MTLNOVEL Chapter 311: Standoff
Boom!!!
The very next second, a Koenigsegg worth a fortune came speeding over.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Following the Koenigsegg were more than a dozen black sedans which, upon arrival at the scene, quickly discharged a group of bodyguards clad in suits and leather shoes.
All wearing sunglasses and uniform attire, they carried themselves with an extraordinary aura, clearly well-trained.
"Young Master Zheng is here, Young Master Zheng is here, kid, you're as good as dead!"
Seeing the priceless Koenigsegg, Xie Mengdong, who lay on the ground, was as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
"Young Master Zheng!"
A bodyguard stepped forward to open the driver's side door of the Koenigsegg, and a young man of extraordinary bearing stepped out.
The youth didn't look old but exuded an air of defiance.
He had his hair dyed a light red, wore an Armani suit, sported a Vacheron Constantin watch, and had a tall and thin frame, giving off a vibe of arrogance and menace.
Upon seeing this entourage, Su Zhanyun hurriedly said to Ye Fan, "Brother-in-law, he is Young Master Zheng who intends to take over the exhibition hall!"
"You are Young Master Zheng?" Ye Fan looked at the youth.
The youth straightened his collar, and replied with an arrogant demeanor, "Indeed, I am Zheng Shuheng!"
"Zheng Shuheng? Sounds like a good name, so why doesn't the person match the name at all?" Ye Fan asked coldly.
Looking down from his high vantage point, Zheng Shuheng replied contemptuously, "Do you really need to know that much? Kid, tell me, do you know that Xie Mengdong is my man?"
"What if I know? What if I don't?" Ye Fan confronted Zheng Shuheng.
Zheng Shuheng scoffed, "It seems you do. Knowing that Xie Mengdong is my man and still daring to lay hands on him, you've got some nerve!"
"He was asking for it; no one else to blame!" Ye Fan responded icily.
Zheng Shuheng's eyes turned frosty as he demanded, "Do you realize that by hitting my man, you are disrespecting me?"
"Is your face worth that much? Sorry, but your face seems worthless to me!" Ye Fan sneered.
Su Zhanyun was his brother-in-law, and even if this Zheng Shuheng had considerable clout, he shouldn't forcibly take over the exhibition hall.
What's more, Su Zhanyun had already paid the rent and signed the lease agreement. Zheng Shuheng's intervention was deeply offensive to Ye Fan.
In his eyes, Zheng Shuheng was overbearing and bullying, no different from a bandit.
Upon hearing Ye Fan's reply, Zheng Shuheng's gaze instantly became much more piercing, "Although this isn't Jinling, there are not many in the Central Plains who dare to disrespect me. Kid, you've got guts."
He hailed from the Zheng family of Jinling, the premier family of the city, with overall strength that ranked in the nation's top ten.
There were many factions within the Zheng family, constantly engaged in overt and covert struggles. Zheng Shuheng's goal in coming to the Central Plains was to prove his prowess and secure his position as the next head of the Zheng family.
Jinling was almost coastal, and the selection process for the heads of noble clans and powerful families in coastal regions was stringent. Unlike the hereditary system in the mainland, they practiced fair competition.
Any member of the Zheng family, legitimate line or collateral, could compete for the position of future family head.
Survival of the fittest, the most capable thrived!
In coastal regions, noble clans and powerful families have always chosen the most outstanding from among the many rising stars in the family, allowing the best to become the head, continuing the family's glory. This is why many century-old families in the coastal areas thrive.
Zheng Shuheng was one of the candidates for the future head of the Zheng family of Jinling. With intense competition among the many candidates from the mainland, he decided to make a name for himself in the Central Plains Region.
After coming to the Central Plains, Zheng Shuheng surveyed the area and felt the exhibition hall Su Zhanyun took a fancy to was suitable, so he decided to take it over.
Zheng Shuheng's expertise lay in charity management, so he planned to set up a private charity organization here.
Anyone familiar with charitable organizations knows that the industry is quite lucrative; often, if someone donates a hundred bucks, you can pocket ninety-nine of them with negligible risk of getting caught.
