Chapter 79: Receiving Guests

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After leaving the hospital, Lisa still felt stuffy, so he drove his car at high speeds on the highway for a while before feeling more at ease.
It was already between around 11 or 12 at night. Most of Zhong Hai's suburbs' various kinds of lights were already lit up. If it was a month ago, perhaps Lisa would be interested in those hair salons with pink lights, but he wanted to indulge himself this night, and going to ROSE bar to look for Rose was obviously more worthy for him.
Occasionally, he thought about how unfathomable his actions were. There was Rose who wholeheartedly treated him well, who always cared for and cherished him. There was also Choi Miyeon, that little girl, who could make him happy for a whole day just from seeing her once. There were women like that who he usually didn't take good care of. Instead, he took care of the ice lady Jennie Kim, and even thought about making a trip to a snack store to buy glutinous rice balls for her in the middle of the night.
Perhaps it was because she was too like that woman deep in his memories...... Or perhaps, things that are beyond one's reach are the best. This sentence truly suits all of mankind.
Since he harbored such guilt towards Rose, Lisa decided not to look for her. He drove the car to a super place in the west region and got off. He intended to find a stall where he could drink beer and have a bowl of noodles.
When midnight came, other than on the highways of Zhong Hai City, unlicensed peddlers began selling supper everywhere else. If they were lucky, they would peacefully conduct their business, but if they weren't lucky, they might have their stalls torn apart by the city's management and police.
Lisa casually chose a small noodle store that was relatively cleaner, and called out to the stall owner who was cooking noodles, "Boss, a bowl of shredded meat noodles and two bottles of beer."
The owner was a middle-aged man. After he heard this, he earnestly smiled and replied, "Oh, I'll bring it to you shortly."
When Lisa heard these words, he suddenly felt that this voice was rather familiar. When he gazed over and took a careful look, he could not help but smile, "Why is it you!?"
The noodle stall owner bewilderedly raised his head and carefully looked. When he finally recognized Lisa, he nearly fell onto the ground from fright. His face turned incredibly bitter, "So....... So, it's you huh. Haha...... ha-ha...... what a coincidence."
The noodle stall owner was the person who had brought Lisa into the police station in the beginning, Feng Biao, Team Leader Feng.
Originally wearing a police uniform, living arrogantly with a bossy demeanor, he was a police officer of the West Region Police Station. Yet today, he was wearing filthy clothes, donning an apron and cooking noodles at the side of the road as a license less hawker.
Lisa pondered for a moment, and asked with uncertainty, "Did you change professions, or were you fired?"
Feng Biao's face flushed as he embarrassedly replied, "I was...... I was fired."
"It's karmic retribution." Lisa smiled while shaking his head, "However, don't you worry, I never brooded over what happened that time. You should continue cooking; don't let the noodles turn soggy."
Feng Biao, who had thought that Lisa would hit him while he was down, instantly turned happy. He was very clear of the fact that if things went awry, he wouldn't be a match for Lisa. His stall didn't have a license either, so he would lose. This was what he was worried about. Since the opposite party didn't mind what had happened previously at all, how could Feng Biao not be overjoyed?
"Thank you! Thank you pal!" Feng Biao was nearly touched to the point of tears, "I have no choice either, I know that I made many mistakes in the past. Thank you for not brooding over my past mistakes pal."
Lisa didn't mind at all and said, "Go and continue cooking your noodles."
"Alright alright, this meal is on the house for your pal, I won't accept any money." Feng Biao continued working as if he had just received amnesty.
Lisa was a little conflicted, this old dude can be rather pitiful. When Bae Irene previously said that Feng Biao would be severely punished, he had thought that was all talk; he never imagined that that girl would really fire Feng Biao. This wasn't something that could be done just by holding a superior post; it can be assumed that Irene had an unordinary background. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to keep her word and have Feng Biao punished to the point of falling this low.
He thought of the words Irene spoke in Jennie's ward, and what she had said regarding Jennie's grandpa. Lisa couldn't help but feel puzzled. Since the two of them were childhood friends, could this mean that his wife's family had relations with the government? Why would Jennie hate her grandpa so much?
While thinking of such things that could never conclude, Feng Biao had already prepared the noodles. He carried it along with two bottles of Tsingtao Beer and smiled as he walked over, "Pal, please enjoy. If there's anything else you want, please let me know."
Seeing how accustomed to working in a noodle stall Feng Biao was, Lisa no longer felt that this person was a disappointment. At the very least, he understood the situation he was in, and could give and take. Anyhow, he wouldn't live too terribly.
After slurping a few mouthfuls of noodles and gulping several mouthfuls of beer, Lisa felt carefree and relaxed. But suddenly, there was noise coming from an alley close by.
"Brat, don't you run!!"
"Stop!"
"If you run some more, we'll beat you to death!!"
"Stop!!"
Several loudly yelling men abruptly scuttled out from the alley. They chased after a relatively scrawny figure while shouting angrily.
Lisa had sharp eyes and was able to recognize who it was in an instant. He couldn't help but suspect that he was hallucinating, because the figure being pursued wore a white short sleeved shirt, had white skin, and was a man. It was none other than the other man in the office, Jung Kook!
