The words fell, and Wang Zhisheng moved his foot away from Su Qiang's face.
Because he heard footsteps outside the door, and students from the neighboring dormitory rushed over upon hearing the noise.
Whoosh!
Instantly, a group of people rushed in from outside the door. Upon seeing the scene in the dormitory, they were all stunned.
At the dormitory entrance, Su Qiang lay on the ground, unable to get up, his chest a patch of red.
He had first exchanged a punch with Song Chenglong, injuring his right fist, meridians, and internal organs. Then, Wang Zhisheng took the opportunity to land a punch on his chest, breaking two ribs.
"What… what's going on?"
After a brief moment of stunned silence, someone asked.
"After Su Qiang returned to the dormitory, he had a spat with Wang Zhisheng and they started fighting out of anger. Song Chenglong tried to stop them but couldn't, and almost got hit by Su Qiang's punch." Liu Hu answered first.
Hearing Liu Hu's answer, the students at the door couldn't help but recall Wang Zhisheng's earlier roar. Seeing that Su Qiang didn't offer any rebuttal, they all believed Liu Hu.
Su Qiang wasn't unwilling to rebut; he was unable to.
On one hand, he had two broken ribs and was in so much pain he couldn't speak.
On the other hand, he had realized this was a trap set by Wang Zhisheng. Even if he could speak, he wouldn't be able to convince anyone else.
Because he could see that Song Chenglong and Liu Hu had clearly been bought by Wang Zhisheng and had become his accomplices!
"I was careless this morning and you caught me off guard. Now you're pushing your luck after I returned to the dormitory, fighting with me. Do you really think I'm no match for you?"
Wang Zhisheng also spoke at this moment, not only corroborating Liu Hu's words but also indirectly implying that his earlier loss to Su Qiang was due to carelessness, thus saving face.
"Pfft—"
Hearing Wang Zhisheng's words again, Su Qiang was so enraged that he vomited another mouthful of blood.
"Quick… quickly give Su Qiang some healing medicine!"
Seeing this, a student hurriedly reminded the classmate next to him, as he himself hadn't brought any healing medicine.
"I have some!"
Another student immediately took out healing medicine from his body and gave it to Su Qiang.
At the same time, Wang Zhisheng, Song Chenglong, and Liu Hu left the dormitory amidst the chaos.
"You did well!"
After leaving the dormitory building, Wang Zhisheng praised Song Chenglong and Liu Hu, then took out two pre-prepared medicine bottles and threw them to them. "These are for you, three Heaven-grade Qi and Blood Pills in each bottle."
"Thank you, Young Master Wang!"
Song Chenglong and Liu Hu accepted with delight and thanked Wang Zhisheng.
"You two don't need to go to the cafeteria for lunch. Come with me, I'll introduce you to my cousin Ye Rui."
Wang Zhisheng thought for a moment and decided to take them to see Ye Rui, as an additional reward, to further secure their loyalty.
As expected, Song Chenglong and Liu Hu became excited as if injected with chicken blood upon hearing Wang Zhisheng's words.
Because they both knew that the Ye family managed the military and was one of the most prosperous noble families in the Dragon Country.
Moreover, they had heard Wang Zhisheng say yesterday that Ye Rui was very popular among the younger generation of the Ye family and was expected to lead the Ye family in the future.
For such an important figure, it would be harder than climbing to heaven for them to even meet him without Wang Zhisheng's introduction!
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Longlan Private Kitchen was the most renowned private kitchen in Donghai, and one of the few Black Pearl Three Diamond restaurants in the Dragon Country.
Because Longlan Private Kitchen was so famous and had too many booking customers, it was impossible to book a private room without certain connections. Even a booth in the main hall required reservations months in advance.
The Longlan Private Kitchen restaurant was located within the Longlan Mountain Villa.
This villa was one of the top villas in Donghai. Besides the restaurant, it also had facilities such as a golf course, shooting range, and martial arts arena.
At six in the evening, as the sun began to set, Jiang Wuming brought Xia Dong to Longlan Mountain Villa and, guided by the staff, arrived at the Longlan Private Kitchen restaurant.
Today, Qin Xiaozhi was hosting a dinner here to celebrate Jiang Wuming becoming a visiting professor at the Donghai Martial Arts Academy and Su Qiang becoming a student of the Donghai Martial Arts Academy.
"Boss, who is this?"
