A group of male chefs heard these words and were all filled with indignation, choosing to stand on Shui Miao’s side.
The mentality of these chefs was very simple: they believed in repaying kindness with kindness.
After the former head chef Bi left, these chefs faced the crisis of being laid off and were going to be assigned to other kitchen teams to do exhausting, low-paying jobs.
It was Shui Miao who stood up for them, trying to keep them in their current positions.
Now Shui Miao had opened up area B for them and raised their salaries, so naturally, they chose to support Shui Miao.
Among the chefs, a few hotheads even wanted to grab knives and go after He Zhen…
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Meeting Room
Shui Miao, Wang Xiaomi, and Wang Xiaomi’s class leader Li Lan entered the meeting room together.
As soon as Shui Miao walked in, he saw a middle-aged fat man sitting in the chairman’s seat, holding a cigar, with two bodyguards in black suits standing behind him, their waists bulging, seemingly carrying handguns.
With the chairman absent, the chairman’s seat should have belonged to Shui Miao.
Seeing the middle-aged fat man, Li Lan quickly leaned close to Shui Miao’s ear and whispered, “Instrument detection shows that there are handguns at the waist positions of these two bodyguards, and they also have machetes behind their backs. Judging from their fists and eyes, they must have practiced martial arts for seven or eight years. We’ve already made preparations. It’s not impossible to subdue them.”
“Hehe…”
Upon hearing this, Shui Miao chuckled, took out his phone, sat on a chair opposite the meeting table, and sent a message to his godfather Director Zhang, informing him that some people carrying guns had arrived at the hotel.
Li Lan and Wang Xiaomi clearly saw Shui Miao sending the message to Director Zhang.
Soon, Director Zhang replied, saying he would arrive within twenty minutes.
Shui Miao showed the message to Li Lan, who nodded in understanding and hurried downstairs to meet the incoming people.
At this time, some managers and executives successively entered the meeting room.
Xiao Liu, Xiao Hu, and Xiao Tudou also arrived.
Middle-aged fat man He Zhen was smoking a cigar, looking disdainfully at Shui Miao sitting on the other side of the oval meeting table.
Shui Miao, on the other hand, rested his chin on his hand, squinting at He Zhen.
Everyone who entered the meeting room saw this scene and, affected by the tense atmosphere, remained silent.
However, all the newcomers sat around Shui Miao’s side, and those without seats stood behind him. Shui Miao didn’t notice that Sister Tang had even brought the group of male chefs into the meeting room—they had come to support him. Seeing the situation, Xiao Liu quickly called in several male security guards from the security department.
About five minutes later, most of Shui Miao’s people had arrived.
At this point, He Zhen made a phone call and said, “You can come in now.” Then, a large group of people from the entertainment department rushed into the meeting room.
Shui Miao hadn’t expected that He Zhen had also come prepared.
There were quite a few people from the entertainment department—over thirty individuals. Most were seductive and attractive women, but among them were also about ten punk hooligans with bulges at their waists, obviously carrying weapons.
Ten minutes passed, and the meeting room had formed two factions.
Shui Miao was still locked in a staring contest with He Zhen.
Suddenly, He Zhen stubbed out his cigar on the meeting table, pointed at Shui Miao, and said, “Kid, I don’t care how you got to this position. This is Lin family’s business. I, He Zhen, own thirty percent of the shares, and I was entrusted by Old Master Lin to take over Linhai Hotel. If you know what’s good for you, scram now.”
“He Zhen, I let you sit in my seat temporarily out of respect for your age, but I didn’t expect you to be so disrespectful, calling me a kid and telling me to scram! I guess you’ve made some dirty money and your head must be filled with gutter oil and rotten pork, so you’ve forgotten who you are. As for Old Master Lin, dare you bring him here and try?”
“What, you dare to insult me!!” He Zhen slammed the table and stood up abruptly. Having navigated the business world for years, he was always surrounded by people flattering him, even officials fawning over him. Now, being humiliated by a young man in his twenties, his pride was severely wounded: “Bring out the weapons! Whoever opposes me today, I’ll kill them all!”
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Behind He Zhen, the two bodyguards in black suits drew their pistols.
The more than ten hooligans also pulled out their machetes!
“Want to hurt my brother Shui? Try getting through me first!”
“You dare touch my senior brother…”
Xiao Hu and Xiao Tudou rushed forward without hesitation, blocking in front of Shui Miao.
Shui Miao forcefully pushed the two aside—how could he let his good brothers take bullets for him?
“You’re trying to scare who? This is a society ruled by law. If you dare to kill me, just try!” Surprisingly, Sister Tang also stepped forward.
A group of male chefs took out knives, spatulas, and ladles hidden under their clothes, ready to fight!
Seeing this, Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang also stood up from their seats.
Da Shuang smiled slightly and said to He Zhen, “Old man He Zhen, you probably don’t even know who the second largest shareholder of our hotel is, do you?”
“That’s right! He definitely doesn’t know. If he knew that the second largest shareholder of our hotel is Huang Jie, that little Huang girl, I think even if he had the guts of a bear or the courage of a leopard, he wouldn’t dare to cause trouble here.” Xiao Shuang added.
“Hmph!”
He Zhen coldly snorted, “You’re underestimating me too much. Old Master Lin already spoke to Huang girl’s father. Do you think she would come to save you? Hmph! You’re just dreaming in daylight!”
So Huang girl couldn’t come!
Hearing this, the expressions of Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang immediately changed.
Sister Tang was also startled and quickly took a few steps back.
