Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 743 Gangzi

The waiter said, "I didn't see it at first either, then they started fighting. Ask them, they were getting foot massages here just now." He pointed to the five technicians.

The burly man turned his head and asked, "Tell me, what's going on here?"

The person massaging Wang Gang's feet recounted what had just happened: "He spat in his face, and Wang Gang retaliated with a slap, and that's how the fight started. Then someone shouted and five or six more people came, and they all joined in."

The burly man walked over: "Let me see who this is? Oh my god, this guy's really ruthless. This is Gangzi? Damn it, isn't this guy trying to set me on fire? How much did he drink? Get me a towel."

A waiter handed Gangzi a towel, and the burly man wiped Gangzi's face, saying, "Can you talk? Gangzi, are you alright?"

Xiao Wei frowned and said, "Let's go, we can't stay here."

Miler said, "Leave? I've suffered for nothing?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let's go outside first and talk about it then."

The five people turned and walked away, when someone pointed and shouted, "Trying to run away, huh?"

The burly man turned his head and glanced at them: "Brother, you're leaving after all this commotion? That's not very polite. Don't leave until things are settled. We need to talk this out. Gangzi, can you talk now?" He brought over the dozen or so men and blocked Xiaowei and his group in place.

Gangzi nodded: "Kill him for me. It's on me if you do."

The burly man stood up and said, "Come on, help Gang up and take him over there. You guys, bring them over here and tidy this up. Can't you even do business? You're all acting like idiots."

A group of people, with their entourage, arrived at a side hall. A screen separated this area from the main hall, and inside were sofas and other furniture.

Helping Gangzi to sit down on the sofa, the burly man sat down next to him, waving his hand and saying, "Sit down, brother. You look unfamiliar. You're not from around here, are you?"

Xiao Wei was rubbing the bruise on his face when he said, "In Fengtian, people from Fengtian have to endure a beating and remain silent here, right?"

The burly man chuckled and said, "You guys are something else, aren't you? What's the point of this? This happened here, I can't just pretend I didn't see it. You need to give me an explanation."

Chen Hui said, "What explanation? What kind of explanation do you want? Come on, tell me."

Gangzi covered his face, now fully awake, and said, "Why waste words with them? It's all pointless. I'll take responsibility for their lives."

Chen Hui said, "What's over? You want to stop after you've beaten us? Let me tell you, this isn't over. You can kill me right now if you want."

Gangzi looked around, wanting to grab something to throw at Chen Hui, but unfortunately there was nothing around. He tried to stand up but was stopped by the big man. The big man whispered a few words in Gangzi's ear, and Gangzi glared hatefully at Xiaowei and the others, but didn't say anything more about killing them.

The burly man stroked his chin, sizing up Xiao Wei and his four companions. After a moment's thought, he said, "Well, judging by your appearance, you should be respectable. After all, you beat someone up today, right? Taking down five people isn't an easy job. Here's 100,000 yuan, and this matter will be settled, okay?"

Xiao Wei looked at him and said, "I dare to give it to you, but do you dare to spend it?"

The big man frowned, squinted at Xiao Wei for a while, then suddenly laughed, shook his head, patted Gangzi and said, "Come on, let me talk to you." The two of them stood up and went outside. A little while later, someone came in and called (helped) Gangzi and his group out. About ten people stood around looking at Xiao Wei and his five companions.

Xiao Wei sighed, leaned closer and whispered, "It looks like things aren't going to be easy today. You guys better be prepared. If things get too difficult, just go for it. As long as one of you gets out, it'll be fine. Miler, if things get heated up, don't do anything. Just find a chance to run away, understand? Go find a place and call the police at 334481. Tell them that someone from the provincial department has been kidnapped here."

Chen Hui asked, "What kind of phone call is this?"

Xiao Wei said, "I saw it on the map; it's the emergency number for this area."

Chen Hui bit his lip and said, "It's probably not easy to escape. I don't have any weapons. If I run from here to downstairs, I'll be blocked. If I can manage to take down one of them, either Gangzi or that guy from earlier, maybe I can get out. Otherwise, I'll just have to wait to get beaten up. Damn it, I'll risk it all."

Miler leaned back on the sofa and said, "I think it's pretty tough for me too. I'm still dizzy from that blow, and I doubt I'll be able to get out of here."

Xiao Wei asked, "Are you feeling alright? Nothing's wrong, right? Does it make you feel nauseous?"

Miler said, "No, I know what I'm doing. I was just a little dazed from the beating, but I'm fine. I probably won't be able to see anyone for the next few days. I don't even know who hit me. I strongly suspect that Xiao Hui accidentally hurt me when he was in a fit of rage, since he was holding an ashtray."

Li Weibing said, "The other side also took an ashtray, and I got hit in the back. However, I didn't see who hit you. Let's just suspect them for now. If you really can't find them, just say it was Xiao Hui who hit you and make him pay you back."

Wang Gang laughed, his face stinging from the pulling, and hissed several times. He said, "Guard, don't stop me this time. I'm going out to get some people to smash this place up."

Li Weibing said, "Why would I stop you? Count me in." He looked at the blood on his hands.

"Hey guys, come on over here and let's chat." The big man peeked in from the side and waved.

Xiao Wei said, "I'm not going anywhere. Let's talk here."

The burly man said, "Looks like you guys are really confident and capable. But don't blame me for what happened today. I can't afford to offend Gangzi. If I let you leave like this, my shop will be closed. So let's cooperate, okay? I won't hit you."

Xiao Wei smiled and said, "No need for harsh words. If you want to fight, then bring it on. Let's see how many of you the five of us can take down. At worst, it's one life for another. It's nothing serious. You can't just think about ending this like that."

The burly man squinted at Xiao Wei for a few seconds, raised his eyebrows, and said to the group of people who had been surrounding him, "Come on, bring them over here."

Several people came over to drag him away, but Xiao Wei grabbed an ashtray from the table and said, "Come on, let's see if we can open you up."

The burly man pulled a shotgun from his waist and handed it to one of his men, saying, "Get us to room number five. If anyone objects, just kill him." He then turned and left.

The "spray gun" was a homemade pistol that could only fire one shot at a time, also known as a "single-shot gun." Back then, many gangsters owned one. The "five-shot gun" with the handle sawed off was also quite common; it was a five-shot shotgun.

Holding the shotgun, the guy shook it and said to Xiao Wei, "You're the most awesome one I've ever seen. Honestly, I don't even need this." He pulled a switchblade from his pants: "I'll take you down with this. This is why Brother Bo didn't want to mess with you guys; you're just asking for trouble. Go ask around somewhere before you start acting tough. Don't forget who Brother Bo is. Let's go."

With no other option, the five of them got up and followed the others into the side corridor, arriving at booth number five. It was a large booth with a sofa on three sides, and it was spotless inside, without even an ashtray. The five of them went inside and sat on the sofa, and then everyone from the bathhouse left.

Chen Hui said, "What's going on? Is this house arrest?"

(End of this chapter)