Chapter 699: Right and Left Protectors
I put down the phone, in the critical moment when Shu Zhe was about to be raped his own uncle, I decided.
To first go eat the lunch prepared by the French chef.
What, is my decision strange? People can’t function on an empty stomach, so if I don’t eat, how would I have the strength to think and take action?
Also, if the French chef sees me running away just after he prepared the meal, he might think I rejected his cooking, and then immediately commits suicide by harakiri, which would also be a matter of life and death.
I used mealtime to plan my actions for the afternoon.
First, I’ll go alone, and use the ident.i.ty of the online shopkeeper to persuade Uncle Fireball to change his mind, but it has a very low success rate.
Perverts are usually incredibly stubborn, generally speaking, it would be impossible to make them repent by words alone.
Also, I have to face reality. The threat of violence, which I was previously best at, will not work in front of Uncle Fireball.
Not only because I have heart problems, but also because, Uncle Fireball used to be the Chinese version of Bear Grylls.
He spent more than a decade in the mountains with wild animals, and despite being slowed down by a year and a half of using the internet, he was still a strong middle-aged man. Even if my heart problem was cured, I can’t say that I would come out ahead even when he has an injured right arm.
After all, I’m only 14 years old! Even if my body was probably at the standard of an ordinary 16 year old, I’m still in the development! Compared to the matured Uncle Fireball, I’m not fully evolved, so I’m at a disadvantage.
Also, once Uncle Fireball knows that I was the bad student who “forced Shu Zhe to sell women’s underwear”, and the shopkeeper he had conversations with online, he will certainly be furious.
Therefore, I can’t fight alone, I have to bring someone.
The question is, who should I bring?
The selection criteria was simple: only bring people who know that Shu Zhe has cross-dressed before.
Otherwise, there will be more and more troubles, and my fragile little heart wouldn’t be able to withstand anymore.
Other than me, Uncle Fireball, and the cla.s.s leader, who else knows Shu Zhe once cross-dressed.
There are such people, such as Xiao Ding, who works at the pet hospital, or Fan Chuan, the university student who broke up with his girlfriend for a trap.
They both play compet.i.tive games, Xiao Ding is a part of the DOTA faction, and Fan Chuan is a part of the LOL faction. In order to see which game is more compet.i.tive, the two factions argue endlessly, moving away from facts and reasoning, to personal attacks and cursing each other to death.
The last time, because of the argument of whose girlfriend was more beautiful between the DOTA faction and LOL faction, Xiao Ding, who didn’t even have a girlfriend, boasted way too much in the online flame war. In the end, he had no other choice but to beg me for help, so I let Shu Zhe cross-dress to impersonate as his girlfriend.
During the process of pretending to be a girlfriend, Shu Zhe did not make a single mistake. He was shining and attracted the attention of all the males in the cafe.
But a member of the LOL faction – Fanchuan, had met Shu Zhe in a wig once, so after the meet-up, he caught up to them and said he had broken up with his girlfriend, to compete with Xiao Ding to be Shu Zhe’s boyfriend.
Xiao Ding originally did not have any thoughts about Shu Zhe, but when he saw someone who actually knew Shu Zhe was a man but still wanted to date him, and even broke up with his girlfriend, he got confused. He thought maybe the times have changed and it would be normal to have a trap as a girlfriend.
The two originally belonged to the incompatible factions, so the fight over the trap developed into a real life PK, which also affected an talkative middle-aged onlooker. The fight ended with Xiao Ding getting a black eye and Fan Chuan being detained for more than ten days for beating up a middle-aged woman.
So, these two people not only know Shu Zhe’s ident.i.ty, but will be happy to join if asked to partic.i.p.ate in Shu Zhe’s rescue.
It’s better than calling Peng TouSi away from Ai Mi, having him return from the Film City, then explaining the complicated situation to him and asking him to help me deal with Uncle Fireball.
“Lin, so you like traps, but don’t like me?”
What if Peng TouSi gets jealous because of Shu Zhe? I can’t let him know that I let Shu Zhe cross-dress. Also, wouldn’t it be going overboard to have the world’s number one expert (presumably) to deal with a ex-forest ranger with a crippled arm?
Xiao Ding and Fan Chuan are both university students. Although they are both otaku, and don’t have a lot of combat power, but their figures are acceptable. So they would act as a deterrent by simply standing next to me.
I don’t think Uncle Fireball will get violent if I took two university students to negotiate with him. If he does, we should be able to deal with him with this many people.
I don’t know Fan Chuan’s contact information, so I called Xiao Ding first.
“Xiao Ding, listen to me, Xiao Hong is in trouble.”
Shu Zhe’s has always used the nickname “Xiao Hong” offline. If I use “Xiao Hong” to address him, others would be more accustomed to call him as a her.
“Xiao Ye, are you referring to… Shu Sha’s brother?”
Xiao Ding’s voice sounded a bit hesitant, as if the word “Xiao Hong” made him confused.
