Chapter 552: Chapter 552 I Saw You
Sun Ze counted the money in his hand, surprisingly over seven thousand, and laughed heartily with joy. Not only did he not lose money today, but he also earned an extra two thousand, enough for a feast tomorrow noon. Blowing a kiss towards Young Master Du, he left the performance hall.
Seeing Sun Ze leave, Xu Xiangbei extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray and prepared to return to the large private room. Once Sun Ze returned and couldn’t find him, he would definitely start looking for him.
A familiar figure walked into the performance hall, and Xu Xiangbei retracted his step. He recognized the person who had entered: David, the leading striker of the Qinghai Club.
David didn’t seem to be there to watch dancing; his face was full of anger. He directly walked over to Young Master Du’s seat, sat down, and stared at Young Master Du with a face full of disgust.
The lights were dim, the music’s beat was piercing, and the noise was loud. David was rather emotional, pointing at Young Master Du and saying something, while Young Master Du just smoked a cigar, exhaling curls of smoke, and looked coldly at David.
Separate by several tables, Xu Xiangbei couldn’t hear what they were discussing, but the unnamed inner strength from the "Ancient Initial Scripture" had trained his senses beyond the average person.
He quietly harnessed his inner strength, directing it to his ear holes, as if an invisible little hand filtered out the noisy sounds one at a time. Gradually, he could hear their voices clearly.
After listening for a while, Xu Xiangbei suddenly realized and understood the reason for David’s agitation.
David had received threats and was struggling to fight them. "I won’t play a fake match, Young Master Du. You found the wrong person. Don’t think of threatening me. My boss is Huang Qinghai; you’re well aware of his influence in Earth Sea. If you dare to touch me, Huang Qinghai won’t spare you. You’d better think it through."
Seeing David’s emotional and determined demeanor, Young Master Du smiled and poured David a glass of wine, slowly saying, "Young Master Dai, you’ve misunderstood. We won’t hurt you. The kid who spoke to you has already been thoroughly beaten by me. If you’d like, I can make him apologize to you. If you agree to lose the day after tomorrow’s match for us, we’ll give you ten million. That’s no small amount. Your transfer fee is no more than that. Who wouldn’t like money?"
For ten million, it was indeed no small amount, yet David shook his head. "I lack money and like money, but a gentleman loves wealth and takes it with propriety. I’m sorry. I can’t agree with you."
Young Master Du shrugged. "Actually, I’m just passing a message to Young Master Dai today. I’m merely completing a task for someone. I hope Young Master Dai won’t be upset. Since you’re unwilling, it’s alright. Consider today just as me treating you to a drink. Let’s have a toast, wishing Young Master Dai good health and scoring lots of goals."
David looked at Young Master Du suspiciously, unexpected that upon rejecting Young Master Du’s request to play fake matches, Du would be so agreeable, which left him puzzled.
He knew what kind of person Young Master Du was. Compared to others, Young Master Du was just a small character with a powerful force behind him, even Huang Qinghai dared not provoke.
Some had refused their requests before but ended up with horrifying fates. Their forms of threats were numerous and varied. David never expected to come into contact with such people, but after becoming the main striker for Qinghai Club, he still received this kind of threat.
Seeing Young Master Du raise his glass to toast, David hesitated, then also picked up his glass, clinking it with Young Master Du’s.
"Young Master Du, thank you for the drink. Goodbye."
Just as David was getting up to leave, Young Master Du placed a cellphone on the table. "Wait a moment; my subordinate took some photos yesterday, snapped randomly. Young Master Dai, do you recognize anyone in these photos?"
David picked up the phone, puzzled, and upon seeing the photos, erupted in fury. They were photos of his father and mother, sneakily taken as they crossed the street with a basket of groceries.
David shouted, "What do you people want, thugs? Are you trying to threaten me with my father and mother? I really thought you were so magnanimous. Turns out you’re so despicable."
His roar drew the attention of the guests towards them. Young Master Du sneered, "David, why are you yelling? I just wanted you to see the photos. Goodbye, I think there’s nothing left for us to discuss."
"If you dare touch a hair on my father or mother’s head, I won’t let you off."
"You simply don’t understand. I’m just a messenger; these matters are beyond my control. Shouting at me won’t help; if you’re really filial, you should think of them."
David looked coldly at Young Master Du. Since Young Master Du was only a messenger, it wouldn’t do any good even if he got him arrested. David threw the phone harshly on the table. "Then pass the message to those behind you, tell them, whoever dares to touch a hair on my father or mother’s head, I’ll make them pay with blood."
David stormed off in anger. Xu Xiangbei frowned slightly. David’s refusal of Young Master Du’s offer would not go unchallenged; David was in danger now.
Xu Xiangbei called Lu Daquan, who sounded a bit confused over the phone, as if he had just been stirred awake from sleep. It seemed the Lu Family had the habit of going to bed early, as even Lu Xiaomei would turn in early every night.
"It’s ten at night now, and you’re already asleep?"
"Yeah, there’s a match the day after tomorrow. It’s been full-load training these days, too tiring, so of course, I sleep early."
"From tomorrow onwards, you’d better keep a close watch on David; he might be in trouble."
"Oh, what trouble?"
"You don’t need to ask that; you’d better watch him more closely."
Xu Xiangbei hung up the phone and suddenly noticed a slight scent of perfume from behind, enchanting and tempting. Xu Xiangbei couldn’t help but smile, knowing Jenny had found him.
He grinned cheekily and said, "Officer Jenny, your pole dancing is truly impressive. I bet that even if you weren’t a police officer, you’d have a pretty lucrative career in dancing."
Jenny’s melodious voice came from behind, "Stop hiding; I can see you. Professor Xu, why are you here, and how long have you been hiding here?"
Xu Xiangbei then turned around, admiring the alluring Jenny, his gaze wandering over Jenny’s black-stockinged thighs.
"I came here with friends to sing, heard there was some pole dancing performance that was very beautiful, so I came over. Didn’t expect the dancer to be you."
Seeing Xu Xiangbei leering at her, Jenny wasn’t annoyed but her gaze was sharp as a knife, observing Xu Xiangbei’s eyes, trying to find any clues.
Her brow showed a trace of contempt, as if saying, "Lying in front of me? Don’t you know who I am?"
She sneered coldly, "Your friend is searching all over for you, yet you avoid seeing them. You don’t go to the birthday PARTY and ignore your ex-girlfriend beside you, instead hiding here. What are you up to? Do you have some sinister intentions?"
