112: With money, they bought the Sheraton Hotel in ten minutes!

The entire area fell into a dead silence.

Only Young Master Liu remained on the ground, whimpering and groaning.

Lin Chuan had his hands in his pockets, walking with a leisurely pace.

Step by step, he approached the group of young masters who had been laughing hysterically just moments ago.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Chuan stopped in front of the crowd, that signature faint smile playing on his face.

But that smile didn't reach his eyes.

"Weren't you all quite happy just now?"

"Why has the laughter stopped?"

"Is it because you don't like to laugh?"

A group of rich second-generation kids, who usually acted all high and mighty, were now breathless under the pressure of Lin Chuan's aura.

They looked at Young Master Liu spitting blood on the ground, then at the ferocious Long Wu, and lowered their heads one by one like quails.

But there were still those with hard heads.

A young man with a middle-part hairstyle and gold-rimmed glasses, relying on his family's slight official background, pointed at Lin Chuan's nose and cursed:

"Lin Chuan! Don't be too arrogant!!"

"Don't you just have a bodyguard leader who can fight by your side?"

"What are you acting so tough for, riding on someone else's coattails?!"

"If it weren't for that big guy protecting you, we'd play you to death today!!"

As he spoke, he got more worked up, his eyes turning sinister:

"I'm telling you, I've remembered you!"

"Acting arrogant with me? The school has your records! I don't believe you won't go home!"

"When I find your home and those rural parents of yours, you'll be in for it!!"

"I'll make you..."

Slap!!!

A crisp sound rang out!

It was even louder than the sound of the kick earlier!

Before the glasses guy could finish his sentence, he spun two circles on the spot.

Then with a thud, he fell to his knees on the ground.

Lin Chuan had used a clever force for this slap.

Half of the glasses guy's face instantly swelled up like a steamed bun, and his glasses were sent flying, shattering on the ground.

Several teeth stained with blood were spat out along with saliva.

Lin Chuan slowly withdrew his hand, pulled a handkerchief from his pocket, and methodically wiped his fingers.

Killer intent was fully revealed in his eyes.

"You certainly reminded me."

Lin Chuan's voice was very soft, yet it was like a cold wind blowing from the depths of hell.

"I, for one, hate it most when people threaten my family."

"Anyone who dares to use my family as a talking point..."

"Their end will be very miserable."

In Lin Chuan's previous life, it was because he failed to protect his family that he lived with lifelong regret.

In this life, this was his reverse scale!

Touch it, and you die!

"You!!"

The glasses guy clutched his face, looking at Lin Chuan in horror, not daring to say another word.

"Lin Chuan!!"

A feminine shout rang out.

Zhou Xingcai, who had been standing aside watching the scene, finally couldn't take it anymore.

She stepped forward in her high heels, walked up to Lin Chuan with her brows furrowed, her face full of disappointment and anger.

"You are simply unreasonable!!"

"Before, I thought you were just poor and vain, but at least you had some scholarly air."

"I didn't expect you to become so violent! So barbaric!"

"Hitting people over the slightest disagreement! This is a civilized society! Not your barbaric countryside!"

"You've disappointed me so much!!"

Zhou Xingcai took the posture of a high-and-mighty judge, as if she were the incarnation of justice.

Looking at this woman who had caused his death in his previous life, Lin Chuan's disgust was about to overflow.

"Disappointed?"

Lin Chuan gave a cold laugh.

"What kind of thing are you? You think you're worthy of being disappointed in me?"

"Also."

Lin Chuan took a step forward, staring coldly into Zhou Xingcai's eyes.

"Stop barking in front of me."

"If you dare say another word of nonsense, I'll hit you too!!"

"What?!!"

Zhou Xingcai's beautiful eyes widened as she looked at Lin Chuan in disbelief.

Since she was a child, even in that circle in the capital, who didn't pamper and coax her when they saw her?

This poor kid from the countryside actually said he would hit her too?

"You wouldn't dare!!"

"Watch and see if I dare." Lin Chuan raised his hand.

Terrified, Zhou Xingcai instinctively covered her face and retreated several steps. Her high heel twisted, and she almost fell, looking utterly pathetic.

Clap, clap, clap!!

Just then, a burst of applause came from the hotel lobby.

"Good! Such audacity!!"

"Truly wonderful!"

A group of people walked out from the revolving doors.

The leader was wearing a white custom suit, had his hair slicked back, held a cigar in his hand, and looked arrogant and sinister.

