All the heavens are bound to the palace intrigue system

At 7:30 p.m. that evening, at the Mystery Bar in Tsuen Wan.

Lou led his two henchmen through the bar entrance, where a deafening wave of noise immediately greeted them.

Watching the men and women twirling wildly across the arena, Trumpet couldn't help but whistle and sway gently along with them.

"Hey, Bro, why did that loser invite us here? Is he trying to negotiate?" one of the henchmen whispered in Bro's ear.

Another henchman scoffed, "I bet he's trying to win us over with a banquet! He offended Brother Trumpet; even if he pays back the money, he'll be skinned alive! He's scared now!"

The loudspeaker swayed as it walked forward, lazily saying, "Who cares what they're going to do? We're just here to drink tonight, we don't know anything else."

The two underlings exchanged a glance and chuckled.

They know the loudspeaker; this attitude clearly shows they've got that loser figured out.

"Here!" Yu Li, who had been sitting in a booth waiting for them, stood up and waved to them with a smile, looking like he was about to offer a drink and apologize.

The loudspeaker walked over with a half-smile, casually swaying his body as he said nonchalantly, "Weren't you going to invite me for a drink? Where's the drink?"

"Of course, we'll wait for you, Brother Trumpet, to order the drinks." Yu Li smiled and presented Trumpet to the head of the table. Then he snapped his fingers, and a tall, voluptuous barmaid's eyes lit up when she saw it. She immediately walked over.

"Sir, what kind of wine would you like to drink?" the wine seller asked in a sweet voice.

Looking at that exquisite face, which resembled that of a fox, Yu Li couldn't help but feel a sense of realization.

Isn't that Fan Bingbing?

I remember now!

The female lead – Qiu Di.

I didn't expect to run into her here, but considering that she's a bar girl, it's not surprising.

Looking at her curvaceous figure and beautiful face, Yu Li couldn't help but feel a surge of passion in his heart.

It's no wonder he's a womanizer; after all, what man could remain unmoved by the young Fan Bingbing?

I wonder if she and Watson have started a relationship yet?

If so—

I'm sorry, Sheng-ge, but your wife is too complicated; you can't handle her."

Yu Li doesn't have any C-type complex. In the original world, if you want to find an original, you can only look for someone who has been in the same industry for at least three years. What adult girl doesn't have a past? If he really had that kind of complex, Yu Li wouldn't be a scumbag, and he wouldn't be able to live such a carefree life with multiple women on the run.

Of course, it would be even better if Qiu Di hadn't met Watson yet.

However, with important matters at hand, Yu Li, though harboring wicked thoughts, did not show them on the surface.

"Hey bro, what would you like to drink? Beer? Or some spirits?" Yu Li asked with a smile.

"I want to drink Royal Salute, can you afford it?" Trumpet said with a half-smile.

"Drink! We'll drink the Royal Salute!" Yu Li snapped his fingers immediately and said to Qiu Di, "Bring on a Royal Salute set, and the best fruit platters, snacks, and drinks."

Qiu Di was taken aback, then a look of surprise flashed in her eyes. If this deal went through, her commission would be substantial.

But... this person is so young, and doesn't look very well dressed. Can he afford to pay?

"Brother, the total is twelve thousand. Would you like to pay by card or..." Qiu Di asked with a smile.

In a place like a bar, where all sorts of people mingle, it's usually the case that you pay first and then get your drinks; there's nothing to say about that. Yu Li didn't hesitate; he took out two whole stacks of unopened bills from his pocket, handed one stack directly to Qiu Di, and counted out two thousand two from the other stack.

"The extra two hundred is your tip."

Qiu Di beamed with joy and thanked him repeatedly, asking, "How should I address you, elder brother?"

"Ali, he's not some big brother." Yu Li waved his hand.

"Then I'll call you Brother Li." Qiu Di smiled sweetly, her charm instantly captivating the three people watching. "Brother Li, I'll go get someone to bring you some wine. If it's convenient, I'll come back later to offer you a toast, is that alright?"

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you," Yu Li said with a smile.

"See you later then." Qiu Di waved with a smile, but in her heart she thought that this man's eyes were clean, unlike other men who were lecherous, and he was very well-behaved when paying.

"Hey bro, this girl's got a ton of cake, if only I could..." one of the henchmen said lecherously.

