Chapter 97

  As Ai Zi Qing's face revealed a faint smile, everyone turned their heads towards the door. After seeing the speaker clearly, they were all stunned!

  Because of the voice I heard earlier, anyone would think that this person must be eight feet tall, with a broad and sturdy build, and a fierce appearance... But that person was just the opposite!

  This man is estimated to be no more than 1.7 meters tall, with a bald head and big ears, a stout figure, but his arms are very strong and muscular, in short... he gives people a very sturdy feeling.

  A 1.7-meter-tall man with a horizontal body shape would look quite short and fat, and this man gave people exactly that feeling. His facial features made him feel even more like Maitreya Buddha, especially those curved smile eyes that seemed to be smiling at you all the time, making people feel very kind and gentle.

  But just now that sentence of thunderous profanity came from this person's mouth...

  While everyone was still in shock, Ai Zi Qing had already smiled and welcomed him: "Commander Xiong has arrived early, the banquet I just ordered, you came so early, it's estimated that you'll have to wait for a while."

  The short and stout man, known as Bear Commander, had just seen Ai Zi Qing speak, and he immediately retracted the fierce anger from earlier, his face changing extremely quickly. He truly walked up with a smile like Maitreya Buddha, laughing loudly: "Miss Ai, I've long heard that Xiang Ji's roast goose is unparalleled, but unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to try it yet! Old Bear is lucky enough to come and freeload on a meal today, of course, the earlier the better!"

  Ai Zi Qing also smiled softly after hearing this, "Sponging a meal?" This remark had indeed given her face, how many influential people in Hong Kong wanted him to "sponge" a meal but couldn't get it, what virtue or ability did Ai Zi Qing have? Moreover, would this small roast goose restaurant be known to him beforehand? It was just a fancy sedan chair that everyone carried.

  Before she could respond, Lu Dawei's voice was heard from the side, "Commander Xiong!?"

  "Huh? You are......" Xiong Renyi, with a bandit-like appearance, walked into the store with a swagger, turned his head upon hearing the words, as if he had just seen the other person, but couldn't recall their name.

  Lyu Dawei saw that Xiong Renyi didn't recognize him, and he wasn't angry, but just laughed: "Commander Xiong is a busy person who often forgets things! I am Lyu Dawei, the Chief Superintendent of the Western Kowloon Police District in Hong Kong. We met once last year during the sudden drill exercise!"

  Xiong Renyi suddenly pretended to be enlightened, slapping his forehead: "Right right right, Lü Police Officer, I remember, I remember, he's under Old Deng's command!"

  Lü Dawei hastily nodded in agreement, but saw Xiong Renyi turn his head to look at Wu Lao San, who was still holding onto the stool with a disbelieving expression.

  And his smiling face suddenly turned into a furious expression: "Damn it, no one in Hong Kong dares to mess with me! Today I'll kill you, you son of a bitch, and show you what my temper is like!" As he spoke, he reached for the waistband of his pants, making a gesture as if to draw a gun.

  An exclamation of surprise suddenly erupted around...

  But no one dispersed.

  It can be seen that people's curiosity is indeed not small at all.

  Zhao Jing also swallowed hard and knew some things, so he was surprised by Xiong Renyi's appearance, but didn't think it was unthinkable.

  Ke Xiong Ren Yi's action suddenly made Wu Lao San panic!

  Although he didn't know Xiong Renyi, from Lv's attitude towards him and his arrogant tone, plus Ai Ziqing's "Commander Xiong!", if he still couldn't guess the other person's identity at this time, Wu Lao San would have been wasting his years!

  He immediately felt a tightening in his chest!

  Xiong Renyi's action was gently blocked by Ai Ziqing, who smiled and said: "Commander Xiong, you're here to eat today, why bother getting angry over a small person? Besides, my uncle just opened for business and can't afford to see blood."

  She naturally knew that Xiong Renyi's approach was purely to save face for Han Mu, how could he be stupid enough to really shoot and kill people in public? Although it's not difficult for him to press a few charges and kill a few people, but at least in today's situation, it's not necessary.

  So she spoke out to stop him, and Xiong Renyi also took the opportunity to scold, humming: "Damn it, if it weren't for selling Miss Ai's face today, I would have shot him with one gun!"

  Although Xiong Renyi's words were unpleasant to hear, as soon as they heard what he had to say, Lv Jing and Wu Lao San and the others immediately felt relieved!

  Others may not know, but can they still be unaware of Xiong Renyi's temperament?

  This bear commander is notorious in the Hong Kong military and political circles for being a hot-headed youth. Even if he was calling you brother just a second ago, if there's even half a sentence that doesn't agree with him, he'll be at odds with you in an instant! His temper is extremely violent, and he has a completely bandit-like aura about him.

