Annoyed? Then Fight Me?

Several people who had been hiding among the crowd for a long time exchanged glances and began to act after seeing Huo Li and the others leave.

Something had gone wrong downstairs. Perhaps the police had noticed them again. Now that the bodyguards had left too, they only needed to proceed according to plan.

Their leader headed toward Huo Xi. Since they needed someone to threaten, they naturally had to pick someone important.

Judging by everyone's attitude toward him, as well as the large number of bodyguards he had brought earlier, it had to be him.

His hand reached for Huo Xi, intending to restrain him first. Then he could hold a gun to him.

If what was happening downstairs succeeded, they could use him to intimidate these people and keep them from resisting. If it failed, they could use him to exchange for their own people and secure a safe place to disembark.

Just as his hand reached Huo Xi's shoulder, before it could even come down, Huo Xi grabbed his wrist and threw him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.

He was about to draw his gun, but Huo Xi got his out first. And without the slightest hesitation, Huo Xi fired.

His mind filled with question marks. Was this guy insane? He had fired just like that. Didn't he know that using firearms was illegal in the country?

They dared to use guns because they had long since broken more laws than they could count. But how did this man, an ordinary citizen, dare to do the same?

He was truly unlucky. If he had known, he never would have chosen Huo Xi. Now he might lose his life.

It was not just him who was stunned. Even the other guests were dumbfounded, including the Shen, Lu, and Su families. Shen Father wondered whether Huo Xi thought he was still abroad. He had just fired a gun in front of so many people. There was no way this could be covered up.

Old Master Lu was very displeased. He had initially thought Huo Xi was quite a good young man, but now it seemed he was just like those people who gained a little money and started thinking they deserved special privileges.

Zhou Jingxuan showed no expression when he saw Huo Xi pull out a gun. He knew Huo Xi could use one and assumed he was merely trying to scare the man. Who would have thought he would fire directly?

Hadn't Huo Xi just handed him an opportunity? When he returned, he would have the media widely publicize the Huo Household head's illegal use of a firearm. If Huo Xi was not punished, public outrage would never settle.

Among the crowd, Shen Can was relatively calm. He did not believe Huo Xi would deliberately cause trouble for himself. There was probably something special about that gun.

Everyone had their own thoughts, but not much time had actually passed. The man who had been shot fell straight to the ground.

After he fell, the others changed direction and moved elsewhere. Unfortunately, the bodyguards watching them and several other people quickly surrounded them.

Watching the fight over there, Huo Xi raised his gun again. One shot per person, and he took them all down.

No one spoke. Although Huo Xi had saved them, why did it still feel so terrifying?

"No blood. They seem to have only fainted. Is it a tranquilizer gun?" Shen Can asked from Huo Xi's side.

Only then did the others notice that there was no blood on the ground. Their minds had been filled with too many thoughts, and they had imagined the situation in the most horrifying direction, overlooking what had actually happened.

Huo Xi smiled and nodded at Shen Can. As expected, Shen Can understood him better. The others did not say anything, but he could tell what they had been thinking just from their expressions.

"Clap, clap, clap!" A burst of applause sounded. Everyone looked toward its source. They remembered that this person had been sitting in the corner the entire time, neither approaching others nor speaking when they came to speak with him.

"So this is the new achievement from your cousin's tech company that you wanted to show me?" He had noticed that the gun was exquisitely designed. Moreover, Huo Xi had not even aimed afterward and had deliberately pointed slightly off target, yet he had still hit the people.

Only after hearing this did Old Master Lu realize that he had misunderstood Huo Xi. Huo Xi was not someone without restraint.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yao and the others arrived. Shen Yao looked at the man in surprise, then immediately stood at attention and saluted him. "Hello, Commander!" The other team members behind him greeted him one after another as well.

Huo Xi waited until he had finished greeting his soldiers before replying, "Yes. What I demonstrated just now was only part of it."

