After taking care of his injuries at the hospital, Chu Zhiqing called: "Come to the Red Building; I've arranged a meeting with them."
Chu Yuxuan responded with impatience: "Just tell me what's going on with this so-called Xue family. I'll handle it myself."
Chu Zhiqing sighed: "Son, be patient for a bit. Let's discuss this at the Red Building."
Chu Yuxuan didn't reply, hung up the phone, and after some thought, decided to head to the Red Building.
Half an hour later, the three brothers brought the gunman to the Red Building. Chu Zhiqing's bodyguards had been waiting at the entrance and took them to a private room on the third floor. Inside the room, Chu Zhiqing was seated at the main position. To his right was a man in his thirties, Xue Fei, who was Xue Can's older brother. Xue Can stood lazily behind his brother, while the rest were the respective bodyguards from both sides.
Upon seeing Chu Yuxuan enter, Xue Fei immediately stood up, smiling and extending his hand: "Mr. Chu, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
Chu Zhiqing, with a smiling face, introduced: "Son, this is Mr. Xue Fei, Xue Can's elder brother."
Chu Yuxuan completely ignored the "friendly hand" extended to him, not even glancing at Xue Fei. Instead, he looked at Xue Can behind him, coldly saying, "You little b*st*rd, did I dig up your family's grave?"
As he spoke, he dragged the gunman in front of him and kicked him to the ground, fuming, "Look with your own dog eyes, isn't this your lackey?"
Chu Zhiqing: ...
"Son, let's keep our tone civil." Chu Yuxuan shot him a glare: "I'm already being very polite! If it weren't for my two bodyguards tonight, I might not have survived!"
The gunman, who was kneeling on the ground, glanced up at him with a strange expression, thinking, "He was like a death god during the gunfight, and now he's spouting nonsense? How come all the credit is given to the bodyguards? Why did I end up like this?"
Facing Chu Yuxuan's rude questioning, Xue Can watched him with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, staring at him without responding.
Xue Fei retracted his overly friendly hand and, unfazed, said, "Mr. Chu, I understand you're very angry. Besides apologizing, I'm also here to resolve this matter."
Chu Yuxuan sneered, "How are you going to resolve it? Huh? Let me tell you, I don't care who you are or if you're richer than me; I'm not short of money!"
"Mr. Chu, you misunderstood," Xue Fei picked up a bottle of white liquor from the table, pouring it as he spoke, "The resolution I'm talking about is quite simple."
Before the words were fully out of his mouth, Xue Fei suddenly turned around and smashed the liquor bottle over Xue Can's head!
"Bang!"
Xue Can, caught off guard, was knocked to the ground, blood gushing from his head immediately.
This scene was unexpected for everyone, except for Chu Zhiqing, who remained unfazed and continued to play the peacemaker: "Oh, why resort to violence? We should resolve this amicably..."
Xue Fei glanced at Chu Yuxuan, removed his watch, rolled up his sleeves, and said with a smile, "Mr. Chu, please step back a bit."
With that, he picked up a nearby chair and mercilessly started smashing it down on Xue Can. It was clear from the intensity of the beating that they were not acting like brothers but as if they had deep-seated grudges.
Xue Can curled up tightly, covering his head, and despite being hit heavily more than ten times, he didn't make a sound. "You b*st*rd! Did I not warn you to stop causing trouble?!"
Fuming, Xue Fei then turned the chair on the surviving gunman, smashing him to a bloody pulp with a few blows. "I hired you bodyguards to protect him, not to mess around with him!"
Throwing the chair to the ground, Xue Fei grabbed the gunman by the hair and said sternly, "The other night, I warned him not to provoke Chu Men, and now you're creating trouble? Xue Can always listens to me. I know you've been close to him lately; are you the one instigating him?"
The gunman, holding his head and grimacing, didn't dare look at Xue Fei.
"You scum, you deserve to die!" Xue Fei said, casting a glance at his bodyguards.
The bodyguards understood immediately, drawing their guns and shooting the gunman in the head.
"Bang!"
After the gunshot, the room fell into a dead, eerie silence.
Chu Zhiqing shook his head and sighed, "Ah... how did it come to this? It's really unnecessary..."
Chu Yuxuan frowned. He had never intended to let the gunman live. Bringing him to the Red Building was merely to prevent the Xue family from denying responsibility and to have a witness. Unexpectedly, Xue Fei had used him as a scapegoat, clearly implying that Xue Can had been incited by others to trouble him.
For Xue Fei, the Xue family wasn't intimidated by Chu Zhiqing. Resolving it this way was meant to save face for Chu Men and avoid escalating the conflict between the two families.
"Mr. Chu, I know you're probably still upset, but this beast is my own brother. I sincerely apologize. Given that he was incited by others, let's consider this matter settled," Xue Fei said.
Chu Yuxuan was about to speak when Chu Zhiqing preempted him, "Alright, alright, son, calm down."
Chu Yuxuan looked at him and saw Chu Zhiqing giving him a signal to ease up. He thought that the priority was to deal with the mastermind behind the scenes from ten years ago, so it was better to avoid further complications. After a moment of consideration, he glared at the Xue Can, who was being helped up by bodyguards, and asked, "The matter is settled, but you still owe me an explanation. What did I do to provoke you? Why are you attacking me like a mad dog?"
Xue Can licked the blood from his mouth and coldly said, "I just can't stand you!"
"Slap!"
Xue Fei slapped him across the face, "Shut up! Aren't you embarrassed? Scum!"
He then turned to Chu Yuxuan, his expression softening, "It's just a small misunderstanding. I guarantee he won't bother you again."
At that moment, Situ Jingyao entered the room with several women in qipao. Her gaze briefly swept over Chu Yuxuan, then looked at the corpse on the floor, and turned a cold stare at Xue Fei, saying sharply, "Mr. Xue, you've really grown bolder, daring to shoot in the Red Building?"
Xue Fei pressed his lips together and replied coolly, "Sorry, Miss Situ. I was dealing with a family matter and got a bit emotional. My apologies."
"Hmph..." Situ Jingyao snorted coldly, "Since it's for your father's sake, I won't pursue this further this time. If there's a next time, I'll make sure you can't walk away! Now get out!"
Xue Fei's eyes flashed with a moment of darkness as he led his people out of the room.
Before leaving, Xue Can glanced at Situ Jingyao, seemingly feeling embarrassed in front of his beloved woman. He clenched his fists and then looked at Chu Yuxuan, his bloodied face hiding a smile with a hidden edge.
Outside the Red Building, Xue Fei slapped Xue Can a few more times and scolded him, "Useless! Didn't I tell you not to provoke Chu Men? Do you think you're someone important? Nine gunmen taken out by just two bodyguards; where do you think that leaves our family's reputation? Huh? Embarrassing!"
Ignoring his brother's scolding, Xue Can kept a smirking, unbothered expression on his face.
At this moment, one of Xue Fei's bodyguards suddenly said, "That Chu guy is suspicious. Surviving tonight wasn't just due to those two bodyguards."
Xue Fei turned to him, "Hmm?"
Despite the fact that 2V9 without any injuries was indeed hard to believe, it wasn't surprising for a rich heir to have skilled bodyguards. For example, the bodyguard currently speaking was a retired special forces soldier Xue Fei had hired at great expense. If this bodyguard had to handle the rabble Xue Can had sent tonight, it would have been a piece of cake.
Moreover, Chu Yuxuan had always been seen as a rich playboy. Who would have thought that a wealthy heir would be someone with such profound killing methods?
The bodyguard frowned, recalling the scene in the room, and said, "When I fired, he showed no reaction at all, not even blinking."