There was a fight between a group of students and an adult man, so although the timid ones ran away, a group of bold guests stayed in their seats to watch the show. But at this moment, when a group of aggressive, cold and fierce men in suits broke in and surrounded Xiao Zheng fiercely, almost all the guests in the restaurant ran away, leaving only a group of helpless waiters hiding in the back kitchen and not daring to say anything.
They could see that the group of men in suits who came after them were basically gangsters on the street, and they were also famous big shots. If they were really ruthless, they might get killed. Of course the waiter didn't dare to participate for fear of getting angry.
On the other hand, Xiao Zheng, who was stuck in the crowd, had an indifferent expression on his face. Even when faced with the verbal threats from Chen Chong, the boss of the Zhao family, he remained unmoved and instead counterattacked with cold words. It can be seen that he does not take Chen Chong and others seriously.
"You brat! Do you think you can do whatever you want with Ye Shiguan's protection?" Chen Chong took two steps forward and confronted Xiao Zheng. "Let me tell you, even if someone else in Ye Shiguan is rich, the pearl still belongs to my Zhao family, and he has no say!"
Xiao Zheng said lightly: "You should know that Ye Shiguan and I have broken up. What do you want to do to me, you don't have to look at his face, and you don't have to worry about his revenge."
When Chen Chong saw that instead of using Ye Shiguan to bluff people, Chen Chong announced his disagreement with Ye Shiguan in public, his pupils shrank and he said with a cold face: "So, you are not going to take responsibility for this matter?"
"What thing?" Xiao Zheng asked slowly.
"Li Zhuang is Mu Bai's nephew, which is also my nephew, Chen Chong. You beat him, don't you plan to do something?" Chen Chong was already making the final preparations.
"You misunderstood. I didn't hit him, I was just self-defense." Xiao Zheng put out his cigarette and narrowed his eyes slightly. "If I wanted to hit him, you wouldn't have seen the last of him."
"Presumptuous!" Chen Chong groaned and suddenly swung his arm towards Xiao Zheng.
However, before Xiao Zheng could reply, Li Mubai, who was standing aside, stopped Chen Chong and advised him, "Brother, please speak up if you have anything to say."
"What can you say?" Chen Chong was furious. "He beat Li Zhuang and was still so arrogant. If I don't kill him today, how will the Zhao family establish its authority in Mingzhu in the future?"
"But the adoptive father clearly said -" Li Mubai's eyes flashed and he whispered. "None of us can lay a hand on him."
"One code equals one code!" Chen Chong said dissatisfied. "I didn't care about what happened before, but this time he beats Li Zhuang, I can't ignore it!"
Li Mubai shook his head with a complex expression: "Doing this always goes against Yiyi's intention. I'm afraid that the old man will be unhappy if he finds out."
"What, are you afraid?" Chen Chong gritted his teeth. "Who did he hit? It was your nephew! If you don't take revenge, how will you explain to his dead parents?"
Li Mubai's face was full of embarrassment, and his eyes showed contradictions. He seemed to be at an impasse.
On one side, he is his nephew, and on the other side, he is his foster father who is so kind to him. How should he choose
He is not a reckless Chen Chong, and he will not be easily controlled by emotions, but who is shameless in the street? If he ignores his nephew being beaten today, how will he take care of him in the future
After a moment of concentration, Li Mubai turned around slightly, stared straight at Xiao Zheng, and said calmly: "Mr. Xiao, I don't want to go against you, let alone embarrass you. But you hit my nephew, and you have to do this. Give me an explanation."
"How to explain?" Xiao asked expressionlessly.
He didn't understand either Chen Chong or Li Mubai. After all, he was working in the Taoist community, and although he was somewhat well-known, his level was always too low, and he had no chance to deal with the four powerful generals of the Zhao family. But after Fourth Master Zhao reminded him, he understood the situation of the Zhao family and the characters of the Zhao family's godsons. Chen Chong was reckless and cruel, with a high status in the world, but he was brave and foolhardy and had no palace. Li Mubai is an extremely difficult strategist, extremely ambitious and dangerous.
