Reborn in the 80s: Divorced and Spoiled by the Military Man

Chapter 154: Why Would Captain Shen Sell Her Out?

Several police officers stood behind him. Xie Yunshu recognized the one leading them-it was the same officer who had handled the case last time when Xiaowei was taken to the Police Station.

Old Zhang gave Xie Yunshu a friendly smile, then turned to Li Shenggen and the other two, his expression growing stern. “Causing trouble at a key national development project site and gathering a crowd to disrupt public order is illegal! Take them all back for investigation!”

The turn of events came so fast that the delight and smugness on Li Dayong’s face had not even faded yet.

He stared at the police officers in terror and shook his head desperately. “Comrade, you’ve made a mistake! I’m Xie Yunshu’s eldest uncle. I’m not here to cause trouble! The people you should arrest are them! They put cement sacks over us and even tried to beat me!”

As he spoke, Li Dayong pointed at Li Shengli and Xie Yunshu. “They hit people! You should be taking them away!”

Shen Subai glanced at Ji Siyuan. “Is what they’re saying true?”

Ji Siyuan shrugged. “No idea. They walked over here on their own. I didn’t see anyone carrying any cement sacks.”

After saying that, he even pinched up those cement sacks with two fingers in disgust, then tossed them out the window in front of everyone. Spreading his hands, he put on an infuriatingly innocent expression. “See? What cement sacks? You people shouldn’t go around slandering others.”

Shen Subai arched a long brow. “They deny it. Do you have any other evidence?”

Li Dayong was completely dumbfounded. A moment ago, he had wanted someone to arrest Xie Yunshu; now he grabbed the corner of her clothes. “Yunshu, say something for your eldest uncle! We can’t go to the Police Station. These are your grandfather and grandmother! If your mother finds out, she’ll scold you too!”

Li Shenggen was still cursing at the top of his lungs. “You unfilial girl! No wonder no man wants you! And to think Lu Zhixing was still considering remarrying you!”

Li Xiuqin sobbed and wailed. “Yunshu, hurry and say something for us!”

Shen Subai’s face turned completely cold. “Why are you asking her? Xie Yunshu doesn’t have that much influence with me! Disrupting public order-take them all away. It doesn’t matter who pleads for them! Captain Zhang, city leaders are coming this afternoon. We’ll have to trouble you.”

With a wave of Captain Zhang’s hand, the people who had just crawled out of the cement sacks were seized again. The police officers worked with incredible speed and gave Li Shenggen and the others no chance to argue. Old man or old woman-it made no difference to them. In their eyes, they were lawbreakers.

This time, Li Shenggen’s legs truly went weak. The old woman was so frightened she nearly fainted. And Li Dayong finally wet himself from fear…

Once things had finally quieted down, Shen Subai’s gaze fell on Xie Yunshu. “Come with me to the office.”

Xie Yunshu pressed her lips together and obediently followed behind him. “All right.”

At this moment, she could no longer bring herself to smile. Just yesterday, she had sworn to him that there would not be any problems. Yet on the very first day the canteen opened, her own relatives had come to make trouble. If the city leaders had really run into a scene like that, would even Captain Shen have been implicated?

Ji Siyuan grabbed her and shot Shen Subai a sidelong look. “Captain Shen, this wasn’t Xie Yunshu’s fault. You can’t blame it all on her!”

Li Shengli also spoke up. “Yunshu Little Sister didn’t know they would come cause trouble.”

Xie Yunshu felt a little touched. She shook her head at the two of them. “I’m fine. You two go get back to work.”

Li Shengli was still a little worried, but Captain Shen’s status was what it was. He definitely would not do anything to Yunshu Little Sister. In the end, Li Shengli could only lower his voice and say, “Then we’ll get to work first. If you need any help, come find me.”

Xie Yunshu smiled at him, signaling that she was fine.

But Ji Siyuan wasn’t so easy to brush off. He grabbed Xie Yunshu by the arm with one hand and pulled her behind him. “Shen Subai, can you be reasonable for once? Do you know how awful she must feel right now? And you’re still going to criticize her?”

The air seemed to freeze.

Shen Subai’s gaze fell on the hand gripping Xie Yunshu’s arm. His eyes were icy, but his voice remained calm. “Are you coming with me or not?”

At that moment, Xie Yunshu was certain Captain Shen was angry.

She wasn’t a pushover, and her temper could be pretty explosive too. But honestly, she was rather afraid of Captain Shen when he got mad. She already owed him so many favors, and now, on the very first day the canteen opened, something like this had happened. No matter how she looked at it, she just couldn’t toughen up in front of Captain Shen.

“Coming, coming. I’m coming with you…” Xie Yunshu hurriedly slapped Ji Siyuan’s hand away and obediently took a step forward, looking so docile that Ji Siyuan could hardly recognize her.

“Xie Yunshu!” Ji Siyuan was almost beside himself. “What are you afraid of him for? My brother is in charge of the canteen. If anything happens in the future, come to me. No one can take the canteen contract away from you!”

Xie Yunshu said nothing. She quickened her pace and caught up with Shen Subai, who had not said a word. She was grateful that Ji Siyuan had defended her without hesitation just now, but at a time like this, why was he saying that in front of Captain Shen? Was he trying to get her killed?

She wasn’t stupid. How could she not know who really held the power here?

Ji Siyuan gritted his teeth as he watched the two of them walk away. Xie Yunshu, who was so fierce in front of him, was actually so meek and submissive in front of Shen Subai, following him step for step like a bullied little quail!

The thought made him so furious that his eyes even reddened a little. He raised his voice. “Xie Yunshu, you big idiot! Sooner or later, Shen Subai is going to sell you off!”

Xie Yunshu pretended not to hear Ji Siyuan. What would Captain Shen sell her for? She wasn’t worth any money!

Anxiously following behind Shen Subai as he strode ahead, Xie Yunshu racked her brain, wondering how to explain what had just happened to him and how to promise that she would handle the matter properly so it wouldn’t affect the canteen’s normal operation.

When they reached the office door, Shen Subai suddenly stopped. Xie Yunshu’s forehead bumped right into his broad, solid back.

“Captain Shen…” Xie Yunshu covered her head and said with a miserable expression, “What happened today was an accident. I promise they won’t come again!”

Shen Subai said nothing. He opened the office door, watched her walk in, then shut it with a bang.

Xie Yunshu’s heart lurched. Captain Shen had said earlier that city leaders would be coming in the afternoon. With that old bastard Li Shenggen making such a scene today, had he nearly delayed something important? No wonder Captain Shen was so angry. If it were her, she would be furious too.

If he wanted to cancel her canteen contract, would it help if she pretended to cry? Xie Yunshu’s mind ran wild. But crying wasn’t exactly something she was good at, and Captain Shen was such a serious, upright person. He handled things by the book. There was no way he would take pity on her just because she cried a little, right?

If he really refused to let her run the canteen, then she would have no choice but to go find Ji Siyuan…

Shen Subai showed no intention of sitting down. He simply stood there and looked at her. “Xie Yunshu, what did I say yesterday?”