Chapter 360: Just Looking for Trouble

"Mm, I know." Chen Yu nodded.

"You're called Chen Yu, right? What do you do in Fengling?" Zhou Erba blew a smoke ring.

"Just running some small businesses, not worth mentioning." Chen Yu smiled and said, "I'll have to rely on Brother Ba for your care in the future."

"Heh, easy enough." Zhou Erba had no interest in Chen Yu; he turned his head and said, "Li Wei, come here, there are some things I need to clear up with you."

"What is it, Brother Ba?" Li Wei walked forward and asked.

"The monthly tribute you've been paying these past few months has been getting smaller and smaller. Since you're hanging around Ming County and doing business in Ming County, you have to follow my rules. I call the shots in Ming County, no problem with that, right?" Zhou Erba said.

"That goes without saying. Brother Ba is the recognized boss of our Ming County, who would dare to disagree?" Li Wei smiled.

"Good, then tell me, why has the monthly tribute decreased?" Zhou Erba asked.

"Brother Ba, we agreed at the time that I would pay you twenty percent of my earnings. But business has been sluggish these past few months, and the income is only this much. I've been following the rules," Li Wei said helplessly.

"I think you just don't want to pay the tribute. Li Wei, let me tell you, I am the boss in Ming County. Don't look at how you're riding high right now; do you believe that with one word from me, I can make you get lost?"

Zhou Erba stubbed out the cigarette in his hand and said, "Since you aren't paying the tribute on time, I have no choice but to follow the rules. Starting tomorrow, the two restaurants and the massage parlor under your name will be taken over by my brother A Cheng. You don't have any objections, right?"

"Brother Ba, that doesn't seem appropriate." Li Wei's expression changed instantly; he could see it now, Zhou Erba was deliberately looking for trouble.

"What's not appropriate about it? You don't follow the rules, so I'll handle things according to the rules," Zhou Erba sneered.

"Brother Ba, I've been following the rules every month. If you think it's too little, I'll make up the difference based on the previous amounts. There's no need to replace me directly," Li Wei gritted his teeth and said.

"No need. Starting tomorrow, A Cheng will take over your business." Zhou Erba lit another cigarette: "I am the boss in Ming County. Since you aren't as good as me, you have to listen to me."

"A boss should still be reasonable, right? Besides, all my businesses are operated legally. You say you're replacing someone, so you just replace them?" Li Wei's face looked ugly.

"That's right, I say replace, so I replace. Li Wei, don't be ungrateful. To tell you the truth, I've been annoyed with you for a long time." Zhou Erba sneered: "You've been desperately trying to win people over all these years, isn't it just to take my place?"

"Let me tell you, as long as I'm here, it won't be your turn in Ming County. Either you do as I say, or I'll make it so you can't survive here. Choose one."

"Brother Ba, I really have no intention of replacing you. In my eyes, you have always been the boss." Li Wei gritted his teeth. Although he was furious, he still had to suppress his temper: "If I've done anything wrong in the past, please forgive me, Brother Ba, and give a brother a way to live."

"Li Wei, are you a son of a bitch who can't understand human speech?" A tattooed man walked up and *slap*, gave Li Wei a slap across the face: "Can't you understand Brother Ba's words?"

The tattooed man was Zhou Erba's subordinate, A Cheng; these guys were all cut from the same cloth.

"Alright, get out of here. Don't bring trouble upon yourself. Li Wei, your family is all in Ming County, so be careful." Zhou Erba went straight to threatening him.

"Still not getting out?" A Cheng kicked Li Wei, and Li Wei fell to the ground with a *thud*.

He struggled to climb up. The tattooed man's kick had been extremely vicious, and a trace of blood was already spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Are you alright?" Chen Yu stepped forward to support Li Wei.

"I'm fine, brother, I've let you see a joke." Li Wei smiled forcedly. He had originally intended to show off in front of an old friend, but he hadn't expected this to be the result.

In fact, he was a righteous person and had long been isolated by these people, only he hadn't realized it. Now, all the problems were exposed.

"That's nothing. It just means your judgment isn't very good, recognizing such an unrighteous boss." Chen Yu smiled.

"Kid, who are you saying is unrighteous?" The tattooed man turned his head and stared at Chen Yu.

"A Cheng, this is my friend. It's his first time in Ming County today. Give me some face. We'll talk about our business later; I'm leaving now." Li Wei hurriedly blocked in front of Chen Yu.

"Give you face? What kind of thing are you, you son of a bitch? Why should I give you face?" A Cheng walked up a few steps and reached out to pat Li Wei's face: "You're just a stray dog now. Is your face worth that much?"

Although the slap wasn't heavy, the tattooed man's actions were extremely insulting.

"A Cheng, don't go too far." Li Wei was furious; he had endured for a long time.

"I am going too far, so what? Just now this kid said Brother Ba was unrighteous. If he kneels down and kowtows to apologize today, this matter is finished. Otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" Chen Yu glanced at the tattooed man.

"Otherwise, you won't walk out the door of this clubhouse." A Cheng grinned.

"Are you threatening me?" Chen Yu asked.

"That's right, I am threatening you. What can you do to me? Do you really think Li Wei can still protect you? Let me tell you, we never took him seriously. Now that we've torn off the mask, we don't even treat him like a human being."

The tattooed man sneered: "Li Wei, if you don't want your friend to be implicated, that's fine too. You crawl through my crotch, and this matter is finished. Otherwise, he won't walk out of the clubhouse today."

As soon as the tattooed man finished speaking, the dozens of people in the private room all took a step forward, looking like they would start a fight at the slightest disagreement.

"You..." Li Wei was furious to the extreme.

"Come on, crawl through." A Cheng spread his legs and laughed loudly: "In the past, Han Xin could endure the humiliation of crawling between legs. If you crawl through today, maybe you'll be the next Han Xin."

"It's fine, Li Wei, don't be angry." Chen Yu smiled.

"I'm sorry, Chen Yu, for getting you implicated. But don't worry, I'll risk my life to make sure you aren't humiliated." Li Wei gritted his teeth.

"Having those words from you is enough." Chen Yu grinned. Suddenly, he turned his body to the side and delivered a heavy kick, aiming it at A Cheng's legs.

*Bang*... A Cheng let out a miserable scream. Chen Yu hadn't held back at all with this kick, sending him flying away with one blow.

He clutched his legs and writhed on the ground in pain. That kick had likely crippled him completely.

"How dare you touch Cheng Ge, you..."

Several lackeys were furious and turned toward Chen Yu in unison. Then, Chen Yu threw a heavy punch. *Bang, bang, bang*—a few sounds rang out, and those who wanted to attack were sent flying by him, leaving an empty space in the middle of the room.

"Brother, what are you doing? This is Zhou Erba, the boss of Ming County!" Li Wei was dumbfounded. He had brought Chen Yu here originally to show off his connections, but he hadn't expected things to develop to this point.

And now, Chen Yu had actually started a fight with Zhou Erba directly. This wasn't the result he wanted to see; after all, this was the boss of the Ming County underworld, someone he couldn't afford to provoke.

"Li Wei, you're a good person, and your ability is good too, but are you content with just staying in this county town?" Chen Yu pointed at Zhou Erba and said: "This kind of trash is far worse than you. Is he even worthy of bossing you around?"

【Author's Note】

My condition hasn't been great these past few days, and I've been adjusting. Thank you all for your support. Also, I'm weakly asking for a good review~~ Thank you all.