Chapter 1414 - 1408: The Fight
The jeering from the small-time thugs stopped abruptly. The first thug to speak let out a cold snort, then said seriously, "Kid, don't be ungrateful. Let me tell you, this here is our Brother Meng Hui. Previously, the one in charge around here was Brother Biao."
Fearing that Huang Liyong might not understand, the thug continued, "But he won't be around here anymore. From now on, you all will answer to our Brother Hui, got it?"
"What about that bald guy you mentioned earlier? Is he one of Yang Biao's men?" Lin Chuan couldn't help but ask. If the bald guy and Yang Biao's people were in the same group, then it would be easier to handle.
In the past, the bald guy had come to their shop to extort a fee. At that time, Huang Liyong was young and fiery, dealing with five or six thugs on his own, and managed to intimidate the bald guy's gang. Since then, the bald guy stopped bothering the massage parlor and instead targeted some small business owners who opened fast-food restaurants from out of town!
"Heh, what? You know Brother Biao?" Meng Hui exhaled a thick puff of smoke and asked with interest. In his mind, there weren't many people who dared to openly call Brother Biao by name in front of outsiders. He wondered what kind of relationship this guy had with Yang Biao!
"I wouldn't say I know him, we've just crossed paths a few times. Do you know where he is now? What's your relationship with him?" Lin Chuan replied calmly.
Meng Hui suddenly burst into laughter, threw his cigarette butt on the ground, and stomped it out hard with his foot, his face twisted as he said, "I don't care what kind of ties you had with Qiangzi before, but if we don't get what we came for today, don't expect to live peacefully from now on!"
"So Yang Biao and his group aren't friends!" Lin Chuan muttered to himself, then suddenly smiled and asked, "So what do you want at our shop? If you're here for a massage, we warmly welcome you. But if you're here to stir up trouble..." Lin Chuan shifted his tone sharply, "Then forgive us for not accompanying you. We have clients arriving soon, so please leave quickly!"
"Dammit, punk, who do you think you are? Is this your place to talk?" A thug, visibly excited, got in Lin Chuan's face, pointing at him and yelling!
"Guys, I think there might be some misunderstanding here?" Huang Liyong interjected, unable to hold back. After years of experience, Huang Liyong had become less impulsive and would definitely avoid physical conflicts with these thugs unless absolutely necessary!
"Misunderstanding? Fine, then give us ten thousand yuan first, and we guarantee nothing will happen to your little shop for a month!" Meng Hui said coldly, "If not, don't blame us for not warning you! We can't guarantee your little place won't get wrecked at night. If one night your shop catches fire and no one comes to help, you'll suffer heavy losses!"
Hearing Meng Hui's arrogant threat, Lin Chuan's anger flared up!
"I don't care about anything else, but if you keep causing trouble at our shop, I can't guarantee you'll leave here safely!" Lin Chuan said coldly.
"Kid, don't get too cocky. Just get us the money and find us some pretty girls for a massage. Once we're satisfied, we'll naturally leave!" A thug with dyed yellow hair stepped forward with a sinister smile!
"What did you just say? I didn't catch that. Come over and say it again!" Lin Chuan waved him over, feigning confusion as if he hadn't heard clearly.
"Lin Chuan, let me handle this. Don't do anything rash!" Huang Liyong warned quietly, understanding Lin Chuan's intent. As the owner of the massage parlor, he should deal with the situation himself, not let his friend take the lead!
Lin Chuan ignored Huang Liyong's good intention and instead kept his eyes on the thug, joking about his own hearing problems while striding right up to him!
"Now listen carefully, what I said was, get some money ready for us, and then..." The thug was about to repeat himself, but before he could finish, Lin Chuan cut him off!
"Money ready? How much do you want?" Lin Chuan asked calmly!
Meng Hui felt a thrill, as he had led this group to countless shops, but none had been as straightforward about handing over money as this massage parlor. It seemed his threats had worked!
Huang Liyong's expression didn't change much. But silently, he clenched his fists, ready to fight at any moment!
"Is this enough?" Lin Chuan, without waiting for the thug to name a price, held out his hand with five fingers, asking with a polite smile!
The thug, unsure what the five fingers represented in terms of money, asked with confusion, "How much is this? Five thousand or fifty thousand?"
"Look closely, it's neither five thousand nor fifty thousand; it's five fingerprints!" Suddenly, Lin Chuan's expression changed, and with a swift motion, his raised right hand landed a hard slap on the thug's face!
