33: Detoxification card detoxification, it turns out it was you
"Danger! Danger! Host is poisoned, please use [Antidote Card] immediately."
"Use it!" Ye Lin pinched himself hard to clear his head, then quickly used it.
"Swish."
A warm current flowed from head to toe. Wherever it passed, Ye Lin's nerves returned to normal, his mind cleared, and he regained control of his limbs.
"A Sheng, brother A Sheng?" Brother Yong watched Ye Lin, feigning concern.
Then, he looked at Ti Cai, "This isn't fake, is it?"
Ti Cai's lips curved into a smug smile, "If this were fake, he'd be an Oscar-winning actor."
Brother Yong nodded and gave his subordinates a look.
A few subordinates brought a bucket of ice water and poured it directly over Ye Lin's head.
Ye Lin flinched violently, pretending to recover from the drug, his eyes still bloodshot.
He half-collapsed on the ground, gave a thumbs-up, and said, "Good stuff."
Brother Yong also squatted down, "Brother, the stuff is good, but you can't joke with your life. So much at once, you could easily die."
Ye Lin shook his head, "It's fine, I can handle it."
"I just don't know if Mr. Ti Cai is satisfied?"
Ti Cai nodded, "Brother A Sheng is impressive. We'll have pleasant collaborations in the future."
Seeing Ti Cai's affirmation, Brother Yong immediately burst into joyful laughter. He helped Ye Lin up onto the sofa, "Good brother, we'll all make money together from now on."
"Come, cheers!"
The three stood up together, raised their glasses, and drank in one gulp.
After drinking, Ye Lin slowly put his hand into his pocket. Inside was a signal generator. If he pressed it, Xie Changkun would lead people to rush in.
Just then, a commotion suddenly erupted from the dance floor.
Everyone turned to look.
It was the young couple who had arrived early. A drunk man had spilled his drink on the girl.
The drunk man took the opportunity to grope the girl, but the boy punched him to the ground.
The girl quickly pulled her boyfriend, whispered something in his ear, and he looked up at Brother Yong and his group, stopping his hand.
The girl casually brushed her hair back, revealing an earpiece hidden beneath it.
"Damn it! It's the police!" Ti Cai shouted.
That look the man gave them just now had made him feel uneasy, and now with the earpiece revealed, he was even more certain.
He immediately pulled out a pistol from behind him and fired three shots at the couple on the dance floor.
"Bang bang bang!"
The three gunshots startled everyone present, including Ye Lin. He hadn't expected Ti Cai to actually have a gun.
After a brief moment of shock, everyone in the bar erupted into chaos.
"Ah--"
"He fired a gun!"
"He killed someone!"
The crowd, who had been drinking and dancing, immediately scattered like a stirred hornet's nest. Screams, cries, and loud music mingled together.
As soon as Ti Cai fired those three shots, the man and woman, along with the two men at the door, instantly pulled out their pistols from behind them, aimed at Ti Cai and Brother Yong, and shouted loudly:
"Don't move! Police!"
Ye Lin was a bit bewildered. Damn, who were these people?
Were they real police or fake police? He hadn't even signaled Chief Xie yet.
Brother Yong, startled, quickly flipped behind the sofa and hid.
"Who? Who the hell betrayed us?" Brother Yong shouted loudly.
At this moment, everyone's gaze turned to Ye Lin. Ti Cai's eyes began to turn fierce as he looked at him.
Ye Lin, in a moment of desperation, roared at Brother Yong, "You bastard, I came to buy goods, and you dared to call the police!"
Ye Lin decided to play the "villain" and accuse first.
This shout made everyone hesitate. After all, Ye Lin's performance earlier was convincing; he had really taken the white powder, not like a police officer.
Ti Cai looked back at Brother Yong.
Brother Yong paused, then quickly explained, "Mr. Ti Cai, I'm a drug dealer, how could I call the police? Something must have been discovered by the police, and they snuck in."
Ti Cai remained silent.
Brother Yong gave Mad Face a look and shouted, "There are fewer police officers; we'll rush out!"
Mad Face instantly understood Brother Yong's meaning and was the first to charge out.
The hooligans, being hot-blooded and blindly obedient, saw their boss charge out and followed suit, leaping out and rushing towards the police officers.
Those poor anti-drug police officers, though armed, dared not open fire.
How could they fire? There were people everywhere!
If they accidentally injured civilians, the entire police force would be pushed into the eye of the storm.
The few officers exchanged glances and holstered their pistols.
They charged forward with bare hands.
This made the hooligans even more arrogant. They yelled and swung their long knives.
But their flimsy moves were no match for professional police officers.
With a few simple moves, the officers disarmed several subordinates and knocked them to the ground.
However, Mad Face was the only troublesome one; he seemed to have some training.
He wielded a dagger as if his life depended on it, wildly stabbing at the female officer.
The female officer was already a bit less skilled, and being cornered by Mad Face, she found herself in a perilous situation.
Fortunately, her disguised boyfriend was no ordinary person; he was quite agile and quickly moved to block in front of the female officer, though this made him lose the chance to pursue.
While the subordinates were holding off the police, Brother Yong grabbed his money box, took two trusted subordinates, and, along with Ti Cai, all ran towards the back door.
Ye Lin thought for a moment, snatched his money box, and followed them.
Although there were fewer people at the back door, it was still quite crowded.
Outside the door, a police voice called out, "Don't push, we are the police, move aside, move aside."
"Damn it, there are police at the back door too. We're surrounded!" Brother Yong said in a panic.
Ye Lin secretly calmed himself, his eyes scanning around. Ti Cai still had a gun. Facing four people with one gun, he wasn't entirely confident, so he could only remain still for now.
Ti Cai fired two random shots outside the door. The popping sounds made the crowd even more chaotic.
The police, who had already pushed halfway in, were instantly swept back out by the surging crowd, giving Ti Cai more time.
Ti Cai shrewdly observed the bar, then turned and decisively fled upstairs.
Brother Yong was already in a panic. Seeing Ti Cai run upstairs, he quickly followed.
The second floor of the bar consisted of some storage rooms, stacked with alcohol, and a small attic where the boss occasionally stayed.
After Ti Cai went up, he directly kicked open the attic door and rushed in. It was empty.
Outside the attic was a small platform. Ti Cai quietly walked out. Below was the main entrance of the bar, and people were still pouring out.
"This way." Ti Cai lowered his voice and pointed to the rooftop. With both hands, he began to climb, looking like he was about to scale the wall.
Suddenly, a long leg kicked Ti Cai, who was in mid-air, sending him flying down.
Ti Cai fell to the ground, then sprang back up with a carp jump.
"So it was you!"
Standing before him was Ye Lin.