Chapter 32

What happened to Fang Yu started with Lin Shanshan.

When Lin Shanshan pursued Fang Yu, someone was also pursuing Lin Shanshan. Many people didn’t know this person’s name, but they all knew that he was the second oldest of his family. Thus, at that time, everyone called him Zhou Er.

At that time, Zhou Er was a new kind of gangster at Jianghai. Strictly speaking, people like them were not Jianghu gangsters. They were different from ordinary gangsters, though they also considered themselves important figures in Jianghu, and they fought aggressively and dominated the streets, often causing bloody conflicts and incidents of serious injury. However, their families had power, there was money in their pockets, and they had people backing them. They stuffed themselves with food, squandered their riches, and relied on their family’s authority to do as they wished, as though they were the greatest in the world.

They were today’s princelings and children of rich families.

This Zhou Er was one of their representatives.

Yan Ziyi, Luo Jiu, as well as Fang Yu and Yang Lei messed around in the gangdom by their own skills, by Jianghu’s morals. But people like Zhou Er also messed around in the gangdom, yet they did not mess around in the same society. Perhaps Yan Ziyi could deal with all the gangdom bosses who had offended him, but he may not be able to deal with a little gangster in Zhou Er’s gang. This was the difference.

This was the difference in authority between the gangdom and the political realm. This was the difference between the bottom and the top of society.

This was a fundamental difference that could not be solved with fists, weapons, or morality.

So, although the people in Zhou Er’s gang had offended many people, including renowned people in Jianghu, no one would really bother with them, and no one would really offend them.

If you offended them, then you would have already left Jianghu.

Even if those in the gangdom had killed each other, it would still have been settled according to Jianghu’s rules. They wouldn’t call the police, much less send him to jail. If someone were to do this, he would never be able to establish himself in Jianghu again. But Zhou Er and his group were different. They thought they were part of Jianghu, but they never followed Jianghu’s rules. Just looking at Da Hu’s ending showed this fact of life.

Fang Yu had never offended Zhou Er, but Zhou Er came to him.

At first, Zhou Er didn’t know that Lin Shanshan was pursuing Fang Yu.

Zhou Er started liking Lin Shanshan a long time ago. He knew Lin Shanshan because of their families’ relationship. Since then, he had kept pursuing her, but Lin Shanshan was always very averse to him and rejected him many times. But Zhou Er didn’t accept this. Zhou Er felt that based on his family background and capability, Lin Shanshan was just playing hard to get. She rejected him only because she couldn’t put aside her dignity as a young mistress. Sooner or later, she would throw herself into his arms. So Zhou Er wasn’t in a hurry, and he had even told his circle of princelings and rich kids, Lin Shanshan was the girl he liked. Whoever dared to touch her head was against Zhou Er.

In Zhou Er’s eyes, Lin Shanshan was a proud woman with high standards. As long as she was in Jianghai, she couldn’t possibly like anyone else other than him.

So Zhou Er was always very reassured and very patient. So when Lin Shanshan started pursuing Fang Yu, he just happened not to be at Jianghai because of work. When he came back to Jianghai, everyone in his princeling circle already knew that Lin Shanshan was publicly pursuing a street gangster without any status or background.

At first, Zhou Er didn’t believe it. Later, he heard the confirmation directly from Lin Shanshan’s mouth. When he once again chased Lin Shanshan, he asked her, “What’s the matter with you and that Grand Century Restaurant person?” That was just the time when Lin Shanshan was saddest. She didn’t want to see Zhou Er at all. She said to Zhou Er, “I already have someone I like. No matter whether or not he likes me, please don’t come and bother me again!”

Zhou Er was furious. Actually, he already knew then that Fang Yu didn’t get together with Lin Shanshan. As long as he asked about this matter a little, it was very easy to know, but Zhou Er just couldn’t let it go.

Zhou Er knew Fang Yu. He had heard of Fang Yu.

But in his eyes, as long as he wanted to, he was more than capable of dealing with Fang Yu’s boss Luo Jiu, much less Fang Yu.

That night, a large and combative group of princelings and rich kids entered Grand Century Restaurant.

Actually, when Zhou Er and the others arrived, Fang Yu was not in the restaurant.

At that time, he went out to discuss purchasing matters. He still hadn’t come back. At that time, only Lao Liang and some brothers were at the restaurant.

