Chapter 21: Insolent young master

After a handshake, Mr. Chang spoke in an anxious tone, “Mr. Jiang, since you are Old Ma’s friend, I will be straight with you. I know who Zhang Tian’ang is. He is the young master of Mr. Zhang from Haojiang Corporation. To speak the truth…this matter is quite troublesome. Unless absolutely necessary, I don’t suggest that you fight him.”

It was blatantly obvious that Xu Jie wasn’t any normal law abiding citizen. When he arrived, he brought with him a group of bulky and aggressive looking men. With them waiting here for Jiang Bai and Zhang Tian’ang being Jiang Bai’s target, what they were here to do was clear. If it wasn’t for Mr. Chang’s good relationship with Old Ma, he wouldn’t even have revealed that much to them. Of course, as the owner of this hotel, he did not wish to see any conflicts here as well.

“Haojiang? Zhang Changgeng?” When Xu Jie heard that name, a grave expression surfaced on his face. It would seem like he knew Haojiang Corporation as well.

“Yes, it’s him. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary…” Mr. Chang nodded and spoke softly. He did not finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear.

“Mr. Chang, just give me the room number and this won’t have anything else to do with you. We will go ourselves. We can’t drag you into our trouble, right?” Jiang Bai said, telling Mr. Chang to leave in a roundabout manner. Mr. Chang was visibly relieved when he heard that. After giving them the room number, he left.

“Why? You know him?” Jiang Bai asked after Mr. Chang left.

“Yes. I met him twice at my master’s place before. Zhang Changgeng is a very thorny opponent to have. He used to be a street thug as well. Equipped with his ruthlessness, he spent only several years to rise in power and status. He then got married with his present wife. Relying on his father in law’s influence, he started cleaning himself off crime. Over the past decade, Haojing has been growing madly. From a tiny company focused on smuggling and selling counterfeit products, the company grew into a massive entity involved in real estate, manufacturing, export business, and so on.”

“Although he has been slowly washing himself off crime over the years, he still has a bunch of madmen working for him. And it is also rumored that he is still maintaining a large number of his illegal businesses. He has a large number of people working for him in Tiandu, making him one of the tyrants of Tiandu. Old Ma is nothing compared to him. To be honest, in Zhang Changgeng’s eyes, Old Ma is simply a rich thug, an insignificant individual.” Xu Jie explained in whispers, his brows furrowed tightly.

He further continued, “This Zhang Tian’ang is his only son, a son that Zhang Changgeng had only gotten at 32 years old. Both he and his wife doted on this son greatly. This kid is known as a wastrel young master. Over the years, he has done a lot of bad things. This dinner with your cousin is definitely not as simple as it seems.”

Xu Jie hesitated slightly before he added, “Zhang Changgeng’s power is deeply rooted in Tiandu. He is really not someone you should easily provoke. Maybe I can try calling my master? Zhang Changgeng knows him and is usually quite respectful of him. If my master is willing to help, there won’t be a problem.”

“It’s fine. Why do I care who he is? Zhang Changgeng? Even if he’s an emperor, what do I have to fear? His son is the one looking for trouble. I’ll just have to deal with whatever he has to throw at me. At most, I’ll slaughter my way out, creating a river of blood!”

Jiang Bai declared coldly with his eyes narrowed. Xu Jie was first shocked by what he heard, but he then recalled that Jiang Bai was an authentic martial arts Grandmaster who specialized on the extremely destructive Eight Extremes Fist. If he decided to throw caution to the wind, creating a literal river of blood was very much possible.

“Ok! This is how my boss should be! Let us see what this Zhang Changgeng is made of. At most, we’ll slaughter our way out and create a river of blood! With his large family and business, he has many to lose. I wonder if he can afford that!” Xu Jie roared with laughter before declaring with wanton recklessness, seemingly prepared to start a battle he couldn’t return from with zero regrets.

They went straight to the presidential suite at the top of the hotel. The moment they reached the door, they were stopped by four bulky men in black. Before Jiang Bai could even do anything, Xu Jie charged forward. His underlings also charged forth with no hesitation. After a short while, the four men were already pressed on the ground, unable to even budge.

Bang! Jiang Bai kicked the door open and strode inside. When he saw Lin Wanru seated at the dining table at the middle of the room, he heaved a breath of relief. The worst case scenario that he had imagined had yet to happen.

“Who are you?” The moment Jiang Bai entered, the young man seated across Lin Wanru and facing the door saw him. He immediately stood up and shouted in anger. Standing behind him were two men in black suits. When they saw Jiang Bai’s group entering, they stepped forth and reached inside their suits. It was obvious what they were reaching for.

The shout caused Lin Wanru to turn around as well. When she saw Jiang Bai, she was momentarily stunned before she quickly stood up. Like a child caught doing something wrong, she lowered her head before asking, “Jiang Bai, why are you here?”

“Silly girl, if I did not come, you would be eaten up by this beast before even knowing what’s happening.” Jiang Bai said with a sigh. He was planning to scold her, but when he saw her expression, he swallowed his words and said something else instead.

“Hmm?” Lin Wanru looked at Jiang Bai blankly. Then, a realization seemed to hit her as she abruptly turned to look at Zhang Tian’ang.

“So you’re Jiang Bai?” Zhang Tian’ang knew who Jiang Bai was. But from how he was behaving, it was obvious he did not think much of Jiang Bai. His voice was filled with contempt as he spoke.

“You know me? Since you know me, you should know that my problem has already been dealt with. Why are you still lying to Wanru?” Jiang Bai asked with an unfriendly tone.

“So what if I’m lying to her? I know you are quite a capable fighter. You can fight a few dozen people by yourself? And the guy beside you is that thug, Xu Jie? But so what if you can fight? You actually dare to come here today? Are you tired of living?”

“I was initially in the mood to play a little game by talking terms with Lin Wanru. She seems to like you a lot. For your sake, she is willing to beg for my help. I was planning to exaggerate the trouble you’re in. She will then probably agree to strip down and allow me to have fun with her. But since you are here to spoil my fun, I’ll have to use force instead.” Zhang Tian’ang said coldly in complete disregard toward Jiang Bai and the others. Even though Jiang Bai’s side was holding the superiority here, he was still looking down on them.

“Zhang Tian’ang, you’re shameless!” Before Jiang Bai could say anything, Lin Wanru shouted angrily. Her face was flushed red, either from anger or shame.

“Heh. Shameless? Why is that? You can only blame yourself for being too pretty. You should have agreed to follow me when I courted you in the past. Being with me, you would be living a good life. But you were unwilling to be with me and went on to get a crush on this kid instead? If that is the case, the only thing I can do is have some fun with you. You like him, right? Today, I will play with you right in front of him!” Zhang Tian’ang declared and roared with laughter. He was filled with arrogance and had zero sense of shame.

After he was done talking, he waved his hand. The two bodyguards beside him immediately pulled out their guns and pointed at Jiang Bai’s group. He then shouted at the people behind Jiang Bai, “My father is Zhang Changgeng from Haojiang Corporation. If you wish to live, piss off!”

Upon hearing that, some of the people that came with Xu Jie retreated instinctively. After a slight hesitation, they started leaving. In the blink of an eye, of the initial over 30 people, only about a dozen of them were left. Even so, from the expressions of the ones left, it was clear they weren’t feeling much confidence either. From this, it was obvious how big of a reputation Zhang Changgeng had in Tiandu.