Faced with such an unreasonable provocation by the strong man, Zhou Yiming did not immediately get angry. He thought with emotion for a long time, then lowered his head, looked at his shabby attire, and then slowly raised his head, feeling a little embarrassed. Said: "No!"
Shopkeeper Lu, who was standing aside, felt a little uneasy when he saw that his subordinates were so crowded with this young man, because he understood that young people of this age have the most unstable mentality. When encountering difficulties, they are very easy to go to extremes, and Now this boy is in a state of despair. If the strong man's words stimulate him and make him take risks in a desperate situation and choose to fight violence with violence, then things will be in trouble.
The reason why he thinks this is because shopkeeper Lu has long seen that although this young man is dressed in a humble way, he is very handsome. And judging from the way he walks, he must be good at reaching out. He is really driving him anxious. When Bo's people fight, although his group will definitely defeat him with more people and subdue him in the end, there will definitely be casualties in the process. The specific extent of the losses will depend on this young man. What will people be forced to do?
Just when shopkeeper Lu was worried and hesitant to send someone to find some help, Zhou Yiming's answer surprised him. He really didn't expect that under such circumstances, this boy could actually open up and express his inner feelings. To tell the truth, just the courage to tell the truth is already very rare.
The kind-hearted Shopkeeper Lu is now attracted to talents again, but if he wants to save Yi Ming, there is still a problem in front of him, and that is the agreement he made with Manager Li before.
Although this agreement is only verbal, as the shopkeeper, if he breaks his promise to his subordinates, not only will he lose face, but more importantly, it may be difficult to convince others in the future.
After realizing this difficulty, Shopkeeper Lu was very entangled in his heart. He even began to blame himself. Why didn't he refuse Manager Li's request when he poured him the ecstasy soup just now?
After much thought, Shopkeeper Lu finally decided not to express his position first to see which direction things would develop. If Zhou Ming really fell into a very dangerous situation in the end, it would not be too late for him to come to the rescue.
And this also has the advantage of making Zhou Ming more grateful to him. Maybe from now on, he will become his most loyal slave.
Shopkeeper Lu was busy with his wishful thinking, and Manager Li and the group of strong men were not idle either.
After they listened to Zhou Ming's answer, they all laughed and bent over. They couldn't believe their ears. A fool with a low IQ like Zhou Ming actually dared to come here shamelessly to cause trouble? Isn't this just to embarrass people?
"You can't come up with the money, why are you so arrogant?" Manager Li laughed so hard that he almost lost his breath. After he recovered, he stood up straight, stretched out a hand and pointed at Zhou Ming's nose. , shouted loudly, "Brothers, you have heard what this kid said. He can't get out a penny. Under this situation, what are you waiting for? Come on, beat me to death!"
The strong men who received the order couldn't help but pick up the guys from their sides, intending to swarm up and beat Zhou Ming into a cripple.
Zhou Yiming immediately felt a murderous aura and thought that these people had too much resentment towards me. You are just janitors. You don't have to work hard for your employer like this, right? If you really break me, you'll be in big trouble.
Zhou Yiming knew in his heart that although these strong men did not have martial arts training, if he was not careful, if they hit his vital parts, he would have to rest for ten days and a half. Don't say anything at that time. If you go to the court to receive the reward, you may not even be able to participate in the investigation of the Northern spy case.
Zhou Yiming subconsciously took a step back, assumed a fighting stance, and then stared at the group of strong men in front of him, thinking quickly in his mind about what to do next.
Manager Li looked at everything that happened in front of him, not to mention how happy he was. He said proudly in his heart, brat, you dare to slap me in public. You are so brave. Today I will let you know what offended me. End!
Shopkeeper Lu, who had never made up his mind to take action, saw that things were not going well and finally planned to intervene. However, before he could speak, an unexpected scene happened again.
Zhou Ming, who had retreated to the corner, saw the group of strong men getting closer and closer to him. He suddenly laughed and said maliciously: "Everyone, are you too impatient? I'm just saying that I I don’t have a tael of silver with me, and I didn’t say that I have no way to prove that I am a rich man. If you treat the customers who come to your door like this, be careful that the shopkeeper won’t spare you afterwards!”
This group of strong men had already thought about it when they approached Yi Ming. No matter what nonsense he told during this period, they would never give him a chance to escape.
But as soon as Zhou Ming said these words, they immediately stood still, because they felt in their hearts that what Zhou Ming said made sense.
