Chapter 671: Long Time No See

"Good."

Li Xuewu smiled at Ou Xin and said: "Just tell him I'm calling him over, thank you."

"No problem, Brother~"

Ou Xin was quite straightforward, smiled, and walked toward the corner.

This was their discernment and ability. Having come out to play so many times, they naturally knew how to take care of the big brothers.

They were all people with status, so it wasn't convenient for them to do these things, nor was it convenient to come forward to talk to those young people.

Actually, they were all young people, with an age difference of less than ten years, but there was a natural generation gap between those who worked and the punks who were still in school.

Huang Gan glanced at that side without making a sound, continuing to chat with the others. Li Xuewu could handle this kind of thing.

In Four Nine City, things Li Xuewu couldn't handle were hard for him to handle too.

Ma Jun and the others paid attention and didn't look over there again. They didn't know much about Li Xuewu, only knowing some simple identity information. Huang Gan hadn't said much about his background.

Today was mainly for leisure and entertainment, so everyone was very relaxed. Except for Zhong Jingxue mentioning that matter, they didn't talk about serious business again.

The girls were also fond of excitement. They couldn't understand the words Huang Gan and Li Xuewu's group said earlier. Now that it was their home field, they started joking with the big brothers using Western food.

After Ou Xin went over, Li Xuewu didn't look at that side again. Seeing Gu Li Aisha glanced a few times, but soon joined the conversation of Li Xuewu's group.

"Wu Ge."

"Mm."

Li Xuewu was talking when a greeting came from behind. When he turned his head, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Hey! It really is you! Haha~"

"Hehe, why are you here?"

Li Xuewu chuckled, glanced behind the girl, his eyes full of playful expressions.

The girl who greeted Li Xuewu looked at Li Xuewu, and seeing him look behind her, she also followed his gaze, then asked Li Xuewu: "Are you waiting for someone?"

"Mm, yes, a friend went to your backstage to find someone."

"Is that so? I just came over from the backstage side~"

The Uyghur girl in front smiled and said, then looked at the companions beside Li Xuewu who were full of surprise.

Li Xuewu also found it funny, glanced at the few, and explained: "I didn't expect it either."

"We didn't expect it even more."

Zhong Jingxue raised his eyebrows to look at Li Xuewu, then smiled mischievously and reached out his hand to the Uyghur girl, greeting: "Hello, your dance is really good."

"Hee hee~ Hello~"

The girl looked at Li Xuewu mischievously, waiting for Li Xuewu to introduce her.

Zhong Jingxue saw her like this and looked at Li Xuewu along with the others, waiting for an explanation.

Li Xuewu licked his lips embarrassedly, looked at the girl, and introduced himself: "Hello, Li Xuewu."

"I am Seeing Gu Li Aisha~"

Seeing Li Xuewu introduce himself, the girl smiled and said her name, and also looked at the few people around.

Zhong Jingxue and the others didn't know what was going on, so they all looked at Li Xuewu waiting for an explanation.

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said: "Met before, but didn't ask the name, so we..."

Li Xuewu signaled to Seeing Gu Li Aisha and himself and explained: "It's also the second time meeting."

"Fate, fate."

Ma Jun smiled and glanced at Li Xuewu, then shook hands with Seeing Gu Li Aisha.

Ao Zhongliang also leaned over meaningfully and praised the stage for being very good.

Seeing Gu Li Aisha didn't know what had happened, looking at Li Xuewu with a questioning gaze: Why were they all looking at her like this?

Li Xuewu also rubbed his nose, not knowing how to explain. Should he talk about the Moutai matter?

Ou Xin and the others were also looking blank, not knowing why this Uyghur girl who danced knew Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu couldn't let everyone focus on him, so he looked at Seeing Gu Li Aisha and asked: "How did you recognize me?"

"It was on the stage."

Seeing Gu Li Aisha looked at Li Xuewu with a smile and said: "I saw you. Everyone was clapping, but you weren't."

"Hehe, your eyesight is really good."

