During a gathering, Li Chonglou was undoubtedly the star of the show.
Everyone envied him, especially when a stunning beauty like Li Yao stayed by his side, serving him.
They all wanted to become his disciple, hoping to ascend to the heavens in one step.
Unfortunately, none of these people caught his eye.
As soon as the party ended, he took Ning Lang and Jin Jing and bid them farewell.
“Brother Ning, you go back first. I’m going to Ginza to tell Lin Weiwei a few things,” Li Chonglou said, bidding them farewell as he left the villa alone.
The Northern Wei Buddha statue was placed in Ning Lang’s car, and he was asked to take it back first.
Jin Jing watched Li Chonglou’s retreating figure, her beautiful eyes flashing with a sharp glint.
“Miss Jin, shall I give you a ride home?” Ning Lang reminded her subtly.
“I’d like to visit your place, can I?” Jin Jing snapped back to attention, a hint of determination in her eyes.
She knew her choice was wise.
Li Chonglou had helped her several times, and she quite liked him, but she felt she wasn’t good enough for him.
However, she was unwilling to live her life in a muddle. Upon learning that Ning Lang was single, she changed her strategy and decided to cling to Ning Lang.
As expected, by the side of an excellent man like Li Chonglou, there were always countless beautiful women who made her feel inferior.
In terms of demeanor, looks, and ability, she couldn’t compare to any of them.
In fact, if it weren’t for Li Chonglou, she wouldn’t even have the chance to latch onto Ning Lang, this high-flying branch.
She absolutely could not miss this opportunity.
“Alright, let’s go.” Ning Lang figured there was no one at home anyway, so it was fine to go.
Having navigated society for so many years, even if he hadn’t eaten pork, he had seen pigs walk. How could he not see Jin Jing’s intentions?
But it didn’t matter. His great revenge had already been avenged, and this woman had an aura of pitiable fragility about her.
They were both single, and if something were to happen between them, it would be quite normal.
When the two arrived home, Li Chonglou had also taken a taxi to Ginza.
He called Lin Weiwei, who was out personally purchasing materials and would be back a little later.
Li Chonglou then wandered by his shop alone.
In just two days, the shop’s perimeter had been enclosed by boards.
He had to admit that Lin Weiwei’s efficiency was truly fast. Entrusting her with full authority saved him a lot of trouble.
As Li Chonglou stood by the fence entrance and had only taken a few glances, he was bumped into by a young man who came out from inside, exuding a greasy demeanor.
The man was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, his hair slicked to his scalp with pomade, and his face powdered.
He wore branded glasses, carried a leather bag in his right hand, and his jacket was unbuttoned, casually revealing a Burberry shirt.
He looked like the epitome of a "high-quality man" with his unique refined greasiness.
After bumping into him, instead of apologizing, he haughtily stared at Li Chonglou and cursed, "A good dog doesn't block the way, can't you move aside!"
“What are you looking at? Never seen construction before?”
His words were filled with immense anger.
It seemed he was already in a bad mood and decided to vent it on Li Chonglou.
“Is it illegal to look?” Li Chonglou frowned slightly and replied indifferently.
Could he not even look at his own shop?
However, he wasn’t interested in explaining anything to such a person and was about to enter.
But the man stopped him, “What are you doing? You bumped into me and you dare to be so arrogant? Do you know who I am?”
After speaking, he pushed Li Chonglou hard in the chest.
Unexpectedly, Li Chonglou didn’t budge. Instead, the man was repelled several steps.
His face instantly turned red, seemingly in a fit of rage, and he shouted, “Kid, don’t push your luck and get lost quickly.”
“If you piss me off, you’ll regret it.”
He was indeed in a very bad mood today. His construction team had taken on such a shoddy contract.
After signing the contract, he was supposed to provide the materials.
Who knew that the young girl named Lin Weiwei, upon seeing the material samples he provided, immediately decided to purchase them herself.
This, in turn, cut off his source of income.
Which renovation contractor wouldn't take a commission on materials to supplement their profits?
Otherwise, with current labor costs, what profit was there to be made?
As a result, the negotiation failed, and Lin Weiwei even warned him, threatening to find another company if he continued to be unreasonable.
Enraged, he personally came to the site to instruct the workers to teach this little girl a lesson.
To secretly tamper with things.
For example, stuffing some trash into the areas that were about to be boarded up, thereby ruining the feng shui, as a way to retaliate against Lin Weiwei’s firm attitude.
As he was still fuming, he bumped into someone upon exiting.
He immediately flew into a rage and treated Li Chonglou as a punching bag.
“You’re the one who should get lost,” Li Chonglou said calmly, his expression serene.
There was no point in arguing with such a person. He could enter his own shop as he pleased, and even Zeng Wang wouldn’t dare to stop him.
Let alone a greasy man.
Although no emotion was displayed on his face, Li Chonglou was actually starting to feel annoyed.
What was going on? Was it because there were too many things happening recently?
Were there always such out-of-place people causing trouble? Did he have a trouble magnet aura?
Or was it what his master had predicted, that although he had escaped imprisonment, there would be more obstacles on his path forward.
If it was someone like the one surnamed Huang, it could be considered an obstacle.
Did this kind of person deserve to be called an obstacle?
He was just bothersome.
“Damn it, you ungrateful bastard, don’t you know when to quit? I’m telling you, there are no cameras here. Believe it or not, I’ll kill you!” the man’s voice rose, becoming a roar.
His shout immediately alerted the workers inside.
They all ran over to see what was happening.
“Boss Xu, what’s going on?”
“Is this kid upsetting you? Should we take care of him?”
“Kid, apologize to our Boss Xu immediately, or you’ll regret it.”
