Chapter 6: Forcing My Way In

I saw the girl huddled in the corner, her clothes disheveled, crying. It was clear she had been molested. However, looking at the scene of them cursing, it seemed she hadn't suffered too much yet.

The staff and security guards present didn't dare to move, and one or two of them were already injured. It seemed these men were not easy to deal with.

The staff members were disappointed to see only me arrive. The waiter beside me whispered: "Where's Brother Li? Why did only you come?"

"Brother Li told me to come!" I wanted to say Brother Li wasn't coming, but I held back because I felt this matter wasn't simple and couldn't be handled by conventional means.

"What's the use of you coming? Go find Brother Li!" the waiter was clearly anxious.

I didn't respond to their lack of trust, nor did I feel anything. It was normal; my performance here usually wasn't very good.

The tattooed man pointed at Su Xueyan on the ground and cursed: "You stinking bitch, I'll give you three seconds to crawl to me obediently, or don't blame me for ruining your whole family. By then, it won't just be about you!"

Su Xueyan's face was pale, tears streaming down her pretty face. She was terrified and struggling in pain.

"Three!"

"Two!"

The tattooed man's voice pressed down on Su Xueyan like a mountain. She was helpless, her body slowly standing up, her legs bending. It looked like she was about to succumb.

Just as she was about to kneel, I walked over and supported her, saying: "Don't be afraid, I'm here!"

My sudden action drew everyone's attention to me.

The tattooed man was furious that his plan was interrupted by my appearance: "Are you looking for death? If you don't want to die, get lost!"

"Sir, please show some respect!" I gathered my courage to say this. On the surface, I was calm, but inside, I was terrified. After all, these were street hoodlums who didn't know when to stop.

The reason I dared to say this was because of Sister Ling. It was clear that the new owner, Sister Ling, had strong connections. In her venue, and as someone looking after it, I naturally wanted to borrow her authority.

"Sir, you've hit and cursed enough. I think your anger should be gone. This is a legitimate place, and there's no such thing as what you're talking about. If you're looking for that kind of place, I think you've come to the wrong one!" Seeing the man's anger rising, I subconsciously pulled Su Xueyan behind me.

Su Xueyan hid behind me, nervous, grabbing my collar, terrified.

"Do you think I'm stupid? Not that kind of place? Then what have I been playing here before? Don't play games with me. I'm telling you, I'm losing my patience. If you don't bring that woman over today, I'll tear your shop down!" The tattooed man wouldn't let Su Xueyan go.

"This is Sister Ling's shop, and it's under Brother Tao's protection. You'd better not go too far, or it won't be good for anyone!" I tried to stay calm, using Brother Tao and Sister Ling as shields.

"Get lost!" The tattooed man heard me and punched me directly in the face.

I hadn't expected him to strike so suddenly. I subconsciously wanted to retreat, but then I remembered Su Xueyan was behind me. The punch landed squarely on my face. The man was strong, and I almost fell.

I wanted to fight back, but I saw three or four men eyeing me, and their builds were clearly not weaker than the tattooed man's. If I fought back, I would probably be beaten even worse.

I looked at the tattooed man silently, not speaking, but not intending to back down: "We're all men, there's no need to take your anger out on a woman. How can we settle this today?"

When I said this, my momentum was much weaker than before. There was no help for it; counting on Wang Li to save me was impossible, and the other side didn't care about Brother Tao or Sister Ling. I had to negotiate with them.

Hearing me, the tattooed man looked at me with disdain: "What? You want to take this on yourself today?"

I didn't speak, but my determined face said it all.

"Good, you've got guts. This stinking bitch slapped me earlier. I don't ask for much: five minutes. As long as you can withstand five minutes of beating from them, we'll call it even today!" The tattooed man sat on the sofa, looking like he was watching a show.

"No, no! They'll beat you to death!" Su Xueyan grabbed my hand, trying to stop me.

I didn't speak, just looked at the tattooed man.

"Well? Do you dare?" The tattooed man smiled at me.

"Please, this has nothing to do with him! I'll kneel, I'll kneel!" Su Xueyan cried and knelt down.

I pulled Su Xueyan up from the ground, threw her behind me, and said coldly: "When men are talking, women should keep quiet!"

Although I was timid, I was a male chauvinist at heart. Letting a woman stand in front of me was impossible.

I gritted my teeth: "Fine, I'll take it. I hope you keep your word!"

Anyway, I had been beaten by Wang Li and his crew many times. After being beaten for so many years, my endurance was pretty good. It was only five minutes; I figured it would be fine.

"Don't worry, I, Huang Laohu, always keep my word!" The tattooed man signaled his men to attack me.

Hearing "Huang Laohu," I finally understood. This tattooed man was actually Huang Laohu from Xijie. Our street was Nanjie, which belonged to Brother Tao, while Huang Laohu was the boss of Xijie. Actually, both Brother Tao and Huang Laohu worked for the same person, but as a bottom-level person, I didn't know who that was.

"No, no!" Su Xueyan crawled over, crying and begging Huang Laohu.

"Shut up, don't beg him!" This was the first time I had shouted at Su Xueyan, and she was terrified.

Huang Laohu nodded, smiled at me, and said: "Indeed, begging me is useless. This is a man's affair; women, get lost. I find myself becoming more and more interested in you!"

The men around me started kicking and punching me, and no one in the KTV came to help, especially after knowing the other side was Huang Laohu.

"Oh, isn't this Brother Huang? What's making you so angry that you're making a move in my shop?"