"Are you Lord Hu?" Li Se ignored the others, asking calmly.
"That's right, I am Lord Hu!" Lord Hu said proudly. "I've given you a chance, and it's up to you whether you cherish it or not. As for your woman, she's already my slave. You'd best not approach my slave again, or I'll get angry."
"Lord Hu, after today, his limbs will be broken. He'll likely be despised. How could he possibly approach our slaves?" Qiao Weiyue said with a smile.
"That's true," Lord Hu agreed, nodding.
Li Se looked at Qiao Weiyue. This woman's name was similar to Qiao Weiwei's, and they both shared the surname Qiao. He didn't know if Qiao Weiyue had any connection to the Qiao family, but it no longer mattered.
"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and do as Lord Hu said!" one of Lord Hu's subordinates shouted angrily.
The wealthy young men watching shook their heads and sneered.
"His courage is commendable, coming to seek revenge for the one he loves. But it's ultimately futile. This is Xinghu Investment. This isn't a place where he can act so recklessly."
"Not fearing authority is a good thing, but daring to do so without strength is foolish."
"It's best to do as Lord Hu says, or you'll lose your life!"
"Too foolish!"
"..."
Contemptuous voices echoed, clearly no one believed Li Se could afford to offend this Lord Hu.
"It's enough that you are Lord Hu," Li Se's voice remained calm. The moment he spoke, he acted. His speed was astonishingly fast; everyone only saw a blur, not even reacting to what happened.
Then came...
*Bang!*
*Crack!!!*
"Ah..." Lord Hu let out a pig-like scream.
This scream resounded throughout Xinghu Investment.
At that moment, everyone froze, simply unable to believe what they were seeing. In their eyes, the one screaming like that must have been Li Se. How could it be Lord Hu now?
Then they were shocked, because this kid actually dared to lay hands on Lord Hu, he was surely doomed!
Li Se had already twisted off one of Lord Hu's arms, contorting it into an impossible position that made onlookers wince in pain.
"You dare to lay hands on Lord Hu!"
"Let go of Lord Hu at once!"
"You're looking for death, you're courting death!!"
The many thugs of Xinghu Investment were enraged.
"You're crazy, daring to attack Lord Hu?" Qiao Weiyue exclaimed in disbelief.
Li Se sneered, then reached out again, grabbing Lord Hu's other arm.
"You... Ow!" Lord Hu had a premonition of something bad. He struggled to speak, but as soon as he uttered a single word, another scream erupted.
His other arm had also been twisted off by Li Se. The crack of breaking bones made everyone's scalps tingle. The bone had been genuinely and forcefully snapped.
"Ahhh... You dare to break my arm, I'll kill you..." Lord Hu screamed and roared.
"Attack!" The thugs of Xinghu Investment brandished their sticks and rushed towards Li Se.
"Who dares to come closer!" Li Se shouted coldly. He stomped on Lord Hu's leg, forcing him to kneel. This also made the thugs hesitate to approach.
"Let go of Lord Hu at once!" Qiao Weiyue cried out.
"Didn't you all want to break my limbs just now?" Li Se revealed a chilling smile. "Lord Hu, isn't it? Do you want to experience how it feels to have your limbs broken?"
Lord Hu was terrified and pleaded repeatedly, "No... don't, good sir, spare my life. If you let me go, I'll let you leave immediately. And your woman, I won't make her my slave anymore... Ah!"
But his plea was met with another sound of breaking bones as Lord Hu's kneecap snapped.
*Crack!*
Then, the kneecap of his other leg was also forcefully broken by Li Se's stomp.
Lord Hu collapsed onto the ground, twitching and howling in agony.
At this moment, only Lord Hu's wails could be heard throughout Xinghu Investment. Everyone had an expression of disbelief. This was Lord Hu, the boss of Xinghu Investment, backed by powerful families. Now his limbs were crippled...
Many had a thought at this moment: one truly cannot provoke the fearless. Everyone could see that Li Se intended to drag Lord Hu down with him.
It wouldn't matter if this kid died, but Lord Hu managed Xinghu Investment, and his life was valuable. Now that his limbs were crippled, he would likely be abandoned by the powerful families behind him soon.
Qiao Weiyue's face turned pale, and she said with a trembling voice, "You... you dare to cripple Lord Hu? I'm telling you, the powerful family behind Xinghu Investment is here right now. You're dead. If he finds out what happened here, he will never let you go!"
The thugs of Xinghu Investment dared not advance, as Li Se was still controlling Lord Hu, with one foot planted on Lord Hu's back.
"Oh, the supporter behind Xinghu Investment? Come out, let him show himself!" Li Se said dismissively.
Everyone's mouths twitched upon hearing Li Se's words. He was directly challenging the supporters behind Xinghu Investment, who were said to be genuine members of a powerful family!
"Why is it so noisy?"
At this moment, a clear, cold voice sounded. A tall woman in a red qipao walked out.
"You're disturbing Young Master Yu's rest!"
The qipao woman had a cold expression, but when she saw Lord Hu being pinned to the ground, she couldn't help but freeze. She then looked at Li Se, her brows furrowed, and she seemed surprised, "Li Se, how is it you?"
"Zhuang Taoning, long time no see." Li Se gave a perfunctory greeting. This qipao woman was an old classmate from university. They hadn't seen each other since graduation. In his memory, Zhuang Taoning was quite wild in college. Now, seeing her at Xinghu Investment fit her personality.
"How dare you step on Lord Hu?" Zhuang Taoning said angrily. "Let go of Lord Hu at once. This is not a place for you to cause trouble!"
She hadn't expected to meet an old classmate here, but she didn't care. After all, she could earn more in a day now than Li Se could in a year, and her life was incredibly comfortable.
She was a woman adept at seizing opportunities. When she first arrived in the capital and learned about Xinghu Investment, she knew that the top young masters there preferred purity. So, she underwent hymen reconstruction. The top young master didn't want to dwell on his past or background, as long as the body was clean.
Seeing Li Se unmoved, Zhuang Taoning reprimanded him again, "What are you still standing there for? Let go of Lord Hu, and you're disturbing Young Master Yu's rest. Kneel and slap yourself. Young Master Yu is not someone like you can afford to offend!"