Chapter 674: Li Hengbo Grows More and More Arrogant

In the private room of Heavenly Palace K, the alluring lights made this world sway into a bewildering confusion.

Qian Dong.

Chairman of Aurora Group.

Usually, he is a figure who can call the wind and summon the rain in the state-owned enterprise circle.

Now he, however, is like a dwarf who mistakenly entered a giants' banquet, his huge buttocks daring only to sit on the outer third of the leather sofa.

He pinched a cup of vodka dubbed 'Water of Life,' the ice balls already melted smooth, yet he hadn't taken a single sip of the liquor.

He didn't dare drink it at all, cold sweat already pouring from his forehead.

Because the person sitting opposite him was Li Hengbo.

A dignified state-owned enterprise magnate, yet he sat like on pins and needles before a private enterprise magnate—this seems somewhat topsy-turvy, but it truly happened, right here and now.

Li Hengbo leisurely leaned against the sofa, his legs casually draped over the expensive crystal coffee table, the shiny Italian handmade leather shoe tips just polished to an oily shine by the 'clueless' Wang Zong.

A few minutes earlier.

Wang Zong arrived a step late, hurriedly rushing into the private room; for a moment he failed to adapt to the dim lighting and accidentally stepped on Li Hengbo's foot.

Although he repeatedly apologized, saying 'sorry' three times.

But it was utterly useless.

Having just finished watching *Black Gold*, Li Hengbo cursed like a movie emperor: 'Although your car is a Bentley, not a Mazda. But you wore shoes from the Wenzhou Leather Factory to step on my foot—you deserve your company to go bankrupt. Don't you know? The shoes on your feet are the Wenzhou Leather Factory's bankrupt stock; the boss has already fled with his sister-in-law.'

Then the shoe-licking incident occurred.

To save his own company, Wang Zong squatted like a grandson, using his sleeve to polish Li Hengbo's shoes, only to be kicked over by Li Hengbo with a single foot.

The reason was that he used saliva to polish the right shoe.

Thus Li Hengbo kicked angrily: 'You actually used saliva as shoe polish—do you look down on my right foot, you bastard?! Drag him out and teach him to walk like me!'

The next second, Wang Zong was dragged into the toilet by two bodyguards.

Witnessing all this, Qian Dong was so frightened he didn't dare take a breath. Although he couldn't hear the screams from the toilet, he could imagine that Wang Zong's right leg would be broken.

Because only a broken leg would let him grasp the essence of walking like the lame Li.

"Li... Li Chairman..." the uneasy Qian Dong, his voice dry as sandpaper rubbing, said: 'If we mess with Lin Dongfan like this, won't we—'

Turn on the lights!

Li Hengbo suddenly bellowed, cutting off Qian Dong's words.

With a slap.

The bodyguard on standby, He Qixi, switched on the private room's incandescent light; almost simultaneously, the music cut off.

The private room fell terrifyingly silent.

Li Hengbo stared straight at the pallid-faced chairman: 'What are you afraid of? Speak up, let me hear—what the hell are you afraid of?! I'm all ears.'

Calling this 'all ears'? This is intimidation, alright.

Qian Dong swallowed his grievances, truly angry but unable to speak; with no recourse, his weakness was grasped by Li Hengbo, putting him at risk of being thrown into prison at any moment.

Qian Dong held back for a while before forcing out a sentence: 'The Lin family's power is overwhelming... last time we guided online public opinion to smear Lin Dongfan, already blocking his career path, that's enough... if we blacken his friends too, completely wiping out his pieces left in the officialdom, I'm afraid the Lin family will—'

Having said that, Qian Dong glanced nervously at Li Hengbo, not daring to continue.

Li Hengbo's smile was faint, yet his words carried a chilling gloom: 'Qian Dong, Qian Dong, with such timidity of yours, it hardly matches your status as Chairman of Aurora Group.'

!!!

The muscles on Qian Dong's face had already tensed to rigidity.

He strained to squeeze out a smile uglier than a cry: 'Chairman Li, please don't toy with me. The Lin family is after all a towering tree, lush and intertwined with roots. Lin Dongfan's methods are even more... I truly fear that before our actions take effect, he'll jump the wall in desperation and bite back, harming you...'

You finally said something human—Lin Dongfan is indeed a mad dog that bites anyone he sees.

Li Hengbo leisurely lit a cigar.

He then arrogantly exhaled a puff of thin smoke: 'His Lin family's power is overwhelming—so what? In conduct and affairs, one must know how to strike first. If those in power want to mess with you, regardless of whether your backside is clean or not, they can always strip you bare. Don't doubt the truth of this; I myself came from the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, speaking from experience.'

Li Hengbo grew more excited as he spoke, even indulging in a feeling of pointing out the country's mountains and rivers.

He took a puff of the cigar.

He then continued to give Qian Dong a lecture: 'Remember, the one breaking the law now is him, Lin Dongfan. And you, standing on the moral high ground—just dare to lift your foot, and stepping on him is as easy as stepping on an ant.'

!!!

Qian Dong opened his mouth, looking at Li Hengbo's fearless demeanor, yet once again he was angry but unable to speak.

He felt he was no longer sitting in a luxurious private room.

But standing at the mouth of a volcano about to erupt, the ground beneath his feet a merciless purgatory, his ears already hearing the gurgling of boiling magma.

Just as the air solidified, making Qian Dong feel even breathing a little difficult.

The heavy alloy door of the private room, carved with intricate patterns, was pushed open from outside; a young lady in the club's uniform rose-red short dress entered, carrying a delicate fruit platter.

She carefully placed the fruit platter beneath the crystal coffee table.

Her hands folded at her waist, she courteously performed a courtly bow to Li Hengbo: 'Sir, the fruit platter is ready; is there anything else you need?'

Who said to bring the fruit platter? Who let you in?!

Li Hengbo suddenly stood up, limping over to the service attendant; his cold, fierce gaze locked onto the attendant like staring at a spy.

The attendant looked bewildered: 'Isn't this Room 8? Did I deliver to the wrong place…'

Slap!!

Before the attendant could finish speaking, Li Hengbo's big slap landed on her face, accompanied by a scream 'Ah!' and tears streaming down the attendant's cheeks.

The whole left side of her face was slapped bright red.

Li Hengbo still glared at the attendant like a death god: 'This is indeed Room 8, but we didn't order a fruit platter. Who let you in without knocking? Who sent you to eavesdrop? Speak!'

"Sir, I didn't eavesdrop; the front desk told me to deliver it." The attendant explained aggrievedly: 'If you don't believe me, you can go ask the front desk…'

I'll fuck your mother!

Li Hengbo slapped the other person's face again.

The force of that slap.

Terrifying beyond words!

The slap sent the young lady's head tilting, a clear five-fingerprint appearing on her cheek. She stood rooted, sobbing uncontrollably, not daring to move a muscle.

That second of silence felt as long as an eternity.

"Damn it! Spies are everywhere, impossible to guard against!"

Li Hengbo casually spat on the ground, his eyes fierce as if he wanted to devour someone; he picked up his golden cane and lifted the service miss's chin.

Forcing her to lift her tear-streaked face, he demanded: "Speak! Was it Lin Dongfan who sent you to eavesdrop?"

"I... I don't even know who Lin Dongfan is, I really wasn't eavesdropping." The service miss panicked: "I just came in to deliver fruit; I didn't hear anything just now..."

"If you won't admit it, fine—I'll give you ten seconds to prove yourself. Strip off all your clothes so I can check. As long as you're not carrying a listening device, I'll believe you."

Saying that, Li Hengbo lifted his wrist to check his watch and began the countdown.