Chapter 43: Ashamed For You

  Ah Lei glanced at Huang Shi Hai and Yang Ban Hou with a scornful smile.

  Can these two be considered heroes?

  In fact, neither Huang Shi Hai nor Yang Ban Hou were of the large build type. Even though Huang Shi Hai was robust and tall, in A Li Guo's eyes he was just slightly more sturdy. As for Yang Ban Hou, his height was only 1.7 meters, and in A Li Guo's eyes he was even a short and small person, not worth paying attention to.

  "Ah, look at those two British soldiers standing behind me. I'll give them a signal and they will take care of these two insolent men quickly and decisively, teaching them a lesson for not respecting the great British Empire."

  Li Zhen sneered coldly: "A Li Guo, I'm ashamed for you. You know that Ben doesn't respect the British Empire, but when it's your turn, why don't you respect our Great Qing? I'm just using their own methods to deal with them. Dignity isn't given by others, it's earned by yourself. If you want me to respect you, at least you should respect me."

  This speech is in Chinese.

  However, Ariya's eyes widened in an unbelievable expression.

  The French consul, Ai Tang, and the American consul, Ma Hui, were also agape, their eyes rolling in astonishment. They weren't surprised by what Li Zhen said, but rather that Li Zhen had understood Ah Li Guo's words.

  A general of the Qing dynasty actually understands English, it's really quite capable.

  "Mr. Ari, you have your two soldiers deal with my warriors, it's only a shame for yourself, just enjoy the show."

  "Oh my God!"

  Ah Lai Guo Zhengduan suddenly lifted the cup to drink coffee, heard Li Zhen's words, and was shocked. The cup in his hand fell on the table due to loss of spirit, the cup shattered, the warm coffee splashed everywhere, wetting Ah Lai Guo's pants.

  That situation made Arinori Kida, who always kept his gentlemanly demeanor, extremely embarrassed.

  As a British person, a native-born Briton, I can say that I am extremely familiar with English. The Qing general in front of me surprisingly speaks fluent and standard British English. If one only listened to the sound, they would definitely think they had met a British person, because many British people do not speak as standardly as Li Zhen does.

  At this time, Huang Shi Hai and Yang Ban Hou each faced off against tall soldiers.

  Huang Shi Hai walked forward with an unchanged expression, without making the first move.

  As the British soldier swung his fist, Huang Shi Hai's body swayed slightly to avoid it, and then he swiftly threw out a punch, hitting the British soldier's chest with a loud thud. The force of this punch was considerable, but not enough to be fatal, just enough to knock the British soldier to the ground, where he lay unconscious. As soon as Huang Shi Hai made his move, Ali's already startled heart skipped a beat.

  On the other hand, Yang Banhou strode forward, while the British soldiers who came over looked at him with disdain.

  "Roar!!"

  The British soldier let out a low growl and threw a clean punch.

  Yang Banhou stopped in his tracks and saw the fist coming but did not dodge or evade it.

  As the fist approached his body, Yang Banhou made his move. He stretched out his thick palm and pressed it accurately onto the British soldier's fist, just like an eagle grasping a small chicken, holding on tightly. After grabbing the British soldier's fist, Yang Banhou rotated his palm to dissipate the force with a twisting motion, then suddenly shifted his body sideways, pulling the British soldier's hand forward.

  The British soldier lost his balance and fell forward.

  "Bang!"

  Yang Banhou swung his right hand and ruthlessly struck the soldier's back.

  Although the move was soft and powerless, it suddenly burst into force when it hit the British soldier's back. Under the fierce impact, the British soldier let out a miserable cry, his face hitting the ground, and his firm nose immediately turned red and swollen. Yang Banhou continued to walk forward, the British soldier roared with anger and got up again, charging at Yang Banhou once more.

  Fists flew out, but Yang Banhou didn't care at all.

  He dodged to the side and avoided the punch, his arm entwining with that of the British soldier's. With a light swing, he sent the British soldier flying out. This move was so swift it nearly made Ali's eyeballs drop out.

