"Take me to him, I have business with him," Chen Fan said coldly.
The young man, who had been full of mockery moments ago, stepped forward with a dismissive air and reached out to poke Chen Fan. "Kid, who do you think you are? Brother Hu isn't someone you can just demand to see."
However, before the young man could touch Chen Fan, Chen Fan's hand shot out and grabbed his wrist, twisting it forcefully.
"Ouch, ouch!"
The young man cried out in pain, his face contorted with agony.
"Damn it, you dare to lay hands on someone here!" Several other youths, seeing Chen Fan actually make a move, became enraged. They flicked their cigarette butts onto the ground and moved to throw punches at Chen Fan.
Chen Fan's eyes showed no hint of panic. He lifted his leg and delivered a kick directly to the abdomen of the leading youth.
"Roar!" came a scream.
The youth clutched his stomach and was sent flying backward.
Witnessing Chen Fan's ability to kick someone flying, the other youths who were about to attack immediately stopped their movements, their faces filled with terror as they stumbled back a few steps.
"Take me to see Brother Hu," Chen Fan said, looking at the youth whose wrist he was still holding.
"Big brother, big brother, I, I'll take you there right now." The youth dared not refuse, quickly nodding in agreement.
Only then did Chen Fan release the youth's wrist.
The youth clutched his wrist in pain but dared not show any slack. He led Chen Fan towards the interior of the snack street.
Since Chen Fan didn't have Brother Hu's phone number, he had to ask these youths. What he hadn't expected was that these youths were so eager to cause trouble, so he naturally didn't mind teaching them a lesson.
The youth holding his wrist led Chen Fan to a KTV hidden at the end of the snack street.
However, just as they were about to head towards the KTV, several black vans suddenly drove past them and stopped at the entrance of the KTV.
The car doors opened, and over a dozen burly men emerged from the vehicles. Among them was a bald man with a prominent scar on his head, giving him a ferocious appearance.
"It's, it's Scarface, it's him!" Seeing the bald man, the youth's legs instantly went weak. He trembled, afraid to step forward.
"Scarface? Who is he?" Chen Fan's brow furrowed slightly as he watched the bald man enter the KTV.
The youth looked at Chen Fan in surprise. If not for Chen Fan's impressive skills, he might have mocked Chen Fan for not even knowing the notorious Scarface.
But he certainly didn't have the courage to mock Chen Fan. He quickly explained to Chen Fan, "Scarface, like our Brother Hu's boss, Big Bear, is one of the figures in Jiangcheng's underground forces."
As he spoke, the youth gestured with his thumb twice.
"What is he doing here?" Chen Fan frowned slightly.
"Big brother, how could we small fry possibly know? He might be here to cause trouble for Brother Hu. After all, something happened in Brother Xiong's family, we've all heard about it. Or perhaps Brother Hu wants to defect to Scarface. Both are possible," the youth analyzed.
Chen Fan's expression turned grim. If things were as the youth described, then finding Xiao Hu for help might be rather difficult.
"Do you know where Red Leaf Bar is?" Chen Fan asked tentatively.
"Red Leaf Bar? I've heard of Green Leaf Bar, Leaf Bar. I don't think there's a Red Leaf Bar in Jiangcheng," the youth said, scratching his head.
"It seems I'll have to go in," Chen Fan said, no longer paying attention to the youth. He knew that people like the youth probably wouldn't have even heard of such a place.
With that, Chen Fan walked towards the KTV.
The youth behind him, seeing Chen Fan heading towards the KTV alone, quickly turned and fled.
He saw Scarface leading his men to Brother Hu's place and knew that things were about to change. He didn't want to stay and get caught in the crossfire.
"Scarface, why have you brought your men to my establishment?"
In the KTV lobby, the man sitting on the sofa glared coldly at Scarface and questioned him.
This man was none other than Brother Hu.
Scarface chuckled mockingly, a cigar clamped between his lips. He took a puff, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth. "Little Hu, no matter what, I am a prominent figure in Jiangcheng. Who do you think you are, daring to call me by my name?"
Brother Hu scoffed, "You a prominent figure? Don't you remember how you got that scar on your head?"
Scarface's expression instantly turned cold. The muscles in his face twitched, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
The scar on his head was left by Big Bear years ago.
It was precisely for this reason that he changed his name to Scarface, to constantly remember this humiliation and swear revenge.
Scarface sneered, "A wretch whose wife and children were killed by others, his name is no longer worthy of being mentioned in my presence."
"Scarface, if you dare mention my elder brother and sister-in-law again, I'll make sure you don't walk out of this door!" Brother Hu's emotions flared, and he stood up, pointing at Scarface.
The burly men standing behind Scarface stepped forward. The youths behind Brother Hu also bristled, ready to fight. The atmosphere in the room became tense.
"Heh heh." At this moment, Scarface chuckled again.
"Little Hu, I'm not here to start a conflict with you today. I'm here to talk business."
Saying this, Scarface waved his hand. Two men stepped forward and placed two boxes on the table in front of them. When opened, they revealed two boxes of cash.
The youths present had never seen so much money and stared at the boxes in stunned silence.
Even Brother Hu looked at Scarface in surprise, not understanding his intentions.
"Little Hu, Big Bear is finished. You know this better than I do. I want this establishment of yours, and all the establishments under his name. If you agree, this three million is yours," Scarface said, pointing to the two boxes of money on the table.
Three million!
Everyone was shocked.
However, Brother Hu's expression turned grim. "Scarface, aren't you afraid Brother Xiong will come back to trouble you?"
"Hahahaha, he'll come back? Do you really think he can?"
"And you all, stop thinking blindly. A man who can't even protect his own woman and child, how can he protect you? Those days of fighting and killing are long gone. Now, it's about who has money and who has influence. What does he have? A body full of fat? Hahaha."
"I am a legitimate businessman now. If you agree, this three million is yours. Three million, Little Hu, you probably won't earn this much in your lifetime. I also heard that your establishment, and Big Bear's other places, haven't paid salaries for two months. Even if you don't think for yourself, you have to think about your employees."
"If you agree, I'll cover all the back wages owed to the employees."
Hearing Scarface's words, Brother Hu's face darkened to the extreme. "Our business isn't good, and you have nothing to do with it? Don't think Brother Xiong doesn't know, the people causing trouble at our establishment recently were your men! When Brother Xiong was around, you didn't have the guts to come and snatch Brother Xiong's business!"
"Snatch? No, no, no, we are all law-abiding citizens. We are buying, we are taking over. Little Hu, you need to think carefully. If we have to take over after bankruptcy, you might not get a single cent."
A mocking smile appeared on Scarface's face. In his opinion, there was no reason for the other party to refuse.
Brother Hu's face was grim, his fists clenched. But he also knew that their establishments were indeed facing problems, and they had no way to plug the hole.
Looking at the employees and subordinates around him, Brother Hu felt a surge of powerlessness and despair.
Is it really over? Will the business that Brother Xiong worked so hard to build with his brothers finally collapse?