Chapter 154: Don’t Beat Someone to Death

(Making up for a Chapter from yesterday. A third Chapter will be available before 5 p.m.)

Zhao Yun started cursing with ’You little bastard, acting tough in front of me,’ even though the seniority of ’little bastard’ and ’me’ is mixed up, it’s definitely an insult to someone else.

But when Li Yan slammed the table and stood up, he retorted, ’Bastard, who are you cursing?’ which was a reverse insult to Zhao Yun. At this moment, not only Zhao Yun, but also Li Jie and Zhao Chengyao, weren’t focused on this. When they saw Li Yan angrily getting up following Zhao Yun’s words, they all assumed he was saying, ’Who are you calling a bastard?’

So, Zhao Yun, who was caught in the wordplay, followed Li Yan’s words and changed what he initially wanted to say, ’I’m calling you a bastard,’ to ’Bastard, I’m calling you,’ which was equivalent to admitting he was the bastard.

When they heard Li Yan say with a smile, "So it really was a bastard calling me. I thought I misheard," everyone realized the twist, leaving Zhao Chengyao and Li Jie speechless, thinking, ’This guy is something else, right? At a time like this, he still has time to insult people in circles?’

Zhao Yun was furious. Originally, words like ’dick’, ’bastard’, ’me’, were just his habitual phrases, showcasing his wild style. Just now, he used them to curse others, but being cursed at wasn’t something he was used to! Especially being tricked into cursing himself was even more unbearable!

"Damn it! Looking for trouble!" Zhao Yun pounded his other fist hard on the table, creating a loud, shocking sound. Of course, this wasn’t a movie; the solid conference table wasn’t going to easily fall apart.

"Calm down!" Li Jie, being the boss, had to speak up.

Zhao Chengyao, merely a professional manager with no background in security or bodyguard work, seeing Zhao Yun getting physical, along with the table shaking, was secretly breaking into a cold sweat. At this point, all he could do was say, "Calm down, calm down, Captain Zhao, let’s talk this over!"

He regretted a bit, realizing that the headquarters was all office personnel from the management team, and if a fight broke out, no one could handle this ruffian. It seemed from now on, they needed to select a few capable fighters to stay at headquarters. Sigh... even a security company needs protection. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Zhao Yun was a two-meter Great Han, a rough individual, but not a fool! When Jie Rui proposed, suggested the First Security to take over, everything was done with legal procedures. Although Jie Rui Security was not as strong as the First Security, there was no intentional framing; it was simply a matter of luck. Therefore, the First Security Company demanding compensation had no legal basis. It was just an excuse to vent some anger and get some compensation.

Previously, Zhao Chengyao lowered his stance to implore them to take over, making Zhao Yun think Jie Rui lacked strength, and Zhao Chengyao was a cowardly man; when the boss from Jie Rui Security was invited over, he knew Li Chengfeng of Jie Rui was a good-natured man, unexpected was a cool and beautiful youthful girl, Li Jie. Even though he heard of her, such a bodyguard could only protect young ladies and noblewomen, not worth considering in his view.

Therefore, Zhao Yun had been posturing aggressively, using foul language, just trying to provoke dissatisfaction as an excuse for an outburst! Now, Li Yan became his reason for an outburst.

Calm down? Zhao Yun sneered secretly, then slammed the table again and said, "Your consultant actually insulted me, how do you propose to resolve this?"

In his heart, Zhao Chengyao thought: Didn’t you just curse as well? You were the first to curse, and everyone accepted it! However, he didn’t want Zhao Yun to really cause trouble for Li Yan either, this consultant not only had a good relationship with Li Jie, but also had a good eye for things. So he offered a smile, "Captain Zhao, Consultant Li was just joking. How about we all go for a drink?"

"Drink with your mom!" Zhao Yun acted like he didn’t need to give face, questioning who you were: "One sentence! Either this bastard fights with me for a solid three minutes! Or you immediately compensate us with 200,000 in cash for last time’s incident!"

Even a clay figure has some temper! Zhao Chengyao, though tolerant, was also secretly trembling with anger at Zhao Yun’s words. But the latter half had him startled; it seemed Zhao Yun’s real purpose was seeking trouble as an excuse to demand compensation!

Li Jie said coldly, "Zhao Yun! Don’t go too far! Our Li family didn’t just start doing security today, we’re not afraid of you! Because of our transfer, you claim the task’s failure requires our compensation; if the task didn’t fail, would your First Security share part of the commission with us?"

Her words, said with a certain force, made it hard for Zhao Yun to argue! The front had momentum, the back had logic. It made Zhao Yun unable to retort!

Speaking of which, Zhao Chengyao, although maintaining an attitude toward Li Jie as the boss, didn’t hold much respect. In his opinion, Li Chengfeng was just an incompetent boss, and Li Jie was merely relying on her father’s connections. But now, at this moment, he realized that a girl like Li Jie, who could hold her own among hundreds of men, didn’t rely solely on parental connections; she had her own edge, dominance, and rationality!

And the fact that a slender girl like Li Jie wasn’t afraid of Zhao Yun, this bully-style strongman, made Zhao Chengyao secretly ashamed. Though he had his strengths, it didn’t mean he was better than others.

Zhao Yun’s previous reasoning was that because Jie Rui transferred tasks to them, so he felt Jie Rui had responsibility. Now, with Li Jie’s questioning, he couldn’t possibly say if the task succeeded, would the First Security really share the commission with Jie Rui? But now he already had an excuse for trouble!