He Liqiang recognized the unassuming old man in front of him as none other than Qin Lao, one of the top military officers!
His mind went blank, as if struck by lightning!
Only one voice kept repeating in my mind: It's over, it's Old Qin, I'm completely finished.
Others may not know Qin Lao's identity, but he, being from the capital, knows it very well.
It is no exaggeration to say that Qin Lao's position in the army was second only to the king, truly second only to the king!
Several years ago, He Liqiang attended the conference and had the privilege of seeing Mr. Qin speak on site.
At the time, he was proud to have met Mr. Qin in person, and he boasted to his colleagues and friends for a long time about it, showing off that he had seen Mr. Qin's true appearance.
But he never dreamed that a few years later, he would see Old Qin again in this way tonight.
What's worse, he just boasted in front of Old Master Qin that everyone in the private room would be in trouble, and no one would escape!
He actually threatened Elder Qin!
He was so frightened that his face turned ashen, he was sweating profusely, and his legs were trembling. He was almost about to wet himself on the spot!
Tian Yimin, completely oblivious to his mentor's terrified expression, yelled at Old Qin, "You old bastard, who do you think you are? What right do you have to know about my teacher's status and position..."
Chen Yun's face turned cold upon hearing this: "You have a really sharp tongue! Guards, slap him!"
As Chen Yun finished speaking.
Crazy, along with Lai Fu and Lin Le, were about to rush to carry out Chen Yun's orders.
But at that moment, He Liqiang, who was standing next to Tian Yimin, took the initiative, raised his hand, and slapped Tian Yimin hard across the face.
Snap!
A loud slap echoed throughout the private room.
A clear handprint appeared on Tian Yimin's face.
This slap completely stunned Tian Yimin.
Shu Tangyin and the others looked at each other in bewilderment upon seeing this scene.
Even Xu Zhengwei was a little confused, looking at He Liqiang with a puzzled expression, wondering why this guy suddenly started hitting his own people.
Did they recognize Mr. Chen's identity as the God of War of the North?
But it doesn't seem like it!
Xu Zhengwei looked at Old Qin with suspicion and wonder, thinking to himself: Could it be that this Old Qin who is drinking with Mr. Chen is someone of great importance?
Tian Yimin covered his slapped face, his eyes filled with confusion and resentment. After a long while, he finally came to his senses and looked at He Liqiang with a pitiful expression, saying, "Teacher, what happened?"
He Liqiang, looking furious, cursed, "Are you blind? How dare you speak so disrespectfully to Old Master Qin!"
Old Qin?
What, Old Qin?
Not only was Tian Yimin completely bewildered.
Even Shu Tangyin, Xu Feiyan, Lin Le, Lai Fu, Xu Zhengwei and others present were a little confused.
He Liqiang looked at him with a disappointed expression: "You bastard, you've been causing trouble everywhere under my name, haven't you? I'll settle the score with you after I apologize to Old Master Qin!"
Tian Yimin was dumbfounded.
Although he didn't know what was going on?
But he had already realized something was wrong!
The old man in front of him, respectfully addressed as Elder Qin, is likely to be someone of considerable importance, perhaps even more so than his teacher.
That's why his teacher was so scared.
What made Tian Yimin even more uneasy was that he had clearly come to stand up for his teacher's son, but now the teacher was saying that he was causing trouble under the teacher's name!
The teacher is clearly trying to extricate himself from the situation and shift all the blame onto him!
For a moment, he was completely numb!
At this moment, He Liqiang rushed to Elder Qin's side, speaking with trepidation, "Elder Qin..."
Old Qin said indifferently, "Call me Old Qin!"
He Liqiang was slightly taken aback. Looking at Old Qin, who was dressed in plain clothes, he vaguely understood that Old Qin might be traveling incognito and did not want to reveal his identity.
He quickly echoed Old Qin's words, "Yes!"
"Mr. Qin, I spoke in anger just now and my words were inappropriate and offensive to you."
"Please, be magnanimous and forgive me, as if I were just talking nonsense."
Shu Tangyin and the others were dumbfounded.
The arrogant Commissioner He, who was just moments ago, is now apologizing and begging for forgiveness!
What's going on?
Shu Tangyin and the others couldn't help but look at Chen Yun, their eyes seemingly asking: Chen Yun, just who is this elder of yours? How come Commissioner He from the capital is acting like a mouse in front of a cat in front of Lao Qin?
Chen Yun simply smiled and remained silent in the face of the questioning looks from the crowd.
Old Qin glanced at He Liqiang with a cold expression and slowly said, "How can you call your own words nonsense? Besides, a real man's word is his bond; what he says should leave a mark! If you can't do what you say, people will only look down on you!"
He Liqiang said in a trembling voice, "Mr. Qin, I..."
He would rather be looked down upon by Elder Qin than bear Elder Qin's wrath, and he certainly didn't want to experience Elder Qin's ruthless methods!
Old Qin said, "Don't be a coward. You weren't like this just now. Show your true colors! Didn't you say that none of the people in this private room could escape? I'm not running away. Use whatever tricks you have up your sleeve."
He Liqiang's face was deathly pale, and he was drenched in sweat.
If he hadn't known that Old Qin didn't want to reveal his identity, he would have knelt down and begged for mercy right now.
His voice trembled with tears as he said, "Mr. Qin, I really know I was wrong. I was just angry because I learned that my son had been beaten up. As a father, I love my son so much that I said those things in a fit of anger. Please don't take it seriously, Mr. Qin!"
Old Qin said coldly, "But I took it seriously!"
He Liqiang froze.
Old Qin continued, "But since you brought up the matter of your son being beaten, why don't you tell us what exactly happened? Let everyone here judge for themselves!"
After saying that, he looked at Chen Yun with the eyes of a grandfather looking at his beloved grandson, and then said in a righteous tone, "Although Chen Yun is my prized student and I treat him like a junior in my own family, if he is wrong, I will never protect him!"
He Liqiang heard Old Qin ask about his son being beaten.
He was secretly excited and was preparing to accuse Chen Yun of the heinous act of injuring his son. He was also preparing to use his son's injury as a reason to defend himself for his reckless words just now.
But when he heard what Old Qin said next, and learned that Chen Yun was actually Old Qin's prized student, he was shocked.
My head just exploded!
He looked at Chen Yun with a face full of horror.
This man with slanted, sword-like eyebrows and eyes like stars was actually Qin Lao's prized student.
As is well known, Qin Lao spent half his life in the military, commanding numerous generals and commanders.
But there was only one person who was personally promoted by Qin Lao and regarded as his prized student.
That was the renowned War God of the North, who once guarded the northern frontier!
"You, you, you are..."
He stared at Chen Yun in horror, his mouth trembling, almost revealing Chen Yun's identity on the spot.
Seeing He Liqiang's terrified state, his voice trembling, Chen Yun guessed that the guy knew his identity.
He interrupted calmly, saying, "Who I am is not important. What matters is who is right and who is wrong. Tell Lao Qin what happened when your son was beaten, and let Lao Qin uphold justice!"
He Liqiang: "I—"
Knowing that Chen Yun was actually the God of War of the Northern Frontier, how could he dare to slander Chen Yun?
Realizing that he had not only offended Elder Qin, but also the God of War of the Northern Border, he felt like dying.
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