Capítulo 1980: Chapter 2181: I Wonder If You Even Have What It Takes!

When the manager first heard about the incident, he thought it was just a minor issue that could be easily resolved. But when he saw it was Brother Rui standing there, his expression changed immediately.

Although their Haunted House operated legally in this area, as the saying goes, when you’re in business, you have to consider both sides. They needed to maintain relationships with the authorities, but couldn’t ignore the underworld either. They all knew Brother Rui was from the Axe Gang.

And the Axe Gang was now a force that no one dared to provoke in this area, having grown so strong. If they angered Brother Rui, it meant offending the Axe Gang, and offending the Axe Gang would make future business hard to continue, let alone run smoothly.

After all, there were so many of them, and they were all fearless hooligans. If a bunch of thugs hung around here every day, who would still dare to come to the Haunted House? Anyway, these hooligans had nothing better to do and could stick around, but the Haunted House definitely couldn’t afford that and would soon go out of business.

If that happened, the Haunted House would be gone, and so would his job as the manager. So when he saw Brother Rui, his expression changed immediately. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

He hurried over, nodding and bowing, and said to Brother Rui, “Brother Rui, my apologies for not receiving you properly. Please forgive me for not extending a warm welcome.”

Brother Rui smirked at this, and one of his underlings yelled at the manager, “What’s with you guys? Brother Rui came here in a good mood just to have some fun, and unexpectedly got shoved by a girl? Are you trying to go out of business?”

The manager immediately looked frightened and quickly said, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Poor management, Brother Rui, I’m truly sorry.’

The underling raised his eyebrows and said, “Just ‘sorry’ and that’s it? Brother Rui almost got pushed to the ground. You know the consequences if Brother Rui falls! Just a ‘sorry’ is enough? Where’s the sincerity? Or do you think Brother Rui’s face is too small?”

The manager was terrified, bent over, and nodded and bowed to Brother Rui, saying, “Don’t worry, Brother Rui, I’ll definitely give you a satisfactory explanation.”

Then the manager suddenly turned and looked at Hao Jian and the others.

In his eyes, Hu Lai, Zhang Danlin, and Hao Jian were just students. They seemed bold and reckless, unaware of the danger in offending Brother Rui, still acting fearless. But he couldn’t do the same. He knew it must have been Brother Rui who started it, or this group wouldn’t have caused trouble for Brother Rui.

But people like them, who’ve been around for a while, know that right and wrong don’t matter – it’s who has the fists. Now that Brother Rui was here, backed by the Axe Gang, the Haunted House might not even continue with a single word against them, and the others were just students. How much power could students have?

So, after weighing the pros and cons, he certainly didn’t dare to offend Brother Rui, but offending a group of students like Hao Jian was no big deal.

Suddenly, as he looked at Hao Jian and his group, his expression changed. He was no longer nodding and bowing but instead wore a face full of anger. Taking a few steps forward, he could tell that among the group of students, Hao Jian was the leader, so he walked straight up to him.

Then he shouted, “What’s going on with you guys, pushing people and not apologizing? What school are you from? Believe me, if I notify your school, then you’ll be punished!!”

His voice was loud and aggressive, making it seem like Hao Jian and his group were entirely in the wrong and he was just reprimanding them. His face changed too quickly, and so did his tone. He Qiqi, being timid, didn’t dare to speak up in such a situation. Or maybe she was already scared.

But Jiang Li’s group of girls wasn’t like that, especially with Zhang Danlin and Liang Xiaohan present. They understood what was happening.

Immediately, Zhang Danlin stepped forward and angrily pointed at the manager, saying, “You’re ignoring the facts. It’s clear these hooligans tried to take advantage of my classmate, and when my classmate pushed him in self-defense, how is that our fault? Are we supposed to let him have his way?”

Zhang Danlin’s voice was loud, showing no fear of the manager’s words.

Liang Xiaohan didn’t speak up, but she stood in front of He Qiqi, shielding them.

