When Liu Yongning found him in the kitchen,
Su Ye was hard at work killing fish.
Thud!
A single chop took off a fish's head.
[Slaughter Value +0.3]
Liu Yongning: ...
Liu Yongning rubbed his neck, then told Su Ye that Zhang Xuan wanted to see him. He made a point of stressing that Zhang Xuan had come to apologize.
For what happened last night?
Su Ye raised an eyebrow.
"Fine, I'll see him. But my work..."
Liu Yongning quickly waved a hand.
"Meeting guests is part of a chef's job, too. You'll still be paid for your shift."
Su Ye frowned.
"Who said anything about pay? I mean killing fish is my job. Let's make it quick. I still have to come back and kill more fish."
Liu Yongning: ...
How had he forgotten? This was a friend of the young lady!
A damned rich kid who didn't care about money!
"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right, Student Su. Your dedication to your work is truly moving."
Zhang Xuan's private dining room.
After bringing Su Ye in, Liu Yongning tactfully left and closed the door behind him.
Only Su Ye and Zhang Xuan remained in the room, along with Butler Fu, who stood straight-backed behind Zhang Xuan, his hair silver.
"Have a seat, Student Su."
Smiling, Zhang Xuan poured Su Ye a cup of tea.
"This is the Golden Moon Seafood Restaurant's specialty Bichun Tea. It's rich and smooth, with abundant spiritual energy. It helps martial artists accumulate star power faster, and even ordinary people can drink it to strengthen their bodies."
Su Ye glanced at the blue-green tea in the cup before him.
The leaves had unfurled beautifully in the water.
Its fragrance was rich, all right.
But Su Ye didn't touch it. He got straight to the point.
"Keep it simple. What do you want from me?"
Zhang Xuan smiled faintly.
"Straight to the point, as expected, Student Su. Then I'll be frank..."
He reached back and took a bank card from Butler Fu's hand.
"Student Su, I was wrong to send those thugs after you last night."
"There's a million on this card. Consider it my apology. I hope you'll accept it."
A million!
He'd be lying if he said he wasn't tempted.
A million would buy a hundred bottles of Primary Nutrient Solution.
That would be enough to fill his supernatural ability's Evolution Points and complete its evolution.
But despite his temptation, Su Ye didn't immediately take the card Zhang Xuan offered. He simply watched him.
Su Ye had assumed Zhang Xuan sent the thugs after him last night out of jealousy over Xiao Qiyue.
But judging by how Zhang Xuan was acting now... he wasn't that impulsive.
That made last night's incident rather suspicious.
Meeting Su Ye's searching gaze, Zhang Xuan gave a bitter smile.
"Student Su, I really can't tell you the full story. In any case... what I did was wrong. I absolutely won't trouble you again."
Zhang Xuan would rather pay up than dare bring the Yujing Su Family into it.
He can't say?
Understanding dawned on Su Ye.
It seemed the Yujing Su Family had made a move.
No, more precisely, Su Yang had made a move... The body's original owner had encountered similar petty tricks after returning home.
"In that case, I won't press you. I'll accept the money."
Su Ye put away the card.
Zhang Xuan immediately broke into a smile.
"Thank you for accepting it, Student Su. If you run into any trouble in Fangyuan City, just let me know."
"I appreciate the offer."
Su Ye patted the bank card in his pocket, feeling rather pleased.
Once he got home, he'd order Primary Nutrient Solution online.
Oh, and he needed to buy Liu Ruxin some nutritional supplements, too.
Maybe he could pick up some candy and snacks for Su Baobao while he was at it?
The little girl had seemed rather envious of the chubby kid next door's toys, too.
Done!
Thinking about gifts for his family put an extra spring in Su Ye's step.
But then...
"Su Ye! You actually dare show your face!"
Su Ye looked up.
The first thing he saw was a head of glaring yellow hair.
"Zheng Feng!"
Su Ye hadn't gotten around to settling accounts with Zheng Feng, yet Zheng Feng had come looking for him first.
Song Si, who had tried to kill Su Ye last night, had been brought in by Zheng Feng.
Zheng Feng had arrived with a crowd of underlings and was shouting in the lobby for Su Ye to come out.
The Golden Moon Seafood Restaurant's security guards had stopped them, and the two sides were at a standoff... Who would have thought Su Ye would walk right up to them?
Zheng Feng was delighted.
"Everyone, take a look! This man's Su Ye, a murderer! He used underhanded methods to kill an instructor from our Zheng Family Martial Arts School, and now he has the nerve to work at this restaurant!"
"Today, I'm here on behalf of our school to—"
It was mealtime, and the Golden Moon Seafood Restaurant's lobby was full of customers.
Hearing Zheng Feng, they all turned to look. Their gazes were full of wariness and disgust as they fell on Su Ye.
Su Ye merely gave a cold smile.
"If I were really a murderer, the Patrol Bureau would have taken me away long ago. How could I be standing here?"
"Your school's instructor tried to rob me in the middle of the night, then kill me to cover it up. I killed him by accident while defending myself... If anything, I did everyone a favor. Who knows how many people he'd hurt before coming after me?"
Normally, Su Ye wouldn't have bothered with someone like Zheng Feng.
But the Golden Moon Seafood Restaurant was where he worked, and he wanted to keep accumulating Slaughter Value here.
His words weren't really for Zheng Feng. They were for the people at the restaurant.
Sure enough, after hearing Su Ye's account, the customers and restaurant staff alike looked at him with far less hostility.
It made sense.
Martial arts flourished on Blue Star, and there were certainly more dangers than there had been before spiritual energy's resurgence.
But in Dong Huang, one of the Federation's four great nations, the Patrol Bureau wasn't just for show.
There was no way someone could commit murder and then stroll into a busy public place as if nothing had happened.
Seeing Su Ye change everyone's minds with just a few words,
Zheng Feng flew into a rage.
"Self-defense? Who do you think you're fooling? Instructor Song was at the Ninth Level of Kaiyuan, and you're only at the Third Level! You couldn't have killed him in self-defense. You must have used some dirty trick to murder him!"
"Oh? Did you see it yourself? How do you know so much? Don't tell me you were the one who sent Song Si after me last night?"
"You're talking nonsense! You can't even beat me, so how could you have killed Instructor Song?"
"How do you know I can't beat you?"
"Then hit me! Go on, hit me!"
Bang!
Su Ye threw a punch.
Zheng Feng shot away like a streak of light.
He flew straight out of the Golden Moon Seafood Restaurant's doors and slammed onto the concrete outside. His rear end served as a "brake," skidding a considerable distance before he finally stopped.
Under the astonished gazes of everyone in the restaurant,
Su Ye rubbed his wrist.
"I've never heard such a shameless request. I just couldn't help giving him what he wanted."
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