Chapter Ninety-six

  Wu Lao San saw a man with a square face walking towards him with great enthusiasm, and he racked his brains but still couldn't recall anything, so he had to ask aloud: "Who are you?"

  "Haha, Boss Wu has many noble acquaintances and forgets things easily. The other day when I had dinner with Director Sun, I was lucky enough to meet you once, but you might not have much impression of me. My surname is Wang, and my name is Wang Donglai." As he spoke, he stepped forward and shook hands warmly with Wu Laosan. Since Xiang Yongkang hadn't mentioned that Wu Laosan intended to acquire Xiang's company, he couldn't fathom Wu's intentions at the moment. However, it was always right to show a smile when meeting someone for the first time, especially since he had a mind to get acquainted with him.

  "Is your surname Wang?" Wu Lao San's eyebrows furrowed slightly, but as soon as he saw the person standing behind Wang Dong, his expression relaxed.

  "Lü Police Officer? Zhao Police Officer?" Wu Lao San smiled and shook hands with Wang Dong, then quickly stepped forward and warmly shook hands with the two smiling men.

  In the whole of Hong Kong, although there are many influential people, most of them know each other. Especially someone like Wu Lao San who likes to socialize everywhere using his identity, naturally has a lot of dealings with these police officers and inspectors. Although they may not have as much power as Deng Wei Lun, they do have considerable authority in their hands. There are some things that can't be asked of Deng Wei Lun, so it's often these individuals who help get them done. Moreover, Deng Wei Lun is their direct superior, so they often give him face.

  When acquaintances meet, they naturally exchange pleasantries.

  "Haha, what a coincidence! Why don't you join us for dinner, Mr. Wu?" invited Lu Jing.

  Wu Lao San hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively: "Why did Captain Lu come here today? Is it because he knows the owner of this store?" As he spoke, he glanced at Xiang Yongkang beside him.

  If the other party is really familiar with him, Wu Lao San will have to give them some face.

  Lü Jingsi was slightly stunned, turned his head to look at the service staff Xiang Yongkang standing behind him, and smiled as he waved his hand: "Don't know, don't know, what's up? Does Old Wu know this boss?" Lü Dawei wasn't a fool either. Seeing that Old Wu had been standing here just now, and that boss looked embarrassed, it was clear that they had had an argument. He found it somewhat amusing and wondered what this boss had done to offend Old Wu, the troublemaker.

  He didn't think there was anything wrong with Wu Lao San's approach, although he was a policeman, but some things were forever inexplicable.

  "Haha, nothing, since Captain Lü doesn't recognize me, let's just go eat first. Today I'll definitely keep you company for a couple of drinks and catch up on old times. As for the matters here, I'll deal with them later." Wu Lao San spoke skillfully, mentioning his past conflicts with Xiang Yong Kang while also making it clear that he had intended to give face to Lü Da Wei earlier. Given his identity, he didn't need to be overly obsequious towards Lü Da Wei, so his words didn't have too much of a flattering tone, but rather were like those of an old friend. Meanwhile, Captain Zhao looked at Xiang Yong Kang with increasing familiarity, and his gaze shifted to Ai Zi Qing...

  Ah!

  Zhao suddenly remembered that it was Wang Dong who had provoked a few people he shouldn't have last time, and later brought them to the police station, and it was him who wiped their butts!

  He knew the relationship between Wang Dong and Xiang Yongkang, and also knew the identity of that Korean commander last time. So, he was somewhat displeased with Wang Dong's self-proclaimed proposal to roast goose at Xiang's place. However, it wasn't convenient for him to speak out the truth at this moment. He thought to himself that anyway, it had nothing to do with him, and if Wu Lao San got into trouble later, Director Deng would come forward to resolve it. Thinking of this, he didn't say anything.

  Wang Donglai was a petty person, he had suffered a great loss at the hands of Ai Ziqing and others last time, so naturally he was delighted to see Wu Laosan find trouble with Xiang Yongkang. Not only did he not reveal his relationship with him, but also added fuel to the fire: "So Mr. Wu has a past with him? Haha, this Xiang boss is indeed artful and daring, who dares to provoke anyone!"

  Wu Lao San raised an eyebrow, detecting the resentment in Wang Dong's tone. He glanced at Xiang Yong Kang standing there and asked curiously, "What does 'the more skilled one is, the bolder he is' mean?"

  "Haha, this boss started from a small roast goose shop and has become so big, the skills of roasting geese must be very high! So his guts have also grown bigger!" Wang Dong's words were extremely frivolous, and his contempt for Xiang Yongkang was self-evident. This made Zhao Jingchuan suddenly feel a tightness in his chest. He knew that Wang Dong was a hoodlum who relied on the tiger's might to bully others, but he didn't want to provoke unnecessary trouble.

  "Then in that case, are we going to eat something here or...?" This sentence was naturally directed at Lü and meant to avoid spoiling his mood.

  "I've heard that the roast goose at Xiang Ji is exceptionally delicious, since I'm here, let's give it a try." At this point, if he were to leave, wouldn't Wu Lao San think too much into it? Anyway, he had already made it clear that he wasn't going to intervene, so it didn't matter either way.

  Several people's conversation, Xiang Yongkang was all heard in his ears, his face turned pale and red, but he knew that the other party were all big shots that he couldn't afford to offend. If he didn't want Xiang Ji to close early, then today was a matter of swallowing his teeth!

  He secretly took a glance at Aizi Qing who walked to the side and was discussing wine and dishes with the waiter, and sighed in his heart, it seemed that she also had no choice...

  Xiang Yongkang couldn't help but laugh at himself, thinking to himself "Xiao Qing is just a 17-year-old girl, no matter how capable she is... her opponent is either a police officer or the director of the police department, what can she possibly do..."