Snapped!

Lou slapped her across the face: "Want to die? This is Hua Niu's place. Such a beautiful woman wasn't dragged into prostitution, and she's still selling drinks here. How could she not have connections?"

The younger man immediately said sheepishly, "I was just thinking about it..."

The loudspeaker reluctantly withdrew its gaze from Qiu Di, scrutinizing Yu Li as if it were the first time it had met him: "Not bad, Li-zai, you have money to buy Royal Salute cannons, but not money to pay off your debts? You need to give me an explanation for this!"

Yu Li leaned back on the sofa and said, "How much is a bottle of wine? How much gambling debt does my dad owe you guys? Brother Trumpet, I'm not short of money for a bottle of wine, I'm short of the big stuff!"

The loudspeaker sneered, "It's your problem if you're short of money. We agreed on three days, so it's three days. The total is 360,000, including principal and interest. If it's a penny less, I'll chop off your hand!"

By the end, his eyes were full of threat.

Yu Li calmly replied, "Today we'll just drink, not talk business."

The reason he insisted on inviting La Ba over was so that he could meet Brother Kang and let him know that he now had connections.

If the important business is done tonight, then we might be able to get Brother Kang to resolve this matter on the spot.

As for the Royal Salute, he simply had a craving for it and went along with it.

A hint of surprise flashed in the loudspeaker's eyes, and he felt even more that this person was a bit hard to figure out.

But instead of being afraid, he was even more annoyed. "You little brat, putting on airs in front of me, do you really think you can disregard me?"

"Alright, let's drink then." Trumpet sneered.

The drinks arrived quickly. After the waiter poured drinks for the four of them, Yu Li casually picked up his glass and said to Laba, "I'll drink mine, Laba, you can drink as you like."

Without waiting for the other person's reaction, he downed the drink in his glass.

This gesture made the speaker's face darken even more.

He took a sip of wine, then suddenly spat it out and slammed the glass down on the table.

The loudspeaker glared at Yu Li with a sinister look: "You invited me for drinks, and you expect me to drink them dry?"

"Isn't there a fruit platter and snacks too?" Yu Li pointed to the table.

"Fuck your mother!" one of the henchmen slammed his fist on the table and cursed. "You good-for-nothing, can't you understand human language? Who does Brother Trumpet think he is? If he only wanted to drink, would you be the one paying? Brother Trumpet's presence today is a huge favor to you! You're letting Brother Trumpet drink all by himself, but you're not inviting any girls to accompany him. Are you looking down on Brother Trumpet?"

Yu Li sighed. If it weren't for completing the mission, he really wouldn't want to feign friendship with that scoundrel, Ba La. He hadn't expected even good wine couldn't shut him up; that guy was too narrow-minded and too impatient.

"A hostess, right? Please!" Yu Li said with a smile. Anyway, you'll have to throw up whatever you eat later, so let's keep things calm for now. "But I'm not familiar with the place, so you'll have to order yourselves."

"Order your mother's ass!" The underling first observed the loudspeaker, and seeing that he still had a sullen face, he immediately pointed at Yu Li's nose and cursed again. "You don't need to apologize for doing something wrong? Hey, don't say we bullied you, punish yourself with three drinks, then kneel down and apologize to Brother Lou, and then personally order a hostess! As long as you can satisfy Brother Lou, this matter will be over!"

"Am I being too accommodating?" Yu Liqi laughed.

He realized that these scoundrels couldn't be tolerated, or they would really take advantage of him.

"What did you say?" The three people on the other side were stunned.

Yu Li first checked the time, then stood up, picked up a bottle of beverage, unscrewed it, walked up to Brother Lou, and poured the entire bottle of beverage over his head under Brother Lou's incredulous gaze.

"I'll offer you some shit, will you eat it?" Yu Li asked with a smile.

"I'll fuck you..." The loudmouth's face turned red instantly as he realized what was happening, and he roared as he tried to stand up.

Snapped!

Yu Li slapped him across the face, knocking him to the ground on the sofa.

"Calling you 'Loudspeaker Bro' is giving you face," Yu Li said with a sneer, waving his hand. "You really think I'm afraid of you?"

The ten strength points weren't wasted; the slap left Trumpet seeing stars and not reacting for a long time, his left cheek quickly swelling up.