Chapter 3: First Encounter with Ma Yongzhen

  "The Ba Lin Garden" restaurant is not big, but because of the master chef's exceptional culinary skills, many people have come to try it out. It just so happens that now is a peak time for eating, and the place is already packed with people.

  Most of the people who came to eat were ordinary folks, and they were frightened by this group of people. They feared that disaster would befall them, so whether they had finished eating or not, they all ran out in a panic.

  Blinking effort, the entire "Bailin Garden" was left with only Du Haisheng and Zhao Wei'er who were struggling to eliminate the remaining food on the table.

  "How come there are still three dogs left behind? What kind of way is this to handle things?"

  Wong Tze Wah arrived at the entrance and saw that there were still three people in the restaurant who were silently eating the food on the table, completely ignoring his younger brother's words earlier. A faint cold smile flashed across his face as he suddenly turned to scold his younger brother fiercely, with a majestic aura like a tiger descending from the mountain.

  "Really?"

  Du Haisheng heard, raised his head, at a table away from him, a man was also eating, wearing some worn-out clothes, with a large knife placed beside him, the outer edge of the knife wrapped tightly in coarse cloth. In the moment he looked up, the other person was also sizing him up, the two exchanged a faint smile, without speaking, but tacitly continued to do what they were doing.

  The big brother scolded them, and the younger brothers couldn't hold their faces up. They looked around the restaurant and saw that the man in the back was drinking alone, while the two people near the window were together. It seemed obvious to them that one person would be easier to bully than two. Thinking this, several of them swaggered over to the man's table, slammed their fists on it, and loudly cursed: "Are you deaf or something? Didn't you hear? This restaurant is booked by our big brother. If you know what's good for you, get out quickly. Otherwise, don't blame us for not being polite, we'll 'invite' you to leave."

  "Scram, don't bother old man while he's eating!"

  The man didn't show any weakness either, he took a sip of wine by himself and immediately warned several people.

  "Hey, you're quite arrogant, thinking that just because you have a knife, you're the king. Even if you are really Wang Wu, on this land in Shanghai, I'll make you become Wang Ba!"

  The leader of the group, who was quite arrogant, gave a subtle signal to his brothers with a glance, and everyone understood tacitly, all putting one hand on their waist.

  "So what, Shanghai is your home and others can't stay? Get out, don't bother me while I'm eating!"

  The man's mouth curled up slightly and he smiled faintly before his expression changed again, warning sternly once more. Looks like he's also a stubborn one who won't back down easily.

  Zhao Wei's heart was extremely excited at this moment, and she finally managed to slip out. As soon as she slipped out, she could see this thrilling scene. She stuck her face close to Du Haisheng's and whispered mockingly: "Look, this is what a man looks like, a real man! Unlike you, who is completely useless, a eunuch!"

  "Shut up and behave yourself!"

  This girl is a eunuch, Du Haisheng has completely gone mad, his face fell, scolding in a bad mood, coldly laughing in his heart. People who only know how to fight are only worthy of being heroes, and history proves that heroes are often representatives of tragedy. A rough man, how can he understand the great talents of Zhuge Liang?

  Zhao Wei'er saw the man opposite her get angry, and she stuck out her tongue at him. At this time, she was already full of food and drink, and with nothing better to do, she crossed her arms and waited for the exciting scene to begin, looking pleased with herself.

  Du Haisheng saw that this girl was afraid of nothing but chaos, and secretly shook his head. If things continued like this, his father would eventually suffer a disastrous fate because of her.

  "Are you looking for death?"

  The two were still arguing when the other side had already started practicing. The leader shouted and suddenly drew a shiny machete from his waist and swung it at the man's head.

  The knife had just fallen when the wine cup that the man had been drinking from was suddenly thrown out, striking the leader's head with lightning speed and accuracy.

  "Ah..."

  "Thud..."

  A shrill cry, followed by the sound of a knife falling to the ground. Looking again at the leader, his head had already been split open, the wine cup shattered, and fresh blood flowed out continuously.

