Feeling Unhappy? Then Fight?

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 unexpected had happened downstairs. Perhaps the police had noticed them again. Now that the bodyguards were gone as well, they only needed to proceed according to plan.

Their leader headed toward Huo Xi. If they wanted to take someone hostage, they naturally had to pick someone important.

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

He reached toward Huo Xi, intending to restrain him first. Then he could simply hold a gun to him.

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

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

He was about to draw his gun, but Huo Xi got his out first. And Huo Xi did not hesitate at all—he fired directly.

His head was full of question marks. Was this guy insane? He just fired? Didn't he know it was illegal to use guns in the country?

They dared to use guns because they had long since broken who knew how many laws. But this man was an ordinary person—how did he dare?

He was truly unlucky. If he had known, he would never have chosen him. Now he was about to 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 actually fired right away? With so many people present, there was no way this could be kept hidden.

Lu Old Master was very displeased. He had originally thought Huo Xi was quite a good young man, but now it seemed he was just like those people who, after getting a little money, wanted special privileges.

Zhou Jingxuan showed no expression when he saw Huo Xi draw his gun. He knew Huo Xi could use one and assumed he was merely taking it out to scare someone. Who would have thought he would actually fire?

Wasn't Huo Xi handing him an opportunity? Once he got back, he would have the media publicize the Huo Household head's illegal use of a firearm. If Huo Xi was not punished, public outrage would never be quelled.

Shen Can was calmer than the others. He did not think Huo Xi would 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, but unfortunately, the bodyguards watching them and several other people quickly surrounded and attacked 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 feel so terrifying?

"No blood. They seem to have fainted. Is that 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 so full of frightening thoughts that they had imagined the worst and overlooked what had actually happened.

Huo Xi smiled and nodded at Shen Can. As expected, Shen Can understood him better. The others did not need to say anything; he could tell what they were thinking just by looking at their expressions.

"Clap, clap, clap!" A burst of applause rang out. Everyone looked toward its source. They remembered that this man had been sitting in the corner the whole time, neither approaching others nor speaking when they came to talk to him.

"Is this the new achievement from your cousin's tech company that you wanted to show me?" He had noticed that the gun was exquisitely made. Furthermore, Huo Xi had not even aimed later on and had deliberately pointed slightly off target, yet he still hit his targets.

Only after hearing that did Lu Old Master realize he had misunderstood Huo Xi. Huo Xi was not someone who lacked restraint.

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

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. "Let's go outside and talk." Huo Xi turned his head and called Han Yi's name, and Han Yi immediately hurried after them.

He was the only person present who knew they were going to demonstrate the company's product. Therefore, he was not surprised when he saw Huo Xi draw and fire the gun. He merely silently marveled at how cool the gun was.

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

"How does Huo Xi know that commander? And they seem very familiar with each other." 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 in university. His teacher was a physicist, and his teacher had close connections with the authorities."

Only then did Shi Ruyan understand. No wonder. His teacher must have known him, and then Huo Xi had come to know him as well.

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

That Han Household company had been founded by Han Yi and his friends, not together with the Huo Household. Huo Xi had used his own connections to pave the way for them—wouldn't the Huo Household be losing out?

Huo Zhenyun glanced at Huo Pei without speaking. His daughter was still too short-sighted. Huo Xi was the Han Household's grandson; mutual assistance between both sides was the proper course and also what was best for Huo Xi himself.

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

In truth, Huo Zhenyun was also rather dissatisfied with the Zhou Household, feeling that their circumstances were somewhat inferior. But considering that Zhou Father had married Huo Pei, who did not even know who her biological father was, and had allowed Shi Ruyan, who had previously changed her name to Shi Yan, to live in the Zhou Household all this time, he found it difficult to nitpick too much.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seeing that Shen Can would not take the bait, Shen Keke thought of something else. "Forget it. Your Shen Household is powerful and influential. You kicked me, so naturally you 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. The way he acted just now made it obvious he was carrying out some kind of mission. Your Shen Household knew something was going to happen today, didn't you?"

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

After Shen Keke stirred things up with those words, the people around them also became somewhat displeased. 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 tried to take my spot first, so I kicked you. You said yourself that the banquet hall was dangerous. Why don't you consider what would have happened to me if you had taken my spot?"

"As for responsibility, if you hadn't provoked me first, would I have kicked you? What responsibility do I need to take? And I'll return the word 'vicious' to you. I think someone who abandons the person who saved him is far more suited to that word."

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

"If you knew, and everyone 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 were all it took for someone to lead these people by the nose. Were they idiots?