Chapter Sixteen: Deterrence

  Looking at the beautiful Wu Mengui, Mao Hei's heart was burning with desire, and a certain part of his body couldn't help but react. Every day, he just mixed in this area, substituting for others to watch the scene, occasionally doing some educational work, plus having some real skills on hand, after a few years, in this area, he also had some reputation.

  Half a month ago, he suddenly noticed this studio, originally he just wanted to see if he could knock out some small money. To some extent, he is also considered a local snake in this area, and they are not doing this kind of protection fee thing for the first time either.

  They specifically look for bosses who are easy to bully and have no connections, so they can get money without causing trouble. For them, this is also an extra income.

  It was unexpected for Mao Hei that the boss here was not only a student but also a beauty, an absolute top-notch. Even Mao Hei, who was used to seeing beauties, widened his eyes when he saw Wu Mengqi.

  After some understanding, Wu Mengui seems to have no hard relationship. In this case, Mao Hei will not let go of such an opportunity. A student with no relationship at all is absolutely a fat sheep, and it's easy to get a lot without spending any effort.

  Most importantly, Wu Mengqi's temptation was just too great. He had already made up his mind.

  Seeing Ma Hei and a few others, Wu Mengqi's eyebrows furrowed, and a hint of anger appeared on her face. Since half a month ago, Ma Hei and these people had been frequenting her place.

  She had never thought of such a thing before, facing the protection fee collected by Mao Hei and several others. Wu Mengqi tried to call the police, but it didn't work at all. The police came and asked some simple questions before leaving, and there was no news afterwards. Mao Hei and several others still came over to collect the protection fee in a swaggering manner.

  It was within Wu Mengui's expectations that the alarm would be useless, but she knew even better that if the problem of Mao Hei and his men wasn't resolved, the studio wouldn't be able to operate normally, and they would definitely come to cause trouble.

  "You're asking for too much, I don't have that much money." If it were just a few thousand, she could tolerate it and Wu Mengqi would have let it go, but the other party had the audacity to ask for 30,000, which was something Wu Mengqi couldn't accept.

  Rent, equipment and other preparatory work have almost exhausted all her savings, 30,000 yuan is already a large sum of money for her now.

  "Boss Wu, I've already given you a big discount. You've been thinking about it for two weeks and I've also given you enough face. Today, just make a decision, what do you want to do?" Ma Hei said, looking at Wu Mengjie. The 30,000 yuan protection fee was intentionally inflated by him; in the past, others had paid no more than 5 or 6 thousand.

  His goal is not just about money.

  Wu Mengqi bit her lip tightly, her two eyes staring at Mao Hei with anger, grievance, and a hint of helplessness and fear. She had never encountered such a situation before, and she didn't know how to deal with a rascal like Mao Hei.

  Just as Wu Mengqi was at a loss, a voice came from behind her.

  "It seems we have a good fate, meeting again so soon."

  From a few sentences of conversation between two people, plus the identity of Mao Hei and others, Lin Hui had already guessed what it was about.

  Mao Hei's attention was all on Wu Meng Qi before, although he noticed someone in the corner, but he didn't put that person in his heart at all. Hearing this voice, Mao Hei's expression sank, and his eyes involuntarily looked towards Lin Hui.

  At this glance, Mao Hei's face suddenly changed! He recognized Lin Hui at a glance.

  What is this evil star doing here?

  "Who do you think you are, what right do you have to speak here!" Before Mao Hei could even open his mouth, a younger brother standing next to him pointed at Lin Hui and shouted. He didn't understand the meaning of Lin Hui's words at all, he just didn't like Lin Hui's 'arrogant' attitude.

  "Bang!"

  As soon as the little brother's words fell, a slap landed on his face.

  "Shut up, when is it your turn to speak?" Ma Hei slapped him and seemed unsatisfied, glaring at the man with a fierce gaze. In his heart, he was secretly grieving, being slapped by his father would only hurt for a moment, but if this jinx were to take action, it wouldn't be just a matter of pain, yesterday night those few brothers are still lying in the hospital, I reckon they won't be able to leave the hospital for at least a couple of months.

  Lin Hui looked at Mao Hei with a playful smile, "Are you here to collect protection fees?"

  "Big brother, what are you talking about? I wouldn't dare! This is a case of the dragon king's temple being flooded by a great wave, it's absolutely an accident, an accident!" Ma Hei immediately explained with a flattering expression, seeing Lin Hui here, he didn't dare have any other ideas.

  They appear to be very powerful on the surface, but in reality they are just thugs who rely on their brutal force. Now that they have encountered Lin Hui, an even tougher character, how could he possibly have any other thoughts?

  "Hopefully this kind of unexpected thing won't happen again in the future?" Lin Hui said with a smile.

  "I won't, I won't," Maohēi hastily waved his hand and said. "I, Maohēi, guarantee that this kind of accident will never happen again." Looking at the smile revealed by Lin Hui, Maohēi's heart couldn't help but feel a little hairy.

