I Became the Henchman of a Novel's Villain - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: “Hey, bro, can I borrow a light?”

It was obvious and easy to understand.

Li Tai’s dagger.

As Li Tai’s concubine, how could she not know what this meant?

By the way, Bai Zhou was also reminding Ye Qiantong. Although he was one of Li Tai’s subordinates, this subordinate held more weight than others!

However, something unexpected happened. After Ye Qiantong saw this dagger, the light in her eyes became even more pronounced, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.

“You being able to get this dagger proves that Li Tai values you greatly!”

Value? Not quite! I just helped Li Tai solve a big problem while trying to save myself!  

Bai Zhou didn’t respond to Ye Qiantong’s words and said: “Sister-in-law, the boss sent me to bring you home.”

Ye Qiantong noticed that Bai Zhou didn’t engage in her conversation, and she slightly raised her eyebrow before quickly saying: “No rush. Let’s go to Xinyang first. I have a pair of shoes ready there, need to pick them up.”

Xinyang?  

Bai Zhou paused for a moment upon hearing this term.

But he quickly recalled this place from his memory.

Xinyang Leather! This place was where Li Tai had his custom-made shoes!

And when the original protagonist Chu Yun started to strike at the Li family’s power, it all began from this Xinyang Leather shop!

After briefly understanding this, Bai Zhou started the car. Neither of them spoke along the way. Even Ye Qiantong stopped her advances toward Bai Zhou.

She simply tilted her face slightly to look out the window, as if something was on her mind.

Bai Zhou also enjoyed the peace.

Beautiful women are nice, but never get too greedy! Especially when it’s the boss’s woman. Better to be careful.

Although Xinyang was where the Buddha-like Li Tai had his custom shoes made, the shop was located in a deep, secluded alley.

As Bai Zhou drove in, he barely saw a few people on the road.

I really don’t know how this place makes any money.  

“Sister-in-law, we’ve arrived.”

“Mm.” Ye Qiantong only responded with a hum but made no move.

Alright! I’ll open the door for you!  

Bai Zhou got out of the car helplessly and walked to the passenger side to open the door.

To his surprise, Ye Qiantong extended her slender finger and pointed to her seatbelt!

“Damn! Again!”

Having no choice, Bai Zhou leaned down to unbuckle the seatbelt, just as he was about to stand up. Suddenly, an arm wrapped around his neck.

No need to ask, it was definitely Ye Qiantong.

Bai Zhou slightly twisted his body and slid out from her arm, only to hear Ye Qiantong’s slightly resentful voice: “Can’t you help me up?”

No!  

Bai Zhou wasn’t falling for it this time. He even took two steps back.

Seeing that her request was declined, Ye Qiantong got up on her own. She gave Bai Zhou a glance and walked alone toward the shop.

Even after Ye Qiantong left, a faint fragrance still lingered in the air.

“Ugh …” Bai Zhou clicked his tongue and spat on the ground, muttering: “She’s really a …”

Just as he was about to complain about Ye Qiantong, Bai Zhou’s eyes suddenly narrowed. At the end of the deserted alley, an old iron door creaked open. A sturdy man stepped out, carrying two large bags of trash.

As soon as this man appeared, Bai Zhou felt a faint sense of pressure!

This pressure came directly from the man himself. Dark skin, broad shoulders, and a muscular build. Even in a janitor’s uniform, his explosive muscles couldn’t be concealed.

If you had to compare him to someone in real life, he would be the kind of guy who could make zombies turn around and run — Ma Dongxi*!

On the chest of this janitor uniform were the words “Yipin Hotpot”!

“Yipin Hotpot?!” Bai Zhou almost exclaimed.

Not because the hotpot was particularly delicious or anything. But in the original story, the protagonist, while dining at this “Yipin Hotpot” with one of the female leads, encountered his greatest opportunity for success!

Once the original protagonist Chu Yun had some status, certain things became inconvenient for him to handle personally, so he needed someone to act as a front for him.

And most importantly!

In the original novel’s plot, this man had sparred with Chu Yun once. The two were evenly matched. He was one of the highest combat power characters in the novel! Bai Zhou still remembered his name — Chen Zhong!

Just like his name, once he acknowledged a boss, he was absolutely loyal to them!

“I can’t believe I’ve run into him! The back door of Yipin Hotpot is actually the front door of Xinyang?!”

If you think about the timeline, Chu Yun was still working as a security team leader at this point. He hadn’t yet met the female lead he would bring to the hotpot restaurant. So does that mean …

How could Bai Zhou let this opportunity slip by?

Although the number one person on the protagonist’s hit list was definitely the main villain, Li Yonggang, there was no guarantee that Bai Zhou wasn’t number two!

If for nothing else, just to avoid being troubled by the protagonist, he couldn’t let Chen Zhong go!

After throwing away the two bags of trash, Chen Zhong leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette.

Bai Zhou slightly raised his eyes and stepped forward.

He pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.

Bai Zhou smoked, but he rarely did, not addicted, but at this moment …

“Hey! Bro, can I borrow a light?”