"Li Yang, you've had too much to drink. Okay, stop drinking. There are rooms here, go and rest for a bit," Shu Yi advised.
"Damn it, I'm not sleeping. I'm going to fuck this son of a bitch to death, you bastard! Fan Xian, tell me, isn't he a son of a bitch?" Li Yang pointed at Fan Xian's nose and cursed.
Fan Xian's expression suddenly changed drastically. He had once been an unwelcome son in the Fan family because he was an illegitimate child, the result of his father's one-night stand, and his mother was a dancer. His identity had always been a disgrace within the family; he was, as Li Yang had said, a son of a bitch. This was what he could never tolerate.
In the past, when his elder brother was around, he was basically ignored and disregarded. It wasn't until his elder brother was crippled by Li Yang that he used the power he had cultivated and hidden for so long to rise to power, replace his elder brother's position, and become the representative figure of the new generation of the Fan family.
"Shut up!" Fan Xian couldn't hold back any longer, slammed his hand on the table, and stood up abruptly.
This loud shout came from his anger, and it startled everyone, leaving them somewhat bewildered.
"Fan Xian, what's wrong?" Zhou Tong asked in surprise.
“Yes, Fan Xian, Li Yang is just venting his anger. Don’t mind him,” Shu Yi also advised.
Wang Gui frowned and remained silent.
"Hey~ Holy crap, did I say anything to you, you little bastard? Why are you reacting so strongly? That son of a bitch ruined my big plans, can't I even curse him a few times? Why are you making such a fuss?" Li Yang was secretly delighted, kid, you finally couldn't sit still, could you? He cursed even more fiercely.
"Li Yang, don't be so arrogant! Let me tell you, others may fear you, but I don't!" Fan Xian gritted his teeth and pointed at Li Yang's nose, cursing. He ignored Zhou Tong and Shu Yi's words.
Chapter 872: Helpless
Everyone was stunned by Fan Xian's sudden outburst. Zhou Tong reacted the fastest, almost instantly guessing that Li Yang was acting, and that his purpose was to target Fan Xian. He also sensed their past grievances from Li Yang's words. He was furious, cursing Fan Xian inwardly. However, he couldn't actually expel Fan Xian from the National Security Bureau or physically punish him. After all, the guy's background was undeniable; the Fan family had connections at the highest levels of government in the country.
Shu Yi was the first to know that Li Yang was in trouble, and he immediately guessed that it was Fan Xian who was causing trouble for Li Yang, which made him unhappy. He already disliked spoiled brats like Fan Xian, and now that he saw that Fan Xian didn't know his own limitations, he despised him even more. Provoking someone like Li Yang was bringing disaster upon the Fan family and even the entire clan.
Is Li Yang someone to be trifled with? Didn't you see that even the boss is trying his best to win him over? You're really courting death. If Li Yang hadn't bothered you, your Fan family could have just developed peacefully. It's better to make friends than enemies; that way, the Fan family can gain greater benefits.
Wang Gui snorted coldly. She had the most fiery temper and was naive, shouting, "Fan Xian, what do you mean? Li Yang's use of vulgar language is inappropriate and crude, but someone has thwarted his important plans, so his cursing is understandable. Your reaction is wrong! Did you just ignore everything I said? Aren't you colleagues? Aren't you supposed to entrust your lives to each other?" Having spent years in the army, Wang Gui was used to swearing and couldn't help but use it herself.
Fan Xian regretted his words immediately after they left his mouth, but once spoken, they couldn't be taken back. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead; in front of everyone, he truly dared not admit to ruining Li Yang's plans. Zhou Tong had just gone to great lengths to get Li Yang into the Security Bureau, and now he had thwarted Li Yang's plans. Zhou Tong would definitely hold a grudge against him, and Shu Yi and Wang Gui would also ostracize him. What should he do?
"Director Wang, I... I've had a bit too much to drink, and I wasn't thinking before I spoke. Please don't take offense," Fan Xian hurriedly explained.
