NOVEL NEXT Chapter 174: Unprovokable
Upon hearing Yunting's words from the phone, Zhou Ruisheng was completely stunned, and at this moment, he looked at Lu Yu in front of him, utterly shocked beyond belief!
He never expected that this Lu Yu, who wasn't dressed in particularly expensive clothes, was actually addressed respectfully as Young Master Lu by Yunting!
Zhou Ruisheng knew all too well who Yunting was; he was the leader of the Celestial Wolf Association, the top gangster in LA City. For such a person to mention Lu Yu with respect, calling him Young Master Lu, and here was Zhou Ruisheng daring to cause trouble for Lu Yu!
This kind of behavior was simply like an old man taking arsenic, courting death!
Thinking of this, Zhou Ruisheng's body trembled violently as if shaken by fear; he never expected that Lu Yu in front of him possessed such power!
No wonder Lu Yu was so arrogant, daring to strike his son in front of all the wealthy and famous of LA City at last night's party, and no wonder Lu Yu remained unfazed by Zhou Ruisheng bringing people today to cause trouble!
It turned out that behind Lu Yu's arrogance was absolute strength supporting him!
Being arrogant without strength is called bluffing, but being arrogant with strength is called true power!
Clearly, Lu Yu belonged to the latter category.
Even Yunting had to respectfully call him Young Master Lu; such a person was definitely not someone Zhou Ruisheng could afford to mess with!
And just as Zhou Ruisheng was in a daze, Yunting's voice continued over the phone: "Zhou Ruisheng, let me tell you, today I'm saying here that I will have my brothers visit all your dozen shops in LA City; not a single one will be left intact!"
"As for the sales revenue from your shops, today I'm taking it as your protection fee, accepting it all with a smile."
At this moment, Yunting's words were filled with threats, and through the phone, they directly reached Zhou Ruisheng's ears: "Of course, you can also call the police, but if you do, I guarantee that your losses will be a hundred times what they are now!"
"In these days, who doesn't have a couple of friends? I've heard you have branches in some southern cities, and it just so happens I have a few friends there too. If you dare call the police, it will be interesting to see the result after I make a call!"
At this time, Yunting spoke with words full of menace.
What is Yunting's business? He's involved in the underworld!
All sorts of despicable and shameless methods are second nature to him, and since Lu Yu gave him a firm order this time, some dirty methods that hadn't been used for a long time were now all employed by Yunting.
Buzz!
Upon hearing Yunting's Mandarin over the phone, Zhou Ruisheng was almost paralyzed with fear, realizing how much he would lose from having his shop's revenue taken as a protection fee!
Losing that could be tolerated, but he couldn't even call the police!
If he called the police, his businesses in the south would be affected too, leading to even greater losses!
Thinking of this, Zhou Ruisheng regretted deeply; originally, he came to pressure Lu Yu to apologize to his son in front of everyone!
But now? Not only did Lu Yu not apologize, but Zhou Ruisheng was nearly the one apologizing to Lu Yu!
"Dad, let's call the police and have the cops arrest this guy. If he dares smash our shop, we'll have him pay back for every bit of damage he's done!"
Zhou Menglong, not understanding the situation, said to Zhou Ruisheng with resentment.
"Call your motherf***ing cops!"
Upon hearing his disappointing son's words, Zhou Ruisheng couldn't suppress his anger any longer, and suddenly turned and slapped Zhou Menglong hard across the face!
Smack!
With a sharp sound, Zhou Menglong was flung to the ground by Zhou Ruisheng's slap, looking up at his father in shock and disbelief!
He never expected his father, who was furious and wanted justice for him, would suddenly turn around and slap him!
"Call the cops?"
Zhou Ruisheng pointed at Zhou Menglong, saying: "Do you think you haven't caused enough trouble!?"
Though filled with anger, Zhou Ruisheng knew calling the police was futile, as Yunting's threats over the phone made it clear!
If he called the police, his southern businesses would also be affected!
Seeing the scene unfold, Lu Yu watched with a playful smile, surprised that Zhou Ruisheng indeed slapped Zhou Menglong!
After slapping Zhou Menglong to the ground, Zhou Ruisheng turned to Lu Yu and said: "Young Master Lu, we were in the wrong in this matter, and I apologize here. I hope you can be the bigger person and forgive us!"
Zhou Ruisheng's attitude had completely flipped, with utmost humility, a stark contrast to his previous arrogance!
Hearing Zhou Ruisheng's words, Lu Yu chuckled and said: "Zhou Ruisheng, you came here to cause trouble, so apologizing to me is only right. Isn't your mea culpa lacking sincerity?"
With these words, Zhou Ruisheng's face changed instantly, speechless as he realized he indeed started the trouble and should apologize!
"However, I'm generally an easygoing person, and given your shop has already been smashed, I won't make things difficult for you today!"
Looking at Zhou Ruisheng, Lu Yu said calmly: "Just fulfill what you said earlier, and you can leave now!"
"Wha-what did I say?"
Hearing Lu Yu's words, a confused Zhou Ruisheng asked.
"Are you playing dumb on me?"
Lu Yu's expression changed, and he said: "You said if Yunting smashed your shop, you'd kneel and apologize to me, remember?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ruisheng was dumbfounded, recalling he indeed said that!
Believing Lu Yu couldn't possibly order Yunting to smash his shop, Zhou Ruisheng had arrogantly made that claim.
He never imagined it would come true, with Yunting actually smashing his shop!
Since Yunting indeed smashed Zhou Ruisheng's shop, Zhou Ruisheng should kneel and apologize to Lu Yu as promised!
Seeing Zhou Ruisheng's changing expressions, Lu Yu smirked coldly and said: "Zhou Ruisheng, your face doesn't look good; surely you're not thinking of going back on your word?"