In the Honorable Private Room on the fifth floor of the Auspicious Manor.
Ye Chen sat on the host's seat while servants in uniforms served the dishes from time to time.
After the tens of dishes were served, someone brought a bottle of Bordeaux red wine that was known as the Queen of Wine in Enamel Country.
Lin Tai poured two glasses and picked one up. He got up and said to Ye Chen while looking at him, "Mr. Ye, I'm a rough guy, so I won't say much. This is a toast to you as an apology for Bao Kun's usury!"
After saying this, he drank half of the glass of red wine in one gulp and poured another glass. Without changing his expression, he said, "I'll toast you again with this glass. I apologize for my subordinate, Viper, who offended you and your friend at the Internet Cafe!"
Another glass was poured after that.
"This is a toast to you as well. I'm sorry that you were neglected by the hotel earlier!"
Lin Tai's cheeks were finally flushed after drinking three glasses of red wine. He clapped hard, and the door opened. Two hunks walked in with a young man.
The young man was Brother Viper whom Ye Chen had met at the internet cafe earlier.
Lin Tai shouted, "Viper, kneel to Mr. Ye now!"
Plop!
Viper knelt hard onto the floor and looked at Ye Chen with determination. "Mr. Ye, I failed to recognize you last time. I'm here to apologize to you today. I'll take responsibility for what I've done. I just hope that you won't blame Brother Leopard!"
Viper stretched his arm and picked up a glass from the table.
He picked up a cup from the table and knocked it against the corner of the table. A sharp chip appeared on the cup. Then, he subconsciously slid it toward his neck.
His series of actions were quick, and there was no hesitation at all.
Lin Tai closed his eyes lightly, feeling sorry for him.
Viper had been with him for close to 20 years and had risked his life for him many times. However, he had offended someone. Moreover, it was someone that even he could not afford to offend.
At that moment, Ye Chen picked up a peanut.
Ye Chen picked up a peanut and flicked his finger. The peanut charged at the venomous snake at high speed.
"Ding!"
Viper felt his arm go numb, so he let go by instinct. The glass in his hand fell to the ground and shattered.
"Mr. Ye, this …"
Lin Tai and Viper looked at Ye Chen at the same time. Confusion filled their faces, but they were secretly shocked because Ye Chen's attack earlier was just too fast.
Ye Chen glanced at Viper, a smile appearing on his cold face. "I respect that you're a man, so you should keep your life."
Viper was dumbfounded.
That … that's it?
Lin Tai, on the other hand, was over the moon. He slapped his head and scolded jokingly, "Brat, Mr. Ye has forgiven you. Hurry up and thank him."
"Thank you, Mr. Ye. Thank you, Mr. Ye!" Viper only snapped back to his senses then. He kowtowed to Ye Chen like he was pounding garlic.
"Alright, get up."
Ye Chen took a sip of the red wine before him and looked at the duo. "Lin Tai, the grudge between you and me has been resolved before this, so you don't have to be afraid of me. As long as you don't offend me, you're still the underground king of Tiannan."
"Of course, if you're stubborn and insist on trying my blade, I can satisfy you too!"
Although he sounded calm, Lin Tai could still sense the coldness in it. He gulped immediately and said, "I dare not. Don't worry about that, Mr. Ye!"
At the end of his sentence, he took out a key from his pocket and handed it to Ye Chen respectfully, "Mr. Ye, I know that you're not an ordinary person. You don't like gold and silver. Coincidentally, I have a villa with a nice environment. Please accept it as my apology."
"Please accept it, Mr. Ye!" Viper bowed as well. Although he said that, he was secretly shocked.
The reason being the key that his boss gave him was the key to the Nine Dragons Bay villa.
Nine Dragons Bay could be considered the best location in the entire Lin City. It was currently being developed, but the price of the property had risen to 18,000 yuan.
That was only the price of the land at the border.
Meanwhile, the transaction price of Nine Dragons Bay was at least 50 million yuan.
Ye Chen thought about it and accepted the key after noticing the duo's fear and trepidation.
It was good to have this villa. He would treat it as his and Yuhan's wedding home.
