On the first floor lobby, a waitress rushed over, shouting in alarm, "Boss, something's happened in the Noble Hall private room on the second floor! Two groups of people, it looks like they're about to fight!"
"What, you said which hall?"
The owner of the Old Captain Restaurant was portly and large-eared, resembling the second pig demon from Journey to the West.
"The Noble Hall! A group of people barged in, and the two groups are about to fight. Boss, let's call the police quickly!"
The waitress was frantic, appearing more worried about the restaurant's safety than the boss.
The boss waved his hand, "Don't call the police yet."
"Why not? Are you afraid people will get killed if we wait?"
The waitress thought to herself that the group that barged in had over twenty people, while the Noble Hall private room only had four or five. It was entirely possible that someone might get killed.
"Do you know who is in the Noble Hall?"
The boss spread his hands, "That's Li Si, Brother Si!"
"Is he going to be in trouble?"
The boss waved his hand, "It's none of your business. Go do what you need to do and stay away from there."
"Brother Si always handles things openly. We don't need to worry."
The waitress's eyes widened, and she stammered, "So he's Li Si!"
"Keep your voice down. Is Li Si someone you can call by his name?"
The boss glared at the waitress and added, "Go to the kitchen and help wash dishes."
"Okay."
The waitress snapped back to reality, turned, and headed towards the kitchen.
...
In the Noble Hall private room on the second floor.
Li Si was quite surprised.
He turned his head, still with one arm around Cai Yan's delicate shoulder, and the other hand holding a cup of wine, intending to force it down Cai Yan's throat.
Zeng Ping and Wang Li both wore fawning smiles, feigning ignorance.
*Clang!*
Li Si's two subordinates reacted quickly, jumping up and kicking over a chair with a loud crash.
Their right hands swiftly moved to their waists, an aura of killing intent emanating from them.
Zeng Ping blinked, then stood up and roared menacingly, "What do you think you're doing? Do you know who's here?"
Jiang Yi let out a cold laugh, tightened his grip on the beer bottle, pointed it at Li Si, and cursed, "You motherfucker, let go of Cai Yan right now!"
He was confident that the young, strong men behind him outnumbered the opponent's four or five people, so they couldn't possibly lose.
Li Si chuckled, as if hearing something incredible.
"Damn it, I'll cripple you!"
The two subordinates cursed angrily and were about to charge forward, aiming to capture the leader.
However, Li Si stopped them, "Hold on!"
The two subordinates turned to look at Li Si, both with expressions of confusion.
Zeng Ping then stepped forward and shouted with all his might, "Are you guys tired of living? This is Brother Si, don't you know who Brother Si is?"
Li Si chuckled again, "You kids have guts. It's been many years since I, Li Si, have met young people as courageous as you."
"Li Si?"
"He's Li Si?"
"Hiss~ This is bad!"
The male classmates who had been full of righteous indignation moments before, their faces changed drastically.
Some of the more timid ones were even scared pale.
Whispers erupted, accompanied by the furtive retreat of male classmates.
A man's reputation precedes him!
When they were younger, when the law was not as strictly enforced as it is now, Li Si was at his peak of power and ferocity.
It could be said that in Yunqing City, including all the villages and towns under its jurisdiction, there was no one who didn't know how formidable Li Si was.
"So it's him."
Lin Fan, holding Wang Ying's delicate hand, stood at the very back of the crowd.
"Xiao Fan, don't be scared. I've met Li Si before, and he should recognize me."
Wang Ying stood in front of Lin Fan like a mother hen protecting her chick.
Lin Fan smiled confidently, "Don't worry, I'm not afraid of anyone, let alone him."
He truly hadn't expected such a coincidence.
While eating earlier, he had been contemplating how to deal with Jiang Yi and Zhang Liang without drawing attention.
Now, it was perfect, he had bumped into Li Si.
Wang Ying turned to look at Lin Fan, asking in surprise, "You know Li Si too?"
Lin Fan nodded, "We've met once. I was looking for Sister Zhou for something, and Li Si was there too."
He pulled Wang Ying back, and said, "Be careful, hide behind me."
"Okay."
Wang Ying obediently replied, feeling a sweetness in her heart.
She secretly wrapped her arms around Lin Fan's waist.
Feeling Lin Fan's warmth, her face was filled with a happy smile.
At this moment, Jiang Yi, at the very front, was struck by a bolt of lightning.
*Crash!*
With a sharp sound.
The beer bottle in Jiang Yi's hand fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.
Zeng Ping smirked, pointed at the bewildered male classmates, and yelled, "Are you guys tired of living? What are you still standing around for, waiting for Brother Si to get angry?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the male classmates all stepped back in unison.
Honestly, they were only middle school classmates.
It wasn't worth risking such a huge problem for a bit of camaraderie.
That was Li Si!
Who would have a good end after provoking him?
Li Si then stood up, pointed at Jiang Yi and Zhang Liang, who were also stealthily retreating, and said coldly, "You two, you're not leaving."
Zhang Liang trembled, pointing at his own nose, and stammered, "Brother Si, I didn't do anything, it has nothing to do with me."
"Shut the hell up!"
One of Li Si's subordinates cursed and then slapped Zhang Liang.
*Slap!*
A clear, crisp sound.
It sent Zhang Liang spinning more than halfway around and flying backward.
After falling to the ground, Zhang Liang clutched half his face, spat out a bloody gob of saliva, and bowed his head fearfully, not daring to utter a word of complaint.
Tang Yu stood at the back of the crowd, her teeth clenched, also not daring to make a sound.
She was confident in her looks and was afraid of being noticed by Li Si.
Therefore, she quickly retreated, only stopping when she was behind Lin Fan and Wang Ying.
As for Cai Yan, inside the private room, her mind was a complete blank.
She had only one thought: It's over!
Li Si then sat back down and said to Jiang Yi, "You little brat, I saw you bring wine. I, Brother Si, don't like to argue with juniors."
As he spoke, Li Si extinguished the cigarette butt in a cup of wine, then picked up the cup.
Seeing this, Jiang Yi's eyes widened, and he quickly begged for mercy, "Brother Si, I was blind, I failed to recognize your eminence. Please just let me go like a fart!"
After speaking, he slapped himself twice.
Knowing what kind of person Li Si was, he dared not be perfunctory or slap himself lightly.
Two bright red handprints immediately appeared on his face.
Li Si laughed heartily, walked up to him, and said, "Come, young man, I'll treat you to a drink."
Jiang Yi looked at the cigarette ash and butt in the wine glass, forced a smile, and said, "Thank you, Brother Si!"