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Suning offered Cui Ye very attractive terms, so Cui Ye decided to resign and cooperate with Suning.

Cui Ye stood in front of the principal's office, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door.

"Come in," Zhang Yingjie's voice came from inside.

Pushing open the door, Cui Ye saw Zhang Yingjie chatting and laughing with Wang Hongyu, with an exquisite tea set on the table.

"Teacher Cui? Is there something you need?" Zhang Yingjie looked up, a smile still lingering on his face.

Cui Ye paused for a moment and then said, "Principal Zhang, I'm here... I'm here to resign."

"What?" Zhang Yingjie jumped up, knocking over his teacup and spilling tea all over the table. "Teacher Cui, say that again?"

"I want to resign." Cui Ye's voice was calm, but his fingers were unconsciously twisting together.

Zhang Yingjie's face turned deathly pale instantly. He went around the desk and grabbed Cui Ye's arm: "Teacher Cui, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the bonus? I'll have the finance department return the bonus and trophy to you right away!"

Before Cui Ye could respond, Zhang Yingjie had already dialed the finance office: "Send Teacher Cui's bonus and trophy to my office immediately! Right now!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yingjie put on a sincere expression: "Teacher Cui, our Children's Palace is counting on you to keep things running. If you leave, how will the Go class continue?"

"Thank you, Principal Zhang! But I feel there's no future for me at the Children's Palace."

"What? You have a new job?"

"I'm planning to partner with someone to open a Go master class."

"What? A Go master class?"

"Yes! That is, we connect some business people with the master class to play Go. We provide a platform for these business people."

"Teacher Cui, why don't you come to the school for such a great project?"

"The project wasn't my idea; it was my partner's."

"Teacher Cui, what you're doing is wrong. You should think of our school if you have good projects!"

Are you willing to invest? Do you have the money to invest?

"This……"

“Teacher Cui, I also think this project is great! If you think highly of me, I’ll take charge of the investment master class.”

"Yes! Yes! With Mr. Wang's wealth, investing in a master class and contacting those businessmen is a piece of cake."

"..."

Ten minutes later, Finance Director Li, panting, delivered an envelope and the gleaming trophy.

Zhang Yingjie personally handed the items to Cui Ye: "Teacher Cui, please feel free to voice any complaints, but please don't act impulsively! We can discuss the master class matter properly later."

As Cui Ye touched the heavy envelope and trophy, his resolve began to waver.

He thought of Yan Yan lying in the hospital bed, and of his wife Gao Shuhua, with whom he was about to divorce...

Finally, Cui Ye hesitated before speaking, "Actually, I don't necessarily have to leave..."

"Great!" Zhang Yingjie clapped his hands with a sigh of relief. "By the way, Mr. Wang has been wanting to play a game with you. How about we arrange a time later? Mr. Wang said that as long as you play chess with him, you will be paid regardless of whether you win or lose."

"..."

Cui Ye naturally looked down on such a thing that went against his conscience, but thinking about his son Yan Yan's subsequent treatment, he finally agreed.

……

Inside the Go room, black and white Go stones are arranged in a neat and orderly fashion on the Go board.

Cui Ye's finger hovered in mid-air, not falling for a long time.

Wang Hongyu calmly sipped her tea across from Gao Shuhua, while Gao Shuhua stood to the side, expressionlessly recording the game.

"Teacher Cui, it's your turn," Wang Hongyu reminded her.

Cui Ye recalled Zhang Yingjie's instructions: "Make sure President Wang wins with dignity..."

Then, he gritted his teeth in humiliation and moved the piece that was originally going to be placed in a vital position to an insignificant one.

"Haha, brilliant!" Wang Hongyu exclaimed, slapping the table in admiration. "Teacher Cui truly lives up to his reputation!"

After three rounds, Wang Hongyu "won" two rounds.

He looked at his secretary Gao Shuhua with satisfaction and instructed her, "Secretary Gao, transfer Teacher Cui's hard-earned fee."

"Yes, Mr. Wang."

……

At the Zhongshan Road Credit Union, Cui Ye stood in front of the counter, carefully counting the 10,000 yuan in cash he had just withdrawn.

The sun shines brightly outside the window, pedestrians come and go, and everything seems so ordinary.

Suddenly, a screeching sound of brakes shattered the silence.

Cui Ye looked up and saw five masked men jump out of a van and rush toward the armored truck at the door, holding shotguns.

