Chapter 214: Unparalleled Power of Money
by xennovel“Damn it! Kill him!”
After the middle-aged man’s two friends realized what was happening, they were furious and rushed forward, swinging their fists.
“Get him!”
Li Qi, Zhou Fan, and Liu Chao fearlessly joined the brawl.
“Stop fighting! Everyone, stop!”
Soon, the barbecue restaurant owner arrived, but his shouting was drowned out in the chaos.
Normally, Li Qi and the others wouldn’t be a match for the two burly men, but Xu Shaochen was their trump card.
So, Xu Shaochen bore most of the pressure, and in no time, the three burly men were all lying on the ground.
“Boss, right? I’ll cover what’s been broken.”
Xu Shaochen addressed the owner, who had been worried but immediately sighed in relief.
The owner was just afraid the things in his store would be damaged, and the fighters wouldn’t pay for it. Since Xu Shaochen promised to cover it, he felt reassured.
“You call yourselves tough guys? You can’t even take a hit. I thought you’d have at least three heads and six arms.”
Xu Shaochen looked down at the three men on the ground, speaking with disdain.
“You little punk! Just wait, you’re all dead!”
The three burly men spat out threats as they scrambled to their feet and fled from the barbecue restaurant in humiliation.
Xu Shaochen calculated the damages, transferred the money via WeChat to the owner, who then gave them a new table on the house.
“Damn, it’s been a while since I’ve had a fight. It feels great!”
Li Qi rubbed his swollen eye, grinning as he spat a loose tooth into the trash.
“It was alright. Damn, I can’t stand cocky people acting all high and mighty, but they’re just like us, eating at an all-you-can-eat buffet.” Zhou Fan sneered, his face also bearing a few bruises.
The four of them used to fight together frequently, but it had been a long time since their last brawl. Today was a good workout.
“Alright, alright, enough talk. Let’s eat.”
“Step, step, step…”
Over ten minutes later, a rush of hurried footsteps echoed. Over a dozen young men, wielding clubs, burst in, led by the three burly men, now sporting bruised and swollen faces.
“Damn it! Where are they!”
The three men immediately spotted Xu Shaochen, rushing over to surround him and his friends.
Other customers quickly stood up, gathering around to watch the commotion.
“Those four kids are in big trouble now. They should have held back.”
“They’re students. They haven’t faced the real world yet. We all were like that once.”
“True, but this is bad…”
The crowd murmured among themselves, expressing sympathy for Xu Shaochen and his friends.
“Hey kid, feeling bold now? Damn it! Try acting tough again!”
One of the burly men glared at Xu Shaochen, gritting his teeth. He felt a sense of satisfaction as he prepared to take revenge. “What do we do now?”
Li Qi, Zhou Fan, and Liu Chao were a bit flustered. After all, they were outnumbered by armed opponents.
“What do we do? Let me tell you, it’s the first time I’ve been beaten like this. If you know what’s good for you, get on your knees and call us ‘grandfather’ a couple of times. Slap yourselves a few times, and we’ll let you go!”
The middle-aged man whose forehead had been smashed by Xu Shaochen sneered, his eyes cold as he looked at the four of them.
“How much did they pay you?” Xu Shaochen asked the group of young men behind the three burly men.
Everyone was stunned, not understanding what Xu Shaochen was up to.
The dozen young men exchanged confused glances, completely lost.
“Kid, stop messing around!” The middle-aged man snapped at Xu Shaochen.
Xu Shaochen ignored him, addressing the group of young men again: “How about this, I don’t know how much they paid you, but it can’t be more than what I’ll give. Beat those three up, and this money is yours.”
With that, Xu Shaochen smiled and took all the cash from his wallet, slapping it down on the table.
This was a habit of his. Cash sometimes worked better than a bank card, so he often carried large amounts with him.
There was an uproar. Everyone felt the rich aura emanating from him.
Are rich people this low-key? They’re eating the same $79 buffet as us. Little did they know, they had already reached the same height as the wealthy.
The dozen young men eyed each other, then the money on the table, and were clearly tempted.
The middle-aged man had paid them of course, 100 yuan per person. But there was at least 10,000 yuan on the table; each could get nearly 1,000 yuan.
“Kid, you think too highly of yourself! My brothers and I only care about loyalty, not about filthy money like this… ah!”
The middle-aged man hadn’t even gotten his words out when one of the young men behind him kicked him to the ground.
“Damn it, who needs your loyalty? I’m taking the money!”
As soon as the first hit was made, the others followed, bashing the three men with their clubs.
“Ah! Stop it! This is insubordination! Stop!”
“Ah! My leg! Stop! Please, stop!”
The three middle-aged men writhed on the ground, screaming in pain. It was a pitiful sight.
Zhou Fan, Li Qi, and Liu Chao were dumbfounded at the scene, then turned to look at Xu Shaochen.
The power of money… Was this the power of money in action? It was too overwhelming, too unpredictable!
“Stop, everyone, stop!”
At that moment, one of the young men shouted.
The three burly men on the ground were moved beyond words. There was still someone loyal to them, even if it was just one.
“Stop! You won’t beat them to death like this. Let me have a go!”
The young man shouted, then leaped up and kicked them.
The three burly men: “…”
All that emotion for nothing.
In the blink of an eye, the three previously aggressive middle-aged men were on the ground, groaning like beaten dogs, their mouths and noses bleeding.
“Thud!”
Xu Shaochen tossed the stack of cash over: “Get lost, and take these eyesores with you.”
“Yes, thank you, Boss, thank you, Boss.”
The dozen young men thanked Xu Shaochen repeatedly, then dragged the three burly men out of the restaurant and dumped them on the street.
“Boss, get someone to clean up the floor. It’s not doing wonders for my appetite.”
Xu Shaochen said to the stunned restaurant owner.
“Ah? Yes, yes, right away.” The owner snapped out of it, looking at Xu Shaochen with newfound respect.
Everyone has a deep respect for the power of money.