"Who are you?" Luofeng asked.
"Chen Xirui from Jinling Tianhong Company!" Chen Rui was his real na; he had added the character ’Xi’ to it himself.
Luofeng owned Fengshun Investnt Company, part of the financial industry circle, and Chen Rui guessed that Luofeng should also be aware of Tianhong Investnt Company, right?
However, Luofeng had no idea.
The investnt companies Luofeng knew of were just Citi? Morgan? The global behemoths.
As for what trash Tianhong Investnt was...
Sorry. He had no clue.
"Never heard of it!" Luofeng said indifferently.
Duanmu Yunji reminded him on the side, "Brother Feng, this company seems to have so reputation. I’ve heard a classmate ntion it back in Jinling."
"So this idiotic company, your classmate still knows it? Impressive!" Luofeng said directly.
"You son of a bitch, Tianhong is an idiotic company? Are you joking?" Chen Rui glared at Luofeng and questioned him.
Luofeng chuckled lightly. "I advise you to cool down, or you’ll regret your life choices."
"Rubing, go with Yunji to change clothes. It’s cold out; don’t catch a cold," Luofeng arranged.
"Got it." Qin Rubing nodded.
Kang Min looked at Luofeng with a complicated gaze, then followed Duanmu Yunji and Qin Rubing out.
After they left, Luofeng turned to Wang Qitian. "You should be from the Capital City circle. We’ve eaten together before, haven’t we? So? Tell what kind of idiot this guy is. Where does he co from? Of course, you can choose not to say anything, but once I find out, everything will be different."
Wang Qitian’s family situation was average. Confronted with Luofeng’s inescapable gaze, he was indeed a bit scared.
How did I get so carried away just now, provoking this demon? What if Luofeng hadn’t encountered major trouble? Or what if he could deal with any big trouble? But in this current situation, I only accompanied Chen Rui here? It seems I’ve drawn his ire as well.
"Brother Feng, it’s like this. My buddy here probably didn’t know that Miss Duanmu is your woman. I just ca along with him. He’s from the Chen Family in Jinling; they’re related to the Chen Family here in the Capital City. Economically speaking, the Jinling Chen Family is a bit stronger," Wang Qitian said. Naturally sowhat intimidated by Luofeng, he spilled everything. He really didn’t want to be dragged into this.
And obviously, there was a flaw in his logic. If Chen Rui didn’t know Duanmu Yunji was Luofeng’s woman, was Wang Qitian also claiming ignorance? Regardless, he had clearly backed down.
"Wang Qitian, you Judas! Just a glare from him, and you’re already scared?" Chen Rui berated him from the side.
"So? This ti, is it the ddling of Chen Ergou?" Luofeng started to speculate, as that person’s character had always been quite questionable.
Wang Qitian hesitated for a mont, then said, "Accurately speaking, it was Chen Rui who first took an interest in Duanmu Yunji... then he asked Chen Ergou, who suggested he test the waters and see what your current situation is. Moreover, Chen Ergou’s family is bankrupt now, just a stray dog. The one who really wants to deal with you is probably Chen Ergou’s cousin, Chen Hong."
"Heh, interesting," Luofeng scoffed.
Chen Rui looked at Wang Qitian angrily. "Wang Qitian, you dog-like thing, don’t let see you again."
"Brother Rui, at a critical juncture like this, we can’t afford to offend him. Let’s just forget about it, okay?" Wang Qitian didn’t dare to offend Chen Rui either.
"Wang Qitian, seeing that you know your place, I won’t pursue the matter further, but..."
But before Luofeng could finish, Wang Qitian just said, "Thank you, Brother Feng!"
At that, Chen Rui cursed, "Fucking putting on airs? Who do you think you are? Your little tricks might scare a coward like Wang Qitian. Everyone in our circle plays by the rules. I know what you did before; Wu Yufan was just a has-been from West Mountain, nothing but a dog, so of course you could push him around as you please. Dealing with a re dog, and you think that counts as a significant victory?"
Luofeng agreed, "You’re right about one thing: Wu Yufan really is an insignificant dog. But I’ve never been one to suffer injustice. If bitten by a dog, I won’t bite back, but I definitely will beat the hell out of a mad dog! Besides, whoever sicced that mad dog on , I’ll take care of the owner as well."
Chen Rui knew Luofeng was referring to him as the mad dog and chuckled. "It’s true that Chen Ergou and Chen Hong did egg on a bit to hit on Duanmu Yunji. But did you ever consider that when you took over the gold mine, it was nothing more than using four taels to move a thousand pounds—leveraging forces rather than demonstrating any real hard-hitting capabilities."
In fact, that’s exactly what had happened: Luofeng had rely exploited a weakness in Chen Er Gou’s Family, as the Chen Family had their own unresolved issues anyway.
"We’re different from Chen Er Gou’s Family. Do you think you’re the only one who can play the ga of mutual interests?" Chen Rui laughed. "Let tell you sothing. Here in Capital City, at least twenty companies support us at Tianhong Investnt. Over in Jinling, there isn’t a single one that doesn’t back Tianhong Investnt. All the tricks you can play, we’ve played to death. Your Fengshun Investnt is no match for our Tianhong Investnt; after all, you’re involved in all sorts of shady dealings. Can you really keep a firm grip on your interests? Hah, didn’t your sche just backfire this ti?"
Chen Rui went on, "I know you have an ace up your sleeve; after all, Wu Yufan probed out your trump card. But I’m playing by the rules with you. Dare you openly use a trump card that’s outside the rules?" He was, of course, referring to Zhongyi Tang Security Company.
Luofeng smiled lightly. "So you really think that as long as you play by the rules, I can’t touch you?"
Facing Luofeng’s threat, Chen Rui was montarily stunned. "You..."
Luofeng interrupted, "You’re right. You play by the rules, and indeed, I can’t use any ans outside the rules to target you."
Seeing this, Chen Rui was secretly disdainful.
But the very next mont, without any warning, Luofeng slapped Chen Rui across the face.
SMACK!
Chen Rui staggered, his glasses flying off.
"You..." Chen Rui glared at Luofeng angrily, holding himself back only because he knew he was no match for Luofeng in a fight.
"Are you wondering why I dared to hit you?" Luofeng asked.
"I suggest you learn what it ans to ’play by the rules.’"
"Duanmu Yunji is my girlfriend. That’s common knowledge; she’s officially mine. And you? You’re trying to steal soone’s girl, you get that?"
"You earned that slap for nothing!" Luofeng spoke, his words taunting and dripping with scorn.
In this society, if the young heirs of two major conglorates co into conflict, it is often the one on the side of reason who holds the advantage. Clearly, it was the other party who had not played by the rules, hitting on soone else’s beloved girlfriend. And Luofeng, in hitting the other party, was completely justified in his actions.
Why, in ancient tis, when rebelling or initiating a war, did they always set up a puppet emperor or find so excuse? It’s all about having a just cause, isn’t it? During the reign of Emperor Jing of Han, didn’t King Wu lead a rebellion under the pretext of "cleansing the sovereign’s side" and "executing Chao Cuo"? If you openly rebel, that’s tantamount to dishonoring your ancestors, branding you as an unworthy descendant.
Having the moral high ground and a just cause are indeed very important. Even street thugs calling their buddies to help in a fight have to have been bullied first, right? If you go around bullying others and then get beaten yourself, do you have a just cause? How can you call on your friends to help then?
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