  Just then, Ai Zi Qing instructed the waiter and turned to Xiang Yong Kang, saying: "Uncle Xiang, I'm inviting guests for dinner this time. I've already asked the waiter to prepare a high-end banquet. As for the roast goose, would you mind making it yourself?" She didn't look at Lu Jingchu and the others, as if they were all air.

  Xiang Yongkang was slightly stunned, now the sauce in the store is all configured, and the chef has already brought it out during the summer vacation, normally he doesn't need to do it himself, who does Ai Ziqing want to entertain?

  Wu Lao San had never seen Ai Zi Qing, but Wang Donglai was familiar with him. He suddenly narrowed his eyes and took the opportunity to mock Xiang Yongkang before Wu Lao San and the two police officers entered their seats, causing Xiang's face to turn bright red.

  Ai Zi Qing handled the matter well, but at this time, he walked over and interrupted Wang Dong's words with a raised eyebrow: "Mr. Wang, before doing anything, you must consider the consequences. You are so reckless and don't think about the consequences, often ending up losing out." These words were spoken in Cantonese, having been in Hong Kong for many days, Ai Zi Qing had long since mastered fluent Cantonese, but usually he was accustomed to speaking Mandarin.

  No one had expected a young girl under twenty to stand up and speak, except for Zhao Jingyu, the others all felt somewhat amused, but Ai Ziqing's next words made them unable to laugh.

  "Just listen to her standing there saying faintly: 'I think you'd better leave, we can't accommodate guests like you... sorry.'"

  Wu Lao San stiffened, furrowed his brow and grumbled: "What does this little girl know? Adults haven't spoken yet, what business do you have here? Do you know who we are?" After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Xiang Yongkang with a sneer: "Old Xiang, is this your daughter? Her temper is quite big, daring to speak like that even to the Western Nine Dragon Police Chief!"

  As he spoke, he pulled out a cigarette from his pocket and first looked at the two police officers. Seeing them wave their hands, he then looked at Wang Dong, who was naturally eager to get close to Wu Lao San. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pushed Wu Lao San's cigarette back, and said with a smile: "Smoke mine, smoke mine." After saying that, he pulled out a cigarette and handed it to Wu Lao San, lit it for him, and then pulled out another one and put it in his own mouth.

  Before Wu Yongkang could speak, Ai Ziqing slightly furrowed her brow: "Does Boss Wu's eyes grow on the soles of his feet? Didn't he see that smoking is prohibited in the hall?" As she spoke, she pointed to a nearby pillar, where a no-smoking sign was hung.

  Wu Lao San was taken aback by her sudden questioning, and when he came to his senses, the other party had already scolded him. He suddenly became furious, threw the cigarette at Ai Zi Qing's feet, and cursed: "Little three, you're not old, but your mouth is quite poisonous. It seems that if I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll think you're the commander of the military district!"

  No sooner had he finished speaking than Wu Lao San felt a sharp pain on his face!

  This sudden change left Lv DaWei and the others stunned on the spot, then they furrowed their brows! This little girl's guts are too big!

  "Does Lieutenant Lu and Captain Zhao intend to turn a blind eye to these thugs bullying good citizens?"

  Lü Dawei slightly furrowed his brow, this girl was quite bold, daring to speak to him like that. He snorted and said: "I only saw Old Wu being humiliated here by you all, actually daring to physically assault someone in front of me, isn't your nerve a bit too big!"

  Wu Lao San stared at Ai Zi Qing in disbelief, his eyes red with rage, as he took large strides towards the side, picked up a stool and was about to swing it over!

  The surrounding area suddenly burst into an uproar! Many people had already stopped in their tracks to watch the commotion.

  "Wu Lao San!" Ai Zi Qing suddenly shouted coldly, this sudden and unexplained shout made Wu Lao San's hands pause for a moment. Ai Zi Qing then said with a cold smile: "I don't have time to waste on idle chatter today, I'm hosting a dinner party later, so I advise you all to scram early."

  This sentence is for Wu Lao San, and also for Wang Donglai and Lv Jingsi and others.

  Since they've already torn their faces apart, Ai Zi Qing naturally didn't need to use any courtesy, let alone these few guys who were making a show of themselves, she really couldn't be bothered with them.

  At the same time, Wang Xiqin and Xiang Yao also rushed over quickly. It turned out that she had greeted Ai Ziqing at the door earlier and went inside to greet the guests. Just now, she heard a noise and saw people gathered around the entrance, thinking something was wrong, so she hurried over to ask: "Old Xiang, what's going on? What happened?"

  When she saw Wu Lao San, her face changed color, and then she turned her head to see Wang Dong coming, and suddenly her face changed color again!

  She had heard Xiang Yongkang mention the conflict with Wang Dongcai before. In fact, Wang Xiqin and this brother were not close, and they had little contact early on. She knew he looked down on Xiang Yongkang and that he was a person of no integrity, so she tried to avoid interacting with him as much as possible. Unexpectedly, the conflict still occurred!

  And looking at Wu Lao San's appearance now, did something big happen?

  Before Wang Xiqin could think much, Wu Lao San had already cursed loudly: "Stinky three eight, damn it! If I, Wu Lao San, don't smash Xiang Ji today, my surname Wu will be written upside down! Who cares about your banquet guests? If anyone dares to intervene today, I'll kill him!"

  "Damn it, which one is going to kill me!" This thunderous roar was like a sudden explosion on flat ground, with a thick and majestic voice that made Wu Lao San's hand tremble, and the stool fell to the ground with a loud crash!

  Everyone turned around together, and Aizi Qing also revealed a faint smile at this time.