Chapter 502: Chapter 490: A real man doesn’t suffer immediate losses!

In a private room at the Southern Villa.

"Hello? Hello? Hello?"

Hearing the dial tone, Chang Yuanyi reflexively called out a few more times.

Then he sat in a daze and lowered his phone, muttering to himself, "Fuck it, what the hell is going on?"

"Master Chang, what’s wrong?" a few friends from Beijing whom Chang Yuanyi was hosting asked, astonished by his odd demeanor.

"It’s... it’s nothing!" he said, waving his hand dismissively and shaking his head.

But his brows were knitting ever tighter, his expression growing grimmer.

Was Bao Qiudong the kind of person who would accuse someone without cause? Impossible! After all, at their level, nobody would fire an unfounded accusation without reason. But what the hell was happening then? My men went to Li Fuguo’s card room and stabbed that old ruffian ten times? That’s just bullshit! How could I have such blind and foolish people under me? Besides, if someone was going to stab that bastard Li Guofu, why wouldn’t they inform me first?

Chang Yuanyi couldn’t puzzle it out; he just couldn’t make sense of it! The only thing he knew was that trouble had struck. Shit had really hit the fan this time! Whether it was his men or not, it seemed Bao Qiudong had already pinned the blame on him!

"Master Chang, if you’ve got something to handle, go ahead! We’re not in a rush," one of the dandies from Beijing suggested, seeing his unusual expression despite his claims that nothing was wrong.

Chang Yuanyi didn’t respond immediately. He bit his lip, then furrowed his brows and said, "Wait, let me make a call first!"

With that, he quickly picked up his phone and dialed a number.

BEEP.

The call connected on the first ring.

"Master Chang, I was just about to call you!"

"Hong Qi, what the hell is going on? Who went to Li Guofu’s card room and stabbed that old thug ten times? Bao Qiudong is blaming my people now! Damn it all, I don’t know a thing about this!" Chang Yuanyi demanded, completely baffled.

"Master Chang, I just got the news, too! It was Baldy who led people to Li Guofu’s card room, but he wasn’t the one who did the stabbing. It was someone named Li Qiuzhe—that guy who’s been the talk of the Martial World recently! He stabbed Li Guofu, and there was also a very young man there. I heard the whole thing was controlled by him; he seems to be the real mastermind! Master Chang, the word on the Martial World is that Baldy is backed by you, so how could Bao Qiudong not pin the blame on you? In my opinion, Master Chang, you’ve got to resolve this quickly. You know the relationship between the Bo Family and Li Guofu. If Bao Qiudong goes off the deep end, this could get really tricky!" Hong Qi’s voice came through, slightly tense and urgent.

As an underworld boss who had retired, he didn’t want to see the Martial World in Jinling stirred up again. Yes, both Chang Yuanyi and Bao Qiudong were top-tier young masters, but if the two of them really started a commotion, it wouldn’t just be Jinling’s underworld in chaos, but all the systems in the city! A single oversight could potentially drag him into the mess, so if these two Immortals started brawling, even Hong Qi would be mightily unnerved.

Listening to Hong Qi’s report, Chang Yuanyi was stunned for a moment, then an uncontrollable smile began to curve his lips.

Baldy. Li Qiuzhe. And a young man who seemed to be the real ringleader! Who else could it be but Qin Fan? No wonder! To dare to stab Li Guofu, they must have Master Qin’s backing!

Thinking this, Chang Yuanyi, now almost certain that Qin Fan had returned, nearly burst out laughing.

Bao Qiudong, oh, Bao Qiudong, you’ve really met your match this time!

"Hello? Master Chang, are you listening?" Hong Qi pressed on, frowning after a long silence.

"I’m listening! Thanks, Hong Qi! I’ll treat you to a meal when I get the chance! Everything’s fine now, let’s leave it at that!" Without waiting for a response, Chang Yuanyi cut the call.

"Master Chang, what’s this?"

The visitors from Beijing were bewildered, seeing his expression instantly switch from a dark frown to a broad smile.

"Heh, it’s nothing! Fellas, want to see Bao Qiudong get his face slapped?" Chang Yuanyi replied with a playful grin.

That playfulness only served to confuse the dandies from Beijing even more.

One of them spoke up, "Master Chang, what do you mean by that? Bao Qiudong getting his face slapped?"

"Let’s go! We’ll go join the fun. Bao Qiudong is so screwed, haha!"

With that, Chang Yuanyi sprang to his feet.

Inspired by his words, the visitors from Beijing grew interested as well.

"We’re idle anyway. Master Chang, you make the arrangements!"

Following his lead, the group also stood up.

"Alright, let’s go!" Waving his hand, Chang Yuanyi excitedly led them out.

「Inside the card room.」

After Li Guofu put down his phone, the lackey named Jiang Tao, suppressing his inner terror, looked at Qin Fan and said, "Big Brother, can you let the ambulance come take Brother Fu away? If he keeps bleeding like this, he won’t make it!"

"He won’t die," Qin Fan replied coolly, shaking his head.

"Big Brother—!!!" Jiang Tao pleaded again, his voice filled with distress.

Annoyed, Qin Fan flicked his hand and glanced at Li Yunzhe.

The latter immediately got the hint and strode toward Jiang Tao. At this point, he had nothing left to fear.

Brother Ze from the northeast just hacked Li Guofu ten times. What’s roughing up a lackey in comparison?

SLAP—!

As soon as he reached Jiang Tao, he swung his palm across his face.

"Fuck your mother! Who do you think you are, calling him ’Big Brother’? You think I didn’t beat you enough earlier? Shit! Shut your damn mouth!"

The slap sent Jiang Tao stumbling back several steps as Li Yunzhe reprimanded him coldly. He was beginning to love this feeling of instant, satisfying revenge.

This scene made Baldy, who was watching from the side, click his tongue in silent awe.

Goddammit! One is more ruthless than the next. Are these guys really college students? Top students from Jinling University? Motherfucker! They’re just a classic bunch of gangsters!

"All of you who can stand, get up, hands on your head, and squat! Those of you who can’t, stay on the fucking ground with your faces down! Anyone who dares to make a sound or disobey gets another beating!"

Having thrown the slap, Li Yunzhe, now thoroughly tied to Li Qiuzhe’s fate, began shouting orders at the other lackeys.

As a Jinling native, how could he not know the weight behind the name Bao Qiudong? He knew. He had been utterly terrified before. But as the situation escalated, he found he had no way out. If Qin Fan and Li Qiuzhe weren’t afraid, how could he be a coward?

I’m all in! Succeed, and a brilliant life awaits. Fail, and I’ll probably just be beaten to the point where I can’t even take care of myself.

Under Li Yunzhe’s wild roars, the gang of lackeys glared at him, grinding their teeth.

"Fuck your mother, what are you looking at! Can’t you understand me? Huh?" Li Yunzhe, whose nature was far from submissive, roared again.

Motherfucker! You’ve got guts! We’ll see if you three lowlifes are still acting tough when Young Master Bao gets here!

Following the adage that a wise man knows when to yield, the gang of lackeys, under Li Yunzhe’s fierce threats, had no choice but to comply, some squatting with their hands on their heads, others lying face down on the ground.