This leader of the Li Family security firm, commanding hundreds of robust men and worth billions, would actually come here in person? And they, unexpectedly, had the privilege to witness it firsthand!

The customers at Silver Spring Tea Garden, though wealthy or noble, were still worlds apart in terms of true power and influence.

Now, the sudden presence of this leader made everyone tremble in awe.

Once the shock subsided, their gazes all turned to Lin Beichen, as if they were witnessing a life about to end.

In their minds, with such a powerful leader showing up personally, the kid should quickly surrender and accept his fate, right?

By now, Li Kangsui had calmed Li Jile, and as he turned around, his gaze was as sharp as a hawk's, directed straight at Lin Beichen, about to unleash a tirade. Yet, before he could utter a word, he was struck like lightning, frozen in place.

He looked up, his eyes wide open, quickly transitioning from shock to fear and awe.

Finally, with everyone around in confusion, Li Kangsui's legs gave way, and he knelt before Lin Beichen.

This scene left everyone present stunned.

However, even more shocking developments were to follow.

After kneeling, Li Kangsui got on all fours, crawling to Lin Beichen and tightly hugging his leg, crying out, "Mr. Lin, we were wrong, please give us a chance to survive."

After speaking, Li Kangsui stood up, moved towards Li Jile, and without hesitation, delivered a vicious kick to his chest.

With a "bang," several of Li Jile's already fragile ribs broke, making him scream in agony.

"You beast, I told you to reform, but you relied on your family to act recklessly, even willing to die in front of Mr. Lin. Do you know that Mr. Lin deserves respect even from your uncle, how dare you offend him?" Li Kangsui roared, kicking with every sentence, making Li Jile wail like a ghost.

"Uncle, I'm Jile, have you gone mad?"

Li Jile, initially confused, then cussed and pleaded, but to no avail. Li Kangsui seemed to have lost his mind, roaring and kicking at will.

This insane scene frightened the surrounding crowd into gaping in shock. They looked at Li Kangsui, then at the battered Li Jile, and couldn't help but think: Is this Li Kangsui, the leader of Li's security, going mad?

Ignoring the eyes around, after kicking Li Jile into unconsciousness, Li Kangsui ran back to Lin Beichen, kneeling with a "smack" sound: "This beast offended Mr. Lin, deserving a thousand deaths. However Mr. Lin wishes to punish, we of the Li Family have no objections. Only, please, for my elder brother's aged heart, spare his life."

The scene was dead silent, as if even the air had frozen.

Li Kangsui's words sounded like a thunderclap, exploding by the ears of those present, shaking them out of their senses.

With eyes widened, they looked at Li Kangsui, hardly believing what they were witnessing.

Even Li Meiting slapped herself hard, attempting to discern if she was hallucinating.

For her, this was beyond belief. She knew well her distant Fourth Uncle's ruthlessness and perversity, delighting in tormenting others, once even wielding a knife on the street in a brawl.

Yet now, this fearsome man was kneeling to someone else and willing to hand over his nephew?

If not seen with her own eyes, if not for the lingering sting on her cheek, Li Meiting would have believed she was dreaming. No, even in her dreams, it wouldn't have been this absurd.

Who on earth was this Lin Beichen? What kind of background did he have that could make an unafraid Fourth Uncle bow his head?

At this point, anyone with a bit of sense could see that Lin Beichen's identity was far from ordinary. In fact, the words "far from ordinary" couldn't even encapsulate his identity. After all, he was someone to whom even the grand Li Family needed to yield.

"Do I look like someone unreasonable?" Lin Beichen glanced at Li Kangsui, clutching his leg, "Your nephew yelled threats at me, but didn't materially harm me. Legally speaking, it's just attempted murder, right?"

Li Kangsui shuddered, hearing the implication in Lin Beichen's words, and looked at him with terror: "You mean... he should turn himself in?"

"Bingo, you got it right." Lin Beichen replied with a grin, "So, you know what to do, right?"

Li Kangsui lowered his head, placing it on Lin Beichen's boot, his attitude extremely humble: "I understand, I'll make sure he goes in to reform and pays for his mistakes."

"Good, but that's just one part." Lin Beichen smiled at Li Kangsui, "I think your Li Family should compensate me for some mental damages, to soothe my frightened soul. As for the compensation, let's say a house in Pineapple Bay. I just arrived and need a place to live."

A house? The crowd was once again in shock upon hearing this. They stared at Lin Beichen, their hearts exclaiming. A house as compensation? This request was bold!

In Pineapple Bay, even in remote areas, a small unit would cost nearly a million.

A decent house wouldn't be less than several million. The best ones are in the tens of millions.

Did this kid expect to claim hundreds of thousands, even millions, from Li Kangsui just by opening his mouth? Is that possible?

Bear in mind, for someone like Li Kangsui from a great family, this isn't a small amount. It could very well be a tenth of his entire wealth. Amid such sizeable interests, would Li Kangsui agree?

"It's deserved." To everyone's surprise, Li Kangsui agreed without hesitation, nodding directly. This raised Lin Beichen's esteem in their eyes even further.

"People from your Li Family have dared to openly shout threats. Fixing the paperwork quickly should be no problem, right?" Lin Beichen glanced at Li Kangsui, "I've just arrived and have nowhere to stay, so I hope you'll have the keys and paperwork ready for me by tonight."

After speaking, Lin Beichen turned to leave, with Lan Zihua following close behind. Leaving Li Kangsui dumbfounded in place, a moment later, he slammed his fist into a nearby glass table.

"Bang!" The glass table shattered with a big hole, with Li Kangsui's right hand bleeding profusely. Ignoring the pain, he gritted his teeth, glaring at the direction of Lin Beichen's departure: "Too much! This kid is too much! Does he think my Li Family is easy to bully? Just wait, one day, I, Li Kangsui, will make you pay…"

Before he could finish his boast, a confidant hurried over, whispering a reminder: "Mr. Li, the fourth young master is seriously injured, should we send him to the hospital right away?"

"No-brainer! Where else would you send him if not the hospital? You want him dead?" Li Kangsui fiercely glared at the confidant, "Send him to hospital treatment first, then let him turn himself in after he wakes up."

After the instructions, Li Kangsui sighed inwardly. Jile, Jile, don't blame your uncle. Your uncle was forced into this. Why did you have to provoke that demon?

I've warned you countless times, don't mix up with things you can't handle, but you just wouldn't listen. Now look what happened? You'll be in there for days, was it worth it?

...

Lin Beichen had just sat in his Audi, ready to depart when he saw Lan Zihua suddenly open the car door and squeeze inside. He frowned, asking, "What are you doing?"

Lan Zihua replied, "We need to have a good talk about some things."

Lin Beichen sneered, "What's there to talk about between us? Isn't our relationship just a matter of transaction?"

He thought to himself, he had already covered for this woman, solving her troubles, and she had given him the investigation results. They owed each other nothing, so what more was there to talk about? Exchange pleasantries?

"Do you know how to get to Copper Bay? Or where to find Roger's confidant Chen Xiongwu?" Lan Zihua asked.

Lin Beichen shook his head; he indeed did not know.

Lan Zihua continued, "I can have my secretary take you, it's a female secretary,