Chapter 61: The Kowloon Ice Room

Twenty minutes later,

Nine-Striped Dragon brought out the food.

Happy and the others started eating; hmm... it tasted pretty good.

Not long after,

"Clang~~~~"

Someone else walked in.

Leading them was a big brother wearing a cyan suit with a fierce look on his face—it was none other than Xiaosa.

He walked in with six or seven underlings.

"What kind of ghost principal chose this place? Why pick such a small spot to negotiate?"

"What a hassle!"

Xiaosa walked into the Kowloon Ice Room, grumbling, and then went to Happy's table.

"Long time no see, Happy~~~"

Happy said to his underling, "Quick, pour tea for Brother Xiaosa."

After the pleasantries, they got down to business.

Happy: "Today, one of my grandsons died. How are we going to settle this account?"

He opened with money.

The essence of the underworld isn't fighting and killing; it's—profit! Money!

It's just like Uncle Piao and Old Pan directing their underlings, Feiquan and Brother Nineteen, to mess with each other, while they, the older generation, sit at the negotiation table to trade interests.

Pay up?

Xiaosa certainly wasn't willing to pay, and was just about to have his underling pull out a red envelope...

Just then,

Clang~~~~

The door of the Kowloon Ice Room opened once again.

Brother Hai walked in, habitually scratching his head, accompanied by two underlings including Cun Niu.

Happy and Xiaosa: "............"

Damn,

Why are the cops here?

Nine-Striped Dragon and A-Kang looked at each other; what kind of day was this to be so lively?

Brother Hai walked straight to where Xiaosa and Happy were and sat down directly.

"Big brothers, I couldn't find a seat, so I'll borrow a spot here, alright? Don't mind me, you guys continue."

Xiaosa and Happy: "............"

The underlings: "............"

There are empty tables everywhere, we're already squeezed in like dogs here, and you still want to squeeze in?

But neither Xiaosa nor Happy said a word.

Guan Zu, who was blocked by the high-backed chair behind them, was happily watching the drama.

Nice~~~

Brother Hai: "Boss, I'd like to order..."

"Alright..."

Nine-Striped Dragon ran over, holding a small notebook: "What would you like?"

Brother Hai glanced at Nine-Striped Dragon and paused for a moment: "Are you... Nine-Striped Dragon?"

"Nine-Striped Dragon?"

"Nine-Striped Dragon?"

Xiaosa and Happy both looked at Nine-Striped Dragon; only then did they vaguely recognize that he did indeed look a bit like the Nine-Striped Dragon from before.

Nine-Striped Dragon: "Brother Hai, I've already retired from the underworld."

Retired from the underworld?

Xiaosa and Happy immediately lost interest.

Brother Hai nodded, saying with relief: "That's good, at least you can settle down; it's better than before."

Hearing this, Nine-Striped Dragon couldn't help but think of the past, feeling a wave of desolation.

A person's greatest pain is: when you regret, it's already too late. If he could do it all over again, he would definitely handle things more perfectly, but how could there be a chance to start over?

This is regret!

Xiaosa and Happy couldn't understand this mindset at all; their current state was exactly like the Nine-Striped Dragon of the past—majestic, arrogant, refusing to listen to advice, thinking they were the best in the world.

At this moment, they were full of disdain for Nine-Striped Dragon, thinking he was just an old has-been.

Just then, Brother Hai suddenly froze.

"???"

"Brother Zu?"

Only then did Brother Hai see Guan Zu at the other table.

He didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.

He stood up and walked over to greet him: "Brother Zu, why are you here too?"

Guan Zu was just about to enjoy the drama of Xiaosa and Happy's negotiation, but Brother Hai interrupted, so he said irritably: "Obviously to eat, otherwise do you think I'm here to eat melons!"

Guan Zu didn't actually like Brother Hai, Cun Niu, and the others very much; they were clumsy in their work.

They promised to protect Zhu Wanfang with big words, but the moment they turned around, Zhu Wanfang was taken away by Xiaosa to be humiliated and extorted, and they couldn't do anything, directly leading to her death.

People like this were far worse than Chen Guozhong.

Therefore, Guan Zu's attitude toward Brother Hai was more than cold.

Brother Hai was stung by this, and his face dropped instantly.

Guan Zu's 'appearance' left both Xiaosa's and Happy's groups stunned.

Wasn't it agreed that they were meeting with Principal Chen Yongren?

Could it be that Guan Zu was going to negotiate with them?

Xiaosa stood up with a slightly arrogant smirk: "Brother Zu, why are you eating here?"

Guan Zu put down his chopsticks, looked at the arrogant-looking Xiaosa, and said: "I'm just here to eat, you guys continue... pretend I don't exist!"

Xiaosa was dissatisfied: "Isn't this about the school? One thing shouldn't bother two masters; it's better if Brother Zu negotiates with us."

