Chapter 24

"Let's go," Lin Yu stubbed out his cigarette, "the banquet's dispersed, and I've said what I needed to say."

He glanced around the empty banquet hall, a satisfied smile on his lips: "Tonight's goal has also been achieved."

"Bureau Chief," Zhang Zhi Yuan followed behind him, "what is this......"

Lin Yu shook his head, a bit regretful: "It's just a pity, I'm still 50 points short of the Firmness value needed to collect enough for a Mid-level Lottery."

"Huh?" Zhang Zhi Yuan was completely baffled.

"It's fine," Lin Yu patted his shoulder, "tomorrow we'll sweep the Health Union Association's turf, and that'll definitely be enough."

He strode toward the elevator, an expectant look on his face: "Come on, let's head back to the bureau and get ready—tomorrow we'll have plenty to do."

Zhang Zhi Yuan watched Lin Yu's back, feeling that he couldn't understand a single word the Bureau Chief said.

What Firmness value? What Mid-level Lottery?

But he soon realized one thing: this young Bureau Chief truly intends to stir up a bloody storm in the French Concession.

Moreover, looking at his excited expression... he seems rather eager for it?

Lin Yu walked to the first-floor lobby and saw Bureau Chiefs Chen Guotai, Sun Zhiyuan, and Zhao Hongfei gathered together, smoking and whispering, their faces betraying undisguised schadenfreude.

"This kid is finished," Chen Guotai's voice came, "he's offended the Health Union Association and the Green Gang, yet dares to be so arrogant......"

"Tomorrow his corpse will probably be floating on the Shen River," Sun Zhiyuan sneered, "young people don't know the height of heaven or depth of earth."

"The Fourth Bureau will probably be disbanded again," Zhao Hongfei blew a smoke ring, "that'd be fine, saves us from having......"

Lin Yu suddenly stepped closer: "Saves us from having what?"

The three men's faces instantly changed, their expressions becoming unnatural.

Seeing those old geezers' expressions, Lin Yu felt a stir: I'm still 50 Firmness points short of enough for a Mid-level Lottery, so perhaps...

"Bureau Chiefs," Lin Yu sneered, "are you scheming against me behind my back?"

"No... no," Chen Guotai gave a dry laugh, "we were just chatting casually......"

"Just chatting?" Lin Yu narrowed his eyes, "talking about my corpse floating on the Shen River?"

The three fell silent as if struck dumb.

"You old geezers," Lin Yu suddenly shouted, "do you think I'm easy to bully?"

"Lin Yu!" Chen Guotai's face darkened, "what do you mean by this?"

"Hmph," Sun Zhiyuan snorted, "a greenhorn kid, really thinks he can run roughshod in the French Concession?"

Zhao Hongfei went straight: "Young man, I advise you to think it over. You've offended the Health Union Association, you've offended the Green Gang, and now you want to offend us too?"

"How so?" Lin Yu narrowed his eyes, "you old immortals, are you threatening me?"

"Threaten?" Chen Guotai scoffed, "with you, you're not even worthy of us threatening you."

"I'd like to see," Sun Zhiyuan said with a sneer, "how many days you can survive in the French Concession."

"Slap!"

Before his words even faded, Lin Yu delivered a slap straight to Sun Zhiyuan's face.

"You... you dare hit me?" Sun Zhiyuan covered his face, incredulous.

"It's you I'm hitting!" Lin Yu grabbed his collar, "you not satisfied, huh?"

"Let go!" Chen Guotai and Zhao Hongfei moved to step forward.

"All of you, damn it, stand still!" Lin Yu roared, "who dares to move, try it!"

"Lin Yu!" Chen Guotai gritted his teeth, "young man, don't be so hot-headed! You lunatic, sooner or later you'll die without a burial place!"

"Bang!"

Lin Yu, without a word, kicked Chen Guotai straight in the gut.

"Cough cough..." Chen Guotai clutched his stomach and sank to the ground.

"If you're not hot-blooded, do you even count as young?" Lin Yu sneered, "you three old geezers, you've got one foot in the grave, soft as noodles before foreigners, yet you act tough in front of me?"

【Ding! Host's domineering intimidation of peers earned 50 Firmness points!】

【Current Firmness: 1000 points】

"You... you're finished!" Sun Zhiyuan blustered, "the three of us will file a joint report—you'll be done as Bureau Chief!"

"Exactly," Zhao Hongfei also shouted, "just you wait!"

Lin Yu laughed loudly: "Sure, go ahead and sue. It'll let everyone know just how badly I've beaten you three old geezers!"

Seeing the three old geezers shocked and angry, Lin Yu felt secretly pleased: this is enough now.

He strode away, leaving the three old geezers staring at each other, startled and angry, yet afraid to act rashly.

This lunatic really dares to do anything...

Inside the carriage, Zhang Zhi Yuan wanted to speak but held back.

"Speak up if you have something to say," Lin Yu lit a cigarette.

"Bureau Chief," Zhang Zhi Yuan hesitated, "those three bureau chiefs have always been high-ranking and powerful. Although the Great Dry Dynasty's influence now isn't what it used to be, they're still accustomed to being above others......"

He sighed: "This anger, they probably can't bear it."

"Can't bear it?" Lin Yu snorted, "the less they can bear it, the better."

He exhaled a smoke ring: "Those who dare to cause me trouble—perfect, I'll take care of them."

"But......"

"There's no 'but' about it," Lin Yu cut him off, "these three old geezers bow and scrape before foreigners, yet throw their weight around among our own. Such spineless worms—they've long deserved to be dealt with."

Zhang Zhi Yuan watched his Bureau Chief's eager expression and couldn't help but wryly smile: this young Bureau Chief truly isn't afraid of stirring up trouble at all.

No, perhaps in his eyes, these troubles aren't even worth mentioning.

"Outrageous! Outrageous!" Chen Guotai clutched his stomach, face ashen, "this lunatic really has rebelled against heaven!"

"Too arrogant!" Sun Zhiyuan touched his burning face, gritted his teeth, "this anger, I can't swallow it!"

Zhao Hongfei's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness: "If you ask me, we might as well......"

"What do you mean, 'as well'?" Chen Guotai narrowed his eyes.

"Round up the men and directly go block the Fourth Bureau!" Zhao Hongfei gritted his teeth, "We must make this arrogant brat pay the price!"

The three exchanged a glance, each seeing the anger in the others' eyes.

"My Third Bureau has 280 men and 120 guns," Chen Guotai sneered.

"My Fifth Bureau has 250 men and 90 guns," Sun Zhiyuan interjected.

"My side has 260 men and 100 guns," Zhao Hongfei also said.

The three quickly calculated: together they amounted to nearly 800 men and over 300 guns.

"With this strength," Chen Guotai snarled, "we still can't handle a greenhorn kid?"

"His Fourth Bureau has just been formed; how many could it have?" Sun Zhiyuan snorted coldly, "At most a little over a hundred."

"Then it's settled," Zhao Hongfei stood up, "Tonight we'll muster the men, and tomorrow morning......"

"Let this clueless brat get a good taste of suffering!"

The three old fellows' eyes flickered with a vicious gleam.

This clueless Lin Yu actually dared to strike them?

Then let him learn what "care" from one's elders really means!