Li Xuewu chuckled, having to praise Seeing Gu Li Aisha's eyesight.

The lights on the stage were bright, and the lights in the audience were dark. Standing in the light looking into the dark, you basically couldn't see anything.

To be able to see himself among so many people, how sharp must that eyesight be?

Seeing Gu Li Aisha saw Li Xuewu praising her, but she laughed again and explained: "Actually, it was when I was backstage, I saw you."

She actually wanted to say she saw Li Xuewu hugging the female comrade who was smoking over here.

To be more detailed, it was this female comrade hugging Li Xuewu.

Their side had many beauties, so naturally, it was eye-catching. Being seated in the front row, she glanced and recognized that Li Xuewu was the man who took his sister shopping in the winter and gave her a flower hat.

Looking at the mischievous girl, Li Xuewu and the others couldn't help but laugh. Only Ou Xin and the others looked at each other, their eyes like a wolf had come.

Li Xuewu laughed along with her and said: "You aren't from the Central University for Nationalities, why did you come here to dance?"

"Yes, I am. I'm studying ethnic dance."

Seeing Gu Li Aisha smiled and explained: "Central University for Nationalities, Ethnic Dance Major."

After saying this, she looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "What about you?"

Feeling that it was not good for him to stand here chatting with Seeing Gu Li Aisha while Ma Jun and the others watched from the side, Li Xuewu signaled to them and introduced: "We are about the same, all in the same system."

"Oh~~~ Ordinary workers?"

Seeing Gu Li Aisha naturally wouldn't think Li Xuewu and the others were ordinary people. She hadn't been in the capital for just one day, so she could naturally see the extraordinary nature of Li Xuewu and these people.

She asked this deliberately because when she first met Li Xuewu, she asked if Li Xuewu was from the Ethnic Affairs Office, but Li Xuewu said he was an ordinary worker.

Li Xuewu also remembered, covered his face with his hand, knowing it was getting darker the more he described it.

Fortunately, someone helped him out, and a special one at that.

"Damn it! Didn't see anyone! Ran for nothing~"

Huang Gan walked out of the lobby with a face full of regret, shouting at the group while feeling annoyed, and took a cigarette out of his pocket, wanting to light it.

But when he walked a few steps, the cigarette was already in his mouth. When he held the lighter to light it, he saw the female comrade beside Li Xuewu turn her head.

"Holy crap!"

Huang Gan threw the lighter away violently. He hadn't paid attention just now and let the lighter burn his hand.

At this moment, he looked at Li Xuewu and the girl beside Li Xuewu as if he had seen a ghost.

This was really a coincidence!

Huang Gan bent down to pick up the lighter, walked over in surprise, looked at Li Xuewu, and then looked at Seeing Gu Li Aisha.

This appearance made Seeing Gu Li Aisha feel uncomfortable, thinking he had some illness.

And Ma Jun and the others were about to laugh their heads off, laughing loudly along with the little sisters.

Huang Gan also understood something, pointed at Li Xuewu with the cigarette he hadn't lit yet, and asked with a smile: "So you guys know each other!"

"Don't count as knowing."

"Second time meeting."

Li Xuewu explained twice in a row because when he explained the first sentence, Seeing Gu Li Aisha beside him looked at him.

Huang Gan didn't care about these, walked over amusedly, sized up Seeing Gu Li Aisha, and then said to the laughing group: "Laugh, laugh, don't laugh your chins off and smash your feet."

After saying this, he put the cigarette in his mouth, reached out his hand to Seeing Gu Li Aisha, and said: "I really like your dance. I went backstage to find you, wanting to know such a good dance actor."

"You're too polite."

Seeing Gu Li Aisha also understood at this moment. It turned out that this person went to find her, and she didn't see him, but saw Li Xuewu at the entrance.

This also explained why these people had such a surprised expression when they saw her just now.

And their laughter just now was also for this person in front of them.

