Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 2151 - 2214: Lu Youx’s Difficulties

But Lu You didn’t see it that way. As soon as he heard the security guard’s story, he immediately pushed all the responsibility onto Li Yifei, believing that the trouble was caused by him. If it weren’t for him, why would those ’black devils’ come making a fuss?

"Li Yifei, well done! Do you have any idea what kind of trouble you’ve caused?" Lu You got even more irritable when he saw Wu Shuwei pull Li Yifei aside for a quiet chat as soon as he came in. He quickly walked over to Li Yifei, pointed at his nose, and said, "I told you yesterday to behave yourself, but you refused to listen. And today you’ve managed to provoke Nosa’s people. Do you know how difficult Nosa’s people are to deal with? They have a team of two thousand people, and by provoking them, you’ve not only endangered yourself, but also this entire company."

Wu Shuwei frowned as she looked at the furious Lu You. Just as she was about to intervene, Li Yifei said, "Chief Lu, if you want to talk, just talk. It’s best not to point at other people’s noses. It makes you look very impolite and uncultivated."

Lu You almost thought he had heard wrong. He had just started to get angry, and instead of being scared, Li Yifei had this kind of attitude? Damn it, does he really think I’m made of clay?

"Did you all hear that? Did you hear that? This guy not only won’t admit his fault, but he also dares to threaten me. Manager Wu, is this the person you brought in? Causing such a big mess for the company, and yet he still has this attitude!" Lu You looked exasperated.

Of course, Wu Shuwei sided with Li Yifei. She said calmly, "Chief Lu, I think you’re overreacting. This matter wasn’t caused by Yifei. The security guards explained the situation just now. Those people came in firing shots, and if it weren’t for Yifei, everyone would have been in danger. You have no reason to blame my bodyguard."

Lu You’s eyelids twitched with anger, and his cheeks puffed up as he emitted a heavy hum and said, "Manager Wu, you came from the mainland, so you might not understand what local warlords mean on this continent. Let me tell you, provoking them means death. For years, the company has been expanding in Africa, not every partnership was bloody, but it took a lot of hard work. The local warlords are like vampires, and the company has to pay a big sum of money every year to ensure peaceful development. And now, your bodyguard has come in just a few days, turned the company upside down, fought with workers, and provoked the local warlords. If they come for revenge, what are you going to do? Do you expect the company to pay a huge amount of compensation? Or for them to come armed to the company and slaughter us all? Or to kidnap us as hostages and extort a big ransom?"

The Africans, whether smart or not, know about kidnapping and extortion, and what Lu You said has happened before. So, for a moment, not only the Congo branch staff, but even the team that Wu Shuwei brought along were worried. Even though they had witnessed Li Yifei’s skills and knew his identity, after all... they were faced with a warlord, a large-scale military force, and that wasn’t something one or two people could handle.

It was laughable that neither Lu You nor his subordinates bothered to find out the identity of Li Yifei, who was brought by Wu Shuwei, maybe because they looked down on bodyguards and assumed they couldn’t be of much importance. Otherwise, if they knew Li Yifei’s true identity, Lu You probably wouldn’t have had such an attitude.

Wu Shuwei’s face turned cold. Since the morning when work started, Lu You had a strange attitude towards her, being very enthusiastic one moment and saying inexplicable things the next. She could ignore that, but now the target was Li Yifei, and after learning the truth from last night’s events, Wu Shuwei had no favor left for Lu You. So she countered, "Chief Lu, I may not know how cruel those people can be, but I believe Li Yifei did the right thing. Without him, those security guards would not have been spared. If you think Li Yifei’s actions have caused a loss for the company, I personally can compensate. If you believe our stay here endangers the company, we will move out and handle the troubles ourselves."

Wu Shuwei’s words were forceful and clear. After she finished speaking, the conference room fell silent for a few seconds. Lu You, among others, didn’t expect such a reaction from her. In his preconception, Wu Shuwei would panic, beg him on how to deal with the situation, then scold Li Yifei harshly when he arrived. That was how the script was supposed to play out, not as now, where Li Yifei came in, was pulled aside to whisper, and even threatened him back.

"Manager Wu, I hope you’re not letting personal feelings get in the way. It’s not just Li Yifei’s issue anymore. He’s already exposed the company. Originally, we weren’t interfering with each other, but now his exposure, especially after hurting people, means they will come causing trouble. Letting him leave now isn’t something everyone here will agree with." Lu You deliberately shifted the topic back to Li Yifei instead of confronting Wu Shuwei head-on.

