On the way, Meng Nianchu and Zhang Chengcheng chatted and laughed merrily, while Mu Junze followed behind them with a cold face, on high alert. Especially when they entered the underground garage, Mu Junze's nerves were taut to the limit.
He placed his big palm protectively on Meng Nianchu's back, his eyes darting around from time to time.
Gusts of cold wind wafted in from outside. Mu Junze scanned the familiar cars in the underground garage. Seeing those cars, he felt a bit more at ease. But just as he started to relax a bit, suddenly the sound of footsteps echoed in the garage.
Mu Junze quickly tried to shield Meng Nianchu and get her into the car, but it was too late. Those people had already surrounded them.
Sensing their ill intentions, Meng Nianchu quickly pulled Zhang Chengcheng into her arms and instinctively moved closer to Mu Junze.
"Beat him up!"
The man in black gave the order without hesitation.
The people surrounding them immediately pounced forward.
At the same time, from three vans parked near Mu Junze, more than a dozen fierce - looking men suddenly rushed out. They grabbed the collars of those attackers and started beating them up.
The two groups got entangled. Meng Nianchu covered Zhang Chengcheng's eyes and looked for an opportunity to take her to the car.
Just as Meng Nianchu found a gap and was about to run out, a stocky man suddenly blocked her way and swung his fist at her.
Meng Nianchu's eyes darkened. She quickly pulled Zhang Chengcheng behind her, nimbly dodged to the right, narrowly avoiding the man's attack. Then she grabbed the man's arm and forcefully bent it backward. The man howled in pain. Meng Nianchu, with an angry look on her face, kicked him in the stomach.
As soon as the man was thrown to the ground, Zhang Chengcheng stomped on him. The man finally fainted from the pain.
Hearing the commotion, Mu Junze immediately looked over. He saw Meng Nianchu's impressive move of throwing the man to the ground, and a look of suspicion flashed in his eyes.
The number of people Mu Junze brought was twice that of the attackers. Although those attackers were skilled, the security guards Mu Junze had carefully trained were tough opponents. Naturally, the attackers were no match.
The man who had given the order at first realized the situation was unfavorable. He wisely called off his men, glared at Mu Junze reluctantly, and then led his group into the car and quickly left the underground garage.
Meng Nianchu let out a sigh of relief.
Zhang Chengcheng held Meng Nianchu's hand, looked up at her with shining eyes, and said, "Sister, you were so cool just now! Have you also learned taekwondo?"
Hearing her question, Mu Junze also walked over. His burning eyes were fixed on Meng Nianchu. He was also very curious about this question.
He had been married to Meng Nianchu for so long, but he had no idea that she had such skills.
Feeling Mu Junze's inquiring gaze, Meng Nianchu raised her hand to wipe the tip of her nose. She took Zhang Chengcheng's hand and walked towards the car, trying to dodge the question. "Today's incident didn't scare you, did it? Go to sleep as soon as you get back."
"Sister, you haven't answered my question yet!"
Apparently, Zhang Chengcheng, who was more mature than her peers, didn't take this incident to heart at all.
Meng Nianchu directly covered her mouth. "Get in the car first."
The reason she knew a bit of taekwondo dated back to a long - time ago. During the period when she was separated from Mu Junze, she lived alone in Shangting. She almost got followed, so she went to learn taekwondo.
But she didn't learn it for long. Then the incident of Meng Rong setting fire to Shangting happened...
If Mu Junze really asked about it, she really didn't know how to answer.
She thought Mu Junze would forget about this after they got back from the underground garage. But unexpectedly, Mu Junze was persistent. After Meng Nianchu coaxed Zhang Chengcheng to sleep in the room, Mu Junze forcibly dragged her to the study.
The phone in his hand was still on.
"I've sent you the details about what happened in the underground garage. Find out who they are as soon as possible."
After saying this emotionlessly, Mu Junze pressed his hands against the wall, trapping Meng Nianchu between his arms. His deep eyes seemed to pierce through her as he stared at her intently.
Feeling nervous, Meng Nianchu averted her eyes. "I just learned it casually in case of danger. I didn't expect it to come in handy today."
After saying that, she tried to push Mu Junze away, but she couldn't. She swallowed hard and met Mu Junze's sharp gaze. She forced a smile. "It was a long - time ago."
This wasn't a lie. It really was a long - time ago.
Hearing this, Mu Junze's expression was hard to read. He withdrew his hands and suddenly hugged Meng Nianchu.
Meng Nianchu thought he was being emotional because he was worried about her safety after what happened in the underground garage. But there was actually another reason.
Mu Junze was indeed still shaken by what happened in the underground garage today. But when he heard Meng Nianchu say that she learned taekwondo a long - time ago, he felt even more uncomfortable.
Before he married Meng Nianchu, he had secretly investigated all of her past. He had absolutely no impression that she had learned taekwondo.
So it must have been after they got married. And when they first got married, their relationship wasn't very good. As her husband, he didn't even know what she did or learned during that time. He felt like a failure.
But he was too embarrassed to say something cheesy, so he just hugged her.
Meng Nianchu didn't know what was on Mu Junze's mind. She patted his back comfortingly. Thinking about what happened in the underground garage and Mu Junze's solemn look on the way to the party, she guessed that Mu Junze had a plan.
Otherwise, so many people wouldn't have suddenly rushed out of the cars.
"Since those people knew you would go to Chengcheng's birthday party, it means that person may very well know Zhang Zhi. Maybe he also wants to participate in this US cooperation project. Perhaps that person was at the party tonight."
As she said this, the first person that came to Meng Nianchu's mind was Jin Hui.
Mu Junze thought the same way. He let go of Meng Nianchu, sat down on the suede chair, turned on the computer, and opened the surveillance video from the underground garage that the security guards had retrieved. He turned the screen towards Meng Nianchu.
The incident in the underground garage re - played before their eyes.
"These people are very fast and well - organized. They seem to have received professional training. They're not like ordinary hooligans. They're more like specially - trained henchmen," Mu Junze analyzed coldly.
Meng Nianchu stared at the screen without blinking. The light in her eyes suddenly turned cold. The more she watched the surveillance video, the more convinced she was that Jin Hui was behind this.
This feeling was extremely strong.
She didn't know if it was just her prejudice against Jin Hui or if her powerful sixth sense was guiding her...