Loan Shark Company

More than a dozen lackeys lay sprawled on the ground, while Wu Weigang sat frozen in his chair.

With over a dozen of his men taken down in an instant, even he wasn't stupid enough to miss that something was wrong. He'd thought it was just that ignorant young man daring to argue, but it turned out he'd brought a real tough guy with him.

Cold sweat trickled down his forehead. Wu Weigang was now wishing he could slap his subordinates for bringing back such a troublesome guest.

"It wasn't me, I'm just a team leader, I only manage a dozen or so people, I'm not the big boss." Sensing the hostile intent, Wu Weigang didn't want to take responsibility.

Although he earned a good amount of money each month, his life was more important than money.

Wu Weigang stood up, looking at him with a subservient expression.

"You're not the boss?" Lu Chengchuan turned to the man who had brought him here: "You, come over here."

The man he pointed at walked over tremulously. As soon as he got close, Lu Chengchuan grabbed him by the collar: "You dare to play me?"

"No! I wouldn't dare, I... I'm just a low-level grunt. I don't know where the big boss is, I really wouldn't dare to mess with you, Big Brother."

The man fell to his knees, begging for mercy while kowtowing on the ground.

"Shut up! Be quiet." Lu Chengchuan silenced him, then reached out and grabbed the man in the suit: "Do you know where your big boss is? You better tell me the truth. If I can't see him, you'll be talking to me in his place!"

"I can only find the supervisor, only he knows where the boss is." Wu Weigang cursed inwardly, but he didn't dare to lie, so he answered truthfully.

"Then call and ask. Do I have to tell you everything?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll call the supervisor right away."

Wu Weigang could only nod and bow obsequiously. He quickly picked up the phone and contacted his superior. The phone rang for a while before being answered.

"What do you want?"

Wu Weigang had the speakerphone on, so Lu Chengchuan could hear the voice on the other end of the line. It wasn't just talking, there were also sounds of women playing around and music.

"Supervisor, there's someone here who wants to see the boss, a very important guest." Wu Weigang said quickly.

He knew the volatile tempers of the higher-ups. If he didn't have something important to report, he, who had disturbed the boss's pleasure, wouldn't get off lightly.

After Wu Weigang finished speaking, he waited for his boss's instructions. The other end of the line fell silent, and all sounds stopped at that moment.

"What is it? Calling at a time like this."

Inside a brightly lit private room, several men were enjoying the massage services of beautiful women. After Wu Weiqiang put down his phone, a middle-aged man next to him turned his head and asked him.

Wu Weiqiang covered the phone's microphone, so the other end couldn't hear, and replied, "It's my brother's call. He ran into a tough customer who wants to see you."

He and his brother had a 'code'. When nothing was wrong, Wu Weigang would call him 'Big Brother', but if something happened, he would call him by his position in the company.

Calling now to say this, it seemed like he had run into trouble.

"Wants to see me? Who would want to see me at a time like this? All the monthly payoffs have been taken care of, what else could it be?"

The man thought for a moment, then replied, "Forget it, just bring him over and let me see."

"Okay, I'll have him bring the person over right away." Wu Weiqiang nodded immediately, released the phone's microphone, and said, "The boss and I are at Cloud Pinnacle Hall, bring your guest over, same old place."

Learning that the boss was also there, Wu Weigang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a look of relief appearing on his face. The phone was hung up, and he composed himself before cautiously looking up: "Big Brother, the boss is at Cloud Pinnacle Hall. Should I take you there?"

"Let's go, hurry up to that Cloud Pinnacle Hall or whatever."

The name Cloud Pinnacle Hall didn't sound like a legitimate place, but Lu Chengchuan didn't care. He just wanted to see the person quickly and settle the loan shark issue.

Lu Chengchuan took Wu Weigang downstairs. Wu Weigang walked to a business van, and the two got in. The car drove towards the so-called Cloud Pinnacle Hall.

In less than half an hour, the car stopped at a large entertainment club.

The club wasn't called Cloud Pinnacle Hall, but Cloudscape Paradise. It looked pretty good from the outside.

"The boss is inside, I'll take you to see him."

Wu Weigang was familiar with the place and went to the members' private room on the third floor of the club. His big boss and supervisor were enjoying themselves here.

He went up and knocked on the door. Soon, a man opened the private room door, and the sound of music immediately poured out. Seeing the two of them, the man didn't say anything, just nodded to signal them to come in.

Wu Weigang quickly went inside, Lu Chengchuan followed. As he went in, the man took a special look at him.

The two entered the private room, and the man closed the door, once again isolating all the sound.

There were five men in the room. Besides one who was older, the rest were at most thirty years old. In addition, there were five young and beautiful hostesses.

"Who are you? What do you want with me?"

Lu Chengchuan came in, and Chen Qiming glanced at him, confirming that he didn't recognize him, nor was he from that circle of people.

"Are you the company that specializes in loan sharking?"

Lu Chengchuan cut straight to the chase, asking directly if he was involved in loan sharking.

His words caused the expressions of everyone present to change, even the boss's own expression was not good. After so many years, it was the first time someone had said it so directly.

They had seen many people who questioned them before, but they had never been so blunt.

"Don't go throwing accusations around, we're a legitimate company. You dare to spread rumors like that, aren't you afraid of the court coming after you?"

The two senior executives didn't speak. After a moment, a young man stood up and said to him sternly.

"Throwing accusations around? My mom borrowed 200,000 from your company eight years ago, and now you want 600,000 back. What is that if not loan sharking? I'm telling you, I have limited patience, don't provoke me."

"Young man, the contract states the time and interest rate. It's your mother who didn't read it, and now you're blaming us? What kind of logic is that? Are you saying we were wrong to lend money to your mother? You're really putting us in a difficult position..."

Wu Weiqiang stood up, slowly trying to reason with Lu Chengchuan.

Lu Chengchuan grew annoyed listening to him. Since he wouldn't admit it, he couldn't be bothered to say more.

As the man continued to ramble on, Lu Chengchuan suddenly widened his eyes, a glint of sharpness flashing within. Wu Weiqiang, who was in the middle of lecturing him, sensed something was wrong.

Lu Chengchuan waved his hand, and Wu Weiqiang and the men behind him were lifted by a gust of wind, all of them slammed to the ground. Only the bodyguard behind Lu Chengchuan remained unaffected.

The sudden change caught everyone off guard. It wasn't until they were all sprawled on the floor that the bodyguards behind them reacted.

The bodyguards pulled out their guns and aimed them at Lu Chengchuan. He hadn't expected these people to have guns, but he wasn't afraid. Ignoring the bodyguards' warnings, Lu Chengchuan walked up to the middle-aged man.

"Did you think I came here to reason with you? Let me tell you, if I don't get a satisfactory answer, you'll be bedridden for the rest of your life."

Lu Chengchuan stepped forward and grabbed the man. Reasoning with people like this was useless; he had to make them afraid.