Chapter 43 - "continue"

"Hold on! If you can walk out of this door today, I won't be surnamed Li!" Li Rui's forehead was covered in cold sweat from the pain as he repeatedly stepped back, hiding behind his bodyguard, signaling him to quickly make a call for help. He knew that his father, Li Baofeng, had a powerful force behind him, and he himself was accustomed to being arrogant and domineering, especially when associating with the likes of Li Tianyang, causing trouble was nothing new. But he had never encountered someone as ruthless as Zhang Zhili.

As the pain intensified, Li Rui's hatred towards Zhang Zhili surged even more: "Let me tell you, in this world, it's all about background and power! Dare to lay a finger on me? I dare to make sure you have no place to be buried!" Zhang Zhili observed coldly, his eyes becoming even colder.

"Now, are you scared?" Li Rui laughed furiously, "But it's too late! You crippled my hands, I will make you wish you were dead! Without power or influence, what can you do? Even if my father has three thousand followers, can they really withstand you? I not only want you dead, but I also want to play with your woman! Do you believe that tomorrow, I will play her to death right in front of you? You won't be able to do anything!"

Before Li Rui could finish speaking, Zhang Zhili's anger erupted completely. He grabbed Li Rui's neck and lifted him up. Li Rui struggled desperately, but couldn't break free, feeling suffocated and in pain. It was then that he truly felt fear! He felt like Zhang Zhili was going to choke him to death! Tang Yanran hurriedly pulled Zhang Zhili's hand, trying to separate them.

However, Zhang Zhili paid no attention, forcefully shaking off Li Rui, and viciously kicked him in the groin. With a loud bang, blood splattered, and Li Rui's white pants were instantly soaked in blood. He screamed in agony, convulsed a few times, and then fainted from the pain. Everyone stared in shock, never expecting Zhang Zhili to be so ruthless, directly sealing Li Rui's fate. Li Baofeng would surely be furious, and his whole family might be implicated.

Ding Lan was horrified, "This is murder! Tang Ran, your man just killed someone!" Zhang Zhili looked at Ding Lan coldly and slapped her in the face, "Say one more word, and I'll cripple you too!" Ding Lan was scared into silence, not daring to say another word.

Li Tianyang's face turned pale with fear as he looked at Zhang Zhili, trembling as he spoke, "Don't touch me, I won't dare anymore…" The bodyguards brought by Li Rui were also shocked and angry, but helpless.

Just then, urgent footsteps were heard outside the door. A burly, menacing man entered the room with his men, his face darkening as he saw the scene before him. Li Tianyang finally saw a glimmer of hope and hurriedly ran behind the man, "Brother, save me!" Everyone in the room recognized him as Zhang Hao, a trusted subordinate of Huang Wuye.

Zhang Hao was in a bad mood. Although Huang Wuye and Li Baofeng had a complicated relationship, they had an agreement not to involve family members in their underworld affairs. But now that something had happened in his territory, Zhang Hao couldn't explain it.

His gaze fell on Zhang Zhili, and he spoke with displeasure, "Who dared to touch Rong Shao? Kneel down on your own! Don't make me lose my temper!" Zhang Zhili smiled faintly, "You're Huang's man, right? Quite good at acting tough!" Zhang Hao spat on the ground angrily, "You're looking for death! Can you call Huang's name? Dare to lay a hand on me in my territory, have you thought about the consequences?"

Zhang Zhili shrugged, "So right or wrong doesn't matter, it's all going to be blamed on me, right? Since that's the case, tell me, what do you want to do?" Everyone present looked at Zhang Zhili in shock; he was daring even in this situation!

Zhang Hao frowned, filled with anger, and pointed at Zhang Zhili, "Now you have two choices. Either kneel down and beg for mercy, and I'll have my men break your hands and feet, then let Li Baofeng deal with you. Or, you can choose not to beg for mercy, and I'll have my men knock you unconscious, put you in a sack, and throw you into the river to feed the fish, and your entire family will be implicated."

Zhang Zhili's face twisted into a cold smile. He hated when others threatened his family, "You will regret saying those words." Zhang Hao paused, his smile mocking, "Regret? Ridiculous. What ability do you have to make me regret?" With that, he waved his hand, and two of his men stepped forward, aiming their guns at Zhang Zhili.

Li Tianyang saw the guns and regained his confidence, standing behind Zhang Hao and sneering at Zhang Zhili, "You're finished, scum!" He also reminded Zhang Hao, "Brother, my dad is Li Gang, and Baoge is my godfather. I'm telling you now, I must have him crippled! If Rui ends up like this, my godfather will definitely be furious!"

Tang Yanran held Zhang Zhili's hand tightly, only now realizing that even in this situation, his palm was still dry and warm, as if he had no fear at all.

Ding Lan glared hatefully at Zhang Zhili, wishing he would be shot dead on the spot. However, Zhang Zhili remained calm, taking out his phone from his pocket and dialing a number, then tossing the phone to Zhang Hao.

"Here, say what you just said to the person on the phone." Zhang Hao didn't believe that Zhang Zhili could find anyone. However, what he didn't expect was a voice on the other end that sent shivers down his spine.

"I am Huang Lao Wu, Zhang Zhili, has my matter taken a turn?"

Zhang Hao was stunned for three seconds, then looked at the number on the screen in shock. It turned out that this number was Huang Lao Wu's private number!

"It's me, Zhang Hao!" After the call ended, Zhang Hao looked at Zhang Zhili in disbelief, "What's going on? How does this kid know our boss?"

Zhang Hao's hand trembled, almost dropping the phone. His heart sank, quickly turning to look at Zhang Zhili.

"What's going on? Does this kid know our boss?" Huang Wuye understood his little brother's temper and also knew about Chen Wanli's troublemaking abilities, so he had some guesses.

"Damn it, Zhang Hao, did you mess with Zhang Brother? Which floor? I'm coming over right away!" Click click click.

After Huang Wuye hung up the phone, Zhang Hao was in a bad state, nervously looking at Chen Wanli. By now, he had already guessed who this gentleman in front of him was!

The one who had single-handedly stormed Huang Manor the other day, not only coming out unscathed but also earning the respect of Huang Wuye!

No wonder he dared to cripple Li Rui!

Despite Huang Wuye appearing kind to Zhang Zhili, he was, after all, a true boss who had fought his way up, a ruthless character who made decisive decisions.

The brothers below him respected him greatly.

Having offended Huang Wuye's benefactor, Zhang Hao felt cold sweat dripping down his back!

Zhang Zhili smiled at Zhang Hao, "Didn't you want to kill me? Go ahead!"