Xiong Yingxiong’s eyes were wide with fury as he spread his arms to protect Xie Min, Lin Dahu, and Zhao Qiang behind him, facing off with the eight bodyguards without a trace of fear.
Although surrounded by enemies on all sides, Xiong Yingxiong always believed that as long as his master was there, even if thousands of troops encircled him, everything would be fine.
Fang Bai was leisurely sitting there, nonchalantly watching Dongfang Dian who was seething with rage, and asked, "What kind of explanation do you want?"
Dongfang Dian said, "Who hit my son? I demand double the revenge!"
"It was me! If you want someone to blame, come at me!"
Xiong Yingxiong shouted loudly.
"Dad, it’s him! He’s the one who hit me!"
Dongfang Yue pointed at Xiong Yingxiong and howled loudly.
Dongfang Dian’s gaze shifted from Fang Bai to Xiong Yingxiong, a flash of killing intent in his eyes.
If Fang Bai had been the one who struck his son, Dongfang Dian might have been somewhat wary, considering that he was a person of interest to the Dongfang Family patriarch. But if it wasn’t Fang Bai, the matter would be much easier to deal with—disable him first, then whether he should be erased from this world would depend on his son’s injuries and his own mood.
At that moment, another set of footsteps was heard. It turned out to be several fully armed police officers who had rushed over after receiving a call.
The Dongfang Family’s influence in Yanjing was deeply rooted and expansive. By chance, the officer leading the team was an acquaintance of Dongfang Dian. Not wanting the police to intervene in the matter, Dongfang Dian walked over and spoke softly to the officer. After some hesitation, the officer gave Fang Bai and the others a look that said they were on their own, waved his hand, and left with his subordinates.
Before the officers left, one of them—a tall, thin officer—gave Fang Bai a few more glances, his expression somewhat peculiar.
"Captain Li, that young man in the white Tang suit, I recognize him... He’s no ordinary guy!"
After taking a few steps away, the tall, thin officer whispered to the leading officer.
The leading officer frowned, turned his head to look back towards Fortune Hall, and asked in a low voice, "How is he no ordinary guy? Could he be a pampered son of some prominent clan? But that should not be the case, I pretty much know all the young masters of the big families in Yanjing."
The tall, thin officer looked around and said, "I don’t know if he’s somebody’s son or not. All I know is his name is Fang Bai, and he’s Section Chief Tang’s lover... Heh, I used to work under Section Chief Tang, so I know about their relationship..."
"Section Chief Tang? Tang Wenrou?"
The lead officer’s eyelid twitched, and upon seeing the tall, thin officer nod repeatedly, he muttered, "Section Chief Tang’s lover... This is going to be difficult to handle..."
The tall, thin officer said, "Yes, if Section Chief Tang finds out we failed to act in this matter, we’d be in big trouble... Anxi’s Tang Family, are they easy to mess with?"
The leading officer scratched his head, looking troubled as he said, "But Dongfang Dian isn’t easy to deal with either! I just promised him I’d stay out of it... Damn it, I wish I never got involved in this mess!"
After a moment’s thought, the tall, thin officer suggested, "In my opinion, we should give Section Chief Tang a call, let her know what’s happening here. If she finds out Dongfang Dian is involved, she’ll definitely understand our dilemma... I reckon if Section Chief Tang knows her lover is in trouble, she might come down here herself. Then it’s out of our hands how this will be resolved..."
The leading officer patted the tall, thin officer’s shoulder and said, "That’s good, this way we won’t offend anyone."
So, two minutes later, Tang Wenrou, who was in a meeting at the police station, received the call from the officer in charge.
Upon hearing that Fang Bai was in a standoff with Dongfang Dian of the Dongfang Family and someone was injured, Tang Wenrou, who had been maintaining her cool and indifferent demeanor, suddenly changed her expression. She hastily ended the meeting and, seething with killing Qi, headed straight for the Four Seasons Spring Hotel alone.
Inside the Fortune Hall of the Four Seasons Spring Hotel, the air was thick with tension, and a clash seemed imminent.
"Fang Bai, in light of your past deed of saving my father, I will give you this courtesy. Hand over the person behind you, and the rest of you may leave."
Dongfang Dian spoke solemnly to Fang Bai.
Now that Dongfang Dian knew his son hadn’t been beaten by Fang Bai, he didn’t want him to get involved in this matter. However, he recognized the extraordinary relationship between Fang Bai and Xiong Yingxiong, understanding that teaching Xiong a lesson might be difficult without dealing with Fang Bai.
"You still remember I saved your father?"
Fang Bai sneered and said, "Let me tell you something, if it weren’t for your father’s sake, your son would already be crippled by now!"
Having said that, he pointed backwards at Xiong Yingxiong and added, "Do you know who he is? My disciple! I’m protective of my own people. Aside from myself, no one else is allowed to touch my disciple!"
"So, you’re saying you’ll protect him?"
Dongfang Dian’s voice was icy.
"Then don’t blame me for showing no courtesy!"
Dongfang Dian signalled his eight bodyguards with a glance, pointing at Xiong Yingxiong, "Grab him and beat him hard! Leave him breathing! If anyone dares to interfere, beat them too!"
Upon hearing this, the eight bodyguards’ eyes gleamed viciously, their gaze on Xiong Yingxiong like that of a butcher eyeing a lamb for slaughter.
Like a cow defending its calf, Xie Min suddenly stood in front of Xiong Yingxiong, arms wide, tears streaming down her cheeks as she begged, "Please, don’t hit him! I’m begging you..."
Xiong Yingxiong pulled Xie Min behind him, flashed a grin and said, "Besides, what kind of man lets a woman stand in front for him?"
Standing behind Xiong Yingxiong, Xie Min watched the eight formidable bodyguards surrounding them with predatory stares, tears falling unstoppably. She could imagine what Xiong Yingxiong would look like after being struck by these eight strong men.
The bodyguard closest to Xiong Yingxiong sneered, displaying his grappling skills as he reached for Xiong’s shoulder, planning to throw him to the ground and then give him a good beating.
The bodyguard, a Yellow Level high rank martial artist, thought it overkill to deal with a common man like Xiong Yingxiong; doing so seemed to him to disgrace his martial artist status.
However, before his palm even touched Xiong Yingxiong’s shoulder, he felt a numbness in his knees, as if stung by a mosquito. The sensation spread rapidly throughout his legs, and his knees buckled uncontrollably, forcing him to kneel.
As the bodyguard kneeled before Xiong Yingxiong, everyone at the scene, except for Fang Bai, was stunned and confused about what had just occurred.
"Sun Jie, what are you doing?"
Seeing his bodyguard kneeling to Xiong Yingxiong was a huge embarrassment for Dongfang Dian, who asked sternly.
Meanwhile, a comrade beside the kneeling bodyguard reached out to pull him up but failed to do so.
(PS: Today’s update is early. I will start stockpiling Chapters tonight. Tomorrow at noon there will be a burst. If I don’t release at least eight to ten Chapters, I’ll castrate myself!!! From now on, updates will be faster, with a minimum of three Chapters a day, plus sporadic bursts!!!)