Xiaosa considered himself a mid-level member of Hong Le, and recently he had been doing quite well for himself.

And Guan Zu actually let an underling come to negotiate with him?

This was not giving him face!

"Just you?"

Guan Zu chuckled coldly. The disdain was very obvious.

What is your status, and what is mine?

Negotiate with me?

If Guan Zu followed his previous habit of making money through harmony, he could naturally chat and laugh with these people, trade interests, talk business, and achieve his goal.

But this time, Guan Zu knew what kind of people Xiaosa and Happy were...

The nature of the situation was completely different.

Guan Zu would not cooperate with people like this.

He would only crush them directly.

But since he wanted to crush them, why agree to this negotiation?

Because Guan Zu wanted the negotiation to break down and trigger conflict.

Underworld rules require a justifiable reason!

As long as the negotiation between Guan Zu and Hong Le/Zhang Yi broke down over the school issue and there was conflict, Guan Zu would have a reason to take action.

Even if the leaders of Zhang Yi and Hong Le came to hold him accountable, Jiang Sheng would have enough reason to push back.

!.

As for calling the police not being in line with underworld rules?

Please, who in the underworld doesn't know that I, Guan Zu, love calling the police?

If you have the ability, you call the police too!

Anyway, the reason had already been given to Jiang Sheng, and that was enough for Hong Xing to stand firm!

Clang~~~~

The Kowloon Ice Room door opened again.

Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

Chen Yongren and Gao Jin walked in.

Chen Yongren was in a plain, unremarkable suit;

Gao Jin was in a suit, cold, sharp, and handsome.

When Happy saw Gao Jin, he subconsciously touched his right cheek, feeling that it was still burning with pain.

Because this face had been beaten by Gao Jin, and the bone had been cracked.

When Xiaosa saw Gao Jin, he also put away some of his arrogance; he had also been beaten by Gao Jin. At that time, he had led 30 people to ambush Gao Jin. As a result, Gao Jin was too strong, taking on 30 people alone, beating Xiaosa and his men to a pulp, with half of them ending up in the hospital, and Xiaosa himself was beaten so badly he was hospitalized with serious injuries.

That time, Xiaosa lost 1 million in head-money and medical expenses.

Gao Jin saw Guan Zu at this time, paused, and walked over: "Brother Zu!"

Chen Yongren also walked over: "Brother Zu."

Guan Zu spread his hands: "I'm just eating a meal, and it's such a coincidence that you invited them here..."

He stood up,

"You guys talk."

"Ah Qiu, let's go."

"Yes!"

Guan Zu just left the Kowloon Ice Room with Su Jianqiu.

Xiaosa and Happy were so angry their noses were crooked.

They had actually been looked down upon!

Watching Guan Zu's departing back, they were extremely annoyed.

Guan Zu was gone, and although Xiaosa and Happy were angry, the negotiation still had to continue.

After all, Guan Zu's power was truly great!

Xiaosa and Happy looked at Chen Yongren; this must be Principal Chen, but they didn't care much about Chen Yongren, instead looking at Gao Jin.

Chen Yongren also knew he didn't have enough prestige, so this time he had to rely on Gao Jin to negotiate.

Chen Yongren retreated to Gao Jin's side and behind him.

Xiaosa glared at Gao Jin: "Gao Jin, doesn't this count as Hong Xing stepping over the line!"

Happy: "Exactly, this is our territory..."

"Stepping over the line?"

Gao Jin sneered.

"I'm not afraid of laughing my teeth off..."

He pointed at Xiaosa and Happy's noses and cursed!

"Let me tell you, my boss has already bought the school, and from now on, my boss calls the shots at the school!"

Guan Zu had instructed Gao Jin from the beginning not to be polite to these people, to be more overbearing, and that it would be best if it triggered conflict!

Gao Jin followed Guan Zu's instructions, adopting a tough and overbearing attitude, directly provoking them:

"No more nonsense,"

"This noon!"

"A student died; the police will handle the murderer, I won't bother with that."

"But the cause of this incident was because your underlings were fighting over jealousy!"

"Starting today!"

"I call the shots in this place, you guys get lost!"

"What?!"

Hearing this, Xiaosa was so angry he slammed the table.

"Gao Jin, aren't you overstepping your bounds? Those few streets are not Hong Xing's territory!"

Originally, they had thought about giving Guan Zu and Gao Jin some face and making friends, but Gao Jin had directly slapped them in the face.

Could they endure this?

Happy supported Xiaosa from the side: "That's right, if you tell me to withdraw my underlings with one word, I'll be laughed at if it gets out."

"Also, you stepped over the line; no matter how you look at it, you're in the wrong!"

Neither of them wanted to be stepped over by Hong Xing like this.