After half a lifetime of navigating the world, the system tells me to be a good big brother!

He understood what Xiao Guo was saying; in his view, this situation was actually quite normal.

They were all around seventeen or eighteen years old, young people, full of vigor, and sometimes just a glance could ignite a fight.

Not to mention the places they went to, the food stalls were full of drunkards.

A drunkard plus a group of young people—it's hard to avoid some kind of conflict.

Li Qing glanced at the motorcycle that was still running and was glad he hadn't gone upstairs yet, otherwise he would have had to make another trip.

He turned the motorcycle around and rode straight towards the food street, telling Lin Xia about it along the way.

The food street was planned by the county in the early 2000s, and most of the county's restaurants are located on this street.

In less than ten minutes, Li Qing had arrived at the location Xiao Guo had mentioned.

He looked at the entrance of Big Beard's BBQ restaurant, where two groups of people were gathered and confronting each other under a spotlight.

One of the groups was Xiao Guo and his men, who were under Li Qing's command.

After he parked his motorcycle, he didn't immediately go into the crowd because he realized he knew the person who was confronting Xiao Guo.

Based on his understanding of those people, it wouldn't be easy for the two sides to start a fight.

Since a fight wouldn't break out immediately, Li Qing wasn't in such a hurry.

He walked over to the barbecue grill in a few steps and started chatting with the owner who was standing in front of it.

"Uncle Eric, how's business lately?"

As soon as Li Qing finished speaking, the boss with a big beard came up to him.

The owner was very enthusiastic when he saw Li Qing, and even handed him a handful of freshly grilled meat skewers.

"Long time no see, Balangzi! The weather has been great lately, and business is booming in the evenings!"

Why did you come here today? Didn't you go to Yue's place?

Li Qing didn't stand on ceremony with the boss, took the skewers handed to him, and showed off one to himself first.

Li Qing and his boss, Aili, had known each other for a long time; they met when Sha Chao took him to visit the county mosque.

Although one was a Hui and the other a Wei, they worshipped at the same temple, so Li Qing was the boss he met at that time.

"I was called here by someone. The group of people on the left are my shop assistants."

"I was wondering why you ended up here!"

After chatting with Uncle Aili for a bit, Li Qing showed off several skewers of meat.

"Uncle, tell me what happened over there? The young men in my shop are all honest and have never caused any trouble outside."

While Li Qing was chatting with Aili, he quickly inquired about what had happened.

Aili didn't hide anything from Li Qing and immediately told him the story.

"Well, it's nothing really. They arrived around the same time."

As you know, in our shop, basically whatever's baked on the stove is taken around to each table.

The two groups were sitting at a table close together. When my men went over to ask, the remaining skewers had already been bought up by the group that was called "Traffic Lights".

The table next door had nothing to eat, so naturally they were unhappy, and that's how the two sides started arguing.

Uncle Aili has been doing this for years and is already used to it.

Li Qing then understood what had happened; in fact, he had already guessed what was going on before he came.

This is nothing more than a quarrel caused by hot-blooded young people, which is easy to understand.

"Uncle Eric, this happened in your shop after all, what are you planning to do?"

If you can't handle this, I'll just take my people back with me.

Li Qing asked Ai Li, saying that he just wanted to finish things quickly so he could go home and rest.

As for the idea of ​​achieving a certain goal or having to step up, those thoughts are no longer something someone his age would consider.

Uncle Aili understood what Li Qing meant and then told him his solution.

"Don't worry, I just made a phone call, and Imam Nawu will be here with his men in a little while."

"Once they arrive, these young men can't cause any trouble."

"Damn, this old man is no good. The two groups haven't even fought yet, and you've already called for backup, even calling the imam!"

"Uncle, could you please tell the Imam Nawu that I can handle this little thing?"

I know both groups; one is mine, and I know the other group too.

Actually, if things really escalate, it won't be good for anyone, don't you think?

Ai Li stared at Li Qing, and the two locked eyes for several dozen seconds.

Finally, Eric nodded to him and then walked aside to make a phone call.

Li Qing felt fortunate that he arrived quickly; otherwise, if the imam from Nanguan Temple had brought people tonight, things would have been very serious.

It could easily escalate into an ethnic issue, and that would be difficult to resolve.

Moreover, there's another problem: Xiao Guo is still his employee. If things get out of hand, the county will definitely pin the blame on him.

If he were charged with inciting ethnic conflict, he would probably receive a lighter sentence than Brother Dong.

Therefore, considering these factors, he has to take charge of this matter.

Uncle Aili returned shortly after and said to Li Qing.

"Young man, I'm not getting involved in this anymore, you handle it!"

Li Qing nodded to Uncle Aili before walking towards the two opposing groups of people.

As Li Qing drew closer, his aura grew stronger, further accentuated by the cigarette dangling from his lips and the faint outline of his tattoos.

Judging from his appearance alone, he looks exactly like the stereotypical image of a gangster.

"What are you all doing standing there so late at night, not eating properly? Are you practicing cross-eyedness?"

Li Qing didn't speak to Xiao Guo first, but instead addressed everyone on both sides in a warning tone.

He's still quite sharp-witted; even if he's inclined to side with Xiao Guo in a situation like this, he can't show it.

If he takes sides with Xiao Guo, this matter will definitely escalate rapidly.

That's why he said that. After saying that, Li Qing didn't say anything more, but instead kept scanning everyone with his eyes.

His eyes revealed a fierce look, and his murderous gaze made everyone lower their heads to avoid Li Qing's scrutiny.

Looking at everyone's reactions, especially the reactions of the six people who had met the energetic young man before, Li Qing knew that this matter was basically settled.

"Tell me, what's going on here?"

Li Qing asked the two groups of people, first glancing at Xiao Guo, then pointing at Xiao Guo and his group, and adding a sentence to the six energetic young men who looked like traffic lights.

"You all know who I am. Those of you who have conflicts with me are now eating with me."

"But we're kind of destined to meet. We met once before at the police station, and this is our second time meeting."

After speaking with them, he raised his head slightly to the energetic young man, signaling them to begin.

The energetic young men understood what he meant and immediately began to tell their story.

Li Qing listened quietly from the side, with Xiao Guo and a few others occasionally adding their own comments.

In less than ten minutes, he had figured out the whole story. Just as Big Beard Eric had said, the conflict was caused by a dispute over a string of skewers.

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