Don't get the wrong idea. He really was fighting ten people at once.
Xu Yi himself was completely bewildered. Uncle Li had just brought him to the parking lot.
Then, out of nowhere, more than a dozen burly men had jumped out, smashed the security cameras, and rushed them.
If he hadn't gained Mastery of Combat, Xu Yi might have been done for.
Li Wen was every bit the veteran soldier, striking to kill with every move without actually dealing a fatal blow.
After taking down five or six men, he'd come over to help Xu Yi deal with the rest.
Xu Yi stared at the burly men sprawled across the ground, groaning and rolling around, and was briefly dazed.
Even with Mastery of Combat, his strength was still a weakness.
It was like having software that outpaced the hardware.
Looks like he'd have to start working out and drinking protein powder tomorrow.
Maybe get a couple of injections, too, and ascend to Steroid Planet as soon as possible.
The bodybuilding world had nothing to say. It just kept bringing bad news.
"Xiao Yi, are you hurt?"
"No."
Guilt crossed Li Wen's face. "I'm sorry, kid. I was going to take you out for a good meal, but instead I brought you into a dangerous place.
"If your dad finds out, he'll tear me to shreds."
Guilt Points +300
Xu Yi felt a warmth spread through his heart. "It's fine, Uncle Li. You forgot how good I am at fighting."
"Right. Like father, like son."
Xu Yi narrowed his eyes and turned to ask, "Uncle Li, why did those people attack you?"
Li Wen shrugged, pretending to be nonchalant. "Ah, I'm used to it. Ever since I became a company president, my competitors have always resorted to dirty tricks like this."
"That doesn't add up!"
"You don't have any bodyguards with you, which means this sort of thing doesn't happen often."
Li Wen paused, then couldn't help smiling.
He seemed to have underestimated his nephew.
Then again, he was Brother Fan's son... He couldn't be ordinary!
For a moment, Li Wen saw Xu Fan's shadow in Xu Yi again.
"We can just ask."
Xu Yi looked down at the ringleader and ground his heel into the man's fingers.
Negative Emotion Points +100
"Ah! That hurts!"
Xu Yi's voice turned icy. "Who sent you? The cameras here have just been destroyed. If you don't talk, you know what'll happen."
The ringleader broke into a cold sweat. He looked at Xu Yi's icy smile as though he were watching the countdown to his own death.
"I'll talk! It was Boss Ji, Boss Gu, and Boss Shen. They all chipped in to send us."
"What did they want?"
"To knock Li Wen out, shove him into a van, and take him to their company."
Li Wen's expression darkened. He finished a cigarette in two drags.
"Those three bastards still haven't given up. If they want to go down together, then I don't have to hold back anymore."
As he spoke, wisps of killing intent spilled from him.
Xu Yi nodded. "Is there anything I can do to help, Uncle Li?"
"No. If anything happened to you, I couldn't face Brother Fan.
"Once this is settled, I'll get in touch with you."
Xu Yi nodded helplessly. This was a battle between big businesses.
There wasn't much a student like him could do.
Mastery of Combat? What good was being able to fight?
Xu Yi clenched his fists. He still needed to get stronger as soon as possible.
"Uncle Li, I'll head off. I can get a taxi."
Xu Yi turned around, and his pupils contracted.
A man in a suit had appeared behind Li Wen without him noticing. He was holding a gun to the back of Li Wen's head.
Before Xu Yi could react, something cold touched the back of his head. The black muzzle of a gun pressed against it.
The man in the suit took a leisurely drag on his cigarette, his tone full of disdain. "You two can fight, I'll give you that. But at close range, a gun is fast and accurate."
Li Wen was every bit the veteran soldier, keeping his cool even now. "What exactly do you want?"
"Don't worry, Manager Li. We just want to take you somewhere. Sorry for the trouble, but you'll have to come with us."
"Then let my nephew go."
"Sorry. He's your weakness, so we have to take him too."
The two of them were taken to the van.
Guilt Points +50 Guilt Points +50 Guilt Points +50 ...
Although Li Wen's mouth had been sealed with tape, the system notifications kept sounding the whole way.
"Boss Ji, we've brought them."
Ji Bowen stared at the scene in bewilderment. "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! Do you not understand the word?"
"We're just a couple of roughnecks. How would we know? We just did it the easiest way."
Li Bowen took a deep breath, holding back the urge to beat the two idiots senseless.
"Don't you know kidnapping is illegal? You didn't use force, did you?"
"Don't worry. We're civilized people."
"Good."
"We just held them at gunpoint."
"!! You have guns?"
Li Bowen's hands were trembling. He bitterly regretted sending those two thugs to do the job.
He just wanted to make money. He wasn't trying to get himself killed.
"Don't worry, boss. That gun was a one-to-one replica."
Ji Bowen breathed a sigh of relief, but still planned to call the police.
Once the business talks were over, he'd send those two idiots to prison.
Keeping them around was bound to end in disaster sooner or later.
Ji Bowen apologized profusely to Li Wen and Xu Yi, then led them to the conference room.
Ji Bowen said, "Manager Li, I'm truly sorry! I have no idea what those two idiots were thinking.
"After the meeting, I'll punish myself with three drinks."
Li Wen's gaze remained cold. Whether or not it was his fault, his subordinates had done it, so he had to take responsibility.
"Let's hurry. We shouldn't keep Miss Huang waiting. She still has to get back to Magic City."
Li Wen asked in surprise, "Miss Huang came too?"
"That's right, Manager Li. You must be quite a big deal to get Miss Huang from Magic City to work with you."
Li Wen gave a cold snort without replying, his fists clenched tight.
As soon as he stepped into the conference room, Xu Yi was briefly dazed.
Miss Huang was stunning. Her qipao traced an incredible figure.
Just sitting there, she gave off an air of elegance and refinement.
It was the aura of an old-money family, the kind of noble bearing that could only come from being raised with it from childhood.
Ji Bowen, that middle-aged man, was completely captivated too.
Only Li Wen spared her a glance before surveying the conference room.
He was thinking about how they'd escape if a fight broke out.
When the three of them entered, the other three all stood up.
Miss Huang's willow brows drew together slightly when she saw Xu Yi, but she said nothing.
Ji Bowen turned to Miss Huang ingratiatingly. "President Huang, everyone's here. What do you think...?"
"We can begin."
Ji Bowen said, "Manager Li, we invited you here today to talk about an investment."
Gu Feng said, "That's right. I've been meaning to talk to you for a while, but never had the chance. We finally got you here today."
Shen Shi said, "We have President Ji to thank for that."
At that, Ji Bowen discreetly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Touched? He'd bought them with Nine Gates of Prison.
Li Wen snorted. "Stop pretending. Let's get to the point."
The three exchanged glances, then turned to Miss Huang together.
"President Huang, you first."
Miss Huang's soft lips parted slightly. Her voice was gentle, soothing in a way that was hard to describe.
"Manager Li, I'm making the same request as before. Sell me that plot of land southwest of the city."
"Impossible!"
Li Wen met her gaze and refused without hesitation.
"Why? My offer is twice what you paid during the bidding. It's now thirty percent above market value. Surely you can see how sincere I am."
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