Chapter 29

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Don't be fooled by Yang Yunpeng's appearance as a pampered young master; he has always been very attentive to his health. He exercises whenever he has time, and his muscles are not for show.

In their public security team, few can match his hand strength.

However, when he shook hands with Li Xiangdong today, his expression immediately changed. The hand of the guy in front of him was like a vise, as solid as copper and iron. No matter how hard he tried, the other person remained unmoved, with a smile on his face.

He squeezed for a long time, but the other person didn't react. When he tried to pull his hand away, he found it impossible to move. Li Xiangdong's smile grew wider, looking very pleased, but at the same time, he kept increasing the pressure, making Yang Yunpeng's hand bones crack. His face turned green and purple before he finally let go.

Yang Yunpeng had been enduring the pain for the sake of his dignity in front of everyone. As soon as Li Xiangdong released his hand, he quickly pulled it back and shook it vigorously.

"Sit down, sit down, why are you standing? Oh, you and Xiaofeng are classmates, right?"

Few people knew about the strength contest between Yang Yunpeng and Li Xiangdong just now. Yang Yunpeng didn't want others to know about his loss, so he quickly invited Li Xiangdong to sit down.

However, his right hand, which he was shaking vigorously behind his back, was seen by An Jiajing and Hu Ying, who were sitting next to Li Xiangdong. They exchanged a surprised glance.

They knew Yang Yunpeng's strength, but they were even more aware of Li Xiangdong's. However, something seemed off now. When did Li Xiangdong become so strong?

Li Xiangdong smiled and sat down. Yang Yunpeng, accompanied by Sister Qian, returned to his seat at the head table and began to invite everyone to eat and drink.

Yang Yunpeng and Yang Feng are cousins. Yang Yunpeng's father is the director of the provincial SASAC, while Yang Feng's father is the organization minister of Huanghai City. Therefore, these two are always the stars wherever they go, the objects of everyone's admiration.

However, the atmosphere in the private room today seemed a bit unusual. Apart from Lu Jian and Dou Bin, who were constantly flattering the two, the others didn't seem to be particularly fawning.

The three girls, of course, didn't need to be mentioned. Each had an extraordinary background and were all Yang Feng's predetermined targets.

As for Li Xiangdong, he was the strangest. A few days ago, he was just a low-key, ordinary guy at school, but now he seemed to have completely changed.

Not only had he lost his former introverted and nerdy aura, but he had also become much more confident. Hu Ying and An Jiajing seemed very interested in his sudden change and would occasionally chat with him.

Especially An Jiajing, who usually had a high and cold demeanor and rarely spoke to boys, would only engage in formal work-related conversations. Today, however, she seemed very interested and spoke a lot with Li Xiangdong. Whatever Li Xiangdong said, it could make An Jiajing laugh out loud, covering her mouth.

This change left everyone, especially Yang Feng, Lu Jian, and Dou Bin, stunned.

Yang Feng had been pursuing An Jiajing since he entered the police academy, chasing her for two years, but was ultimately rejected. Even having a normal conversation with her was difficult. How could she now seem so unguarded in front of Li Xiangdong? This puzzled Yang Feng.

So, Yang Feng was very upset. When he looked at his cousin, Yang Yunpeng, he saw that his cousin also looked very troubled.

"Tell me, Xiaofeng, are you sure you didn't make a mistake? You and this guy have been classmates for four years?"

"Cousin, what do you mean?"

"How can I not see the cowardly and nerdy aura in this guy? Look at him now; he seems more popular than you."

After this exchange with Yang Yunpeng, Yang Feng felt even more uncomfortable.

Yang Feng's frown did not escape the notice of Lu Jian, who was eager to curry favor with him. Lu Jian looked at Yang Feng, then at Li Xiangdong, and exchanged a glance with Dou Bin.

"Waitress, come and add more alcohol, we're running out!"

Dou Bin shouted toward the door.

They had come to a self-service hotpot and barbecue restaurant. On one side, there was a long row of electric grills, and in front of each person, there was a small alcohol pot.

While enjoying the barbecue, they could also have a small hotpot. This dining style has been very popular in Huanghai City in recent years.

A waitress outside responded and quickly entered the private room with a large bottle of alcohol.

"Who needs more alcohol?"

"Me, me..."

Lu Jian and Dou Bin took the small iron boxes containing alcohol from under their small hotpots and handed them to the waitress.

Li Xiangdong was sitting near the door, so he could see clearly. When Lu Jian handed over the small iron boxes, he noticed that they contained liquid alcohol, and he frowned.

What was going on with this restaurant? Wasn't it explicitly forbidden to use liquid alcohol in the food service industry? This stuff is very dangerous and can easily cause a fire if mishandled.

Before he could warn them, the young and somewhat dazed waitress had already taken the two iron boxes and started adding alcohol.

Li Xiangdong felt a sudden force from behind. Unprepared, he was pushed straight toward the waitress.

He collided with her, causing the alcohol box in her hand to spill.

Flames instantly shot up onto her hand, and she screamed in fright, dropping the burning iron box.

She threw it in the direction of An Jiajing, Wang Luoshi, and Hu Ying, who were huddled together chatting. The room fell silent.

The sudden change happened so quickly that within just ten seconds, a major incident had occurred, leaving everyone unable to react.

An Jiajing, who had just looked up, saw the alcohol box flying toward her with flames. She screamed in terror.