Chapter 586: Chapter 586

Boss Zhao, upon hearing the newcomer's voice, immediately shouted with joy, "Brother Wu, I'm over here!"

The person who had arrived was none other than a Wu family member from the Huadu Chamber of Commerce and one of the Vice Presidents, Wu Jiating!

Wu Jiating appeared to be in his forties, slightly overweight, with even some oil stains not yet wiped clean from his mouth, clearly having just been at some banquet.

Seeing that Wu Jiating had rushed over amidst his busy schedule, Boss Zhao struggled to his feet from the ground, his face beaming with a forced smile as he said, "Brother Wu, thank you so much for taking the time to come here amidst your busy schedule!"

Wu Jiating, upon seeing Boss Zhao, quickly stepped forward to support him, asking with confusion, "Boss Zhao, what happened to you?"

"Ah, it's a long story. I'll give you a brief rundown," said Boss Zhao as he succinctly recounted the matter, but he framed it as if Xu Hao had provoked him first and he had simply retaliated defensively.

After finishing, he pointed at Xu Hao and said, "Brother Wu, it's this kid, he really made me suffer a huge loss today! You must stand up for me, otherwise all my years of hard work will have been for nothing!"

"Haha, rest assured, Boss Zhao, with me here, no one can touch you!"

Wu Jiating patted his chest, bragging unabashedly as he said, "Don't forget, I'm a Wu family member. In this Huadu City, who dares to mess with us? After all, our Wu family is Huadu City's number one family..."

As he spoke, Wu Jiating turned his gaze towards the direction Boss Zhao had pointed.

However, the next second, his facial expression instantly froze.

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He looked terrified and with a trembling voice said, "Xu... Young Master Xu, what are you doing here? Does this mean..."

He was hesitant to continue his line of thought.

Instantly regretting his decisions, he wondered why he had to meddle in this messy situation today!

With Xu Hao present, nothing could be easily resolved.

Xu Hao spoke indifferently, "I knew that the Wu family members would surely recognize me. What's the matter, am I not allowed to be here?"

Wu Jiating quickly said, "Of course not, of course not, Young Master Xu, it just occurred to me, could it be that Boss Zhao had a conflict with you?"

"That's right, but his story is incorrect. It was he who provoked me first. I'm a good person, I never provoke others," Xu Hao said flatly, without even standing up. He was never polite to the forces of an already hostile family.

Even though Xu Hao's demeanor seemed somewhat arrogant, Wu Jiating didn't dare to entertain such thoughts as he turned to scold Boss Zhao, "Boss Zhao, you almost got me killed!"

"What? Brother Wu, how could I harm you! You must be mistaken! This kid is from out of town, why would you be so afraid of him?" Boss Zhao looked utterly confused. Wu Jiating was a genuine Wu family member, and in Huadu City, who would dare provoke a Wu family member?

That would be asking for trouble!

So, he couldn't believe that Wu Jiating could be in any danger in Huadu City.

Yet now, Wu Jiating was saying that he had put him in danger!

How could that be possible!

But why did Wu Jiating's expression change so dramatically when facing this young man, as if he had seen a tiger?

Wu Jiating said sternly, "What do you know! Yes, Young Master Xu is indeed from elsewhere, but what of that? Now in Huadu, ask around, who dares to cross Young Master Xu? No one dares! Even our Wu family's head wouldn't dare!"

"What?! Impossible! How could an outsider be so powerful in Huadu? Huadu is clearly the territory of the Wu family and other major families! And I haven't heard of any young master from Yanjing coming here recently!" Boss Zhao was still incredulous, and the onlookers were also filled with doubt. How could this be possible?

An outsider more formidable than the Wu family, akin to a powerful dragon in its own territory?

"Humph! You all gather your information through inadequate channels, so you don't understand how formidable Young Master Xu is. Currently, in Huadu, Young Master Xu is the one person you absolutely cannot afford to offend, with even our Wu family having to fall in line behind him!"

Wu Jiating said coldly, "Now that you've offended Young Master Xu, clearly lost a bet, yet want to default on it, let me tell you, there's no way you can wriggle out of this debt! If you apologize to Young Master Xu sincerely right now, and comply with the gambling agreement by either compensating or directly transferring your Wanxin Film and Television to Young Master Xu, you might suffer less. Otherwise..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the unspoken implication was clear.

Having offended Young Master Xu, one had to make amends properly and fulfill the agreed-upon compensation. Otherwise, whether one could even survive was an open question.

Boss Zhao panicked instantly.

Wu Jiating's terrified appearance didn't seem feigned, and indeed he had no reason to fake it, as that would only damage his reputation.

But to willingly hand over the business he had worked hard to build for decades—that was utterly unrealistic!

He absolutely refused to give it up!

He looked up at Xu Hao, his voice filled with a pleading tone, "Young Master Xu, I was wrong, I truly was. Please spare me this one time, can you? Rest assured, I will make sure to be a better person from now on!"