bookrandom Chapter 623 Let them follow if they want to.
Chapter 623 Let them follow if they want to.
Faced with Li Xiangyang's attitude, the robbers exchanged glances, knowing that no matter what they said, he wouldn't let them go. They didn't want to invite trouble, so they could only obediently squat on the ground.
Li Daqiang found a rope and was about to start tying people up when he suddenly heard the sound of a car engine in the distance.
The headlights flashed as a black minivan sped towards us at a bend in the mountain road.
"It's Brother Dao! Brother Dao is here!" Hope instantly ignited in the leader of the robbers' eyes as he shouted towards the car, "Brother Dao, help me!"
Li Xiangyang frowned and gripped the iron rod in his hand tightly.
The van stopped about twenty meters away from them. The door opened, and seven or eight people got out. The leader was a man in his forties with a scar on his face that ran from the corner of his eye to the corner of his mouth, making him look fierce.
"Who the hell dares to touch my people?" The man's voice was rough and threatening.
Li Xiangyang sized up the newcomers, quickly assessing the situation. They outnumbered him and didn't seem like easy targets. But he showed no sign of backing down.
"Hey Liu Sandao, your men are robbing people on the road here. I'm just stopping them. Is there a problem?" Li Xiangyang's voice remained calm.
Upon hearing this, Liu Sandao sized up Li Xiangyang, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. Most people, upon hearing his name, would either tremble with fear or immediately beg for mercy. It was truly rare to see someone as calm as this young man.
"Kid, you've got guts," Liu Sandao grinned and took a few steps forward. "But my brothers aren't pushovers either. Today, you either pay up and apologize, or..."
He didn't finish, but the threat was clear.
Li Xiangyang glanced at Li Daqiang and Xiao Liu behind him, then at the eight or nine menacing figures opposite him, quickly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
In terms of numbers, they are clearly at a disadvantage. Moreover, this is in the middle of nowhere, and even if a conflict were to break out, no one would come to their aid.
But Li Xiangyang was never one to give in easily.
"Apologize?" Li Xiangyang sneered. "The ones who should apologize are you bandits who robbed people on the highway!"
"Damn it, he's asking for it!" one of Liu Sandao's henchmen cursed angrily. "Brother Dao, why waste words with him? Let's just fight!"
Liu Sandao waved his hand, signaling his men not to move. He re-examined Li Xiangyang and found that although the young man looked to be only in his twenties, he possessed an indescribable air about him.
"Kid, who are you?" Liu Sandao asked tentatively.
"I'm just an ordinary businessman," Li Xiangyang said calmly. "However, being ordinary doesn't mean I'm easy to bully."
Just as the two sides were locked in a standoff, the sound of cars came from afar again. This time, two cars arrived, and even more people got out.
Li Xiangyang's heart sank, thinking they were Liu Sandao's reinforcements. But he quickly realized something was wrong—these people were wearing uniforms.
"It's the law enforcement team!" Xiao Liu shouted excitedly.
It turned out that Wang Ergou had been waiting at the factory for a long time but couldn't contact Li Xiangyang. Fearing something had happened, he reported the case to the police. After receiving the report, the law enforcement team immediately dispatched people to search for him.
Upon seeing the enforcement team arrive, Liu Sandao's face instantly turned grim. He gave a wink to his men who were squatting on the ground.
"Get up, all of you, and come with me," Liu Sandao said in a low voice.
"Halt!" the enforcement team leader shouted. "No one on site is allowed to move!"
Liu Sandao stopped, forcing a smile. "Captain, is there some misunderstanding? We were just passing by when we saw people fighting and wanted to break it up."
Li Xiangyang sneered, preparing to expose the other party's lies, but then he discovered a problem—aside from a few sticks scattered on the ground and a broken windshield, there was no other obvious evidence at the scene to prove that these people were robbers.
"Captain, I want to report this!" Although he knew the evidence wasn't enough, Li Xiangyang decided to try anyway, pointing at Liu Sandao and his gang. "These people are robbing people on the road here, and I have witnesses!"
"Nonsense!" Liu Sandao immediately retorted, "When did we rob anyone? Look, we didn't take a single thing from them!"
Indeed, not a single item was missing from the truck, which made the enforcement team leader hesitate.
“Captain, don’t listen to his nonsense,” Liu Sandao continued. “They attacked first; we were forced to defend ourselves. Look, my brothers are all injured.”
As he spoke, Liu Sandao gestured to several of his men to pretend to be injured.
Li Daqiang said angrily, "Captain, don't listen to their nonsense! They were the ones who robbed us on the road, and we were forced to fight back!"
“Yes! I can testify!” Xiao Liu hurriedly added.
But the enforcement team leader was clearly perplexed by this conflicting account. Without clear evidence, it was difficult to determine who the victim was.
"Quiet down, all of you!" the captain shouted. "We'll investigate what happened. Now, everyone come with us to give your statements!"
Liu Sandao was secretly delighted, but outwardly he pretended to be very cooperative: "Okay, Captain, we will definitely cooperate fully with the investigation."
He knew that once he returned to the law enforcement bureau, without any evidence, the matter could be easily settled. Not only would he be safe, but he could also turn the tables on Li Xiangyang.
Li Xiangyang saw the smugness in Liu Sandao's eyes and felt somewhat resentful. But given the current situation, he had no better solution.
An hour later, at the county law enforcement bureau.
After detailed questioning and investigation, due to a lack of conclusive evidence and conflicting accounts from both sides, the enforcement team leader could only handle the matter as a "common dispute."
"Given that the cause of the incident is not yet clear, we have decided to give both parties a reprimand and education," the captain announced. "We hope that in the future, you will resolve conflicts through proper channels and not resort to violence."
Liu Sandao nodded in agreement on the surface, but in his heart he was already plotting how to take revenge on Li Xiangyang.
Although Li Xiangyang was unwilling, he knew that in the absence of evidence, this was already the best outcome.
After leaving the law enforcement bureau, Li Daqiang said indignantly, "Xiangyang, are we just going to let this go? Those bastards were clearly robbing us!"
“Of course we can’t just let it go like this.” A cold glint flashed in Li Xiangyang’s eyes. “But now is not the time.”
He knew that someone like Liu Sandao wouldn't let today's events go easily.
Sure enough, as soon as they stepped out of the law enforcement bureau, Li Xiangyang sensed that someone was following them.
Looking back, I saw several of Liu Sandao's men following at a distance.
"Xiangyang, they're catching up. What do we do?" Li Daqiang asked worriedly.
"Let them follow if they want. They wouldn't dare to make a move even if they had ten times the courage," Li Xiangyang said calmly.