Chapter 399: Chapter 399: Scaring You to Death_1

Zhang Xian was somewhat perplexed when he realized that Fourth Brother Qiu wasn’t after his money.

He had never seen this guy before, much less had any conflicts with him. Why would he want to kill him? Was this whole thing too coincidental?

"Clap clap..."

Fourth Brother Qiu suddenly clapped his hands together.

"Click..."

Shortly after, the room door was pushed open. Many middle-aged men rushed in, each armed with a weapon.

"Ah..."

Wen Yulan was terrified and quickly grabbed Zhang Xian’s arm.

"Don’t be scared, I’m here."

Zhang Xian held Wen Yulan in his arms and asked Fourth Brother Qiu, "Let’s be transparent here. Since you’re looking for trouble with me, you should tell me why."

"Do you remember the incident at the Jinwan casino?"

Fourth Brother Qiu smiled, "To be frank, I’m a friend of Ouyang Shuo. The person who wants to kill you is Ouyang Shuo’s elder brother, Ouyang Zhong. I’m just doing his bidding."

"So it’s that guy."

Zhang Xian chuckled, "I must say, I didn’t know Ouyang Shuo had an older brother. I miscalculated this time and walked right into the line of fire. But you never know whether your luck is good or bad. If I hadn’t stumbled upon this today, who knows what schemes you would have concocted in the future. Today, I might as well save myself the trouble and deal with you lot."

"You’re going to deal with me? Do you not see what’s happening right now?"

Fourth Master Qiu replied, "Young man, let me tell you, everyone in this building is on my side. You won’t be leaving here, scot-free."

"And you call me foolish."

Zhang Xian asked in response, "Don’t you know how I left Ouyang Shuo crippled? He had as many people as you and showed the same kind of overconfidence. But how did things end up for him?"

"This happened?"

Fourth Master Qiu didn’t know the downfall of Ouyang Shuo. No one had told him about it.

Upon hearing Zhang Xian bring it up, he looked at the others and asked, "You all used to follow Ouyang Shuo. Shouldn’t one of you know how Ouyang Shuo met his doom?"

"Fourth Master, Brother Shuo was crippled by someone."

Suddenly, someone stood up, took a few looks at Zhang Xian, and quickly retreated, "It... it was him... he was the one who crippled Brother Shuo."

Seeing Zhang Xian, the others also retreated in fear, their faces filled with shock as if they had seen something terrifying.

They hadn’t seen Zhang Xian’s face earlier as he had his back turned to them. Once they got a good look at him, they were all frightened. This guy...wasn’t he the badass who single-handedly fought off a hundred men back then?

Could it be that Fourth Master Qiu wanted them to fight this guy? But wouldn’t that just be seeking punishment?

"Wha... what’s going on?" Fourth Master Qiu was taken aback.

What on earth was happening? Why did all the people he had summoned react to Zhang Xian as if they’d seen a ghost? Could something terrifying have happened when Ouyang Shuo was disabled?

"Fourth... Fourth Master, we... we quit." One of them suddenly retreated, shaking his head like a rattle-drum.

The others also retreated towards the door. They didn’t want to face Zhang Xian’s fearsome abilities any longer.

Fourth Master Qiu scolded, "What do you mean by this? Everybody get back here. Are you scared of this guy with all of us here? What the hell are you good for?"

"Fourth Master, we’re not scared. We simply can’t beat him! We really can’t."

"Yes! Fourth Master, this guy is really tough. Back then, even though there were many of us, Brother Shuo still got taken down by him. It will be the same if we fight him again. We can’t win."

The crowd had no intention of stepping forward. No matter how furious Fourth Master Qiu was, they wouldn’t butt heads with themselves.

If they could win, and there was a possibility of victory, they might risk everything. But there was absolutely no chance of winning. Why would they rush in like lemmings? Did they think they were too healthy?

If a real fight broke out and someone ended up with a broken arm or leg, it wouldn’t be a joke. Several of their brothers had tragically become disabled after that last battle.

"You... you all..." Cold sweat started to form on Fourth Master Qiu’s forehead.

Damn it, this guy was a real badass, wasn’t he? A bunch of people standing here, and no one dared to take action. Could it be that he was just a joke, here for a suicide mission?

"Fourth Brother Qiu, oh Fourth Brother Qiu, it looks like you’re in for some hard luck."

Zhang Xian slowly walked towards Fourth Brother Qiu and said, "If you don’t want to end up like Ouyang Shuo, I suggest you keep quiet."

"Wha...What do you want?"

Fourth Brother Qiu retreated in fear, a far cry from his previous bravado, "You... you’d better not come over here. I’m a member of the Sanhe Group, you won’t have a good end if you mess with me."

"Sanhe Group?"

Zhang Xian laughed, "So this Ouyang Zhong is also a member of the Sanhe Group, right?"

"Yes... yes, so you’d better not touch me."

Fourth Master Qiu said, "Our Sanhe Group is the biggest mafia organization in Port City. If you kill me, the Sanhe Group will definitely come after you. How about we forget about everything that happened today?"

"Do you think that’s possible?"

Zhang Xian laughed, "Tell me, where is this Ouyang Zhong?"

"I... I don’t know. He didn’t tell me. He only assigned me the task of capturing you when he came yesterday." Fourth Master Qiu shook his head.

Seeing Zhang Xian’s face suddenly turn cold, he hurriedly added, "Big brother, I’m really not lying to you. I honestly don’t know where he is. If there’s even half a lie in what I said, then may the heavens smite me."