Shui Miao stood up, pushed aside Xiao Hu and Xiao Tudou, clapped his hands, and said, “Impressive! Truly impressive! Old Master Lin’s move is indeed well-thought-out! However, in all of our hearts, Linhai Hotel will always belong to Lin Jie. Lin Jie’s business will forever be Lin Jie’s. We don’t recognize any Old Master Lin. Even if he came here and stood before me, I wouldn’t respect him at all because, in my eyes, he doesn’t deserve to own this business.”
Bang!
Shui Miao slammed his fist on the meeting table, glaring at He Zhen: “If it weren’t for Lin Jie’s heartless father, she wouldn’t have suffered so much, wouldn’t have been separated from the one she loved, and wouldn’t have endured years of hardship in Zhonghai City. As a father, imposing his stubbornness on his children’s happiness, forcefully tearing his daughter away from her beloved, and abandoning her for so many years! Now, he dares to send someone to take away the business his daughter built herself. I swear, what kind of father is he? If he dared to stand before me, I would slap him across the face without hesitation!”
“Bravo!”
“Great! Great!!”
“Brother Shui, that was amazing!”
“Senior, you’re the best…”
Shui Miao’s words moved everyone, prompting a round of applause.
Even some of the people behind He Zhen were moved by these words…
“Hmph! Naive!”
He Zhen waved his hand, “How much do you outsiders know about the Lin family matters? Old Master Lin’s achievements are beyond your comprehension. Today, entrusted by Old Master Lin, I must take over Linhai Hotel. Even if I have to kill you few, I can afford it! Now, I give you five final minutes. When the time’s up, whoever doesn’t scram, I’ll kill them!”
He Zhen checked his watch and started timing.
Seeing that He Zhen was serious, some people behind Shui Miao began to waver, their determination fading.
“Go ahead. I’m the general manager. I’ll take responsibility for this. You’re just here for your salaries; there’s no need for unnecessary sacrifices,” Shui Miao sighed and looked back at everyone. In truth, Shui Miao wanted to see who was truly loyal to him so he could focus on cultivating them as trusted confidants.
Among the chefs, there was some unrest…
The security guards weren’t afraid. Xiao Liu’s group of brothers used to be gangsters, valuing brotherhood above all else. Besides, having seen a lot in the underworld, they didn’t believe He Zhen would really dare to shoot and kill anyone.
Only Sister Tang looked frightened, clearly wanting to leave but feeling embarrassed to do so.
To Shui Miao’s surprise, Wang Xiaomi wasn’t afraid either. She was hiding behind a tall chef, covering her mouth with her hand, contacting the surveillance room. Learning that Director Zhang had arrived at the hotel entrance with the SWAT team, Wang Xiaomi quickly gave Shui Miao a nod.
“Only two minutes left…”
He Zhen said coldly, raising his hand to signal readiness.
But Shui Miao was smiling broadly…
Seeing this, He Zhen became furious. He quickly pulled out a small pistol from his jacket, “Shui Miao, what are you smiling about? Do you think I won’t dare to kill you?”
“No, no, no!”
Shui Miao smiled, waving his hands repeatedly, “You can kill me, of course you can. I believe that having reached your position today, you must have killed quite a few people. I certainly believe you’re capable of killing me.”
“Hmph! You’re right. I indeed have killed a few ungrateful bastards. Today, you’ll be the seventh. I’ll count down ten seconds. If you don’t leave by then, I’ll start killing. After I finish you off, I’ll fly overseas. Anyway, I’ve already transferred all my assets abroad. Who can do anything about me then?” He Zhen appeared low-key on the surface but was actually extremely ruthless. The reason he was helping Old Master Lin reclaim the hotel was because Old Master Lin had promised him an additional one million on top of the thirty percent equity. The entire hotel, including the buildings, was worth more than six million. He had already prepared to leave the country and never return. Gaining an extra million was worth killing a few people.
“Ten… nine… eight… seven…”
As He Zhen counted down to seven, a series of rapid footsteps echoed from the corridor!
Judging from the sound, many well-trained people were coming. He Zhen’s heart skipped a beat, turning to see what was happening. Suddenly, seven or eight dark figures dropped outside the meeting room window. With a series of loud crashes, fully armed SWAT officers with submachine guns kicked through the glass and descended into the meeting room! Almost simultaneously with the SWAT team breaking through the glass and entering the meeting room, Wang Xiaomi shouted, “Get down!” and everyone on Shui Miao’s side quickly crouched down.
“Freeze! Don’t move!”
“Hands up!!”
A large group of SWAT officers also rushed in from the door…
Director Zhang raised his pistol, pressing it directly against He Zhen’s temple. He removed the earpiece from his ear, coldly laughing, “You little bastard, you’ve already killed six people, transferred your assets, and wanted to escape overseas. Why don’t you go now? Should I shoot you and let your soul fly there?”
A SWAT officer suddenly struck He Zhen’s hand with a baton, breaking the bones in his arm. The small pistol fell to the ground.
“Fuck you!”
Seeing someone dared to attack his nephew, Director Zhang furiously swore, then smashed the pistol hard against He Zhen’s back of the head, knocking him unconscious. Still enraged, he kicked He Zhen’s head several more times.
Seeing this, the hooligans and so-called bodyguards dropped their weapons and surrendered with their hands up.
“General Manager, everything that happened in the meeting room has been recorded. I believe He Zhen will rot in prison for life,” Wang Xiaomi exhaled in relief, finally everything under control.
In fact, Wang Xiaomi was also carrying a gun hidden on her—a Desert Eagle.
This gun was given to Wang Xiaomi by Lin Qing’er specifically to protect Shui Miao.
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