Hearing this, Zhong Qitao chuckled: "Old Yang is nowhere near as good as that ace. This time, he'll have to play it safe! As for me, I can just sit back and pick up the pieces. That ace, once it unleashes its power, will be a whirlwind of destruction, unstoppable! Old You, just you wait and see!"
"I still don't quite believe it!" You Haoguo shook his head: "By the way, could that ace be the one you just mentioned, the one who silenced your half-master?"
"Old You, can you not bring this up now?"
As he spoke, Zhong Qitao took out his phone, thought for a moment, and sent a rather long text message.
"Who are you sending it to?" You Haoguo craned his neck.
Zhong Qitao said four words meaningfully: "Tip them in!"
Lu Chen returned to the shop. Besides Zhou Defa, there were two other employees and an apprentice, all silently cleaning up the smashed items and washing the stinking floor.
Lu Chen's return immediately led to a thorough cleaning.
Zhou Defa asked worriedly, "Brother Chen, how's the situation?"
He saw Lu Chen's grim face and knew things might not be good.
Lu Chen smiled: "The situation is a bit bad, but not too bad. If they piss me off and cross my line, I won't let any of them get away with it!"
He said through gritted teeth.
He still didn't want to bother others, considering whether he should take matters into his own hands.
Damn it, why not just go on a killing spree! Go to that God of Wealth's Hall, kill An Caishen, loot all his possessions, and double-cross him!
However, this also carried a great deal of danger. Although Lu Chen possessed the supernatural power of a cursed god and had abundant energy, his opponents were, after all, one of the four major gangs in Yunzhou City. They outnumbered him and had no choice but to comply. He really didn't want things to come to this!
One wrong move and it could end in a mutually destructive situation.
However, those three conditions were simply too unfair, especially the third one.
Just as Lu Chen was hesitating, a clear and sweet voice suddenly rang out from the doorway: "Oh my! Still doing a big clean-up so late? Why didn't you call me? Come on, I'll help you!"
As she spoke, a beautiful and generous young woman grabbed a large broom and began sweeping the water.
Then, she frowned: "Hey, you guys are so unhygienic! Who peed here?"
Instantly, everyone in the shop, including Lu Chen, looked disgusted.
Damn it, they've washed it three times already, and they can still smell it? That's outrageous! This is a pastry shop! If a customer walks in and smells urine, wouldn't they be disgusted? Who would buy pastries?
And the young woman who came in was none other than Li Xiaozhi!
Lu Chen muttered, "Xiaozhi, what brings you here? By the way, the urine smell should be quite faint by now, right? Almost undetectable, right?"
Several shop assistants also looked at Li Xiaozhi expectantly, hoping she would say yes.
Just at this crucial moment, a deep, powerful voice came from the doorway: "Wow! What's going on here? It stinks! How can there be such a strong smell of urine? Hey, is this a pastry shop or a public restroom?"
In an instant, Lu Chen and the shop assistants were speechless.
Damn, is it really that bad?
It was Jin Ziliang who walked in!
He was wearing camouflage pants and a camouflage vest, which accentuated his exceptionally strong physique, making him look incredibly imposing. He walked over and put his arm around Li Xiaozhi's slender waist, appearing very affectionate.
Lu Chen asked curiously, "What brings you two here?"
"Uh," Jin Ziliang mimicked Lu Chen, scratching his head and chuckling, "Xiaozhi and I were driving around and happened to come across your shop, so we came in to check. By the way, brother, what happened? It looks like the shop's been vandalized!"
"It was a bunch of despicable bastards who vandalized the shop!" Zhou Defa said angrily. The bruises on his face were still there, still hurting—the best evidence.
Lu Chen tried to stop him, but it was too late.
Instantly, Jin Ziliang's face darkened, his tone filled with murderous intent: "Who? Who vandalized my brother's shop?"
Although Zhou Defa had never met Lu Chen's brother before, judging from his imposing presence, commanding presence, and dashing appearance, he was definitely not an ordinary person; perhaps he could save the shop. So, he recounted what had happened.
Lu Chen scratched his head, deciding not to stop him further. It was too late to stop him now that he'd already said it.
If he tried to stop him, Jin Ziliang would definitely be angry, thinking he didn't consider him a brother.
The more Zhou Defa spoke, the darker Jin Ziliang's face became, and the more murderous his aura intensified.
Finally, Zhou Defa said, "Our shop was vandalized, and Brother Chen had to swallow his anger and negotiate with them tonight. However, it seems the negotiations didn't go very smoothly. I don't know the specifics."
Jin Ziliang turned to look at Lu Chen, his piercing eyes fixed on him, and said in a deep voice, "Chen, they're so arrogant, and you're still putting up with it? Why didn't you tell me? What was the outcome of the negotiations?"
Lu Chen sighed and could only tell him the results of the negotiations.
Of course, it was those three completely ridiculous conditions.
