Chapter 71

For someone like Song Liang, who has been mixing in the business world for many years, his way of dealing with people and situations is much deeper and more complex than that of ordinary people of the same age. As soon as he arrived at the driving school gate, he had already thought through how to handle today's matter. He would not physically assault Zou Hua, nor would he attack the young, arrogant troublemaker who was opposing Li Mu. However, he would use the most effective method to achieve his psychological goals.

When Song Liang said he was going to smash the car, Lu Yong immediately responded, calling his brothers to charge forward. Zou Hua did not dare to say a word. Since Song Liang had already said he would buy the car at its original price and Zou Hua had agreed, even if the car was burned to a skeleton on the spot, Zou Hua could not frown, otherwise he would offend this god-like figure.

Not to mention that the other party was willing to pay, even if they didn't pay and burned his car for free, he wouldn't dare to make a single complaint.

In this sense, Song Liang was quite considerate.

Lu Yong's gang of thugs were battle-hardened, and they immediately rushed towards the brand new Honda Accord that had not even gone through its break-in period, wielding various weapons.

Guo Yuhang was so frightened that he tried to escape by pushing the door, but was kicked to the ground by one of Lu Yong's subordinates. Then someone picked him up and threw him in front of Zou Hua.

Then, the scene was filled with the sounds of collisions and shattering.

The "bang, bang, bang" sounds came from iron bars hitting the metal body of the car;

The "clatter, clatter" sounds came from the various sizes of glass in the car;

The "squeak, squeak" sounds came from daggers slicing through the leather seats and cushions;

The "pop, pop" sounds came from the four tires being punctured and slashed...

The "ding, ding, bang, bang" sounds continued for ten minutes until the previously brand new Honda Accord looked no different from a pile of scrap metal.

Song Liang was satisfied, nodded, and signaled Lu Yong to stop. After the gang of vandals were called off, Song Liang said to Zou Hua, "Don't say I'm bullying you. Since you're willing to sell me the car, it's mine now. Come to my company tomorrow to get the money."

Zou Hua didn't dare to have any objections, nodding, thanking, and apologizing, then raising the car keys to the top of his head and handing them to Song Liang.

Zhang Wanjun, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, "Boss Song, do you really need to spend money on such a small matter? Don't worry about the car, just consider it as my way of buying it for your entertainment."

Song Liang didn't hide his insincerity, asking, "Wanjun, is that appropriate? I feel so embarrassed!"

Zhang Wanjun laughed, "It's fine, what's there to be embarrassed about between us?"

Song Liang pretended to hesitate for a moment, then said cheerfully, "Alright, thank you."

Zhang Wanjun then said to Zou Hua, "Hua, come to me for the car money later."

Zou Hua was stunned.

When Song Liang said he would give him the money, he seemed sincere, and Zou Hua thought he had been lucky today. After getting the car money, he would learn to be more cautious. But he never expected that the over 200,000 yuan car money would be transferred to Zhang Wanjun, and he didn't dare to say a single "no."

Even worse, he realized that he would never get the car money back. Song Liang and Zhang Wanjun were just putting on a show. Now that the car money was in Zhang Wanjun's hands, he wouldn't dare to ask for it even if he had the courage.

Zou Hua's mind was spinning, and his heart sank to the bottom. This time, it was really over. The new car he had just bought was gone, and this was a loss of 200,000 to 300,000 yuan. Moreover, in such a small city like Haizhou, today's incident would spread throughout the city by tomorrow. He had offended Song Liang and Zhang Wanjun, and he would have no place to stand in the underworld from now on.

Thinking of this dire situation, Zou Hua looked at Guo Yuhang, and in a fit of anger, he punched Guo Yuhang's nose, causing blood to gush out. Despite the pain in his back, Zou Hua grabbed Guo Yuhang's hair and repeatedly hit his face, making it bloody and unrecognizable.

"Guo Yuhang, you dare to trick me!" Zou Hua was almost hysterical. He couldn't afford to offend anyone else, and Guo Yuhang was the root cause of all his troubles.

At this moment, several police cars arrived, as someone had already called the police when Lu Yong started smashing the car.

When the police saw Song Liang and Zhang Wanjun, they were immediately intimidated. These two were not people that ordinary police officers could afford to offend in Haizhou.

So the police pretended to ask a few questions. When Zhang Wanjun said he had bought the car out of boredom and let his brothers smash it for fun, the police quickly adopted this explanation, trying to minimize the incident. This way, the car-smashing incident was over.

What remained was Zou Hua's assault on Guo Yuhang.

