Chapter 138: When Business Fails, Make Trouble
Chapter 138: When Business Fails, Make Trouble
Outside Yu Meilin’s office was the Large Office Area, where dozens of employees worked, all with young faces. When a sudden scream echoed, all the young employees stopped their work simultaneously and looked toward the source. Those near the windows even stood up to see what was happening.
Li Zian had just pushed Zheng Jun out when he heard the scream. Without needing to look, he knew what had happened.
Ma Chuan was being beaten.
Li Zian released Zheng Jun’s hand, quickly walked into the third-floor corridor, and leaned over to look down. At a glance, he saw Ma Chuan being held by two Suit-clad Thugs, while another person stood facing Ma Chuan, slapping his face repeatedly.
“Ouch! You’re killing me!” Ma Chuan screamed, his voice comparable to that of a pig being slaughtered.
Ge Jun stood nearby, looking very excited: “Hit him! Hit him hard!”
Li Zian shouted: “Let him go!”
Ge Jun looked up and sneered: “You gigolo, who do you think you are? You say let go, and we let go?”
Li Zian suddenly opened his mouth: “Hack—Ptooey!”
A glob of saliva flew over a distance of more than ten meters and splattered onto Ge Jun’s face.
Ge Jun wiped his face with his hand. When he saw it was saliva, he froze instantly.
Li Zian, however, felt it was a bit of a waste. His saliva was also part of the furnace liquid, a precious medicinal ingredient. Spitting it on Ge Jun’s face without getting a single cent in return was really not cost-effective.
Ge Jun suddenly let out a sharp scream: “Ah!”
Li Zian headed toward the staircase.
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Yu Jiahao’s lips.
Yu Meilin rushed out: “Zian, don’t go.”
No woman wants her man to get into a fight.
But Li Zian didn’t even pause his steps. Instead, he quickened his pace into the stairwell and hurried downstairs with loud steps.
Yu Jiahao sneered: “A hillbilly is always a hillbilly, never fit for the big stage.”
Yu Meilin coldly said: “Our grandfather was also a hillbilly, and he was from the same hometown as Zian’s grandfather. Who are you mocking?”
The cold smile on Yu Jiahao’s lips stiffened instantly.
Yu Meilin walked past Yu Jiahao and, despite wearing High Heels, quickly chased into the stairwell.
Kun Li also rushed after her. As she passed Yu Jiahao, she stopped and said coldly: “You’ve already gotten the money. Why are you still here?”
Yu Jiahao said indifferently: “I’m staying to watch the show. What, am I in your way?”
Kun Li snorted coldly, turned, and left.
In the open space in front of the office building, Li Zian had just walked out of the stairwell when Ge Jun pointed at him and started shouting: “You gigolo! How dare you spit on my face!”
Li Zian walked toward Ge Jun, but before he could take two steps, Yu Meilin rushed up from behind and wrapped her arms around his waist, holding him back from advancing.
Li Zian didn’t struggle at all. In fact, he wasn’t even impulsive. But as Yu Meilin held him from behind, he grew a bit nervous.
Yu Meilin’s chest was already quite large, and now it pressed firmly against his back. The nerves in his back tensed up instantly, and the sensation spread throughout his body.
Even though they were “old married couple” of four years, they had never seen or touched each other in that way. It was easy to trigger his imagination, and imagination, in turn, sparked a reaction.
This is the standard procedure for men.
“Zian, don’t go. Their people beat Ma Chuan. They broke the law. If you hit them, you’ll break the law too. Those people can be locked up for as long as it takes, but if you’re jailed, what will happen to Xiaomei? What about me? And Grandma?” Yu Meilin said.
Li Zian calmed down a bit: “I’ll listen to you. Let go, and I’ll call the police.”
But Yu Meilin didn’t release Li Zian immediately. She said, still somewhat worried: “If I let you go, you must not fight.”
Li Zian smiled wryly: “I won’t fight, don’t worry.”
If he fought, he’d fight Yu Jiahao and Ge Jun, the two troublemakers. Why bother with their underlings?
Only then did Yu Meilin release Li Zian, and, rather inappropriately, her cheeks turned slightly red.
Ge Jun raised a hand, pointing at Li Zian with a flourish: “Gigolo, last time you relied on your dogs, you let them bark at me recklessly. Today I brought my own people. If you dare, let him curse at me again!”
Ma Chuan’s face was swollen on both sides; how could he dare to curse now?
Last time, he had indeed acted like a dog relying on its owner’s power. With Li Zian and Yu Meilin backing him and more than a dozen security guards around, while Ge Jun only had two bodyguards, he had been completely fearless. But today, Ge Jun had brought twenty people, all of them burly and intimidating-looking, clearly not people to mess with. How could he still be reckless? Without Li Zian and Yu Meilin’s instructions, he couldn’t call all the on-duty security guards to fight either, which was why he had run toward the warehouse. But he still couldn’t escape the overwhelming number of opponents and was caught.
Li Zian took out his Mobile Phone and was about to dial when Yu Meilin grabbed his hand.
“Let me make the call. The police in this area will take it more seriously,” Yu Meilin said.
Indeed, when a company Chief calls to report a crime, it is taken more seriously than when an ordinary person does.
Li Zian nodded and put his phone back into his pocket. Then he looked at Ma Chuan and said casually: “Section Chief Ma, your head must have been beaten into a concussion, right?”
