Chapter 450 What did you just say? I didn't hear it clearly, how about you say it again?

Ten o'clock in the evening, this time is the peak time for midnight snacks.

At Zhangji Snail and Duck Feet Casserole in Nanning Snack Street, Zhang Shouguo and his family of four are busy preparing it.

Ever since his sister and brother-in-law showed them the way, Zhang Shouguo and his wife paid a master chef to learn the craft of making snail and duck feet stew. This dish is quite popular in Guangxi, and their snail shop has been doing quite well since its opening.

In addition, my brother-in-law gave them long-term free rent. Without the pressure of rent, the profits of this business were quite lucrative.

Zhang Shouguo has three children in total. The eldest son Zhang Bohui is 18 years old this year, and the second son Zhang Bohu is 16 years old this year. Both brothers inherited the Zhang family's genes and have no talent for studying. They dropped out of school after barely finishing junior high school.

Only his daughter Zhang Boqiu has decent academic performance and is currently studying at Longtan Junior High School.

Currently helping out in the store are, of course, his two sons.

In fact, not only Zhang Shouguo's business is good, but his three younger brothers' business is also good. The shops of the four brothers are connected, which is also convenient for them to take care of each other.

Just when Zhang Shouguo's family of four were busy, a group of people came over with cigarettes in their mouths and walked in a nonchalant manner. They were all sloppy, and although they had no tattoos on their bodies, it was obvious from their looks that they were not good people.

Mrs. Zhang was a little nervous, but she still went to greet them, saying, "Boss, please come in and have a seat."

The leading young man with a flat head responded, went in, found a seat, ordered three snails and duck feet stews, a box of beer, three plates of peanuts, and three plates of melon seeds, and then they sat there and chatted as if no one was around.

After beer, peanuts, melon seeds and the like were served, several people began to guess numbers and drink.

This situation is very normal in the night market of Snack Street. Not only are they guessing numbers and drinking, but there are countless diners guessing numbers and drinking on the whole street.

Seeing that they had no intention of causing trouble, Mrs. Zhang gradually felt relieved, and the other diners did not take it seriously and continued to eat and drink with their friends.

Before we knew it, it was already after midnight and the number of diners in the snack street began to decrease gradually.

In Zhang Shouguo's restaurant, all the other diners paid their bills and left, leaving only a few lazy diners.

At this time, the diners had almost finished their meals. The young man with a flat head in the lead suddenly waved to Zhang Shouguo and said, "Boss, come here."

Zhang Shouguo came over upon hearing this and asked with a smile, "Boss, what else do you need?"

A yellow-haired young man next to the flat-headed young man took a puff of cigarette, blew it at Zhang Shoujun, and reminded him: "Boss, thanking you verbally is not enough. Brothers of our Wolf Gang have to make a living. You should know what to do, right?"

Zhang Shouguo understood, but still asked: "Brother, what do you mean?"

The yellow-haired young man frowned and said, "Boss, do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand?"

The other young men also stared at Zhang Shouguo with unfriendly expressions, as if they were ready to attack him if they disagreed.

Seeing this scene, Mrs. Zhang immediately winked at her eldest son, and Zhang Bohui slipped out of his shop and ran next door to call a few uncles.

Zhang Shouguo still had a smile on his face and said, "I really don't understand. I would like to ask the brothers to explain it to me."

The yellow-haired young man said coldly: "Boss, let me be frank. Since our Wolf Gang has protected your snail shop, you should pay us a small fee every month. You should have no objection to this, right?"

Zhang Shouguo's smile gradually faded, and he said, "So you guys are here to collect protection money!"

The young man with a flat head in the lead said calmly: "Yes, to tell you the truth, we have more than a hundred brothers in the Wolf Gang. Not only does your snail shop have to pay us protection fees, but even the owners of the entire snack street have to pay us protection fees."

Zhang Shouguo frowned and said, "Brothers, this is a small business, please be gracious."

"Bang!"

The yellow-haired young man suddenly got angry, slapped the table and shouted, "Stop talking nonsense, I just want to ask you one question, are you going to pay the protection fee or not? If you pay it obediently, your snail shop will be safe in the future. If you don't pay it, then if something happens to your snail shop, don't blame us for not reminding you."

At this time, Zhang Bohui had already rushed over with his three uncles and relatives who were responsible for helping them, and each of them was holding a steel pipe in his hand.

The four brothers of the Zhang family all knew how chaotic this era was. They were in the late-night snack business, and night was the domain of certain people, so having steel pipes ready in the store was a precaution.

