Fanatic!

Chapter 31 Alleyway Siege
When Chen Wujun left Gemdale Finance, his gaze swept over the faces of the other people.

"Jixiang is indeed not as warm and friendly as she seems on the surface."

“I haven’t been around these past few days, so his men might not know what they’re thinking, which is why they’re looking at me like that.”

"Jixiang also hopes they think that way."

"His heart is to be killed!"

"I'll definitely make trouble for him and his men when I get the chance."

Chen Wujun descended the stairs with an unfriendly gaze and disappeared into the crowd on Longjin Road, where various stench and food aromas mingled together.

Seeing the curry fish ball stall from last time, Chen Wujun stopped and took out two yuan, throwing it on the table.

"Boss, two skewers of fish balls!"

A moment later, Chen Wujun took the fish balls, walked to a stool in front of a convenience store not far away, sat down, and glanced back to see someone staring at him from dozens of meters away.

He had noticed these people when he went to the finance department of Gemdale earlier.

However, he made his appearance intentionally, so he didn't care at all.

After finishing the fish balls, Chen Wujun went to the dance hall. It was just the beginning of the day when customers were arriving, and there were only two tables of customers and a few casual patrons under the red lights.

"Brother Jun, you're here!"

"Soda!" Chen Wujun took the soda bottle and asked, "Where's Karen?"

"Sister Karen hasn't arrived yet, she might be a little late!" the henchman said immediately.

"You guys get on with your work!" Chen Wujun nodded, picked up his soda bottle, pushed open the small door, and went upstairs.

Even before I reached the top of the stairs, I heard a voice from upstairs: "Ah Yue, go sweep the floor, you have no sense at all!"

"With such beauty, it's a waste that you don't go down and dance! If you did dance, you'd be a money tree!"

Chen Wujun went upstairs expressionlessly and saw the makeup artist applying makeup to a dancer, speaking without turning his head.

A-Yue took a broom and went to sweep the floor.

Chen Wujun walked behind the makeup artist, grabbed her hair, and pulled it back forcefully.

"Ah!" The makeup artist screamed and fell to the ground.

Chen Wujun kicked her in the stomach, sending her sliding more than two meters down the ground, knocking over two chairs before crashing into the wall.

The other dancers were startled and quickly stood up and moved aside.

Chen Wujun walked over, grabbed the makeup artist's hair and pulled her up, staring into her eyes and saying, "Who are you letting go down and dance?"

Only then did the other person realize that Chen Wujun had arrived. His eyes were filled with pain and panic, and tears immediately streamed down his face.

"Jun... Brother Jun, you've misunderstood. I meant that Yue is so beautiful..."

Chen Wujun released her hair and then slapped her across the face.

Snapped!
The makeup artist's face was swollen on one side.

Then another slap slammed her into a chair.

"Brother Jun, please stop hitting me! I was being mean, I was wrong!" the makeup artist begged for mercy.

"Brother Jun, why are you so angry?" At this moment, a woman quickly came up to stop him; she was the person who usually managed the backstage area.

Chen Wujun turned his head and glanced at the woman managing the back office; her name should be Lily.

Lily forced a smile and tried to smooth things over: "Brother Jun, calm down. She's just a smart aleck. She'll learn her lesson this time and won't say such things again!"

Chen Wujun stared at her for a moment, making Lily feel uncomfortable, before turning to the makeup artist with a blank expression and saying, "I thought you didn't know what you did wrong, but you do, so you did it on purpose?"

He then sneered and kicked the makeup artist in the face.

He turned around, waved to A-Yue, and went downstairs.

A-Yue sat down on the sofa, looking somewhat uneasy. "I've heard a lot of people have been looking for you lately. Are you alright?"

"Am I not here?" Chen Wujun said.

"They... they're just mean-spirited, they didn't do anything... won't you get into trouble like this?" A-Yue asked anxiously.

"They know our relationship. Your presence here is my pride. How dare you say that? You're slapping me in the face!" Chen Wujun's expression was grim.

"We're in the store, so I can't go too far."

Chen Wujun tilted his head back and drank half a bottle of soda, his mind racing.

"Just as my senior sister said, the most important thing for people like us is our reputation."

"Once you lose face, everyone will dare to kick you while you're down. Not only outsiders, but even your own people will do it!"

“These days, Li Dong has been looking for me. I have been practicing my skills and preparing, and I haven’t shown my face. Everyone thought I was scared.”

"I'm not dead yet! Not only do the people at Jixiang's place look at me with disdain, but even a makeup artist at Karen's shop dared to step on my foot!"

Chen Wujun knew that Karen's situation was different from Jixiang's.

The henchmen at Jixiang's place were all his trusted subordinates.

Karen rarely went backstage; it was Lily who managed it.

However, Lily was her trusted subordinate, so it was impossible for her to have been completely unaware of it.

Therefore, Chen Wujun felt a growing distance from Karen.

No one will show you kindness for no reason!

"You still need to establish your own territory, influence, and industry as soon as possible! Only when you have strength will others fear and respect you!"