Li Yifei clapped his hands a few times and stepped out from beside Wu Shuwei, staring at Lu You, and said, "Chief Lu really has a way with words. You almost convinced me that I did something wrong."

He continued, "I don’t think I caused any trouble, but if it really is a problem, I believe I can resolve it without implicating you, Manager Wu!"

"Yifei, don’t say that. I trust you, and besides, what you did was right. You’ve helped the company recover losses and protected lives!" Wu Shuwei immediately said.

Lu You’s eyelids twitched, and he slammed his palm down on the table, shouting, "Enough, Manager Wu, you have no idea how dangerous these places are, nor how ruthless and brutal those people can be. You’re asking everyone to bear the risk for you two!"

"Then what do you suggest?" Wu Shuwei crossed her arms, her face filled with dissatisfaction.

"I haven’t figured out a solution yet, but first, we need to calm those people’s anger, or things will get serious if they come to confront us. By then, not even I, and especially not you, Manager Wu, will be able to handle it." Lu You quickly calmed down, realizing his target for the day was Li Yifei. This kid not only disobeyed him but was also getting along too well with Wu Shuwei, so he wanted to mess with Li Yifei a bit. Conveniently, Li Yifei had angered those people... In his excitement, he had dragged Wu Shuwei into it, so now he had to quickly amend that and focus on Li Yifei, pointing a finger at him and saying, "If you’re a man, admit your mistakes bravely; hiding behind a woman is nothing. Provoking trouble is provoking trouble!"

Lu You wasn’t alone. One of his subordinates immediately chimed in, "Li Yifei, you dared to provoke those people but won’t admit it?"

"Did I say I wouldn’t admit it?" Li Yifei glanced at that subordinate, then turned to Lu You and said, "All right, since you all unanimously believe I’ve brought a huge problem to you, then I’ll go and solve it."

At this point, Li Yifei looked at Wu Shuwei and said, "Manager Wu, I’m sorry, but it’s not a big deal. I’ll take care of it, and there won’t be any lasting consequences."

Wu Shuwei nodded slightly, pressing her lips together, and said, "That might be better, so that everyone won’t misunderstand you."

Wu Shuwei felt Li Yifei’s remarks were normal. For him, handling a few people should not be difficult, so she wasn’t overly concerned. But to Lu You and his group, it sounded like the most ridiculous joke. They even felt as if they had misheard.

"Hahaha, Manager Wu, your bodyguard is hilarious, talking about solving the trouble? How’s he going to solve it—by tying himself up and presenting himself to those people to be shot full of holes?" One of Lu You’s subordinates couldn’t help but laugh, and after a few chuckles, he said, "Li Yifei, don’t be ridiculous. Even if you went and got yourself killed, it wouldn’t stop them from coming after us. Trouble would still come."

Lu You leaned half his body on the conference table, tilting his head to look at Li Yifei and Wu Shuwei, his eyes moving between them. After several dozen seconds, he snickered and said, "If going to beg forgiveness with your life is your plan, I would advise against it. While it might prove you’re a man, you will also be killed, and your body might even become a feast for those savages."

"Manager Wu, why don’t we just pay them? Find an intermediary to help speak on our behalf. I reckon their appetite won’t be too big. We haven’t completely angered them yet..." said a voice of neutrality trying to dissuade.

Upon listening to this, Wu Shuwei merely shook her head. Then, she heard Lu You from the other side say, "Pay them? Do you know how much we paid the last time something like this happened? Those damn warlords have mouths like crocodiles. They demanded a ten million dollar ransom—US dollars! Only after finding a tribal chief to mediate did it drop to one million US dollars. That time, we expanded our business, infringing on a warlord’s territory, but we had no choice but to exploit there. This time? Just because of a few vehicles, we have provoked a warlord with an army of thousands? How much do you think they’ll demand? To those people, Huaxia People are just wealthy cowards. As long as they point a gun to our heads, we obediently hand over the money."

"That’s you," Li Yifei said unceremoniously as soon as Lu You finished.

"What did you say?" Lu You was never challenged like this, and now, being repeatedly provoked by Li Yifei over the past few days felt like a flame was burning in his chest.

"I said, you, or your sort, are the ones who hand over money when extorted!" Li Yifei said firmly, scanning the room. Some glared at him angrily, others avoided his eyes. He continued, "But I won’t give them any money, nor will I compromise with them."

"Heh, who can’t boast? I might as well say if I had a machine gun, I could take out a hundred of them!" one of the subordinates retorted immediately, glancing at others, he added, "Key is, even if I could kill a hundred, they still have thousands. What good would it do?"