When Zhang Bohui and his men rushed back, they saw the yellow-haired young man slamming the table at his father. He immediately became furious and rushed over, pointing a steel pipe at the yellow-haired young man and cursing, "Damn it, you dare to cause trouble in my store, are you tired of living?"

Zhang Shoumin, Zhang Shoujun, Zhang Shoushan and others also rushed in with steel pipes and asked, "Brother, what happened?"

The flat-headed young man and the others saw seven or eight people suddenly rushing in with steel pipes. Their faces changed drastically, and they immediately picked up small stools to defend themselves, while shouting, "Don't mess around!"

Zhang Shouguo stretched out his hand to stop his eldest son and replied, "They are here to collect protection money."

Among the four brothers, Zhang Shoujun had the most irritable temper. He cursed as soon as he heard the words: "You are so blind that you actually asked us brothers to pay you protection fees. You are really brave!"

Hearing Zhang Shoujun's scolding, the flat-headed young man's face turned very ugly. He originally thought that those small business owners in the snack street would never dare to provoke their Wolf Gang. As long as they asked, it would be easy to collect protection fees.

But they didn't expect that the owner of this store was not afraid of them at all, and the other party seemed to be quite powerful in this snack street. He could easily call over seven or eight armed men, which was really beyond their expectations.

If I had known this would be the situation, I should have brought a few more brothers with me, so that we wouldn't be so passive.

However, they are gangsters after all, and fighting is commonplace for them. They are not scared by a few people holding steel pipes.

The flat-headed young man said coldly: "Boss, have you thought it through? Are you sure you want to go against our Wolf Gang?"

The yellow-haired young man threatened, "We have more than a hundred brothers in the Wolf Gang. If you dare to touch us, none of you will be able to escape, and you won't have to open your snail shop anymore."

"Is the Wolf Gang so great? The thing we Bobai people fear least is threats."

Eighteen-year-old Zhang Bohui was full of youthful vigor. With his aunt as a strong backer, he could walk sideways in Nanning, but he was definitely not afraid of the Wolf Gang. So he looked at his father and said, "Dad, do you want to destroy them?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere between the two sides suddenly became tense.

The commotion here had already alarmed the owners and diners of other nearby shops. Chinese people like to watch the excitement, and when they saw the conflict here, they couldn't help but gather around, wanting to know what was going on here.

It turned out that someone came to collect protection money. The faces of other snack shop owners changed instantly. This was what they feared most when doing business. They had to hand over a sum of money to others for nothing every month. This was a pain in the hearts of many businessmen in the 1980s and 1990s.

Originally they just came to watch the fun, but now they realized that this matter was closely related to them, and they all stretched their necks to watch how things developed.

Zhang Shouguo stopped his eldest son again, looked at the members of the Wolf Gang, and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know who the big boss of this snack street is? How dare you come to his territory to collect protection fees? You guys from the Wolf Gang want to be expelled, right?"

As the saying goes, it is better to lose the battle than the fight. Although the situation is grim, the young man with the flat head sneered, "Do you think our Wolf Gang was brought up by being scared?"

If it weren't for the sake of doing business safely and securely, Zhang Shouguo would have killed these guys without hesitation. But after all, he would have to stay here to do business in the future. As the saying goes, it is easy to dodge an open spear but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. If this matter is not resolved thoroughly, there will definitely be big troubles in the future.

Not to mention other things, if one day someone is well prepared and comes with a group of people with knives to chop you, it would be really fatal.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shouguo said to his second son, "Ah Hu, go call your aunt and tell her what happened here."

Zhang Bohu responded and ran out to find a telephone booth to call his aunt.

After his second son left, Zhang Shouguo said to the Wolf Gang members, "I am a businessman and don't want to fight. My son has already informed the big boss of the snack street. You should also send someone back to tell the boss of your Wolf Gang to come and handle this matter in person!"

When the flat-headed young man heard this, he felt relieved. He said to one of his brothers, "Xiao Liu, go back and tell the boss about this."

The young man named Xiaoliu responded, then put down the bench in his hand, and under the watchful eyes of Zhang Bohui and others, he slipped out of the snail shop and went back to get help.

Zhang Shouguo then said, "Put down your stools, have a cup of tea to sober up, and we'll talk when the people arrive."

The young man with a flat head took the lead in putting down the bench, and the other young men also put down their benches when they saw this.

Zhang Shouguo waved his hand, and Zhang Bohui and others put away their steel pipes. The originally tense atmosphere eased instantly.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang made a pot of tea and brought it to them.

