Chapter 163: How Could I Ever Forget You

Taking the elevator to the seventh floor, Li Yan had just stepped out and there were already a few people waiting outside the elevator.

The leisure center’s foot baths, baths, guest rooms, etc., were all below; this place was their internal zone with no guests. A few men, obviously filled with suspicion or even hostility, saw Li Yan coming up and immediately stood in front of him, "You’re looking for Brother Wu? Who are you?"

Brother Wu? Li Yan took out the business card he was holding, glanced at it, and saw it was from the general manager of this leisure center, Chen Wu—perhaps the Brother Wu they were referring to. But he wasn’t quite sure if this Chen Wu was the person he was looking for. Although involved in the underworld, some managed leisure centers; still, even if they were co-invested with others, they wouldn’t personally collect protection fees, right? Moreover, they wouldn’t pull out an official business card while extorting.

So, when he came, he figured that this Chen Wu was either a lookout for the leisure center, a nominal security manager, or one of the underlings who didn’t want to run around more than necessary and, lacking his own business card, handed out the boss’s business card instead.

"I’m from the film crew over there. Have you been to the set?"

"Film crew? Set?" The men paused for a moment, then one shouted out, "Are you with the filming group? Quit with the literary crap!"

Confirming that he was someone from the film set, they scrutinized Li Yan more carefully and then all frowned. Anyone could see that Li Yan hadn’t brought any money! The highest denomination of Cloud Coin was 100 yuan; for 200,000, it would take 2,000 bills. Even if he didn’t use a small suitcase, he should have at least brought a bundle with black tape. Seeing him now, moving lightly, there was no sign of stashing so much cash.

"Did you bring the money? You dare to come without cash? Are you trying to take your stars away?" One of them pushed Li Yan, surrounded closely by the others.

Another notable figure suddenly realized, "Damn! You didn’t call the cops, did you?" Holding a walkie-talkie, he quickly inquired below.

But just after he asked if any police had shown up, shocking the receptionists and cashiers into rushing to the door to watch, he found himself speechless!

In the moment he was questioning, the scene in front of him had changed dramatically!

Li Yan wasn’t impulsive downstairs; he just wanted to clarify the situation. Upon hearing them mention ’bringing money,’ he realized he had found the right place, regardless of whether it was related to the leisure center’s boss. At least, these people were the ones here right now.

After confirming the target, he showed no courtesy. The one brash enough to push him was swiftly seized by Li Yan, who grasped his wrist, pulled him in forcefully, and held him by the hair with another hand, slamming the man’s head against the wall beside the elevator door!

The man’s head hit the wall, and he didn’t even have a chance to cry out before being knocked unconscious. Li Yan released his grip, letting him fall. Then, he kicked another one in front of him, sending him flying down the corridor, and slapped another standing beside him, dazing him.

The guy with the walkie-talkie was stunned, unable to see how he moved, yet three of his mates were down in an instant?

"Can you take me to meet your boss now? No worries, I have the money, but withdrawing it is a hassle. Isn’t a transfer much more convenient?" Li Yan calmly lit a cigarette.

The one with the walkie-talkie forced a laugh, a transfer? Who’s dumb enough to transfer money for an extortion?

The other three, the one who hit the wall was unconscious, the one kicked had more than just severe discomfort but dared not get up. The one slapped dazed, he felt a burning pain on his face, realizing he’d been ambushed on his own turf! How could he keep mingling in the future?

The dizziness and the burning pain on his face, combined with dissatisfaction, prevented him from calmly analyzing the situation. He swung a punch directly at Li Yan’s head!

"Damn..."

"Mis... Mister, this way please..." Anyway, Li Yan’s instant takedown of three people showed extraordinary ability. He knew his limits, knowing that being disagreeable would lead to the same outcome as the others.

Li Yan said nothing, following coldly.

The one with the walkie-talkie dared not say much and, leaving the three companions on the ground, briskly led Li Yan to a large office inside.

"What’s going on?" Inside, a commanding voice asked as he opened the door and stepped in first.

"Boss... Boss Chen, someone from the film crew is here..." he reported in a low, quick voice at the boss’s desk, "Didn’t bring money, but a tough case, took down three of us instantly..."

Just received a call from downstairs, all I heard was someone looking for Chen Wu. The receptionist downstairs didn’t ask who exactly it was. Chen Wu guessed it was like this, so he let the four of them go out and take a look first. Now the situation is clear, and there’s an unexpected occurrence, so of course he needs to report to the boss as soon as possible, allowing the boss to evaluate in advance.

