Xu Zhongwen's face was now wrapped in bandages, leaving only his eyes exposed. Gu Chen had hit him too hard yesterday, and he now looked like a pig's head.
"Xu Zhongwen, may you die a horrible death!"
After being beaten, some of the employees pointed their fingers in Xu Zhongwen's face, cursing him loudly, their faces filled with anger.
Xu Zhongwen smiled contemptuously and looked at the man cursing him most fiercely. The man was Gu Beichi's warehouse supervisor, though Xu Zhongwen no longer remembered his name. During the chaos just now, the man had even dared to fight back, so he had some backbone. But Xu Zhongwen had always hated troublemakers like him, and he kicked the man against a table.
The man clutched his chest, his face contorted in pain.
"Beat him up!"
Xu Zhongwen sneered, his voice full of arrogance and insolence. "If anything happens, I'll take responsibility!"
Several lackeys immediately put down what they were holding and rushed at the warehouse supervisor. Their fists fell on him like raindrops. A few minutes later, the supervisor was screaming again and again before he passed out.
"A bunch of fucking idiots, and you still dared to stop us. You really don't know whether to live or die!" Xu Zhongwen spat contemptuously and surveyed the company's ransacked premises. Then he asked the man beside him, "Where's Gu Beichi?"
"He went into the upstairs office and locked the door," the lackey replied.
"Break it down!" Xu Zhongwen's voice was cold and arrogant. "I'd like to see how Gu Beichi keeps his company running now! He dared to let his son hurt someone yesterday. I'll make sure he can't stay in Zhou City either!"
Several lackeys immediately darted up to the second floor and began smashing at the door. Not a single person from the logistics company dared to stop them. At the sight of the vicious-looking thugs, they trembled with fear, terrified they would be attacked too.
Xu Zhongwen took out a pack of Yellow Crane Tower cigarettes, pulled one out and handed it to the mustached man, then lit it for him. The mustached man was called Li Sheng, and he was from Black Wind Hall. Xu Zhongwen then lit one for himself and said obsequiously, "Thanks for your hard work today, Brother Sheng."
"No problem." Li Sheng smiled faintly, as though he had grown accustomed to scenes like this. He blew out a mouthful of smoke and said, "But hurry it up. If they call the police in a while, we won't be afraid, but it'll be a hassle to deal with."
"Don't worry. As long as Gu Beichi still wants to make a living in Zhou City, he won't dare call the police." As Xu Zhongwen said this, a sneer appeared on his lips again. He picked up a steel pipe from the floor, weighed it in his hand, then walked straight to the office door.
"Out of the way!"
After telling his lackeys to move aside, Xu Zhongwen raised the steel pipe and smashed it hard against the lock.
The handle of the security door's lock was knocked slightly crooked. Xu Zhongwen kicked the door and roared, "Gu Beichi, open the fucking door! Otherwise, I'll go find your son! I know he goes to Xinghua High School!"
Gu Beichi had been holding himself back inside the office, but hearing this, he was instantly filled with rage. Unable to endure it any longer, he shouted, "Xu Zhongwen, come at me if you have a problem! If you dare do anything to my son, I'll skin you alive!"
"Skin me alive? Hahaha..." Xu Zhongwen burst out laughing and smashed the steel pipe against the lock again. "Come on, then! I'll be waiting right outside! Gu Beichi, you fucking piece of trash thrown out by your family, you think you can touch me in Zhou City? Why don't you ask around and find out who calls the shots in Zhou City? Without the Zhou Family backing you, I can play with you however I want! Open the fucking door. You've got one minute. If you don't open it, I'll go play with your son!"
Xu Zhongwen's string of insults left Gu Beichi's face as dark as water, looking terrible. He took several heavy breaths and prepared to open the door.
"Don't!" Zhu Jian hurriedly grabbed him and said in a trembling voice, "Boss, if you go out there like this, you'll be killed!"
"Am I supposed to let him go after my son?" Gu Beichi said through gritted teeth. "The company's already in this state. Even if I lose it, I can't lose my son!"
As he spoke, Gu Beichi turned the handle and opened the door, then stood before Xu Zhongwen. His eyes were full of determination and anger.
"Boss Gu." Xu Zhongwen wore a sneer, as though he had known Gu Beichi would open the door. "I thought you were going to hide in there forever! Isn't it time you paid what you owe me?"
"I don't owe you a cent!" Gu Beichi said furiously. "That's extortion! You're a robber!"
"Ridiculous," Xu Zhongwen said viciously. "Your son smashed my raw stones worth more than twenty million. If you don't pay, you can forget about keeping your company open. I'm telling you, if you want to play with me in Zhou City, I'll play along. I have a hundred ways to play you to death!"
Crack!
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Zhongwen swung the pipe into Gu Beichi's lower right leg. Gu Beichi felt as though his leg bone was about to snap. He dropped to one knee, his face deathly pale.
"Are you going to pay or not?" Xu Zhongwen looked down at Gu Beichi and sneered.
"You bunch of robbers!" Zhu Jian was furious. Seeing Gu Beichi suffer, he angrily tried to charge forward. "The young master called me. He'll be here with people soon!"
"Fuck!" Xu Zhongwen sent Zhu Jian flying with a kick. The thought of how badly Gu Chen had beaten him yesterday filled him with rage. "That brat Gu Chen is coming? I was afraid he wouldn't! Fuck, come on, grab this old bastard and come downstairs with me to wait!"
Several lackeys dragged Gu Beichi downstairs. Gu Beichi was about to curse them, but Xu Zhongwen's lackeys had already taped his mouth shut. He could only glare at Xu Zhongwen and Li Sheng with resentful fury, making muffled sounds, unable to speak.
"Just wait and see!" Xu Zhongwen chuckled. "Watch how I deal with your son!"
A few minutes later, a Land Rover suddenly came racing up to the company building.
The vehicle turned, drifted and came to a steady stop. Gu Chen and Wang Hu then got out.
Seeing Gu Chen drive up with Wang Hu, a stranger, beside him, Xu Zhongwen was visibly startled. He had not expected Gu Chen to arrive so quickly.
After getting out, Gu Chen's face was cold, his gaze sharp as a blade. He looked at the smashed company entrance and the mess scattered across the floor in plain sight. His eyes gradually darkened.
"Young master!" Zhu Jian lay on the company floor and called out to Gu Chen in a trembling voice. His voice was full of helplessness and despair.
Gu Chen's body jolted, and then he saw Gu Beichi. Seeing his miserable state, his mouth taped shut, Gu Chen's fury was instantly ignited. His gaze flashed like lightning as he swept it fiercely toward Xu Zhongwen. Through gritted teeth, he said, "You did all this?"
Gu Chen's gaze gripped Xu Zhongwen so fiercely that his body trembled involuntarily.
He remembered how vicious and powerful Gu Chen had been yesterday, and a trace of fear rose in his heart.
But a sinister look soon appeared on his face. There were nearly twenty people on their side, all of them Li Sheng's subordinates, men who lived by licking blood from the edge of a blade!
He had no reason to fear Gu Chen!
"I fucking did it!" Xu Zhongwen raised his chin slightly and said viciously, "Brat, get on your knees, kowtow and admit you were wrong, and I might consider going a little easier on you and sparing your life! Otherwise, neither you nor your dad can expect to keep living in Zhou City!"
Hearing this, Wang Hu laughed. His smile was full of contempt and mockery.
Gu Chen laughed too, but his smile was full of coldness and killing intent!