I just calmly looked at the manager and narrowed my eyes before saying, "Is that so? You really don't have any idea what I mean by this?"
The manager felt a chill run down his spine when he heard this, but he kept insisting that he didn't know a single thing, "I really don't know what you're talking about, young master. Please, just let me go."
I gave a snort before saying, "You might think that I'm easy to fool, but I want you to know that I'm anything but that."
Then ignoring the manager, I turned to the leader of the rough looking men and said, "Do it."
There was a trace of surprise that appeared in his eyes after he heard me say this, but he still gave a nod in response. Then he turned to his men and gave them a nod, as if he was giving them an order.
As soon as he did, they pushed the manager to the ground and pinned him in place with his arms and legs spread out.
The manager was crying and begging for mercy, but not a single person dared to step in at this point.
As for me, my only concern was whether Lin Li Zi would be able to handle this.
To my surprise, I found that she wasn't bothered by this at all.
Then again, for Lin Li Zi who grew up on the streets as an orphan, this was most likely something that she had already become numb to.
Still, it didn't feel good to show her this kind of thing.
So I said, "Li Zi, come and let's eat together."
Lin Li Zi gave a nod before turning around without sparing a single glance for what was happening behind her.
As the screams of pain rang out, the two of us just continued eating our meal together.
When we finished, the rough looking men had also finished their job and were dragging the manager out.
The leader of the rough looking men looked at me and said, "Young master, it is done. If there's anything else that we can do for you, please feel free to ask."
I could hear one of them snickering after the leader said this.
It was the same man who had rushed forward to tell me off earlier.
After that snicker, he said in a soft voice, "Right, give us more of your money, you spoiled rich brat. We'll be more than happy to spend it for you."
Though it was clear that the leader had also heard this, it didn't seem like he was planning on saying anything.
I just ignored it as well and looked at the leader with a calm look before saying, "It's alright, I don't need anything else. You may go now."
The leader gave a nod before waving his hand at his men and leaving the restaurant with them.
As he did, I could see the visible looks of surprise that were on the faces of his men, but he didn't say a single thing as he led them out. It was clear that this matter wouldn't be over yet, but I wasn't afraid since I had the system.
If they really wanted to start something…I would end it.
That included all of the ones that were in the restaurant looking at us.
Since we had finished eating, I stood up and said to Lin Li Zi with a smile, "Then shall we go? We've had our food, so let's go and buy some clothes now."
Lin Li Zi looked at me with a concerned look, but she slowly gave a nod in the end.
Lin Li Zi knew that her brother seemed strange today, but he was still her only brother in the end. Even if he was acting strange, she would stand by his side until the end.
I didn't even bother looking at the waiters as we walked out and it seemed like they were even afraid to look at me.
They had looked at me with disdain when I came in, but now they looked at me with fear.
After leaving the restaurant, it didn't take long for more trouble to find us.
That trouble came in the form of those rough looking men from the restaurant.
After moving some distance away from the restaurant, the two of us were suddenly surrounded by the rough looking men who I had hired at the restaurant.
As they surrounded us, all of them had their weapons out except for the leader.
It was clear that they weren't planning on letting us go.
The leader just came forward and said with what seemed to be a friendly smile, "This young master, if I may have some of your time, I have something that I wish to discuss with you."
I could feel Lin Li Zi's hand gripping on my arm, but I just took her hand and squeezed it to comfort her while looking at her with a smile.
Then I let go of her hand and moved her behind me as I took a step forward.
Looking at the leader, I said with a smile, "What is it that you wish to discuss with me?"
The leader said with the same smile, "It's like this. We are a small mercenary group, but we've always dreamed of growing larger. The problem is that we have a lack of funds, so we've never been able to grow ourselves properly."
I replied with, "But it seems like you've earned quite a bit just now. I'm sure that this will be enough to fund your mercenary group, right?"
The leader's smile faded a bit, though it didn't disappear as he said, "Yes, but unfortunately it takes even more money to fund a mercenary group." His eyes turned sharp as he suddenly said, "So we were hoping to make a business proposal to the young master. We were hoping that you would be able to donate a bit of money to us to fund this business venture."
I gave a chuckle before saying, "A business proposal, huh?" Then my voice turned a bit cold as I asked, "Is it a donation or an investment that you're asking for."
The leader just calmly said, "We would prefer it if we called it a donation."
"So you're saying that you want my money and I get nothing in return? Do you really think that I would agree to that?" I said in a cold voice.
The leader was surprised to hear me say this, but then he said with a sigh, "I guess we'll have to do this the hard way then. You have to understand that I tried to do this the easy way, but you didn't cooperate. You can't blame me."
Then to his men, he said in a cold voice, "Take them. We'll make him cough out the money one way or another."
I could feel Lin Li Zi's hand tightly grabbing my shirt from behind, showing just how anxious she was.
However, I just stood there with my arms crossed and a smile on my face.
In my mind, I thought, "System, it seems like I'm in danger. What should we do about this?"