"Li Yang, what I said just now wasn't directed at you. I... I was confused and drank too much." Fan Xian immediately poured wine and apologized to Li Yang.
How could Li Yang accept his apology? He had gone to such great lengths to achieve this result, how could he just let it go so easily?
"You've had too much to drink? You're confused? Are you serious? I'm not even drunk, and you're drunk? No way~ You have to explain to me clearly what you meant by what you just said~ I was cursing the person who ruined my plans, why are you so agitated? Is that person you?" Li Yang pointed at Fan Xian's nose and cursed.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I only acted that way because you were too agitated. I'm definitely not that kind of person!" Fan Xian immediately became agitated and vehemently denied it.
"When you went to the XXX club, didn't you order three middle-aged women? Do you have an Oedipus complex?" Li Yang sneered.
"Damn it, you're spouting nonsense! I ordered a fifteen-year-old loli..." Fan Xian suddenly stammered, his mouth frozen in mid-air. His whole body stiffened.
"Is it really you?" Zhou Tong sneered, his eyes fixed on Fan Xian.
"I never expected you to be so insensible, Fan Xian! We even treated you like a brother~" Shu Yi said with a disdainful sneer.
"Hmph~ You traitor, what a scoundrel~" Wang Gui cursed the most viciously.
"Fan Xian, what else do you have to say this time? You must give me an explanation!" Li Yang seemed to suddenly sober up; his slurred speech was no longer so thick, and his face was no longer so red. He stared intently at Fan Xian.
"I, I..." Fan Xian's face was extremely pale. He looked at everyone in a panic, unable to utter a complete sentence.
"What do you mean, 'you'? You dare to ruin my good deed? If you don't give me an explanation, this isn't over!" Li Yang sneered. He wouldn't budge an inch.
"What, what do you want?" Fan Xian knew he couldn't avoid it any longer, so he simply admitted it.
"I don't want anything~ You'll compensate me for my losses~" Li Yang said.
"How will you compensate me?" Fan Xian asked, puzzled.
"I'll give you two choices," Li Yang said.
"Which two roads?" Fan Xian asked.
"One path is for you to help me eliminate Chicken Head and Long Snake, and then help me subdue the underworld of Jiangnan City," Li Yang said casually.
"What? No, there's a second way~" Fan Xian was shocked. Killing someone is murder. Even in the National Security Bureau, with the Fan family as a backer, it's not so easy to kill someone without trouble.
"The second option is also simple: compensate me for my economic losses. I've wasted so much manpower and resources these past few days, and my men have been risking their lives here. You've ruined my plans, so you have to give me an explanation. Some compensation for emotional distress and lost wages shouldn't be a problem, right?" Li Yang said.
"How much do you want?" Fan Xian asked, pleasantly surprised. As the saying goes, a problem that can be solved with money isn't a problem at all. It seems Li Yang can be quite adorable sometimes!
“One hundred million!” Li Yang said casually.
"Pfft..." Wang Gui sprayed water.
"Holy shit!" Shu Yi cursed.
Zhou Tong was also taken aback; Li Yang was really asking for an exorbitant amount.
Fan Xian's face turned green as expected, and he roared angrily, "Li Yang, you're insatiable! You're like a snake trying to swallow an elephant!"
"Is one hundred million a lot?" Li Yang asked with a wicked grin.
"You've gone too far! You're pushing your luck!" Fan Xian was almost going crazy; Li Yang's bite had really hurt. Although the Fan family was powerful, it was still very difficult for them to come up with a hundred million at once.
"It seems you don't want to take either of these paths? This is not a good attitude towards solving problems at all. What exactly do you want?" Li Yang said with a dark expression.
"These two paths are too difficult to walk, they're practically dead ends! Of course I'm not going to take them. Is there no third way?" Fan Xian said angrily. This is just ridiculous!
“There’s a third way, I don’t know if you want to take it,” Li Yang said with a strange expression.
"Tell me about it!" Fan Xian asked in surprise. So there was a third way.