The driverâs movements halted in an instant, his eyes wide, holding his abdomen before staggering to the floor.
A scream pierced the air again, and seeing the driverâs plight, the woman ran towards the door in fright.
Lin Yi paid no heed to these people, for it had nothing to do with them.
But the remaining men were scared half to death, trembling where they stood, not daring to make a sound.
Lin Yi approached Zhao Yongqiang, grabbed his hair, and jerked his head up.
âThink youâre tough, huh? Itâs a harmonious society now, and you still dare to pull this stuff? Who gave you the guts?â
Zhao Yongqiang looked at Lin Yi, gasping for breath heavily.
âFrom the looks of it, you must have been in the mix before. Iâm Zhao Yongqiang, that should say enough.â
âGo to hell!â
Lin Yi grabbed his head and smashed it into the table, plunging it into a hot bowl of soup and shattering the bowl into pieces.
Zhao Yongqiang cried out in pain, soaked in soup, his arrogance vanished.
âBro, I give up, stop hitting me. Just name your price, Iâll pay you right now.â
Under different circumstances, with Zhao Yongqiangâs experience, he wouldnât have given in so quickly.
But Lin Yi was too ruthless, and Zhao was completely shook.
If he didnât admit his fault and apologize, he didnât know what would become of him.
Lin Yi raised a hand and tossed Zhao Yongqiang out, his gaze falling on the other men.
âYou all had a part in this too?â
âI, I, weâ¦â
Two directors and two screenwriters, shivering, couldnât even finish a sentence, scared into kneeling on the ground.
âBrother, we know we were wrong too, please donât hold it against us.â
âWhen you were hurting my niece, you all acted so tough, like you could eat people alive, and now here you are kneeling?â
The four men trembled and didnât dare speak, not even lifting their heads.
âI wonât make it difficult for you. This is the third floor, jump down from here, and I wonât pursue this matter further.â
âJump down!â
Their expressions panicked, their hearts nearly leapt out of their throats.
Though it was only the third floor and falling wouldnât kill them, a fracture was inevitable.
âBro, weâve admitted our mistakes, just let it go. Iâm even willing to compensate financially. Letâs just let bygones be bygones, and if you ever need something on the streets, just give me a call, itâll definitely work out. No need to go to extremes.â
Zhao Yongqiang had been beaten senseless just now, but now he had recovered enough to start negotiating with Lin Yi.
âWho the fuck are you to solve problems I canât?â
âYes, yes, I admit youâre tough.â Zhao Yongqiang said,
âCan you give me some time to make a call?â
The corner of Lin Yiâs mouth curled into a smile, âLooks like youâre scheming something with that phone call, go ahead and call now, I want to see who dares to vouch for you.â
Zhao Yongqiang, one hand on his head, shakily pulled out his cell phone.
âBrother Hao, I ran into some trouble while dining out, could you come and sort it out for me?â
âWhat happened, did you kill someone?â
âIt wasnât me who hit somebody, I got hit.â
âFuck, put the phone on speaker, let me talk to him.â
Zhao Yongqiang pressed the speaker button and told the person on the phone,
âBrother Hao, heâs right here next to me.â
âBro, who are you with? Zhao Yongqiang is my brother, weâve been tight since we were kids. Youâre not really giving me, Li Hao, any respect here.â
âDonât give me that. Iâm Lin Yi. Ever heard that name in Zhong Hai?â
âLin Yi? Youâre Master Lin?â
âAs long as you know.â
âZhao Yongqiang, has a donkey kicked your brain? How dare you mess with Master Lin? If you donât want to live, go die by yourself and donât fucking drag me into this!â
After being scolded by Li Hao, Zhao Yongqiang was completely confused, realizing something terrifying that made him shiver as if he were in the dead of winter.
âBrother Hao, is he really the famous Master Lin of Zhong Hai?â
âDo you think Iâm joking about this? I canât handle this matter. Whatever Master Lin decides, you have to accept it, donât call me again.â
Li Hao hung up the phone abruptly, eager not to get himself involved.
Zhao Yongqiang and everyone in the room were shell-shocked, their minds blank.
None had dreamed they would offend someone so formidable.
However, the remaining two directors and screenwriters were slower on the uptake.
They realized they might have offended someone tremendously out of their league.
But they didnât comprehend just how fearsome the man before them was.
âDonât move! Raise your hands!â
At that moment, shouts came from outside the door, it was the police arriving.
Lin Yi glanced around, not recognizing any of the faces.
As expected, it must have been the hotel that alerted them, no one else would bother.
Seeing the police, everyone ran towards them as if they had seen saviors.
âOfficer, please help us! This man is making us jump from the third floor, you must save us!â
The leading officer glanced at Lin Yi, his expression visibly cooling.
âEven this kind of thing you would do, really lawless.â
âCome here, I need to talk to you about something else.â
Lin Yi smiled, waved his hand, and drew the leading officer aside. They whispered for a few minutes.
Whatever Lin Yi said, the officer nodded frequently, and his demeanor seemed much more cordial.
After their exchange, the officer returned to his team and said,
âWrap it up, let them settle this themselves.â
Hearing this, the two directors and two screenwriters were stunned on the spot.
The police were their last hope, they thought they could leave safely as victims, return to Yanjing with no further interaction, and put this behind them, but they were ordered to disengage and not handle the situation!
Why did this happen?
Zhao Yongqiang sat on the ground, speechless.
Only then did he truly realize the fear.
The police had arrived, yet with a single word, Lin Yi dispatched them.
Master Lin was indeed Master Lin.
In Zhong Hai, no one could provoke him.
After the police left, Lin Yi did not waste any time staying there.
But before leaving, his gaze swept over everyone present, and he said coldly,
âIâve said what I needed to say. If you donât follow my orders, I guarantee you wonât make it out of Zhong Hai alive.â