Everyone had just fallen out with each other, and the young man with the flat head and others didn't say anything. They just sat there quietly drinking tea.

At the same time, they were also wondering what kind of person the boss of this snack street was.

From what the snail shop owner said, it seems that the big boss of this snack street has great power, the kind that can destroy their Wolf Gang at any time.

The flat-headed young man was skeptical about this. Although their Wolf Gang had been established for a relatively short time, it was true that it had more than a hundred gang members and was a considerable force in Nanning. Many businesses had to pay them protection fees.

Most people don't dare to provoke such a force, and it's not something that can be destroyed just by saying so.

However, the shop owner in front of him, although he knew the strength of their Wolf Gang, still looked very confident. Obviously, in his heart, the strength of this snack street owner was much stronger than their Wolf Gang.

Less than ten minutes.

Three cars drove directly into the snack street and stopped in front of Zhang's Snail and Duck Feet Hotpot. Deng Shirong, his sons and several security guards got out of the cars.

"Uncle Nine!"

"Uncle Nine!"

"Uncle Nine!"

When Zhang Shouguo and others saw Deng Shirong, they came over respectfully to greet him.

Deng Shirong hummed, looked at the young men with flat heads, and asked, "Are they the ones who came here to collect protection money?"

Zhang Shouguo nodded and said, "Yes, Uncle Jiu, I have asked them to send someone back to inform their boss. Their boss should be here soon."

Deng Shirong sat down on a stool and said, "Then let's wait until their boss comes."

Soon, more than ten motorcycles rushed over, with three people sitting on each motorcycle, all holding standard weapons, and their momentum was extremely fierce. These people were none other than the security personnel of Wuyue Square.

After they arrived, they all stood quietly by and waited.

At this moment, the flat-headed young man and others turned pale. Although their Wolf Gang had more than a hundred members, it would be difficult to gather dozens of people temporarily unless they gathered people in advance, let alone gather dozens of people here in a short time.

Now the other party has gathered so many people in such a short time, and it is obvious at first glance that these people are not easy to deal with. It can be seen that the other party's strength is really awesome. They may really hit a wall tonight.

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Three minutes, five minutes, ten minutes...

The waiting time was undoubtedly the most difficult, especially for the young man with the flat head and others. Under the gaze of so many people, every minute and every second was torture. They were all secretly praying that the boss and others would come faster. They could not bear this scene any more.

In order to find something to do, they took the initiative to pay for their midnight snack.

The diners who were watching also began to whisper at this time.

"Could it be that the boss of the Wolf Gang doesn't dare to come?"

"It shouldn't be that serious. If the Wolf Gang leader doesn't dare to show up tonight, then the Wolf Gang won't be able to survive in Nanning!"

"Why hasn't it arrived in so long? If you don't come soon, the daylily will be cold."

"This is actually quite normal. It will take quite some time to gather people so late at night and then rush them here."

"How come the store owner gathered so many people so quickly?"

"Didn't you hear the shop owner say that he notified the big boss behind the snack street? He owns such a big snack street, so how can ordinary people compare to him?"

"That's true. It looks like the Wolf Gang will have to admit defeat tonight."

“…”

As for the owners of other snack shops, they couldn't help but get excited at this moment. The powerful strength of the big boss of this snack street was naturally a good thing for them.

After waiting for several minutes, a large truck drove into the snack street and stopped next to the three small cars. Then, members of the Wolf Gang jumped out of the truck one by one, armed with weapons. There were about thirty or forty people in total.

The security personnel brought by Deng Shirong stepped forward at the first moment and confronted the members of the Wolf Gang.

In the passenger compartment of the truck, Wolf Gang leader Duan Ping came down with a "firewood stick" in his hand, a cigarette between his lips, and asked arrogantly, "Who wants to see me?"

Deng Shirong stepped forward and asked calmly, "Are you the boss of the Wolf Gang?"

Duan Ping blew the cigarette on the ground with a puff and said proudly, "Yes, I am the leader of the Wolf Gang. Who are you?"

Deng Shirong pushed aside the two security guards in front of him, walked up to Duan Ping, and said, "This snack street is my territory. You sent people here to collect protection fees. Don't you think highly of me?"

Duan Ping suddenly pointed the "fire stick" at Deng Shirong and sneered, "I don't take you seriously, what do you think?"

He was not a fool. The moment he got off the car, he observed that the number of the other side was no less than theirs. But he was a gangster after all. Even though he knew that the other side was not easy to mess with, he had to toughen his attitude.

