He felt no regret; he truly hated being toyed with like a fool.
It was impossible for them to squeeze money out of him as a sucker.
“Is Chairman Chen resorting to force when persuasion fails?” Zhang Liunian asked, raising an eyebrow and sneering at the surrounding menacing gazes.
“That’s not right. This matter has nothing to do with me, and you are not a member of our association. Therefore, whether you can leave here depends on your own abilities. I will not interfere.”
Chen Jiayuan didn’t need to interfere. With just a look from him, the members would understand his intentions and make things difficult for Zhang Liunian, forcing him out of the venue.
Seeing Chen Jiayuan’s confident demeanor, Zhang Liunian knew what he was planning. Wasn’t it just to trouble him and make him hand over money? Impossible.
“Oh? But few can stop me when Zhang Liunian wants to leave.”
After speaking, Zhang Liunian pushed past Chen Jiayuan and headed for the door, calling out to the bodyguards in front, “Let’s go.”
He was not welcome here and was even told to scram. Zhang Liunian naturally wouldn’t stay to be humiliated.
Investment was always about mutual agreement. Since they intended to force a sale and control him into handing over all his money without a word, there was nothing more to discuss.
With that thought, Zhang Liunian began to move his hands, preparing to draw his iron staff at any moment to defend himself.
Xiao Huangmao, who had been dominating the scene, was frantic upon hearing Zhang Liunian was leaving. This country bumpkin hadn’t learned his lesson or been beaten by him. How could he just let him leave right before his eyes? Without thinking, he waved his hand, pointed in Zhang Liunian’s direction, and shouted, “Don’t let this country bumpkin, Zhang Liunian, leave! He just insulted all of us. We can’t let him go.”
Xiao Huangmao was indeed a good vanguard, adept at stirring up trouble and directing people.
As expected, his words prompted some people to move towards Zhang Liunian.
Seeing this, Zhang Liunian continued his advance without stopping.
Those surrounding Zhang Liunian instinctively took a step back upon seeing his movement and issued threats.
“Zhang Liunian, I advise you to stop now, or we won’t be polite.”
“Country bumpkin, you haven’t apologized to us yet, and you think you can just leave? It’s not that easy.”
“Apologize, or we won’t let you leave.”
“Alternatively, you can invest with us by putting up all your assets. Either way, you have to choose one.”
“Kneel and apologize, or hand over all your money. Choose one.”
“Choose one.”
“…”
The topic once again turned to money, and Zhang Liunian became even more certain that they were after his money.
“You don’t welcome me, so I’ll just leave.” Zhang Liunian would choose neither; he just wanted to leave quickly. With that, he continued forward with Zhang Qian.
The members, who had intended to use their influence to suppress him, saw his determination and resolutely stood their ground, blocking Zhang Liunian’s exit.
Seeing that everyone was hesitant to act and only wanted to trap Zhang Liunian, Xiao Huangmao stepped up to be the leader.
“You’ll have to get past me if you want to leave,” Xiao Huangmao said, pushing through the crowd and charging at Zhang Liunian.
Zhang Liunian casually raised his eyelids, clenched his fist without expression, and threw a punch. A loud “bang” followed, and Xiao Huangmao was sent flying several meters away, clearing a path for Zhang Liunian.
With the path cleared, Zhang Liunian didn’t hesitate for a second. He retracted his fist, lifted his leg, and continued forward. The members, stunned by his power, didn’t react for a moment.
It wasn’t until they heard Chen Jiayuan’s voice in the distance that they snapped back to reality.
“Zhang Liunian, you’ve gone too far! You can’t just strike members of our association.”
Chen Jiayuan’s words jolted everyone. That was right. They had a crowd here, so why should they let a young brat slap their faces and leave unhindered?
Zhang Liunian would not be allowed to leave easily.
With that in mind, several people lunged at Zhang Liunian. Leading the charge was that Mr. Ren, Chen Jiayuan’s echo. As soon as Chen Jiayuan gave a hint, he immediately understood the chairman’s intentions.
For instance, Chen Jiayuan’s previous remark was actually a prompt for them to detain Zhang Liunian.
Furthermore, he had long found Zhang Liunian disagreeable and wouldn’t miss this chance to deal with him.
However, with his mediocre martial arts skills, he couldn’t even last one move against Zhang Liunian.
As Mr. Ren charged forward, yelling, “Where do you think you’re going, you country bumpkin?” Zhang Liunian’s shadowless kick landed on his face. Then, with a “bang,” Mr. Ren was sent flying backward, once again clearing Zhang Liunian’s path straight to the door.
This was no accident; Zhang Liunian had done it intentionally. He wanted to leave, but there were too many people blocking his way, so he had to use them to clear his path.
With their assistance in clearing the way, Zhang Liunian’s departure became smoother. He moved swiftly and was about to reach the door.
This made the members’ eyes turn red with anxiety. If Zhang Liunian left, they would lose their chance to act themselves, so they all lunged at him like madmen.
Zhang Liunian promptly drew his iron staff and swung it at them, sending everyone surrounding him flying.
Chen Jiayuan, watching from a distance, stared with his mouth agape, his eyes wide. After a while, he managed to compose his shocked expression.
He knew Zhang Liunian had some fighting skills, otherwise, he wouldn’t have survived his assassins until now. But he didn’t know Zhang Liunian was this formidable!
With just one move, he had swept away all his members. This display had stunned everyone present.
Zhang Liunian paid them no mind; he simply seized their moment of stunned silence to sprint out of the venue.
Zhang Qian followed closely behind, and the bodyguards trailed one after another.
However, some injured bodyguards were held back, only four or five of them.
Zhang Liunian knew there would be casualties, but he didn’t stop. He was going to the police and then to rescue his bodyguards.
However, he hadn’t gone far when he saw those bodyguards being thrown out by them. Although they were not dead, they were severely injured.
Seeing this, Zhang Liunian didn’t say a word and rushed these injured men to the hospital.
Meanwhile, the Hong Kong merchants and members, who had watched Zhang Liunian and his group disappear into the night, still had grim expressions.
With so many of them, they had actually let Zhang Liunian escape, which was a huge blow to their reputation.
The most indignant among them was Xiao Huangmao. Standing at the main entrance, he watched Zhang Liunian and his group gradually disappear and asked Chen Jiayuan, “Chairman, are we just going to let him leave like this?”
Letting Zhang Liunian go so easily made Xiao Huangmao extremely resentful.
“What else can we do? Chase him out and ruin our reputation? Then who would dare cooperate with us in the future?”