Most of them were petty thugs. Lin Yan noticed that whenever the Song family mobilized, it was always petty thugs.
Actually, it wasn't like that. Last time it was the Song family's bodyguards who were dispatched. This time, Song Botao's power had been restricted by his father, so he could only mobilize these lowest-level thugs of the Song family.
These thugs received the orders slowly and didn't yet know that their young master had been restricted in his power.
Nearly a hundred thugs blocked the entrance to the third-floor staircase.
The manager wanted to call the police, but as soon as he heard it was the Song family, he caved. As a real estate giant, no one dared to offend the Song family, let alone them who were just employees.
The few rich second-generation heirs present also felt a little panicked seeing these Song family thugs. Those with bodyguards called them, and those without called for backup. Regardless, their own safety had to be ensured.
Su Mojin's hand, held by Lin Yan, was sweating slightly, but she and Lin Yan remained relatively calm.
Lin Yan's psychological resilience was strong, and with Yang Tianming and Li Wei present, these people were not enough to make him feel afraid.
He quickly scanned his surroundings. There was only one stairwell, and an elevator on the other side.
However, Li Wei had used a chair to prop open the elevator door, keeping it in a constant state of opening and closing. It should be fine for now.
Seeing this, Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Based on the current situation, with the strength of Yang Tianming and the other three, dealing with these thugs should be no problem. Li Wei had already called Ah Dong, who would likely bring people over soon.
No matter how good the soundproofing of the private room was, it couldn't block out the noise from outside at this moment. Guests on the second and third floors came out of their private rooms one after another.
Seeing these thugs, they weren't scared. They thought they were just ordinary thugs and even announced their names, believing their status could scare away these low-level thugs raised by the Song family.
Lin Yan glanced downstairs. All the guests in the first-floor lobby had already been scared away. Only a scattered group of thugs sat at the tables, eating the remaining expensive dishes.
Confirming that there was no major issue, Lin Yan prepared to retreat back into the private room. However, at this moment, the thugs blocking the stairwell suddenly stopped and parted to create a passage.
Yang Tianming and the other three were stunned and exchanged glances. None of them charged forward. Although dealing with these thugs was simple, protecting their young master was the most important thing.
Yang Tianming and the others had been guarding here for almost five minutes, repelling several waves of attacks. During the defensive pauses, they had also disabled nearly twenty thugs.
"You must be Lin Yan."
The thugs parted, and a man wearing a gold necklace, who looked like the leader of these thugs, walked out from the middle. His gaze passed over Yang Tianming and the other three, looking towards Lin Yan behind them.
Before Lin Yan could answer, this thug leader took out his phone, slid it across the floor, and then cupped his hands towards Lin Yan.
"Young Master Lin, our young master is looking for you."
This thug leader was quite smart and didn't speak ill of Lin Yan.
The phone slid to Lin Yan's feet. Li Wei bent down, picked it up, and inspected it first. Then he looked at Lin Yan. After Lin Yan nodded, Li Wei pressed the answer button.
"Lin Yan, living a good life now, aren't you? I bet you didn't expect me to be waiting for you here."
As soon as the call connected, Song Botao's voice came through. His voice was still hoarse, sounding somewhat weak, likely due to the lingering injuries from last time.
For some reason, hearing Song Botao's voice gave Wei Hua a bad premonition.
"You don't think these few people can capture me, do you?"
Lin Yan glanced around and said to the phone in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. The real show is yet to come. Lin Yan, prepare to face my revenge. Haha, you broke my limbs, I won't let you off easy either."
A burst of almost frenzied laughter reached Lin Yan's ears. After a pause, Song Botao continued,
"Oh, and remember to thank Wei Hua for me. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to find your location."
With that last sentence, the call was hung up.
As expected, when he heard the last sentence, Wei Hua's heart suddenly tightened.
The gazes of the surrounding second-generation heirs immediately converged on Wei Hua. Xiong Jie, in particular, landed a punch on Wei Hua's face on the spot.
"Damn it, Wei Hua, I treated you like a brother, and you betrayed Brother Lin."
Xiong Jie's eyes were bloodshot. He hadn't expected his good brother to sell him out.
He was already uncomfortable being caught in the middle, and now Wei Hua had done something like this.
Wei Hua stumbled from the blow, swayed a few times before steadying himself, and wiped the blood from his lip.
He knew he had been set up today, and it was a very clumsy setup. Moreover, he had been looking at his phone for so long in front of Xiong Jie today.
"Xiong Jie, listen to me, I..."
"Explain your mother!"
Xiong Jie landed another punch on Wei Hua's face.
Putting down the phone, Lin Yan's gaze also shifted to Wei Hua. He carefully examined Wei Hua's expression before looking back at the thug leader in front of him.
He was wondering what the "real show" Song Botao mentioned was. According to Song Botao's words, there would definitely be more manpower later.
As for Song Botao saying Wei Hua exposed his location.
If Song Botao hadn't said it at the end, Lin Yan might have suspected Wei Hua. But since Song Botao mentioned it, Wei Hua's suspicion was greatly reduced.
There were many ways to know where he was going this afternoon. Everyone present knew this. Besides, if he truly had the Young Master of the Wei family as an ally, would Song Botao have been able to sell out Wei Hua so easily?
It was possible, but highly unlikely.
However, Xiong Jie and the others wouldn't think that way. Especially Xiong Jie, who had seen Wei Hua chatting with someone under the table during the meal.
Xiong Jie, perhaps due to the relationship between Lin Yan and Wei Hua, was blinded by anger.
But others were more rational. However, even if they suspected something, they wouldn't dare to say much. They had all heard Song Botao's words just now. If anything happened to Lin Yan today, the Lin family would surely pursue it.
No one knew who Song Botao had found the information from. Since the other party had thrown out the person, they might as well admit it, as it wasn't them, and they weren't familiar with Wei Hua either.
But this wasn't the main point of Song Botao's statement. The main point was what came next.
The main entrance of Juyuan Pavilion was once again forced open. This time, it wasn't thugs who entered, but a group of bodyguards in black. And this group was Song Botao's final move to drag Wei Hua into this.
The Wei family's bodyguards rushed into the interior of Juyuan Pavilion. There were quite a few of them, around eighty to ninety people, instantly filling the once relatively spacious first-floor lobby.
As soon as they entered, Lin Yan saw the leader's gaze turn towards him. It was clear that these people were also targeting him. Now Lin Yan knew what Song Botao's follow-up was.
These well-trained bodyguards were definitely more than twice as strong as these thugs. Now, relying solely on Yang Tianming and the others would be difficult.
"You still say it wasn't you."
Xiong Jie glared at Wei Hua with rage and landed another punch.
This punch was heavy, knocking Wei Hua to the ground. The phone in his pocket was also flung out.
It was still beeping with messages.