  This Xiong Renyi is actually a thoroughgoing bandit chief! And he's a bandit chief with an extremely violent temper!

  So Xiong Renyi just made a move to pull out the gun, and Lü Jing and others were really frightened, afraid that the reckless young man would kill without considering the consequences.

  It can be seen from Ai Zi Qing's observation, but there is another understanding of Xiong Renyi.

  This ' rough head' is actually a very smooth person, the violent temper and impulsive personality should be just his disguise, not only making people lower their guard, but also making enemies underestimate him, and he can rush to today's position in the military and political circles. Otherwise, in a place like Hong Kong, a commander of an external garrison, with the power to control the life and death of the troops, would not be so easy to get along with.

  Ai Zi Qing studied the deeds of Xiong Ren Yi and found that this guy seemed to be reckless, charging forward in a straight line, putting on an air of "god blocking killing god, Buddha blocking killing Buddha", with a body full of banditry and recklessness, but he really didn't have any major incidents, and step by step, he was able to eat openly in both the military and political circles in Hong Kong, and even if someone had opinions about him, they would only scold him behind his back, calling him a foolish young man, but he didn't encounter any substantial suppression or exclusion.

  So, Ai Zi Qing can basically conclude that Xiong Ren Yi is definitely not as simple as he appears on the surface.

  Ai Zi Qing became acquainted with Xiong Ren Yi thanks to Han Mu Li, who brought her to a dinner party before he left, intentionally introducing them, which led to today's events.

  But Wu Lao San had already put down the stool in his hand, he first looked at Ai Zi Qing with a surprised and uncertain expression, then glanced at Xiong Ren Yi, finally forcing out an unnatural smile: "Commander Xiong, actually we are all our own people, no need to resort to violence..."

  Before he could finish speaking, Xiong Renyi glared at him and interrupted in a loud voice: "Go to your mother's, you're also worthy of being one of us? Speak again and see if I don't blow your brains out with one shot!"

  Wu Lao San was somewhat at a loss for words and shifted his gaze towards Lv Da Wei.

  Lü Dawei knew he couldn't stay silent any longer, so he smiled and came out to mediate: "Commander Xiong might not know, but Old Wu is actually Director Deng's cousin. Everyone... haha, everyone can be considered as one of our own..."

  Lü Dawei was cautious with his words, and after he finished speaking in a pretended calm tone, he also felt somewhat displeased. After all, there were so many people around, and this loss of face was not small. If it got out, where would he, the chief of police, have any prestige to speak of?

  What bad luck! He actually bumped into this foolish kid! Thinking so, Lv Dawei couldn't help but feel resentful towards Wu Lao San, this reckless guy.

  Xiong Renyi heard what Lü Dawei said, and without changing his expression, he turned his eyes slightly, slowly nodded, and said in a low voice: "Since you are Deng Weilun's cousin, I will give face to Director Deng today."

  This remark makes some sense. The fact that Xiong Renyi addressed Deng Weilun by name suggests that they were acquainted, but there was no particular respect involved. As the commander of the Hong Kong garrison, Xiong naturally held a higher position than Deng, but in the eyes of ordinary people, the Commissioner of Police was already an extremely high-ranking official. Moreover, police officers often had a more direct impact on citizens' lives than soldiers did, which is why it's said that "local officials are more important than those in power".

  But the second half of Xiong Renyi's sentence, however, was addressing Deng Chuzhang, which meant that he was giving face to "Chuzhang" rather than Wu Lao San's elder brother. Although the two meanings seem similar, their connotations are quite different.

  As soon as Xiong Renyi's voice fell, a loud laughter burst out from the crowd: "Commander Xiong wants to give me, Old Deng, some face?"

  Ai Zi Qing's lips curled up slightly, and she thought: It's here...

  As expected, Tang Yiren and his wife Guo Minting walked out of the crowd together, looking in high spirits.

  It turned out that Deng Weilun and his wife had just walked into the store, saw a circle of people surrounded by some curiosity, and as soon as they walked into the crowd, they heard Xiong Renyi's loud and powerful words fall to the ground, unable to help but laugh out loud.

  That bear Renyi saw Deng Weilun also obviously stunned, slightly frowned and displeased glance at Wu Lao San, thinking that the Deng couple was with him appointment to come, but soon saw Ai Ziqing smiled and said: "Forgot to tell Commander Xiong a sentence, Director Deng is also my guest, before because I didn't know if he had time to come over, so didn't mention it to Commander Xiong, hope you don't mind."

  Xiong Renyi looked at Ai Ziqing in surprise, a small roast goose shop opened, and even the director of the police department came to congratulate? But he forgot that even the highest military officer could come over, let alone the director of the police department?