Huang Gan reluctantly let go of his hand, lightly punched Li Xuewu, and then asked Seeing Gu Li Aisha: "Comrade, which cultural troupe are you from?"

"I'm not. I'm from the Central University for Nationalities."

Seeing Gu Li Aisha glanced at Li Xuewu and then explained: "Today was a performance arranged by the school. I was the finale, so I didn't go to the last program after leaving the stage, and came out after simply tidying up."

"No wonder! Oh my~ missed it."

Huang Gan said regretfully, not knowing what he had missed.

Seeing Gu Li Aisha came out after simply tidying up, and her purpose was also to chase out and see if it was really Li Xuewu.

She thought she was late, but didn't expect to see him at the entrance.

Huang Gan glanced at the group and asked Seeing Gu Li Aisha: "Anything else after the performance? We are preparing to go eat, come together."

Seeing Gu Li Aisha listened to Huang Gan's invitation, glanced at Li Xuewu, and then said with a smile: "Then you have to send me back to school after eating, it can't be too late."

"No problem, we are all good people."

Huang Gan said with a smile: "There's no gathering that's too late, it's just a meal."

After saying this, he waved his hand, signaling that everyone could move, and set off to eat.

Huang Gan and the others came with nine people and two cars, both classic GAZ-69 models.

The cars were parked on the other side of the steps, not touching Li Xuewu's car.

The group walked down the steps. Huang Gan originally wanted to invite Seeing Gu Li Aisha to his car, but Seeing Gu Li Aisha saw Li Xuewu walking toward the car, so she pointed in Li Xuewu's direction and said with a smile: "I'll just sit in his car."

Huang Gan looked at the Uyghur girl walking toward Li Xuewu's car with some hurt, was teased by Ma Jun and the others, and couldn't help but feel a bit bitter.

Seeing Ou Xin hesitating on this side, he gave a wink and smiled: "Why don't you chase after him? Your Brother Li's car is spacious."

"Good~"

Ou Xin's mentality adjusted quickly. It wasn't hers to begin with, so she didn't even have the qualification to be sad.

Not to mention the qualification to be sad, she didn't even have the qualification to choose which car to sit in.

Compared to Ou Xin's hesitation, Pei Pei had a bit of a temper, flicked her cigarette butt, and walked toward Li Xuewu's car with Ou Xin.

"Heh~"

Huang Gan saw Pei Pei run away and couldn't help but laugh, turned around, and got into the jeep driven by Ma Jun.

"A bear breaking corn, regretting it now~"

"Get lost~ it's all because of you guys!"

Huang Gan didn't care about Ma Jun's teasing, opened the car door, and got in.

Li Xuewu's car had just finished turning around when the passenger door opened.

"Li Xuewu, I'm sitting in your car."

Seeing Gu Li Aisha said crisply, then got into the passenger seat.

And Li Xuewu watched as Ou Xin and Pei Pei opened the back door together and got into the car.

Ou Xin getting in was fine, but what was up with Pei Pei?

Li Xuewu glanced at Ou Xin, and Ou Xin just gave him a wink with a smile.

Serious?

Three cars, the one driven by Ao Zhongliang in the lead, Ma Jun's following, and Li Xuewu's at the back, all the way to Old Mo's.

At this time, there were fewer cars on the road, and the streetlights were on, looking quite prosperous.

Seeing Gu Li Aisha sized up the equipment in the car by the light outside. It seemed different from an ordinary jeep.

Especially the machine between her and Li Xuewu, which seemed to be a radio.

This car was also different from the GAZ jeep. Seeing Gu Li Aisha looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "What do you do?"

"Me? A driver."

Li Xuewu replied with a smile, looking at the road ahead and talking nonsense.

Pei Pei and Ou Xin in the back seat looked at each other and curled their lips.

Sure enough, a man's mouth is a ghost's lie.

Ou Xin also felt that Li Xuewu had "changed," and wasn't the "good person" she knew. Good people don't lie, especially to women.

