novelraw Chapter 656: The Might of Huang Shi
Chapter 656: The Might of Huang Shi
"Prince Huang, I’m so dead, Prince Huang...I was blind not to recognize Mount Tai, please...spare me, I deserve to die, I deserve to die..." Huang Dalong saw Huang Shi’s face had turned very dark, and his speech had even become indifferent, which made him panic completely. Rumor had it when Prince Huang was about to lose his temper, he would look utterly nonchalant, which meant Huang Shi must be extremely angry now, with serious consequences!
Faced with this realization, Huang Dalong was so frightened he didn’t know what to do; he fell to his knees with a thud, weeping and begging for mercy. His only thought was to plead for Huang Shi to spare him. As long as Huang Shi spared him, his wretched life would be saved. He’d be willing to do anything just to keep his life; compared to life itself, what did face matter? Without life, there was nothing left...
"What about the rest of you? Just now, didn’t you all want to rush up and hit me? Why aren’t you doing anything now?" Huang Shi lit a cigarette, exhaled a ring of smoke, and ignored Huang Dalong, who was kneeling beside him, as he gave a cold look to the people around him, then added another sentence.
"Prince Huang...I was wrong, please show mercy and spare me. If you aren’t angry, I’ll do anything you want. I said something I shouldn’t have; I beg you, Prince Huang, I’ll slap my own face, for the words I shouldn’t have spoken!" Huang Pi, realizing Huang Shi was speaking that way, was scared to the point of nearly wetting his pants. His boss had already been reduced to such a state of desperate groveling; compared to the boss, he was less than nothing. If Huang Shi really lost it, he’d be the first to die!
With that thought, Huang Pi was overtaken with regret and fear, wondering how he could have experienced such a misfortune while out dining with Boss Huang Dalong. Of all the people they could have stumbled upon, it had to be Tianhai’s most untouchable Prince Huang, and they had foolishly antagonized Huang Shi. He hated that he had once wanted to beat Huang Shi up fiercely; what kind of mess was this? Weren’t they just courting death? Forget about himself, even Boss Huang Dalong might be headed for a bad end now.
The pressing concern now was how to quell Huang Shi’s rage. With that in mind, Huang Pi immediately started slapping his own face without any hesitation, and with all the ferocity he could muster, knowing this might calm Huang Shi’s anger. If he could somehow appease Huang Shi, he would be out of trouble...
"Prince Huang, we were truly blind, begging for your forgiveness, we apologize here and now..." Qingpi was also panicked. He didn’t know the full extent of Huang Shi’s power, but he had heard that the big shots in Tianhai were all polite to Huang Shi. How could a low-level thug like him and Huang Pi compare? To speak harshly, they could be killed without Huang Shi even opening his mouth; just a glance from Huang Shi and they wouldn’t even know how they died!
Fuck, this really was a fucking disaster! If he couldn’t quell Huang Shi’s anger today, he might end up thrown into the sea as fish food. Thinking this, the cold sweat on Qingpi’s forehead poured out like beans. Seeing Huang Pi slapping himself, he didn’t hesitate to do the same, and to show his sincerity, he slapped himself even harder, leaving handprints on his face. If this could save his life, such suffering was nothing!
"Prince Huang, we really didn’t know it was you!"
"We were blind, completely blind. Please have mercy on us."
"Even if we had the guts of the heavens, we wouldn’t dare lay a hand on you!"
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Several gangsters, now terror-stricken by Huang Shi’s words, were all kneeling on the ground, pleading desperately. They hadn’t expected such an ordeal; they couldn’t have imagined that this young man was the legendary Prince Huang. If they had known Huang Shi’s identity earlier, even if they had ten thousand guts, they wouldn’t have dared to touch him. This was simply courting death!
All of them knelt on the ground, their clothes soaked through in an instant. The goons knew the rules of the underworld too well; if Huang Shi’s anger continued, none of those present would end well. With that thought, to appease Huang Shi’s wrath, they even began to kowtow non-stop. Usually, they might be quite impressive on the streets, but in front of Huang Shi, they were worthless like ants, fearing his wrath could bring their doom.
Moreover, they all immensely regretted following Huang Dalong out for a meal today. Had they not, they wouldn’t have run into Huang Shi. It was all this damn Huang Dalong’s fault. In the future, they swore to stay far away from him; the man was incredibly unlucky...
Seeing everyone else slapping their faces or kowtowing, Huang Dalong quickly realized that he was the one who had caused all this. If he didn’t let Huang Shi vent, none of them would escape unscathed. With that realization, he didn’t hesitate to start kowtowing and slapping his face, willing to do anything to appease Huang Shi.
