Chapter 6817
Too scary
Wang Sha flailed her arms wildly in the air, trying to block the rain of slaps, but to no avail.
Her body twisted and struggled in pain, her feet kicking wildly on the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.
The sounds of slaps, cries, pleas for mercy, and Ma Zhenxiong's frantic cursing... all intertwined, like a chaotic and terrifying symphony, creating an incredibly absurd and cruel scene.
At the entrance of the barbecue restaurant, Ma Zhenxiong, a well-known tycoon in the ancient city, had completely lost his usual prestige and dignity. Like a madman, he was personally beating his daughter and her best friend.
His hair was disheveled and fell across his forehead, his clothes were soaked with sweat, the muscles in his face were contorted with rage, and he kept uttering vicious curses.
Passersby stopped in their tracks, their hurried steps halting instantly. Their eyes widened like saucers as they stared in disbelief at the horrifying scene.
Exclamations and whispers rippled through the crowd. Some pointed and stared, their faces showing surprise and disbelief; others whispered amongst themselves, speculating about the cause of the event; still others took out their phones to secretly film this rare scene, intending to post it online.
Inside the private room, although the huge floor-to-ceiling windows were designed for one-way viewing, one could still clearly see everything happening outside.
The chaos outside the window contrasted sharply with the quiet inside the private room.
Zhang Fei carefully helped the pale-faced but complex-eyed proprietress stand by the window. Their bodies were trembling slightly, clearly frightened by the scene outside.
Zhang Fei gripped the proprietress's arm tightly, as if afraid she might fall down at any moment.
The proprietress's eyes held both terror at the horrific scene outside and curiosity and awe at Xiao Chen's mysterious identity.
Yun Yuyan's small mouth was slightly open, her eyes were wide open, filled with extreme shock and a trace of lingering fear.
Her hands unconsciously gripped the hem of her clothes, her knuckles turning white from the force.
She looked at Xiao Chen, who had appeared like a god outside the store and as cold as a devil inside, now sitting calmly on the sofa, as if everything outside was irrelevant to him.
He picked up a cup of hot tea that Liu Jianming had personally served him, blew on it gently, and then took a sip. His movements were elegant and composed, as if the pitiful wails and loud slaps outside were nothing more than insignificant background noise.
"Who...who exactly is he?" The landlady's voice trembled uncontrollably as she gripped Zhang Fei's arm tightly and whispered to her son beside her.
Her eyes were filled with doubt and fear, as if she were searching for an answer that would put her at ease.
“Liu Jianming… Ma Zhenxiong… in front of him, it’s simply… simply like…” She didn’t finish her sentence, but the unspoken meaning was clear to everyone.
“Like ants,” Zhang Fei replied softly, his voice slightly hoarse, concealing complex emotions that were difficult to express.
He stared intently at Xiao Chen's calm and composed profile, his gaze seemingly nailed to that spot, unable to look away.
In his mind, he and the landlady were nothing more than insignificant beings in this city, struggling to make a living, like a lone boat tossed about in a storm.
Yun Yuyan, a poor girl who worked diligently every day, was unexpectedly drawn into a power vortex she could never have imagined simply by upholding her duties. The man, Xiao Chen, spoke a few words so casually, yet his words were like undercurrents surging beneath a calm lake, seemingly undisturbed, yet possessing the power to destroy everything.
Outside, the once arrogant tycoon Ma Zhenxiong instantly transformed from a haughty figure into a thug enforcing family law, violently attacking his daughter and her best friend. His pitiful cries sounded like a lament for the absolute control of power.
Zhang Fei felt a chill rise from his spine, like a cold electric current, instantly spreading throughout his body, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
He finally understood that the fear the bodyguard felt when facing Xiao Chen's gaze was not feigned; it was the trembling of a life-or-death instinct when faced with overwhelming power!
Like a little rabbit facing a ferocious tiger, it has no choice but to tremble and despair.
This man is no ordinary person; he is like a towering mountain hidden in the clouds, whose full form cannot be seen, yet one deeply understands his majesty and inviolability.
Liu Jianming stood quietly a little behind Xiao Chen, his body ramrod straight, trying to appear calm and composed, as if everything was under his control.
However, his slightly clenched knuckles, the joints turning white from the exertion, and the barely perceptible beads of sweat on his forehead, like faint starlight twinkling in the night sky, though not obvious, still betrayed the turmoil in his heart.
His gaze seemed calm as he looked out the window, but his heart was in turmoil.
He knew a little more about "Mr. Xiao" than Zhang Fei and the landlady did.
He knew that the forces behind Xiao Chen were complex and intertwined, like a huge and invisible net that covered the entire city.
Xiao Chen's words can decide a person's life or death, and can change the fate of an entire family.
In his eyes, the ordeal that Ma Zhenxiong and his daughter experienced today was even considered "light-handed."
He seemed to see countless unknown secrets and methods hidden behind Xiao Chen's deep eyes.
He carefully observed Xiao Chen's expression, his eyes never leaving him, fearing that if this man became displeased, he would be like the dark clouds before a storm, taking his anger out on him as well.
His heart was racing uncontrollably, each beat a warning bell, reminding him to be extremely careful.
In this game of power, he is like an insignificant pawn, who could be shattered to pieces with the slightest misstep.
"Mr. Xiao, given how the Ma family has handled things... do you think there's anything else Jianming Group needs to do?" Liu Jianming bowed slightly, tilted his head forward, and asked in a low voice, his expression tense yet respectful.
He knew perfectly well that this Mr. Xiao in front of him had the power to turn the world upside down, and that he was nothing more than an ant in front of him.
With just a nod from Xiao Chen, he would absolutely not hesitate to immediately mobilize all the resources of the Hanhai Group in the ancient city and even further afield, using all kinds of connections and resources to make the name Ma Zhenxiong disappear completely from the ancient city, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, leaving no trace.
He quickly considered all possible methods in his mind, from commercial suppression to public opinion smear, each of which was enough to ruin Ma Zhenxiong.
He was willing to pay any price to satisfy Xiao Chen. (End of Chapter)