Chapter 64: You Won't Have to Pay a Cent
'Audit documents? What a joke!'
'This new City Lord Yin is clearly just looking for trouble!'
'Decades ago, when we paid taxes, computerized accounting wasn't as advanced. A lot of it relied on paper documents.'
'Besides, there was a fire at the Jiangcheng tax bureau a few years ago. Those receipt stubs were destroyed long ago.'
'How could the Lin Family possibly produce them!'
The secretary said in a low voice, "I heard that besides the Lin Family, none of the other families or companies received this request. It seems the City Lord is targeting us."
Lin Chuyue had realized it too. "Alright, do this: prepare the receipts from recent years and give them to him. Tell him the rest are gone."
"If he's really here to cause trouble for us, he'll definitely make an issue out of this."
"Yes, President Lin."
The secretary gathered the documents and left.
Lin Chuyue continued to work, busy until noon.
Xiao Ye arrived at the CEO's office, carrying lunch.
Lin Chuyue was in a bad mood. Seeing him, her expression turned cold. "Who let you in?"
Xiao Ye didn't mind at all. He had long since discovered that his wife had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
'Don't mind that she glares at me every day. When danger strikes, she'll be the first to step up.'
'As for her misunderstandings about me, they're no big deal.'
'Time will reveal everything.'
"The Old Master asked me to bring this. Are you sure you're not going to eat?"
Hearing it was from Lin Aoshan, Lin Chuyue reluctantly accepted it. "Fine. You can leave now."
Just then, the secretary burst in, her face pale. "This is bad, President Lin! The City Lord is ordering us to pay back taxes, a total of 450 million!"
"If we can't pay it all within three days, he's going to press charges!"
'The City Lord?'
Xiao Ye asked, "The new one?"
The secretary nodded instinctively. "Yes, him. President Lin, what do we do?"
Lin Chuyue's delicate brows furrowed. "We've never been delinquent on any taxes. This is blatant extortion!"
"Besides, in our current situation, I can't even come up with 100 million, let alone 450 million."
Xiao Ye understood at once. 'It looks like that Han Jing is behind this.'
'A dignified City Lord, openly abusing his power for personal gain. How shameless!'
"Don't worry. We won't have to pay a single cent of this money!"
"I'll go take care of this."
After speaking, Xiao Ye walked straight out of the room.
"Stop!"
Lin Chuyue immediately chased after him. "Xiao Ye, what trouble are you trying to cause now?!"
"I'm warning you, don't even think about using violence to solve this!"
"You have to use your brain! Fists are the crudest and most useless tool!"
Xiao Ye turned back with a smile and took Lin Chuyue's hand. "Wife, I know you're worried about me."
"It's fine. I promise I won't use violence this time."
Lin Chuyue yanked her hand away. "Who's worried about you? Don't flatter yourself!"
"I don't care what you're planning, just don't go making more trouble for me!"
"If you dare to offend the new City Lord and make things worse, I'll never forgive you!"
"No problem."
Xiao Ye made a reassuring gesture and strode away.
He walked out of the company's main entrance and headed straight for the City Lord's Mansion.
The City Lord's Mansion was located in the eastern part of Jiangcheng.
This was the seat of power for all of Jiangcheng.
At this moment, the new City Lord was sitting comfortably in his office, while Han Jing, a seductive look on her face, sat on his bloated, greasy lap.
Her small, delicate hands were provocatively caressing him.
"Darling, you're amazing. With this, the Lin Family is finished!"
"When the time comes, if the Lin Family wants to survive, they'll definitely have to come begging you."
"Not only do I want that Xiao Ye to pay the price, but I also want to make Lin Chuyue kneel and kowtow to me!"
Immersed in pleasure, the City Lord immediately agreed. "Fine. You can do whatever you want with her then."
Han Jing's face lit up with joy. "Darling, you're the best!"
BANG!
A loud crash echoed.
The two were so startled they nearly jumped out of the chair.
