Yu Kaihe had been beaten by Qi Dengxian, and after issuing his warning, Qi Dengxian had rewarded him with another huge slap across the face.

This slap didn’t just land on Yu Kaihe’s face; it was tantamount to slapping the entire Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce.

Qiao Qiumeng was completely dumbfounded by Qi Dengxian’s actions. Is this guy so reckless? Does he really dare to slap Yu Kaihe’s face?

Although she was touched that Qi Dengxian was standing up for her, at the same time, she also blamed him somewhat for not knowing his limits.

“How big is the trouble? You’ll find out in a moment!” Yu Kaihe groaned in pain and began fumbling for his phone.

He looked at Qi Dengxian with a hideous grin and said, “If the two of you kneel down now, there’s still time. I might consider not alerting President Zhao!”

Qiao Qiumeng was startled. She rushed over in a panic and snatched the phone from Yu Kaihe’s hand, saying, “Run quickly!”

Qi Dengxian, however, lazily took the phone from her hand and tossed it back to Yu Kaihe. “Let him call!”

Qiao Qiumeng almost fainted. She raged, “Do you know what you are doing? You’re just a tiny prison guard. Can you afford to offend someone like Zhao Heilong?!”

The onlookers also nodded repeatedly, looking at Qi Dengxian with the gaze one reserves for a dead man, feeling that this young man was most likely beyond saving.

“Knowing Yu Kaihe is Zhao Heilong’s subordinate and still daring to hit him—I think he most likely has no way out. Prepare to attend his funeral banquet tomorrow!”

“President Zhao is famous for being ruthless. Last time, a wealthy merchant from out of town offended him and ended up with all four limbs broken, having to crawl into the hospital himself…”

“I’ve seen people who dared to slap the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce’s face so openly before, but the grass on their graves is already over three feet high.”

To dare slap Yu Kaihe right outside the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce and arrogantly ask “how big is the trouble”—this kind of behavior simply made people think he was somewhat brain-damaged.

Qi Dengxian shrugged and didn’t respond, waiting for Yu Kaihe to make the call.

Yu Kaihe didn’t hesitate and immediately dialed Zhao Heilong.

“Someone hit you at the entrance of the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce? Which big shot is not giving me, Zhao, any face?” Zhao Heilong asked, his voice indifferent.

“Wait there. I’m just arriving at the company. I’d like to see who is so arrogant.”

“It’s been many years since anyone dared to slap my face like this!”

After saying this, Zhao Heilong hung up the phone with a snap.

Yu Kaihe secretly rejoiced. Zhao Heilong was coming to handle this matter personally. One could imagine that he must be quite furious inside.

“President Zhao said he’s coming to handle this personally. You’d better hurry up and prepare your funeral arrangements!” Yu Kaihe said to Qi Dengxian with a savage grin.

Hearing this sentence, Qiao Qiumeng’s vision went black, and she nearly passed out on the spot.

A figure like Zhao Heilong was someone she absolutely could not afford to offend. Even with the entire Qiao Corporation added in, they absolutely could not afford to offend Zhao Heilong!

Now, because Qi Dengxian hit Yu Kaihe, Zhao Heilong was actually furious and coming to handle it personally?

According to relationships, Qi Dengxian was her current husband. If Zhao Heilong pursued this, the entire Qiao Corporation would likely face a catastrophic disaster.

“Qi Dengxian, you’ve caused a huge disaster!” Qiao Qiumeng gritted her teeth, tears beginning to swirl in her eyes. Only despair remained in her heart.

Qi Dengxian looked completely indifferent. Isn’t it just Zhao the Loach, whom I hung upside down from a utility pole in the plaza for three days and three nights? What’s all the fuss about?

If Zhao the Loach dares to bristle at me, at worst, I’ll tie him up again. Buy one, get one free—I’ll hang him for six days.

Sitting in the coffee shop, Li Yunwan was equally terrified. Looking at this posture, Zhao Heilong was coming to handle things personally.

Previously at the Qiao house, Qi Dengxian had talked big, speaking with great disdain for Zhao Heilong, which had drawn mockery from everyone. However, Li Yunwan had seen with her own eyes at the Heaven and Earth Grand Hotel how big shots like Mayor Huang Wenlang and the Richest Man Wang Wanjin personally escorted this unremarkable prison guard out.