…
Several of the man’s subordinates immediately grabbed tools from the side of the wall and glared menacingly at Li Chonglou.
The others also had fierce looks on their faces.
“Truly, the upper beam is not straight, and the lower beams are crooked,” Li Chonglou said coldly, scanning these people with an unperturbed expression.
One could judge a person by their actions.
This greasy man surnamed Xu, at first glance, was not a good person.
He was overbearing and unreasonable.
His subordinates didn’t bother to find out the truth before resorting to violence.
If they were allowed to handle the construction, not only would the quality be difficult to guarantee, but Lin Weiwei, a young girl, would likely be harassed by them.
At that moment, Li Chonglou began to consider changing the construction team.
After all, he wasn’t always there to supervise, and Lin Weiwei was not a professional in construction; she didn’t understand many things and was easily deceived.
People nowadays would do anything for profit.
Li Chonglou’s words were like adding fuel to the fire. The man immediately became venomous and shouted, “Listen up, this kid is a thief.”
“He came here to steal, and we caught him.”
“He’s still talking back, break his legs first, and let him know who I am!”
He immediately pinned a major accusation on Li Chonglou.
Catching a thief and breaking his legs was considered self-defense, and he wouldn’t fear the police even if they arrived.
It was clear that he intended to teach Li Chonglou a lesson today and vent his anger.
A few burly men heard this, their faces contorted with ferocity, and they advanced towards Li Chonglou with sledgehammers.
But they were ordinary people. Although they were strong from years of manual labor, they were no match for Li Chonglou.
With a few casual kicks, he sent them all to the ground.
The tools in their hands clanged as they fell, and screams filled the air.
The others were shocked by this sight.
The man surnamed Xu’s face turned ashen, his eyes bulging.
He hadn’t expected Li Chonglou to be so skilled. He had taken down several people with just a few kicks, and they had lost their hands.
This…
Call the police, we must call the police.
Since he couldn’t beat him, he would let the police handle him.
He had some connections in Yong’an.
He immediately fumbled for his phone and dialed 110.
After hanging up, his face regained its smugness, and he pointed at Li Chonglou, shouting, “Kid, if you have the guts, don’t run. Wait here, and when the police arrive, I’ll make you kneel and apologize!”
Li Chonglou sneered inwardly at his cowardly threat.
He readily replied, “Fine, I’ll wait for your people to come.”
With that, he swaggered into the building, found a stool, sat down, and closed his eyes to rest.
Since he had to wait for Lin Weiwei here, there was no rush.
Seeing this, the man surnamed Xu didn’t dare to provoke him further. He secretly locked the temporarily erected partition door and signaled to his workers.
He indicated that they should keep an eye on Li Chonglou.
In less than ten minutes, there was a knock on the door.
“Officers, you’re finally here…” the voice of the man surnamed Xu followed, now laced with a goosebump-inducing whimper.
“Speak properly!” At the same time, a clear and crisp voice rang out.
Li Chonglou then opened his eyes and glanced over.
The speaker was a beautiful girl in casual clothes, with almond-shaped eyes set in a face with a delicate, pointed chin.
Her upturned eyes, undecorated, were lively and alluring.
Her features were as exquisite as a porcelain doll, without a single flaw.
The casual attire only enhanced her spirited demeanor and femininity, which complemented each other perfectly.
She was absolutely a police flower of the highest caliber.
As she reprimanded the man surnamed Zhu, the disgust in her large eyes was unconcealed.
Beside the woman stood a tall and imposing companion, his face stern. Although he didn’t speak, it was clear he was also repulsed by Zhu’s attire.
“Why are you reprimanding me? It’s that guy, he’s here to steal, and when we caught him, he injured several of my workers.” The man surnamed Zhu, looking aggrieved, pointed at Li Chonglou and exaggerated, “He’s so arrogant that he’s not even afraid of us calling the police, and he even boasted that even if you arrived, you couldn’t do anything to him.”
“This is a society governed by law, such a person must be severely punished!”
As he spoke, he gave a meaningful look to his workers, who immediately reacted and nodded in agreement.
“It’s not up to you to decide the punishment, it’s up to the law,” the female police officer said, her gaze falling on Li Chonglou as she followed his pointing finger.
After appraising him for a moment, she walked towards him and asked, “Your ID card, please!”
“Why did you assault them?”
Li Chonglou calmly stood up, took out his wallet, and handed over his ID, saying indifferently, “They deserved it.”
“You’re quite bold. We’re already here, and you’re still not cooperating,” the male police officer said sternly. “Assault is against the law, do you know that?”
Seeing this, the man surnamed Xu wore a gloating expression.
No matter how powerful Li Chonglou was, he wouldn’t dare to openly assault the police.
Once he was taken back, he would make a phone call and use his connections to deal with this kid properly.
By then, it would be too late for him to kowtow and apologize.
“Assault is against the law, but self-defense is not,” Li Chonglou replied calmly, showing no fear.
He was certainly no stranger to the law.
Having spent his days in prison in his previous life studying the law, he had memorized it thoroughly.
His words caused the male police officer’s expression to change slightly, and he was about to reprimand him further.
Just then, the female police officer’s voice rang out, “Li Chonglou, from Qin Province, came to Yong’an to work?”
“No, I came to check on my shop, and unexpectedly, these people mistook me for a thief and started a conflict. In self-defense, I had no choice but to protect myself. Comrades, please enforce justice impartially.” Li Chonglou said earnestly to the police.
Upon hearing this, the man surnamed Xu and his workers burst into laughter.
A thief dared to claim he was the owner of the place.
It was absolutely hilarious!