  "Next time if someone comes here to cause trouble again, I'll come looking for you directly." Lin Hui said.

  "What if someone else brings people to cause trouble?"

  "This I don't care about, anyway if something happens here I'll find you, you'd better pray that nothing happens here, otherwise you're on your own," Lin Hui said. Although Jiangnan was still relatively peaceful, where there are people, there is a world of its own, and every place has dark forces lurking. Who knows what might happen again? This also serves as an added safety guarantee for Wu Mengqi.

  His dark face immediately fell, the protection fee was not found, and he had to act as a security guard. Of course, he understood what Lin Hui meant, 'If someone comes here to make trouble, you go and deal with it, otherwise I'll go find you, you see.'

  "Anything wrong?"

  "No problem, no problem." Seeing Lin Hui's expression, Mao Hei hastily said with a bit of trepidation.

  On the other side, Wu Mengqi was already shocked and couldn't say a word, staring blankly at the two people. The previously arrogant hoodlums were now like naughty children who had done something wrong, listening obediently to every word.

  Looking at Mao Hei's terrified and uneasy face, Wu Mengui was as if in a dream. How could this be? Mao Hei seemed to be a little afraid of Lin Hui.

  What's going on? Wu Mengui thought to herself, looking at Lin Hui with a curious gaze.

  "Nothing's going on, get out of here." Lin Hui said.

  As soon as he heard this, Mao Hei felt a sudden relief in his heart and hurriedly led the people to leave. He had long been unwilling to stay any longer, facing Lin Hui's pressure was too great.

  "Big brother, are we just going to leave like this?" a younger brother asked in a low voice.

  Ma Hei suddenly became angry, "What's the point of not leaving? Do you want to be beaten up? Lin Hui's kick yesterday still has your arm swollen. If you want to end up in the hospital like those few monkeys, then just stay here." After saying that, he didn't waste any more words and quickly went downstairs.

  Watching several people leave, Wu Mengui looked at Lin Hui.

  "Don't look at me like that, I'll be embarrassed." Lin Hui said with a smile.

  Wu Mengqi gave Lin Hui a white eye, "Your face is getting thicker and thicker."

  "What's going on with them?" Wu Mengui continued to ask.

  "Yesterday I beat up that black fatty and a few others, didn't expect to run into them again today." Lin Hui said.

  "What? You beat them up?" Wu Mengqi said with wide eyes, looking somewhat disbelieving.

  Lin Hui smiled, "Otherwise, you think he would be so polite." Dealing with some people, fists are the most effective and direct method.

  Wu Mengui looked at Lin Hui, who didn't seem to be joking, and she believed him about 70-80%, but she couldn't quite understand how Lin Hui could beat several people by himself.

  "You've helped me again," Wu Mengqi said gratefully. She really didn't know what to do when faced with someone like Mao Hei, and Lin Hui had helped her at her most helpless moment.

  Time flies quickly, and before you know it, it's almost gone.

  "It's almost done." Wu Mengui said happily, looking at the studio that had been sorted out, after a morning of effort, it was almost all sorted out.

  "Lin Hui, what do you want to eat? I'm treating today." Wu Mengqi said, looking at Lin Hui. If he were alone today, it's estimated that he wouldn't be able to finish organizing everything in a day. Just those few tables, she couldn't even move them by herself.

  Lin Hui thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we just order takeout? By the time they deliver it, we'll almost be done cleaning up."

  Wu Mengui had no objection and happened to know the phone number of a Chinese fast food restaurant near the school.

  After more than ten minutes, two fast foods were delivered. After working for half a day, both people were already hungry, and the food naturally tasted good.

  "This is a reward for you." Wu Mengui handed the steak on her plate to Lin Hui. "You eat more."

  "Don't give it back to me." Before Lin Hui could even open his mouth, Wu Mengqi said again, as if knowing that Lin Hui was going to refuse.

  Seeing Wu Mengqi like that, Lin Hui smiled and didn't refuse again.

  Wu Mengqi finished eating, and then she just leaned on her chin with one hand, not saying anything else, quietly watching Lin Hui eat. She didn't know how, but suddenly she had a warm feeling. It had been a long time since she'd felt this way.

  At this time, Wu Mengqi suddenly burst out laughing.

  "What are you laughing at?"

  "Don't move." Wu Mengui said with a smile, using a napkin to wipe away a grain of rice from the corner of Lin Hui's mouth.

  Just the next moment, Wu Mengui was stunned, how could she make such a close move? Her previous action was completely subconscious. Seeing Lin Hui's surprised expression, Wu Mengui's face involuntarily heated up and quickly withdrew her hand.

  Lin Hui did not expect Wu Mengqi to be like this. Seeing Wu Mengqi's low-headed and speechless appearance, a smile appeared on her face.