Qin Xiaozhi had been waiting at the restaurant entrance. Seeing Jiang Wuming arrive with Xia Dong, he quickly went to greet them, his expression a bit peculiar.
This was because Xia Dong, with her ponytail, dressed in a light green robe, carrying a sword at her waist, and wearing cloth shoes, looked like a young swordsman from ancient times, out of place in modern society.
"Brother Xiaozhi, my name is Xia Dong. I'm Wuming Ge's sister."
Xia Dong spoke proactively and appeared very excited.
Since she had come to Donghai with Xia Xueqin, she had basically stayed at the Donghai Martial Arts Academy and rarely had the chance to go out.
Upon learning that Jiang Wuming was going out for dinner tonight, she had specifically begged Xia Xueqin to let her accompany Jiang Wuming.
At first, Xia Xueqin disagreed. Then Xia Dong begged Jiang Wuming, who finally spoke to Xia Xueqin, and only then did Xia Xueqin agree.
"Sister Xia Dong really has an ethereal aura."
Qin Xiaozhi praised with a smile, then asked, "By the way, Boss, why didn't Xiao Qiang come with you guys?"
"I called him at noon, and he said he'd come over by himself."
As Jiang Wuming spoke, he led Xia Dong, following Qin Xiaozhi into the restaurant towards a private room.
This private room was named Loulan, located on the shore of a lake within the villa. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows was an artificial lake, offering a beautiful view.
Although private rooms at Longlan Private Kitchen were hard to come by, it was not a problem for Qin Xiaozhi. On the contrary, he could choose any private room he wished.
After all, his father, Qin Linhai, was the head of the Donghai Branch of the Military Department and one of the most powerful people in the city!
Hmm?
Upon arriving at the private room, Jiang Wuming couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"Boss, what's wrong?"
Qin Xiaozhi was a very meticulous person. He noticed Jiang Wuming's abnormality at the first moment and couldn't help but ask.
"I heard people in the next private room say that the guest they are accompanying tonight is Ye Rui," Jiang Wuming said.
Although the soundproofing in the private rooms at Longlan Private Kitchen was very good, with his strength, he could clearly hear any movement within several meters.
"Boss, how about we change places?"
Qin Xiaozhi's expression changed, and after a moment of hesitation, he said.
He already knew about Jiang Wuming's visit to Ye Wentao's house – Ye Wentao's wife, Wang Hong, and son, Ye Rui, had ruthlessly refused Jiang Wuming, distanced themselves from him in their words, and even warned Jiang Wuming not to get involved with the Ye family.
Under such circumstances, he was worried that meeting Ye Rui would affect Jiang Wuming's mood during the meal.
"No need."
Jiang Wuming shook his head and then said, "You order the food, I'll call Xiao Qiang and ask him where he is."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Wuming took out his phone, dialed Su Qiang's number, and asked, "Xiao Qiang, where are you?"
"Brother Wuming, I've arrived at the restaurant entrance."
On the other end of the phone, Su Qiang had just gotten out of the car and was standing at the entrance of Longlan Mountain Villa, his face pale, and his forehead covered in dense sweat.
Although he had taken healing medicine, treated his wounds, applied external medication, and bandaged himself, his chest still ached terribly.
However, even so, he had still chosen to come here.
Because he had heard Jiang Wuming say that Qin Xiaozhi had specifically arranged this dinner to celebrate him and Jiang Wuming.
He didn't want to let down Qin Xiaozhi's good intentions.
Not because Qin Xiaozhi was from the Qin family, but simply because he knew that Qin Xiaozhi was Jiang Wuming's brother who had shared life and death with him!
"Xiao Qiang, your Brother Xiaozhi and I are in the Loulan private room. Ask the staff to guide you here."
Jiang Wuming, unaware of what Su Qiang had gone through, asked Su Qiang to come to the private room himself.
"Okay, Brother Wuming."
Su Qiang responded. After Jiang Wuming hung up the phone, he put away his mobile phone.
Having done this, he took a deep breath, endured the pain, dragged his injured body, and slowly walked into the Longlan restaurant, guided by the staff towards the Loulan private room.
At the same time. A Rolls-Royce Phantom drove into Longlan Mountain Villa. Wang Zhisheng, along with Song Chenglong and Liu Hu, picked up Ye Rui and rushed here.
Enemies meet on a narrow road!
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