Ma Chuan was slightly stunned for a moment. After seeing Li Zian wink at him, he suddenly let out a scream, his legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground. The two Suit-clad Thugs holding his arms couldn’t support him, and he fell hard onto the ground.
The two who were holding Ma Chuan and the one slapping him were dumbfounded. They had already stopped hitting him, yet he still screamed and collapsed to the ground. His acting was just too exaggerated, wasn’t it?
After Ma Chuan fell to the ground, his body kept twitching. Bloody saliva kept bubbling out of his mouth, and he made gurgling sounds, giving the impression that he was having an epileptic seizure.
The three Suit-clad Thugs who had teamed up to beat him were initially just confused, but now they were scared.
Hitting someone felt great, but if it resulted in serious injury or death, that would be utterly stupid.
Ge Jun wasn’t fooled. He said viciously: “What are you afraid of? A few slaps couldn’t cause this. It’s obviously fake. What are you afraid of?”
Ma Chuan continued to tremble, even kicking off one of his shoes in the process.
With acting skills like that, if he went to Shudian Film and Television City, he might even land a supporting role with lines.
Yu Meilin put down her phone: “I’ve already called the police.”
Ge Jun’s face darkened: “What are you all waiting for? If you’re scared, how are you going to make a living in this line of work? If anything happens, I’ll cover for you!”
The gazes of the large group of Suit-clad Thugs simultaneously focused on Li Zian.
Li Zian suddenly understood: Ge Jun brought so many people not just to vent his anger on Ma Chuan. It seemed he himself was the real target of these people.
A faint smile appeared on Li Zian’s lips: “Cousin Sister, so it’s me you really want to hit. Will you do it yourself, or will you let your people handle it?”
Ge Jun didn’t respond, only snorted coldly.
A large group of Suit-clad Thugs surged toward Li Zian.
Yu Jiahao, who was slowly descending the stairs, wore a smile on his face. He really was there to watch the show. Whether Yu Meilin had called the police or not, he wasn’t the one being arrested. As long as no one died or was permanently injured, what problem couldn’t be solved with money? And he was never short of money. As long as he could see Li Zian beaten black and blue, any amount spent would be worth it!
Just then, Wei Dazhuang led about ten security guards running over. Some held rubber batons, others carried wooden sticks or similar items.
“Who dares to move!” Wei Dazhuang roared.
Yu Jiahao suddenly coughed.
Before coming, he had held a sliver of hope that Yu Meilin would accept his investment. But Yu Meilin refused to yield to either soft or hard tactics. Since the business deal fell through, it was time to make trouble.
If that gigolo hadn’t found the mineral vein, Yu Meilin would already be at her wit’s end.
If that gigolo hadn’t groveled to Yu Meilin and taken care of her Grandma, would the Old Matriarch have chosen a granddaughter over a Sunzi?
If that gigolo hadn’t come up with that stupid idea, Yu Meilin would already be tangled in labor disputes. How could the New Star Company have developed so well?
If that gigolo hadn’t…
That gigolo’s misdeeds were too numerous to record. Since the talks had already broken down, why hold back? Only a beating could vent the hatred in his heart!
A large group of Suit-clad Thugs closed in on Li Zian and Yu Meilin.
Wei Dazhuang shouted: “Go!”
About a dozen security guards also surrounded the area, but their combat ability was clearly not on the same level as their opponents. At least half were in their forties or fifties. The few younger ones were either too fat or as thin as rails. Even though they were armed, they still didn’t look formidable. Their morale was also inferior; although they had surrounded the scene, several of them had trembling hands.
After all, they were people with families to support. When it came to a real fight, everyone would think about their wives, children, and elderly parents.
The people brought by Ge Jun and Yu Jiahao, however, made a living from this professionally and had no such concerns. As soon as Wei Dazhuang and the security guards moved to surround them, seven or eight immediately broke off to face Wei Dazhuang and the guards, effectively blocking their path to Li Zian and Yu Meilin.
Kun Li stood by Yu Meilin’s side and had already started flexing her wrists and fingers.
Li Zian suddenly roared: “Nobody move!”
The dozen or so Suit-clad Thugs froze for a moment. Several instinctively stopped in their tracks. With some hesitating, those who had been ready to attack also grew uncertain.
Ge Jun angrily said: “Whose rice bowl are you eating from?”
Li Zian smiled: “Cousin Sister, don’t rush. Let me say one thing.”
Ge Jun sneered: “Scared? It’s too late for that. Today, I’m cleaning up the Yu Family by beating you, you gigolo! I’ll teach you how to behave. Let’s see if you still dare to act arrogantly in the future!”
Li Zian said: “When I said ‘don’t move,’ I meant my people shouldn’t move. I didn’t say yours can’t. You and Yu Jiahao just want to make trouble, right? You want to hit me? Come on then. I’m alone. Let’s see if you can kill me.”
Yu Meilin grew anxious: “Zian, I’ve already called the police. Don’t be impulsive.”
Li Zian glanced back at her and said: “Some people just won’t listen to reason. You have to speak with your fists. Throw one punch to avoid a hundred punches. If you don’t hurt these dogs, they’ll think you’re easy to bully and will keep causing trouble. Let’s make it today. I’ll give them a chance. Kun Li, you don’t need to intervene either. Just protect Meilin.”
Kun Li nodded and reached out to hold Yu Meilin back.
She wasn’t worried about Li Zian at all because she knew how skilled he was.
“Ahem!” Yu Jiahao coughed again.
A Suit-clad Thug suddenly charged forward, leaped into the air, and kicked toward Li Zian’s chest.