sovbooks Chapter 109 The Feud with the Han Clan—Han Kou!
Chapter 109 The Feud with the Han Clan—Han Kou!
"..."
Fu Su and Mo Feng were petrified on the spot!
Their eyes were wide open, their minds completely blank!
What... what kind of operation is this?
While the two were still bewildered in the wind.
Zhang Fan had already dragged the scholar off his seat.
then.
He plopped down on it and patted the empty space next to him.
Then he smiled at Fusu and Mofeng and waved warmly:
"Hey! We've got a seat!"
"Come quick! Give me a hand, help me mop this trash!"
The voice just fell.
A maid serving wine happened to pass by and, seeing the scholar sprawled on the ground, was taken aback:
"Sir, what's wrong with this young master?"
Zhang Fan didn't even lift his eyelids, and casually made up a story:
"Oh, my friend can't hold his liquor, he drank too much."
He pointed towards the door and instructed:
"You, find two people to drag him out and find him somewhere cool to sober up!"
A clear look of doubt flashed across the maid's face.
Drank too much?
She's worked at Ji Honglou for so many years, she's seen at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, drunkards!
I've never seen anyone so drunk.
This looks like...she was knocked unconscious?
But then she glanced at Zhang Fan's calm and composed, matter-of-fact demeanor.
My doubts were immediately suppressed by my professionalism.
At Ji Honglou, it's the rule to mind your own business and ask as few questions as possible about what your guests do.
"Yes, yes! Please wait a moment, sir!"
She dared not be negligent in the slightest and quickly put on a smiling face.
They quickly found two strong men and dragged the scholar out through the back door.
Until those people completely disappeared!
Fusu then leaned closer and lowered his voice.
"Teacher, isn't this... a bit too domineering?"
"To knock someone unconscious for a seat..."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan nonchalantly picked up the wine glass on the table and took a small sip.
immediately.
He gave a snort of righteous indignation and retorted:
"Overbearing? How is that overbearing?"
"He deliberately rammed his head into my gold brick!"
"I haven't even asked him for compensation for my lost gold bars yet!"
"He's blind to reason; who else can he blame?"
"..."
Fusu crashed again on the spot.
He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word; he just felt a headache coming on.
The teacher has once again lowered the bar for his understanding!
Just then!
The previously noisy and bustling atmosphere in the lobby suddenly fell silent!
Immediately afterwards, a notification sound rang out!
"The Han family—Young Master Han Kou has arrived!!!"
"The Wei family—Young Master Wei Shan has arrived!!!"
The words had barely left his mouth!
Two large groups of people walked in through the main gate in a grand procession!
The grand scale of the event instantly attracted everyone's attention!
The man on the left was burly, with a cold and stern face, and a hawk-like gaze.
He exudes an arrogance and domineering aura that keeps strangers at bay!
The man on the right was a handsome young gentleman with a face as fair as jade.
He held a folding fan in his hand, a slight smile on his lips, and his eyes revealed a lewd and frivolous look.
Zhang Fan watched the two of them with great interest.
Then, he casually pulled over a man at the next table and asked:
"Brother, who are these two? They seem pretty high and mighty."
The man didn't dare to raise his head, and explained in a low voice:
"Shh! Keep your voice down! Are you crazy?!"
"These are the two largest families in our Shangdang County—"
"The young masters of the Han and Wei families!"
"That guy with the dark face, that's Han Kou from the Han family!"
"Relying on his father's position as the Commandant of the Prefecture, he usually acts like a tyrant in Shangdang Prefecture, and no one dares to mess with him!"
"The other one waving a fan is Wei Shan from the Wei family!"
"The Wei family controls nearly half of the commerce in Shangdang County; their wealth rivals that of a nation!"
"This Wei Shan is nothing but a spoiled brat!"
At this point, the man curled his lip in disdain:
"These two usually fight like cats and dogs, but they've actually come together today!"
"No doubt about it, they're here again because of Fairy Pei!"
The man held Wei Shan, a spoiled brat, in utter contempt.
But then he changed the subject and added:
"However, although Wei Shan is a good-for-nothing!"
"But the Wei family often does good deeds."
"Take that 'Good Children's Hall' in the city for example, it was funded and established by the Wei family!"
"Over the years, we have adopted many orphans, which can be considered a good deed."
Upon hearing the words "Good Children's Hall," Zhang Fan's eyes narrowed instantly!
He continued asking calmly:
"Oh? Then where do the orphans adopted by this Good Children's Hall come from?"
"You just don't understand!"
The man puffed out his chest with considerable pride:
"Our Shangdang County is thriving under the governance of philanthropists like Prefect Feng and the Wei family!"
"That's a renowned and prosperous place!"
"You can't see a single homeless person on the street!"
"Those migrants from other places have all been properly resettled by the government and the Wei family!"
"As for those orphans, they will be arranged to be adopted by some wealthy families, which will be a good outcome for them."
After the man finished speaking, he curiously looked at Zhang Fan and the other two for a moment:
"Judging from your accents, you're not locals, are you?"
"Didn't the county recently say they were going to start mining? Could it be businessmen who came from out of town?"
"Let me give you a heads-up."
He kindly lowered his voice.
"When doing business in Shangdang County, it's best to go through the Wei family's trading company. They have wide connections and can save you a lot of trouble!"
"Thank you for your guidance, brother."
Zhang Fan smiled and nodded.
But his gaze was fixed on the two figures climbing the steps.
The Wei family... Shantongtang...
Refugees...missing children...
It seems the water in Shangdang County is...
It was deeper and more murky than he had imagined!
Just now.
Han Kou noticed Zhang Fan's undisguised gaze.
He abruptly stopped, turned around, and his eyes, filled with anger, pierced straight at him!
No one here has ever dared to look at him like that!
"snort!"
Han Kou gestured with his chin towards Zhang Fan downstairs, pointing at one of the guards behind him:
"Go, loosen up that fool's muscles."
"Yes, young master!"
The guard grinned maliciously and immediately led the other two men toward Zhang Fan's table with a menacing air!
however!
Before Han Kou could even go upstairs!
"Smack—!!!"
A loud slap echoed in the lobby.
Instantly, the entire Ji Honglou fell silent.
All the drinkers stopped what they were doing, their expressions freezing and turning to shock.
Many people stared wide-eyed and gaped.
Some people held their wine glasses suspended in mid-air, while others dropped the food they were picking up back into their plates!
They didn't understand what had happened!
The madam's smile froze, and she looked at Zhang Fan in the center of the hall in horror.
Wei Shan stopped fanning himself!
His eyes first showed surprise, then turned into an expression of anticipation.
Han Kou's cold smile froze.
He watched in disbelief as the guard he had sent out was slapped in public.
In the silence, everyone looked in the same direction.
One of the three guards was covering his cheek, looking at Zhang Fan with a humiliated expression.
Zhang Fan, however, had already stood up at some point and was slowly withdrawing his hand, his eyes filled with disdain.