Seeing Gu Li Aisha didn't believe it either, puffed her cheeks at Li Xuewu, and said: "You've lied to me twice~"

"Hehe, so many times?"

Li Xuewu looked at her with a smile and said: "I'm driving for you now, if I'm not a driver, what am I?"

"Liar~"

Seeing Gu Li Aisha scolded, then looked at the facilities in the car again, and asked Li Xuewu: "Are you from the Steel Rolling Mill? Why would the Security Division use this kind of car?"

Li Xuewu knew the spray-painted words on the car door would be seen by her, so he was just joking around.

You understand my unspoken words, and I understand your implied meaning.

"Mm, work, you know. Without a phone, if I drive, the leaders can't find me, so I had to install this."

"Hmph~ I don't believe it!"

Seeing Gu Li Aisha always felt Li Xuewu wasn't telling the truth, looked at the radio, but didn't understand it.

Glanced at the handgun at Li Xuewu's waist and asked: "Are you security? Why are you still carrying a gun after work?"

Li Xuewu felt this girl was asking a bit too much, so he had to shift the target.

"Really a driver, a driver for the Security Division."

Li Xuewu explained, then signaled behind him and said: "If you don't believe me, ask them."

Seeing Li Xuewu say this, Seeing Gu Li Aisha turned to look at the two behind her.

Pei Pei saw her looking over and turned her head to look out the window, while Ou Xin just smiled without speaking.

Ou Xin wouldn't say anything. She wasn't familiar with the girl in front, and following Li Xuewu's words to explain would be boring.

And contradicting Li Xuewu's words to tell the truth would destroy Li Xuewu's intention, which was even more boring.

So at this time, the smart thing to do was to say nothing. Anyway, they didn't know each other, so would they get angry?

Pei Pei, on the other hand, seemed to really care and was hostile toward Seeing Gu Li Aisha.

Seeing Gu Li Aisha felt this hostility, but she didn't understand it.

The one close to Li Xuewu wasn't the one behind her, so what was going on with this one?

She didn't think about Huang Gan, because she didn't feel Huang Gan's enthusiasm meant anything.

Seeing their different reactions, but neither giving an answer, Seeing Gu Li Aisha turned her head back, pouted at Li Xuewu, and didn't ask about Li Xuewu's profession again.

She just asked where they were going and what they were eating.

Chatting about this was okay, but Li Xuewu was also saying one sentence and pausing one sentence, looking like he was driving very seriously.

Seeing Seeing Gu Li Aisha seemed to have plenty of interest in talking, Li Xuewu asked instead: "Is it okay for you not to go back with the school's team?"

"Ah? The school's team?"

Seeing Gu Li Aisha glanced at Li Xuewu, then understood, and laughed: "Ah, you mean this. We don't have a team together. We just came together, but we go back to our own homes when we leave."

After saying this, she signaled to herself: "I live in the dormitory, but now that the exams are over and it's summer vacation, the discipline isn't strict."

"Very good, is there a subsidy for the performance?"

Li Xuewu was also just making conversation.

Seeing Gu Li Aisha didn't have the freshness of when she first got in the car, leaned back in the passenger seat and replied: "Yes, but very little."

After saying this, she asked Li Xuewu: "Is your sister okay?"

"Good, she's also taking the university entrance exam this year."

Li Xuewu then explained: "She's still wearing the bracelet you gave her; she treasures it."

"Is that so~"

Seeing Li Xuewu say this, Seeing Gu Li Aisha smiled until her eyes curved.

Ou Xin and the other girl in the back seat had been listening to the conversation between the two in front without speaking.

Not disturbing was one aspect, and on the other hand, they were thinking about things in their hearts.

Although they knew who Li Xuewu was, they were ultimately separated by the ends of the earth, while the girl in front didn't know who Li Xuewu was, but had infinite possibilities.

This is the helplessness of life: clearly very close, but very far; looking very far, but actually very close.

The motorcade arrived at the entrance of Old Mo's. Li Xuewu glanced at the light box sign at the entrance. He really rarely came here.