Unlike Fan Chuan, Xiao Ding was not determined to drop everything to pursue a trap, and I didn’t want him to do that either as a friend.
If one day Shu Zhe really became one of my friend’s wife, I would vomit blood and die.
So basically, the only reason I called Xiao Ding was because he knew the backstory and had a good relationship with Shu Sha, who often volunteers at the pet hospital.
“Xiao Ding, Xiao Hong is in trouble because her uncle found out she was ‘Xiao Hong’, so her uncle forced him to be ‘Xiao Hong’ all day long to do housework and serve him…”
“What?” Xiao Ding was shocked, “How can her uncle be so perverted, how exactly did Xiao Hong serve her uncle?”
I think Xiao Ding’s tone showed a little too much concern, so I quickly persuaded him to calm down: “At the moment it’s just making Xiao Hong ma.s.sage him, nothing else, but I don’t know what would happen after 5:00 today…”
“I, I’ll go save her.” Xiao Ding quickly replied, “Xiao Ye, aren’t you still recuperating after the mountain climbing accident? Give me her uncle’s address, I’ll go save her myself.”
I told Xiao Ding I already rested enough and I could still go out to have a conversation once in a while.
Then I asked Xiao Ding if he knew Fan Chuan’s contact information. Since they were online rivals who always went head-to-head, they should have each other’s contact information.
“Why are you calling Fan Chuan, that pervert?” Xiao Ding was immediately alerted, “He’s a d.a.m.n trap lover…”
Hey, hey, Xiao Ding, I think you lost the right to curse at him like that! Your concern for Xiao Hong is already beyond normal! Did you fall for his beauty after only being his girlfriend for a few hours?
Unlike Shu Sha, the natural gentle nature exuded by Xiao Hong awakened the desire to protect within you, but should you rely on that sense?
I quickly corrected Xiao Ding: “Xiao Ding, I only called you to save Xiao Hong from something humiliating for Shu Sha’s sake, I’m not asking you to rescue Xiao Hong like a prince.”
Xiao Ding was thoughtfully silent for a moment.
“The reason I want to contact Fan Chuan is because he is one of the few people who know about Xiao Hong’s situation. If we have one more person, the greater the success rate of solving the problem. Although you and Fan Chuan do not get along, but just think of it as… just think of it as for Xiao Hong’s sake.”
After a long explanation, I put the focus back on Xiao Hong. If I’m using other people’s weaknesses to convince others, then I seem to be vaguely influenced by Ai ShuQiao.
“Okay… okay.” Xiao Ding considered it again and gave me Fan Chuan’s cell phone number, “But you have to contact him yourself, I don’t want to talk to him.”
After agreeing to meet at the entrance of the pet hospital, I dialed Fan Chuan’s cell phone.
Even since the fight and he was detained, Fan Chuan was lectured by his parents. Then he was busy because of finding a job after graduation, so he only called Shu Zhe a few times, but didn’t go personally to pester him.
But those phone calls alone were enough make Shu Zhe frightened, but Shu Zhe didn’t dare block Fan Chuan’s number, because he was afraid he Fan Chuan would call their home phone and his sister would hear.
“Be my girlfriend, I’ll treat you well.”
“I’m working hard on my body and also on trying to find a job right now. I’ll definitely be able to pay for your lifestyle in the future and I’ll satisfy you in every way.”
“True love surpa.s.ses gender boundaries, leave everything behind and stay with me. I will never betray you, I already cut off all communication with my ex-girlfriend for you.”
“As long as you tell me, I can even not play LOL.”
d.a.m.n, the last sentence was incredible. One of the reasons he broke up with his girlfriend was because “she wants to go to graduate school and I want to play LOL”, but he says he won’t even play LOL for Shu Zhe, maybe it is true love…
As I expected, after I told Fan Chuan about Xiao Hong’s troubles, Fan Chuan could not wait to fly over immediately.
“What, Xiao Hong was forced to dress up as a cat maid, give her own uncle a back ma.s.sage and foot wash?”
“d.a.m.n I can’t forgive him. His nickname is ‘Uncle Fireball’, right? I’ll extinguish him even if he’s the sun. Tell me the address, I’ll take care of this.”
Then I heard the sound of Fan Chuan wiping his nosebleed and muttering to himself:
“d.a.m.n him, cat ears, cat tail, maid outfit… someone else beat me to it…”
An hour later, I took advantage of Dr. Yu’s nap, and changed out of my hospital gown. I said goodbye to 004 and 005, then went to the entrance of the pet hospital to meet up with the two of them.
Xiao Ding and Fan Chuan were both fighting each other on the inside. Neither of them looked at each other, but they were able to barely reach a temporary alliance for a common goal.
I followed the address sent by Shu Zhe, escorted by two university students, we took a taxi to Uncle Fireball’s house.
I checked my watch, it was only 2:20 pm, Shu Zhe’s back door should still be safe.
I was about to press the doorbell, but I heard the vague sound of a girl crying from inside.