiu’s side, then nestled into his arms, smiling at Huo Ben: "Boss Huo, you have a really cruel heart. Previously, when Old Nine came to my establishment to support me, you insisted that I give him no face, which caused a conflict between us. You ran to complain to the big boss, while I had to lie in the hospital suffering. Now you want to use Old Nine’s name to take back the nightclub? Can your sinister tactic of using a borrowed knife to kill have a bit more originality?"

"You’re slandering me!"

Huo Ben clenched his fists, angrily pointing at Sister Hong, but he looked at Che Laojiu: "Old Nine, don’t listen to this bitch. That incident had nothing to do with me. She’s born a cheap woman. Don’t trust any promises she makes. Nothing truthful comes out of her mouth!"

"That’s right, Boss Huo is right, I am just a born cheap woman!"

Sister Hong was not angry, instead she leaned against Che Laojiu’s chest coquettishly: "Since I openly set a price, then explain to me why, if it weren’t for you interfering that night, I had any reason to refuse Old Nine!"

"Sister Hong, don’t degrade yourself like this!"

Without waiting for Huo Ben to speak again, Che Laojiu pulled Sister Hong into his arms and said: "In the past, you had no backing, so you were bullied. But from now on, you are my Old Nine’s woman. If anyone dares to say a bad word about you again, I’m going to kill them!"

"Old Nine... you’re so good to me!"

Sister Hong excitedly hugged Che Laojiu’s shoulders, that display of affection made Huo Ben’s face on the other side turn pale. Only then did he realize he was set up by Sister Hong again.

"Fine, fine, fine. You want to play with me, huh? Alright, remember this today. I’ll get back at you sooner or later!"

"Huo, I told you, from now on she’s my girl. If you’ve got the guts, come at me!"

Che Laojiu boldly protected Sister Hong behind him. As he stepped forward, the people behind him immediately surrounded Huo Ben and his men, creating a confrontation ready to erupt at any moment.

"Hey, hey, hey, today is Boss Hong’s opening day. Are you planning on getting into a big fight here?"

Just then, Lin Fan suddenly stepped between the two groups. His appearance made Huo Ben tense up immediately. He instantly understood that Sister Hong’s sudden allegiance to Che Laojiu must have been Lin Fan’s idea.

"County Magistrate Lin, well played, you’ve broken the impasse. I’ve really underestimated you!"

Although Huo Ben was unwilling, he had to admit he lost this round. But so what?

A minor mistake. There are still opportunities to remedy it.

"Boss Huo, I really can’t understand what you’re saying. Wanting to cause trouble at Sister Hong’s place and then saying those strange things—do you have some other sinister plan?"

Lin Fan turned to face Huo Ben, but before he could say anything else, Lin Fan suddenly spun around and looked behind Che Laojiu and Sister Hong: "Watch out!"

With his shout, the two instinctively turned around to see a person wearing a motorcycle helmet wielding a sharp blade, already behind them. Just as he was about to stab Che Laojiu in the lower back, a cold flash darted toward the assailant’s helmet.

This sudden event made the motorcyclist abandon the attack immediately, turning to run to the side, swiftly jumped onto the motorcycle, and sped away. By the time Che Laojiu’s men chased out, the attacker had long disappeared, not even the taillight was visible.

"County Magistrate Lin... thank you!"

Sister Hong quickly picked up the golden scissors that fell to the ground. It was Lin Fan who had saved them just now.

"No need to thank me, it was just a small matter."

Lin Fan waved his hand and turned to look at Huo Ben, who was stunned in place: "Boss Huo, pretty clever, first you tried to use Old Nine to ruin the place, then sent someone to attack during the chaos. Your tactics are indeed ruthless!"

"I didn’t... it wasn’t my doing!"

Huo Ben hurriedly defended himself, but how could Che Laojiu believe him? Clenching his fists, he said: "Huo, you bastard, trying to backstab me under the cover of darkness, huh? If I don’t break your legs today, I’ll take your family name!"

"Old Nine... it really wasn’t me... it’s him... he’s framing me!"

Huo Ben still wanted to explain, but Che Laojiu’s men were already closing in, wielding clubs and sticks, charging at Huo Ben’s people. He could only be dragged behind Black King Kong in panic, as the whole scene descended into chaos.

"Yes, yes, yes, Boss Huo is right, it’s me framing you. Let’s drop this matter... don’t cause any fatalities!"

Standing outside the circle, Lin Fan, with his arm around Sister Hong’s shoulders, watched the mob attack Huo Ben with a smile.

This time, he had no defense.