Shen Yao's commander patted Huo Xi on the shoulder. "Come on, let's talk outside." Huo Xi turned his head and called out to Han Yi, who immediately hurried after them.

Of everyone present, Han Yi was the only one who knew they were going to demonstrate his company's product. Thus, he was not surprised when Huo Xi drew and fired the gun. He merely praised in his heart how cool that gun was.

After they had all gone outside, Shen Yao arranged for his team members to tie up the remaining people.

"How does Huo Xi know that commander? They even seem quite close," Shi Ruyan asked in confusion.

Huo Zhenyun said nothing. He glanced at Butler Zheng, signaling for him to explain.

"Young Master Huo Xi took physics as an elective at university. His teacher was a physicist, and that teacher had close ties with the authorities."

Only then did Shi Ruyan understand. No wonder. His teacher must have known the commander, and that was how Huo Xi came to know him too.

"The Han Household got off easy," Huo Pei said. Since Huo Xi knew people in the authorities, why had he not found a way to get the Huo Household some projects in cooperation with them?

That Han Household company had been founded by Han Yi and his friends, not jointly with the Huo Household. Huo Xi was using his own connections to pave the way for Han Yi. Didn't that mean the Huo Household was losing out?

Huo Zhenyun glanced at Huo Pei without speaking. His daughter was still too shortsighted. Huo Xi was the Han Household's grandson; mutual assistance between both sides was what was right, and what was best for Huo Xi himself.

Huo Xi's allies were far stronger than Zhou Jingxuan's. The Han Household had always been formidable, and now its second son's tech company was doing so well too.

In truth, Huo Zhenyun was also rather dissatisfied with the Zhou Household, feeling that its circumstances were somewhat lacking. But Zhou Father had married Huo Pei, whose biological father was unknown, and had allowed Shi Ruyan, who had previously changed her name to Shi Yan, to live in the Zhou Household all this time. Thus, he could not nitpick too much.

Besides, his grandson had already been born and had grown so old. What was the point of dwelling on it now?

Seeing that things had mostly been handled, Shen Keke immediately ran up to Shen Can. "Shen Can, why did you kick me just now?"

"Do you know I nearly got hurt? The banquet hall was such a mess, yet you still kicked me. You're really vicious."

"Annoyed? Then fight me?" Shen Can rolled his eyes at Shen Keke.

Shen Keke was dumbfounded. Why was Shen Can not arguing with him? Was he not afraid of damaging his reputation?

Shen Can had no mood to argue with Shen Keke today. There had already been more than enough happening.

Seeing that Shen Can would not take the bait, Shen Keke thought of something else. "Forget it. Your Shen Household is so powerful that, after kicking me, you truly do not need to take responsibility. But shouldn't you at least give us an explanation for what happened today?"

"Shen Yao is in the military. From the way he looked just now, it was obvious he had been carrying out some mission. Your Shen Household knew something would happen today, didn't you?"

"Why didn't you notify us? Do you know how many people were frightened today?"

After Shen Keke led them along with his words, the people around them began to feel uncomfortable as well. The Shen Household had known something would happen, so why had they not informed them?

"Fine. Since you insist on arguing with me, I'll indulge you. You were the one who tried to steal my spot first, so I kicked you. You said yourself that the banquet hall was dangerous. Why not think about what would have happened to me if you had taken my place?"

"As for taking responsibility? If you had not provoked me first, would I have kicked you? What responsibility do I need to take? And I'll give the word 'vicious' back to you. I think it suits someone like you, who abandoned the person who saved you, much better."

"As for what happened today, it was a confidential police operation. Confidential. Do you know what confidential means?"

"If you knew, and everyone else knew, would it still be confidential? If the police operation failed because of that, who would bear the consequences?"

"If you're really unhappy, isn't my brother's commander right here? Go complain to him!"

"And anyone else here who is dissatisfied with our Shen Household can do the same. Go complain." Shen Can was utterly speechless. A few words from someone and they had all been led by the nose. Were these people idiots?