"Robbery! Don't move!" The lead robber fired a shot into the air, and the crowd instantly descended into chaos.

After completing the robbery, the five robbers immediately got into a van and fled.

At this moment, the credit union manager reacted quickly, rushed to the door, and pulled down the roller shutter with a "whoosh".

However, Cui Ye's heart was pounding. He quickly walked to the manager's side: "This won't do! There are police stations all around here, they will definitely come back!"

"What are you talking about?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud crash was heard as the van slammed open the credit union's gate.

Then the five robbers were indeed forced back by the police, and they came down to take hostages for protection.

Glass shards flew everywhere. A young teller was grabbed by the robber, stabbed in the abdomen, and then thrown out the door like a rag doll.

The brutality of this scene indeed shocked the police and the hostages from the credit union outside.

"This is a warning! Anyone who dares to resist will suffer this fate!" the gang leader roared.

The sound of sirens grew louder as they approached, and soon, a voice from a loudspeaker came from outside: "Listen up, you people inside! This is Cui Wei from the Criminal Investigation Division. Put down your weapons and surrender immediately!"

"Don't come any closer! Do you want me to kill another one?"

"Don't get excited! Please don't get excited!"

The gang leader looked around, but his gaze fell on Cui Ye: "You! Come here!"

"what……"

Cui Ye was roughly dragged to the window, and the gang leader pressed a gun to his temple: "Come any closer! We'll kill the hostage!"

Through the window, Cui Ye saw his brother Cui Wei's solemn face.

At this moment, Cui Ye, driven by an overwhelming will to survive, suddenly spoke up: "Don't kill me! I have a way to help you escape!"

The gang leader was stunned for a moment: "What did you say?"

“I know the structure of this building very well.” Cui Ye lowered his voice. “There’s a passage in the back wall that leads to the third floor. You can avoid the police outside from there.”

"Hmph! Why should we believe you?"

"Because I want to live."

"..."

The robbers were skeptical, but they still followed Cui Ye to the office.

Then it stopped in front of a wall. "This is it! This used to be a restaurant. This place is the food delivery entrance. If you break it open, you can go to the back, and the credit union manager's car is in the back."

"Okay! I'll trust you this once."

Then the robbers started smashing the wall in front of them, and soon a gap was revealed. At this moment, they all saw a glimmer of hope for survival.

However, Cui Ye continued to analyze quickly, "This won't work! The police have definitely guarded the north gate. We need someone to distract them, while the others can climb up to the third floor through the food delivery passage, then use the time difference to go downstairs and drive away in the manager's car."

The gang leader narrowed his eyes: "Sounds good, but who's going to be the bait?" His gaze swept over his men, finally settling on a thin young man outside: "Jin Xiasheng, you go!"

"Boss! I..." Jin Xiasheng's face turned pale.

At this moment, an older robber stepped forward: "Let me go! Xia Sheng is my younger brother, he's still young."

"Have you thought this through? Your brother will be a burden to us."

"He's my brother."

"Alright! I hope you won't regret it." The gang leader thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Jin Chunsheng took one last look at his younger brother, then kidnapped the manager and rushed out of the credit union.

Moments later, intense gunfire and screeching brakes rang out from outside.

As expected, the police outside were all drawn to Jin Chunsheng.

"Now! Let's go!" Cui Ye led the remaining robbers and fled along the passage.

……

After Cui Ye and the four robbers escaped through the secret passage, they quickly found the credit union manager's car, and the four of them fled the credit union with Cui Ye.

However, human greed knows no bounds, and the three robbers even considered pocketing Jin Chunsheng's share of the money.

It was obvious that they had no morality or humanity whatsoever, which sent chills down the spine of the kidnapped Cui Ye.

At this moment, Cui Ye realized that once he reached a safe place, the four men would definitely kill him, so Cui Ye urgently needed to save himself.

Immediately after making his decision, Cui Ye lunged forward and grabbed the steering wheel...

Inside the overturned car, Cui Ye felt dizzy.

He grabbed the steering wheel while the robbers were fighting amongst themselves, causing the vehicle to go out of control.

Through the thick smoke, he saw Jin Xiasheng climb out of the car, and he struggled to break free as well, grabbing a bag full of money.

A loud explosion came from behind, and the heat wave knocked Cui Ye to the ground.

He struggled to his feet, stumbled back to the children's palace, and hid the money bag in a cabinet in the Go classroom.

However, he did not notice that Kim Ha-saeng had been following him the whole time.

