Who Did You Offend?

It was clear that the Young Master felt he had lost face in front of several girls because of Xiao Er, and wanted to prove his strength and regain some dignity.

This put Xiao Er in a difficult position.

"This... this..."

Xiao Er had a mournful face, not knowing what to do.

The people on both sides seemed difficult to offend. What should he do?

Li Xian raised his cup, finished the last sip, put down the cup, and said, "Xiao Er, the bill!"

These simple four words sounded like heavenly music to Xiao Er's ears.

"Ah, coming, coming."

Li Xian stood up and walked out, Wan Cai followed behind, and Brother Xin, hiccuping, dropped a piece of broken silver.

"Here, no need for change."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, sirs."

Xiao Er held the broken silver in his hand, thanking them profusely.

Compared to these three gentlemen, the young master from earlier was truly lacking in manners.

Li Xian was a broad-minded person and wouldn't bother with these youngsters.

Seeing Li Xian take the initiative to leave, the young master at the next table thought they had backed down and immediately said with even more arrogance.

"Hmph, they know their place. If they hadn't retreated, they wouldn't have a place to stay in Yangzhou City from now on."

"Hahaha, Young Master Du is mighty. It seems we'll have to take care of our brothers more in the future."

"Yes, yes. Who doesn't know that Young Master Du's family is wealthy and powerful? I heard they even have dealings with the number one force in Yangzhou City, the Cao Gang."

Hearing the flattery from his sycophantic friends and the admiring glances from a few young girls, Young Master Du's vanity was greatly satisfied, and he became elated.

"Ah, it's nothing, it's nothing. I just know a few managers from the Cao Gang and have some business dealings," he said with feigned modesty.

"Wow, to be connected with the Cao Gang in Yangzhou City, that's truly remarkable."

"With the Cao Gang backing you, Young Master Du can walk sideways in Yangzhou City."

"It's a good thing those people left a little faster, otherwise Young Master Du would have really made them suffer."

Under the praise of his companions, Young Master Du lost all restraint, clinking glasses and accepting every drink, getting thoroughly drunk.

By the end of the meal, Young Master Du was completely inebriated, his eyes glazed over, and he could barely walk. His friends had to help him downstairs.

"Brothers, let's go! Today I'll take you to the pleasure boats by Kui Shui Pier for some fun!"

Young Master Du was still shouting excitedly as he walked out of the entrance of Fengyang Tower.

However, in the next second, extreme joy turned to sorrow.

Outside Fengyang Tower, more than a dozen tall men in short jackets were scattered around. Upon seeing Young Master Du emerge, they immediately surrounded him.

"It's him!"

"Beat him!"

As these dozen or so men rushed forward, they surrounded Young Master Du and his companions and began beating them without asking any questions.

"Ouch, what are you doing? Stop!"

"You dare hit me, don't you want to live?"

"No, don't hit me, help!"

Young Master Du and his group of spoiled rich kids were no match for these men. They were immediately pinned to the ground and beaten until their faces were bruised and swollen like pig heads.

Seeing this, the three girls immediately hid to the side, trembling, not daring to say a word.

The commotion attracted a crowd of passersby, who pointed and gestured, but none dared to step forward.

Naturally.

These dozen or so men were all wearing the uniform attire of the outer members of the Cao Gang. Everyone in Yangzhou City knew them. It was clear that the ones being beaten had offended some important figure in the Cao Gang.

Seeing that it was enough, the leader spoke, "Alright."

The others immediately stopped and stood aside.

The leader crouched down, grabbed Young Master Du's clothes, and sneered, "Kid, this is just to teach you a lesson. Be careful what you say in the future."

"Let's go."

With that, he threw Young Master Du to the ground and turned to leave with his brothers, swaggering away.

"Father, you must seek justice for me."

As soon as Young Master Du returned home, with a pig's head for a face, he hugged his father's thigh and cried.

Unexpectedly, his father, who usually doted on him, kicked him away and pointed at his nose, scolding him.

"Seek justice? You prodigal son want justice? Tell me, who exactly did you offend outside?"

"Huh?"

Young Master Du was a bit stunned by the kick from his father, not understanding why.

"Still playing dumb? I'm asking you, who did you offend outside today?" Old Master Du said, furious.

"No, I didn't offend anyone. I just went out for a drink with my brothers at Fengyang Tower," Young Master Du said, looking wronged.

"Right, at Fengyang Tower. Tell me, what did you do there?"

Young Master Du said innocently, "Nothing much, just drinking..."

As he said this, he suddenly realized.

"Oh, right. I taught a few ungrateful guys a lesson, but those guys looked like lowlifes. It couldn't have been them..."

Before he could finish, Old Master Du slapped him across the face.

"You scoundrel!"

"The person you taught a lesson to is the new steward of the Cao Gang!"

Old Master Du pointed at Young Master Du's head and yelled almost hysterically.

"What? This... this... how is this possible..."

Young Master Du looked dazed, his mind in chaos, unable to accept this reality.

"What's impossible!" Old Master Du roared.

"The Cao Gang just came. They directly told me to cut off all business dealings and spread the word that no one in the entire Yangzhou City will cooperate with us anymore!"

"Fortunately, the person who delivered the message knows me. After I begged and pleaded, he finally told me the reason, and I found out that it was you, you beast, who caused such a disaster outside!"

Young Master Du slumped to the ground, looking lost, and stammered, "This... this... how is this possible? How could that person be a Cao Gang steward?"

"Do you know you almost caused our Du Family to be ruined?"

"Dad... I..."

"Sigh..."

Old Master Du sighed, "It's come to this. There's no other way. I'll go see Steward Zhang. I hope he can help me resolve this."