Jung Kook looked extremely exhausted. His face was full of fear as he fled towards the noodle stall with at least 7 or 8 men following behind him in hot pursuit. In addition, it was obvious that they were running slightly faster than him, and he was about to be caught.
Lisa may not understand what was going on, but he was going to help Jung Kook. Therefore, he picked up a wooden bench beside him, and casually threw it with force!
The wooden bench spanned and abruptly smashed onto the thighs of the two men who were in front. After those two men miserably shrieked and fell, the startled flock of people stopped to look at Lisa.
Quite a few customers of the noodle stall witnessed this scene and felt that things were going to turn awry, so they quickly dodged to the side and didn't dare to approach.
When Jung Kook suddenly noticed Lisa, his face was filled with surprise. As he was afraid, he didn't give a damn about why he was there and ran after Lisa while gasping for breath. He shuddered, unwilling to face the group of men.
"Jung Kook, where were you going?" Lisa turned his head and asked with a smile.
Jung Kook's face was completely red, and it was unknown whether it was because he felt shy or because he was tired from running. He explained, "They...... They want to catch me, I...... I don't want to go with them......"
"Catch you? Why would they want to catch you?"
Without waiting for Lisa to receive an answer, the group of men had already flown into a rage and showered curses on him.
"You must have eaten the heart of a bear to have such nerve! Do you know who we are!?
"He's my colleague, so I must protect him even before I know for what reason you guys want him." Replied Lisa.
After hearing these words, Jung Kook's eyes turned red, evidently touched.
"Brat, since you're courting death, we'll give it to you!"
Several hoodlums who were on the brink of losing control charged forward, but how could their random punches and kicks amount to anything in Lisa's eyes?
With just lightly flinging a few palms, and throwing some kicks onto the hoodlums' stomachs, the ones who fiercely charged over tasted retribution and fell onto the ground.
Jung Kook blankly watched how Lisa easily solved such a big problem and could only gaze upon Lisa with reverence.
"You have guts, brat! Wait for our boss to come and he'll put you in order!" A hoodlum who wore a silver chain hooted.
Without waiting for him to finish speaking, another hoodlum shouted, "The boss is here! The boss is here!!"
Looking towards the direction these people chased from, there was indeed a bunch of people walking over. While the man who led the way wore a white shirt, with both hands in his pockets, and a face of arrogance. This was the person they called their boss.
The hoodlums quickly got up, and beamed with joy as they went up to their boss to make a complaint, hoping that their boss would deal with Lisa. But before they walked over, that 'boss' had already taken the initiative to meet him.
"Mr. Lisa! It's been a long, long time! We meet again!"
"Good evening, Boss Guo, I never expected to see you again in a place like this." Lisa nearly laughed. So, the boss they mentioned was the one who had previously 'given money' to him, Guo Ziheng. Guo Ziheng was also the boss of that gangster company.
That day he couldn't scare Lisa even with a rifle and had been completely defeated.
"Fate brings people together even if they're a thousand miles apart; it seems like there's fate between you and me, Mr. Lisa." As if he had already forgotten their feud, Guo Ziheng refreshingly took the initiative to shake hands with Lisa.
Lisa magnanimously shook hands with him as well, as if they were truly good friends who hadn't met for a long time. Little did the others know that in these two people's hearts, things were totally different.
"Since there's an old friend like Boss Guo here, I believe there's no need to speak further." Lisa indifferently replied.
The few hoodlums who were still incredibly arrogant a moment ago were stunned. Why does the boss wear such a warm expression when talking to this man? This caused them to have no other choice but to remain silent.
Guo Ziheng's face turned stiff. With a forced smile he said, "Mr. Lisa may not know of this. I'm just entrusted with a task by someone else, and under orders to drag this person behind your back. Otherwise, this Guo would have difficulty reporting back."
This was somewhat unexpected for Lisa. Guo Ziheng was aware of his strength and should understand that he would lose if they fought, but he was still persistent in bringing away Jung Kook. Just who was Jung Kook?
"Boss Guo, could it be that this friend of mine did something that is taboo in the underworld? Or does he owe you money?" Puzzled, Lisa asked.
Guo Ziheng smiled guiltily. With a sigh, he said, "Why don't Mr. Lisa ask your friend what the matter is?"
Lisa nodded and looked towards Jung Kook.
Jung Kook's legs were shivering and sweat soaked his back. Seeing Lisa's enquiring glance, he opened his mouth, "I...... I...... I...... They want me to receive a guest......"
"Receive a guest?" Lisa creased his eyebrows.
Jung Kook's face turned as red as an apple. He looked down and said in a nearly inaudible voice, "They want me to serve a man."
Lisa was startled for a moment before he understood what Jung Kook meant. To be honest, he felt weird inside. He never expected the usually 'feminine' Jung Kook to truly be taken a fancy to by a man.
But it wasn't right to laugh. Luckily, he had seen a few such things while overseas, so Lisa didn't find this too hard to accept. Turning back to look at Guo Ziheng, he said, "This isn't a good idea, right? This friend of mine doesn't want to do it so you guys shouldn't force him."
Guo Ziheng bitterly smiled, "Mr. Lisa, with you around, I don't dare to force him. But.... I can't afford to offend that person either......"

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