A young man approached Long Xiao’s table, his gaze lingering on Luan Jiping and Huo Tianyi, scanning them impudently.
Huo Tianyi’s face showed anger, and as she was about to speak, Luan Jiping said, "Sir, is there something you need?"
The young man smiled and said, "Two beautiful ladies, my name is Hu Xinglai, and my father is the real estate magnate Hu Ling."
"Do we know each other?"
"Not yet. Please, two beautiful ladies, come over for a drink. Won't we know each other then?" Hu Xinglai said with a smile on his smooth face.
Luan Jiping took Long Xiao’s arm and leaned her face on his shoulder, saying, "I'm sorry, I already have a boyfriend."
Seeing their intimate gesture, Hu Xinglai's face darkened.
Long Xiao was dressed plainly, and his skin, unadorned by makeup, was a bit rough. Apart from his sturdy build, there was nothing remarkable about him.
"Beauty, boyfriends can be replaced. This man looks like a weakling and a good-for-nothing."
Long Xiao was not angered by being called a weakling and a good-for-nothing. He looked at Hu Xinglai and said, "Young Master Hu, do you know what a weakling and a good-for-nothing is?"
Hu Xinglai looked at Long Xiao unpleasantly and said, "No, are you willing to tell me?"
Long Xiao nodded, dipped his hand in his teacup, and gathered the water vapor from his dan tian along his meridians to his fingertip. The drop of water instantly turned into an ice needle.
He flicked the ice needle, piercing Hu Xinglai's kidney meridian and directly sealing his kidney qi.
Hu Xinglai felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen, and a chill spread throughout his body. He shivered involuntarily.
"What the hell did you do to me?" Terrified, Hu Xinglai clutched his stomach and stumbled back several steps, shouting loudly.
"Let me explain to you what a weakling and a good-for-nothing is."
Hu Xinglai could no longer feel the existence of his lower body.
"How could this happen, you bastard, I'll kill you!" Hu Xinglai roared and lunged at Long Xiao.
Long Xiao ignored Hu Xinglai, picked up the wine bottle with a smile, and poured wine for Luan Jiping and Huo Tianyi.
As Hu Xinglai reached Long Xiao and swung his fist, Long Xiao shouted, "Get lost."
A gust of air erupted, sending Hu Xinglai flying backward and crashing heavily onto the ground.
"Attack him, kill him!" Hu Xinglai got up and yelled.
Hu Xinglai's few followers looked at Long Xiao and didn't dare to move. They could see that Long Xiao could crush them with a single finger.
"Attack, why aren't you moving?" Hu Xinglai shouted.
One of Hu Xinglai's henchmen whispered, "Young Master Hu, we can't win."
"Call for help. Tell Master Luo to send people, and have them kill this out-of-town brat."
Hu Xinglai and his henchmen left in disgrace. Huo Tianyi said, "Divine Doctor Long, although this Hu Xinglai is a spoiled rich kid, he has connections with the gangs and bandits in Hong Kong. He's tricky."
Long Xiao smiled and served dishes to the two beauties, saying, "It's alright. We are all civilized people. What gangsters and gangs? When they come, we can reason with them and win them over with virtue."
"Sister Luan, why don't we finish eating and go back quickly? Getting involved with people like this is very troublesome," Huo Tianyi said.
Luan Jiping smiled and said, "Don't worry, my brother's abilities are more than enough to protect us both."
As the three of them finished their meal, a group of burly men armed with various weapons stormed into the restaurant with an imposing aura.
The restaurant security guards, seeing the situation, had already fled. Other guests also got up and left.
The fat restaurant manager rushed to the leader and said, "Brother Ming, for old times' sake, let's just let this matter go."
The leading strongman slapped him and said, "What the hell do you think you are? If you say let it go, it's let go. How am I supposed to operate in this business anymore?"
The manager covered his face and retreated, pulling out his phone to call the boss. He couldn't afford to offend this group, but these two beautiful women had extraordinary气质, unlike daughters from ordinary families. If something happened to them in his restaurant, he would be in trouble.
The leading strongman, bare-chested, walked up to Long Xiao, pointed at him, and said, "Take the women, and cripple the man."
Long Xiao glanced disdainfully at the strongman and said, "Aren't you going to ask for the reason before insisting on doing this?"
"I never ask for reasons when I do things. Brothers, attack!"
As the strongman shouted "attack," a cracking sound was heard. His arm holding the cleaver was broken by Long Xiao, and the cleaver landed in Long Xiao's hand.
"This is a good knife. Who wants to test it?" Long Xiao said in a deep voice.
No one saw how Long Xiao moved. Everyone was terrified and retreated. Long Xiao raised his hand and threw the cleaver, embedding it in the leader's thigh.
As the scream of pain began, Long Xiao’s fist struck the strongman’s mouth.
"Damn it, did I tell you to scream?" Long Xiao said sternly, looking at the strongman spitting blood.
The strongman trembled with pain but dared not scream again. His teeth were all knocked out, and he feared he would be beaten to death if he screamed again.
"Get out," Long Xiao waved his hand and shouted.
The group of strongmen, carrying their boss, fled the restaurant, looking dishevelled.
The manager hurried forward and said, "The three of you should leave quickly. The person they were beating just now was one of Master Luo's men. Master Luo is the boss of Repulse Bay."
"You know them?" Long Xiao asked.
The manager nodded. Long Xiao continued, "The father of that Young Master Hu is a real estate magnate. I've only heard of Li Ka-shing, and I haven't heard of any other real estate magnates."
"Young Master Hu's father is named Hu Ling. He used to be involved in the underworld, then he got involved with a group of foreigners, became a broker, and made a fortune, then got into real estate."
Long Xiao turned back and asked, "Miss Huo, did this Hu Ling also participate in that auction?"
Huo Tianyi nodded and said, "Yes, he was there."
Long Xiao smiled and said, "I wasn't sure where to start. Since the Hu family has provoked us, let's start with them."
"Divine Doctor Long, the Hu family has connections with gang forces. We need to be careful," Huo Tianyi said.
Luan Jiping said, "Brother, do you want me to call some people from Donghai over?"
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "No need. Let my people come."
Back at the villa, Long Xiao called Luo Tianshui and asked him to bring Xiao Ming and Ye Xiao.
After calling Luo Tianshui, Long Xiao called Ye Mei and asked her to bring two key members to Hong Kong and establish their intelligence network there as quickly as possible.
"Brother Long, are you planning to develop in Hong Kong?" Ye Mei asked curiously.
"Regardless of whether we develop in Hong Kong in the future, we should have our intelligence network here. This place is very special, and we cannot give it up."
"Heh heh, Brother Long, your plan is truly far-reaching. What are you trying to do?"
"You don't need to worry about that. When you get here, I'll give you another hundred million for expenses."
"Okay, the more money, the better. More money means more can be done," Ye Mei said happily.