Zhou Chenghai, seeing that the others did not act impulsively, finally relaxed. A brilliant, triumphant smile flickered in his eyes, directed specifically at Lin Xiaotian.
"You brat, I promised to give you a few antiques and let me go, but you were not satisfied and wanted all my collections."
"How does it feel now? They can't do anything to me, and neither can you."
"Even if I stand here, none of you would dare to touch me. Moreover, you broke into my antique shop and caused damage. If I wanted to deal with you, I could just turn the tables."
"Every single one of you present will not escape investigation. Don't you feel stifled right now?"
"Anyway, I don't want to do antique business anymore. I'll be blunt today."
"If you don't have brains in the antique business, you'll be drowned!"
"Want to make money in such deep waters? Look at your own capabilities. Buying fakes is your own fault. If you don't have the skills, don't think about this profession."
He spoke without any reservation, his gaze filled with arrogance.
In the past, he always pretended to be a good person, often suppressing his anger.
Even if he schemed against someone afterward, it wasn't as satisfying as retaliating on the spot.
And now, he felt incredibly gratified.
"Lin Xiaotian, I'm plotting against you. What can you do to me?"
"Originally, I was thinking about when to dig a pit for your Mingyue Pavilion, to let you know what kind of abyss you've fallen into. Those plans were already in motion."
"Your business is antiques, and the thing you fear most are fakes. Did you receive the ten 'gifts' I sent today? As long as I'm alive, I will continue to create fakes and sell them all to your Mingyue Pavilion."
"I'll send them to you one by one. You won't be on guard, or I'll mix a fake among a few genuine items. After you sell them, I'll expose it directly, and those who bought fakes will come to you for trouble."
"Such incidents will continuously befall you, and I will ruin your reputation completely."
"People will be afraid to buy any antiques from your Mingyue Pavilion."
"Unless you kill me in front of everyone, but do you dare? Do you have the guts?"
At this moment, only two words filled everyone's minds: arrogance.
"This bastard is too arrogant! I want to beat him to death right now!"
"If I were Lin Xiaotian, I would rush over and cripple him, completely incapacitating him, so he wouldn't harm the entire Mingyue Pavilion in the future."
"Although Mingyue Pavilion's items are a bit expensive, they guarantee authenticity."
"If any fake is discovered on the spot, Mingyue Pavilion will compensate three times the price."
"There aren't many antique shops like this. Those of us with average appraisal skills can buy antiques at Mingyue Pavilion with peace of mind. But this guy actually wants to ruin such an antique shop."
The crowd spoke indignantly, their gazes gradually shifting to Lin Xiaotian.
Lin Xiaotian's face still held a smiling expression, as if he hadn't heard the arrogant words at all.
The onlookers' expressions turned strange.
Gradually, their chatter subsided.
Lin Xiaotian smiled and took a step forward, closing the distance to about two meters from Zhou Chenghai.
"Are you finished speaking?"
"Yes, I'm not only finished speaking, but I'm about to act on it," Zhou Chenghai replied with a mocking cold smile.
His eyes held a hint of playfulness. "Lin Xiaotian, there is a way to save Mingyue Pavilion."
"Now, you just need to kneel down in front of everyone."
"And slap yourself a hundred times, shouting a hundred times that you were wrong and should have provoked your Grandpa Zhou."
"I can pretend this never happened, and I will leave this city. We will have no further contact. If you don't do as I say, I don't mind wasting more time and bothering your Mingyue Pavilion every day until you go bankrupt."
In front of so many people, he didn't believe Lin Xiaotian would actually kill him.
If he didn't die, then endless trouble would befall Lin Xiaotian.
Everyone's gaze immediately focused on Lin Xiaotian, wanting to see what choice he would make, whether he would compromise.
Lin Xiaotian's smile became even brighter. "Old man, I just said, you are definitely the kind of fool who gets carried away with a little success."
"Am I giving you too much face, making you have such delusions?"
As his voice fell, he took a step forward and, without hesitation, delivered a slap.
"Slap!"
The crisp sound of the slap was exceptionally loud.
Zhou Chenghai was sent sprawling to the ground, losing four or five teeth, and blood immediately trickled from his mouth.
His eyes were filled with disbelief, and he glared at Lin Xiaotian with a ferocious gaze.
"Bastard, aren't you afraid of me..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Xiaotian approached again and delivered a kick, directly to Zhou Chenghai's face.
Zhou Chenghai was kicked backward, somersaulting twice before landing on the ground, a clear shoe sole print on his face.
Nosebleeds spurted out.
At this moment, his head felt as if it had been struck by a thousand-pound hammer, his mind in a daze.
Lin Xiaotian walked over and stomped heavily on his face.
"Old man, you thought I wouldn't dare to hit you? Now, not only am I hitting you, but I'm specifically targeting your face."
"I want to see how thick your skin is to say such shameless words."
"Now I've reached a conclusion: your skin is indeed very thick. Even after such a harsh beating, there's no significant change. Even a stone would be shattered by me, but your face only has a few red marks."
Zhou Chenghai's face was being stepped on, and anger surged within him.
His eyes seemed to spew fire.
He wanted to say something, but his jaw was being stomped, making it impossible to move. He could only let out pained whimpers.
Lin Xiaotian smiled and said, "Not only am I going to beat you today, but I'm also going to let you know what true fear is."
"Have you ever experienced what it's like to wish you were dead?"
"You probably haven't, otherwise, you wouldn't be so arrogant."
"You've lived so long, perhaps you've lived your life for nothing. Learn to be low-key, understand?"