Parked the cars one by one, got off, and gathered together to walk inside.

Huang Gan didn't flirt with Seeing Gu Li Aisha this time, and Pei Pei also walked back to his side.

She didn't wrap her arm around him, but she showed her attitude.

Huang Gan didn't care, greeted Li Xuewu and the others to walk inside with a smile, saying he had booked a table.

Ou Xin walked on Li Xuewu's left, and Seeing Gu Li Aisha walked on Li Xuewu's right. They walked at the back, making Li Xuewu feel a bit awkward.

It was really the first time he brought two women to eat together; he wasn't used to it.

Old Mo's was always lively, just like now. Under the Russian-style decoration, the big-nosed waiters with yellow hair and blue eyes walked around, which was a scene.

After all, having foreigners serve you was also a manifestation of status in Four Nine City.

Huang Gan and the others naturally wouldn't care about this, followed the waiter inside, found a long table, and arranged to sit.

"It's settled today, eat well, eat beautifully, eat comfortably."

Huang Gan signaled to the group to order, picked up the knife and fork in front of him, and said to the waiter: "Hard work, canned braised lamb, French fried pork chop, a cup of coffee, and three jin of bread for us together."

He seemed to come often, didn't look at the menu, and ordered skillfully with the waiter.

Ma Jun and the others were the same, didn't flip through the menu enthusiastically like the girls, and then ordered a few items.

There was meat, soup, snacks, and drinks.

Li Xuewu glanced at the female comrades. It seemed they weren't ready to order immediately. It looked like he couldn't give priority to the ladies, so he had to order his own.

"Fried pork tenderloin with vegetables, cream baked fish, braised beef, another cold ham, and cream tomato soup."

"I'll have the same as him."

Just as Li Xuewu finished speaking, Seeing Gu Li Aisha, who was sitting beside him, closed the menu and said to the waiter.

The waiter glanced at her and said: "Are you sure? The amount for this comrade is a bit much."

"It's okay, he'll help me eat."

Seeing Gu Li Aisha replied with a smile, and even glanced at Li Xuewu.

And Huang Gan, who was sitting opposite, gave Li Xuewu a look, asking what the situation was.

Li Xuewu gave him a blank expression, causing Huang Gan to stare.

To say jealousy or envy was actually nonsense. At their age and status, where would they be jealous of anything because of these little girls?

Huang Gan chasing Seeing Gu Li Aisha backstage was also because everyone was together and had this playful nature. Otherwise, given his ability, what couldn't he find out, and could he have missed Seeing Gu Li Aisha?

The more they were in their twenties and had youthful restlessness, the more they would choose to release themselves through these grand means.

Everyone was playing together. Huang Gan wasn't worried about his wife, Su Youfang, knowing about this absurd thing of going backstage to chase an actress; they all treated it as a joke.

Just like Ou Xin and the others, no one would care about Seeing Gu Li Aisha's existence, because they all understood that for people like Huang Gan, what they cared about was only her charm on stage.

Off stage, coming out of the theater, returning to reality, these people were the protagonists of the real world.

The dish prices of five cents or one yuan on the menu made their hearts surge. This wasn't eating taste, but style.

The living expenses of an ordinary family for three or four days were just one dish here. Eating was this kind of different, high-consumption exotic experience.

The girls were chattering and confirming the dishes with the waiter, while Li Xuewu was chatting with Huang Gan and Ma Jun and the others opposite.

"I told you last time, I got a carving machine."

Huang Gan smoked, signaled to Li Xuewu, and said: "Jingxue went to my place to see it, and also wants to do some small projects."

"Follow the wise and learn from them."

Zhong Jingxue saw Li Xuewu looking at him, explained with a smile: "Huang Gan's place is booming, and our leaders also criticized us for not knowing how to use our brains."

"Hehe, this is called 'poverty leads to change, change leads to passage'."

Huang Gan flicked the cigarette ash and looked at Li Xuewu, asking: "Look back and see if there are conditions for cooperation."

