When Zhao Rui returned home, it was already ninety o'clock at night.
He was half lying on the sofa and didn't turn on the lights, just quietly looking at the night scene outside the window.
The lights outside the window, rich and prosperous, contrasted sharply with the darkness and tranquility inside the house.
Thinking back to this period of time, his life on Lotus Island, Zhao Rui felt that continuing to work at the pawnshop didn't seem to have much meaning, and he needed a quicker and more rapid way to find the third page of the Book of Sealed Gods.
This method of waiting for rabbits to come, after all, was still too passive.
That being said, working at the pawnshop was not entirely without rewards, at least he had inadvertently obtained the Immortal Art of Earthly Seventy-Two Transformations.
If he succeeded in cultivating this Immortal Art, not only would it be a lot easier for him to move around in the future, but even his combat power, would also be greatly improved.
Zhao Rui laid on the sofa for a while, thinking about many things, and finally decided that he would go to the pawn shop tomorrow to quit his job, and search for the Book of Sealed Gods through other means.
After resting for the night and sleeping until noon the next day, Zhao Rui got up.
Since he was no longer planning to continue working, he slowly and methodically washed up and ate his lunch before riding his bike to Pizza Bet Pawnshop.
Just as he arrived at the entrance of the pawnshop and was about to enter, he met Zhang Guoqiang, a colleague with whom he had a good relationship.
As soon as Zhang Guoqiang met him, he rushed to him a burst of eyebrows, at the same time, his mouth said in a rough voice: "We will bet on today's closure, do not do business, you hurry to go, hurry to go!"
Zhao Rui was slightly stunned, the rule of Lotus Island Pawnshop was to operate twenty-four hours a day, how could it suddenly close down?
In addition, Zhang Guoqiang's expression was also very off, as if there was something in his words, was something wrong with the pawnshop?
Zhao Rui was about to radiate his senses out and probe the situation in the store when Shopkeeper Li had already walked out from the store.
"Hey! Zhao Rui! What took you so long? What time is it and you just came to work? Do you still want to work!" Boss Li slatted his dry, skinny old face and rebuked very dissatisfiedly, then said, "Hurry up and go in! Someone is looking for you!"
"Who's looking for me?"
"Brother Flying Dragon!"
"Who is Brother Flying Dragon?"
Zhao Rui was a bit puzzled, listening to the name, this Brother Flying Dragon should be someone from the road, but it seemed like he hadn't dealt much with this type of person.
"What a lone voice! After working for so long, I actually don't even know Brother Flying Dragon's great name!" Boss Li cursed in a low voice.
Zhang Guoqiang hurriedly explained to Zhao Rui in a low voice, "Brother Flying Dragon is also known as Li Flying Dragon, one of the famous mob bosses in this city! Don't look at the fact that he's only in his thirties and started out late, but he rose to prominence at an astonishing speed and is very prestigious on the road. I've heard that Brother Flying Dragon also has a deep connection with the Hu Clan, one of the three most prestigious clans in Lian Dao, and the Hu Clan's eldest daughter has always been at the back, secretly giving her support, so the other gangs don't really dare to mess with Li Flying Dragon!"
Zhao Rui finally understood at this time, the reason why Zhang Guoqiang gave him a wink just now, it turned out to be that he wanted to report a message to him, so that he could take refuge for a while.
However, there was something strange in his heart, wondering why a mobster like Li Feilong would come to find trouble with him.
It was a blessing, not a curse, but a curse that could not be avoided.
Zhao Rui didn't want to avoid it, so he followed Shopkeeper Li towards the store.
The store was very quiet, usually at this time, there should be a lot of customers, but now as if they smelled something dangerous, all disappeared.
The clerks in the store stood in a row by the west wall, each with their heads lowered, holding their voices and communicating with their eyes in anxiety.
Several security guards were standing close to the door, all of their faces were grave and silent.
Seeing Zhao Rui enter the store, all of them looked up at the same time and focused their gazes on him in unison.
Shopkeeper Li asked Zhao Rui to wait in the lobby, while he himself jogged all the way up to the second floor, to the VIP room, and invited Brother Flying Dragon out.
Not long after, the sound of "thump" footsteps traveled down the stairs, and a man in his thirties with a formidable physique and a powerful look, but with bandages wrapped around his head and body, appeared in the hall with two bodyguards.
"You are Zhao Rui?" The man walked straight up to Zhao Rui and looked him up and down for a few moments before opening his mouth and asking.
"It's me. You're ...."
Zhao Rui asked back with little certainty, he felt that this man looked somewhat familiar, but for a moment he couldn't recall where he had seen him before.
"You really are a nobleman." Brother Flying Dragon laughed coldly, tilting his head slightly, and two bodyguards immediately rushed behind Zhao Rui, one on the left and one on the right, and brought him under control.
"That incident that happened the other night, have you just forgotten about it? That day, I was drunk and didn't bring any bodyguards with me, and I was hacked to the ground by a few punks, only to have you and a woman named Mi Wen take advantage of the fire, sweep me off my feet, and in the end, give me a brick! It's only been a few days, you wouldn't not remember, right!"
"It's you!"
It dawned on Zhao Rui that this Brother Flying Dragon, was the unlucky guy who had been robbed by him and Mi Wen, no wonder he felt a bit familiar.