Guo Yuhang's face was beaten to a pulp, and even his mother wouldn't recognize him. Zou Hua was exhausted but still not satisfied. He had worked hard for years to achieve his status and car, and now it was all gone. He couldn't blame anyone else, and Guo Yuhang deserved this misfortune.

The police politely greeted Song Liang and Zhang Wanjun, then arrested Zou Hua and took Guo Yuhang to the hospital.

After the police left, Song Liang asked Zhang Wanjun, "What are you going to do with that Accord?"

Zhang Wanjun smiled, "Leave it here. If that guy wants it, he can drag it back and fix it himself."

Song Liang nodded, not caring much about it. After all, the matter was resolved, and his anger was vented. It didn't matter how it was handled.

Zhang Wanjun, however, said, "After all that smashing, it's just the body and glass. Xiao Yong, aren't you good at this? Give us a show."

Lu Yong grinned, pried open the deformed hood, and drained all the engine coolant. Then he said to Song Liang, "Brother Liang, the car keys, please."

Song Liang threw the keys, and Lu Yong bent down to start the car. He then placed a brick on the gas pedal, and the engine let out a sharp scream. A few minutes later, there was a loud bang, followed by thick white smoke from the engine compartment, and the engine stopped completely.

Seeing this, Song Liang turned to Li Mu and said, "Brother, let's have dinner tonight?"

Li Mu couldn't refuse, so he said, "Sure, follow your arrangements."

"Alright." Song Liang nodded, glanced at Zhao Kang and Su Yingxue across the street, and said, "There's an ecological garden by the Beiguan Haihe. Let's eat there. Bring your little brother, but leave your girlfriend at home. Don't scare the girl, take her home first."

Li Mu didn't explain, just nodded and said, "Alright, I'll take her home first and go straight to the ecological garden."

"Can you drive?"

"Yes."

"Alright." Song Liang turned to Zhang Wanjun and said, "We'll have dinner tonight. I'll ride with you, and let my brother drive my car to take his girlfriend home."

Zhang Wanjun nodded, but he was carefully observing Li Mu, amazed: What kind of background does this kid have? How could such a small matter cause Song Liang to make such a big fuss?

Li Mu also understood that if he decided to befriend Song Liang, he shouldn't be afraid of owing him favors, so he didn't refuse Song Liang's offer to lend him the car.

Song Liang called the driver over, had him get out of the car, and handed the car to Li Mu. Before getting in, Li Mu said to Song Liang, "Brother Liang, I'll have my brother go with you first."

"Alright, to avoid bringing a third wheel. Have him come over, and call me when you're done."

Across the street, Zhao Kang and Su Yingxue were still in shock, having not recovered from the events. At first, they were worried about the two people who had entered the Accord, but then several cars and over twenty people arrived, and the situation took a 180-degree turn.

Zou Hua's subordinates had fled, his car was smashed, and he was taken away by the police. Guo Yuhang had disappeared.

The scene was chaotic, and there were too many people around. They didn't see Guo Yuhang until the police took him to the hospital in an ambulance.

Now, Li Mu was in front of them, and under their watchful eyes, he got into the Mercedes-Benz, skillfully made a U-turn, and parked next to them.

Li Mu opened the passenger door and said to them, "Kang, go to the other side and find the person I was with earlier. We'll have dinner together tonight. Follow their car. Yingxue, get in, I'll take you home."

Zhao Kang was stunned, looked at Li Mu, then at the people on the other side, with countless questions in his mind but not daring to ask any. He just nodded and said to Li Mu, "Alright, I'll go. Drive carefully."

After saying this, Zhao Kang greeted Su Yingxue and ran to the other side. Su Yingxue hesitated for a moment, suppressing her countless questions, and got into the passenger seat of the Mercedes-Benz.

The car started, and Li Mu said, "It's too chaotic over there, so I won't take you to dinner tonight."

Su Yingxue asked, "Is the matter resolved?"

"Resolved."

"Is the person you found very powerful?"

"Pretty powerful, especially in Haizhou."

"Since he helped you so much, what does he want in return? Will it cause you unnecessary trouble in the future?"

Li Mu was surprised by Su Yingxue's comprehensive thinking and explained, "No trouble. I owe him a favor, but I can make others owe me favors and have them repay him on my behalf."

"Indirectly?"

"Something like that."

Su Yingxue nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She felt that Li Mu was more mature than she had imagined.

Li Mu drove to the municipal bureau's residential area. After Su Yingxue said goodbye and got out of the car, Li Mu watched her enter the neighborhood before driving away.

Li Mu didn't realize that the scene of Su Yingxue getting out of the car was seen by Su Weimin in a Passat behind him.

When Su Weimin saw his daughter get out of a Mercedes-Benz, he felt his blood rush to his head, and his brain buzzed. Paternal love made him want to