The interior was dimly lit.
Countless men and women swayed their bodies, entangled together. Under the multicolored spotlights, a haze of unfocused eyes could be seen everywhere.
The entire space was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere.
This was clearly a nightclub.
Li Chonglou couldn't help but frown.
No wonder Wang Dehai had told him not to be surprised. It turned out to be such a disreputable place.
Li Chonglou wasn't a saint and didn't reject romantic relationships, but seeing these young men and women openly being intimate made him feel a bit nauseous.
"Brother, over here!" Wang Dehai, wearing a floral shirt and dressed like he was on a seaside vacation, waved his hand from a distance and ran towards Li Chonglou.
But Li Chonglou didn't even glance at him, his gaze fixed on the depths of the dance floor.
As if he hadn't heard Wang Dehai's voice, he strode into the crowd.
"Boss Wang, I didn't expect Brother Li to be into this kind of scene either," the heavily tattooed man quipped when Wang Dehai reached him.
"What man isn't?" Wang Dehai rolled his eyes and waved him away.
Then he began searching for Li Chonglou's whereabouts.
The dance floor was too large, and the lighting was so dim with flashing spotlights that it made one's eyes water. For a moment, he lost sight of Li Chonglou.
In the crowd.
Li Chonglou pushed past bodies, the pungent perfume causing him to frown deeply, his eyes flashing with cold intent.
Finally, he reached the center of the dance floor where a couple was tightly embracing and gyrating.
Their expressions were intimate.
The man had dyed his hair blonde, with a nose ring and earrings, looking like he had returned from outer space.
The woman had a pure face but wore extremely heavy smoky eye makeup, making her appear very alluring.
"Xu Qianqian!" In the next moment, Li Chonglou's cold voice rang out.
The girl shuddered at the sound and instinctively turned her head.
Upon seeing Li Chonglou, her eyes widened, and fear flashed in them. She turned to dive into the crowd.
But Li Chonglou grabbed her arm.
He had caught a glimpse of the girl under the spotlights earlier and felt she looked familiar, but it was a fleeting moment that prevented him from recalling who she was.
To confirm, he deliberately pushed his way to the center of the dance floor.
From this close, even with smoky eyes and a completely different appearance, she couldn't escape Li Chonglou's sharp gaze.
He had only met Xu Qianqian once, but he spent time with Xu Lie every day, naturally considering Xu Qianqian as his younger sister.
He had thought she would be diligently studying at school now, but instead, he encountered her in such a sordid place.
If Xu Lie found out, he would likely be furious enough to kill.
"Kid, who are you? Don't you see I'm dancing with her?" The blonde-haired man, seeing this, reached out and shoved Li Chonglou's shoulder, provocatively shouting, "If you know what's good for you, let go of her quickly, or you'll be carried out! Hear me?"
Li Chonglou paid him no mind. He took off his jacket and draped it over Xu Qianqian.
The girl was wearing hot pants and only a bra on top, her youthful body exposed, exuding alluring vitality.
But in this setting, it was no different than meat before hungry wolves.
Li Chonglou's heart ached to see it.
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Initially, she was afraid Li Chonglou would tell her brother about today's events.
Now, she was worried about the blonde-haired man retaliating against Li Chonglou.
These past few days, she had heard a lot about Li Chonglou from her brother, Xu Lie. She felt grateful to this savior but was too embarrassed to meet him again after her previous embarrassing display.
She hadn't expected this encounter to be even worse than the last.
"Of course, I'm leaving. You're coming with me," Li Chonglou said, not bothering with further explanation, and pulled Xu Qianqian away.
Xu Qianqian tried to break free, but it felt like being gripped by iron tongs. She couldn't move at all and could only let Li Chonglou drag her out of the crowd.
"Stop right there!"
Just then, a lazy voice, not loud but very distinctive, echoed from within the crowd.
"You hit my man, and you think you can just leave like this?"
A rustling sound.
The onlookers, who had formed a circle, immediately parted to create a path.
At the end of the path stood a muscular man wearing a tank top, his bulging muscles gleaming.
His donkey-like face was arrogant and aloof.
His eyes were cast upwards, his arrogance evident.
With his hands in his pockets, he strode towards Li Chonglou.
"So what if I hit him?" Li Chonglou asked calmly, his expression unchanged.
Upon seeing this person, the blonde-haired man groaning on the ground saw a lifeline. Enduring the pain, he scrambled to his feet and rushed to the muscular man's side.
Pointing at Li Chonglou, he cried and cursed, "Brother, help me cripple this little bastard!"
"Shut up," the muscular man glared at the blonde-haired man and then looked back at Li Chonglou, a sinister grin spreading across his face, "Brother, which circle do you run in? You're quite arrogant."
"Liu Jie!"
Before Li Chonglou could reply, Wang Dehai pushed through the crowd and stood beside Li Chonglou, saying, "This is my brother, he's not from the streets."
"I don't know what happened just now, but for my sake, let's just let this matter go."
"In a couple of days, I'll host a gathering and invite you and your brother. How about it?"
Having seen the situation from outside and recognizing Liu Jie, Wang Dehai knew it was bad.
He quickly stepped forward to mediate.
This Liu Jie was a rising figure in Qin Zhou's underworld in recent years. He feared nothing, was fearless, and incredibly skilled in fighting.
Moreover, his arrogance was extreme, and he never cared about rules.
Even Wang Dehai found him troublesome.
Fortunately, they hadn't had any prior interactions and had kept to their own affairs. But today, Li Chonglou had hit his brother, and this matter could be big or small.
Upon seeing Wang Dehai, the muscular man's donkey-like face showed a moment of surprise, followed by a sinister grin, "I wondered who it was, so it's Brother Wang."
"Haven't you retired from the underworld for many years? Why are you still daring to get involved in this mess?"
"Your brother hit my brother. Oh, and you think a word from you will end it?"
"Qin Zhou isn't the Qin Zhou of your time anymore. You're long past your prime, you know!"
A ripple.
As soon as he finished speaking, a wave of laughter erupted in the hall.
The laughter came from thugs who were all under twenty-five years old.
Only those around thirty years old frowned, remaining silent.
Wang Dehai, after all, had once been the boss of Qin Zhou's underground forces. Although he had gone legitimate and entered business after leaving prison, his reputation remained.
The older generation gave him some face.
But the current mainstream wasn't people like them who had families and homes; it was the young ones in their early twenties.
These people didn't care about past reputations. They would confront anyone they disliked and weren't afraid to pull out a knife if provoked.
In an instant, the atmosphere became extremely awkward.
Wang Dehai's aged face instantly turned red.
"You want me to give you an explanation? Are you worthy?" Li Chonglou pulled Xu Qianqian behind him and said coldly.
Instantly, everyone in the hall gasped, their faces filled with shock.