"Now do you all realize your mistakes?" Huang Shi, watching the people kneeling before him, with swollen faces and blood trickling from the corners of their mouths, and foreheads turning blue from kowtowing — some even bleeding — felt the anger in his heart subside by half. He had taught these people a lesson, so they wouldn’t dare to belittle others in the future and think they could provoke anyone. If they didn’t suffer this time, they wouldn’t learn to be more cautious and humble. Plus, they had the misfortune of touching two precious figures related to the boss and dared to go against his own strong men; a taste of suffering was well-deserved.
"We truly realize our mistakes!"
"We will never dare to do this again!"
"Please, Prince Huang, let us go!"
...
As soon as everyone heard Huang Shi say such words, they all thought that Huang Shi’s anger had not subsided. The one slapping his own face did so even harder, as if wishing to tear his face off, and the ones kowtowing did so even faster. In the blink of an eye, their foreheads were all broken...
By now, they were utterly terrified. They really didn’t know what to do if Huang Shi continued to stay angry. What... what should they do now? They had already gone to such lengths, what did Huang Shi want them to do before he would forgive them!
"Young Master Huang, you see... you see..." Manager Wang was completely flustered now. Just now, when everyone was talking, he couldn’t get a word in. Although he knew before that Huang Shi was someone nobody could afford to provoke, he wasn’t involved in the underworld and didn’t know the extent of Huang Shi’s influence. Seeing Huang Dalong and the others, who were absolutely untouchable local bullies, scared to this extent, the shock in his heart was indescribable. This... this was unbelievable. He never dreamed that Huang Shi could be this formidable!
No wonder the boss had placed Huang Shi in the fourth position in that photo album. Comparing now to what he knew of Huang Shi, Manager Wang’s back was soaked with sweat. What kind of people then were the first three individuals? This... this time, they had really stirred up big trouble!
However, having this happen here was quite bad, right in the hallway near the cashier’s desk, affecting the hotel in a negative way. This... if it caused any trouble, as the manager, he couldn’t shirk responsibility. Perhaps the boss would immediately fire him. What... what should he do now? But after thinking it over, for the sake of the hotel and his job, Manager Wang still decided to try and gauge Huang Shi’s intentions. If Huang Shi would change the location to deal with these people, the hotel wouldn’t suffer any severe consequences.
"All right, all of you get up. Stop disgracing yourselves on the ground. Stand aside and don’t hinder the hotel’s business," Huang Shi, seeing Manager Wang in his manager’s attire speaking, also felt that this had gone far enough. So, he raised his voice and ordered the people kneeling on the ground to get up, and then stand aside to continue dealing with the matter at hand.
"Thank you, Prince Huang."
"Thank you!"
"Thank you!"
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The people on the ground, hearing Huang Shi say this, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Huang Shi speaking in this way probably meant he had forgiven them. Their hearts, which had been in their throats, settled back into their stomachs. They hastily rose from the ground and obediently followed Huang Shi’s instructions, standing to the side, fearing any delay might anger Huang Shi again. They swiftly expressed their thanks to Huang Shi.
Deep inside, they couldn’t help but feel relieved that their lives were saved. Now it was all about what Huang Shi would ask them to do next. No matter whether they could accomplish it or not, once Huang Shi said it, they had to do it. They didn’t dare to provoke Huang Shi’s anger again. Just thinking about how angry Huang Shi had been, they couldn’t stop shivering, and they were extremely grateful towards Manager Wang as well. If it weren’t for Manager Wang speaking up, who knows how long they would have to kneel there...
The two shocked observers were completely dumbfounded now. From the moment Huang Shi started to intimidate the other party, causing them to be terrified, they had already begun to reassess Huang Shi. But they could never have dreamed that the usually arrogant local bullies would end up behaving so exaggeratedly. Those thugs’ feelings towards Huang Shi were more than just fear; it was absolute terror. This... this... who exactly was Huang Shi to make people from the criminal underworld so afraid of him? This was truly frightening!
As for matters of the criminal underworld, they had encountered some in Xishan Province, but they had never seen anyone as formidable as Huang Shi. Just the mention of his name had those people slapping themselves and kneeling to beg for mercy, something impossible in ordinary circumstances. This only indicated one thing: Huang Shi was definitely more than they had initially thought. He must be a renowned figure in Tianhai, or else he couldn’t have instilled such fear in those thugs. What... what exactly was going on!