"Alright! I’ll take your word for it. But if I find out you’re lying, I’ll take your life anytime."

Zhang Xian gave a cold laugh and said, "There’s one more thing you need to make clear to me. After I crippled Ouyang Shuo, He Zheng took over the Jinwan casino. Now that the Jinwan Casino is in your hands, where is He Zheng? He’s my man. If he’s dead, you’re as good as dead today. If he’s not dead, and you didn’t go too far, maybe you’ll be left with a small life."

Fourth Master Qiu swallowed his saliva, looking at Zhang Xian in terror, "He... He Zheng is not dead, but... but I broke his legs."

"Really? You broke his legs?"

Zhang Xian froze for a moment, then suddenly kicked out, "In that case, you can join him. I have already shown you enough mercy."

"Ah..."

Fourth Brother Qiu suddenly screamed and fell to the ground, clutching his legs and rolling around in pain.

"Elder Sister Yulan, let’s go."

Zhang Xian gave a cold laugh and led Wen Yulan by the hand towards the door.

Seeing this, his men parted the way. No one dared to stop them; no one could. For them, as long as Zhang Xian didn’t make any trouble for them, they were already extremely grateful.

"Zhang Xian..."

While Wen Yulan was afraid, she was also somewhat shocked.

She hadn’t expected Zhang Xian to be so powerful. There were dozens of people standing there, and not one of them dared to move. Zhang Xian, alone, could intimidate dozens of men?

How formidable was this guy? Was this the kind of strength a young man in his twenties should have?

...

In a siheyuan in Yantai City, He Zheng was lying in a chair quietly smoking a cigarette.

Compared to before, he looked much haggard now, a full beard on his face, and the sparkle in his eyes was lost. He looked like an elderly man about to fade away with the breeze.

Several young men sitting nearby had the same expression as He Zheng.

When they first took over the Jinwan Casino, they were so glamorous. There were few people in Yantai city who dared to offend them.

However, the good times didn’t last. Before they could really flaunt their power, suddenly a large group attacked them. Caught off guard, the Jinwan Casino changed hands quickly and now belonged to someone else.

They couldn’t help it; they couldn’t defend it.

At that time, they had not yet fully integrated the Jinwan Casino, and those who attacked were the elder brothers of the previous owners of Jinwan Casino. Their side was quickly thrown into chaos.

Those damn guys, all turncoats, were just unreliable.

"Ding ling ling..."

Suddenly, the tranquility of the small courtyard was broken by the sound of a ringing mobile phone.

He Zheng looked at the mobile phone by the side, without intention to answer it. However, when he saw the caller ID, he jumped up, "Brother Xian."

"Are you dead yet?"

He Zheng said, "I... I’m not. Brother Xian, the Jinwan Casino is gone, and now I’m crippled. I’m sorry."

"I know. Fourth Brother Qiu has been crippled by me. Where are you guys now?"

He Zheng was stunned. After giving Zhang Xian the address, he asked in surprise, "Brother... Brother Xian, are.. are you in Yantai now? Has that damn turtle of a Forth Brother Qiu really been crippled by you?"

"Hmm, I am on my way to see you."

Listening to the busy tone on the phone, He Zheng remained stunned for a long time. Fourth Brother Qiu was crippled by Brother Xian? Wasn’t that too fast?

However, thinking of Zhang Xian’s strength, he felt relieved. Remembering how in the past, he too was beaten up so badly by Zhang Xian that he couldn’t raise his head. Dozens of people who attacked in a group were all beaten to cry for mercy, weren’t they?

"Brother Zheng, what’s the situation?"

A few young men huddled around, looking at He Zheng in surprise.

They were all He Zheng’s trusted friends, who had come up together since the beginning. After the incident, everyone else left, only these few stayed together to struggle through.

"Brother Xian said..."

He Zheng said, "He has already crippled Forth Master Qiu. The Jinwan Casino is back in our hands."

"Really?" The eyes of the men around him lit up.

But soon, one of the young men said sadly, "But Brother Zheng, your legs are ..."

"No worries..."

He Zheng started to laugh, though there was a hint of bitterness in his smile, "Even if I don’t have my legs, with you guys, my brothers, we can still keep the Jinwan Casino going."

The young men nodded in agreement, then huddled together.

As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. It’s insignificant to be together during the good times. It’s truly valuable to stick together during adversity.

These few people were indeed true brothers.

"Everyone’s here?"

Suddenly, a young man walked in with a beautiful woman.

"Brother Xian..."

As soon as they saw Zhang Xian, everyone stood up promptly and respectfully greeted him.

"Brother Xian... I..."

He Zheng sadly said, "I’m sorry, I can’t stand up now. I hope Brother Xian will forgive my rudeness."

Zhang Xian looked at He Zheng and asked, "Why didn’t you call me when Fourth Brother Qiu was hitting you? If I had come, would they have had the audacity to be so arrogant?"

"I... I did call you, Brother Xian."

He Zheng glanced at Zhang Xian and said, "But, your phone kept saying it was switched off so..."

"Uh..."

Zhang Xian was stunned and then asked awkwardly, "Was this about half a month ago?"

He Zheng nodded, "Yes, more or less."

With a bitter smile on his face, Zhang Xian said, "I see, the thing is, I had something to do at that time so I switched off my phone. I must say, this pitfall was meant to be in your fate. But don’t worry, I can heal your legs."

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