It was none other than Zhou Xingcai's second brother, Zhou Bingsheng!

Beside him followed a middle-aged fat man with a fawning smile, bowing and scraping, wearing a hotel general manager's name tag.

"In the capital, no one dares to speak to my sister like that."

"I didn't expect to encounter someone seeking death in this tiny Harbin."

Zhou Bingsheng walked onto the steps and looked down at Lin Chuan, his gaze like he was looking at an ant.

"Second Brother!!"

When Zhou Xingcai saw her savior had arrived, her eyes instantly turned red with grievance.

She pointed at Lin Chuan and complained:

"It's him! Not only did he hit my classmate just now, but he also threatened to hit me!!"

"He's simply lawless!!"

The hotel general manager, Wang Defa, was also a shrewd man.

Although he saw Lin Chuan arrived in a tiger head benz, he knew even better that the Zhou Family was a top-tier wealthy family from the capital!

The Zhou Family's investment in Harbin this time was a major project for the city.

Compared to the Zhou Family, this nouveau riche who popped out of nowhere was nothing!

If he could perform well now and climb onto the Zhou Family's branch, then he, Wang Defa, would surely rise to greatness!

So, Wang Defa put on a stern face and stepped forward.

"Sir!"

"Our Sheraton Hotel is a high-end establishment; we do not welcome crude thugs!"

"Please leave immediately with your people!!"

Though his tone was firm, he still left himself a way out and didn't directly call the guards to throw them out, since that tiger head benz was still parked there.

"Leave?"

Zhou Bingsheng snorted and flicked his cigar ash.

"You think you can just leave after hitting someone? How can it be that easy?"

He pointed at the glasses guy and Young Master Liu on the ground.

"These are my sister's friends and guests of our Zhou Family."

"With so many people watching today's incident, if word gets back to the capital that Zhou Bingsheng's sister was bullied and I didn't even let out a peep..."

"Where would my Zhou Family's face be? How would I, Zhou Bingsheng, show my face in the future?"

Zhou Bingsheng's gaze sharpened as he stared at Lin Chuan:

"Kid! I'll give you two paths."

"First, kneel down right now! Kowtow and apologize to my sister and these two friends until they are satisfied!"

"Second, I'll have people beat you until you kneel and beg for mercy! Then I'll throw you into the Songhua River to feed the fish!"

Zhou Bingsheng gave a cruel smile.

"Choose for yourself!"

Lin Chuan couldn't help but laugh as he heard these familiar lines.

"Make me kneel?"

"Zhou Bingsheng, it seems you've gotten too used to being arrogant in the capital and haven't figured out where this is."

"This is Harbin in the Northeast! This is my, Lin Chuan's, territory!"

"Forget you, even if your father Zhou Xiong came, he wouldn't dare speak to me like that."

"Fuck!!"

Zhou Bingsheng was furious and slammed his cigar onto the ground.

"You ungrateful piece of trash!!"

"Manager Wang! What are you still standing there for?!"

"Call the men!! Scrutinize him! If anything happens, my Zhou Family will take the fall!!"

Hearing this, Wang Defa instantly gained confidence.

With the Zhou Family backing him, what was there to fear!

"Security!! Security team!! Where the hell are you all!!"

Wang Defa roared into his walkie-talkie.

Whoosh—!

In less than half a minute.

More than twenty security guards in uniforms, holding rubber batons, rushed out from the hotel's side door.

Each one was big and burly, menacingly surrounding Lin Chuan and Long Wu.

"Surround them!! Don't let a single one escape!!"

Wang Defa pointed at Lin Chuan, his face full of ferocity.

"Kid! You refused the easy way, now take the hard way!"

"Causing trouble at the Sheraton, you must be tired of living!!"

Zhou Xingcai stood on the steps, looking at the surrounded Lin Chuan, a smug cold smile curling on her lips.

"Lin Chuan, this is the price of your impulsiveness."

"It's not too late to apologize now. As long as you kneel and admit your mistake, I can ask my second brother to spare your dog life."

"After all, we are still classmates. I don't want to see you beaten, crippled, or killed!"

Even now, this woman was still acting like a saint.

Lin Chuan didn't even acknowledge her, just gave a faint glance at Long Wu beside him.

He didn't say a word.

Just a single look.

Long Wu understood instantly, grinned savagely, and cracked his knuckles with a series of pops.

"A bunch of nobodies!"

"You dare surround my boss?!"

Boom—!

Long Wu was like a heavy tank, charging directly into the group of security guards.