"Huang Gan's friends are my friends."

Li Xuewu didn't answer directly, but smiled at Zhong Jingxue, then continued: "Actually, there is still a lot that can be done. Huang Gan's side ultimately has limited conditions. If the scope can be expanded, it will naturally be good for production conditions."

"Just guarantee the production materials and sales channels."

Zhong Jingxue wasn't a simple character either. After Li Xuewu finished speaking, he added a sentence, directly pointing out the conditions.

This was the same as Huang Gan, handing over both the input and output to Li Xuewu for operation and agency, while he only took charge of production.

Li Xuewu understood his urgency, but this kind of thing could be discussed, but not here, and not like this.

He wanted to weave a relationship network and make new friends, but he had to take it slow.

He couldn't just recognize someone as a friend because Huang Gan introduced them.

This kind of cooperation relied more on private relationships, and only then could business be carried out.

After all, at this time and in this period, doing this kind of business was still very sensitive.

Especially related to the detention center, there needed to be a basis for cooperation between each other.

Although the cooperation Li Xuewu let Biaozi do was also between units, although policy allowed enterprises to exchange goods,

Li Xuewu couldn't knock down the cooperation just by a dinner tonight.

This low-cost, high-density factory model naturally had its advantages. Li Xuewu also wanted to cooperate with Huang Gan to spread this model and make it normalized.

But he had to take it slow, adapt to the changes in the situation, and let the form adapt to this model.

He had plenty of time; there was no need to pursue such a little bit of time efficiency.

"Take it slow, everyone is the same."

Huang Gan understood the meaning in Zhong Jingxue's words and also saw the expression on Li Xuewu's face, so he waved his hand to persuade Zhong Jingxue.

This sentence was said to Zhong Jingxue, and also to himself.

Ma Jun and Zhong Jingxue were both from the Xicheng and were very sensitive to this. After Huang Gan finished speaking, he took the conversation: "The one you organized is indeed outstanding. My father said this is a kind of inevitable educational reform model."

"It's just out of helplessness."

Li Xuewu let Ou Xin beside him help organize the knife and fork. Seeing them order food and the waiter bring four bottles of Moutai, he smiled at Zhong Jingxue: "If you have the heart, let's go to your place, or mine, and chat slowly later."

"Good."

Zhong Jingxue only cared about face. He took the initiative to mention it, and Huang Gan paved the way. If Li Xuewu had denied it, it would have been too faceless.

Fortunately, he saw Li Xuewu's cautious and gentle side, knowing that this cooperation could still be discussed, so he responded with a smile.

Didn't use those little sisters. Zhong Jingxue took the initiative to pour wine for Li Xuewu and the others, taking advantage of the topic of losing the bet.

The glasses used were Old Mo's tall glass cups. Red wine glasses filled with Moutai—you couldn't get away with less than four liang.

Huang Gan took the white wine, scolded the few for using him to bet, but took the initiative to clink glasses with them.

The girls didn't drink, but clinked glasses with the big brothers with fruit juice.

Because of the girls, the atmosphere here was very good, and it was a lively table in the restaurant.

Not far from here, in the corner, there was another table with a larger number of people, but the atmosphere wasn't as enthusiastic as this side.

When the clinking sound rang out, accompanied by the girls' laughter, it also caused that side to look over.

Because of the lighting, Li Xuewu didn't pay much attention. This was Russian-style Western food, so the serving speed was very fast, presumably pre-heated.

Li Xuewu was eating while chatting with the few beside him, especially Seeing Gu Li Aisha, who was lively and cheerful.

Perhaps it had been more than twenty minutes when a clattering sound of plates suddenly came from the corner, and someone cursed something in a low voice.

Seeing Gu Li Aisha was startled, turned around to look behind, and whispered to Li Xuewu: "It seems like they are fighting."

Li Xuewu watched the waiter run past him and followed his gaze.

"... I'm telling you to apologize!"

"Did you hear that!..."

