Chapter 19: Dealing with Liu Shopkeeper

Huzi held a cigarette, his eyes scanning Jiang Feng with a cocky, lingering glance, then he flicked his gaze to the painting in Wang Yunan's arms, a roguish smile tugging at his mouth.

"Yo, kid, your luck with women isn't shallow, hand over the girl beside you!"

Wang Yunan was not flustered at all, stepped forward and shouted loudly, "Who are you? In broad daylight you block people—what do you want!"

Huzi spat out the cigarette butt, grinding it with his foot making a sizzling sound, and stared at Jiang Feng with a cold smile.

"We just don't like this kid, what's the problem?"

Wang Yunan pointed at Huzi's nose and scolded, "Do you know who I am? I am Wang Yunan of the Wang Family! My grandfather is Wang Haitao! Dare to lay a finger on me, try it! Believe it or not, I'll make sure you can't stay in Jiangcheng!"

She thought that by invoking the Wang Family name, these people would be intimidated.

But Huzi, after hearing that, exchanged a glance with his brothers and smiled even more arrogantly.

"Wang Family? Wang Haitao? Never heard of them! I don't care who you are, today we'll finish off this kid!"

He said that while reaching out to grab Jiang Feng's arm, Jiang Feng stepped back, dodging and raising an eyebrow, his tone tinged with a world‑weary sarcasm: "Yo, you guys are pretty bold, huh?"

Wang Yunan was also stunned, not expecting Jiang Feng to joke at this moment, and quickly tugged his sleeve.

"Jiang Feng, stop wasting words with them, shall I call someone?"

"No need, they're just a few petty thugs, not worth bothering anyone."

Jiang Feng patted her hand, his gaze drifting toward the nearby Ju Bao Ge.

Behind the glass, Liu Shopkeeper was leaning on the window, peeking, a schadenfreude smile hanging at the corner of his mouth.

From Jiang Feng's glance, he roughly understood that these thugs were most likely sent by the owner of Ju Bao Ge.

Huzi, provoked by Jiang Feng's attitude, rolled up his sleeve and charged forward.

"Still dare to talk tough! Brothers, go for it! Finish him off!"

Several big men immediately surrounded him, their fists swinging with a whooshing sound.

Wang Yunan shut her eyes in fear, but the expected clamor of fighting was barely audible.

When she opened her eyes again, she saw one big man clutching his arm, squatting on the ground wailing, while another had been kicked by Jiang Feng and landed upside down.

Jiang Feng moved at an absurd speed, dodging fists while still managing to tease.

"Take it easy, Old Street has so many eyes watching, is it embarrassing?"

He reached out, grabbed a big man's wrist, gave a gentle twist, and with a crisp "crack!" the man instantly winced, tears streaming from his eyes.

"Ah! My hand! It's broken!"

But after a dozen seconds, five or six big men lay on the ground, their earlier arrogance gone.

Huzi slumped on the ground, covering his face, a look of utter despondency.

Earlier Jiang Feng's slap had numbed half his face, now his words even leaked wind.

Jiang Feng walked to him, bent, lifted him by the collar, his mouth cornered with amusement.

"Now you still want me to go with you?"

"No, I don't dare! Big brother, spare me!"

Huzi's voice trembled with fear.

"It was Liu Shopkeeper who sent us! He gave us ten thousand coins, told us to block you and give you a lesson! It was all his orders, we have nothing to do with it!"

"Ha! Ten thousand coins, Liu Shopkeeper is indeed lavish. Come, let's go with me to settle the books with your employer, don't let that slap be for nothing."

Jiang Feng smiled, lifted Huzi and headed toward Ju Bao Ge.

Wang Yunan hurried to follow, feeling both startled and delighted.

Turns out Jiang Feng not only can treat illnesses and knows antiques, but also fights like this, and he's incredibly handsome!

Inside Ju Bao Ge, Liu Shopkeeper saw Jiang Feng carrying Huzi in, got scared and tried to retreat, but Jiang Feng blocked him squarely.

Jiang Feng fetched a chair, sat down, pointed at Huzi on the ground and asked, "Liu Shopkeeper, the people you hired, you don't recognize them?"

Liu Shopkeeper's face turned deathly pale, he forced a calm by rubbing his hands.

"Jiang, Mr. Jiang, what are you doing? I don't know this brother, is there some misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding?"

Huzi, hearing that, panicked and struggled to get up.

