Chapter 214: Courting Death!

Hearing Lin Xiao’s compliment, Su Mengjia’s eyes curved into crescent moons as she said, “If you like it, eat more.”

For a foodie, having someone praise the food they recommended was the best feeling, especially when the compliment came from Lin Xiao. Su Mengjia felt as happy as if she had just tasted honey.

“Yes, you eat too,” Lin Xiao nodded.

The two of them began to eat heartily. Meanwhile, the previously empty diner gradually filled with customers.

As the saying goes: A fair lady is a gentleman’s desire.

The men who came to eat couldn’t help but steal glances at the elegant and mature beauty, Su Mengjia. They couldn’t control their wandering eyes, often sneaking peeks at her pretty face.

This was just human nature. They could only look and fantasize from a distance.

However, if these men knew that the beautiful woman in front of them was the captain of the police department’s criminal investigation team, they probably wouldn’t even dare to sneak glances.

At that moment, the middle-aged woman brought the last dish, chopped chili fish head, and placed it on the table. Su Mengjia picked up a piece of fish and held it out to Lin Xiao, boasting, “Try this. It’s the signature dish here, super delicious.”

Su Mengjia elegantly held the fish with her fair, slender hand and offered it to him. Her pretty face was flushed from the little bit of alcohol she had. Lin Xiao couldn’t help but be momentarily stunned by her charm.

Realizing that her action might be a bit too intimate, Su Mengjia suddenly felt awkward. But since the fish was already right in front of Lin Xiao’s mouth, she couldn’t just take it back. She held it there, feeling a bit embarrassed.

“Oh my, how intimate! Little beauty, if he doesn’t want it, give it to me.”

Just as Lin Xiao was feeling a bit at a loss, and Su Mengjia’s heart was fluttering, an obnoxious voice suddenly sounded from behind.

The stranger’s voice interrupted the awkward moment, bringing both of them back to their senses. However, his vulgar words made Lin Xiao and Su Mengjia’s faces darken simultaneously. A cold glint flashed in their eyes.

The sleazy man who had spoken was completely unaware that his words had already offended two extremely formidable individuals.

One was a famous and feared captain of the Jinghai City police department’s criminal investigation unit, and the other was the leader of the Dragon Sword Squad, renowned in the underground world as the Night Emperor.

At that moment, the man was blissfully ignorant of his impending doom. He continued to laugh lewdly, his eyes shamelessly glued to Su Mengjia.

The man was wearing a white tank top with a fierce white tiger tattooed on his muscular arm, giving off a thuggish vibe.

Behind the man with the white tiger tattoo were four or five lackeys. They stood behind him, grinning and looking on eagerly. Their eyes roved over Su Mengjia’s curvaceous figure.

Jinghai City was large, but this area was a remote and impoverished suburb. Although there were many beauties, a woman like Su Mengjia, with both stunning looks and an excellent figure, was exceedingly rare.

At this moment, Su Mengjia’s shyness was gone. She looked coldly at the man with the white panther tattoo and said, “While I’m in a good mood, get lost immediately.”

To Su Mengjia, these small-time thugs were nothing but child’s play. In her many years as a police officer, she had faced all kinds of dangerous criminals and certainly wouldn’t be intimidated by these petty ruffians.

Su Mengjia’s words not only made the thugs burst into uncontrollable laughter, but they also caused the middle-aged woman who had just come out of the kitchen upon hearing the commotion—the owner of the restaurant—to turn deathly pale.

The restaurant owner recognized the man with the white panther tattoo. He was Bao, a notorious local gang leader who ran a nearby KTV and had a dozen lackeys under his command. He was known for his idleness and occasional extortion of protection money from local shops, earning him the nickname Brother Panther.

The middle-aged woman had been running her business in this area for many years. Upon hearing the noise and seeing Brother Panther, she immediately recognized him and inwardly sighed at her bad luck. She assumed he was here to collect protection money.

She hadn’t expected Brother Panther to notice Su Mengjia right away. What surprised her even more was that the beautiful woman, despite facing such a large group, dared to speak so coldly and forcefully.

Wasn’t she courting death?

Did she really think she could take on these thugs?

The owner glanced at Su Mengjia, shaking her head. While Su Mengjia had an impressive demeanor and appearance, her brain seemed to be lacking. She not only put herself in danger but also endangered the polite, handsome young man next to her. The owner felt a pang of pity for Lin Xiao.

“Haha, little beauty, you’re quite amusing. Get lost? How exactly do you want me to get lost? Haha, I like spicy girls like you,” Bao said with a lecherous grin as he ogled Su Mengjia.

Seeing the group of thugs still daring to pester them, Lin Xiao couldn’t help but look at them with pity.

Although he didn’t care much about Su Mengjia’s position, she was still the captain of the criminal investigation unit. For a bunch of thugs to act so arrogantly in front of a police officer, they clearly had a death wish.

Oblivious to the fact that he was courting death, Bao paid no attention to Su Mengjia’s threat. Instead, her words made him even more interested in her. As for Lin Xiao, standing beside her, Bao dismissed him outright as just a pretty boy.

“I’ll say it one more time, get lost immediately.”

Seeing that these thugs were still pestering them, Su Mengjia couldn’t hold back anymore. She slammed the table and stood up abruptly.

Her heroic demeanor and perfectly long, beautiful legs caught the thugs’ attention, making their eyes light up.

They hadn’t expected Su Mengjia to have a figure even more captivating than a model’s, practically like a celebrity from TV. This only made them more lustful.

“Beauty, if I leave just because you say so, wouldn’t that be embarrassing for me?” Bao said, looking at Su Mengjia with a mocking gaze.

The other thugs grinned and ogled their boss’s beauty.

Seeing that these small-time thugs refused to leave and kept harassing her, Su Mengjia’s eyes turned icy as she scanned the group. Her long, beautiful legs were already tensed.

Under normal circumstances, she would have acted by now. But with Lin Xiao next to her, she hesitated. She wondered whether to handle it the usual way or reveal her identity.

As Su Mengjia hesitated, Lin Xiao stood up and smiled, “Leave it to me. They’re just a few insignificant thugs. There’s no need for you to handle them personally.”

Su Mengjia nodded. She knew Lin Xiao’s combat skills, likely a member of the legendary Dragon Sword Squad. When he saved her, he had taken down armed members of the Hundred Seat Society in an instant. These thugs were no match.

“Be careful then,” she said.