"I can't believe he's calling our boss?" General Manager Feng's expression was exaggerated, clearly believing Li Se was just putting on an act.
"Haha, he's probably just pretending."
"Amazing, he wants to call our boss. How can anyone say such nonsense?"
"..."
A wave of sarcastic laughter followed.
"General Manager Feng, this is killing me. He actually wants to call our boss. Haha, no, no, let me laugh for a bit!" Hou Dong roared with laughter. He truly found Li Se ridiculous, thinking that a bit of strength meant he could get to know their boss?
Undeniably, Li Se's strength was considerable. However, in this day and age, such individuals were only fit to be bodyguards or muscle. To achieve superiority, fists alone were not enough.
General Manager Feng sneered, "Are you kidding me?"
"How about a bet?" Li Se looked at them.
"What kind of bet?" General Manager Feng asked with keen interest.
"If your boss doesn't arrive in ten minutes, I won't charge a single cent today, and you can proceed with the demolition. How about that?" Li Se said calmly.
"Alright!" General Manager Feng smiled dismissively. "I won't let you suffer a loss either. If my boss comes, I'll eat this excavator on the spot!"
"You said it. Remember your words," Li Se narrowed his eyes.
"Of course!" General Manager Feng said disdainfully.
Fang Xiuxiu said with some concern, "You... you really called Shang Feng's boss."
"Yes." Li Se nodded slightly, glanced at the house behind them, and whispered, "Xiuxiu, you shouldn't live here anymore. I'll arrange a place for you to stay, alright?"
"Okay," Fang Xiuxiu agreed.
Li Se's face immediately lit up with an excited smile.
"You're not allowed to play any dirty tricks on me," Fang Xiuxiu said, her cheeks flushing.
"Don't worry, I won't," Li Se said, holding her hand, thinking to himself, *As if.*
General Manager Feng and Hou Dong and the others were greatly annoyed seeing Li Se still in the mood for romance.
"General Manager Feng, this kid is a very good fighter. Should we call for backup?" Hou Dong asked in a low voice.
"Yes, try to gather more people," General Manager Feng nodded.
Hou Dong immediately went to make a call.
Ten minutes passed quickly. General Manager Feng sneered, "What, our boss still hasn't arrived?"
"Haha, I doubt he will."
"Then, according to the previous agreement, we can demolish this house unconditionally."
"..."
Many of the thugs were extremely excited. If they could demolish it unconditionally, they could earn a lot of money.
"Don't go back on your word. You've already lost the bet," General Manager Feng said excitedly.
Li Se remained silent. Shang Zhifeng would surely arrive soon, so he had no reason to worry too much.
Just then, several vans drove up. Many people emerged from the vans, twenty to thirty in total.
"Kid, I already gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it. Now I want this house. If you don't get out of the way, don't blame me for being impolite," General Manager Feng said menacingly.
"Beautiful lady, why don't you follow our General Manager Feng?" Hou Dong said with a lecherous grin.
*Slap!*
Li Se slapped him across the face. "She's my woman. Don't you dare covet her!"
The slap sent Hou Dong reeling. He spun around several times before stopping. Fortunately, he was supported by two subordinates, otherwise, he would have fallen.
"Damn it, no matter how strong you are, you're still just one person. Boys, go up and subdue him! We'll take this beauty with us!" Hou Dong shouted ferociously.
Seeing Fang Xiuxiu's delicate and moving appearance, the dozens of people seemed energized, rushing forward impatiently.
"Are you sure?" Li Se asked with a cold expression.
"You lost now. Our boss didn't come, so you should hand over the house. Besides, you hit my people, so you have to pay the price!" General Manager Feng still didn't believe that so many people couldn't deal with one person.
Li Se shielded Fang Xiuxiu behind him and said, "I said ten minutes from now, not exactly ten minutes. Are you sure you don't want to wait a little longer?"
"Ten minutes from now? Do you think you're playing word games with me? 'Ten minutes from now' is the same as 'one hundred minutes from now.' What if I said one hundred minutes?" General Manager Feng sneered.
"Get him!" Hou Dong roared.
Dozens of people charged forward, ready to fight.
*Beep beep!*
Just then, a black Maybach drove over.
"Holy cow, isn't that the boss's car?" General Manager Feng's eyelids twitched.
This caused the dozens of people to stop. A man in a suit stepped out of the Maybach. It was none other than Shang Zhifeng.
"Mr. Shang... Chairman?" General Manager Feng's eyes widened.
"Is our boss really old?" Hou Dong couldn't help but swallow. Did the boss get called by that kid?
"Chairman Shang!"
"Chairman Shang!"
Everyone greeted him respectfully.
Shang Zhifeng's face was grim, but he ignored General Manager Feng and the others. His secretary was the first to approach General Manager Feng and the others.
"Secretary Huang..." General Manager Feng said respectfully.
*Slap!*
Secretary Huang slapped General Manager Feng hard. "You blind fool! How dare you offend Doctor Li?"
General Manager Feng was stunned. "Who... who is Doctor Li?"
Soon, they would know the answer. Shang Zhifeng walked quickly towards Li Se, apologizing profusely. "Doctor Li, I'm truly sorry. My subordinates were ignorant. I will definitely teach them a lesson!"
These were minor figures, and Li Se didn't pay them much attention. He glanced at Shang Zhifeng and said, "Does your Shang Feng Group engage in forced demolition? Five hundred per square foot, can you offer such a price?"
"What five hundred per square foot?" Shang Zhifeng frowned, but he quickly understood what was happening. His expression turned completely serious.
General Manager Feng's face turned ashen.
"Doctor Li, this is a misunderstanding. I offer fifty thousand per square foot as compensation here. How could it be five hundred per square foot?" Shang Zhifeng immediately looked at General Manager Feng and shouted coldly, "Where did the excess money go?"
*Plop!*
General Manager Feng knelt down.
*Plop, plop...*
Hou Dong and the others also knelt. The truth was finally coming out.
"General Manager Feng, I... I know I was wrong. I'll never dare to do it again. I was just temporarily blinded by greed..." General Manager Feng cried.
"Don't explain it to me. You can explain it to the police later." Shang Zhifeng hadn't expected such a bloodsucker to emerge from his company. No, this was even more terrifying than a bloodsucker!
He then looked apologetically at Li Se and sighed, "Doctor Li, it's my fault for not investigating beforehand, which led to this situation today. Upon returning, I will thoroughly investigate the entire company!"
Li Se nodded. It seemed this matter had nothing to do with Shang Zhifeng. After all, with such a large group, it wasn't strange for individuals like General Manager Feng to appear. He then walked towards General Manager Feng and the others.
"Do you remember the bet just now? Go ahead and eat the excavator!"