Chapter 149 - 149 147 The price has gone up is that a problem

149: Chapter 147: The price has gone up, is that a problem? _1 149: Chapter 147: The price has gone up, is that a problem? _1 The non-mainstream man with a nose ring quickly realized that his right hand had been seized by a young man. “Yo…youngster, let…let go of me. Otherwise…otherwise I’ll have you beaten ——” The non-mainstream man with the nose ring screamed in pain, his already yellow face seemed to turn even yellower, he stuttered more than ever as he spoke. “Beat me? You’re not capable of that.” Lv Zhong sneered, adding more pressure to his grip. “Argh…” The man with the nose ring let out a miserable scream, beads of sweat as big as beans appeared on his forehead despite the chilled atmosphere inside the pub. Xiao Chumeng, who initially thought she’d be beaten up by the man with the nose ring, exclaimed with surprise and joy at the sight of Lv Zhong appearing: “Brother Zhong…” Her eyes lit up in an instant. Xiao Fei’s face first showed a look of surprise, but then it quickly turned into concern. The gang in front of them was not to be messed with, and he did not want to implicate his best buddy. “Kid, are you courting death? Let go of our boss now ——” The other four guys with dyed hair saw Lv Zhong, who had popped out of nowhere and gripped the nose ring man’s right hand so hard that it turned purple. They couldn’t help but scream out in surprise and fury. The tallest guy among them picked up a glass beer bottle from the table, broke it in half, and quickly approached Lv Zhong. Lv Zhong was a big man, but he seemed less rough and tough after his recent cultivation of “Bridal Dress Divine Technique” and “Microcosmic Spirit Condensation Technique of the Vast World”. He now looked refined and neat, with a delicate skin, seeming more like a student. This guy naturally didn’t take Lv Zhong seriously, thinking that Lv Zhong would be frightened by the sharp, glinting shards of glass from the broken beer bottle. “Watch out, Brother Zhong, be careful——” Xiao Fei was scared witless at this moment and couldn’t help but cry out. He charged at the guy with the beer bottle without thinking. Lv Zhong, who was observant of his surroundings and quick to react, found it both touching and laughable—and even a little irritating—to see Xiao Fei rush in. Xiao Fei was also a native of Nanyue, but not from Lu Family Village, he was from the neighboring Baoguang Village. He knew Lv Zhong even longer than Fatty Tang did, and he knew that Lv Zhong had been learning martial arts with Old Master Lv Haoran since he was young. Unbelievably, this was the time Xiao Fei chose to rush in headfirst, without thinking, trying to stop the man who was threatening Lv Zhong with the glass bottle? “This kid!” Lv Zhong murmured to himself. He only had two buddies, Xiao Fei and Tang Lei and he did not want either of them to get hurt. When the guy with the glass bottle rushed within a meter of Lv Zhong, Lv Zhong’s eyes turned cold and he swiftly kicked out, hitting the man right in the stomach. “Boom…” With a loud bang, the tallest guy was sent flying by Lv Zhong’s kick. He tumbled and knocked over two tables before finally collapsing to the ground, unable to get up. And ironically, the glass shards in his hand had scraped across his own thigh, leaving a few deep wounds, from which fresh blood flow freely. “Ah, Old Cat, you…you okay…” The cross-eyed teenager was aghast, yelling and quickly rushing to the side of the fallen man. The sight of fresh blood flowing profusely from his wound was horrifying. “You…you dare to…to hurt my crew, you…you’re dead meat…” Even though his right hand was still being gripped by Lv Zhong, and he felt as if all of his strength was draining away, the Nose Ring Man was far from giving in. His eyes were filled with endless resentment towards Lv Zhong. Lv Zhong ignored the tough talking Nose Ring Man and turned to look at Xiao Fei, asking: “How did you manage to get into trouble with these trash?” Xiao Fei, who was already panicked at seeing blood, became even more terrified when he saw the indifferent attitude of Lv Zhong, the one actually involved in the matter. He said, “Brother Zhong, let’s not talk about that right now, you…you were very impulsive today. What…what are we going to do now? We might have to go to the police station. Maybe…Brother Zhong, you should leave first. I will cover for you here…” His words lost all logic in his panic, making him seem even more flustered. “Now that they’ve messed with my brother, how could I not react?” Hearing Xiao Fei’s words, Lv Zhong couldn’t help but shake his head and burst into laughter, saying: “Why are you worried about taking the blame? That guy was going to stab me with a broken bottle, I was merely defending myself. What the hell are you worried about?” “But… but… he is bleeding. It seems like he was really hurt…” Xiao Fei wanted to say that seeing blood was a serious matter this time. Moreover, these people were not ordinary people, their backers were not something little ordinary folks like them could withstand. Xiao Chumeng, who had snapped back from her panic, nodded continuously as she listened to Lv Zhong, and quickly added, “Brother, stop beating around the bush. Brother Zhong was just defending himself and besides, that man wounded himself with the bottle in his hand. It was nothing to do with Brother Zhong…” “Don’t worry. He won’t die even if he loses more blood. Tell me, what exactly happened?” Lv Zhong asked, turning to look at Xiao Fei and Xiao Chumeng. As far as Lv Zhong knew, the Xiao siblings were not the types to cause trouble. So it was odd that these people were picking on the two of them. “A mysterious person is coveting our hotel’s business and wants to take over our hotel. But our boss doesn’t agree, so he sends these people to cause trouble every day. These guys are very despicable, constantly