  Is this incredible martial art magic?

  The British soldiers who were brought by Yang Banhou no longer dared to make a move, he punched out his fist and felt the power of his fist was completely gone, then a force pulled him out, which really scared the British soldiers.

  Ma Hui couldn't help it and actually stood up from his seat.

  Ai Tang also stood up and said: "Mr. Ari Kuni, Chinese people say that good men don't take advantage of the situation in front of them, let him go for now."

  Ah Lei saw Huang Shi Hai and Yang Ban Hou approaching, his face changing color repeatedly. Finally, he stood up from the chair with a helpless expression and said: "General Li, you win."

  Li Zhen smiled and said: "Mr. Ali, this is how I win people over with virtue."

  Win people over with virtue?

  Yang Nengge and Lan Weiwang both turned black in the eyes, almost being angered into a coma.

  However, the two of them looked at Ali Guo, Ma Hui, and Ai Tang walking from one end of the table by the side of the tent to the other end near the entrance of the tent, and secretly sighed in their hearts. The two of them were humble and flattering in front of the foreigners, but Li Zhen was unscrupulously arrogant, and the difference in status was really too great.

  Li Zhen walked over to where Ah Li was standing and instructed, "Huang Shi Hai, bring a chair over here."

  At this moment, Huang Shi Hai picked up a chair and sat down again.

  Ariya's face turned bright red, but she suppressed the anger in her heart and forcefully wiped off the coffee stains that had splashed onto her body, venting her anger.

  Li Zhen waved his hand and ordered, "Yang Dao Tai, Lan County Magistrate, sit down." Yang Neng Ge and Lan Wei Wen hastily walked over, Yang Neng Ge sat on Li Zhen's left side, and Lan Wei Wen sat on Li Zhen's right side.

  Li Zhen said: "Mr. Ali Guo, now that the primary and secondary issues have been resolved, let's discuss the matter of annihilating the bandits."

  A Li Guo sat up straight and said in a loud voice: "Respected General Li, your persistence has earned my respect. However, I must say one thing, Shanghai is the territory of your Great Qing Empire, our consulate in Shanghai was occupied by bandits, and our interests in Shanghai were damaged. Even if you eliminate the bandits in Shanghai, it cannot make up for the losses caused by the bandits. The Great Qing Empire must compensate for this, and pay compensation to the British Empire for its losses."

  "France's interests have also suffered greatly and must be compensated," interjected Aiteng.

  Ma Hui said urgently: "The interests of the United States shall not be infringed upon and must be compensated."

  Three people were in a fierce and intimidating manner, with words that pressed others.

  Yang Nengge and Lan Weiwang heard this, the corners of their mouths both floated with a hint of a smile, as if they were waiting for Li Zhen to make a fool of himself. The two of them weren't magnanimous people, so they still harbored resentment towards Li Zhen's arbitrary behavior. Now that Li Zhen had gotten himself into hot water, the two of them felt a little schadenfreude.

  Li Zhen took note of Yang Nengge and Lan Weiwu's expressions and put the two on the blacklist.

  Such people staying in Shanghai must be a disaster and must be eliminated.

  Mr. Araki saw Li Zhenchuan hesitating and not speaking, with joy in his heart, and immediately said sternly: "General Li, the interests of England, France and America cannot be infringed upon and must be compensated."

  Hahaha...

  Suddenly, Li Zhen burst out laughing coldly, with a sarcastic expression on his face.

  The color on Ah Li's face disappeared, replaced by a face of anger, indignantly saying: "Respected General Lee, let's sit down and discuss the losses of the British Empire, discuss the harm suffered by England, France and America. This is a sacred and serious matter. I hope you can treat it formally, don't be frivolous."

  Child's play?

  Li Zhen shook his head and said, "I don't think it's child's play, I just find it ridiculous. The British Consul General in Shanghai, the great British Empire, actually says something so shameless, I'm ashamed for you."

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