Mei Yinxue's phone number, due to his status, was of course not obtainable, but the assistant manager, having previously engaged in business with their bank, did have the number.
After dialing the number and hearing several beeps, the call connected.
The assistant manager seemed to have been sleeping in, but was awoken by the call, which made him somewhat irascible and dissatisfied as he said, "Hello, who is this?!"
Manager Zheng hurriedly, respectfully and humbly explained his reason for calling, then he asked if Mei Yinxue, Ms. Mei, had ever issued a cheque to someone named Mu Jinyu.
Since he had already believed Wang Huanhuan's story to about eighty percent, Manager Zheng no longer cared about verifying the authenticity of the cheque in front of Mu Jinyu.
"Who? Never heard of him, why would my Big Sister issue a cheque to someone randomly? Don't bother me with these messy things in the future!"
Swearing, the assistant manager promptly hung up the call.
As the call ended, Manager Zheng's expression immediately darkened, like clouds densely covering the sky, and his gaze towards Mu Jinyu turned sharp.
Dammit, I've been duped right to my face!
"Security, contain this guy and call the police immediately!"
Manager Zheng bellowed fiercely to the security staff at the door.
The security guards, who had been paying attention to the situation ever since Manager Zheng had intervened, now, sure of Mu Jinyu being a swindler, hesitated no more and immediately charged over with sinister smiles!
"You little rascal, come over here!"
A burly security guard sneered, and his hand, as large as a fan, stretched out towards the slender body of Mu Jinyu!
Wang Huanhuan stood by and watched, a cold smile curling at the corner of her mouth, looking forward to seeing Mu Jinyu panic.
However.
What neither she nor Manager Zheng had anticipated was this.
Even at this point, not only did Mu Jinyu not surrender peacefully, he actually dared to fight back!
The muscular security guards charged at Mu Jinyu like tigers descending the mountain, and Mu Jinyu sneered sharply, suddenly lifting his leg and kicking forward!
An eerie scene occurred.
Originally, that security guard was out of range of his kick, but as Mu Jinyu kicked out, the guard just happened to run into the location, receiving Mu Jinyu's foot directly in his chest!
It looked as though a master, in a fit of rage wanting to beat someone to vent, had a servant fearfully rush up to receive the punishment.
"Bang!"
"Bang!!"
Following the first guard being kicked away, accompanied by two dull thuds, the other two security guards who had just run up were also sent flying by Mu Jinyu's kick.
Manager Zheng and Wang Huanhuan were stunned for a moment, immediately becoming infuriated, cursing heatedly, "Damn it, you dare to fight back!"
Angry as they were, even as they cursed, seeing the extraordinary way Mu Jinyu defended himself, they didn't dare roll up their sleeves and confront him themselves.
Manager Zheng felt some fear deep inside and decided to swallow his anger for now. He planned to wait for Mu Jinyu to humiliate him and leave, then he would immediately call the police to catch him!
After kicking the security guards away, Mu Jinyu turned to Wang Huanhuan, sneered and said, "Do you know why I wrote the 'Tao Te Ching'?"
Wang Huanhuan, puzzled by his question, asked involuntarily, "Why?"
Mu Jinyu said, "Because I damn well feel like it!"
Having said that, he lifted a foot and stomped on the chest of a security guard who was trying to crawl over and grab his ankle, his face full of defiance, "What I wear is none of your damn business! What are you babbling about here?!"
After speaking, he slightly lifted his right foot, and immediately, the flip-flop hanging off his foot shot off and smack straight into the slightly stunned Snake Spirit Face of Wang Huanhuan.
"Smack!"
The flip-flop fell to the ground, bouncing a few times, while on Wang Huanhuan's face appeared a rather clear red imprint of the slipper, looking quite comical and ridiculous.
Wang Huanhuan was still stunned on the spot; by the time she came to her senses, she felt her cheek burning painfully. She gently touched it with her hand, hissed, and knew that her face must look awful right now.
Furious, Wang Huanhuan shrieked and, heedless of the consequences, charged forward, ready to fight Mu Jinyu to the death!
Meanwhile, outside the bank.
The member of the Xu family who had just gone to fetch Xu Tianzheng and the others was about to bring them in for a talk with Mu Jinyu, but he turned his head and realized that a conflict had already broken out inside during his brief absence. The several security guards were all on the ground, emitting painful moans.
"What's going on inside? Who's trying to attack Doctor Mu?!"
As soon as Xu Tianzheng saw the situation inside, he exploded in rage, but he was secretly relieved that his timing was fortunate. If he now rushed in to help Mu Jinyu settle this conflict, he might be able to salvage some of his good graces, right?
Thus, without hesitation, Xu Tianzheng strode into the bank, followed by a host of Family members of the Xu family, creating a massive presence.
This attracted the attention of the bystanders near the entrance, who couldn't help but shift their gaze toward them.
In the bank's lobby, Wang Huanhuan got close to Mu Jinyu and furiously swung her hand, ready to slap Mu Jinyu, then use her sharp nails to scratch his face, when suddenly—
Accompanied by a flurry of hurried footsteps.
"Smack!"
A crisp, pleasant slap resounded. In the then-silent bank lobby, it sounded extremely loud and jarring!
But the slap was not delivered by Wang Huanhuan to Mu Jinyu. Instead, it was Wang Huanhuan who was slapped by an infuriated Xu Tianzheng, who had rushed over.
Wang Huanhuan's eyes went blank, stunned by the slap.
And Xu Tianzheng, in an effort to curry favor with Mu Jinyu, had not held back at all, striking her so hard that she was left completely dazed!
Wang Huanhuan was dazed for a while, the stars swirling in front of her eyes finally began to dissipate. She gently shook her head, trying to clear her mind, and suddenly raised her genuine leather handbag, ready to smash it on Xu Tianzheng.
"Click!"
The sound of a bullet being chambered rang out, and then, two cold pistols, reeking of gunpowder, were pointed right at Wang Huanhuan's forehead as she prepared to strike.
Faced with a pistol aimed at her head, the cold touch and the scent of death from the gunpowder made Wang Huanhuan's body shiver, and her mind sobered up completely.
She meekly lowered her hands, daring not to act rashly, then stiffly turned her neck and looked up at the ice-cold Xu Tianzheng.
At that look, a shiver ran through her, and she shouted in disbelief, "Xu... Director Xu?!"
Wang Huanhuan, after all, was a billionaire and could be considered part of the upper echelons of River City society. Although she wasn't qualified to meet or speak with clan leaders from the Four Great Families of River City like Xu Tianzheng, she definitely recognized him!
But realizing it was Xu Tianzheng's bodyguards aiming guns at her head, her heart sunk dramatically.
She didn't know when she had offended Xu Tianzheng, but she understood that if she didn't handle this incident properly, she was doomed!