The man's sudden change in attitude caught Qiu Yuan slightly off guard.
Just a moment ago, he was being targeted, and in the next second, he was being recruited.
"Qing Shao, this..."
Qingniao, the current head of the family, had four children. The eldest son was trained as a successor from an early age, and even high-ranking members of the gang rarely saw him.
Only the youngest son, due to his young age and his uncontainable playful heart, was referred to as Qing Shao by outsiders and those within Qingniao.
Qinglong Fei was his name.
Facing Qiu Yuan now, Qinglong Fei genuinely intended to recruit him.
"This matter is indeed a bit abrupt. How about this, I'll give you some time to consider?"
As the son of the gang leader, he had enjoyed a life of comfort and ease since childhood, resulting in fair and tender skin, as smooth as a girl's.
If one were to judge by appearance alone, ignoring his character, Qinglong Fei could indeed be considered handsome.
However, due to his lack of experience in significant events, the immaturity of youth had not yet faded. It was likely still a long way off for him to carve out a path for himself.
Moreover, Qiu Yuan had no intention of betraying Sister Feng, and he directly shook his head.
"No need, Qing Shao, I will not betray Sister Feng."
Qiu Yuan paused after saying this, then added,
"However, from now on, as long as it does not involve the Qing gang or Sister Feng, if you need any help, Qing Shao, please don't hesitate to ask."
Qiu Yuan understood the principle of leaving a way out for future encounters.
However, Qinglong Fei's expression suddenly soured.
"Qiu Yuan, don't be ungrateful. I'm recruiting you because I think highly of you. If you follow me, you'll have as much money and women as you want! Isn't that better than being a store manager here, earning less than the lowest-ranking employee under me?"
"To each his own aspirations."
Qiu Yuan calmly met Qinglong Fei's gaze, his attitude making his stance clear.
"Then don't blame me for not showing respect! I know you're under Sister Feng, but as far as I know, she only started interacting with you guys a few days ago."
Qinglong Fei directly issued a threat.
Qiu Yuan frowned, "Qing Shao, Hua Dong Ge was arranged by Sister Feng herself. He should be one of Sister Feng's trusted confidantes."
"Confidante? That's a lie. This guy only appeared recently. I've already checked all his records. Otherwise, why do you think I'm here today?"
Qinglong Fei sneered. His primary reason for coming today was to repay a small favor and smoothly recruit someone, though this recruitment wasn't referring to Qiu Yuan.
Qiu Yuan was merely an afterthought to him. Whether he succeeded or not wouldn't significantly change his mood.
Seeing Qinglong Fei's confident demeanor, Qiu Yuan began to doubt himself.
Although Sister Feng had indeed called him personally to arrange for Hua Dong to join, her tone at the time was very casual and indifferent, making it difficult to gauge her level of regard for Li Zhonglou.
"Then how does Qing Shao plan to handle this? Also, how exactly did Hua Dong Ge offend Qing Shao?"
Qinglong Fei snorted coldly, "If he had offended me, it wouldn't be you standing here today."
Qiu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
Qinglong Fei continued, "He stole a car that my brother cherished the most. Although the car was recovered and there were no issues, he embarrassed my brother."
A cold glint flashed in Qinglong Fei's eyes.
"This time, he'll at least lose his hands! If he's uncooperative, I don't mind cleaning up your Qing gang's idiots for you."
It was over a stolen car!
Qiu Yuan was stunned. The most crucial part was that it wasn't even his car that was stolen, but his friend's, and it sounded like there were no problems with the car itself.
And for this reason, they had to mobilize so many people and even beat up his store employees, not sparing the girls?
After hearing Qinglong Fei's words, Qiu Yuan's first reaction was that fools are incorrigible. With methods like these, Qiu Yuan was certain that Qinglong Fei would never achieve anything significant in his life!
However, after a moment of calm, Qiu Yuan considered another angle.
Could it be that he was doing all this to curry favor with that brother?
If the brother he mentioned had some undisclosed vested interests with him, then all of this could be explained, and even doing it so conspicuously might be Qinglong Fei's deliberate intention.
Just then, a subordinate pushed the door open.
"Qing Shao, they're here!"
The subordinate's face was filled with panic, clearly indicating something had happened.
The several burly men surrounding Qiu Yuan all turned to look.
"Who's here?"
"It's the person Qing Shao was looking for. He, he broke in."
Broke in.
Just that one word ignited Qinglong Fei's rage.
"You bunch of losers, can't even take down one person?"
Meanwhile, at the top floor staircase of Fumanlou, seven subordinates blocked the way, shouting and pressing towards Li Zhonglou.
But they were all ordinary people. Even without his former physical strength, Li Zhonglou found it easy to deal with them.
He knocked one down with an elbow, blocked another's punch with his forearm, and then quickly grabbed a subordinate by the collar and yanked him hard.
What was initially a disadvantage for the subordinates became their downfall. With a stumble, one was thrown behind Li Zhonglou.
In moments, three of the seven were down. The remaining four were forced to retreat, their faces filled with panic.
The top floor of Fumanlou could only be accessed through this staircase, a feature that contributed to its sense of elevated grandeur. Otherwise, Li Zhonglou would have simply taken the elevator and avoided all this trouble.
At this moment, his face was as cold as ice. Although Qiu Yuan seemed fine for now, Wan He and the others were innocent, especially those girls.
If it weren't for the loss of his cultivation and strength, Li Zhonglou would have likely already killed them!
Ever since the incident with Lin Qianqian's senior brother, his greatest anger stemmed from people being implicated because of him!
During the Yuan Bei incident, if his soul hadn't been injured, those three would never have made it out of the company entrance.
And his expression was the source of the remaining subordinates' fear.
He had seen fierce people before, but never someone this fierce. Just standing opposite him felt like being stared at by a wild beast, let alone fighting him!
They were already half-hearted before the fight even began. How could they possibly be opponents?
Most importantly, Li Zhonglou had fought his way from the bottom floor to the top. There were over thirty of them who came this time, and now, apart from those remaining by Qinglong Fei's side,
Only the four of them were left!
Yet, Li Zhonglou showed no signs of exhaustion!
"How is this guy trained? Doesn't his stamina decrease?"
The four dared not advance further and retreated all the way to the entrance of the top floor.
"Damn it, let's fight him!"
Seeing that the corridor led to their Qing Shao's room, and knowing they would face consequences if Qing Shao saw this scene, the four subordinates gritted their teeth and, with a surge of desperation, charged forward again.
Screams of pain once again echoed from the staircase.