"... you damn well don't think about hanging out with us anymore."

Intermittent, because there were many people in the restaurant and it was noisy, plus the other party lowered their voices, Li Xuewu's side couldn't hear clearly either.

It wasn't until the waiter went over and said a few words that they stood apart, and Li Xuewu could see the situation inside.

It was some young people, both men and women. A tall young man stood and pointed at a back Li Xuewu was somewhat familiar with, lecturing in a low voice.

And those men and women were sitting in their seats watching coldly.

Li Xuewu looked a few more times, which caught Huang Gan's attention, who asked: "Recognize them?"

"Seems like it, a friend."

Li Xuewu put down the fork in his hand

His legs had been a bit numb earlier, but now he walked faster and faster, faster and faster, until he reached the door and broke into a light jog.

When Manshan saw that this was the case, he also threw down some money and, without another word, followed him out.

Fork was the same; he threw down his money and wanted to run, but Ma Jun pressed him back down again.

Fork was so scared he was about to wet himself—what was this all about!

"Your business isn't finished yet, what's the rush?"

Ma Jun pressed his hand on Fork and asked, "Was it you who intimidated him just now?"

"In... intimidate?"

Fork was a bit panicked. How did this get dragged into intimidation? Could they just skip the step of going to the police station and just execute him by firing squad?

"What's wrong? Should I help you recall?"

Ma Jun stood right behind Fork, his voice coming from behind him. Fork couldn't see him, and this state of affairs was even more terrifying.

"No! No need to recall!"

Fork stiffly turned his head to look at Zuo Jie, opened his mouth as if to say something, but hesitated.

When Li Xuewu and the others all looked at him, he knew he had to cave in this time.

"Zuo Jie, I was wrong. I shouldn't have intimidated you just now. It really was my fault."

Once the apology started, it flowed out easily, and he was even able to say the words of apology.

"I'm sorry, it really was my fault. I'm sorry, let me off the hook."

"Fine, settle the bill and get out."

Li Xuewu nodded and shifted his gaze to the one standing inside.

They were also good at psychological warfare; this was no different from an interrogation—it was just about slowly eroding the confidence and backbone of the person inside.

Now that they were leaving one by one, betraying him one by one, and slapping him in the face one by one, it was meant to leave him without hope, without backbone, and without the mindset that "the law doesn't punish the masses."

Having received Li Xuewu's word, Fork acted as if he had received an imperial pardon. Without waiting for the manager to remind him, he threw down the money he had long since prepared and ran out.

Perhaps it was because he had been continuously intimidated by Ma Jun while sitting there, but his legs were a bit weak. He was in such a rush to get up that he stumbled and fell flat on the ground.

But how could he dare to delay here? What if they said he couldn't leave?

So, what the people in the restaurant saw was him scrambling out of the area where Li Xuewu and his group were standing, and then jogging out the door.

Only the last one remained. This kid was not even twenty, looking very arrogant, his whole face showing nothing but stubbornness.

However, the decadent aura about him was visible even to the onlookers in the restaurant.

The manager didn't pay him any mind either; he collected the money from the table, tucked it into the ledger, and then tapped on the table in front of him.

The young man took five yuan out of his pocket and threw it directly onto the table. Perhaps it was too much, but the manager was a practical man; he used the small change to give him his due, collected the meal money, and walked out.

The people here were all people of status, and the manager knew there wouldn't be any major trouble. As for the onlookers, they probably enjoyed seeing such a scene; they weren't the least bit afraid, nor was their mood for dining affected.

So the manager didn't intend to stop anything here, as long as Li Xuewu could do what he promised.

Li Xuewu didn't do much to this kid either; he kicked the paper on the ground and walked over to the table to sit down.

"I'll ask you one more time: are you going to eat it, or not?"

The young man raised his head, glaring at him with red eyes, and asked, "What if I say I won't? Arrest me? Interrogate me? Sentence me? Lock me up?"

"Heh, not necessarily."

