Moved? Bought with prison time.

Don't get the wrong idea—he really was fighting ten people at once.

Xu Yi himself was completely dumbfounded. Uncle Li had just brought him to the parking lot.

Then more than a dozen burly men suddenly appeared, smashed the surveillance cameras, and ganked them.

If he hadn't obtained Combat Mastery, Xu Yi probably would've been finished here.

Li Wen truly lived up to his experience on the battlefield. Every move was deadly, yet none of them were actually fatal.

After taking down five or six men, he came over to help Xu Yi deal with the rest.

Xu Yi stared blankly at the burly men sprawled across the ground, howling and rolling around.

Although he had Combat Mastery, his strength was still a major weakness.

In other words, his hardware couldn't keep up with his software.

Looks like he would have to start working out and drinking protein shakes tomorrow.

Better yet, he should get two more injections and ascend to Steroid Planet as soon as possible.

The bodybuilding community said nothing, merely sending one piece of bad news after another.

"Xiao Yi, are you hurt?"

"No."

A guilty look flashed across Li Wen's face. "I'm sorry, Xiao Yi. I originally wanted to take you somewhere nice to eat, but instead I put you in serious danger.

"If your dad found out, he'd beat me to death."

Guilt Points +300

Xu Yi felt a warmth in his heart. "It's fine, Uncle Li. You forgot that I'm pretty good at fighting."

"That's right. Like father, like son."

Xu Yi narrowed his eyes and turned to ask, "Uncle Li, why did these people attack you?"

Li Wen shrugged and pretended to be relaxed. "Sigh, I'm used to it. Ever since I became a manager, my competitors have always used these dirty tricks."

"That doesn't add up!"

"You don't have any bodyguards with you, which means this doesn't happen often."

Li Wen froze for a moment before smiling.

It seemed he had underestimated this nephew of his.

Then again, he was Brother Fan's son... He couldn't be ordinary!

For some reason, Li Wen once again saw Xu Fan's shadow in Xu Yi.

"We'll know if we ask."

Xu Yi looked down at the leader of the thugs. His heel ground down on the man's fingers.

Negative Emotion Points +100

It hurts! It hurts!

Xu Yi's voice turned chilling. "Who sent you? You just happened to destroy the surveillance cameras here. If you don't talk, you know what will happen."

Cold sweat streamed down the leader's face. He stared at Xu Yi's icy smile as if he were watching the final countdown of his life.

"I'll talk! It was Boss Ji, Boss Gu, and Boss Shen. They pooled their money to send us here."

"What was the purpose?"

"To knock Li Wen unconscious, stuff him into a van, and take him to their company."

Li Wen's face darkened like still water. He finished a cigarette in two puffs.

"Those three bastards still haven't given up. They want to drag everyone down with them? Then I don't need to hold back anymore."

As he spoke, wisps of killing intent burst forth.

Xu Yi nodded. "Uncle Li, is there anything you need my help with?"

"No. If anything really happened to you, I wouldn't be able to answer to Brother Fan.

"Once this is settled, I'll contact you again."

Xu Yi nodded helplessly. This involved a battle between capital groups.

As a student, there really wasn't much he could do.

What use was Comprehensive Combat Mastery? Being able to fight was worth jack shit here!

Xu Yi clenched his fists. He still needed to become stronger as quickly as possible.

"Uncle Li, I'll be leaving first. I'll just take a taxi."

Xu Yi turned around, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

At some point, a man in a suit had appeared behind Li Wen. He was holding a gun aimed at the back of Li Wen's head.

Before Xu Yi could react, a chill touched the back of his own head, and a dark gun muzzle was pressed against it.

The man in the suit leisurely took a drag of his cigarette and spoke disdainfully. "You two are pretty good fighters. But within ten paces, a gun is faster and more accurate."

Li Wen truly lived up to his experience on the battlefield. He remained calm even now. "What exactly do you want?"

"Manager Li, don't worry. We just want to take you somewhere. Sorry for the trouble, but please come with us."

"Then let my nephew go."

"I'm sorry. He's your weakness, so he has to come with us too."

The two of them were taken aboard the van.

Guilt Points +50

Guilt Points +50

Guilt Points +50

...

Although Li Wen's mouth had been sealed with tape, the system's notification sounds never stopped throughout the journey.

"Boss Ji, we've brought them."

Ji Bowen stared blankly at the scene. "Who told you to tie them up and bring them here?"

"Boss Ji, didn't you say we had to bring them over no matter what?"

"I said invite them! Can't you understand the words?"

"We're all rough men. How would we understand that? We just used whichever method was simplest."

Li Bowen took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to beat the two idiots senseless.

"Kidnapping is illegal, don't you know that? You didn't use violence, did you?"

"Don't worry, we're civilized people."

"That's good."

"We just held guns to them and brought them here."

"!! You have guns?"

Li Bowen's hands trembled. He deeply regretted having those two thugs handle the matter.

He only wanted to make money, not get himself killed.

"Don't worry, Boss. That gun is a one-to-one simulated replica."

Ji Bowen breathed a sigh of relief, but still planned to call the police.

Once the business discussion was over, he would send those two bastards to jail.

Keeping them around him would cause trouble sooner or later.

Ji Bowen then apologized politely to Li Wen and Xu Yi before taking them both to the conference room.

Ji Bowen said, "Manager Li, I'm truly sorry! I really don't know what those two idiots were thinking.

"Once the meeting is over, I'll punish myself with three drinks."

Li Wen's gaze remained icy. Regardless of whether it was his fault or not,

his subordinates had caused trouble, so he had to take responsibility.

"Let's hurry. Don't keep Miss Huang waiting. She still has to hurry back to Magic City."

Li Wen asked in surprise, "Miss Huang is here too?"

"That's right. Manager Li, you must have quite some influence to get Miss Huang from Magic City to cooperate with you."

Li Wen snorted coldly without replying, merely clenching his fists tightly.

The moment he stepped into the conference room, Xu Yi became slightly dazed.

Miss Huang was simply too beautiful. Her qipao outlined astonishing curves.

Even just sitting there, she gave off an air of nobility and elegance.

It was the aura of an aristocratic family—the kind of noble bearing that could only come from being cultivated since childhood.

Even this middle-aged man, Ji Bowen, was staring at her in a daze.

Only Li Wen gave her a brief glance before surveying the conference room.

He considered how he would escape if a fight broke out.

When the three of them arrived, the other three people all stood up.

However, when Miss Huang saw that Xu Yi had come too, she slightly furrowed her brows but said nothing.

Ji Bowen looked toward Miss Huang ingratiatingly. "Manager Huang, everyone is here. What do you think..."

"We can begin."

Ji Bowen said, "Manager Li, we invited you here today because we'd like to discuss an investment with you."

Gu Feng said, "That's right. I've wanted to discuss this with you for some time, but never had the chance. We finally managed to invite you today."

Shen Shi said, "We have Boss Ji to thank for that."

Upon hearing this, Ji Bowen discreetly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Moved? Bought with prison time.

Li Wen snorted coldly. "Enough with the pretenses. Get to the point."

The three exchanged glances before looking at Miss Huang together.

"Manager Huang, you go first."

Miss Huang's pink lips parted slightly. Her voice was gentle and soothing, carrying an indescribable comfort.

"Manager Li, my request remains the same as before. Sell me that plot of land in the southwest of the city."

"Impossible!"

Li Wen met her gaze and refused decisively.

"Why? The price I'm offering is twice what you bid during the tender. It's now thirty percent above market value. You should be able to feel my sincerity."