CHAPTER 1034: CHAPTER 1031: SHEN LIYAN’S CALCULATED SCHEME

Shen Liyan was furious. Lin Tian looked at him and said with a cold smile, "Are you Chairman Shen? I’m curious to see what will happen if I don’t let go. Heh heh..."

After he finished speaking, Lin Tian lifted his foot and stomped down, right on Bai Yuze’s arm. Bai Yuze had just tried to get up but the pain in his arm made him collapse back onto the ground.

"Chairman Shen, where are the consequences you mentioned?" Lin Tian said disdainfully.

Shen Liyan squinted his eyes, his face somber as water, "Lin Tian, don’t be arrogant. This is Jinghua City, not Xikou City. Even the strong dragons don’t repress the local snakes, let alone you’re not a strong dragon!"

"I don’t care if you’re the strong dragon or the local snake. Whoever bullies the Xiao Family, I’ll beat them up," Lin Tian said coldly.

"We’re just discussing business. Where did you see us bullying the Xiao Family? Don’t try to put a label on us and destroy the relationship with Yunhua Commerce!" Shen Liyan exclaimed indignantly, as if their relationship with the Xiao Family was very friendly.

"Relationship? Hahaha..." Lin Tian burst into laughter, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. The booming laughter resounded in the merchants’ ears, as if even the air was vibrating.

Miss standing closest was secretly shocked; when did Lin Tian’s power become so terrifying? This laughter was as powerful as a tiger’s roar or a dragon’s cry.

Shen Liyan, being the first to bear the brunt, changed his expression rapidly. He stammered, "Lin... Lin Tian, why are you laughing?"

"Why am I laughing? I’m laughing at your absurdity. Hmph, you’re pretending to mediate, but you’re actually helping them dig a trap for the Xiao Family to fall into. If the Xiao Family agrees, you’ll eat them up with nothing left. And you have the nerve to talk about relationships? I don’t think you’re even qualified to be vice chairman!" Lin Tian approached Shen Liyan, looking down at him, and snorted.

Frightened by Lin Tian’s momentum, Shen Liyan retreated several steps back into the group of merchants. Only then did he feel slightly secure in the midst of many people.

He steadied his senses, which had been stunned by Lin Tian, and said sternly, "Lin Tian, in the end, you’re not a member of Yunhua Commerce, so don’t meddle, and besides, you have no right to! You’d better step back while there’s still room for remedy, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" Lin Tian interrupted him, sneering, "Today, I’m definitely meddling. From now on, anyone who dares to trouble the Xiao Family will end up like Bai Yuze lying on the ground!"

"This... this..." The merchant with the surname Zhao looked distressed, wanting to say something harsh but fearing he’d end up flipped like Bai Yuze. The other merchants also hung their heads, not daring to speak.

For a moment, Lin Tian’s words left the merchants stunned into silence, like cicadas in cold winter.

"Lin Tian, you’re pushing us too far!" A furious roar suddenly exploded in the hall. Everyone looked toward the source of the voice and saw Bai Yuze struggling to get up from the ground, looking disheveled.

One side of his face was swollen, but Bai Yuze didn’t care. His eyes shot a mad glare, and everyone was shocked to see that somehow, a dagger had appeared in Bai Yuze’s hand.

Without warning, Bai Yuze leaped at Lin Tian, thrusting the dagger towards Lin Tian’s back.

The incident happened too abruptly for anyone to react; they could only utter a few cries as Bai Yuze’s dagger nearly reached Lin Tian.

Some female merchants couldn’t bear to watch, turning away. Many anticipated the bloody scene about to unfold, thinking there was no way to dodge such a close and unexpected attack unless Lin Tian had eyes on his back.

In a flash, the merchants felt a gust of wind, followed by a loud bang, as a figure flew through the air, crashing into a pillar in the hall before tumbling to the ground.

When everything settled down, the merchants saw Lin Tian standing perfectly fine, whereas Bai Yuze, who attacked, was lying on the ground, writhing in pain without saying a word. The sharp dagger was stuck in the wooden pillar.

They were at a loss because it was clear Bai Yuze initiated the attack, yet he ended up on the ground. Wasn’t Lin Tian the one supposed to be lying down?

Only a few present clearly saw what happened: Miss, Wang Wanxi, and Ning Jianxun. They noticed that Lin Tian didn’t even use his hands, only turning and kicking Bai Yuze away with remarkable speed that even amazed them.

"Yuze..." Bai Yuanhao cried out, rushing to his son, squatting down to look at the silently writhing Bai Yuze, his face extremely grim.

"Son, are you alright?" Bai Yuanhao asked anxiously, but Bai Yuze was too busy holding his stomach and writhing to answer him.

Glaring at Lin Tian, Bai Yuanhao suppressed his fury and said, "Lin Tian, what did you do to my son?"

Lin Tian shrugged indifferently and said, "He won’t die. I just used a bit of cunning force to slightly disturb his internal organs, let him taste the feeling of having his insides torn apart. Oh, Boss Bai might not know what that feels like, but if you’ve seen TV, you’d know the sensation Yang Guo had eating the Heartbroken Grass. I think Bai Yuze feels something similar now."

"You... Lin Tian, you’re going too far!" Bai Yuanhao gasped angrily.

"Too far?" Lin Tian’s face turned cold as he said sternly, "You press the Xiao Family step by step - that’s not too far? As a fellow Xikou City native, you add insult to injury - that’s not too far? Your son tried to stab me - that’s not too far? If I weren’t skilled, I’d be lying here bleeding right now, and yet you have the face to call me excessive? You should thank me that your son didn’t die by my hand!"

Bai Yuanhao was speechless, unable to refute. At this moment, he viewed Lin Tian as a demon and even felt a twinge of regret, wondering if attacking the Xiao Family had been a mistake.

"Chairman Shen, what should we do about such an incident?" Qian Jin intentionally asked Shen Liyan, while secretly giving a meaningful look.

Shen Liyan glanced at Lin Tian and Bai Yuze, instantly understanding Qian Jin’s signal.

He pretended to cough to draw everyone’s attention, then solemnly announced, "Such an incident at this gathering is a serious oversight of mine. Now, the only solution is to call the police and have both Lin Tian and Bai Yuze arrested. Right or wrong, the truth will come to light in due time."

Lin Tian had long noticed the secret glances exchanged between Shen Liyan and Qian Jin, and upon hearing this, realized their malicious intent.

The decision, masquerading as fair, was actually biased toward their own. Arresting Bai Yuze wouldn’t affect their combat ability, but Lin Tian being arrested would significantly weaken the Xiao Family’s fighting strength. Their scheme was as treacherous as could be.

It was like in chess, exchanging a small "pawn" for the opponent’s "rook" — a hugely profitable trade.

"Chairman Shen, you mustn’t call the police..." Miss clearly saw through their strategy and quickly shouted.

Yet Shen Liyan pretended not to hear, taking out his phone to make the call on his own.