Li Xuewu took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and lit it, then said to him, "How about you follow Fork's example and apologize to my little brother here?"

"Is he worth it?"

The young man looked at Zuo Jie with contempt and said, "That trick of calling for parents is outdated. I'll count today as my loss, but you didn't win either."

These words were directed at Zuo Jie, just because he felt that since Zuo Jie couldn't beat them, he would play the child's trick of calling for parents.

Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and said, "I'm talking logic to you, and you're talking morality to me. That's the difference between us and you."

After finishing, he flicked the ash into a bowl on the table and said, "Intimidation, fraud, robbery—which one do you choose?"

Li Xuewu pointed at the change on the table and asked the young man, "This wasn't robbed from my little brother, was it?"

"Just trumping up charges, huh."

The young man finally saw it clearly: he had fallen into their trap. Settling the bill wasn't enough; they were just going to deal with him alone.

Li Xuewu shrugged and said, "What you're thinking about in your head is still your own set of rules; you don't even know what you did before."

After saying this, he used the hand holding the cigarette to point at the bar where the manager was standing and said, "Go, call your family. Tell them you were caught by the Dongcheng Public Security Brigade, and have your family come to the Public Security Brigade to pick you up."

"Public Security Brigade, ha~"

The young man didn't move; he just chuckled and said, "Very impressive. Are you going to arrest me, or..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Li Xuewu's palm came down, slapping his words right back into his mouth.

The speed of the strike was too fast, too unexpected. The onlookers thought it was just going to be a conversation; they didn't expect Li Xuewu to suddenly strike.

The manager at the bar was also startled; he reached out and pressed down on the waiter who was about to make a call, shaking his head to stop the waiter from doing so.

It was just as he thought—why the hell make a call? Aren't the people already here?

The people called over might just be their own subordinates, which would only complicate the situation further.

Here, because of that one slap, everyone went quiet. The diners were staring with wide eyes, not wanting to miss a single moment.

Li Xuewu finished the strike and pointed at the young man, saying, "What do you have to be arrogant about? Can your head withstand five bullets?"

"Smack~"

After saying this, Li Xuewu raised his hand and slapped him again, knocking the young man's gaze, which had been fixed on him, to the side.

"Let me tell you, even if your head could withstand bullets, I'd still dare to kill you."

As he said this, Huang Gan had already turned and walked toward the bar. Since the young man wouldn't make the call, he could do it.

The manager watched Huang Gan walk over and said helplessly, "You promised there wouldn't be any conflict."

"Don't worry, it'll be over in a moment."

Huang Gan was quite relaxed; he pressed his hands toward the manager, then picked up the phone on the bar and called the Public Security Brigade.

The connection was quick because many people were on duty today.

After a few words to explain the situation, the other side understood what was going on.

Huang Gan put down the phone and didn't go back; he stood at the door waiting, while waving at the girls to signal that they could get in the car.

Ou Xin was standing on the side watching Li Xuewu hit the guy; she was a bit reluctant when pulled by Pei Pei.

But when she saw Huang Gan signal to her, she had no choice but to follow everyone out.

Li Xuewu's strike was very heavy; the young man couldn't even lift his head anymore, let alone have the strength to glare at him.

"Still talking? Still acting tough? Still looking down on everyone?"

Li Xuewu grabbed his hair and pulled him up, looked at him with a fierce gaze, and asked, "Don't rush. When we get back in a while, I'll play with you slowly."

"I... I want to make a call... urgh~"

The young man was naturally headstrong, but he had been beaten out of it by now. No matter how hard the bone, it could be broken in Li Xuewu's hands.

He was the type who thought he was tough and fearless, but in the hands of someone who truly didn't care about his life, he was just a joke.

Li Xuewu had seen many young men like this—with a bit of family background, thinking they were well-traveled and knowledgeable, thinking they were something special, acting as if the whole world were their brothers and the city wasn't big enough for them to play in.

"Want to make a call? Sure. We'll talk about it when we get back to the Public Security Brigade."