While terrified, she also felt a faint anticipation, eager to determine: Am I picking up a leak, or did I misjudge?

“Young man, run quickly. President Zhao isn’t someone to mess with… Buy a plane ticket immediately and fly abroad. Staying anywhere in the country isn’t safe!” A kind-hearted passerby whispered a reminder.

Yu Kaihe wiped the blood from his face and looked at Qi Dengxian ferociously. “Thinking of running now? Isn’t it a bit too late!”

“If you run, your wife can’t run, and the entire Qiao family can’t run either!”

“When the time comes, I’ll make the whole Qiao family be buried with you!”

Qiao Qiumeng’s face turned green, terrified to the extreme. For that twenty million debt, they had truly offended the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce miserably… If I had known, I wouldn’t have wanted that twenty million!

At this moment, a black Rolls-Royce drove slowly toward them from the street corner.

Seeing this car, Qiao Qiumeng’s legs couldn’t help but go soft.

“You leave first. I’ll hold them off for you!” In the end, Qiao Qiumeng forced down her fear and stepped forward.

The cause of this matter was the twenty million that the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce owed the Qiao family. Although Qi Dengxian had blown things up, she still knew what she should do at this moment.

Qi Dengxian was just a small prison guard. Under the immense pressure of a behemoth like the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce, his only end would be getting crushed to pieces!

If she stepped forward to withstand the pressure, the Qiao Corporation would certainly suffer, but at least Qi Dengxian would have a slim chance of survival.

“Hold them off? Can you hold them off? What do you have to hold them off with?” Yu Kaihe’s face was full of savagery, looking as if he wanted to swallow the two of them alive.

Li Yunwan put down her coffee cup, watching gravely as the Rolls-Royce slowly stopped by the roadside. She took a deep breath and said, “Zhao Heilong is finally showing his face!”

“Mr. Zhao really came. My god… this matter actually alerted Mr. Zhao!”

“I heard Mr. Zhao built his fortune through shady means and is ruthless in his methods. This reckless kid will most likely die at his hands this time!”

“Sigh, he’s a young man after all. Actually, hitting someone at the entrance of the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce, and with such an arrogant attitude. Now, even apologizing won’t work.”

After the driver got out, he went around to the rear seat of the Rolls-Royce, opened the door, and held the top of the door frame with one hand to prevent the person exiting from bumping their head.

A foot wearing a polished black leather shoe stepped out first, landing solidly on the ground with a soft click.

“It’s over. It’s too late for you to run now!” Qiao Qiumeng looked at Qi Dengxian in despair, tears falling.

Qi Dengxian stood in place expressionlessly, hands in his pockets.

Yu Kaihe immediately rushed to the car, bowing ninety degrees and shouting loudly, “President Zhao!”

Zhao Heilong stepped out of the car. He wore a black suit, a black tie, and sunglasses, holding a high-end American-made cigar in his hand—the very image of a big boss.

As soon as he appeared, the scene fell silent instantly. Everyone’s gaze landed on him.

Some people, just by showing up, could use their aura to suppress everyone so much that they couldn’t breathe.

Undoubtedly, Zhao Heilong was such a person.

Zhao Heilong nodded slightly and said indifferently, “Raise your head.”

Yu Kaihe raised his head, revealing an old face covered in bruises, looking extremely wretched.

Behind his sunglasses, Zhao Heilong’s eyes narrowed slightly. Then he glanced at the golden signboard on the building behind—Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce!

It had been many years. It had been many years since anyone dared to stir up trouble here!

NOTES

Grass on their graves…: A common idiom implying someone has been dead for a long time.

Prepare to eat [funeral] banquet: Internet slang meaning someone is about to die, so neighbors should get ready for the funeral feast.

Picking up a leak vs. misjudging: Antique trade terms again. Li Yunwan is wondering if she found a hidden treasure (Qi Dengxian) or made a “bad call” (打眼 – literally “eye struck,” meaning fail to recognize a fake/bad item).

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