"That's the God of Wealth Hall! That's An Caishen! Bullying my brother like this, they're asking for trouble!"
Jin Ziliang gritted his teeth, then glared at Lu Chen with exasperation: "You brat, you should have told me this sooner! What were you tolerating? What was there to tolerate? Those gangsters, they won't learn their lesson until they're beaten to a pulp!"
As he spoke, he pulled out his phone and dialed a number.
After the other party answered, Jin Ziliang gave an order: "Zhu Long, I need you to find An Caishen of the God of Wealth Hall within half an hour. He seems to have a God of Wealth Nightclub near the South Railway Station, which is also the headquarters of the God of Wealth Hall. He'd better be there! Take a whole regiment of brothers and raid his place. Say you're looking for terrorists..."
This order stunned Zhou Defa and the other shop employees who had just been pouring out their hearts.
A whole regiment of brothers? Are they soldiers?
No wonder he has such an imposing aura!
Lu Chen, however, wore a bitter smile tinged with gratitude.
He understood that after Jin Ziliang's soldiers raided An Caishen's home, his chances of survival were slim.
This confirmed what Zhong Qitao had said earlier.
Lu Chen suddenly felt something was amiss. How could Jin Ziliang have arrived so conveniently? And seemed to know something about what had happened? Especially about An Caishen's situation, he seemed quite knowledgeable about it?
Could it be that Zhong Qitao had tipped him off?
Meanwhile, at the Caishen Nightclub near the South Railway Station, neon lights flashed outside, while inside, the atmosphere was vibrant and chaotic. Countless men and women, dressed in colorful clothes, sang and danced joyfully.
In a spacious, luxurious private room, An Caishen was embracing a beautiful woman, smoking a cigar and exhaling clouds of smoke. Several thugs sat around him, groping and fondling the women, creating a scene of utter chaos.
The man with the knife wrapped in white bandages, looking particularly ferocious and smug, groped a voluptuous woman's chest while saying to An Caishen, "Boss, you're amazing! You're incredibly powerful! Even You Haoguo and Zhong Qitao are bowing down to you! Haha! Following you is the greatest blessing we've ever had!"
"Yeah, our boss is the most powerful boss ever! He'll unify the Yunzhou underworld sooner or later!"
"Look, even the police chief is toasting the boss, even the municipal party secretary and the municipal government director are calling him brother. The boss is so awesome! Just thinking about it makes me feel so excited!"
"Now our boss is entering the farmers' market market sector. Sooner or later, he'll take over all the farmers' markets in the city. Then, there will be opportunities to make money everywhere! Following the boss, we'll live the high life!"
...
Countless flatteries elevated An Caishen to the heavens.
"That kid named Lu Chen dared to mess with our God of Wealth Hall," Knife said again. "He's getting what he deserves, hasn't he? Heh heh, if he doesn't agree to those three conditions, he can forget about opening a shop forever!"
"The female owner of Crescent Moon is especially beautiful, heh heh! Those two mounds are so big they make my heart race! Seriously, every time I go to buy pastries, seeing them makes me feel like I can't take it anymore!" one thug added. "From now on, she'll be the boss's friend for three days every month, haha! The boss will definitely be thrilled!"
"Friends for three days every month, the boss really knows how to talk!" another thug flattered.
An Caishen said smugly, "Brothers, I've paved the way to officialdom! From now on, you'll all get rich! That brat is nothing! If his female boss comes along, I'll have my way with her for a few days, I'll give her all! Three days a month as friends? Haha, if she comes, I'll be friends with you all every day!"
As he spoke, he planted a hard kiss on the neck of the voluptuous woman in his arms, making her laugh smugly.
Suddenly, the door opened, and a young man rushed in, looking panicked. He ran to An Caishen and said, "Boss, something bad has happened!"
"Damn it, something happened? What happened?" An Caishen glared at him. "Who dares to cause trouble on my turf?"
The young man's expression became even more flustered: "Someone... someone's trying to cause trouble!"
"Trouble? Hahaha, who's so reckless?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
The young man, his face contorted in a grimace, shouted, "They're soldiers! All soldiers! They're all carrying submachine guns, about a thousand of them, a whole regiment! They've blocked all the doors to our nightclub!"
With a thud, An Caishen's wine glass fell to the ground. His bewildered expression, combined with his fat face, was particularly striking. He jumped to his feet: "What's going on? How come there are soldiers...?"
Suddenly, bang!
The automatically closing door was kicked open with tremendous force!
This wasn't an ordinary kick; the entire door flew through the air, crashing onto the coffee table with another bang, shattering the table and sending shards flying.
Immediately afterward, more than twenty soldiers in camouflage uniforms rushed in, all carrying submachine guns, lined up in a V-formation, the dark muzzles pointed at the panicked thugs.
"Don't move! Everyone stay still! Anyone who draws a weapon will be shot on the spot!"