Jin Buhuan recognized Lu Xiaofeng, and the expression on his face changed again and again, faintly turning blue.
Lu Xiaofeng is absolutely capable of giving him a severe punishment. More importantly, the East Factory may not necessarily pay a higher price to deal with Lu Xiaofeng for him.
Because Lu Xiaofeng was alone, homeless and unemployed, and apart from being a martial arts expert and very smart, his whereabouts were elusive, and he had never openly declared that he was an enemy of the "East Factory".
If Lu Xiaofeng dared to curse "Cao Zhongxian, old dog" in public on the streets of Beijing, he would be hunted down and killed.
But if Lu Xiaofeng crippled Jin Buhuan's leg here today, perhaps the matter would have ended there.
After a while, Jin Buhuan's face turned pale and he wanted to turn around and leave. The Four Friends of Taihang quickly made way for him.
But Lu Xiaofeng was unwilling to let him go, and asked, "You still haven't told me what this scholar has done wrong?"
Jin Buhuan's back was stiff for a moment, and when he turned around again, he actually tried hard to force a smile on his face.
He was a man who could bend and stretch, and said, "This scholar dared to slander the factory owner and defame the ministers of the court. He should have committed a serious crime that would have resulted in his property being confiscated and his head being beheaded. I just couldn't bear to see this, so I taught him a lesson in advance."
The scholar fell badly and was struggling to get up. His face was full of anger, but he did not dare to repeat what he had said to Cao Zhongxian when he was drunk.
Seeing the scholar's reaction, Lu Xiaofeng raised his eyebrows and said, "Killing someone because of a drunken complaint. It seems that you are used to doing this kind of thing, Jin Buhuan."
"I'm just trying to relieve the factory owner's worries. I've only caught a dozen people like this. They are nowhere near as good as a few shop assistants." Jin Buhuan was not ashamed but proud of it. He even complimented his boss out of habit.
Lu Xiaofeng chuckled and then sighed leisurely.
When Jin Buhuan heard his sigh, he felt something was amiss and said, "This scholar is not dead. Could it be that Mr. Lu is really going to offend the East Factory for this little thing?"
Lu Xiaofeng put a handful of broad beans in his palm into his mouth, chewing them while speaking vaguely: "Actually, I usually don't take care of this kind of thing on the spot. Maybe I will wait until I am in a very good mood, or a very bad mood before I come to you and ask you to sleep on it."
Jin Buhuan heard his threats and contempt, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that at least he could escape this disaster today.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xiaofeng continued.
"Unfortunately, you didn't just meet me today."
Jin Buhuan's mood was up and down, and he couldn't hold it back any longer. With a fierce look in his eyes, he asked, "What do you mean?"
"He probably meant that you are still in my way today."
A voice sounded behind him, and Jin Buhuan turned around abruptly. The young man in the coarse blue robe had come to his side without him knowing when, and was less than a step away from him.
"Who are you? How dare you follow..."
Fang Yunhan raised his hand and clapped.
Jin Buhuan's words were immediately interrupted, and he let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered. His two hands cracked, and his shoulders on both sides dropped down at the same time. He could not stand up and fell to his knees on the ground. His knees hit the floor tiles, and there was a clear sound of bones breaking.
Blood was gushing out from his trouser legs.
Jin Buhuan never expected that even Lu Xiaofeng had to talk to him for several words and never took direct action, but this person had no intention of talking to him at all.
He couldn't understand it even more. He was known as the "Iron Hands" and 80% of his Kung Fu was in his two arms. How could his shoulders be broken just by someone pressing on his forehead?
He couldn't think any further. The severe pain from his limbs made him faint and fall to the ground.
People in the restaurant were already leaving one after another. When Jin Buhuan screamed, their eyes widened and they ran faster than anyone else.
There may be many people in the world who dare to eat with people who have offended the East Factory, but they are definitely not many. Not to mention that this is the capital.
Soon, there were only a few people left in the restaurant besides the owner and the waiters.
Fang Yunhan went upstairs .
The two people next to Lu Xiaofeng are a man and a woman, and the woman can be considered an acquaintance.
"Miss Xue, nice to meet you again." Fang Yunhan greeted her.
Xue Bing was wearing a rose-red dress today, and her expression and demeanor were very different from when Fang Yunhan first met her.
If she was a spoiled young lady who was arrogant, angry, and even a little cruel back then, then today she is a shy and timid lady from a noble family.
Her voice was also light and gentle, like a little bird trying to break out of its nest into the spring breeze, and she said, "Fang~ Yunhan, is it okay for me to call you that?"
Fang Yunhan smiled and said, "Of course."
He saw Xue Bing and Lu Xiaofeng walking together, and thought that the two of them had reconciled, so he turned to look at Lu Xiaofeng and said jokingly: "I didn't expect you to coax Miss Xue so quickly."
Who knew that after he said this, the expressions on Lu Xiaofeng and Xue Bing's faces changed in a way he didn't expect.
Lu Xiaofeng smiled bitterly.
