Chapter 462: A Good Beating First

Knocked down easily for the second time, Li Kui still wore an expression of utter defiance, believing he had only failed due to carelessness, and scrambled to his feet once more.

Bang!

Bang!

After two kicks, he could only clutch his stomach and lie on the ground, groaning in pain.

He wouldn't be recovering anytime soon.

Beaten to a pulp without the slightest effort in front of everyone, Li Kui felt he had lost all face; the jeers reaching his ears only made his blood boil.

Yet, the disparity in strength was too vast, so he had to seek help from his two companions.

"Are you two just going to stand there staring blankly? Beat him up!"

The two exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a hint of cowardice.

—The bystander sees more than the player.

It was obvious that Shen Yan was a martial arts expert with off-the-charts combat power who was holding back, and since the burly Li Kui hadn't even touched the corner of the other man's clothes, small fry like them weren't even enough to fill the gaps in his teeth.

Going up there just to be served up was true stupidity.

Having taught this arrogant and domineering young man a slight lesson, Shen Yan straightened his collar and took the notebook from Chen Shanni.

He said unhurriedly: "This Apple notebook is worth twelve thousand. Since you damaged it, you now have two choices: either buy a new one and bring it here, or go inside and eat prison food.

Let me state first, I am not fear-mongering; Article 257 of the Criminal Law stipulates that damaging another person's property in an amount exceeding five thousand yuan is punishable by up to three years of Fixed-term Imprisonment, criminal detention, or a fine."

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Upon hearing this, the glaring Li Kui was struck as if by lightning, his face instantly turning as pale as paper. His lips trembled as he stammered: "You... who are you trying to fool? What kind of damn Apple, I've never even heard of it, worth twelve thousand? Do you believe I'll report you for extortion?"

A helpful bystander chimed in at the right moment: "He's really not bluffing you, buddy, you're in big trouble. That's a big foreign brand, Apple; you can't get one for less than ten thousand."

Only now did the big man realize he was truly in trouble; no longer caring about getting revenge, he hurriedly looked to his two companions for help.

The two looked at each other, suddenly at a loss for what to do.

Paying money... what did that have to do with them?

Just at this moment, another group of people arrived at the scene.

Leading them was none other than Zhang Qiankun.

Upon learning that someone was promoting a food delivery platform on campus, Zhang Qiankun hadn't felt surprised at first, because two months ago, Ele. me had seen its first competitor, "Little Leaf Housekeeper."

However, he hadn't taken the other party seriously; their technical levels were not on the same plane.

Yet, this time, the opponent was coming on aggressively.

Not only had they invited the red-hot entertainment industry superstar Fan Ye to be their spokesperson, but the website's functionality was also far ahead of Ele. me.

It could be called a total crushing!

Facing this situation, a lingering gloom shrouded the hearts of everyone on the Ele. me team.

It felt like they were done for.

The other side had money when they needed money, and talent when they needed talent.

How could they compete?

By chance, when Zhang Qiankun saw that handsome, extraordinary face on the Kuaida Delivery promotional advertisement, his heart sank again.

This was that man with the illustrious family background who had wanted to invest in Ele. me.

Shen Yan, that was his name.

He had offered one million US dollars to acquire forty percent of the shares.

He had rejected it flat out.

He hadn't expected that in a mere twenty days, the other party would actually return to Shanghai carrying such a behemoth; truly, having money really allowed one to do whatever they wanted.

This was a naked declaration of war against him.

Thinking of this, Zhang Qiankun couldn't help but feel worried; facing this unprecedentedly powerful enemy, "Kuaida Delivery," could "Ele. me" hold on?

Not just him, the entire team was filled with anxiety.

They had to know that this group of graduate students had set aside their pride to go out and deliver food, enduring cold stares and not even daring to tell their families.

It was all because they harbored dreams and longed to make the company big and strong.

A while back, Shen Yan's desire to invest had been like a dazzling light, dispelling all the hesitation and unease in everyone's hearts.

The company really had great potential.

As long as they persisted, perhaps they could soar to great heights.

So everyone had put in their all, planning to push the delivery service into the residential areas around the school.

Unfortunately, they hadn't been happy for long before they were dealt a heavy blow.

After the negotiations failed, the investor had actually turned to backstab them, demonstrating the superpower of money to easily create this behemoth, "Kuaida Delivery."

It was reported that they had already occupied nearly half of the university market in Hangzhou.

And the business was booming.

Of course, the faster the expansion, the greater the capital expenditure.

But who could blame them when they had such deep pockets?

Their purpose in entering Shanghai this time was self-evident.

To tell the truth, facing such a powerful enemy, the Ele. me team felt a sense of powerlessness; the gap, like a natural chasm, made them shrink back in fear.

Some even secretly blamed Zhang Qiankun.

If they had known it would come to this, they should have accepted the investment; it would have avoided being targeted by a strong enemy, bought them a chance to catch their breath, and allowed them to rapidly expand the company's scale.

Unfortunately...

Zhang Qiankun could vaguely guess what everyone was thinking; besides bitter regret, he chose to bear it all in silence.

He thought about finding Shen Yan to talk, to see if there was any room for compromise.

Arriving at the promotional booth.

At a single glance, Zhang Qiankun spotted the handsome young man, but the situation at the scene seemed rather discordant, as if a great battle had just taken place.

And lying on the ground with a face as pale as paper was Li Kui, one of the company's riders.

Zhang Qiankun was full of astonishment; he hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and asked, "Lao Li, how did you end up like this?"

Seeing Zhang Qiankun, Li Kui acted as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw and said in a panic, "Lao Zhang, these people from another school popped out of nowhere and are swindling everyone into registering for some damn website; they definitely don't have good intentions. Hurry and have someone call security to kick them all out."

Zhang Qiankun gave a bitter smile; how could he not know what Li Kui was thinking?

It was purely a dirty trick to block Kuaida Delivery from entering the school.

But how could such a matter be something they, as students, could interfere with?

Unless the school administration stepped in.

"Shen Yan, even if Li Kui did something wrong, you still shouldn't have hit him."

After all, he was his own employee, so Zhang Qiankun kept a straight face and demanded an explanation from Shen Yan.

Shen Yan raised an eyebrow and said nonchalantly, "He smashed my setup, so I gave him a simple lesson. If you have any objections, you are welcome to call the police."

"By the way, he also smashed an Apple laptop worth twelve thousand. You all better hurry up and discuss how to compensate me, otherwise, I'll call the police to handle it directly."

"Time is precious; I don't have the energy to waste my breath here."

"Did you do it?" Zhang Qiankun looked at Li Kui for confirmation.

Li Kui shrank his neck in guilt and whispered an explanation: "I just bumped into it by accident. Who knew that whatever damn Apple thing was of such poor quality."

Zhang Qiankun looked at the laptop covered in cracks and felt very helpless: "How about this, you take the laptop to a repair shop first, and whatever it costs, I'll have Li Kui pay you back later."