harassing the female waitresses, causing many waitresses to quit because they can’t stand it. We reported to the police but it was no use, these people seem to have connections in the police station. As for these guys here today, they tried to harass Chumeng, but she dodged backwards, accidentally spilling soup on someone. So they surrounded Chumeng and demanded us to compensate them for their losses…” In response to Lv Zhong’s question, Xiao Fei said furiously. These people are not merely trying to take advantage of Xiao Chumeng! They were actually instigated by someone due to unfair business competition! “Why did your boss not interfere?” Lv Zhong’s gaze became icy. Although these guys were detestable, the boss of the hotel watching his own employees being bullied without stepping in was unacceptable. After all, he could claim ignorance for one time, but this had already happened several times by the time Xiao Chumeng was harassed. At this moment, Xiao Fei did not speak, but Xiao Chumeng said: “Brother Lv Zhong, it has nothing to do with our boss. He was beaten a few days ago and is still in the hospital. The manager is in charge now, but she’s a woman and she is terrified of these guys, so she doesn’t dare to step forward…” Lv Zhong was taken aback after hearing this. In Yan City, there were such arrogant people who used so many underhanded means to acquire a hotel? Lv Zhong had always lived in a common salaried family, lacked social experience, and didn’t know that in today’s prosperous and harmonious society, some dark creatures were living in the shadows. Not only did people sell gutter oil on a large scale, but there was also collusion between officials and businesses. Are there such despicable businessmen now? Actually, the despicable means that person used this time were relatively civilized. The marketplace is a battlefield, and some people use even more blatant and extreme means in business competition. After digesting this information, Lv Zhong’s face had already darkened. Looking at the nose ring man, who he had subdued, he said coldly, “I don’t care if you were sent by someone, but now you have offended my brothers and sisters. So, come up with 100,000 to compensate for the people you hurt, or bear the consequences.” Lv Zhong’s words obviously took everyone by surprise. Not only were Xiao Fei and Xiao Chumeng stunned, but even the nose ring man and the others were speechlessly shocked, and then burst out laughing. They have always been the ones extorting others, and now a young man who looks like a student is extorting them? Let alone the connections and backing behind these young men from society, is Lv Zhong, a fair and soft-looking student, capable of dealing with the five of them in the first place? Moreover, in this Steamed Xiang Road area, they have more than just five brothers! Even if they want to call for fifty people, it would only take a few minutes! Is this student trying to extort them? Is he an idiot? Isn’t this asking for death? “Have you laughed enough? If you have laughed enough, bring out the money, otherwise, I don’t mind crippling one arm for each of you.” Lv Zhong’s icy gaze swept over the laughing men, and a chilly aura emanated from him. Xiao Fei remembered that Lv Zhong knew National Martial Arts, dealing with four or five hoodlums should not be a problem! But, there were more than just four or five of these guys! On this street, they could call dozens of people over with just a phone call. They had heard that these guys used to be peripheral forces of the Jingang Assembly, and were now reorganized by a mysterious force. Though not as powerful as before, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse. There were so many of them that Lv Zhong couldn’t handle it alone! He, a newly graduated high school student, should not have known this, but he learned about it from an older brother who talked too much while working at the hotel. He realized that people in society are complex. Yet, even at this moment, Lv Zhong insisted on standing up for him and his sister, Xiao Fei was moved, but felt like crying: This is the end, I have really involved Brother Zhong… The nose ring man held by Lv Zhong remained silent, looking at Lv Zhong dismissively, while the cross-eyed man from earlier fixed his fierce gaze on him. Searᴄh the Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. His hand suddenly revealed a fruit knife, he stared coldly at Lv Zhong, smiled, then cursed, “Damn, daring to extort from me, today, I’ll let you see who you can’t afford to offend…” Before the cross-eyed man could finish, a shadow flashed by, and Lv Zhong directly slapped him. He had no chance to react at all. “Pah…” A crisp slap echoed, the cross-eyed man screamed and was sent flying two meters away, crashing into a table. “Wow…” The cross-eyed man’s half face swelled up like a pig face. Blood was gushing from his mouth, his tears and snot all came out. He covered his mouth with his right hand, and five bloody teeth fell into his palm from his mouth, a terrifying sight! And his left arm was oddly broken when he crashed into the table, hanging awkwardly from his body! Silence! Absolute silence. Everyone stared in amazement at Lv Zhong, who had a cool expression. He looked like a handsome student, but his actions were more brutal and ruthless than those in the underworld. “Since you can’t afford to pay 100,000, it’s 300,000 now! If you don’t have 300,000, I’ll break an arm and five teeth for each of you!” Lv Zhong’s voice was like that of a devil, echoing through the hotel again. This time, no one would think that Lv Zhong was an idiot anymore! “Wasn’t it… wasn’t it 100,000 just now?” The nose-ring man swallowed, weakly asking. He was also shocked at this moment. “Can’t I raise the price?” Lv Zhong’s gaze swept over him and suddenly suggested: “Or, bring the person behind you to come and talk to me?”