Chapter 280 (1/2)
Chapter 280: The Shocking Past Events
Translator: GravityTales Editor: GravityTales
Nodding, Ke Zhentao replied, “He spent 2.5 billion in tonight’s auction. Despite my knowledge, it’s my first time seeing a young man in his 20s who can do something so extraordinary. That Everlasting Feast Hall seems very mysterious and also has a deep relationship with the Grand Fortune Jewelries.”
Laughing, Li Juren said, “Actually, the Grand Fortune Jewelries is one of the Everlasting Feast Hall’s industries.”
“What?”
Ke Zhentao’s expression changed and looked shocked.
The smile on Li Juren’s face disappeared, replaced by a slightly dignified expression as he slowly said, “You might not know, but I had been to Jingmen Island 20 years ago. At that time, I had some problems with my business and was in need of a fleet of ships to transport a number of goods. At that time, the Everlasting Feast Hall already had a sizeable fleet and a very mysterious woman surnamed Gu was the sole owner of the enterprise. I sent someone to investigate her, however, not only the there were no results, even the people I sent disappeared out of thin air.”
Shocked and aghast, Ke Zhentao replied, “Uncle Li, you mean… those people you sent had been done in by the Everlasting Feast Hall’s people?”
“No, they did not die, but they were captured and escorted to a mining area somewhere in Africa and became coolies there. That time, the owner of that mining area was the former owner of the Everlasting Feast Hall. She complied with my pleas that time, but I had to promise her two things in exchange.”
Listening to the behind the scenes secret story of that year, Ke Zhentao asked, “What did you promise?”
With all seriousness, Li Juren solemnly said, “First, she forbade me to investigate the Everlasting Feast Hall further, otherwise, I and my company group would disappear from Earth. Secondly, she wanted me to help her find someone surnamed Tang—Tang Xiu.”
Ke Zhentao suddenly said, “So, it turned out that the reason why you invited him over is that he’s someone that the Everlasting Feast Hall wanted you to find him!”
“No. I didn’t recall that matter at first. It’s just that I felt that he’s very special; thus, I invited him over. But, when he said he’s the Boss of the Everlasting Feast Hall, then I remembered what happened that year.”
Smiling, Ke Zhentao said, “Uncle Li, you are really someone with keen perception! However, the Everlasting Feast Hall seems to be kinda very arrogant to even dare to threaten you.”
“Zhentao, remember my words. You must never become an enemy of the Everlasting Feast Hall!” said Li Juren solemnly.
“Your meaning is… the Everlasting Feast Hall is very powerful; even on par with the current you?” Ke Zhentao asked in astonishment.
Falling into silence for a moment, Li Juren then slowly said, “Perhaps the wealth of the Everlasting Feast Hall is on par with me, but they possess fearsome power, for which I can never able to contend with! For the rest of my life, I’m afraid that I can never forget the scene 20 years ago when I shipped those cargos and was attacked by pirates.”
“What scene?” asked Ke Zhentao quickly.
Overlooking the Dongsha Islands, Li Juren said word by word, “The Black Shark Pirates had once been a scourge in Dongsha Islands for decades and they were all composed of vicious and ruthless pirates. They boasted of more than 200 heavily armed pirates and their military strength was very strong. Yet, those 20 guards from Everlasting Feast Hall who were protecting the ships destroyed them. Completely.”
“What?” Ke Zhentao involuntarily cried out in fright.
Taking back his vision, Li Juren looked at him deeply and said, “You didn’t hear it wrong. Those pirates were completely annihilated by those guards without using firearms. They only carried a dagger each, disappearing and appearing mysteriously near those pirates. More than 200 pirates were killed, but only six men got minor injuries and one was heavily injured amongst those 20 guards; no deaths.”
“Hiss…”
Ke Zhentao shivered and couldn’t help but take a cold breath.
Gently patting him on the shoulder, Li Juren seriously said, “So, remember my words. Do not become an enemy of the Everlasting Feast Hall; they are too fearsome and horrifying. Even if my guards are very powerful and I train a lot of powerful individuals, but I can never be compared with them.”
“I’ll bear that in mind, Uncle Li,” Ke Zhentao nodded heavily as different color glinted in his eyes.
Hong Kong, Kowloon Bay.
The Everlasting Feast Hall covered a very wide area whereby four antique towering restaurants with five floors each stood, along with a seven-story towering pavilion that was located between the four restaurants. Normally, the center restaurant of the Everlasting Feast Hall was not opened to the public unless a VIP visited the venue, which it then would be opened officially.
Each of the four restaurants had its own manager, whereas Tian Li was the General Manager.
“Chief Tian, what should we do now?”
On the third floor window of the northern restaurant building, a gentle middle-aged man who was standing beside Tian Li softly asked. He was Deng Zhen—the manager of the North restaurant.
“Boss will be here shortly. If those people dare to attack the restaurant, we’ll fight back immediately. But don’t kill them, it’s fine disabling them.” Tian Li said in a cold and detached tone.
“Understood!”
Though Deng Zhen was curious about the fabled Big Boss, he didn’t dare to show it. Becoming a manager of the North restaurant of the Everlasting Feast Hall in Hong Kong was already considered as a high-level position, yet he still only saw the small Boss before and had never seen the Big Boss.