Chen Wujun was calculating in his heart that if his senior sister failed to seize Li Dong's territory this time, he would kill one of Ji Xiang, A Hao, Hua Zai Rong, or Cun Bao and take their place.

He prefers finance companies because they are profitable, and he has some knowledge of debt collection.

Then ask Karen to give you Lily. If Karen doesn't give her, he'll hire someone else himself.

He didn't believe the makeup artist would be so bold. Karen didn't arrive at the store until after eight o'clock.

As soon as he entered, he heard about what happened backstage. After figuring out the situation, he sent someone to call Lily over. He then took a bottle of baijiu and a glass and sat down opposite Chen Wujun, pouring two glasses of wine.

"Junzi, I just heard about what happened backstage. I don't usually get involved in that."

"Sister Karen, I know you're busy and don't have time for these little things backstage!" Chen Wujun said with a smile.

"Don't blame your sister, I really don't know anything about this. And Yue, why didn't you tell me about this?" Karen said with a helpless smile, she could hear the distance in Chen Wujun's words.

A moment later, Lily quickly walked to the table.

"Sister Karen!"

“Lily’s here. What do you think we should do about this?” Karen asked Chen Wujun, leaning back on the sofa.

"Sister Karen has been so kind to me, it would be wrong of me to hold a grudge!" Chen Wujun said with a smile.

"Anyway, it's nothing serious. We can just have a drink, admit our mistake, and that'll be it."

Lily watched the two talking, her heart pounding in her throat, and quickly poured herself a glass of wine.

"Sister Karen, Brother Jun, it's my fault. I didn't manage the people below well!" After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank a glass.

This glass of wine contains two ounces.

Chen Wujun looked at her with a smile, without saying a word.

Lily gritted her teeth and poured herself another glass, but Chen Wujun hadn't said anything yet.

Lily drank three cups in a row, almost vomiting while covering her mouth, her face flushed red.

Chen Wujun then said, "One cup would have been enough, but you drank so much."

"Karen, that's fine!"

"Alright, since Junzi has spoken, we'll let it go this time. But if there's a next time, you shouldn't do it either!" Karen, who had been leaning back on the sofa watching, spoke to Lily only after hearing Chen Wujun's words.

"Thank you, Sister Karen! Thank you, Brother Jun!"

"Go back to work!"

Lily stumbled away.

Chen Wujun said to Karen, "Now that this has happened, it's not good for A-Yue to stay here. I'll take her away in a bit!"

“Okay!” Karen smiled, knowing in her heart that Chen Wujun’s grudge hadn’t been resolved.

Anyway, she's already given me plenty of face.

She simply didn't want to cause conflict with Chen Wujun, not because she was afraid of him.

Although Chen Wujun is Shark Nine's junior brother, she has followed Shark Nine for many years, and Chen Wujun still can't climb over her.

When he actually takes office, this little thing won't matter.

"Several tables were looking this way, all of them were looking at you, Karen. You go about your work!"

"Then you two chat!" Karen smiled and got up to leave.

……

"I won't come anymore?" A-Yue asked softly after Karen left.

"Go find a place to stay tomorrow," Chen Wujun said.

Although his residence has not been exposed yet, Li Dong may find out about it at any time.

He planned to have A-Yue rent a house near his residence.

This way, while I can ostensibly go back every day, I can actually go to A-Yue's place every night.

Around nine o'clock, Chen Wujun checked his watch and said to A Yue, "You wait here for a bit, I'll be back in a little while."

After finishing his soda, he touched the folding knife in his pocket and went out.

Longjin Street was still bustling at this time, with pedestrians who had just finished their night shifts, people who came out for a late-night snack, gamblers and pleasure seekers, and children running and jumping on the street.

All kinds of shops and stalls were open.

Chen Wujun held out his hand to the henchman, who immediately pulled out a cigarette: "Brother Jun!"

Chen Wujun wasn't a heavy smoker, but suddenly he wanted to have one.

After lighting it, he stood there and took a few puffs. He could see people watching him from a distance, but he pretended not to notice.

After taking a few puffs, he threw the cigarette butt into the stinking ditch in front of him and walked to the side.

After walking about a hundred meters, he saw several muscular young men standing by the roadside, looking at him with hostile eyes.

He turned his head to look behind him, and saw that the person who had been watching him had also come over.

Chen Wujun went straight into the alley next to him.

"That kid's trying to run! Let's see where he goes this time." The young men blocking his way all grinned maliciously.

They not only placed people on the streets, but also in the alleys.

"go!"

……

After rushing into the alley, Chen Wujun immediately focused his mind, and the noise and bustle of the street quickly faded away.

As I approached the corner, I heard faint breathing sounds, so I slowed down and took out a folding knife from my pocket.

Just as he was about to reach the corner, several people suddenly appeared from the shadows and started hitting him with wooden sticks and steel pipes.

"Kid, you've been hiding for so long, and you still dare to come out? Let's see where you can run this time!" One of the tall, muscular young men, wearing a tight vest, slowly walked out carrying a stick, a sinister smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)