The crowd erupted in unprecedentedly fervent catcalls.
Tang Nannan was finally going to take off her mask, and change into the same uniform as the waitresses, to toast all the brothers!
It was bound to be a performance to be etched in their memories.
Everyone present, whether they knew Tang Nannan or not, had heard of her or not, had their expectations raised to the absolute limit.
Tang Nannan paid them no mind. She pulled out her phone and called 120 herself.
"He San, sooner or later, you will face divine retribution."
"I will live well just to await the day you face divine retribution. Remember, sooner or later."
With so many people watching, she not only disobeyed but also mocked him?
He Lao San, with a forced smile, watched her finish her call and then her taunt. He flicked his chin at his two brothers, and one of them immediately snatched Tang Nannan's phone.
"Disobedience is acceptable. But pay back the debt your brother owes us!"
"He ordered three margaritas today, and smashed so many of our drinks. You figure out how much you need to compensate."
Tang Nannan eyed these scoundrels askance.
"Who can prove my brother drank your alcohol and smashed your drinks? If you have the ability, show the surveillance footage. Otherwise, I won't pay."
Would He San Ge possibly show her the surveillance footage?
If he did, and she learned the whole story, Tang Nannan would be even less likely to yield to him.
Wasn't this a joke?
He San Ge casually scanned the crowd and continued to smile.
"With so many eyes watching, can't we find a witness for you?"
"Don't worry, he drank it. Even without surveillance, you can't deny it. Don't try to trick me with all that nonsense."
"While I still have some patience, go change your clothes obediently. If you waste any more of my patience, even if you want to do it yourself, you might not get the chance."
After he finished speaking, his brothers behind him burst into laughter again.
Someone said, "We've heard for a long time that Miss Tang Nannan of the Tang family is a beauty rarely seen in Suzhou for a thousand years. She was too well protected before, so most people couldn't see her. We brothers have wanted to see if the rumors are true!"
"Thank you, Third Brother, for giving us this opportunity today!"
The implication was as clear as could be; they intended to force her.
Tang Nannan, enraged, grabbed a broken bottle shard lying on the ground beside her and hurled it at He San Ge.
"You surnamed He, don't push your luck too far!"
"I'm pushing my luck? If I were pushing my luck, would you still be alive today?"
"If I had even a tenth of your father's ruthlessness, you would have died in my hands more than ten times over."
"Be content, Tang Nannan. Less talk, two options, choose one."
The crowd started to egg them on again.
Some of He San Ge's subordinates, seeing him talk so much without acting, felt a bit indignant on his behalf.
"Third Brother, if you ask me, let's stop the nonsense. We brothers will do it for you!"
"She's no longer the eldest daughter of the Tang family, is there a need for all this?"
Outside the mask, Tang Nannan's eyes were filled with fear.
There were at least several hundred people present. When the beating started, no one intervened. If a girl was bullied in public and no one stepped forward, was there any humanity left?
Looking at Tang Nannan, Hu Jiasheng thought of Shen Miner.
On that day, she must have been just as helpless.
If he had intervened then, she would surely still be alive now.
A strong sense of moral judgment surged up again.
As the crowd, with their laughter and chatter, tried to grab Tang Nannan, Hu Jiasheng stepped forward.
"I will be a witness. All of you laid hands on this gentleman lying on the ground. And I have recorded video evidence of your conversation, and I have already called the police. Are you sure you want to lay hands on her?"
The crowd froze and all looked towards him.
"Who is this meddler?"
Hu Jiasheng said calmly, "Don't worry about where I came from. In short, I will testify for her today. If you don't want to escalate this, let her go quickly."
Looking for death!
A group of people glared at him fiercely and charged at him without a word.
The onlookers gasped, and fearing they would be caught in the crossfire, they retreated to the side again.
This time, the technician saw clearly; it was indeed Hu Jiasheng.
Didn't he leave already? Why had he returned?
Not knowing that he had already called the police, the technician, in a panic, called again.
Hu Jiasheng was outnumbered. Although he dodged and weaved nimbly in the bar, his left arm was deeply cut by a bottle.
About ten minutes later, the staff finally arrived, calmed the chaotic scene, and accompanied him and Tang Nannan to the hospital.
Tang Dong was seriously injured. As the doctor pushed him towards the emergency room, he asked them to pay the hospitalization deposit.
Tang Nannan asked how much to pay. The doctor opened his mouth and said, "Pay thirty thousand first."
Not just pay thirty thousand, but pay thirty thousand *first*.
The expression on Tang Nannan's face at that moment could only be imagined.
She stopped in her tracks, stood there stunned for a few seconds, and then, with tear-filled eyes, looked at the staff member responsible for them.
"Did you hear what the doctor said? Let me pay thirty thousand first."
"I'm not coming out. He San Ge beat him. Have him come and pay!"
The staff member looked at her with a matter-of-fact tone.
"The situation hasn't been investigated yet. Right now, I'm only responsible for your statements."
"So talking to you is useless, is it?"
"If this money isn't paid today, and the surgery can't be done, Tang Dong will just have to wait for death, is that right?"
"Tang Nannan, looking at me like that is useless. We're not dealing with each other for the first time..."
Tang Nannan nodded bitterly, "I understand. No matter how serious the matter, if He San Ge did it, it counts for nothing. He is lawless, I understand."
"Then let Tang Dong die today. I just don't have the money to pay. If you don't bring He San Ge here, then wait for someone to die."
Hu Jiasheng could sense her suppressed fury and helplessness for her brother, a mix of pity for his misfortune and anger at his lack of ambition, from her words.
Regardless, lives were at stake, and this was not the time for a power struggle.
Hu Jiasheng took out his card.
"I'll pay the money for you first. Where do I pay?"
Tang Nannan, though she said she'd let her brother die, was trembling with anger, her big eyes filled with mist.
Hearing Hu Jiasheng offer to pay, she blinked hard a few times before speaking.
"Thirty thousand is not a small sum. I can't repay it immediately."
"Can we not talk about that for now? Where do I pay?"
As if afraid the two would escape, the staff member accompanied them to the payment counter.
After completing various procedures, Hu Jiasheng went to get his wound dressed.
The wound was deep, requiring eight stitches, a tetanus shot, and IV fluids for inflammation. M..oΓg
Hu Jiasheng didn't care much about anything else, except that his work would be delayed.
He had already made a pledge, and he didn't want to lose face in front of his peers and Zhan Bei Jue, so he was a bit displeased.
But it wasn't a big deal. If necessary, he would just work overtime.
No one forced him to be a busybody; he had to pay the price for his actions.
After getting his stitches, he came out. Tang Nannan was waiting outside.
She said she would accompany him for the tetanus shot.
Hu Jiasheng glanced at her calmly, "No need. Go take care of your brother."