The surrounding crowd froze at the scene.
No one dared to approach Li Chen rashly anymore. From the incident just now, they could see the strangeness of Li Chen.
Those few people clearly didn’t touch him, so why did they suddenly fall down?
Moreover, the main thing was, no one had seen Li Chen make a move, and that was what creeped everyone out the most.
"Who... who exactly are you? What are you here for?" A gangster who came out later asked Li Chen loudly.
"Originally, I just wanted to have some drinks," Li Chen looked at the man and smiled: "But now, I’ve changed my mind."
"I’m here to cause trouble!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Li Chen slapped his hand on the counter beside him.
The solid wood counter, under Li Chen’s slap, actually shattered apart.
It collapsed abruptly as if hit by a bomb.
The loud noise even drowned out the music in the bar for a moment, and some people who hadn’t reacted yet were suddenly stunned.
The music stopped abruptly, and everyone looked at Li Chen with shocked faces.
A wicked smile appeared on Li Chen’s face: "Since you don’t welcome guests, then, I’ll be the troublemaker."
"Looking for death!" Hearing Li Chen’s words, the leading thug’s face showed an irritated expression. Although he was shocked by the terrifying power of Li Chen to the point of being able to smash a table with a single slap, he still had so many brothers with him.
Not too afraid of Li Chen and emboldened by having brothers by his side, the thug took steps to attack Li Chen directly.
A fight was about to break out at any moment.
However, just at that time, a voice suddenly came from the side.
Hearing this voice, the leading thug’s footsteps came to an abrupt halt, turning to the direction from where the voice came.
There, a middle-aged man was slowly walking towards them.
"No." Seeing this person, Li Chen’s eyebrows lifted slightly, and immediately negated his previous thought, because this man looked nothing like the one in the photo.
"Mr... Mr. Luo." Seeing the middle-aged man, the thug’s expression turned respectful, the previous rage seemed completely gone.
Seeing the thug’s expression, Luo Zhi Tao nodded secretly in his heart. Although the new boss had a terrifying strength that intimidated them, the Jinhua Gang was built by his own hands. Even though he was no longer the boss, these people were still willing to listen to him.
Arriving among the crowd, Luo Zhi Tao’s expression calmed. Looking at Li Chen, he asked, "This gentleman, you must be Mr. Li Chen, right?"
"You know me?" Li Chen looked at Luo Zhi Tao with some surprise, not expecting this man to actually know his name.
There was a growing feeling in Li Chen that he might have misunderstood something.
"Although Jinhua Gang is not any major family, after all, we are a local power in Silver Sun City, and we can find out some minor news," Luo Zhi Tao said with a smile.
Li Chen nodded. Coming to Silver Sun City, he didn’t deliberately hide his name, and it wouldn’t be very difficult to find out his name.
"Mr. Li, since you’re here, why not come with me for a trip? Our boss has been waiting for you for a long time," Luo Zhi Tao said.
Hearing Luo Zhi Tao’s words, Li Chen’s lips also curved up into a smile: "Interesting."
For some reason, after hearing Li Chen’s words, Luo Zhi Tao felt his scalp suddenly start to itch.
This feeling, this look in his eyes, even the expression and the words he spoke, were exactly like the new boss he acknowledged.
Merely on account of this, Luo Zhi Tao made a judgment in his heart.
This man, he absolutely must not offend!
"You guys wait here, and by the way, tell all the brothers to wait at each exit, ready to run at the first sign of trouble. Without hearing from me, don’t you ever come back!" Luo Zhi Tao pulled one of the thugs over to a corner and whispered.
"Remember my words! I’m thinking about your lives!" Luo Zhi Tao said to the thug with bloodshot eyes.
"Yes... okay... Boss!" Watching the somewhat reddened eyes of Luo Zhi Tao, the thug suddenly felt at a loss for words, but it was as if something had been touched in his heart.
"Although we may look imposing, you must understand, there are many people in this world whom we cannot afford to offend. Kuang Rui is one, and so is this man!" Luo Zhi Tao nearly said through clenched teeth.
"I stay." Luo Zhi Tao said in a muffled voice.
"GET OUT!!" Luo Zhi Tao suddenly kicked the thug, yelling loudly: "I’m not the boss anymore, and now you won’t even listen to me? Fine! Fine then, ungrateful wretches!"
As if to vent his frustration, Luo Zhi Tao kicked the thug a few more times, then once again turned to Li Chen with a smiling expression: "Mr. Li, sorry for that. The men down here can be a bit disobedient; my apologies for causing any offense."
"Of course not." Li Chen said with a smile, shaking his head: "Lead the way."
Leading Li Chen to the elevator in the bar, Luo Zhi Tao pressed the button, and only then did Li Chen realize that the elevator wasn’t going up, but down.
"That’s right, Mr. Li." Luo Zhi Tao said with a smile: "Despite its appearance as a bar, the real money comes from the underground boxing ring."
"Underground boxing ring?" Li Chen asked curiously: "You’re telling me this openly, aren’t you afraid I’ll report you?"
"Mr. Li must be joking; would someone of your caliber need to report us?" Luo Zhi Tao still wore a full-faced smile.
Li Chen fell silent for a moment, looking at the man before him with some surprise.
From this man, he could feel an air of having been through the wringer. He thought he had acted quite well earlier, but to his surprise, everything he’d said had been overheard by Li Chen. This man was truly a formidable figure.
It’s just that he wasn’t very lucky, that’s all.
"Your boss, he must be a Martial Artist, right?" Li Chen suddenly spoke.
Hearing Li Chen’s words, Luo Zhi Tao’s body stiffened.
"It looks like he must have laid hands on you before, which is why you all are so afraid of him." Li Chen shook his head with a smile and said: "Do you know? Your acting isn’t very good."
Hearing Li Chen’s words, Luo Zhi Tao’s forehead began to sweat.
"However, I’ll tell you some good news. Not every Martial Artist believes in resolving issues with violence. Although I also find using violence quite straightforward, personally, I still abide somewhat by principles."