Long Xiangtian glanced at the time and saw that it was already noon. He felt like he was going to feel hungry, so he found a restaurant and ordered a few dishes. As soon as he sat down, a group of bad boys with colorfully dyed hair and baseball bats on their shoulders rushed in with unfriendly faces.
That arrogant energy was like a group of crabs walking sideways, which was extremely unpleasant to watch. Long Xiangtian was so unhappy that he really wanted to go up and beat these guys up and teach them a lesson on behalf of their parents. Instead of studying hard, they tried to act like gangsters and bullies.
"Where's the boss? Get out here now! It's time to hand over this month's protection fee." The yellow-haired leader threw the baseball bat on his shoulder onto the counter with a clang.
The cashier was so frightened that she trembled all over, her face was pale, and she said in a stern voice: "Boss... The boss is not here."
"Not here?" The yellow-haired man glared at the beautiful girl with a lewd look and said, "Even if she's not here, you have to hand it in. This is the rule set by Master Wu. Hehe, little sister, what do you think?"
The cashier girl was undecided for a moment. She was only responsible for collecting the bills in the store. She would definitely not believe that she would take money out of her own pocket. However, if she took the money from the counter, she would not be able to report it to the boss. As for protection money, she had no idea about it. She said timidly, "Then I... call the boss."
After she finished speaking, she grabbed the phone on the table, but the long-haired yellow-haired man grabbed her hand. She was so scared that she immediately shrank her hand back, and the phone fell on the table. She glanced at the long-haired yellow-haired man in panic, and became a little uneasy.
The long-haired yellow-haired man snorted coldly and said angrily: "I don't have so much time to waste here, brothers, take the money."
At the command, the three young men behind him all surrounded the bar. The cashier girl was horrified and grabbed the key, saying, "No... No..."
The three young men who surrounded her were not good people. They looked evil, which frightened the cashier girl. At this time, a middle-aged man came in from outside the door. Seeing this scene, he frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"
When the cashier girl saw the middle-aged man, her face finally regained color and she called out, "Boss."
Several teenagers turned to look at the middle-aged man. The yellow-haired long-haired leader sneered, walked towards the middle-aged man, stopped in front of him, and asked, "Are you the boss here?"
The middle-aged man also saw what was going on, but since it was his turn, he couldn't escape it. He nodded and said, "It's me. What can I do for you guys?"
The yellow-haired man said angrily, "What little brother? Call me big brother."
"Brother, what can I do for you?" The middle-aged man tactfully changed his words immediately. Businessmen all know that harmony brings wealth, so they should be patient if they can.
Seeing that the boss was very sensible, the yellow-haired man chuckled and said, "You should pay your protection fee this month. You know what it takes to run a stable business."
The boss frowned. He had opened the shop here for two years and no one had ever come to collect protection fees. He glanced at the yellow-haired man in front of him, pondered for a moment, and said, "This rule... Why haven't I heard of it before?"
The yellow-haired man glared and said, "It was the past. Now the Fifth Master is in power. Are you tired of living by asking this?"
The boss rolled his eyes, sighed, walked around the yellow-haired man, and said to the cashier girl, "Sister, take out 500 yuan from the counter and give it to them."
Ah Mei was stunned for a moment, then nodded and prepared to take the money, but she saw the yellow-haired man come over, slammed the table and angrily shouted at the boss: "Five hundred yuan? Are you sending away a beggar?"
The boss took a deep breath and asked, "How much do you want?"
"Five thousand." The yellow-haired long-haired man stretched out his palm and said this number, adding: "Not even a cent less, this is the rule."
The boss pinched his nose, suddenly looked up at the yellow-haired man, and said, "What will happen if I don't hand it over?"
The yellow-haired man was also stunned for a moment. He never expected to meet someone who was not afraid of trouble today. He laughed loudly twice, and the smile on his face suddenly froze. He glared at the boss and sneered, then glanced at the other three young men and said, "Tell him what will happen if he doesn't hand it in."
"Okay, boss."
The three young men jumped out from the bar, raised the baseball bats in their hands, and were about to smash the table in front of them. But at this moment, the three young men all squatted on the ground with their hands on their stomachs. The boss was holding three more baseball bats in his hands.
The boss's movements were too fast and the yellow-haired man had no time to react. He rubbed his eyes and clearly saw his three men all falling to the ground, holding their stomachs. He glanced at the boss again and took a breath.
The boss threw the bat in his hand to the ground, stared at the yellow-haired man, and said, "I only have 500. If you want it, take it. If not, leave."
The blond man suddenly took a deep breath, swallowed his saliva, and raised the baseball bat in his hand to chop towards the boss.
"Huh..."
"Click..."
The baseball bat in the yellow-haired man's hand did not hit the boss's head, but hit the boss's fist, causing a crack in the middle and then breaking into two pieces.
"Clang"
Half of the baseball bat fell to the ground, and the long-haired man with yellow hair was stunned. Cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and then he let out a "whoosh" and ran away.
The three people lying on the ground, seeing that their boss had escaped, naturally also left. Ah Mei was still worried about her boss just now, but she didn't expect the situation to suddenly turn around, and she was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.
The boss looked at her, then found a table and sat down without saying anything. A-mei quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it to him. She couldn't help but look at the boss one more time. It had been so long, but she didn't know that the boss was so skilled.
Long Xiangtian saw everything the boss did just now. It was really surprising that the owner of a small restaurant had such skills. Long Xiangtian couldn't help but look at the boss twice more.
Perhaps sensing Long Xiangtian's gaze, the boss actually looked up, and then the two looked at each other. The boss smiled and gestured, and Long Xiangtian also nodded slightly.
There were not many guests in the restaurant, except for Long Xiangtian, there were a few others. They were all prepared to watch how the situation would develop, but they did not expect that the boss' appearance would instantly turn the situation around. They were really impressed by him, and they were all speculating about the boss's identity.
In fact, Long Xiangtian was also very curious, but he did not think too much about it like others. He poured a glass of beer and drank it in one gulp. When he was about to pay the bill, the young men who collected protection fees actually came back.
The difference was that in addition to the four of them, there were at least thirty or forty people surrounding them outside. For a moment, the shouting was so deafening that it made people's eardrums numb. Seeing this situation, Long Xiangtian could only sit down again and see what would happen next. He couldn't help but turn his gaze to the boss.
Ordinary people would have been scared to death, because this time they were not playing with baseball bats. Instead, they were all holding machetes, which were shining in the sun, radiating a cold light.
The cashier girl had never seen such a scene before, so she ran to the boss and asked hurriedly: "Boss, what should we do now? Should we call the police?"