Xue Bing suddenly became much colder and said, "I didn't come here with him. If I had known he was also in this store, I would have definitely stayed ten miles away from him."
As if he had just chewed a broad bean and broken his teeth, Lu Xiaofeng suddenly raised his hand to cover the left side of his face and said, "No, I should go ten miles away."
The atmosphere suddenly became a little weird, and the young man who was waving a folding fan next to him spoke.
"You two both want to go so far, who will introduce this friend to me?"
This young man has a gentle voice and a gentle personality, and seems to have a strange charm.
It is not the kind of power that oppresses and conquers people, but more like a flower that can bloom even on a snowy winter night, making people naturally let go of their worries and immerse themselves in admiration for this beautiful vitality.
He clearly didn't say anything to mediate, but the sharp conflict between Lu Xiaofeng and Xue Bing suddenly subsided a lot.
"Actually, you should know him even if I don't tell you." Lu Xiaofeng made a guiding gesture, and his sleeves brought up a breeze.
Normally, Lu Xiaofeng's movements were always very light, almost silent, but when he was with this young master, he seemed to deliberately make his movements heavier.
Because this young man was as gentle as jade, but his eyes were dull and he was actually blind.
"This is Fang Yunhan, the Fang Yunhan I told you about."
Lu Xiaofeng then said to Fang Yunhan, "This is Hua Manlou."
When Lu Xiaofeng made this introduction, a smile appeared on his face again.
No matter where he was, in what state, or how frustrated he was, as long as he mentioned or thought of Hua Manlou, he could always ease his mood a little, or even become cheerful and relaxed.
He also likes to introduce his new friends to Hua Manlou.
"Haha." Fang Yunhan laughed. "I should have guessed it earlier. Who else but Hua Manlou could make people want to leave the city and live alone in the mountains to enjoy the tranquility after seeing her?"
"It seems that you finally have some experience in the martial arts world." Lu Xiaofeng turned his head and looked at Jin Buhuan who was still in the lobby on the first floor. "But I thought you would give him a quick death."
Jin Buhuan's limbs are all broken, but he is not dead yet. His future will only be more miserable than death.
Fang Yunhan's smile disappeared completely, and he said, "The only mistake is that a person like him shouldn't have a nickname called Iron Hand."
Lu Xiaofeng seemed to be thinking about something, but he couldn't think of a person named Tie Shou in the past fifty years who could be worthy of Fang Yunhan's emotions.
Hua Manlou said: "Why don't we sit down and talk?"
The four of them sat at a table, and Fang Yunhan then realized that Xue Bing might not have come with Lu Xiaofeng.
Because there are only two cups on the table.
Fortunately, the waiter soon brought two sets of bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses with some trepidation.
Fang Yunhan drank a cup and said, "Although I have heard many legends about the East Factory in the past, I never thought that in reality, a mere lackey who defected to the East Factory and did not even have a proper position could convict someone of a serious crime with just one sentence."
"Before Cao Zhongxian took over, the East Factory would not have been so domineering. "
Lu Xiaofeng also drank a glass of wine and said sarcastically, "Nowadays, when the East Factory fabricates charges against people or cancels a wanted order, they always have various excuses. But someone once said that for those people in the East Factory, there are only two charges that they cannot tolerate."
"One is to covet the imperial power and secretly plot a rebellion. The other is to disobey the East Factory and be hostile to the factory owner."
Fang Yunhan nodded slightly, chuckled with an inexplicable meaning, and said, "That's right on target."
Hua Manlou also said, "There was once a family in Jiangnan. Just because their nephew was doing business in the capital and sent a rare treasure to Cao Zhongxian, and received a few compliments, even the government dared not intervene and allowed the family to oppress decent women. They even dared to do as the emperor did in selecting concubines, and asked families within dozens of miles to send all their daughters and women with good looks to their family."
Hua Manlou never speaks ill of others behind their backs. What he said today is because everything he said is true.
Lu Xiaofeng nodded and said, "I remember that Ximen Chuxue went to Jiangnan three years ago and visited that family."
Hua Manlou added: "The Hua family has already collected evidence and handed it over to General Lei. If Ximen Chuxue had gone two hours later, the people sent by the general to investigate would have arrived."
In fact, Xue Bing came here only because she received an invitation from the General's Mansion - that invitation was for the Xue family, the master of needles, and naturally fell into her hands.
She was also very interested in the protagonist of this wedding, General Lei, and said, "I heard that the only one in the court who could fight against Cao Zhongxian was General Lei. Not only was this general able to fight against the East Factory in terms of martial arts and strategy, but he also loved his wife very much. Since his wife passed away seven years ago, he has not had a concubine for many years."
Lu Xiaofeng was about to speak, but when he saw that Xue Bing refused to even look at him, he remained speechless.
Hua Manlou said in time: "I heard that it was because General Lei had no children, and his only adopted son died overseas in the battle a few years ago. His good friend, the Prince of Qi, could not bear it, so he personally petitioned the Emperor this spring to grant the marriage, and the Prince of Qi's daughter married General Lei. That's why this wedding banquet took place."