Actually, it was a coincidence that day. Grand Century Restaurant was originally a place that did serious business. Fang Yu’s brothers didn’t work there. Those who worked there were all serious restaurant workers. If Zhou Er were to come another night, he may not have even met a single Jianghu person. However, that night, he met Lao Liang.

Lao Liang was the head of the three big fighters under Fang Yu’s leadership. His fighting skills were second only to Fang Yu’s. He was very loyal to Fang Yu, and Fang Yu treated him as his own younger brother. But Lao Liang’s temper was very explosive. He was a famous powder keg. As long as a little spark was thrown in, it would catch on fire. Although he had followed Fang Yu for so many years, he still hadn’t improved on this.

At that time, Lao Liang and his brothers were eating at his Da Ge’s place. Zhou Er and his group came in, sat noisily at two tables one table away, and were about to order.

“Serve these two tables with all your best and most expensive dishes!” Zhou Er shouted.

The dishes were all served, and the two tables of people had nearly finished eating. Someone at Zhou Er’s table suddenly loudly shouted: “Hey, what is this? What is this, a dead cockroach?!”

All of the customers looked over. That person scooped out a very large, dead cockroach from a bowl of soup on the table. It was extremely disgusting.

“Fuck, what kind of restaurant is this?! Is this edible?” Both tables of people made a fuss.

The manager and waiter on duty hurriedly came over to resolve it. Since the restaurant opened, such a thing had never happened. Fang Yu’s requirements for the kitchen were very strict. It may be possible to eat a piece of hair, but to have such a large dead cockroach, such a mistake wasn’t possible at all.

“Sir, this is probably a misunderstanding…” The manager on duty was dazed.

“Misunderstanding? One this big is called an understanding? You say it’s a misunderstanding, then are you willing to eat it?” The people at Zhou Er’s table were fired up.

“But, there is no evidence to prove that this was in the soup we brought out…” The manager on the duty was a woman. She tried to argue reasonably.

“What do you mean? Are we deliberately framing your restaurant? Are you afraid that we can’t afford it? I’m telling you, I have plenty of money!” With a bang, Zhou Er threw down a stack of RMB on the table, cash.

Lao Liang came over.

“Brother, if you have something to say, we can talk it over. How about this, no matter where the cockroach came from, since you are our restaurant’s customers, we should serve you well. Today, I’ll pay for these two tables, no charge! Manager Lv, bring two more hot dishes, bring a case of beer. Let these brothers eat and drink well.” Lao Liang spoke quite politely. Although his temper was bad, he still knew how to handle matters.

“Who are you? Do you have a right to speak? Tell your general manager, Fang Yu, to come out!”

Zhou Er rolled his eyes at Lao Liang, calling out the first and last name.

“My older brother isn’t here. He’s out on business. If you brothers need something, talking to me is the same thing.” Lao Liang remained patient, but there was already anger in his stomach.

“Can I tell you? Your restaurant is a scam! We found a cockroach in our food, yet you refuse to admit it. Who knows what one might have eaten usually! Huo Tui, let everyone see that cockroach! This is the food that Grand Century Restaurant sells!” Zhou Er was unreasonable.

“Okay!” The person nicknamed Huo Tui excitedly picked up that dead cockroach still drenched in soup. He swayed it around in front of every table. Those customers all disgustedly stood up to avoid it. Some people frowned as they paid their bill and left.

“Everyone go out and say it! Grand Century Restaurant sells cockroach soup. Let’s all make it known!” Huo Tui was very pleased.

“You just came to pick a fight, right?” Lao Liang was angry. These people clearly came to start a fight.

“So what if we did? What can you do to me? Have you heard who I am?” Zhou Er looked at Lao Liang from the corner of his eyes.

“Fuck, do you know whose place this is?” Lao Liang had never met anyone who dared to come here to pick a fight.

“I know! Luo Jiu, right! Luo Jiu, right!” Zhou Er even stretched out that “right” very long. “They’re all just birds! Tell Fang Yu to come out! I just came to kick his place today. Fuck, he even dares to pick up my girl! Smash this place for me!”

“Who fucking dares move!” Lao Liang pulled out a knife from his leg. He thrust the tip into the table. Just like that, it sank in a few centimeters, the hilt quivering.

“Who dares to move, I’ll fucking stab him first!!”

Lao Liang’s powder keg had completely exploded. He didn’t care that this was the Grand Century Restaurant, not the place he usually fought. The customers who had originally persisted in eating were now all scared away completely. They were all scared away by the quivering long knife that he had stabbed into the table. Even the workers were so scared that they backed away.