Threats, barefaced threats!
The shop owner no longer cared how others viewed him, even making threats in front of everyone, completely unashamed.
This was a golden pen worth a million, he could tell at a glance. If he sold it, it would fetch over a million!
As long as he could get the golden pen back, what did it matter if the shop was closed?
“How can the owner be like this?”
“Only does business that makes money?”
“This needs to be exposed, so we can avoid them in the future!”
“…”
The passersby continued to chatter.
But the shop owner paid them no mind. His eyes were red, staring intently at Li Se.
“It’s still not going to be returned,” Li Se ignored the shop owner’s threat. “If you have the guts, have that Tiger Lord come over. I’d like to see who can snatch this golden pen from my hands!”
“You wait for me!” The shop owner immediately made a call. “Tiger Lord, hurry over. A golden pen worth a million has been found here, and someone is trying to snatch it!”
“A golden pen, a million? Is that true?” Tiger Lord sounded somewhat surprised.
“It’s true!” The shop owner confirmed with certainty.
“Alright, I’ll be there immediately!” Tiger Lord hung up the phone and rushed over with his men.
The shop owner said menacingly, “Don’t even think about leaving this antique street.”
Li Se remained unfazed, even waiting there for this Tiger Lord.
“Young man, you should return the item. Getting fifty thousand back is already good. If Tiger Lord comes, you won’t get a single penny.” An old man kindly advised.
“What? Is this Tiger Lord so powerful that he can rob people in broad daylight?” Li Se scoffed.
The old man said, “Tiger Lord is the boss around here, and he has the Wu Alliance behind him. We can’t afford to offend him.”
“Wu Alliance?” Li Se frowned slightly.
“Kid, you don’t even know about the Wu Alliance?” The shop owner said triumphantly. “The Wu Alliance is one of the four major gangs in Jiangnan Province. I’m telling you, once Tiger Lord arrives, you won’t even get that fifty thousand. Of course, since I’ve already made this call, you won’t get the fifty thousand now. But if you return the golden pen to me right now, you can still avoid a beating.”
Tap, tap, tap…
It was at this moment that footsteps were heard.
A large man leading dozens of followers walked towards them.
“Tiger Lord!”
The shop owner respectfully shouted.
“Where is the golden pen?” Tiger Lord asked.
The shop owner pointed at Li Se. “In his hand.”
Tiger Lord looked over. Indeed, Li Se held a golden pen in his hand. He took two steps forward and said with a smile, “Kid, leave the golden pen. It’s not yours. Snatching things from others isn’t a good habit. I, Tiger Lord, detest such things the most. I protect this area, and I won’t allow such snatching to happen. So, put down the golden pen, and I’ll let you off as a first-time offender.”
Shameless! This was truly shameless!
The onlookers all looked on with disdain. Who exactly was snatching things?
However, Tiger Lord had more men, so no one dared to retort.
“I paid for it with my own money, and after discovering it was a golden pen, this shop owner wanted to snatch it back. Now he’s saying I snatched the golden pen. What kind of logic is this?” Li Se snorted coldly.
“If I say you snatched it, then you snatched it,” Tiger Lord said with disdain. “If you don’t agree, I can also ask these bystanders.”
Saying that, he grabbed a passerby, his expression fierce, and said, “Tell me, who snatched the golden pen?”
The man trembled, especially when he met Tiger Lord’s gaze. He almost wet himself and immediately pointed at Li Se, saying, “He, he… he snatched the golden pen!”
“Haha!” Tiger Lord pushed the man away and looked at Li Se. “Did you hear that? We have a witness! It’s you who snatched the golden pen. You brat, daring to rob things on my Tiger Lord’s turf, are you tired of living? Hurry up and put down the golden pen, or I’ll make you suffer!”
“Are all people from the Wu Alliance this overbearing?” Li Se said, frowning.
“How my Wu Alliance does things is none of your business, kid. I’ll ask you one last time, are you leaving the golden pen or not?” Tiger Lord was starting to lose patience.
The shop owner looked smug. This wasn’t the first time he had done such a thing; it was a guaranteed profitable business.
“Does Master Ba know about how you operate?” Li Se suddenly asked.
Tiger Lord frowned. “Kid, you even know Master Ba? Damn it, stop the nonsense. If you don’t put down the golden pen, I’ll kill you!”
“It seems Master Ba doesn’t know. I’ll call him to explain the situation.” Li Se took out his phone. They had exchanged contact information when Li Se treated Master Ba last time.
“Pfft…” Tiger Lord laughed. “Don’t tell me you know Master Ba?”
Tiger Lord was the boss of this area, but he didn’t know Master Ba. Who was he? He was the leader of the Wu Alliance, and this brat in front of him claimed to know Master Ba and was going to call him. It would be a ghost if he believed it.
“Haha…” Tiger Lord’s subordinates couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
The onlookers also felt helpless. Although they had found a treasure, offending the Wu Alliance was no trivial matter. At this time, it was natural to pay to resolve the issue and avoid physical harm.
Li Se ignored Tiger Lord’s mockery; his call had already gone through.
“Little Li, you left too hastily last time. I haven’t had a chance to thank you properly. Today, no matter what, I must treat you to a meal!” Zhao Ba’s hearty voice came from the other end of the phone.
After Li Se’s treatment last time, Zhao Ba’s health had almost fully recovered. Moreover, he had started practicing military boxing in the past few days. Just as Li Se had said, his health was getting better and better, and his martial skills had become much stronger.
Therefore, he wanted to properly thank Li Se again.
“It might be difficult, Brother Zhao. Your Wu Alliance is truly overbearing. I found a golden pen on the antique street, and then people from your Wu Alliance demanded that I leave it behind. What do you think, is that overbearing?” Li Se’s voice carried a hint of coldness.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ba’s expression changed. “Antique street, I’m coming right over!”
“Alright, I’ll wait for you!” Li Se’s impression of Zhao Ba had somewhat soured. The Wu Alliance was a major gang, but if they engaged in such acts of robbery, the Wu Alliance would likely not fare well. If Zhao Ba was also such a person, then Li Se would naturally disdain to associate with him.
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Ba immediately summoned everyone, his face filled with rage.
His subordinates dared not utter a single word. Why had Master Ba appeared? Why was he so furious?
“Who is in charge of the Qingyun City Antique Street?” Zhao Ba asked coldly.
A man stepped forward. “Master Ba, it… it’s me.”
Zhao Ba hurled a cup fiercely. “Good for you, Little Knife! You’re so powerful, you’re used to being arrogant, aren’t you? Have you all started a business of robbery?”
Little Knife looked innocent. “Tiger Lord, what exactly happened?”
“Ask your subordinate!”
Zhao Ba was furious. “I’m going to the antique street personally right now!”