  Not a single drag or embellishment, just relying on a wine glass, can make the opponent's head bleed, this guy is quite interesting.

  Du Haisheng's face showed a smile, his eyes narrowed, and he didn't get up to help. He seemed to be watching an unrelated movie, occasionally evaluating his own views in his heart. Judging from the man's methods in front of him, it was likely that he and Du Haisheng were evenly matched. If they used weapons... wanting to defeat each other, Du Haisheng himself didn't have much confidence. At least, the control of strength was worthy of praise.

  Wong Tze Wah saw that the guy's move was so swift and ruthless, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he sneered again. With such a person, if he could be used for himself, wouldn't Shanghai still be his?

  He shouted loudly: "Get out of here! You two are not even enough to fill the gaps between people's teeth!"

  Several younger brothers were also thoroughly shocked by the man's subtle yet powerful move just now, but they knew that taking action might still allow them to survive, whereas not taking action would undoubtedly lead to their own deaths. Having always lived on the edge of danger, everyone understood that when you come out to make a name for yourself, it's only a matter of time before you have to pay the price - today I kill you, tomorrow he might kill me.

  Scolded by Lao Da like this, several small roles quickly withdrew their knives and retreated to the door, returning to their own base.

  Wong Tze Wah walked up to the man, smiled brightly and said: "This might be a misunderstanding. May I ask for your esteemed name?"

  "A poor little fellow, how dare I trouble you with knowing my name? I'm just drinking, as long as you don't disturb me, please go ahead!"

  They say that a true artist is bold, but this guy clearly doesn't put Huang Zihua in his eyes. He's not afraid to turn against him, and if things get out of hand, he'll just cut him down with one knife. Look at how arrogant you are! Although he's wearing tattered clothes, the words that come out of his mouth are neither humble nor arrogant, and he doesn't take advantage of his victory to attack again. Instead, he looks down on these small roles in front of him and doesn't even deign to dance with them.

  Huang Zihua's face fell, and his expression turned gloomy: "Brother, in this Shanghai, whoever doesn't give Huang Zihua of the Cangshan Gang face, you'd better drink the wine I offer or drink a penalty cup."

  "I'll only drink my own wine, other people's toasts or forced drinks have nothing to do with me. If there's no business, don't disturb me from drinking."

  It seems that this kid has completely lost face, Huang Zihua's face turned blue with rage, gritting his teeth and saying: "Good, very good, our matter won't end like this!"

  After finishing speaking, he suddenly stood up and waved his hand at the other brothers: "Let's go, let's head back!"

  All the brothers were inexplicably embarrassed, and being ridiculed by others was not to mention that as the eldest brother, he had lost face. If this got out, the Cangshan gang would never be able to show their faces again.

  Everyone is angry but doesn't dare to speak, the one who was just smashed with blood flowing from his forehead, had a face full of arrogance and unwillingness: "Boss, are we going to let this little rabbit get away like that? If it gets out, where will our Mount Cang Gang put its face?"

  Wong Chi Wah was furious, seeing his younger brother being so disobedient, he swung his palm and slapped him, crisp and clear, then scolded: "I'm the big boss, you're the big boss, get out!"

  He immediately led a group of brothers from the Cangshan gang towards the main street, and as they approached the entrance, he warned the man: "Brother, be careful in Shanghai from now on, or you might end up lying dead in the streets one day!"

  "Beautiful, it's really beautiful!"

  When Huang Zihua and the others were far away, Du Haisheng clapped his palms and stood up with a smile, came to the man's side, and introduced himself: "Du Haisheng!"

  "Ma Yongzhen!"

  The two of them exchanged a smile, and Ma Yongzhen inexplicably felt a sense of affection for each other. He had an indescribable good feeling towards the young man in front of him, and after listening to his introduction, he also said his own name.

  Ma Yongzhen?

  Du Haisheng's brain suddenly short-circuited, his heart was wildly joyful, he thought to himself, "I didn't buy lottery tickets in my previous life, I'm too sorry for myself..."

  For the sake of the plot, please don't get hung up on Ma Yongzhen's birth... thank you!