Chapter 667: Using his own methods against him

They chatted for a while, then Yu Kai Lang's phone rang; he answered, heard what the other side said, and his face lit up: "Good, I'll be right over."

After hanging up, Yu Kai Lang said, "The hospital says the person has woken up."

"I'll go over right away to question him."

"You and Mei Wen should be able to go home soon."

Wu An nodded.

Yu Kai Lang left quickly.

Wu An was drinking tea; actually there were many ways to resolve the fast‑food restaurant matter, but he chose to get personally involved simply to cut the knot quickly.

Although he had a stake in the fast‑food restaurant, it was basically just a side project, and he didn't intend to put much effort into it.

This method not only settles things once and for all, but he himself only needs to sit here drinking tea, doing nothing, and the matter will be resolved nicely.

That's the benefit brought by his status and position.

If he were still just an ordinary little fisherman, even getting personally involved wouldn't have this effect.

……

Hospital.

Lai Er Pi woke up and saw several police officers standing by the bed; he was still dazed.

"What happened to me?"

He only remembered eating his meal when suddenly it hurt, and then he remembered nothing else.

Yu Kai Lang asked, "Do you remember what happened before you passed out?"

Lai Er Pi said, dazed, "I went with a few friends to the fast‑food restaurant to eat, and while eating I suddenly got a bad stomachache, then I didn't know anything."

Saying that,

He then fully came to, his eyes rolling, obviously realizing what had happened to him.

This happened at the fast‑food restaurant.

He is a victim.

As a thug helping Lao Tan collect debts, he naturally knows how much profit can be squeezed from the victim's identity.

He was overjoyed inside.

Seeing him suddenly laugh, Yu Kai Lang's face darkened: "Is that all?"

Lai Er Pi retorted, "Officer, what do you mean?"

"I ate a meal and passed out, and I'm still in the hospital."

"However you look at it, I'm a victim, so why does your questioning make me feel like a criminal?"

Yu Kai Lang said coldly, "Do you think your food poisoning was flawless?"

"Getting a stomachache while eating and then passing out—is that normal?"

"It's just a fast‑food place; even if the food went bad, it wouldn't cause such a serious situation."

"You'd better come clean about what's going on in there."

Lai Er Pi cursed, "I'll tell you whatever I want!"

"What do you want me to tell you?"

"I have no grudge against the fast‑food boss; why would I risk my life over him?"

Yu Kai Lang was furious!

Liu Long grabbed him and said to Lai Er Pi, "You suddenly passed out at the fast‑food restaurant and were brought to the hospital for emergency treatment."

"The diagnosis was food poisoning."

"Do you remember what you ate before you passed out?"

Lai Er Pi shook his head: "Nothing special, just the fast‑food restaurant's meals."

"It must be the fast‑food restaurant's fault."

"Have they caught the fast‑food restaurant's owner?"

Liu Long nodded: "The person has already been taken into custody."

"But the exact cause is still under investigation."

Lai Er Pi gave a hehe laugh: "Tell the fast‑food boss this can be settled privately."

"Fifty thousand… no, one hundred thousand dollars."

"Any less and there's nothing to discuss."

Liu Long nodded: "All right, rest first."

Yu Kai Lang still wanted to speak, but Liu Long pulled him away from the ward.

Yu Kai Lang said, "Master, you saw that, right? How arrogant this kid is."

Liu Long nodded: "Calm down a bit; haven't you figured it out yet?"

"Lai Er Pi is being used as a pawn."

Yu Kai Lang blinked: "You mean this kid didn't take part?"

Liu Long nodded, having observed Lai Er Pi from the moment he woke up until he left the ward.

"If Lai Er Pi is just acting, then his acting skills could crush countless movie emperors."

Liu Long said, "The guy scheming this has got some brains."

"What kind of person is Lai Er Pi?"

"A thug."

"When he's got nothing to do he can still stir up trouble; now that he's become a victim, he's bound to make a huge fuss."

"If we let Lai Er Pi cause a ruckus, the fast‑food restaurant will hardly avoid going under."

If they really had colluded with Lai Er Pi in advance, Lai Er Pi might still expose a flaw.

Now it's come to this.

It can be said to be unsolvable.

Lai Er Pi is being used as a pawn—do you think he's happy about that?

As long as there's enough profit, even if they eventually learn the truth, they'll happily accept it.

Yu Kai Lang's face was grim to the extreme.

Liu Long said, "Let's go back first."

There's currently no better solution; we can only wait for the fast food restaurant's investigation results.

Once we confirm the fast food restaurant is fine, we can release the person first.

Yu Kai Lang: "But..."

Even if they prove the fast food restaurant's food wasn't the cause of Lai Er Pi's food poisoning, this matter still isn't resolved.

Quite the opposite.

The real trouble has just begun.

Will Lai Er Pi let it go?

He's the sort who demands tens of thousands of dollars in compensation just by opening his mouth.

If he doesn't get the money, will he go cause a scene at the fast food restaurant?

If a hooligan keeps coming to cause trouble at the fast food restaurant every day, how can the business operate?

Once negative publicity spreads, it's also a fatal blow to the fast food restaurant.

And this is exactly what those people want to see.

They're not trying to get Mei Wu imprisoned; they want to sabotage the fast food restaurant.

The two were just about to leave when they bumped into Old Huang and company coming their way; Yu Kai Lang's face darkened: "What are you doing here?"

"We're friends."

"We were having a meal together when he ran into trouble; we came to see how he's doing—this is alright, right?"

"He can't see anyone for the time being."

"Well... that'll do."

Old Huang and the others had to leave.

After they left, Yu Kai Lang revealed Wu An's plan; he felt gloomy, knowing full well these people were the masterminds, yet he could do nothing about it.

Liu Long heard this and instead laughed: "Disciple, oh disciple."

"A An has already put it that bluntly—what do you still have to worry about?"

Yu Kai Lang: "We can't find a breakthrough through Lai Er Pi; even raising the stakes won't help."

Liu Long said: "It's useful!"

If we can prove the fast food restaurant is fine, then there's room to argue about Lai Er Pi's food poisoning.

Wu An's statements could actually hold.

We can reasonably suspect it's deliberate retaliation by foreign forces.

Yu Kai Lang pondered and suddenly realized: "Damn, Wu An is giving them a taste of their own medicine."

Those people framed the fast food restaurant, and Wu An also framed them as accomplices of foreign forces.

He was so eager to help Wu An that he overlooked this.

Liu Long laughed and nodded.

Wu An remains Wu An.

His methods remain as swift, precise, and ruthless as ever.

He's still stationed at the hospital; once the fast food restaurant's inspection results are out, he can immediately interrogate Lai Er Pi.

Lai Er Pi will certainly say he's been framed.

No problem.

Those who framed him naturally know just how wronged he is.