Xiao Ye strolled in. "You dare cause trouble for the Lin Family? I see you're tired of living!"
"Insolent!"
City Lord Yin's eyes bulged. "This is the City Lord's Mansion, not a place for you to run wild!"
"You little brat, you must have a death wish, daring to come to my territory!"
"Believe it or not, with just one word from me, your pathetic life won't last until tomorrow!"
Han Jing nodded repeatedly, getting up and walking over to Xiao Ye. "That's right! Offend the City Lord, and you won't even know how you died!"
"You mutt! You killed over a dozen members of my Han Family. I hadn't even come looking for you, and you delivered yourself to my doorstep!"
Before her words had even faded, Xiao Ye delivered a backhanded slap.
It landed viciously on Han Jing's face.
SLAP!
Han Jing was knocked to the ground, her ears ringing. "You..."
"If you dare to bark again, I'll slap the other side to match."
Xiao Ye stepped over Han Jing and strode up to City Lord Yin. "On my way here, my wife told me not to lay a hand on you."
"Listen up. From this day on, you are not to cause any more trouble for the Lin Family."
"Otherwise, that seat you're sitting on might not be so stable anymore!"
Recalling the pain from yesterday, City Lord Yin stumbled backward. "Are you threatening me? I'm the City Lord! Do you have a death wish?!"
"City Lord? Hmph!"
Xiao Ye scoffed. "It wouldn't matter if you were the Jade Emperor himself. This is your last warning."
"If you dare to cause trouble for the Lin Family again, you will bear the consequences!"
With that, Xiao Ye turned and left coolly.
'If not for Lin Chuyue's warning, he would have long since taught that man named Yin why flowers are so red!'
Having suffered such a huge loss of face, Han Jing wanted nothing more than to kill Xiao Ye.
She scrambled up from the floor, looking pathetic, and threw herself into City Lord Yin's arms, crying. "Darling, I'm your woman, and he dared to hit me?"
"He was clearly slapping your face! He doesn't respect you as the City Lord at all!"
Frustrated and humiliated, City Lord Yin flew into a rage and immediately called security. "Stop that guy, Xiao Ye!"
"He dared to come here and threaten me openly! He must not be allowed to walk out of here!"
When Xiao Ye stepped out of the elevator, a group of men was already waiting for him.
"So you're the kid who came looking for trouble with the City Lord? You're courting death!"
Xiao Ye cracked his knuckles. "Enough with the nonsense. Come at me all at once. Don't waste my time."
'He still had to get back to have lunch with Lin Chuyue.'
"So arrogant! You're fucking tired of living!"
"Brothers, get him!"
The group of men swarmed forward.
With a single chop of his hand, Xiao Ye easily sent the first burly man flying. "With such pathetic skills, you dare act so arrogantly before me?"
BAM!
BAM!
In the blink of an eye, the thugs who had been so menacing moments ago were now rolling on the floor, wailing in agony.
In the entire hall, besides Xiao Ye, only the young receptionist was left standing.
When she saw Xiao Ye look over, she was so frightened she collapsed into her chair. "Don't... don't hit me."
Xiao Ye's cold gaze swept over her. "Don't be afraid. I only hit those who deserve it."
The news quickly reached the floor above, and City Lord Yin was so angry he nearly exploded.
"What? All of you couldn't even handle him? Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"
"What the hell do I feed you for every day? You can't even catch a single punk!"
"City Lord... It's not our fault. That kid is just too good at fighting!"
'Who would have thought that so many of them would get taken down by Xiao Ye?' the thugs lamented inwardly.
"Shut up, you trash!"
City Lord Yin hung up the phone, his eyes dark and sinister. "That dog, daring to threaten me and lay hands on my men. He's courting death!"
Han Jing, who was applying a compress to her face, immediately leaned in. "Darling, you have to kill him! Otherwise, how can you continue to be the City Lord!"
"Exactly! Send my word down: this Xiao Ye has provoked me!"
"Anyone who dares to help him is making an enemy of me!"