Otherwise, if he lowered his posture as soon as he arrived, how could he lead the gang in the future? How could he compete with other forces for territory?

"Dad, be careful!"

"Uncle Jiu, be careful!"

"Boss, be careful!"

Seeing this scene, all our people couldn't help but become nervous.

After all, this is a "fire stick". If it accidentally catches fire, it will be no joke.

However, Deng Shirong's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations. He suddenly took action and snatched the "fire stick" from Duan Ping at lightning speed, then pointed at him and said, "What did you just say? I didn't hear it clearly, how about you say it again?"

This action stunned everyone at the scene.

Even those veterans with extraordinary skills were shocked by their boss's move. This is not a movie. How many people in real life would dare to move when being pointed at with a "fire poker"?

Not to mention reaching out to grab the "fire stick" directly. This action is simply against the will of heaven. If it accidentally goes off, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Duan Ping was also stunned. He really could not have imagined in his dreams that there would be such a ruthless person like Deng Shirong in this world. He would snatch the "fire stick" directly from his hand and actually let him take it away. Could such a ruthless person really be the boss of a snack bar with a net worth of billions?

Aren’t those rich people more afraid of death than each other?

Why does it feel like this billionaire snack street boss is even more fearless than him, the boss of the Wolf Gang? He has money, connections, and is not afraid of death. Duan Ping really can't afford to provoke such a ruthless person. In addition, he is now pointed at with a "fire stick", so he doesn't care about his face and admits his weakness: "Boss, I was wrong. I'm sorry. I was blind. Since this snack street is your territory, our Wolf Gang will never interfere here again. I hope you will forgive me and let us go."

Deng Shirong stared at him for a full half minute, until he felt uneasy, then he put away his "fire stick" and said, "From now on, if you come here to spend money, I welcome you on behalf of all the owners of the snack street, but if you dare to come here to collect protection fees, don't blame me for killing you."

Duan Ping breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Don't worry, boss. I promise this won't happen again."

Deng Shirong said, "Please help me spread the word that the snack street and Wuyue Square are both my territories. I don't want any forces to come and collect protection fees."

"Okay, boss, I'll spread the word for you tomorrow."

Duan Ping agreed, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly. If he had known that this snack street and Wuyue Square were owned by the same owner, he would have been crazy not to send people here to collect protection fees! After all, there are dozens of veterans doing military training in Wuyue Square all year round. Everyone in the underworld knows this. Since Wuyue Square opened, no force has dared to come here to collect protection fees.

Seeing that the matter had been resolved, Deng Shirong waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's getting late, let's all go!"

Duan Ping nodded and called his brothers to evacuate. As for the "fire stick" he brought with him, he didn't even dare to mention it.

Soon, the Wolf Gang members got in the car and left. The diners who had seen the whole incident began to talk excitedly.

"Oh my god, this is going to be an exciting night."

"I just thought a fight was about to break out, but I didn't expect the big boss of this snack street to be so awesome. When the Wolf Gang leader pointed at him with a "fire stick", he actually reached out and snatched it away. It's really awesome!"

"It's really awesome! If I was pointed at with a 'fire stick', I would have peed my pants a long time ago. This big boss is really a ruthless person!"

"It is said that the richer a person is, the more afraid he is of death. This big boss has subverted this saying."

"The snack street and Wuyue Square are actually owned by the same boss. No wonder the Wolf Gang leader gave in immediately."

“…”

The owners of other snack bars were also all smiling at this time. Their landlord was so awesome, so naturally they, as tenants, could also benefit from it. At least when doing business here, they didn't have to worry about being charged protection fees or someone coming to make trouble.

At this time, Mrs. Zhang came over and said politely, "Uncle Jiu, I'm sorry to bother you to come and deal with this matter so late at night."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "You're welcome. These people coming here to collect protection fees will have a great impact on the development of the snack street."

Zhang Shouguo said with some fear: "Uncle Jiu, what you did just now was really too risky. If this "fire stick" catches fire, it will be no joke."

"Don't worry. If I wasn't absolutely sure, I wouldn't take the risk. I won't say any more. It's getting late. Let's pack up and go back to rest!"

At this point, Deng Shirong looked at the security personnel and said with a smile: "And you, go back and have a rest as well. Thank you all for tonight."

"You're welcome, boss. This is what we should do."

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PS: I tried to write a conflict plot, but it was hard to write (_`) (End of this chapter)