The slap came without the slightest warning.
"Ai Baiwu, you've fucking gotten worse with every passing year! How dare you use your authority to bully someone in front of Mr. Jun?"
"You damn bastard! It looks like letting you get away with things all these years has made you think you're above everyone!"
"If I don't beat you to death today, I'll write my name backward!"
The man in red looked furious. Roaring, he rushed over and unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks, looking for all the world as though he meant to kill him. Any bond between cousins had gone out the window.
He had no choice. Even if he wanted to honor that bond, he could hardly avoid beating him under these circumstances.
He knew all too well how much power and authority the young man before him possessed. Even the underworld bosses of all four districts had to obey his every command. A single word from him could send the manor's owner packing on the spot, let alone a mere manager like Ai Baiwu.
Besides, Wei Suo, the West District's underworld boss, was right here. If he did not put on a show for him, his younger cousin might suffer even worse consequences.
After all, he carefully chose where his punches and kicks landed on Ai Baiwu. Wei Suo would not be nearly so considerate. A single kick from him might kill Ai Baiwu outright.
"Aah!"
Screams kept pouring from Ai Baiwu's mouth. Lying on the floor as the man in red kicked him like a beaten dog, he presented a miserable sight to everyone watching.
At that moment, no one spoke up to stop the man in red, nor did anyone put in a good word for Ai Baiwu.
Wei Suo wore an indifferent expression.