He is not afraid of Chen Chong, but he has to be careful with Li Mubai. After all, hypocrites who talk sweetly but hide swords, and talk about benevolence and morality are the most terrifying enemies in the world.
"The old man told us not to embarrass you. As a son, of course you cannot go against his wishes. But now, you are beating my nephew, and I am his only relative in this world. You Should I do something? After all, in addition to being the old man’s godson, I also have another identity, that of Li Zhuang’s uncle. My biological uncle.” Li Mubai’s tone was calm, but his attitude was clear and firm.
"Uncle Li, it was indeed Li Zhuang who started the trouble today. My brother-in-law was just protecting himself." Lin Xiaozhu jumped out and explained with an anxious look.
There were nearly twenty vicious gangsters on the road opposite, as well as the two most powerful godsons of the Zhao family. No matter how confident she was in Xiao Zheng's abilities, she had to worry about Xiao Zheng. After all, the other party is a group of murderous gangsters on the road. If we really fight, it is inevitable that both sides will suffer losses, and the gains will not be worth the losses.
"It doesn't matter whether you want to protect yourself or not." Li Mubai asked Lin Xiaozhu with a dull look. "If you provoke me, even if you go too far, I will not take action against you. This is the principle of my life, and it is also the tolerance I should have as an elder."
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Xiao Zheng sighed in his heart, no wonder Fourth Master Zhao spoke so highly of him, he was indeed an old Jianghu with extraordinary wit. It was obviously Li Zhuang who was at fault in the first place and had poisoned him. How come he was bullying him? Moreover, you can be Lin Xiaozhu's elder brother, but I can only be Li Zhuang's brother until I die. What kind of elder is this
Lin Xiaozhu pursed his lips and turned around to face Xiao Zheng, who was depressed but had a tough look on his face and whispered: "Brother-in-law, don't hold on, just lower your head and apologize. Anyway, I didn't say anything to you. Why make such a fuss?"
Xiao Zheng lit a cigarette in frustration, lowered his head and said to Lin Xiaozhu: "Your brother-in-law, I have never lowered my head in my life. Gods have always stood in the way of gods and Buddhas*-" After a brief pause, he said again. "For your sake today, forget it, I'll just violate my principle once."
After that, he puffed out a puff of smoke and said to Li Mubai with a smile: "Okay, this time it's my fault. I'll set up two tables later to apologize. Okay?"
Li Mubai nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "I knew Mr. Xiao was not such an overbearing and unreasonable person."
"If you hit someone, just say sorry with your mouth!?" Chen Chong shouted angrily. "Xiao Zheng, do you really think my Zhao family is easy to bully?"
Xiao Zheng couldn't help but frown when he heard this, and said impatiently: "Then what else do you want?"
Apologizing was already the biggest concession he had made. If Lin Xiaozhu hadn't been here, Xiao Zheng wouldn't have minded fighting with these second-rate people if he was afraid that he would accidentally hurt her if they made a fuss.
Li Mubai wanted to stop Chen Chong, but was pushed away by him, and shouted at Xiao Zheng: "Forget it about two tables of wine, our Zhao family is not short of money for food. As long as you kowtow to Li Zhuang and apologize, this matter will be wiped out!"
"Kowtow and apologize?" Xiao Zheng asked, narrowing his eyes slightly and saying with a cold face. "Are you crazy, or did I hear wrongly?"
"You won't?" Li Zhuang asked with a cold expression.
"Nonsense." Xiao Zheng said contemptuously. "I, Xiao Zheng, have never even kowtowed to my parents in my life. If I kowtow to that little calf, are you not afraid that he will lose his life?"
Li Mubai saw that the atmosphere between the two was getting stronger and stronger, and was about to step forward to smooth things over, when he heard Lin Xiaozhu exclaim: "Brother-in-law, be careful!"