A crowd of onlookers noticed the situation, with some expressing indignation, realizing that the manager was bullying these students because he didn’t dare to offend someone backed by power like Brother Rui, so he turned on the students.

Everyone understood this clearly, but no one dared to speak up for Hao Jian and his group. After all, speaking up meant offending Brother Rui – offending the Axe Gang. Weighing the stakes, naturally, they didn’t dare to say a word, only standing by and watching.

The manager was surprised when Zhang Danlin dared to speak up. He laughed loudly and said firmly, “Ha! You’re making excuses when you’re at fault. No honesty from you as students. What? You don’t dare to admit your mistakes?”

Zhang Danlin smiled and said, “Ha… excuses? Are we making excuses or are you the one ignoring right and wrong? Just because he has some power behind him you don’t dare to offend, so you take it out on us?”

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Her words echoed the thoughts of the onlookers, and the manager’s face turned angry upon hearing it.

“You…” The manager was furious.

But Zhang Danlin wasn’t intimidated, saying, “What ‘you’? Did I hit the nail on the head and leave you speechless?”

The manager pointed angrily at Zhang Danlin, his face red with anger, saying, “I didn’t expect a little girl like you to be so sharp-tongued. Not admitting your mistakes, huh? Fine, I’ll report to your school and see how your teachers deal with you.”

Zhang Danlin laughed, “Go ahead, report us. I’m waiting for you to notify. Before you inform our school, why don’t I call the police and let them handle this?”

When the manager heard Zhang Danlin mention calling the police, his whole expression changed. He thought these were just students, timid at that, easily scared into submission, and this matter would be over.

However, he didn’t expect this group of students to be so spirited, especially Zhang Danlin, who left him speechless and even threatened to call the police, catching him off guard.

At this point, Brother Rui laughed and said, “What a talkative young girl. I didn’t expect you to be so eloquent.”

Zhang Danlin scoffed, “Those in the right don’t fear anyone!”

Brother Rui didn’t respond, but the manager made some gestures to people around him, and suddenly a group appeared, surrounding Hao Jian’s group. When Zhang Danlin saw them, her face turned a bit sour, while Jiang Li and the other girls became a little afraid.

After all, they were just students and hadn’t experienced much in society. When faced with real situations, they were unprepared and at a loss.

One girl, seeing so many people and knowing Brother Rui was a powerful gangster leader, pulled Zhang Danlin’s sleeve and whispered, “Danlin, maybe we should just apologize and be done with it.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Danlin promptly refused, saying, “No!”

The others might not understand, but she knew very well that this couldn’t be simply resolved by apologizing. Apologizing wouldn’t end it, and besides, they hadn’t done anything wrong, so why apologize? Therefore, apologizing was not an option.

At this moment, the manager sneered and said, “Don’t be ungrateful!”

Brother Rui, having heard the girl’s voice, laughed and said, “Apologize? Maybe an apology would have worked before, but now I’ve changed my mind – it’s not as simple as an apology anymore.”

When the manager heard Brother Rui say this, he furrowed his brows. If it wasn’t as simple as an apology, then he knew what that meant.

He originally intended to scare the girls away, so the matter would end there, but he hadn’t expected these girls to be so tough, escalating the situation to a point where it seemed a bit out of control.

He furrowed his brows.

However, at this moment, Zhang Danlin, already infuriated, was about to step forward to say something, but unexpectedly got stopped by Hao Jian.

Hao Jian gave her a look, indicating that he would handle this situation.

She didn’t know why, but when she saw Hao Jian’s look, she trusted him completely, believing he could manage this, so she quietly stepped back.

Hao Jian smiled, facing the manager and Brother Rui, saying, “Oh? No longer as simple as an apology? So what do you want?”

Since Brother Rui stepped in, the manager stayed silent.

Brother Rui didn’t expect Hao Jian to dare speak to him like this at this time and chuckled, saying, “What do I want? Don’t you already know?”

“Oh?” Hao Jian said, “I do know, but I’m not sure you can handle it!”