Chapter 315: Drag Them Out for a Beating

“What are you going to do? I’m warning you, don’t do anything rash! Everyone here is watching!”

A flash of fear crossed Du Ruyan’s Aunt’s eyes as she looked at Xu Shaochen. However, greed overcame reason, and she was convinced that Xu Shaochen wouldn’t dare do anything to her in front of so many people.

“Exactly! You little brat, you’d better mind your own business. What happens in the Du Family is none of your concern. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. You’re only with Du Ruyan because you’re after the Du Family’s money!”

Du Ruyan’s Uncle also pointed at Xu Shaochen’s nose and cursed, trying to bolster his wife’s confidence.

“Smack!”

Xu Shaochen raised his hand and slapped Du Ruyan’s Uncle across the face. In a cold voice, he said, “Is this your place to speak? You don’t even have the self-awareness to take a look at yourself in a mirror.”

“You… You’re courting death!” Feeling the burning pain on his face, Du Ruyan’s Uncle erupted in fury.

“Smack!”

Xu Shaochen slapped him again, scoffing disdainfully, “And what are you going to do about it?”

“He’s hitting people! He’s really hitting people! He’s going to kill us!”

Du Ruyan’s Aunt started crying and wailing on the ground, throwing a tantrum like a shrew.

However, everyone around was just watching coldly, as if they were looking at a bunch of monkeys jumping around.

While the outsiders didn’t know, the locals from Songshan were very aware of Xu Shaochen’s status.

To dare point at Xu Shaochen’s nose and curse him—isn’t that the same as seeking death? Du Ruyan’s Aunt screamed a few times but found that things weren’t going as she expected. No one stepped up to stop Xu Shaochen or spoke on her behalf.

An ominous feeling suddenly crept into her heart.

“You want money, right? Fine, I’ll handle it on behalf of Uncle Du. You can have the money and spend it as you please.”

Xu Shaochen casually grabbed a handful of hell money and threw it at Du Ruyan’s Aunt and the others, staring coldly at the group in front of him.

“Ah!”

Du Ruyan’s Aunt and her group were startled and quickly brushed the hell money off themselves. Gone was their earlier vigor as they clung to the coffin in tears.

“Kid, don’t be so arrogant! I don’t believe you’d dare to kill us!”

“That’s right! If you’re so brave, go ahead and kill us today! Otherwise, we won’t let this go!”

“Du Feng, that ungrateful brat, was the one who wanted to leave the Du Family in the first place! What does that have to do with us?!”

For the sake of money, this group threw all caution to the wind, relying on their numbers to press Xu Shaochen step by step.

“Are all the bodyguards dead?”

Xu Shaochen roared.

“Thud, thud, thud…”

A series of hurried footsteps echoed as the Du Family’s bodyguards rushed in.

“Beat them! Drag them out and beat them! Don’t disturb Uncle Du and Brother Du’s peace here. Isn’t money what they want? If they die from the beating, I’ll buy them the finest sandalwood coffins. If they survive, I’ll give each of them half a million!”

Xu Shaochen, eyes blazing with fury, pointed at Du Ruyan’s Aunt and the others angrily.

Everyone kept silent, too afraid to speak under Xu Shaochen’s towering rage, fearing they might be implicated.

The group of bodyguards didn’t hesitate, rushing forward to grab whoever they could, regardless of gender, and drag them out.

“Ah! What are you doing? Let go of us! What are you trying to do?”

“Call the police! Quickly call the police! Ah—they’re going to kill us!”

“Let go of us…”

The previously aggressive group instantly turned into a bunch of helpless lambs, weak and powerless as they were all dragged out of the mourning hall.

Immediately after, terrible screams could be heard from outside, making everyone’s scalp tingle.

“You stay here.”

Xu Shaochen said to Du Ruyan before walking out of the mourning hall.

When he stepped outside, the bodyguards were already beating those people, landing punches and kicks with every strike hitting hard.

After all, these bodyguards had been working for the Du Family for years. Du Feng had treated them well. Now that these people were bullying their young lady, they naturally had to teach them a harsh lesson.

“No more, please! Stop hitting us! We don’t want the money anymore! We don’t want it!”

“Ah, my leg! It’s broken—it’s going to break! Stop hitting us!”

Xu Shaochen waved his hand, and the bodyguards immediately stopped and stood to the side, leaving behind a group of Du Family relatives writhing on the ground in pain.

“The saying ‘Don’t push your luck’ applies perfectly to people like you. This is the second time now. If there’s a next time, I’ll make sure all of you end up in the ICU. There’s five million in there—consider it your medical expenses. The passcode is the last six digits of the card. Take it and get lost!”

Xu Shaochen looked down at the group on the ground coldly before throwing a bank card on the floor.

Although the five million was much less than the inheritance they hoped for and they had been beaten up badly,

some money was better than none. Even the smallest morsel is still food.

Du Ruyan’s Aunt quickly grabbed the bank card, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and limped away with the rest of her group.

After this, they no longer had the guts to try to leech off the Du Family again.

Watching the group leave, Xu Shaochen turned and walked back into the mourning hall.

“Sorry for the disturbance, everyone. Let’s continue with the memorial service. I’ve reserved a place at the Chen Yu Grand Hotel. After the service, please don’t rush to leave—consider this a small token on behalf of the late Uncle Du and Brother Du.”

Xu Shaochen raised his voice, addressing the crowd. After all, the earlier scene had been rather disgraceful.

Everyone expressed their understanding—every family has its own difficulties, after all. Relatives like these exist all over the world; it’s just that the Du Family’s were particularly over the line.

Those who had traveled from out of town for the memorial service became curious about Xu Shaochen. After leaving the mourning hall, they all started to inquire about his identity.

“My friend, care for a smoke? The young man who was standing next to Miss Du earlier—is he her boyfriend? I wonder which family he comes from.”

A middle-aged man from out of town offered a cigarette to a local from Jiangzhou.

“Heh, you’re from out of town, huh?” The local from Jiangzhou sized the man up and said.

“Yeah, I’m from out of town. How did you figure that out?” The out-of-towner nodded.

The Jiangzhou local took the cigarette, placed it in his mouth, and had a smug look on his face, “Heh, anyone who has made it to where Xu Shaochen has—everyone in Jiangzhou knows who Mr. Xu is, and everyone shows him respect.”

“Oh? And what exactly is Mr. Xu’s background?” Several out-of-towners standing in a circle raised their eyebrows, asking curiously.

“Well… to be honest, I don’t really know. But the fact that Mr. Xu is so well-regarded is enough.”

Indeed, aside from big shots like Ye Huaiyuan and Sun Hai, most people knew Xu Shaochen was powerful, but few actually knew why.

Thus, none of those who came from out of town for the memorial service left. They all stayed for the lunch at the Chen Yu Grand Hotel.

They had a simple goal: to see if there was any chance to network with Xu Shaochen.