397 Kneel! (2/2)
The annihilation of the Fourteenth Brigade was Japan's national shame, and they had spared no expense to prevent the news from getting out. Therefore, it was not reasonable to expect the Qiao Family and Song Family to have heard of anything. The news was only circulated in a very small circle among the most powerful men and women in the world.
As the top family in the capital city, the Han Family should be part of that small circle and therefore, the family lord should be aware of Chen Fan's unimaginable power.
The fact that Han Hongkun taunted him so arrogantly meant that he was far removed from the center of power; an outcast among his powerful relatives.
The Han Family leaders might tolerate his debauchery and his habit of inflicting pain to others, they would never let him get even close to the core of the family business. Therefore, the so-called Second Lord Han was much like Chen Xu, who was just a spoiled rich brat.
”Did you say that I am going to die?”
Han Hongkun pulled a long face and was going to flip on Chen Fan.
Chen Fan didn't give him a chance to act up. He slapped his face hard as if he was slapping down a fly.
”Kneel!”
Suddenly, an invisible force bore down on Han Hongkun and pressed him down to his knees.
”You… how dare you!”
Han Hongkun shouted at the top of his lungs.
Chen Fan didn't stop and kept the pressure on Han Hongkun. Under the immense pressure, Han Hongkun slowly lowered his head and bent his back until his face was pressed tightly against the ground. Han Hongkun struggled to break free from the constraining force but to no avail. He hurled curses and insults onto Chen Fan but had no effect at all. It wasn't until even Han Hongkun's chest was also flat against the ground, did Chen Fan let go of the force.
”You will kneel here to reflect on your lack of manners. Tell your parents to come and get you.”
Everyone watched the development with fear and shock.
One was the Second Son of the Han Family of Yan Jin, an infamous rich heir; the other was Master Chen of Jiang Bei, General-Major of Cang Dragon. Neither of them was easy to deal with.
However, to everyone's surprise, Chen Fan had outright disregarded Han Hongkun's family background and forced him to kneel before him.
He not only insulted Han Hongkun, but also the entire Han Family. People such as Han Hongkun valued their faces more than anything else. Therefore, forcing Han Hongkun to kneel before him in public was an even worse punishment than killing him.
Although Han Hongkun was not a key member of the family, the Han Family would not let Chen Fan get away with it since the family name was at stake.
Lo and behold, a stately looking man in his early thirties came up to Chen Fan and said: ”Master Chen, I believe this is all but a misunderstanding. Young Lord Han didn't really mean what he said, please forgive him and let him go.”
Someone recognized the young man as soon as he started speaking.
He was the heir of the Song Family, Song Duanmin. He was a guest of Han Hongkun.
Song Duanmin had been observing the development gloatingly on the sidelines. Seeing the situation was getting out of control, he hurried to ease the tension.
However, before Song Duanmin could finish his words, Chen Fan replied to him with a cold sneer and a wave of the hand.
”Get out of my face.”
A powerful face slammed into Song Duanmin, sending him flying a few dozen meters away. Song Duanmin thudded back to the ground after ramming into a few banquet tables. He was knocked unconscious by the blow and passed out.
A pin-drop silence suddenly fell over the room.
No one dared to even breathe heavily.
No one had expected that Chen Fan would be so hotheaded and reckless. He seemed even more incisive and snappy than when he was dealing with the Su Family of Wu Zhou City.
”Such was the decisiveness of Master Chen of Jiang Bei that he wouldn't hesitate a second to use force.”
The development had shaken many people to their cores. Meanwhile, girls such as Chen Ning and Zhou Qinya looked to Chen Fan with admiration. Women were always drawn to powerful men, and they had never seen any man more powerful than Chen Fan.
Han Hongkun was still kneeling on the ground. He shouted at the top of his lungs with a contorted face.
”You think you can do whatever you want because you have Li Wuchen behind you? You are nothing! Your rank of General-Major is peanuts compared to the Han Family. How dare you force me to my knees. Just wait and see, we are going to destroy you!”
Chen Fan remained calm and replied.
”Fine, I will wait.”
He made his way back to the dining table and started to work on the crab leg again.
Qiao Luoyin and the other guests stood still and were all at a loss as to what to do.
Meanwhile, inside the residence of the Chief Military Officer of the Jinlin Division…
An old man in army uniform was playing go with a decorous young man. The old man cracked a smile and said: ”Juntu, have you already forgotten about your Uncle Li? I am going to complain about it to your old man when I see him next time.”
The young man replied with a smile. The conversation was interrupted by a phone call, and after answering the phone, the smile suddenly froze on the young man's face.