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"Friends, I don't know what the owner of this place did to offend you so much that you're here to cause trouble!" Mingkun said angrily. At this moment, his friend Dalong came out, along with the other helpers from the shop.

"Get out of the way, or my stick won't be able to see you." The thug leader, relying on his numbers, wasn't afraid of Mingkun. After saying that, he was about to swing his stick at Mingkun.

Just as Yun Shu's heart was in her throat with anxiety, worried about Ming Kun's safety and wanting to rush out, she saw Ming Kun easily catch the wooden stick with one hand, and break the slender stick in two with a single stroke.

The thugs on the other side were stunned; the group was successfully frightened.

"Friends, the owner of this shop and the people helping out there are all retired soldiers. Are you sure you want to fight us?"

The gang leader regained consciousness and coughed twice, saying, "Who told you your business to be so booming, blocking my brother's path to wealth across the street!" He then pointed to the newly opened shop across the street.

Hearing this, Da Long walked over and said to Ming Kun, "A restaurant called Yu Shi Fang opened across the street a week ago, but not many people go there to eat, and business is very slow. Every time we eat, the food stalls here are very popular, especially ours. I guess they are jealous and have their eyes on us, so they sent people to smash our shop."

"So! I didn't expect you to be so brazen as to cause trouble. You're really overestimating yourself!" he said, looking at the thug leader. At this moment, the other shop owners also came out, each carrying tools, and approached Mingkun.

"Brother Kun, we're here to help you! These scoundrels are up to no good, actually aiding and abetting evil. Their business isn't doing well, so they come to other people's places to cause trouble. We can't stand by and watch them get away with this!" one of the food stall owners said angrily. If they can bully Brother Kun's business today, they might bully theirs tomorrow. They were determined to stand together against this scoundrel and not let such people run rampant on this street. Secondly, Xiao Mingkun was very famous on this street. Everyone knew that his shop was run by retired soldiers. They were always very loyal to their neighbors who needed help. That's why their business was the best on the street, and the other shops didn't even dare to be jealous. But the owner of the newly opened shop across the street had his shop vandalized without even asking around. How could they not help?

The gang leader saw that the other side outnumbered them, especially Mingkun and his group, who were all tall, strong, and powerful. There were only eight of them, and they knew they wouldn't stand a chance in a fight. Moreover, two of his men had already been kicked to the ground by Dalong. Looking at Mingkun on the other side, who looked fierce and strong, he began to panic. This man had just broken such a thick wooden stick like a chopstick in one go, without breaking a sweat.

At this moment, the gang leader realized that things were not going well and tried to slip away, but Mingkun grabbed him by the back of his collar, preventing him from leaving.

“Friends, since it was the boss across the street who sent you to cause trouble, I, Xiao, would like to invite you to go over and confront him! That way we won’t wrongly accuse an innocent person.” With that, he grabbed the thug and walked straight across the street. Da Long and the others followed.

A large group of people drove by in a grand procession, exuding a menacing aura. They scared away the fewer than ten customers at the Imperial Food Shop across the street. They looked like a group of thugs who were going to cause trouble for someone else's business.

This restaurant had only been open for a week, and its interior was quite upscale, quite different from the style of their street food stalls. However, business had been slow. It was unclear whether the chef was incompetent or if there was a problem with the marketing. At that moment, their owner was walking out from behind the counter, looking timid and anxious.

Upon seeing this person emerge, Mingkun said fiercely, "It's said that you sent them to cause trouble in our store. Fair competition in business is wrong. You've had someone smash up the store that Xiao Mingkun and his friend co-own. How are you going to deal with that?"

The shop owner walked up to them timidly and said fearfully, "I didn't call anyone... You've misunderstood..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mingkun dragged the gang leader in front of him. The man was trembling with fear. The owner of Yushifang was even more terrified when he saw this man and knelt down to beg for mercy, saying, "I didn't know I smashed your food stall. I will compensate you double for the losses today!"

Seeing that he admitted his mistake and was willing to compensate, and that his attitude was not bad, Mingkun understood that everyone was in business and it was not easy, so he said, "There is no need for double compensation. We are all business people, and it is not easy to make a living. Dalong, you can calculate our losses today and make him compensate us accordingly."

"Okay, we'll just calculate the amount you paid for the things you had people smash in our shop and the unpaid bills from those customers who ran away. We don't need anything else."

Da Long used the calculator on his phone to calculate the cost, and soon he had figured it out. According to Ming Kun's request, he only calculated the cost of the damaged items and the food.

"Let's just forget about the odd amount and give us five thousand yuan in compensation." Da Long stated the result of his calculation.

"Okay, okay, I'll get the money for you right away!" The shopkeeper saw that the price he calculated was not unreasonable and was indeed about the same amount of money, so he did not have any objection or bargaining. After saying that, he quickly went behind the counter to get the money.

After Da Long received the money, Ming Kun earnestly said to the shop owner, "If you want to do good business on this street, your shop is going for a high-end route, which is not suitable for this place. The dining style of the customers on this street is already established, and your shop is not suitable for development here. Either you change to a street food stall like them, or you move elsewhere. This is my sincere advice, and I hope you can listen to it." After saying that, Xiao Ming Kun led Da Long and the others out.

The owner of Yu Shi Fang was so frightened that he didn't dare to cause any more trouble. Three days later, he quickly sold the shop and moved elsewhere, reportedly to develop his business elsewhere. He had offended the locals, and his reputation was now ruined. He didn't know how to run a street food stall, so it was better to move to another place.

Mingkun and Dalong returned to the opposite side of the street, where Yunshu was already sweeping up the filth that the thugs had knocked over. The men returned and together they righted the chairs and tables, and soon the area in front of the shop was cleaned up. A new batch of customers came in to eat. After resuming normal business, there was no trace of the previous upheaval.

Da Long was about to serve Yun Shu and the others new dishes, as the previous ones had all been overturned by those thugs.

However, Yun Shu quickly said it wasn't necessary, as Da Long and the others were busy, and she and Ming Kun had already eaten quite a bit. Da Long could only tell them that he would cook a few more of his signature dishes for them next time they came.