  As expected, Mr. and Mrs. Deng walked out of the crowd, under everyone's astonished gaze, Guo Minting walked up with a calm and composed demeanor, took Ai Ziqing's arm, and smiled softly: "Your Uncle Deng has been praising the roast goose you brought over last time, saying it was delicious. He heard that your family's shop is opening and wanted to come take a look. He didn't know what gift to give, so he personally wrote this calligraphy piece. It hasn't even been mounted yet."

  As she spoke, she opened the paper bag in her hand, and inside, a sheet of Xuan paper was quietly lying in the bag. As Guo Minting carefully took it out and unfolded it, several large characters suddenly appeared: "Xiang Ji Roast Goose, Hong Kong's best!"

  Wow!

  Many people let out low cries of surprise!

  Isn't this evaluation a bit too high? Even Ai Zi Qing was slightly stunned, and then understood that Deng Wei Lun was indirectly returning her favor.

  Xiang Yongkang and his wife were stunned on the spot, from Xiong Renyi's appearance to Deng Weilun's sudden "arrival", it was simply a shocking scene, even Xiang Yao didn't expect that this wealthy but normally low-key classmate could invite so many heavyweight figures in Hong Kong!

  Ai Zi Qing followed Guo Min Ting's words, looked at Deng Wei Lun, smiled and said: "Uncle Deng is kind, you can sit for a while, I'm already honored, where do I need to bring anything?" While saying this, she had already handed the calligraphy to Xiang Yong Kang, without any hesitation.

  And what she said to Uncle Deng was actually in line with Guo Minting's intention. The reason why Guo Minting didn't let Ai Ziqing call him "father" publicly was that she had her own considerations. If this relationship were to be revealed, it might not necessarily bring more benefits than calling him "uncle", but rather would bring a lot of trouble for Ai Ziqing. This point Ai Ziqing naturally understood and had been prepared for, but didn't expect to have a tacit understanding with Guo Minting.

  "Haha, Zi Qing, even Commander Xiong has come to show his support. I'm not worthy of being compared to a phoenix rising from the ashes, but this dish is absolutely deserving of its reputation." Deng Weilun had his hands clasped behind his back, nodding and smiling, but his gaze was sizing up Xiong Renyi's bewildered expression.

  Xiong Renyi was indeed taken aback, patting his forehead and saying: "Oh dear, what a mess! I didn't even bring a gift, but Director Deng is so thoughtful! Old Five, come here, go get that bottle of fine wine for me! Since Director Deng is also a guest of Miss Ai's, today we must drink until we're drunk!"

  After finishing, he tossed the keys in his pocket to a guard who walked out of the crowd and smiled at Ai Ziying: "Originally wanted to bring some soldiers to grab a meal, didn't expect to be sent back so quickly! This soldier is one of my old bear's good soldiers, even Commander Han praised him last time!"

  Ai Zi Qing heard this and just smiled without saying anything.

  Xiong Renyi understood instantly.

  Ai Zi Qing didn't respond to his words, so he knew that Deng Wei Lun didn't know Han Mu Li personally, or rather, didn't know the relationship between Ai Zi Qing and him. So it seemed that Ai Zi Qing's acquaintance with Deng Wei Lun had nothing to do with Han Mu Li after all.

  Ai Zi Qing's lips curled up slightly, was this a move that a silly young man could make?

  Only a few people said these words in an instant, but every word and sentence was heard clearly by Lv Dawei and Wu Lao San.

  Lü Dawei regained his composure and cleared his throat, his face immediately returning to its usual expression as he stepped forward to salute: "Sir." But in his heart, he was extremely nervous.

  Deng Weilun turned his head and saw Lü Dawei, slightly stunned because the latter was standing in a position that wasn't very noticeable earlier. Deng hadn't noticed him until now. At this time, Lü Dawei stepped forward to salute, but Deng immediately waved his hand: "Dawei, it's not work hours, no need for formalities. You're here to eat, right?"

  Lü Dawei is indeed awkward.

  Deng Weilun said and glanced at his cousin, whose face was red and swollen. As soon as Deng Weilun entered the door, he saw Wu Lao San standing there awkwardly.

  With his discerning eye, he naturally saw that Wu Lao San had suffered a great loss. Looking at Ai Zi Qing and Xiong Ren Yi standing together, he suddenly understood in his heart. He was well aware of this cousin's behavior, but due to their kinship, some things were not easy to say too bluntly. Unexpectedly, this Wu Lao San repeatedly caused trouble for him outside, even the item he had warned him about, still lingered on.

  This couldn't help but make Deng Weilun somewhat angry, thinking to himself: It seems that in the future he really needs to teach this Wu Lao San a good lesson, otherwise who knows what kind of trouble he might stir up for himself someday!

  Digression

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