Chapter 95: I Love Eating Them

Chen Ling finished patrolling the entire Frost Street, and he had dozens of plastic bags in his hands. He walked down the road carrying them with both hands, as if he were carrying two giant weights.

Chen Ling let out a long sigh.

With so many chicken and pig hearts, even if he stir-fried them for every meal, he wouldn't be able to finish them in months... And eating like this every day, who wouldn't get internal heat?

He couldn't finish them, and it was a pity to throw them away. Chen Ling had no choice but to carry them all back.

"This weather... they should keep for a bit longer."

Just as he was about to turn and head home, a commotion came from the side of the street ahead.

That was the intersection of Frost Street and the next street, a small vegetable market. Chen Ling often came here, so he was a regular customer.

After hesitating for a moment, he still walked straight toward the vegetable market.

Strictly speaking, this vegetable market was also in his jurisdiction. If something happened here, he had to check it out... Besides, he had a pile of hearts, so he needed to buy some side dishes to stir-fry with them. Since he was already here, he might as well buy more to take back.

Chen Ling walked into the vegetable market and saw two figures in Executor uniforms standing in front of a stall. The vegetable market, which should have been bustling in the morning, was now dead silent.

Beside the stall, a middle-aged woman was lying among the potatoes and cabbage, with a footprint on her chest, as if she had been kicked to the ground.

"Two officers... this month's money, no, hasn't it already been paid?"

She looked at the two in terror, her face full of confusion.

"Who did you pay it to?" Brother Guo said flatly.

"...I paid it to Officer Zuo."

"You paid it to him, what does that have to do with me?" Brother Guo kicked the vegetable basket aside and slowly squatted down in front of her, saying unhurriedly,

"This vegetable market is now under my jurisdiction... do you understand?"

Looking into Brother Guo's sinister eyes, the woman trembled instantly. "I... I really don't have any money left in the shop. Officer, could you please give me a few more days..."

Hearing this, Brother Guo stood up directly, not bothering to look at her again, and waved his hand at another law enforcer beside him.

"I suspect this shop is hiding drugs. Search it."

"Yes."

The law enforcer immediately walked into the shop and began a rapid search. Cabinets, boxes, and even vegetable baskets were overturned and scattered everywhere. Under his rough search, the entire shop was left in complete chaos.

"Officer, Officer... there really is nothing in my shop..." Seeing this, the woman scrambled up from the ground, speaking with a pained heart.

"Officer, this area is under Officer Chen's jurisdiction... isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to do this?"

Other pedestrians in the market and the original vendors were cowering to the side, but an elderly man stepped forward, trying to persuade the two to stop.

"Officer Chen? Which Officer Chen?" Brother Guo asked leisurely. "I've never heard of him."

"It's Officer Chen Ling..."

"That's me."

A voice suddenly came from the side. Chen Ling walked over calmly, carrying plastic bags in both hands.

Seeing Chen Ling arrive, the crowd immediately cleared a path. His figure passed through the crowd and walked straight toward Brother Guo. The latter narrowed his eyes and sneered:

"What Officer Chen Ling? Just a newly promoted law enforc..."

BANG!!

Before Brother Guo could finish his sentence, a blur flashed before his eyes. Immediately after, a massive force slammed into his chest, and he flew backward like a kite with a broken string!

The onlookers were stunned; they hadn't even seen what happened before Chen Ling appeared exactly where Brother Guo had been standing.

"Brother Guo?!" the other law enforcer exclaimed.

Brother Guo knocked over two stalls before his momentum finally ceased. He lay on the ground like a pile of mud, painful groans escaping his throat.

Without a word, Chen Ling set down his plastic bags, grabbed a sharp boning knife from a butcher stall, and walked up to Brother Guo.

"You... you... what do you want to do??"

Brother Guo's eyes widened; he thought Chen Ling had gone mad!

The reason he had come to cause such a scene was to force Chen Ling into a conflict. He had even worried that Chen Ling wouldn't take the bait, so he had designed several ways to provoke him... but he never expected that Chen Ling wouldn't say a single word upon arrival, instead kicking him over ten meters away!

"What do I want to do?" Chen Ling said faintly. "Aren't you looking for death? I'll grant your wish."

The boning knife in his hand suddenly stabbed downward!

The sharp tip pierced Brother Guo's scapula. A howl of agony instantly echoed through the market, so visceral that it made the onlookers' hearts crawl with fear!

The law enforcer on the side was dumbfounded.

From the moment Chen Ling appeared until now, he had only done two things... kicked him away and stabbed him. He hadn't said a single extra word; his actions were crisp and decisive. The crowd hadn't even reacted before he had already plunged the knife into Brother Guo's shoulder.

"Since when did Frost Street become your territory?" Chen Ling pulled out the boning knife expressionlessly, scarlet blood quickly spreading from the wound.

"Chen Ling!! You're courting death!! Just wait to be... AHHH!!"

Before Brother Guo could finish, Chen Ling stabbed him again in the lower abdomen, causing him to wail in agony once more.

"Keep talking." Chen Ling's voice was devoid of any emotional fluctuation. "The cross-section of a boning knife is very small; even if I stab you, it won't easily cause massive blood loss... If I avoid your vital organs, how many times do you think I can stab you?"

"Madman... you're just a mad... AHHH!!"

"Stop."

A voice came from behind.

At the entrance of the market, Han Meng walked over with a grim face, wearing a trench coat. Several law enforcers followed behind him, one of whom was Little Zuo, who had just left.

Seeing Brother Guo lying in a pool of blood on the ground, deep shock appeared in Little Zuo's eyes!

"Chief Han Meng is here!"

Hearing someone in the crowd shout this, Chen Ling narrowed his eyes. He looked down at Brother Guo, who was pale with pain, and slowly stood up.

"Can someone explain to me what happened?" Han Meng's deep voice rang out.

"Chief Han Meng!" the law enforcer on the side immediately spoke up. "This Chen Ling intimidated the residents in his jurisdiction and extorted money. Brother Guo just said one word to him, and he stabbed him on the spot..."

Han Meng raised an eyebrow, looking at Chen Ling with a strange expression.

"Intimidating residents... extorting money?"

"It's true!" Little Zuo immediately chimed in. "I saw it too; those bags on the ground are full of evidence!"

Chen Ling's expression turned subtle.

The residents of Frost Street watching the scene were startled and couldn't help but whisper...

Han Meng and Chen Ling locked eyes. The former paused for a moment before speaking slowly:

"Chen Ling, open the bags."

"..." Chen Ling finally understood what these law enforcers were up to. He couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure?"

"Open them."

"...Fine."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Ling bent down and slowly untied the bulging plastic bags scattered on the ground...

The next moment, a dense pile of chicken hearts, duck hearts, and pig hearts was exposed to the air.

[Audience Expectation +7]!

The atmosphere suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Little Zuo and Brother Guo, who had gritted his teeth to stand up, were stunned at the sight.

"..." Han Meng's mouth twitched slightly. Looking at the innocent-looking Chen Ling, he couldn't help but ask, "What are all these hearts for..."

Chen Ling pondered for a moment and answered, biting the bullet:

"I like to eat them."