The restaurant owner froze at once, standing between the two groups without knowing what to do. On the left were unknown high-ranking officials from some base who had arrived first and were waiting for their food. On the right were more than a dozen people who had stormed in and arrogantly shouted that they wanted the whole place. One glance was enough to tell that neither side was to be provoked.
While the restaurant owner stood there stunned, the black-clad man who had arrived first rose to his feet. He moved slowly, as if displaying the lines of muscle across his body. The instant he stood, an intense aura of violence radiated from him, while his ink-black eyes erupted with undisguised hostility.
"Can't you see I'm here? Book the whole place? I picked this spot first!" The young man in black spoke loudly enough that even passersby on the street cast curious looks their way.
As the man in black finished speaking, the leader of the other group sprang up as well and slammed his large palm onto the table—
Boom!
The wooden table shattered beneath that single blow. At the same time, an enraged roar rang out, "Who the hell do you think you are? We're General Zhong Kai's personal guard!"
The restaurant owner looked painfully at the ruined table. He could only hide away, not daring to make a sound. The words "General Zhong Kai's personal guard" were enough to scare him half to death. Just as he had expected, these people were not only trouble—they had a powerful background.
Who in Jinyang Base did not know that General Zhong Kai was currently in the ascendant?
Having thought it through, the restaurant owner hurriedly looked toward the lone man in black, signaling with his eyes that he should