Li Chonglou wasn't envious or jealous of him. Instead, upon seeing him, he suddenly wondered if the group a while ago might have been his doing.
During their casual chat while signing the contract, Li Chonglou learned from Hu Han that this fellow named Nakata had already been fired. Given his own status, Nakata wouldn't dare retaliate against Hu Han.
This made him an easy target, and it was highly probable that the blame would be shifted onto him. Li Chonglou was quite familiar with the mindset of petty individuals.
However, it was all just speculation for now, and Li Chonglou hesitated whether to approach and probe him.
After a long silence, he ultimately abandoned the idea. After all, no matter what, the other party was currently with his girlfriend. If Nakata had been alone at this moment, Li Chonglou estimated he would have chosen to approach and test him.
Just then, Xiao Li beside him suddenly spoke up, "My stomach doesn't feel quite right."
Li Chonglou turned to look. He saw Xiao Li frowning, sweat beading on his forehead, clearly having held it in for a long time.
"Hurry up and go. There are so many people here, nothing will happen."
Li Chonglou apologized slightly. He hadn't expected this police officer to be so dedicated. It was obvious he could no longer hold it in when he finally spoke.
Xiao Li breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ran to the restroom. When Li Chonglou turned around again, he suddenly found Nakata facing him, a cold sneer on his face.
Li Chonglou's brow furrowed slightly. He wondered if it really had something to do with him. Otherwise, why the smarmy expression?
"Never mind, let's buy everything we need first."
He was just a nobody. Investigating him would be a matter of minutes, so Li Chonglou didn't give Nakata much thought.
About ten minutes later, at the entrance of a supermarket, Li Chonglou, who had just emerged carrying two bags, found his path blocked.
It was Nakata.
"So, feeling better?"
Nakata sneered triumphantly. He was the one who had hired people to beat up Li Chonglou, and he had been nearby at the time, even filming a video.
Hearing this, Li Chonglou immediately understood, his eyes narrowing.
"It was you, after all. I was planning to test the waters, but you've revealed yourself."
"Test? You?"
Nakata suddenly burst into laughter, then abruptly grabbed Li Chonglou's collar.
Passersby looked at the two of them in confusion. A mall security guard not far away walked over quickly.
"Hey, what are you two doing?"
In these proper, large malls, such disturbances were not allowed. Nakata let go of his grip. Seeing this, the guard stopped approaching.
"Hmph, lucky for you! Otherwise, I'd let you taste it again today!"
He glared menacingly and was about to turn away when the sexy woman he had been holding onto appeared from somewhere and walked towards them.
Nakata's eyes lit up. He stopped, and after the woman came over, he skillfully looped his arm around her slender waist and said mockingly,
"Darling, look who this is?"
Li Chonglou stood there quietly. The sexy woman glanced him up and down and then suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Isn't this the guy in the video you showed me, the one beaten like a dead dog? Wow, he's so amazing, to be able to come shopping after being beaten like that."
Nakata sneered, "Honey, didn't I tell you? Here, when I say one, no one dares to say two. Those who offend me never have a good ending!"
Li Chonglou remained standing there quietly, looking at him with calm eyes.
Nakata felt even more annoyed. In his imagination, Li Chonglou should have shown fear and terror at this moment, begging him for mercy so he could show off in front of his woman.
Instead, he stood there like a piece of wood, showing no emotion!
"Damn it, it seems you still haven't learned your lesson!"
Nakata suddenly cursed angrily. The woman beside him consoled him, "It's okay, he's just a dead dog, why bother with him? That LV bag you promised to buy me earlier..."
Nakata shot Li Chonglou a fierce glare before taking the woman away.
"Don't worry, I always keep my word. Let's go buy it now!"
Although he hadn't achieved the effect he expected, he had managed to put on a show, and Nakata was in a great mood.
However, he didn't know that as Li Chonglou watched his retreating back, he took out his phone.
This time, he contacted Li Meixia again.
"Brother Li, about what you said earlier..."
As soon as the call connected, Li Meixia wanted to mention Hai Yan, but Li Chonglou interrupted her directly.
"I know. The person has been brought back."
Li Meixia sighed on the other end of the phone. She knew this meant the Green Gang hadn't helped. It also meant the opportunity for an extra retaliatory move Li Chonglou had mentioned was gone.
However, what Li Chonglou said next reignited her hopes.
"There's someone, who probably doesn't have any significant background, just has some money. Can you help me deal with him?"
"Of course! Just give me some basic information, and tell me how you want him dealt with? Do you want him..."
"Not too serious, just enough to put him in bed for a few months."
"Understood!"
After hanging up, Li Chonglou glanced again at Nakata's distant figure, his eyes cold.
Contacting Li Meixia was just the beginning. If someone could hire people to inflict such heavy blows over a minor issue, Li Chonglou certainly wouldn't believe there wasn't some kind of backing behind him!
If it were someone else in his place, a normal businessman, being ambushed by over a dozen people wouldn't have ended without consequences! Most likely, they would still be lying in the hospital.
So, even though Li Chonglou seemed fine now, the people he hired had indeed hit hard. And from his earlier words, Li Chonglou understood that Nakata had been nearby at the time.
Therefore, for someone like this, just making him lie in the hospital for a few months wouldn't be enough. If he was going to do something, he had to make sure Nakata could never recover.
However, there was no rush for this. After all, he still needed to stabilize the company's affairs in the coming days, especially concerning the Hu family.
Now that even Hu Han's warehouse was being disturbed, it was likely that there would be more obstacles to their future cooperation. Therefore, Li Chonglou had to find a way to clear all obstacles for Hu Han, allowing him to truly take over the Hu family.
A moment later, Xiao Li returned.
"Did anything happen?"
"Don't worry, it's nothing."
Although he had now identified Nakata as the mastermind behind the incident, it was still better to have a bodyguard accompanying him given his current physical condition. Therefore, Li Chonglou didn't let Xiao Li leave.
After finishing their shopping and leaving the mall, Li Chonglou suddenly heard a rumbling sound from Xiao Li's stomach.
When he turned to look, Xiao Li immediately looked embarrassed.