"Who is it, Da Zhi? If you know, hurry up and tell us. Stop playing coy, I'm dying of curiosity."
Liu Qi said expectantly.
Seeing that he had piqued everyone's appetite, Wang Da Zhi said cryptically, "Let me tell you, that person is the kingpin of the entire underground world in Northern Jiangsu. The leaders of any city in Northern Jiangsu have to call him Boss Chen!"
As soon as he said this, the crowd erupted in an uproar.
Liu Qi's eyes widened in amazement, "No wonder. Long Yaoyang dared to provoke such a powerful figure. Isn't he just asking for death!"
Niu Lili asked, "How did Long Yaoyang provoke him?"
"I'm not sure about that."
Wang Da Zhi sneered, "That Long Yaoyang kid was arrogant and overbearing in school. He probably didn't know Boss Chen's identity this time. He truly died without knowing how he died."
At this moment, the three of them were discussing animatedly, with no hint of respect for the deceased in their words.
Just then, Cao Da Yong asked doubtfully, "Da Zhi, what are you doing now? How do you know so many inside stories?"
Wang Da Zhi looked smug, but he wouldn't say it himself. To achieve the effect of showing off, he winked at Liu Qi.
Liu Qi immediately understood and said in an exaggerated tone, "Cao Da Yong, your information is too outdated. Da Zhi has made something of himself now. If Long Yaoyang were still alive, he would have to bow and scrape before Da Zhi."
"Just tell us, stop playing coy, okay?" Cao Da Yong urged.
"Alright, since you're begging me so much, I'll be merciful and tell you!"
Liu Qi cleared his throat and said, "Da Zhi is now the son-in-law of the underground leader in Jiangkou City. To put it this way, in the underground world of Jiangkou City, besides their leader, Da Zhi calls the shots!"
A look of shock appeared on Cao Da Yong's face. So this old classmate was now involved in the underworld?
Wang Da Zhi pressed his palms down, signaling Liu Qi to stop talking, "Low profile, low profile..."
Although he said "low profile," his eyes were arrogant, and he had a condescending demeanor.
Just then, Chen Xiao, who had been silent all along, suddenly chuckled and asked, "Heh, the Boss Chen you mentioned is so awesome, do you know him?"
Wang Da Zhi glanced at Chen Xiao and said dismissively, "I dare not say whether I know him or not, but I have had dinner with him a few times and witnessed his demeanor..."
Chen Xiao immediately pressed, "Then tell me what he looks like? How old is he? What is his real name?"
Faced with Chen Xiao's string of questions, Wang Da Zhi couldn't come up with an answer and became enraged.
"Chen Xiao, listen to the questions you're asking! Even my father-in-law has to be humble before Boss Chen, so how could I ask him such private questions... Forget it, you're too low-level to understand!"
Wang Da Zhi didn't want to say too much for fear of revealing himself, so he quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Cao Da Yong, what are you doing now? How are you doing?"
Cao Da Yong smiled sheepishly and told the truth, "I'm a salesman in the provincial capital. I haven't achieved much, just barely making a living..."
"Oh..."
Wang Da Zhi said "oh" meaningfully, then pointed to his nose and asked, "Do you still remember this scar?"
On Wang Da Zhi's nose bridge was a thin, long scar about five centimeters long.
Cao Da Yong certainly remembered the scar, as it was left when he beat up Wang Da Zhi.
"Yes, of course I remember. I was young and reckless back then. Da Zhi, you're not still holding a grudge, are you?"
Cao Da Yong asked with a smile, but his heart sank.
Wang Da Zhi was petty and vindictive. His bringing up the past now clearly had a purpose.
Wang Da Zhi said with a fake smile, "How could I? I should thank you. It's precisely because of this scar that my wife fell for me. She said this scar makes me look very manly."
Cao Da Yong was relieved. He thought Wang Da Zhi was going to hold onto past grievances. And now, he clearly couldn't compete with Wang Da Zhi.
However, Wang Da Zhi then said with a smile, half-truthfully and half-falsely, "But speaking of which, if this happened now, and you dared to leave a scar on my face, you would be a dead man by now. Do you understand what I mean?"
Cao Da Yong was stunned because Wang Da Zhi's words were neither like a joke nor like drunken ramblings. He didn't know how to answer.
Liu Qi chimed in, "Cao Da Yong, don't you understand what Da Zhi means? You hit Da Zhi back then, and you still owe Da Zhi an apology!"
Cao Da Yong finally realized and quickly stood up to propose a toast.
"Da Zhi, it was my fault back then. I apologize with this drink! It's been so long, I hope you don't mind!"
After speaking, Cao Da Yong downed the entire glass of white wine in one gulp.
However, Wang Da Zhi just looked at him coldly, not touching his wine at all.
"You want me to forgive you, right?"
Wang Da Zhi sneered, "Then you have to show some sincerity!"
"What sincerity, Da Zhi, just tell me what you want me to do."
Cao Da Yong knew that he couldn't avoid this today.
"Kneel down and kowtow three times, and we'll forget about the past!"
Wang Da Zhi said slowly, looking at Cao Da Yong with a playful expression.
Cao Da Yong froze on the spot.
"Wang Da Zhi, don't push it too far. Besides, you were in the wrong first back then. I beat you because you deserved it."
Chen Xiao warned coldly.
Today was just a chance encounter between a few old classmates. Chen Xiao didn't want any unpleasantness, so he hadn't exposed Wang Da Zhi's bragging earlier.
Who knew that Wang Da Zhi would push his luck and even ask Cao Da Yong to kowtow and apologize!
However, as soon as Chen Xiao finished speaking, Liu Qi immediately cursed, "What the hell, Chen Xiao, when is it your turn to speak? Who do you think you are, talking to Da Zhi like that? You don't want to live anymore?"
"Chen Xiao, don't you think because your surname is Chen and Boss Chen's surname is also Chen, you can consider yourself Boss Chen? You trash like you aren't even fit to carry Boss Chen's shoes! Hurry up and mind your own business, go wherever it's cool!"
Following her husband's lead, Niu Lili also mocked Chen Xiao sarcastically.
"Heh, Chen Xiao, do you think you have the right to order me around?"
Wang Da Zhi sneered, then his expression suddenly changed, becoming extremely gloomy.
"I, Wang Da Zhi, am making it clear today. If Cao Da Yong doesn't kowtow and apologize to me, this matter is not over!"
Seeing that the situation was escalating, Cao Da Yong, in order to de-escalate, quickly said, "I'll kneel, I'll kneel. It's just a few kowtows, I can pretend to be a grandson, what's a kowtow?"
Saying this, Cao Da Yong was actually about to kneel.
Chen Xiao's eyes widened in fury, he grabbed Cao Da Yong and shouted, "You are not allowed to kneel!"
Wang Da Zhi slammed the table and stood up, roaring, "He must kneel!"
"Kneel your mother's ass!"
Chen Xiao didn't say another word, picked up a beer bottle, and smashed it at Wang Da Zhi...