"What’s going on here?" Xiao Yun asked.
"Didn't you see that guy covered in blood when you came up? I did that."
"You did? Why?"
"His mouth was foul, barking like a mad dog. I couldn't stand it, so I slapped him twice."
"Ye Zi, I didn't expect you to be so violent! Awesome. You knocked him out with two slaps, impressive."
"And I kicked him too. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been knocked out."
"If you had really followed through with that kick, he wouldn't be alive," Yu'er chided Ye Zi with a glance.
"No matter what, I couldn't take his dog life. A lesson was enough."
"It's going to be difficult for Liping here from now on," Xiao Yun said.
"It’s fine. If he dares to play dirty, I'll make his old man disappear too," Ye Zi said with a cold smile.
Xiao Yun felt like she was meeting the real Ye Zi for the first time.
Before, Ye Zi rarely showed her violent side. She was unassuming at home, but she turned out to be a formidable woman outside.
Xu Liping raised her hand to signal a waiter, preparing to pay the bill.
"This is your bill, totaling eighty-two thousand," the waiter said, handing over the bill.
"How much?" Ye Zi asked, as if she hadn't heard clearly.
"Eighty-two thousand. This is your bill."
Ye Zi took the bill from the waiter. Good heavens, one bottle of red wine was forty thousand, and the food per person cost seven thousand.
The bill was clearly itemized, without any ambiguity.
The "锦绣鱼汤鲜斑球" (Jǐnxiù Yú Tāng Xiān Bān Qiú) was eighteen hundred, two egg tarts were three hundred, and one "天鹅酥" (Tiān É Sū) was nine hundred. This was unbelievably expensive!
"Yang Zi, pay the bill. We're not eating lunch here; we're eating gold."
"If it's delicious, don't complain about the price," Guo Xu Yang said, pulling out a card and handing it to the waiter.
"If it's delicious, fine. The problem is it's not even that delicious.
It's not that it's not delicious, but the portions are too small.
Seven thousand could be enough for a year's expenses for an ordinary family."
"As long as you're full, that's enough. Are you short of money?"
"It's uncomfortable to let foreigners earn this money," Ye Zi whispered.
"I didn't realize you had such strong patriotic feelings.
This is a market economy now. It's a willing buyer and a willing seller. If you don't come to eat, someone else will. There's nothing that can be done about it."
"That's why the little devils are good at making money."
"Where did you get these ideas from? I never noticed you had such deep thoughts before."
"On TV, online. I saw these things from above."
"No wonder your tongue is so agile now. Your learning ability is too strong!"
"That's right. Haven't you seen who I am?"
Who is Ye Zi? She's a monster.
Guo Xu Yang couldn't argue with her on this.
Just then, a group of people from the police station came up and stopped in front of them.
"We are from the Shanghai Huangpu Branch. Someone reported malicious assault just now. Please come to the station to cooperate with the investigation," one of the uniformed officers said.
"I'm sorry. You don't have the authority to take us for an investigation," Guo Xu Yang said.
Upon hearing Guo Xu Yang's words, the officers didn't dare to make a move. They genuinely didn't know who these people were.
"Cooperating with an investigation is every citizen's duty. Please cooperate."
"Let your superior speak to me. You're not qualified," Guo Xu Yang said, completely ignoring him.
The officer hesitated for a moment and then made a phone call to the side.
"Boss, he's not cooperating with the investigation and said to have you come over."
"First, copy the surveillance footage, then put them in the car. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."
"This..."
"Stop with the 'this and that.' If you can't even handle such a small matter, how can I entrust you with more responsibility? How can I trust you?"
"Okay, boss. I understand what to do."
He hung up the phone and said to the group, "Come on, take them all away."
Guo Xu Yang didn't move at all; he just sat there calmly, watching the officers.
The officer who made the call found this intolerable and wanted to pull him up.
However, before he could get close, he tripped and fell.
The other officers, seeing their leader fall, quickly rushed forward.
But Ye Zi stopped them all.
"I don't know who called the police. Please present the relevant documents, or don't blame me for being impolite."
The officers looked at the young beauty in front of them. She seemed delicate, yet she dared to threaten them. They couldn't help but laugh.
"Little girl, we are following procedures. Please step aside."
If they had known that the young man who was beaten was assaulted by Ye Zi, they wouldn't have said that.
"As long as you present the relevant documents, we will cooperate. Otherwise, please don't disturb our meal."
"How can you not understand what we're saying, little girl?" a young man stepped forward to push Ye Zi.
As a result, he was knocked down by Ye Zi with a whip kick.
"You dare to assault an officer?" the other officers shouted.
"I apologize, but I don't know if you are real or fake.
You are now seriously endangering my personal safety. Please retreat immediately, or don't blame me for being impolite."
Ye Zi said again.
"I'd like to see how you'll be impolite?" another young man lunged forward.
With a clean sweep kick, Ye Zi sent him to the ground.
"Brothers, attack! Restrain her!" someone shouted.
The group of them pounced forward.
Ye Zi showed no mercy, throwing a hook with her left hand, a straight punch with her right, and then sweeping a leg. Within five moves, she had taken down everyone.
"Sister Ye, you are mighty!" Yu'er exclaimed, clapping her hands from the side.
Ye Zi looked at the fallen officers and said, "Grandma is unhappy today. Don't provoke me again. Scram."
Seeing that they were unable to subdue Ye Zi, the officers had no choice but to call for backup.
Less than half an hour later, more than ten uniformed individuals rushed in, followed by two plainclothes officers.
One of them was familiar: Xu Dahai.
"Boss, it's them," the officer who made the call ran up to one of the plainclothes men and said.
"You can't even handle such a small matter. What can I say about you?" the plainclothes man chided.
"Who are you people? How dare you assault officers!"
Xu Dahai quickly tugged at his sleeve and whispered something.
Then, the plainclothes man's expression turned serious as he asked, "Really?"
"Absolutely true. Have your men withdraw first, or you won't be able to handle the situation."
"All of you, go back," the plainclothes man waved his hand, instructing the uniformed officers.
Everyone was confused but dared not disobey the order.
"Brother Guo, what a coincidence. Meeting you here."
Xu Dahai then stepped forward and shook Guo Xu Yang's hand.
"Master Xu, do you live around here? I'm just having dinner with friends."
Guo Xu Yang knew that these people were on leave, hence the question.
"Yes. My family is from Shanghai. This is my brother, Xu Shiyang."
Xu Dahai quickly introduced the other plainclothes man to Guo Xu Yang.