"Hand over the money!" Jin Xiasheng suddenly appeared at the door, holding a dagger in his hand.

Just as the two were facing off, Cui Wei's voice came from outside: "Cui Ye? Are you in there?"

Cui Ye quickly pressed Jin Xiasheng down in front of the chess table and handed him a chess piece: "Don't make a sound, cooperate with me! This is my brother, he is a policeman."

"What? You called the police?"

"Are you an idiot? Cooperate with me if you don't want to die."

"..."

Cui Wei pushed open the door and entered, looking at the two men with suspicion: "Cui Ye, and who is this?"

"My students, we are reviewing the match," Cui Yeqiang explained calmly.

Did you go to the credit union today?

"Yes! Go get some money."

"Then you must have been robbed, right?"

"I encountered it! But I was too scared, so I just ran away."

"Hmph! I really admire you. With such a big thing happening, you still have the mood to play chess here."

"..."

Helpless, Cui Wei didn't ask any more questions, but simply told Cui Ye that he needed to go to the police station to make a statement the next day.

After Cui Wei left, Jin Xiasheng immediately took out his money bag, only to find that it was full of scrap paper used for practicing martial arts.

"Where's the money?" Jin Xiasheng roared.

"I...I don't know either..." Cui Ye was also dumbfounded.

Just then, the classroom door was pushed open again, and Su Ning walked in.

He glanced at the two of them, a smile playing on his lips: "Teacher Cui, and who is this?"

"Oh? Mr. Su, he is my Go student."

"I don't think so, do I?"

"..." Cui Ye still wanted to argue.

Su Ning had already walked up to Jin Xiasheng and ripped off his hat: "Isn't this the credit union robber who's wanted by the police?"

"Ah? This..."

Jin Xiasheng tried to escape, but Su Ning swiftly tackled him to the ground.

Then Su Ning tied him up tightly with a rope and stuffed his mouth with a rag.

He kicked Jin Xiasheng several times, which finally made the robber behave.

At this moment, Su Ning looked at Cui Ye meaningfully and asked, "Teacher Cui, could you explain?"

Only then did Cui Ye look at Su Ning with a frustrated expression and explain, "Boss Su, I didn't mean to! I just went to the credit union to withdraw some money, but I didn't expect to encounter a robbery and then I was unlucky enough to be kidnapped by the robbers. In order to save my life, I led them to escape through the secret passage."

"and then?"

"The car overturned halfway through the journey. When I escaped, three robbers were blown up, but I didn't notice that this guy was following me."

"Looking at it this way, you really are quite unlucky."

"Boss Su, what should I do now?" Cui Ye asked Su Ning, his voice trembling.

“Call the police!” Su Ning said decisively. “You were coerced, so there won’t be any major problems.”

"No way!" Cui Ye shook his head excitedly. "I not only helped the robbers escape, but I also stole the steering wheel... That's three lives at stake!"

Su Ning was silent for a moment, then suddenly lowered his voice: "Then let this guy disappear! Only the dead don't speak."

"What?" Cui Ye looked at Su Ning in horror, then at Jin Xiasheng struggling on the ground.

At this moment, Cui Ye was undoubtedly torn between his inner thoughts and his own, after all, he was just an ordinary person.

“Teacher Cui, there’s no turning back now. If you can’t make up your mind, you’ll only end up hurting yourself and others.”

In the end, Cui Ye shook his head: "I...I can't do it..."

"Alright! I hope you won't regret it."

……

In the dead of night, Cui Ye brought Jin Xiasheng to his father's grave.

He burned the clothes he wore that day and the training scrolls; the firelight illuminated his pale face, making him look particularly eerie.

"I bought you a train ticket to Yunnan." Cui Ye handed Jin Xiasheng an envelope. "Don't come back."

Jin Xiasheng took the ticket and hesitated, saying, "Actually, before we robbed the credit union, we specifically kidnapped a credit union employee, and that employee, Qin Xiaoming... he's seen me before..."

"What?" Cui Ye's body stiffened.

Yes! Qin Xiaoming, the credit union employee, is still alive. Once he recovers...

"I'll figure something out," Cui Ye finally said, his voice tinged with unprecedented coldness.

As the fire gradually died down, Cui Ye gazed at his father's tombstone, as if seeing his own life, like this pile of ashes, slowly being blown away by the wind.

What he didn't know was that once he embarked on this path, there was no turning back.

...(End of chapter)