There were no fancy moves.

Just a simple, direct punch!

Bang!!

The lead security captain didn't even have time to react before being punched in the chest.

He flew backward like a cannonball, knocking down three or four guards behind him.

Immediately following that.

Bang! Bang! Bang!!

The scene turned into a one-sided massacre.

Long Wu didn't even use his feet.

It was one punch per person!

With every punch that landed, a security guard would inevitably scream and fall to the ground, losing their ability to fight.

The rubber batons hitting his body were like tickles; he didn't even knit his brows.

On the contrary, he broke a rubber baton with a single punch!

Twenty security guards.

In less than a minute!

They were all lying on the ground, clutching their stomachs or holding their arms, wailing everywhere.

People were lying all over the ground at the hotel entrance.

"This!"

Wang Defa was so scared that he fell onto his buttocks, the fat on his face trembling.

This is too fierce, isn't it?!

Is he even human?!

The arrogant smile on Zhou Bingsheng's face also froze.

Although he had brought bodyguards, they were all upstairs and hadn't come down yet. He hadn't expected the situation below to collapse so quickly.

While he was dazed,

Long Wu had already strode onto the steps.

Like picking up a little chick, he grabbed Zhou Bingsheng by the collar.

He directly lifted his 180-pound body!

Both feet left the ground!

"What are you doing?!"

Zhou Bingsheng struggled desperately, kicking his legs, his face turning the color of pig liver.

"Let me go!! Do you know who I am?!"

"I am the Second Young Master of the Beijing Zhou Family!!"

"If you dare touch me... AHHH!!!"

Before he could finish his sentence,

Long Wu delivered a backhand slap.

*Slap!!*

This slap sent one of Zhou Bingsheng's teeth flying.

"Too much nonsense!"

Long Wu threw him to the ground and then stepped on his chest.

"The boss didn't tell you to speak, so keep your mouth shut!"

Lin Chuan slowly walked up the steps.

Looking down at Zhou Bingsheng, who was lying at his feet with a mouth full of blood,

he gazed down from above.

"Zhou Bingsheng, I know who you are, the Second Young Master of the Beijing Zhou Family."

"But so what?"

"In Harbin, if you're a dragon, you coil for me; if you're a tiger, you crouch for me!"

Lin Chuan gave a contemptuous smile.

"Since you dare to act smug with me, I'm hitting you."

Zhou Xingcai was scared witless.

The Zhou Family she was so proud of was actually useless when mentioned.

Is this Northeasterner crazy?

"Lin Chuan!! You're crazy!!"

"You are declaring war on the Zhou Family!!"

"You will regret it!! You will definitely regret it!!"

Zhou Xingcai screamed hysterically.

"Call the police!! Manager Wang! Quickly call the police!!"

Only then did Wang Defa react, hurriedly pulling out his mobile phone.

"Right, right, right! Call the police!!"

"You're finished!! Gathering a crowd to braw! Injuring important guests!!"

"You are not welcome here!!"

"Get out of here immediately!! Otherwise, I'll have the police arrest you all!!"

Wang Defa shouted with feigned bravado while dialing.

"Not welcome me?"

Lin Chuan looked at the magnificent hotel and suddenly smiled.

He smiled very happily.

"Manager Wang, right?"

"You said just now that you are the general manager here?"

"That's right!!" Wang Defa puffed out his chest. "In this neck of the woods, I have the final say!!"

"Good."

Lin Chuan nodded.

"Then you are fired now."

"What?" Wang Defa was stunned, then it was as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Fire me? Who do you think you are?"

"I was hired by the group headquarters! I was appointed by the shareholders!"

"Who do you think you are? You say I'm fired and I'm fired?"

The surrounding rich second-generation kids who hadn't run far yet also thought Lin Chuan was crazy.

This Sheraton is an international hotel chain!

Its background is unfathomable!

You, an upstart with some money and a bodyguard who can fight, think you can be lawless?

You even want to fire the general manager?

Are you dreaming?

Zhou Xingcai also sneered repeatedly:

"Lin Chuan, you've overacted your performance, haven't you?"

"Do you think this is your village's convenience store? You can buy what you want and fire whoever you want?"

"There should be a limit to your posturing!!"

Lin Chuan ignored their mockery.

He pulled a phone out of his pocket.

In front of everyone, he dialed a number.

"Hello."

"Xiao Hong?"

From the other end of the phone came an extremely respectful voice with a Hong Kong accent:

"Hey! Mr. Lin, you've finally called me. I'm here! What are your instructions?"

