Chapter 1223: Familiar Face
The voice speaking was that of a rough man, sounding a bit drunk. Wu Yong’s previous statement had obviously annoyed someone.
"Damn!" Wu Yong slammed his glass on the table, his face growing stern. When the old man drinks, he shouts a few grand statements; how come there’s always someone who doesn’t know any better?
Lin Tian turned his head to look, behind him at the large round table sat seven or eight men, looking rowdy, they were also drinking and spouting nonsense earlier, their voices no quieter than Wu Yong’s. Clearly, they had drunk too much and were itching for trouble.
Wu Yong cast a wicked glance and said mocking coldly, "A bunch of bums who drank horse piss, can’t even talk right, idiots!"
"Who the hell are you talking about!?"
"Kid, I think you’re the one who wants to drink piss! Want me to reward you with some?"
"Hahaha, look at him, this poor kid wearing knockoff designer clothes. If you really had money, go to the Celestial Dragon Hotel, why are you pretending here?!"
Seven or eight people, speaking one after another, their demeanor mocking and challenging, the provocation was evident.
At this moment, the young girl from earlier came over, carrying a tray, and saw the confrontation, her face went pale. Previously, in such situations, she’d leave it to her parents to handle. But suddenly, she gathered her courage, quickly walked over, put the tray on Lin Tian’s table, and gently spoke to the large table of men, "Dear brothers, let’s talk this out..."
"Hahaha, this girl is really interesting. See, aren’t we talking properly here? Haven’t even made a move yet, and you’re already defending that pretty boy. And besides, the dish you placed on their table was actually our order."
The young girl looked back at the table, and it indeed was... In the urgency, she subconsciously brought it over.
"Sorry, sorry, I’ll give you a discount later..." said the girl, her face pale, apparently having no experience in such situations.
Upon hearing this, someone was immediately unhappy, slamming the table, shouting, "Damn! Discount? You look down on us, don’t you?"
"Then, what do you want..."
"Come over, drink a few cups with us, and we’ll forget about it; we’ll still pay, how’s that?" one guy in a tiger print shirt said, sporting a crew cut, seeming to be the most influential among them.
Hearing the commotion outside, the boss lady quickly came out, her cheeks rosy, figure voluptuous, looking also like a charming woman.
Upon seeing the situation in front of her, her expression didn’t change, she had evidently encountered this situation many times before.
"Dear brothers, how about I drink a bottle with you?" The boss lady said with a smile and signaled to her daughter to leave.
"Hahaha, the boss lady knows how to handle things. What are you morons staring at? Make some room!" The crew cut guy shouted.
The boss lady advanced with a forced smile, but suddenly her arm was grabbed, and a white figure flashed, shielding her behind.
Seeing Lin Tian suddenly step forward, the crew cut guy’s face turned dark. Before he could speak, Lin Tian smiled and said, "I think we’ve met before."
"..." The crew cut guy was speechless for a second, shook his tiger print jacket, and sneered, "Trying to make connections now? Too late! Kid, if you have no status in this society, you just have to take a few insults quietly! Now, this isn’t your business, get lost!"
The boss lady tugged at Lin Tian’s coat lightly, whispering, "Let me handle this."
Lin Tian shook his head, smiling at the crew cut guy, "Don’t you want to know where we’ve met?"
"Ha, tell me then."
"Around this time last year, at middle school number three, you seemed pretty familiar with Liu Chan, right?" Lin Tian sneered.
The crew cut guy’s face didn’t change, though his tone wasn’t as cocky, "Brother, you are?"
"Take a closer look, I bet you’ll recognize me." Lin Tian said.
The crew cut guy scrutinized him but still didn’t recognize him. Then a subordinate came up and whispered in his ear, which made him recall, and his expression changed.
"Hehe, so it’s Brother Lin Tian, we did have some misunderstandings back then, but we didn’t know each other well until we fought. I was wrong just now for not recognizing Mount Tai, this bottle is my apology!"
Finished speaking, the crew cut guy picked up a beer from the table and gulped it down.
The situation suddenly took a sharp turn, leaving the boss lady and the young girl unresponsive.
"Ha, back when I was a freshman, you blocked me with some people, almost got me beaten up. Originally, I could let bygones be bygones, but today I just came for a drink, and you look for trouble, a bottle of beer isn’t enough to resolve it, is it?"
"Then, what do you want?" The crew cut guy, whether from drinking that bottle of beer or something else, his face flushed, eyes carrying a hint of panic.
Lin Tian turned to the boss lady, "Bring over a bottle of Erguotou, I’ll treat him to a drink."
"Ah?" The boss lady was taken aback.
"If there’s no Erguotou, something else will do, but make sure the alcohol content is high. Go ahead." Lin Tian said, his expression natural.
The boss lady knew she couldn’t intervene today, she couldn’t afford to offend either side, agreed, and quickly headed to the counter.
The crew cut guy was almost in tears, pleading as he looked at Lin Tian, "Brother Tian, please forgive me? I was blind and didn’t recognize you. But that Erguotou... I..."
"Isn’t it just a bottle of Erguotou? If you can’t handle it, why bother staying around?" Wu Yong retorted, taking big strides towards the group.
The group became tense, fists clenched, faces murderous.
Wu Yong strode to the crew cut guy, raised his foot, and kicked him in the stomach, sending him sprawling on the ground, still cursing, "Really useless!"
The crew cut guy lay on the ground, covered in dust, staring deathly at Wu Yong, but dared not utter a threatening word.
Wu Yong glanced around, cursed, "What are you looking at? A bunch of cowards, your boss gets punched, and you don’t dare lift a hand!"
"Screw this!" Someone raised a fist!
Wu Yong raised his foot, kicked towards the stomach again with precision and ferocity; he had trained with He Tianming and others for a while, his kicks were powerful, sending the guy flying.
"Useless! Pshaw!" Spitting on the ground, Wu Yong snorted.
The crew cut guy looked embarrassed, asked, "What’s your name, brother?"
Wu Yong laughed, pointing to his face, "Take a good look! My name is Wu Yong, Chairman of Black Gold Security Company. Want revenge, come find me anytime!"