Convinced of his own capabilities and the appeal of the Zheng family of Jinling, Zheng Shuheng believed that once his charitable foundation was established, a multitude of the elite from the Central Plains would surely donate to it.
By then, the rate at which he could accumulate wealth would be even faster than robbing a bank.
So, in no time, he would become the brightest star among the many candidates for the head of the Zheng family of Jinling, and the position of family head would undoubtedly be his.
"I must declare that this exhibition hall has already been rented by Zhan Yun, and you have no right to take it over," Ye Fan said in a stern voice.
"So what if it's rented?"
Zheng Shuheng snapped his fingers, and immediately, one of his bodyguards handed him a check. Continue reading at empire
Zheng Shuheng took the check and tossed it at Su Zhanyun, "Here's a check worth three million. That's enough to rent two places like this for a year. Take the check and get the hell out of here!"
"Three million?" Su Zhanyun was taken aback; he hadn't expected Zheng Shuheng to be so generous.
He had rented this exhibition space, which was over a thousand square meters, for 1.2 million a year. Indeed, with three million, he could rent a similar venue for two years.
However, Su Zhanyun didn't care for Zheng Shuheng, and he flatly refused, "No need! Your money is burning a hole in your pocket."
"What? You dare refuse me? Ungrateful wretch, are you?"
Rebuffed by Su Zhanyun, Zheng Shuheng's eyes darkened with hostility, surprised that first Ye Fan had shown him disrespect and now Su Zhanyun dared to do the same.
"I don't want your dirty money!" Su Zhanyun retorted coldly.
Hearing this, Zheng Shuheng, now furious with embarrassment, said, "It seems you two are determined to make enemies of me!"
"You're the one who started the quarrel with us!" Su Zhanyun angrily retorted.
If Zheng Shuheng had approached him with a reasonable discussion at the beginning, he might have considered relocating his startup.
Unfortunately, Zheng Shuheng's arrogance and dismissive attitude meant that no matter how much money he offered, Su Zhanyun would never give up the exhibition hall.
In life, one may not fight over a piece of bread, but should always fight for respect.
A person should not lose their dignity for money.
Zheng Shuheng's expression dark and sinister, he glanced over at Ye Fan and Su Zhanyun, and snarled, "Fine, very well! Do you really think, being from Jinling, I can't handle the two of you? Today, I'll make an example of you two—everyone attack!"
"Young Master, wait a moment!"
As soon as Zheng Shuheng finished speaking, a middle-aged man promptly called out to him.
"Uncle Meng, what is it?" Zheng Shuheng looked at the middle-aged man.
This man was Sun Meng, a supreme expert within the Zheng family, who had come mainly to ensure his safety.
Stepping forward, Sun Meng said, "Young Master, allow me to handle this."
"Uncle Meng, you want to take action? There's really no need! Why use a cleaver to kill a chicken?" Zheng Shuheng exclaimed in surprise.
In his memory, Sun Meng had already been a Martial Arts Grandmaster many years ago, and now, after all these years, it was possible that Sun Meng had reached the realm of the Martial King.
Sun Meng spoke seriously, "Young Master, we are newly arrived and must not be careless. I am very much aware of Xie Mengdong's strength, and their ability to easily capture him proves they possess certain skills. Now that the Young Master has traveled here to the Central Plains with great effort, many within the Zheng family are watching closely!"
"The Young Master should know that those people are all waiting to laugh at any misstep the Young Master makes. If the Young Master suffers a setback here in the Central Plains, they will surely laugh themselves silly."
"Your words make sense, Uncle Meng!" Zheng Shuheng nodded in agreement.
Then, Zheng Shuheng turned to Ye Fan and Su Zhanyun and said, "It's your misfortune that Uncle Meng himself is taking action. I hope in your next lives, you two won't be so foolish!"
After speaking, Zheng Shuheng's face was filled with intense self-assurance, as if with Sun Meng's intervention, Ye Fan and Su Zhanyun were destined to find no way out alive today.