"Liu Shopkeeper! Why won't you admit it! This morning you gave me five thousand coins as a deposit in the alley, said you'd give another five thousand after the deal, to block Mr. Jiang! Now we've been beaten, you want to shift the blame?"

"You're talking nonsense! I've never seen you!"

Liu Shopkeeper, angry, stamped his foot and scolded Huzi: "Did you mistake someone? My Ju Bao Ge opens its doors for business, how could I do such a thing!"

Jiang Feng watched his performance, but didn't expose him.

He lazily said to Huzi, "Since he doesn't acknowledge it, the beating you took and the deposit you got must be reimbursed somewhere, right?"

He pointed at the nearby shelf, his expression mocking.

Huzi's eyes lit up instantly.

"Damn! Right! I got beaten because of this Lao Zamao, can't let that be for nothing!"

Since this Lao Zamao won't admit it, I'll just smash his crappy shop!

"Don't smash! Don't smash!"

Liu Shopkeeper, terrified to the point his soul fled, rushed over to grab Huzi's leg, repeatedly bowing to Jiang Feng.

"Mr. Jiang! I admit! I admit, is that not enough? It's my fault! I was misguided, sent them to block you! Don't let them smash the shop, I'll atone! Whatever you want, it's fine!"

Jiang Feng raised an eyebrow at Liu Shopkeeper, but said nothing.

Huzi, without a cue, grabbed a vase and smashed it on the ground.

Liu Shopkeeper, with a mournful face, said, "Mr. Jiang! Please don't hold me to the matter of hiring, and don't let them smash my shop!"

"By the way, weren't you asking me about Nan Gong Wan? I just remembered, I have something else to tell you!"

"Stop!"

Upon hearing news of Nan Gong Wan, Jiang Feng's complexion changed instantly, and he hurriedly ordered Huzi and the others to stop.

Liu Shopkeeper let out a sigh of relief and dared not hide anything further.

"Actually… back then I bought Nan Gong Wan's house, and I felt uneasy, fearing she would come back looking for me, so I secretly had someone investigate her whereabouts."

"I found out… she was deceived by her boyfriend!"

Liu Shopkeeper sighed: "That man told her they would start a company together, asked her to sell the house to raise capital. After she gave him 500,000, the man ran off with the money! She was left with no way out, so she could only sell the house to me at a low price!"

Wang Yunan, listening nearby, frowned: "That man is too wicked! Nan Gong Wan is too pitiful!"

"What happened later? Where did she go?"

Jiang Feng frowned.

"She left Jiangcheng after taking the money and went to Tong City in the northwest!"

Liu Shopkeeper quickly said, "I found that she rented a small single room in Tong City, seemed to be looking for work there, and after that I stopped investigating. I was afraid that if I dug too deep, she would find out and cause trouble for me! Mr. Jiang, that's all I know, I truly have nothing more to hide from you!"

Jiang Feng, after listening, finally let out a sigh of relief.

Anyway, at least we now have Nan Gong Wan's whereabouts, which is better than having no clue before.

He stood up and said to Liu Shopkeeper, "Alright, I believe you. This Time I'll let you off, and it won't happen again; otherwise Next Time it won't be as simple as smashing the shop."

"I won't dare! Never again!"

Liu Shopkeeper quickly nodded, like a chick pecking at rice.

"Mr. Jiang, rest assured, I will definitely conduct business honestly from now on!"

Jiang Feng glanced at Huzi again: "You all scram, Next Time don't show up as thugs again; earning this kind of money makes you easy to get beaten."

These petty thugs, he really is too lazy to deal with.

Huzi, as if granted a great pardon, fled, rolling and crawling, taking his brothers with him.

Wang Yunan pounded his chest and said, "Jiang Feng, over at Tong City my father has a friend who is in the building materials business and has extensive local connections! I'll call my father right now, have his friend help inquire, and guarantee we'll have news soon!"

"That's truly much thanks, Miss Wang."

"Why are you being so polite to me!"

Wang Yunan waved his hand, then recalled the previous invitation, his eyes sparkling as he looked at him.

"By the way, Jiang Feng, now that the matter is resolved, come with me to the Wang Family!"

Jiang Feng was about to speak when the phone in his pocket suddenly rang. He pulled it out and saw it was Old Master Su Lao's call, and he quickly answered.

"Jiang Feng, where are you? We've already retrieved the Xuan Nuan Jade Essence."