They all turned around and looked at Manager Li, trying to get him to make an idea.
Manager Li didn't take Zhou Ming's nonsense to heart at all. He put one hand on his hip, waved the other hand forward, and shouted: "You brat, you are about to die, and you still want to play tricks. You can't even do it." You can’t even get out two taels of silver, and you still say there’s a way to prove that you’re rich? Are you crazy about money?”
"Just because I can't bring out a tael of silver doesn't mean I can't bring out something valuable." Zhou Ming took two steps forward, pushed away the strong man who was stunned, and said meaningfully.
Manager Li's heart sank, and he suddenly had a bad premonition, thinking that this guy was just pretending, right? Could it be that he really had something valuable on him and he just wanted to trick me by not showing it out?
After thinking of this possibility, Manager Li panicked and didn't know what he should do if this was really the case.
But after all, he was a person who had seen the big world. Although he felt bad in his heart, he did not show any cowardice on his face. Instead, he looked Zhou Ming up and down, and then replied even more arrogantly: "Valuable objects ? What? Is it your arm? Or is it your leg? Otherwise, could it be your big head full of wisdom? "
Seeing Zhou Yiming vowing to prove his identity as a rich man, the strong men had already lost their courage. They stepped aside tremblingly, fearing that if Zhou Yiming turned defeat into victory, they would be regarded as a thorn in his side. A thorn in the flesh, and when the time comes, they will be helpless and have no choice but to be slaughtered.
Just when they were confused and didn't know what to do, they suddenly heard Manager Li's domineering reply, and they immediately had a backbone in their hearts.
Without waiting for instructions, they all walked up to Manager Li on their own initiative, wanting to build momentum for him in this way.
The quarrel between the two sides left shopkeeper Lu confused for a moment as to which side to believe. He looked left and right, thought about it carefully, and finally felt that he still couldn't believe what Zhou Ming said. What he said just now was probably just a desperate attempt by him. It's a lie that was deliberately made up.
He stepped forward, lowered his voice in Zhou Ming's ear and said: "Young man, don't be brave, your defeat is already determined, just admit defeat honestly.
As the saying goes, to win, you have to win beautifully, and to lose, you have to lose simply. If you refuse to admit defeat, it will only anger them more, which will not do you any good.
On the other hand, if you admit defeat calmly, I will definitely help you when you need help later. "
Zhou Yiming knew that Shopkeeper Lu had good intentions, but seeing people through the cracks in the door like this really made him unhappy.
"Shopkeeper Lu, why are you so sure that what I told you is not the truth?" Zhou Ming turned around and asked directly, completely ignoring shopkeeper Lu's feelings.
Manager Li and his group of strong men had a bad feeling when they saw their shopkeeper whispering to the young man. They were worried that at this critical moment when the outcome of the gambling game was about to be determined, their shopkeeper would arm himself. Turn your elbow outward and help that brat deal with your own people.
However, after hearing what Yi Ming asked Shopkeeper Lu in return, all their concerns were put away, because they knew in their hearts that if these two people were really colluding, Yi Ming's attitude towards his shop owner would definitely not be so. bad.
Seeing that Zhou Yiming showed no mercy to him, shopkeeper Lu immediately made a long face and said with an unhappy expression: "Do I need to explain this more clearly? They have already made it very clear to you just now. You took out the valuable things you had on you, but after taking it out for a long time, what did you take out?
You have neither money nor things, and you still say you can prove your identity! Aren't you deceiving yourself? "
Zhou Yiming shook his head in disappointment, thinking that like a slave, like a master, I originally had a good impression of the shopkeeper, but it turned out that he was as stupid as those strong men. Since you, old man, look down on me as much as they do, Then I'll slap you in the face too!
At this time, Manager Li was very happy, thinking that even the shopkeeper was on my side. Brat, now is the time for me to take revenge. Didn’t you just give me a few big mouths? Today I will give it back to you tenfold, so that from now on you will never be able to lift your arms or move your legs.
He looked at the strong men surrounding him, and then said with a sinister smile: "Brothers, don't be polite, the shopkeeper has spoken, so go ahead!"
The strong men were busy watching the show and had even forgotten their responsibilities. At this time, they came to their senses after being reminded by Manager Li. They all looked at each other, waved their hands and bared their teeth. He grinned and rushed towards Zhou Ming.
"Wait a minute, I haven't finished speaking yet!" Zhou Ming suddenly stretched out a hand to stop the arrogant strong men, and said calmly.