At that time, it was very dark, coupled with the fact that he was focusing on picking up the advantage, he didn't pay much attention to Li Feilong's appearance.
Originally thought, that night's incident, God does not know, there will not be any trouble, did not expect only a few days later, people will come to the door.
The clerk, the security guards and the shopkeeper Li in the Bespoke Pawnshop changed color on their faces when they heard Li Feilong say this.
None of them expected that the seemingly calm and collected Zhao Rui would dare to rob Brother Flying Dragon and even knock the other party out with a brick!
That was the famous Li Flying Dragon on the road!
When ordinary people hear his name, they have to back off, yet Zhao Rui did such a thing to him!
It's simply audacious!
If they hadn't heard it with their own ears, they would never have believed it!
A few ordinary sales clerks of Pizza bet, where have they seen this kind of scene, have already been shocked by Flying Dragon's reputation, and avoided Zhao Rui, wishing for this matter to be over quickly, and for those characters in the road not to come back to disturb them.
As for the store's several security guards, usually get along well with Zhao Rui, although they have the intention to help, but do not have the ability.
After all, Brother Flying Dragon is quite a dangling character on the road, and behind him is the old man of the Hu family as a backer, such a strong character is not something they can mess with.
"Fei ... Brother Flying Dragon! This matter has nothing to do with our store at all." Boss Li was so anxious that cold sweat soared out of his head, and he hurriedly excused himself and drew a line with Zhao Rui, "We really didn't know that Zhao Rui actually hid it from the store and made such a big mess! We immediately dismissed him, as for how to dispose of him, it's up to you, Brother Flying Dragon, to decide, whether he's dead or alive, it has nothing to do with us."
"Shut up!" Li Feilong wrinkled his two thick eyebrows and shouted coldly.
Palmistress Li shivered and hurriedly closed his mouth, not daring to provoke Li Feilong's anger again.
Li Feilong stopped Boss Li, then turned his head to look at Zhao Rui and said in a deep voice, "It's good that you remembered. I've spent a lot of effort in order to find you guys. Now it's time for us to settle the score between us, properly."
After saying that, he clicked his palm, and there were four more brawny men wearing black suits, escorting a pretty girl, coming down from upstairs.
Zhao Rui took a closer look, the girl was none other than Mi Wen!
Mi Wen's hair was disheveled, and her face was white, obviously she had suffered a great deal of shock. However, her clothes were still neat, and there were no bruises on her face, so she shouldn't have been violated in any way.
Letting Mi Wen and Zhao Rui stand side by side, Li Feilong then asked, "That night, who was the one who knocked me out with a brick?"
"Me."
Zhao Rui answered simply and clearly, taking the trouble all on himself.
That slap was made by Mi Wen, but if Fei Long knew the truth, she would probably suffer a lot.
Mi Wen looked at Zhao Rui and was slightly stunned for a moment, however, she quickly guessed Zhao Rui's intentions and brought some gratitude into her gaze.
Due to the unpleasant experience during their first meeting, Mi Wen had always regarded Zhao Rui as a rival, and had looked for trouble from Zhao Rui three times.
However, at this critical moment, Zhao Rui took all the blame. Mi Wen's preconceived notions about Zhao Rui in her heart were like being blown by a gale, and they vanished in an instant.
Li Feilong stared hard at Zhao Rui for a while, then laughed coldly and pointed at Mi Wen, ''You're actually thinking of saving a beauty at this time. Unfortunately, I saw very clearly that night, and the one who slapped me with a slate was this woman! You guys are pretty ballsy! Not counting the fact that you robbed me, you actually knocked me out with a brick! I, Li Feilong, have been on the road for so long, but this is the first time I've been knocked out by a brick! And it's still a woman!"
Mi Wen's face changed slightly, her heart was a bit scared, she knew very well that if she messed with this kind of gangster, what kind of harsh retaliation she would suffer.
Zhao Rui, however, acted as if nothing had happened and smiled, "Brother Flying Dragon, that day you were being chased and killed, your body was drenched in blood and you were seriously injured. If it wasn't for us calling the emergency center, I'm afraid it's hard to say if you can stand here and talk right now. Although we picked up a bit of a bargain on you, however, your Brother Fei Long's life shouldn't be worth that much!"
Li Feilong touched the thick gold chain hanging around his neck and looked at Zhao Rui with an amused gaze, "You guys saved me once and robbed me once, so it's kind of even, but whoever slaps me with that slate will have to chop off a hand! Zhao Rui, since you carried it for Mi Wen, it's better to chop off your hand!"
Before the words fell, Li Feilong suddenly threw a punch and ruthlessly blasted Zhao Rui's abdomen.
Zhao Rui stood still and didn't move, as if dust had fallen on his body, not feeling a thing.
On the contrary, it was Li Feilong, holding his wrist, a hint of pain appeared on his face.
The recoil of that punch just now had shocked his wrist to the point that it was vaguely painful!
Li Feilong was secretly shocked in his heart, he had practiced martial arts since he was a child, and although that punch just now was only a punishment and did not use his full strength, an average person would not be able to stand it, or at least it would be very hard to bear.
However, this young man in front of him, received this punch, but look calm, does not seem to have any discomfort, on the contrary, his own wrist, but because of the impact of the force of recoil and pain.
This showed that this young man possessed considerable strength!
However, how could such a strong person be easily controlled by his own bodyguard just now?