Chapter 162 — Sorry

"Give the phone to Wei Zhao. I'll speak with him." Li Cihua's voice came through the receiver.

"Oh... all right!" The refined man froze for a moment, then agreed, and said to Wei Zhao, "It's our boss on the phone. Will you take it?"

"Heh." Wei Zhao smiled as he took the phone from the refined man's hand. "Talk."

"Wei Zhao, right?" Li Cihua had not expected Wei Zhao to be so brash. Still, he had already seen everything outside clearly on the cameras. Wei Zhao was indeed very fast, and judging from the refined man's cautious manner, Li Cihua could tell that Wei Zhao must be a capable fighter. Just how strong he was, he did not yet know. "I am Li Cihua. I trust you have heard my name?"

"Oh, I've heard it. I hear it all the time around New Year. I've heard of double-bangers and skyrockets too." Wei Zhao said, "Oh right, and thunder-crackers as well."

"..." Li Cihua was left speechless. So this kid took him for a firecracker? Damn it, in all of Songshan City, there were hardly any who did not know the great name of Li Cihua! Li Cihua felt like laughing, a mocking laugh of course. He wanted to laugh at how Wei Zhao simply did not know how high the sky was or how deep the earth was. After hearing his name, he still had the leisure to crack jokes. Was he a newborn calf unafraid of the tiger? Or was it simply that ignorance made him fearless?

"Hehe, Mr. Lin really knows how to joke." Li Cihua gave a faint smile. "Come inside. Let's have a talk. I believe you want to meet me too, don't you?"

"Sorry, I don't have much interest." Wei Zhao said, "If you want to see me, come out yourself. Stop hiding."

"Haha." Li Cihua laughed again. "Mr. Lin, I know what you are worried about. No need to deny it. You are worried about the safety of Gu Mengyao and the others, aren't you?"

Wei Zhao did not answer, but undeniably, Li Cihua was right. If Wei Zhao had come alone, he would have dared to climb a mountain of knives had Li Cihua asked him to. But Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were here with him, and Wei Zhao could not possibly abandon them.

"Mr. Lin, you can rest assured on that point. Some things, whether you suspect them or are sure of them, as long as they are not brought out into the open, there is no one in this Songshan City who can do anything to me, Li Cihua!" Li Cihua said with great bravado. "But if anything happened to Gu Mengyao inside my bar, well, hehe, even the people behind me could not protect me. Not to mention that other little girl beside her is trouble. I have no wish to have her brother bring men to flatten my place."

It had to be admitted that this Li Cihua had some nerve. Having spoken to this point, he had basically laid his cards on the table. Wei Zhao naturally knew Li Cihua's great name! The moment Li Cihua had announced himself, Wei Zhao had instantly thought back to that time in the robbers' car, when the bald man had mentioned a 'Brother Cihua.' If nothing was amiss, the two should be one and the same man.

Yet from the meaning of Li Cihua's words, he had already admitted that the earlier affair was his doing, and he seemed utterly fearless, not afraid at all that Wei Zhao should know it. That alone was enough to show how powerful the backer behind him must be. If Wei Zhao had not guessed wrong, it should be a figure on the same level as Gu Pengzhan, or even more formidable.

Since things had already been said to this point, and Li Cihua had made his position clear, Wei Zhao really ought to go and meet him. Wei Zhao also believed Li Cihua's words. Inside this bar, they should not dare to lay a hand on Gu Mengyao. After all, public order in Songshan City had not yet decayed to such a state. If anything happened to Gu Mengyao inside this Geili Fuyun Bar, Li Cihua would certainly have no way to explain himself.

People who had reached a certain level always cared a great deal about such things. With evidence it was one matter, without evidence it was quite another. As long as a thing stayed in the dark, it did not matter how it was done. But once it was brought out into the light, it became a different matter entirely.

That being said, Wei Zhao could not completely trust Li Cihua's words. "All right, I'll first find someone to send Miss Gu back, and then I'll come over."

"Hehe, so Mr. Lin still does not trust me? That disappoints me greatly." Li Cihua naturally understood Wei Zhao's worry. "In my view, Mr. Lin is a fine and outstanding man. Acting like this really makes you lose points."

"Think whatever you like." Wei Zhao wasted no more words with him and hung up the phone directly.

"Hello? Hello? Hello? My God!" Li Cihua called out for a long time before realizing the other end had already hung up, leaving him quite speechless. Ordinarily, a young man would likely submit after just a little provoking from him. After all, young people all cared about face. Besides, he truly had no designs on Gu Mengyao. If trouble broke out inside the bar, it would be hard to clear himself of involvement. Then he would be in more trouble than he could handle, and might even affect the grand plan of the man behind the scenes.

But what he had not expected was that Wei Zhao simply would not swallow that trick at all, and did not care what was said about him. With one line of think whatever you like, he had hung up the phone, and that dealt a heavy blow to Li Cihua's pride!

Young people nowadays really don't know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is! Li Cihua thought with pity. Hmph, Wei Zhao, if you cooperate with me obediently, then everything can be discussed. If you don't cooperate, then I'm sorry... I wouldn't dare to kill Gu Mengyao, but to kill a nobody like you, a little bodyguard, I believe no one will stick their neck out for you.

After hanging up, Wei Zhao tossed the phone back to the refined man. "Go back and tell your master I'll be over in a bit."

The refined man had just now overheard the conversation between Wei Zhao and Li Cihua, so after taking the phone, he said nothing more and rose to leave in silence.

Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu both knew they had caused trouble. Gu Mengyao lowered her head, not daring to look at Wei Zhao. To tell the truth, she herself was not quite sure what she felt in her heart. On the one hand, she rather disliked Wei Zhao, and on the other, she rather... well, did not dislike him.

"I'll call Uncle Qing and have him take you back." As Wei Zhao spoke, he took out his phone to call Uncle Qing.

"Wei Zhao, can you not tell Uncle Qing? We can go back by ourselves. We didn't drink." Hearing that Wei Zhao was going to call Uncle Qing, Gu Mengyao felt a little guilty.

"Heh." Wei Zhao smiled faintly. What had happened today was no longer a small matter. It could not be kept from Gu Pengzhan, including his upcoming meeting with Li Cihua, which Wei Zhao also needed to discuss with Gu Pengzhan. So he could not satisfy Gu Mengyao's request.

"Wei Zhao, I'm sorry. I know I was wrong... Please don't call Uncle Qing..." Gu Mengyao pressed her lips together, lowering her head before Wei Zhao for the first time. This whole affair had been brought on by her.

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