Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Setting a Trap to Slaughter a Pig (10th Update)
Xue An gave a faint smile, “It sounds like you’ve made up your mind about me.”

Zhou Hao let out a cold laugh, “Don’t blame me, this is the fate you’ve chosen for yourself! Without paying, none of your family will be allowed to leave!”

Xue An’s gaze grew colder, and he had also grown weary of this.

He had given Kou Xiaoyan fifteen minutes, only because their professionalism and dedication at that time had made him feel somewhat fond of them, and he didn’t have the heart to directly smash up the store.

But now that she couldn’t make it in time, they shouldn’t blame him for being impolite.

“Very well, it looks like this isn’t your first time doing something like this. Today, I’ll teach you a lesson!” Saying this, Xue An’s aura began to climb steadily.

Just then, someone came running wildly, panting and shouting as they ran, “Mr., please show mercy! Mr., please show mercy!”

Accompanying the calls, a group of people rushed over.

Zhou Hao had initially taken it lightly, but when he saw who was coming, he was stunned.

Because the person who arrived was indeed Kou Xiaoyan.

And not just her, there was also an elderly man following behind her.

“Zhou… Master Zhou?” Zhou Hao said, dumbfounded, as a cold sweat broke out over his whole body.

This Master Zhou was the very same master who had accompanied Kou Xiaoyan to Beijiang before, and at this moment, he too was sweating profusely, clearly having run all the way here.

Upon hearing Zhou Hao’s shout, Master Zhou flew into a rage, and without further ado, stepped forward and slapped him twice across the face.

Zhou Hao was struck but dared not make a single move, only standing there with utmost respect and deference.

After hitting him, Master Zhou turned to look at Xue An, and then, just like Kou Xiaoyan, froze in place.

At this moment, Kou Xiaoyan was also filled with fear.

She had been preparing to set up a new shop near the harbor when she suddenly received a call from Song Yi.

After picking up, Song Yi told her in a grave tone that Xue An wanted her to get to the Jinyuan Building’s store number seven within fifteen minutes.

Kou Xiaoyan had been astounded, her mind going blank.

Especially after Song Yi’s last words, if you can’t make it in fifteen minutes, then don’t blame Mr. for being impolite.

Once Kou Xiaoyan came back to her senses, she was so frightened that she trembled all over and immediately rushed towards the Jinyuan Building.

At the same time, she called the headquarters, informing them and requesting that Master Zhou accompany her.

Kou Xiaoyan was smart, she may hold a high position of authority within the Zhou Family, but no matter what, she was still an outsider.

Only someone like Master Zhou, a man of high esteem within his own clan, could command respect.

When Master Zhou heard Kou Xiaoyan’s account of the situation, he immediately sensed the gravity of the matter and rushed to the Jinyuan Building by car.

Upon reaching the entrance, the two met and then ran all the way to this point.

But to their surprise, they found a stranger, not at all the Mr. Xue they remembered.

Yet this man’s demeanor, particularly his eyes and presence, were so reminiscent of Mr. Xue.

Who was this?

The two were in the midst of their confusion.

Xue An’s voice sounded directly in their minds.

“I am Xue An, but do not raise any alarm!”

Kou Xiaoyan and Master Zhou looked at each other, seeing in each other’s eyes a shared look of utter shock and disbelief.

What was this?

Was it like the secret transmission of voice in martial arts novels?

But since they had confirmed it was Mr. Xue and he had advised them not to make a commotion, the two of them understood.

“Mr.! You summoned me here, may I ask what instructions you have?” Kou Xiaoyan asked with utmost respect and politeness.

Her demeanour had already petrified everyone in the jewelry store.

The arrogant-looking female attendant was now shaking all over with fear.

Xue An smiled and pointed at the ashen-faced Zhou Hao, “Your store colluded with outsiders to set a trap, selling a jade pendant worth no more than a million for the high price of ten million. Are you aware of this?”

As soon as these words were uttered, Si Jin, who was already pale with shock, suddenly turned ashen.

Li Hou was no fool either; he immediately understood what was happening and his eyes involuntarily widened.

Kou Xiaoyan shuddered and shook her head, saying, “Sir, I truly didn’t know about this, but since you say so, it must be true!”

Xue An shook his head, “I won’t bully others with my power, see for yourselves!”

With that, Xue An pointed at the jade pendant in Si Jin’s hand.

Master Zhou’s face turned livid as he stepped forward, snatched the jade pendant, examined it for a moment and then, trembling with anger, threw it away.

The hard jade pendant hit Zhou Hao on the forehead.

Crack.

The jade pendant shattered.

Blood immediately started to trickle down Zhou Hao’s forehead.

Even so, Zhou Hao didn’t dare to move an inch.

“A misfortune for the family, a misfortune for the family!” Master Zhou trembled all over with anger.

“To think that our Zhou Family, ever since the establishment of Zhou Xiaofu, has always strived diligently to earn customer respect with quality. But look at you, resorting to these sly and illegitimate martial arts world tactics! I ought to strangle you today!”

Master Zhou was like an enraged lion, lunging forward to kill Zhou Hao.

Zhou Hao, terrified, immediately knelt on the ground and began kowtowing incessantly, “Uncle, spare my life, Uncle, spare my life; it was just a moment of madness, I won’t dare to do it again!”

“Next time? Do you think you’ll have a next time? If it wasn’t for the fact that the gentleman respected me a little for Kou Xiaoyan’s sake, do you think you’d still be alive to talk to me?” Master Zhou said, quivering like a sieve with rage.

Hearing this, Zhou Hao finally realized that everything Xue An had said was true.

Then what could the status of this man possibly be?

To cause Master Zhou, who faced the powerful without flinching, to be so terrified?

Zhou Hao was filled with regret, suddenly pointing at Si Jin.

“Sir, Director Kou, Uncle, this woman instigated all this! She insisted on doing it this way, and said that once it was done, she would take more than half of the share!”

Zhou Hao’s accusation turned Si Jin pale, and she stammered, “I… I… I didn’t!”

Li Hou now understood that he was the pig being slaughtered.

Overcome by anger, he slapped Si Jin to the ground and then yelled, “You bitch, I paid for what you did to Gong Xiaoqing yesterday, and you still plot against me like this! You’re truly a wolf that can’t be fed enough!”

Having said that, Li Hou suddenly realized what he had divulged and quickly covered his mouth.

But it was too late; people had already heard.

Gong Xiaoqing, with a face full of rage, stood up and pointed at Si Jin, “You’re so cruel! To actually have someone curse me! What did I ever do to make you hate me so much?”

Si Jin collapsed on the ground, shaking all over and unable to speak.

Just then, Xue An slowly stood up, yawned indifferently, and said to An Yan and his two daughters, “Alright, let’s go.”

With that, he started walking out.

Gong Xiaoqing called out anxiously, “Sir, this person…”

“She wronged you, so how you want to get revenge is up to you,” Xue An said indifferently.

Master Zhou and Kou Xiaoyan exchanged glances, hurriedly walked forward, and began to apologize profusely.

“Sir, this matter was an oversight by our Zhou Family and we owe it to your call that we even found out about this. Who knows how much longer this young man could have deceived us!”

Xue An smiled at this; dealing with this matter had been effortless for him, and Zhou Hao was not worth his while to deal with personally.