Chapter 857 Setting the Game
Currently, nearly a quarter of the residents in the suite area are former leaders of the Western Base, and are close associates of Chief Feng.
Therefore, if Annan and the others want to take action against him, they really have to find a "legitimate reason" that no one can find fault with, otherwise there will be trouble in the future.
Seeing that the young couple opposite him looked more arrogant than each other, Chief Feng almost couldn't hold back his anger.
It was only after Xiang Yang coughed lightly that he adjusted his breathing and mood, and then replied with a fake smile:
"It's nothing serious. You two friends just broke my stuff, but you can't afford to pay me, so I had to trouble you to come over."
Destroyed his stuff?
Annan knew that Zhao Ping'an and Long Cong'an were not clumsy people.
As expected, Zhao Ping'an said with an unpleasant expression: "My idol, he is talking nonsense! It's obvious that he deliberately did it to extort money!"
Long Cong'an, who was standing by, explained the whole story to Annan and Gu Zhiyu.
It turned out that the two of them were playing billiards in the lobby leisure area just now and accidentally broke the white ball on the table.
Then Commander Feng suddenly rushed out with a group of people, saying that the ball was his and demanded that the two men pay for it.
Moreover, he asked for a sky-high compensation right from the start. The points he demanded were equal to the total balance in Zhao Ping'an and Long Cong'an's accounts, multiplied by more than a hundred times.
In short, it is a price they simply cannot afford.
Zhao Ping'an and the other man naturally refused to accept this.
Putting aside the question of whether the ball is worth the price, the ball is placed in a public area. Why do people say that it belongs to Chief Feng personally?
What's more, billiard itself is a striking ball sport. The mission of the white ball is to be poked by the cue and then hit balls of other colors. It is very durable and there is no way it will be broken by a single poke from the cue.
Long Cong'an said angrily, "They inexplicably replaced the original white ball with a glass one, and specially made it milky white. It's impossible to tell the difference from the original one! We hit it without knowing it and it broke."
Commander Feng said with a fake smile:
"Little brother, this is wrong! What do you mean by inexplicable? I just like playing with glass balls, so I replaced the original balls with glass ones. Is there a problem?
I've played with this ball many times before and it never broke. How come it broke when you hit it?"
Zhao Pingan couldn't help but interrupt: "Bah! When have you ever played many times? We come here to play every day, and I've never seen you here!"
Both Zhao Ping'an and Long Cong'an like to play billiard. The billiard game in the lobby leisure area is not expensive. You only need to spend a small amount of points to get an annual pass and you can play every day.
There is almost nothing to do in the apocalypse, so after the two of them got the cards, they would come here almost every day to play a few rounds.
Elder Feng explained calmly, "My working hours are different from yours. I usually play during the day, so it's normal that we don't run into each other."
Zhao Pingan glared at him and said, "Even so, what grounds do you have to say that this ball is yours? If it was really custom-made by you, then you should keep it for yourself! Putting it here for no reason, isn't it just a deliberate attempt to make trouble?"
Long Cong'an also said, "Yes! This table is not used. As members, we can come and play. You didn't write a warning sign, and no one reminded us. We just put our personal fragile items in the public area and replaced the original white ball. Who can we blame if it breaks?"
Annan listened quietly and said nothing.
She knew that Feng's purpose was not to compensate for the points, and that there would definitely be other tricks waiting for them later.
There was no way she could compensate him for such huge points for no reason, and there was no need for her to argue with him about who was right or wrong. She could just wait for the other party to reveal his true demands and then respond accordingly.
Chief Feng glanced at An Nan and Gu Zhiyu beside him, and did not continue to argue with Zhao Pingan. He just said firmly:
"That's enough! I don't want to argue with you anymore. After all, this ball is my beloved wife's legacy. You broke it, so you should pay for it."
He then asked An Nan and Gu Zhiyu, "I think they are unable to pay the compensation. What about you? As friends, are you willing to help them?"
Annan and Gu Zhiyu looked at him expressionlessly, not saying a word.
Zhao Ping'an opened his mouth, wanting to tell Annan to ignore him, but when he saw that Annan and the other man didn't say anything, he closed his mouth.
None of the four people said a word, just stared at Chief Feng, as if they didn't care what he said.
In front of his subordinates, Chief Feng, who was treated coldly, felt a little embarrassed.
At this time, Xiang Yang said at the right time: "Brother Feng, they are really my friends, just for my sake, let it go..."
Feng was silent for a moment, then he coughed and said, "Well, now that you've asked, I don't think they can afford it... How about this! As long as they give me a sincere apology, this matter will be over."
Then he added: "This is the legacy of my beloved wife. No matter what, they have to give me an explanation..."
Annan felt disgusted when he heard this. He still loved his wife! How could he, a gay man, have the nerve to say such a thing?
And she didn't believe that Feng would go through so much trouble just to hear an apology. There must be other tricks.
So she and Gu Zhiyu continued to keep silent and not express their opinions, and continued to deal with the situation coldly.
Zhao Ping'an and Long Cong'an also remained silent.
It is impossible for them to apologize. They have not done anything wrong, so why should they apologize?
In the silence, Xiang Yang continued speaking:
"Brother Feng, we are all friends, they didn't do it on purpose..."
Commander Feng interrupted him angrily, "They don't want to pay money or apologize, what else do they want? I want a sincere attitude today!"
After a pause, he pretended to suddenly remember something and said loudly:
"How about this! Xiao Liu, go get my liquor! If they can finish the bottle of liquor in one gulp, it will be considered as atonement for my late wife!"
As he said this, he looked at Annan and Gu Zhiyu provocatively: "Four of us, only one bottle of wine, don't accuse me of bullying you!"
Annan curled his lips, and understood. The two of them were talking in a double act, and it turned out that they were waiting here.
The other party's real purpose today is obviously this bottle of wine.
There must be something wrong with the wine.
Want to poison them? Be careful of the consequences!
Annan looked at Gu Zhiyu and quickly acted as if he had fallen for his provocation:
"It's just a bottle of wine! No need for four people, I can do it alone!"
Chief Feng raised his lips slightly, and a ruthless light flashed across his eyes:
"Little girl, don't brag..."