Lin Xiaotian had not gone far from the warehouse when his phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, a bright smile spread across his face.
"Wife, I've only been out for a little while, and you already miss me?"
"I just want you to bring back some food when you come back. The housekeeper isn't here today, so there's no one to cook. Remember to bring back plenty when you return, Tongtong is also here."
Lin Xiaotian was slightly surprised. "The housekeeper is on leave? I didn't hear her say anything when I left the villa earlier?"
"She had an urgent matter and left not long ago."
Hearing this, Lin Xiaotian pondered for a moment, a smile on his face. "Wife, what do you want to eat? I'll bring it back for you right away."
"I want to eat General Tso's chicken, and..."
He listed several dishes, which Lin Xiaotian quickly jotted down. Then, he turned the car and sped towards a hotel not far away.
As he approached the entrance, Lin Xiaotian saw a few people gathered there.
From a distance, he could already hear the commotion. When he walked closer, he saw the group of people in the center.
One of them was a young man in a suit and tie, somewhat stout, with a fleshy face.
Standing before him was a plainly dressed, stooped old man.
Around the young man were several other people, clearly his associates. They had surrounded the old man, their faces filled with mocking smiles.
"Brother Gou, this old guy actually dared to dirty your clothes. We definitely have to make him pay."
"But I doubt this old man can afford to pay for that suit. Your suit is a designer brand, worth over a hundred thousand yuan."
"Even if you sold this old man, he wouldn't have that much money. Why not just make him kneel and kowtow to you a few times?"
Brother Gou heard this and glared at the speaker. "My entire outfit is worth at least a hundred thousand. I was planning to take you to a friend's banquet today. My friend is a very famous person."
"And then he managed to get some dust on me. This is making me lose face."
"Is kneeling and kowtowing enough?"
The old man's face was pale. In his hand, he held a plastic bag.
Inside, there was only a few hundred yuan in total, wrapped in the plastic bag. This was all he had.
His eyes pleaded, "It was not intentional. I apologize and beg for your forgiveness. I'll kneel and kowtow to you. I don't have that much money now, but I will pay you back slowly in the future."
Brother Gou heard this, his eyes widened, and he cursed, "You old bastard, even if you sold yourself, you couldn't pay me back this much. Besides, you don't have many years left to live. Look at how much money you have in that plastic bag."
Saying this, he snatched the plastic bag, took out the money, and casually tossed the bag aside.
He spat on his hand, counted the money, and said with disgust, "This is less than three hundred yuan in total."
"You have the nerve to offer three hundred yuan to compensate for my suit. Do you think you're funny?"
As he said this, he raised his hand and slapped the old man's face.
The old man could have dodged, but he didn't. He closed his eyes, preparing to take the blow.
But after a moment, he didn't feel any pain. He instinctively opened his eyes and found that Brother Gou's wrist was being held.
Lin Xiaotian smiled and said, "I'm very curious, where did you buy that suit? It's worth over a hundred thousand. I'd like to buy one too."
"Come on, tell me which mall that suit is from. If it's not worth over a hundred thousand, I'll have to settle the score with you properly."
"I hate it most when people try to fool me."
Brother Gou reacted, and the gazes of his associates all turned to Lin Xiaotian, their voices filled with anger.
"Who the hell is this brat, daring to cause trouble? Are you looking for death?"
"Beat him!"
Brother Gou tried to pull his hand back, but found that his palm was like an iron clamp. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't budge it.
Lin Xiaotian's smile remained bright. Suddenly, he exerted force.
A cracking sound echoed, followed by Brother Gou's piercing scream.
Lin Xiaotian had crushed Brother Gou's wrist, shattering the bones. Blood seeped from the broken bone fragments.
"I was talking to you nicely, but you didn't understand. So now I'll speak to you with my fists."
"You want to fight? Come on, I'll play with you today."
He despised this kind of trash the most, bullying an old man. And that guy's suit was clearly a fake.
He was trying to extort the old man, and even though he usually didn't like to meddle, he couldn't stand it anymore.
Brother Gou's face contorted with intense rage.
"You damn son of a bitch, daring to lay a hand on me! Beat him, beat him to death!"
His angry roar was like the howl of a wounded beast.
Lin Xiaotian's smile grew even brighter. Before the others could make a move, he had already kicked out.
More than ten people were no match for him, all sent flying within seconds. They hadn't even seen how he moved his foot.
The lightest among them had two or three broken ribs when they landed.
Some even spat blood from their mouths.
The only one left standing was Brother Gou.
Lin Xiaotian smiled and placed his hand on his shoulder.
Brother Gou finally reacted, his body trembling. His eyes were filled with fear, and his voice trembled, "What... what do you want?"
Lin Xiaotian smiled and said, "Didn't I just say? I want to ask you where you bought that suit."
"If that suit isn't worth over a hundred thousand, I'll break your bones right now and turn this money into medical expenses."
"You want compensation? I'm not short of money. I'll give it to you now."
"Give me your card number, and I'll transfer you two hundred thousand."
Hearing this, Brother Gou knew he had encountered a tough opponent. He usually only bullied elderly scavengers in this area. He would pocket a hundred yuan without a second thought. How could he afford a suit worth over a hundred thousand?
Terrified, he immediately knelt on the ground. "Big brother, I'm sorry, I was wrong."