Chapter 749: Meeting Tang Bing and Tan Cheng Again!
Steel Mill. Staff Housing Compound!
In front of the Tang family’s old house, Jiang Xue knocked on the door.
Soon, a deep, hoarse voice came from inside: “Who’s there?”
The voice sounded unfamiliar to Jiang Xue, further confirming her suspicion that the house had surely been reassigned to another employee by the factory.
Just as she was about to explain her purpose, the door suddenly swung open from the inside.
A man with a scruffy beard then appeared before them.
However, the moment Jiang Xue got a clear look at his face, she was so startled that she stumbled backward two steps.
Fortunately, Li Yi acted quickly and caught her.
Jiang Xue never would have imagined that the deep, hoarse voice belonged to Tan Cheng—he looked completely different from how she remembered him.
“Xiao Xue?”
Tan Cheng hadn’t expected to see Tang (Jiang) Xue standing at the door either, and his face was equally stunned.
Li Yi also recognized Tan Cheng at the door and immediately demanded coldly, “What are you doing here?”
Tan Cheng recognized Li Yi as well, knowing he was Tang Xue’s man.
At the same time, he knew that it was this bastard right in front of him who had sent him and everyone in the Tang family to prison; even his own crippled leg was inextricably linked to this guy.
Not only that, but his parents had lost their jobs because of this bastard; their once-stable livelihoods had forced them to leave their hometown and work as day laborers.
There was nothing they could do; back home, they weren’t even qualified for temporary work—no one would hire them.
It could be said that his entire life, along with his parents’ lives, had been ruined by this damned bastard standing before him.
They say enemies are especially fierce when they meet. Thinking of this, Tan Cheng suddenly shouted, “It’s you! I’m going to kill you…”
Just as he spoke, a woman’s voice came from inside the house: “Brother Cheng, who’s at the door?”
Immediately afterward, a woman with short hair emerged from the inner room.
When she saw the crowd at the door, she froze for a moment, then her gaze locked onto Jiang Xue.
Just a few seconds later, she let out a piercing scream: “Tang Xue, you ungrateful, backstabbing bitch! How dare you come back? I’ll tear your face to shreds…”
With that, the woman’s eyes turned bloodshot as she charged toward Jiang Xue!
“Bang!”
Li Yi had intervened!
The moment Tang Bing made a move, Li Yi sidestepped Zhang Ziqiang and launched a preemptive strike.
He took a step forward and delivered a side kick that slammed hard into Tang Bing’s stomach.
Since Li Yi hadn’t held back at all, Tang Bing’s slightly plump body was instantly sent flying backward, crashing into the wooden door.
The force of the impact was so great that the door actually collapsed, the glass shattering into a thousand pieces, while Tang Bing was left dazed and disoriented.
Seeing this, Tan Cheng glared at Li Yi and shouted, “You… what gives you the right to hit someone?”
Li Yi didn’t answer him, but instead walked toward Tan Cheng step by step.
That terrifying gaze made Tan Cheng keep backing away; his earlier fierce expression deflated like a punctured balloon, and he cowered!
“You… what do you think you’re doing…”
“Don’t come any closer…”
Meanwhile, Tang Bing, who had been in a daze, snapped back to her senses. Immediately, she began wailing at the top of her lungs, “Help! Someone’s been killed!”
Since it was right at noon, most people were at home taking their afternoon nap.
Hearing the commotion, neighbors from both sides poked their heads out to see what was going on, and some had even put on their shoes, ready to come over and gawk.
However, when everyone saw that the trouble was coming from the Tang household, they all shot a couple of disdainful glances before retreating back into their own homes; not a single person came forward to help.
Everyone knew that room was occupied by that slut from the Tang family and that ex-con from the Tan family; unless absolutely necessary, no one wanted anything to do with them.
“Shut up!”
At the sound of Li Yi’s furious shout, Tang Bing’s wailing came to an abrupt halt.
Tang Bing, who had been blinded by rage moments ago, came to her senses after being kicked.
She finally remembered that this man had a terrible temper—and was… incredibly strong.
On the very first day he’d shown up at their house, he’d overturned their dining table and beaten her brother Tang Lei and her father to a pulp.
Later, at the entrance of the guesthouse, this man had single-handedly beaten dozens of members of the Tang family to a pulp, his ferocity beyond description.
Now, with just her—a mere woman—and Brother Acheng, who was missing a leg, how could they possibly stand a chance against this man!
At this thought, Tang Bing couldn’t help but tremble all over!
Li Yi showed not the slightest mercy toward the two people before him—one a woman, the other a cripple. He knew just how wicked and vicious this pair of scum were.
Jiang Xue’s suicide in his previous life was directly linked to these two.
He recalled his father-in-law, Jiang Shiying, telling him two years ago that these two scumbags had been thrown in jail. Although their sentences weren’t particularly long, they shouldn’t have been released this soon.
What on earth was going on?
With that thought, Li Yi fixed his gaze on Tan Cheng and said coldly, “By all rights, you two should be serving time in prison. Why are you here?”
“I… why should I tell you…”
“Smack!”
Before he could finish, Tan Cheng saw a shadow flicker before his eyes, and the next moment, his unshaven face took a hard slap.
Staggering from the blow, Tan Cheng immediately clutched his face and said, “You… what gives you the right to hit me? I’m calling the police…”
“I don’t want to hear any nonsense. If you dare to ramble on like that again, I’ll break your other leg!” Li Yi said coldly.
Feeling the murderous intent radiating from Li Yi, Tan Cheng’s throat twitched involuntarily, and the words died on his lips.
Just then, Tang Bing, who had been scared out of her wits, suddenly blurted out, “I mean… we were released early because we behaved well in prison!”
“Early release?”
Hearing this answer, Li Yi couldn’t help but furrow his brow.
As far as he knew, Tang Bing had been sentenced to two and a half years for engaging in promiscuous sexual relationships, and her sentence was supposed to end at the end of this year.
Tan Cheng’s sentence was even longer; he wasn’t due for release until May of next year. How could they have been let out so soon?
But since these two were living here openly, it was clearly impossible that they had escaped; early release was highly likely.
With that thought, Li Yi swung his hand and slapped Tan Cheng again, making sure both sides of his face were equally red, then turned and walked straight out of the Tang residence.
After being subjected to such behavior by these two repulsive individuals, neither Li Yi nor Ye Lingyun and Jiang Xue—mother and daughter—felt any inclination to go inside and look around. The group then returned to the guesthouse in a sour mood.
Once back at the guesthouse, Li Yi asked Jiang Xue to keep his mother-in-law company for a while, while he took Zhang Ziqiang straight to the Yong County Police Bureau.
Li Yi knew that ex-convicts like them were required to register with the local public security authorities upon their return.
Moreover, since the two had served their sentences in Yong County itself, Xiao Zhanwu should likely be aware of their situation.
At the same time, Li Yi also understood the meaning behind Hu Zhiqiang’s earlier remarks.
Clearly, he was aware that Tang Bing and Tan Cheng had been released early from prison. Worried that Li Yi might do something reckless upon learning this, he had issued both reminders and warnings.
From this perspective, it was highly likely that those two despicable scoundrels had been released under normal circumstances. After all, since Hu Zhiqiang was aware of the situation, he wouldn’t have failed to investigate it.
At this thought, Li Yi couldn’t help but furrow his brow.
If those two bastards really were released early because of good behavior, what was he supposed to do?
Should he just let it go, or find a way to send them back?
For a moment, Li Yi felt absolutely miserable…
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