"Ouch, you motherfucker, you looking to die?" The slap landed solidly, leaving five clear finger marks on the left side of the thug's face, making him wince with pain, unable to speak clearly!
"Haha, Lin Chuan, you're something else. These guys deserve a beating!" Huang Liyong laughed heartily. From the start, he knew Lin Chuan wouldn't actually negotiate any protection fee with these people, and now it seemed his guess was correct!
Seeing his own underling being toyed with, Meng Hui couldn't sit still. His facial muscles twitched uncontrollably as he glared menacingly at Lin Chuan, his whole body exuding a fierce aura. He shouted viciously, "Smash it for me, smash it hard!"
Upon receiving the command from their leader, the small-time hooligans, who had been eager to cause trouble, immediately sprang into action. They started overturning tables and smashing chairs. In the massage parlor's lobby, everything except the wooden chair Meng Hui was sitting on became the target of the little thugs' assault!
The sound of items shattering echoed nonstop in the massage parlor's lobby. Someone even shattered the goldfish tank by the window, causing water to spill all over the floor, with several goldfish flopping around helplessly.
At that moment, a very pretty girl suddenly ran out from inside and couldn't help but cry out in shock at the commotion.
Upon seeing the girl run out, Huang Liyong shouted, "Meng Qi, get back inside."
This girl was none other than Huang Liyong's sister, Huang Mengqi.
The hooligans, in the midst of their rampage, suddenly froze at the sight of a beautiful girl running up to them. Their eyes were collectively fixed on Huang Mengqi!
"Ha, who would've thought that this rundown shop would have such a beautiful girl!" Meng Hui kept his eyes locked on Huang Mengqi, his gaze revealing a greedy desire!
Lin Chuan frowned slightly. Earlier, both he and Huang Liyong had not intervened with this group, for a very simple reason: they were waiting for these people to finish smashing things so they could settle the score properly.
But now that Huang Mengqi had come out, it seemed their timing for confronting the hooligans needed to be moved up!
"Are you done smashing?" Lin Chuan didn't pay attention to how Huang Mengqi was trying to save the goldfish; instead, he calmly addressed the hooligans.
Hmm? The hooligans were baffled by Lin Chuan's question, momentarily stunned, and didn't understand what he meant!
"If you're done, then come over, and let's settle the score properly!" Lin Chuan explained impatiently, then sighed and cursed, "Ah, there isn't a single clever hooligan these days, truly more pathetic with each generation."
Meng Hui's face was frighteningly dark. He gestured for the hooligans to stop smashing things, then suddenly pointed at Lin Chuan, venomously ordering, "Break this kid's legs for me first."
A few hooligans immediately surrounded Lin Chuan and Huang Liyong, glaring angrily and preparing to teach them a lesson!
With Lin Chuan's skills, how could he let these hooligans land a punch on him? However, just now, his eyes caught a glimpse of someone outside who looked very familiar, but he couldn't recall who it was, which distracted him.
The person he'd inadvertently seen outside looked familiar, and Lin Chuan's mind worked swiftly as he realized. Wasn't this the Young Master Xie from Beijing, who had an engagement with Tang Yumeng? What was he doing in East Sea County?
Taking advantage of everyone's distraction, one hooligan suddenly swung his fist directly at Lin Chuan's face.
Caught off guard, Lin Chuan took a solid punch to the face!
With a loud thud, Lin Chuan's head spun briefly, but he still recognized the hooligan who attacked him: the one he'd slapped earlier, now seeking revenge with a sudden attack!
"That punch was for the slap you gave me earlier!" The hooligan showed a satisfied grin, his face full of disdain! But just as he finished speaking, in the next second, Huang Liyong rushed over and started pummeling him with his fists and feet.
The other hooligans also attacked Huang Liyong, temporarily leaving Lin Chuan out of the fray!
As soon as Lin Chuan joined the fight, three hooligans surrounded him, including the one who had punched him earlier. Although that guy had been beaten by Huang Liyong to the point his face was unrecognizable, his gaze towards Lin Chuan was still full of aggression!
Several other hooligans tangled with Huang Liyong, intending to keep Lin Chuan and Huang Liyong from coming together!
In the midst of the fight, Lin Chuan suddenly felt a warmth spread through his body. Slightly distracted, a hooligan's fist hit him in the stomach! But strangely, though Lin Chuan saw the thug use all his strength to deliver the punch, he felt no pain at all!