"Help me acquire the Sheraton Hotel here in Harbin."

It was 1992, and the global hotel industry was in a severe depression due to the Gulf War and economic recession.

At this time, hotel asset prices were at historic lows, making it an excellent time to buy the dip.

And Xiao Hong, with the massive capital injected by Lin Chuan, already had the appearance of the financial queen she would become in the future.

She was now a famous investment banking tycoon on Hong Kong Island.

She managed quite a few of Lin Chuan's properties on Hong Kong Island.

In fact, during this time, Lin Chuan had acquired even more buildings on Hong Kong Island. He now had a total of twenty financial buildings in his hands.

The name Mr. Lin was also quite fearsome on Hong Kong Island.

Lin Chuan's tone was flat, as if he were talking about buying a cabbage.

"I find the general manager here in Harbin a bit unpleasant to look at. Help me buy this hotel."

"I'll give you ten minutes."

"No matter how much it costs, do it immediately."

"Okay! Mr. Lin, no problem! The Asian headquarters of this hotel is right here on Financial Street. It just so happens their business is very poor and they need to sell off some of their operations. In fact, I've had my eye on their assets for a long time; they have great potential!

I was planning to follow up further and then report to you on whether to make a move."

"Make the move directly now."

Lin Chuan hung up the phone and tucked the mobile back into his pocket.

Then he glanced at the watch on his wrist.

"Ten minutes."

Lin Chuan smiled at Wang Defa.

"Cherish your last ten minutes as general manager."

"Pfft, Hahaha!!"

Wang Defa really couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing like a pig.

"Aima, I can't take it, you're killing me with laughter!"

"Who did you call? The King of Heaven?"

"Buying the Harbin Sheraton in ten minutes?"

"Do you know how much the Sheraton is worth? At least one or two hundred million!! This is a landmark building in Harbin!"

"You really can dream!"

Zhou Bingsheng lay on the ground, and although he was being stepped on, he couldn't help but mock:

"Keep acting! Keep it up!"

"Lin Chuan, I've seen people who can brag, but I've never seen anyone as good at it as you!"

"If you can buy the Harbin Sheraton, I'll f*cking eat these marble steps on the spot!!"

The surrounding classmates were pointing and whispering even more, their eyes looking as if they were watching a mental patient.

This was too outrageous!

This boast had broken through the sky!

An grand hotel worth one or two hundred million, acquired with a ten-minute phone call?

Even the richest man in the country wouldn't have that kind of strength, right?

"Lin Chuan, you are truly beyond saving."

Zhou Xingcai shook her head, her eyes full of disdain.

"Originally, I thought you were a bit pitiful, but now it seems you are a complete clown."

"For that bit of pathetic face, you tell such a monstrous lie."

"Once the ten minutes are up, I'll see how you handle the fallout!"

Lin Chuan was completely unmoved.

He walked to the sofa area in the lobby and sat down with a commanding presence.

Long Wu also released his foot and stood behind Lin Chuan like a guardian deity.

"Then let's wait and see."

Lin Chuan pulled out a cigarette, and Long Wu immediately lit it for him.

Amidst the swirling smoke, Lin Chuan's expression was unfathomable.

Time passed minute by minute.

Dozens of pairs of eyes in the hall were all fixed on Lin Chuan.

Some were waiting to see a joke, others were waiting to see him get slapped in the face.

Wang Defa even crossed his arms and counted down the seconds there:

"Five minutes left!"

"Three minutes left!"

"One minute left!"

"Lin Chuan! Time's up!!"

Wang Defa shouted, looking completely carried away with joy.

"I knew you were..."

Just then,

*Ring ring ring—!!!*

The mobile phone in Wang Defa's hand suddenly emitted a series of urgent and piercing rings.

Wang Defa was stunned.

Looking down at the number, his expression changed instantly.

It was a long-distance call from Beijing!

And it was the number of the China Region President's Office!!

An ominous premonition instantly surged into his heart.

His hands began to tremble.

He tremulously pressed the answer button.

"Hello! Hello? Is this President Liu?"

From the other end of the phone came an almost roaring voice that made Wang Defa's eardrums ache:

"Wang Defa! You bastard!! Which god did you offend?!!"

"Headquarters just issued a document directly!!"

"The Harbin Sheraton Hotel has been fully acquired!!"

"The new boss named names!! He wants you right now! Immediately! This instant!!"

"Pack your bags and get the hell out of there!!!"

"You're fired!!!!"