"Thank you for accepting it, Mr. Ye. I'll get Viper to bring you there personally after we're done eating." Lin Tai smiled in relief.
Not only did he want to apologize to Ye Chen, but he also wanted to befriend him.
Ye Chen nodded and began eating with his chopsticks.
Just when he was halfway through his meal, someone knocked on the door. Lin Tai said while frowning, "Please come in!"
A man in a chef's uniform and a mask walked in with a plate of roasted lamb leg in his hand. He said while smiling, "Mr. Lin, this is an extra dish that our kitchen has specially prepared for you."
"Put it down. Don't come in without my permission," Lin Tai said while calming down.
Ye Chen took a good look at the chef. He seemed to have noticed something as he smiled without saying anything.
The chef passed by Lin Tai with the roasted lamb leg. Just when he was going to put it on the table, Viper, who was standing aside, suddenly said in a stern voice, "Wait.
Viper, who was at the side, suddenly said sternly, "Wait, there's a bloody smell on you. You're not a chef!"
Lin Tai could not help but look at the chef while frowning.
"You must be joking, sir. I'm a chef. It's inevitable that there's blood on me when I'm killing cows and lambs," the chef said while smiling unnaturally.
Viper scoffed. "You're right, but I smell human blood. Also, five-star hotels don't have to kill cows and lambs themselves."
He had been killing people on the streets with Lin Tai when he was young, so he had seen many bloody scenes. Therefore, he could smell human blood just by smelling it.
A ferocious gleam flashed through the chef's eyes. He picked up the plate and smashed it at Lin Tai's head.
"Brother Leopard, watch out!"
Viper had a drastic change of expression. He charged at the chef without saying anything. Meanwhile, Lin Tai panicked and rolled aside by instinct, barely dodging the attack.
"Scram!"
The chef exerted strength in his arms and sent Viper flying. Viper fainted instantly.
Lin Tai was shocked and enraged. "Guards!"
The people guarding outside rushed in after hearing the commotion.
"You're just a bunch of weaklings!"
The chef smirked in disdain. In a flash, he weaved through the crowd like a specter. The trident in his hand pierced through everyone's throats one after another.
Within the blink of an eye, the ground was filled with dead bodies.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen poured himself a glass of wine and savored it slowly. He allowed the liquid to flow down his throat as if he did not see anything.
Lin Tai watched that with fear written all over his face. He could not help but exclaim, "An ancient martial artist?"
Only an ancient martial artist would be so terrifying!
The chef took off his chef's uniform and wiped his hands. He turned his head and said to Lin Tai while smiling, "Haha, you're pretty smart."
Lin Tai took a step back by instinct and said while still in shock, "Who exactly are you?"
The chef took off his mask slowly, revealing an extremely hideous face. He smiled in a creepy manner. "Long time no see, Lin Tai. How have you been?"
Lin Tai was stunned at first, then he inhaled sharply. "Y-you're Song Chao?"
"It's rare that you still remember me, Director Lin. It's been so many years. I've missed you too."
Song Chao walked towards him step by step. As he walked, he smiled and said, "Are you curious why I didn't die? And he even appeared in front of you alive? "
"Thanks to you, I escaped to the Middle East all these years, joined an assassin group, and went through countless hellish training to become who I am today."
"All these years, every time I killed someone, I would carve your name on their face with a knife."
Lin Tai could not stop retreating. His forehead was covered in cold sweat. "Nephew, I didn't betray your parents back then. The boss of the club didn't want the two of us to threaten his position as the boss, so he framed me. I, Lin Tai, can swear to God that I even sent people to search for you after you were shot into the water."
Song Chao licked the blood stains on the triangular thorn. "Those old guys back then are almost all dead. Dead men tell no tales. What's the point of saying all this?"
"So, go to hell!"
His voice fell.
Song Chao's face was filled with killing intent. He charged at Lin Tai in a flash with a cruel grin on his face.
Lin Tai had nowhere to retreat to. Coupled with the fact that his few underlings were all dead, he could not help but close his eyes as despair filled his face.
My life is over!
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