At this point, Li Yan also came in. The man with the walkie-talkie didn’t care if Li Yan heard or not, took a few steps back to stand in front of him, tried hard to put on a smile, and introduced: "This is our boss... Mr. Chen!"

Chen Wu heard that three out of four were knocked down at once, which was very surprising, but seeing him come in without any issues, it was clear that the guy was not unable to deal with the fourth. Instead, he was letting him lead the way and showing mercy. If his subordinates weren’t deceiving him, then this guy is truly a formidable character!

He has already become serious, his eyes fixed on the smoking man entering from the door.

Li Yan ignored the man with the walkie-talkie leading the way, went straight over to the desk, "You’re Chen Wu? Are you the one who sent people to cause trouble at our set?"

The man with the walkie-talkie was quite clever. Seeing the person disrespecting his boss, he should have stood up for his boss and showed loyalty by stepping forward, but having seen the person’s speed and skills, he knows very well that even if he fought desperately, he couldn’t help the boss. At this moment, what he needs is to quickly find a chance to leave and gather more brothers, bringing weapons over. Otherwise, the boss being seriously challenged on their own turf would be a major embarrassment.

He dared not run out, afraid to use the walkie-talkie in front of Li Yan, he could only hope the three outside can gather people. With courage, he found an excuse, "Mr. Chen... I’ll go prepare some tea... coffee for the guest."

He was also very nervous saying this, one reason being afraid Li Yan would not allow him to leave, and another reason being afraid the boss would misunderstand him as cowardly.

However, neither Li Yan nor Chen Wu paid attention to him. Chen Wu wasn’t afraid of Li Yan, instead, he observed him. He trusts his brothers relatively, without misunderstanding that he’s trying to run away, understanding that he’s going to gather the young ones for backup.

"Go ahead..."

The man with the walkie-talkie breathed a sigh of relief, observed Li Yan for a moment, worried he might receive a kick, but could only turn and leave.

As he was just reaching the door, he heard Chen Wu add: "When you go out, close the door!"

This statement left the man with the walkie-talkie confused. Close the door for what? Does the boss want to go solo with him? Doesn’t the boss believe this guy is so tough? This made him internally complain, but he didn’t dare to anger the boss, nor did he dare speak in front of Li Yan, he could only agree.

After maintaining steady steps out of the door, he closed the door tight, and then started running while using the walkie-talkie to call for reinforcements.

...

Actually, while Chen Wu was surprised, he didn’t doubt that his subordinates were deceiving him. Especially after seeing Li Yan, he immediately believed them, hence he had other plans, instructing the man with the walkie-talkie to close the door. His intention was not to want more people to come because he knows very well... no matter how many come, it’s useless!

"So it was you... Are you protecting those filming the movie? Or did a friend ask you to step in?" Chen Wu wasn’t panicked but appeared somewhat reminiscent.

"You know me?" Now it was Li Yan’s turn to be a bit surprised.

Chen Wu raised his hands, indicating he wasn’t holding a weapon, then stood up from behind the desk and walked over. "Please have a seat." He went to sit on the sofa, inviting Li Yan to join.

"We’ve once had a brief encounter..." Chen Wu gave a bitter smile, "Even so, how could I forget you?"

"You fell for me at first sight?" Li Yan shivered with disgust, that statement was too ambiguous.

"Sweat..." Chen Wu was also given chills by him: "I once led over thirty people to block you, over twenty attacking you together, only to be knocked down by you alone. Pardon me, such a badass, how could I forget? I’m still worried you’d give me trouble!"

Li Yan slowly sat down, frowned, smoked, and pondered.

"You’re that Chen boss? Brother of that Chen guy, persuaded by that Tian Ci to come chop me?" Without some hints, Li Yan really wouldn’t remember him. Who remembers a nameless minor character from Chapter 298 of the last volume?

However, Chen Wu mentioned the incident of over twenty people, which made it easy to narrow down. Li Yan hasn’t faced that many people recently, so he quickly remembered. Back then, the Chen boss was instigated by Tian Ci, who persuaded Chen Wen to accost Zhang Yurong, and then further manipulated Chen Wen to gather people to block Li Yan and his group. (See Volume One, Chapter 252.)

Later, Chen boss found Tian Ci, nearly disfigured. Tian Ci naturally spilled everything about Li Yan and provided clues to lead them to block Li Yan. However, they never expected that even thirty against one, they’d still be defeated. Li Yan didn’t want more trouble, just sowed discord between Tian Ci and Chen boss. Chen boss was suspicious, and wanted a way out, plus Tian Ci originally was the instigator behind Chen Wen; if it weren’t for him... (Reference Volume One, Chapter 298.)

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