Chapter 76: We Fell on Our Own
Zhou Jing Feng had, of course, heard of Chen Xue Wen’s name. Even his own backer, Zhou Jing Hui, had suffered significant losses at Chen Xue Wen’s hands lately.
And the incident at Chen Ji Grand Restaurant had spread like wildfire throughout Peaceful City.
Who would dare provoke a lunatic capable of going toe-to-toe with Snake?
Zhou Jing Feng trembled all over, finally realizing the iron wall he had just kicked.
His voice quivered as he looked at Chen Xue Wen. “Brother Wen, I… I didn’t know it was you.”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t recognize Mount Tai.”
“Please, have mercy… spare me just this once…”
Chen Xue Wen ignored him. Instead, he picked up his phone from the ground, dusted it off, and muttered in annoyance, “Damn it, my new phone.”
“Look at it, all scratched up!”
Zhou Jing Feng glanced at the phone. It was perfectly fine.
But he wasn’t an idiot. He immediately responded, “Brother Wen, I… I’m sorry. That was my mistake. My hand slipped.”
“How about this? I’ll compensate you with a new one as an apology.”
Chen Xue Wen narrowed his eyes and cast Zhou Jing Feng a sidelong glance. “You think this is about just a new phone?”
“I actually liked this phone.”
“Even though it only cost 8,000 yuan, I had a lot of important contacts in it. Transferring them all is such a hassle!”
Zhou Jing Feng almost coughed up blood. That phone barely cost 2,000 yuan, yet this guy was claiming 8,000? Who would believe that?
But right now, whatever Chen Xue Wen said, Zhou Jing Feng couldn’t refute it.
“Brother Wen, it was my mistake. Please, be generous and let this slide for my sake.”
“How about this? I’ll pay 10,000 yuan.”
“8,000 for a new phone, and 2,000 for someone at the store to transfer all your contacts so you won’t have to deal with the trouble. How’s that?”
Zhou Jing Feng bowed and scraped.
Chen Xue Wen smirked. “You’re catching on.”
“In that case, we can negotiate.”
“Oh, by the way, Monkey, check if your phones got damaged too.”
Lai Hou was a sharp guy. As soon as he heard those words, he immediately played along. “Oh no, my phone got smashed too.”
“Brother Wen, look at this—this phone you gave me for 8,000 is wrecked!”
Wang Zhen Dong quickly caught on and followed suit. “Mine’s broken too! Damn, and I paid 8,000 for it as well.”
The two exchanged knowing smiles—true camaraderie in action.
Only Li Tie Zhu was the odd one out. He pulled out his phone, turned it over a few times, and sighed in relief. “Good thing, mine’s fine.”
Lai Hou shot him a glare. “What do you mean ‘fine’? Look at that dent—it’s unusable now!”
Li Tie Zhu inspected it again. “No, it’s really fine.”
Chen Xue Wen and the others were speechless. This big idiot!
Lai Hou walked over, snatched the phone from his hand, and slammed it to the ground. “See? Now it’s broken!”
Zhou Jing Feng’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Come on, I’m standing right here—I’m not blind! This is daylight robbery!
Chen Xue Wen turned to Wu Li Hong. “Li Hong, your phone okay?”
Wu Li Hong smiled. “Oh, I think mine’s acting up too.”
Chen Xue Wen nodded, then glanced at the other girls nearby. “What about you ladies?”
They hesitated. One of them, Little Man, whispered, “We’re using Personal Handy-phones. They’re… fine…”
Chen Xue Wen pretended not to hear. “Oh, they’re broken too.”
“Alright, no problem. I’ll talk to Brother Feng about it.”
He turned to Zhou Jing Feng with a grin. “Brother Feng, about these phones…”
Zhou Jing Feng felt a burning urge to curse. This was blatant extortion.
Now, he fully understood why his big brother, Zhou Jing Hui, had been repeatedly scammed by this guy.
Chen Xue Wen was like a locust, stripping everything bare!
But he dared not object.
Zhou Jing Hui had given him strict orders—no matter what happened tonight, he had to earn Chen Xue Wen’s forgiveness. If he failed, Zhou Jing Hui wouldn’t clean up his mess.
So, Zhou Jing Feng could only wear a bitter smile. “Fine… I’ll replace them all.”
Chen Xue Wen burst into laughter. “Thanks, Brother Feng!”
“There aren’t too many of us—just ten people.”
“At 10,000 yuan each, that’s only 100,000 total.”
“We’re all friends here, so I won’t make things difficult for you.”
“Just have it delivered within 30 minutes. No interest, how’s that?”
Zhou Jing Feng wanted to scream. Friends? Seriously?
But what else could he do? He had no choice but to make the call for cash.
As they waited, Chen Xue Wen casually sat back at the table and continued eating with his crew.
Before the money even arrived, however, a Law Enforcement Team vehicle suddenly pulled up nearby.
Several enforcers got out, responding to a report.
Seeing them approach, Lai Hou and the others tensed up.
This wasn’t a case of Legitimate Self-Defense.
If they were taken in, things could escalate, and they might end up behind bars for a year or more!
Lai Hou whispered, “Brother Wen, maybe… maybe you should go first? We’ll cover for you.”
But Chen Xue Wen remained relaxed, a serene smile on his face. “No rush.”
Lai Hou and the others exchanged glances. How could he be this calm?
The enforcers inspected the battered Zhou Jing Feng and his men.
“What happened here?” the captain demanded.
Zhou Jing Feng hesitated, glancing at Chen Xue Wen, who was still smiling at him.
Suppressing his fury, Zhou Jing Feng muttered, “Nothing.”
The captain frowned. “Nothing?”
“You’re all beaten to a pulp, and you say nothing happened?”
“Do you take me for an idiot?”
The captain turned to another injured youth, whose arm was bleeding. “What about you? Who did this?”
The youth pointed at Chen Xue Wen. “It was him—”
The enforcers immediately focused on Chen Xue Wen.
Lai Hou and the others tensed up. This was bad.
But Chen Xue Wen remained unfazed. “Be careful with your words, kid.”
“False accusations are also a crime.”
Before the youth could speak again, Zhou Jing Feng snapped, “Shut up!”
Then he turned to the captain. “Sorry, he’s confused.”
“We… we had a bit to drink and fell on our own. It’s nothing.”
The captain’s face darkened. “Do you take me for a fool?”
“Fell on your own? Like this?”
“Are you being threatened?”
Zhou Jing Feng forced himself to smile. “No, nothing. Thanks for your concern.”
With no witnesses speaking up, the enforcers had no choice but to leave.
As they walked away, Lai Hou and the others finally exhaled in relief.
Chen Xue Wen stood and faced Zhou Jing Feng. “Brother Feng, you’re quite loyal.”
“But that little punk…”
Chen Xue Wen’s smile turned cold.
Zhou Jing Feng paled. “Brother Wen, he’s just a kid—he doesn’t know better.”
“No need to go back.” Chen Xue Wen grabbed a plate and smashed it against Zhou Jing Feng’s mouth, drawing blood.
“I’m not asking—I’m ordering.”
“If you can’t do it, I’ll knock out all your teeth myself.”
Zhou Jing Feng trembled, but in the end, he ordered his men to break the youth’s teeth.
The boy’s screams filled the night as he learned firsthand what ‘trouble from the mouth’ truly meant.
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