Chapter 453: Chapter 454: Shocked Wang Erlai

Bang!

Just as Wang Erlai finished speaking, Su Changfeng swiftly kicked Wang Erlai.

With a particularly powerful kick, Wang Erlai staggered back several steps before falling to the ground.

The surrounding villagers were stunned. This kid actually dared to hit Wang Erlai; does he not want to live?

Everyone in the village knows that Wang Erlai is not someone who tolerates any loss, and anyone who offends him never ends well.

“Young man, I suggest you apologize to the village chief, he’s not someone you can afford to offend,” a villager warned Su Changfeng.

“I also suggest that you’d better kneel right now and apologize to Liu Lili, because I’m also not someone you can afford to offend,” Su Changfeng said calmly.

“Kneel to Liu Lili? Young man, are you out of your mind?”

“There’s no way we’re apologizing to that family!”

“Where did this kid, ignorant of the world, get the nerve to demand apologies from everyone?”

“You must not know what disgraceful things Liu Lili has done outside. A woman like her would have been drowned in a pig basket in ancient times.”

Su Changfeng didn’t know the rumors in the village, but he did know that Liu Lili was not the kind of person the villagers claimed. What they were saying was blatant slander.

“Are you sure you can bear the consequences of these wanton slanders?” Su Changfeng asked coldly.

Every villager lowered their head under Su Changfeng’s icy gaze.

No one had the courage to meet Su Changfeng’s eyes, which felt like facing death itself.

At this moment, Wang Erlai finally regained his composure from that kick, and with a face full of malice, he said to Su Changfeng, “Young man, I will make you regret your actions today.”

Zhu Lie stepped in front of Wang Erlai, squatted down beside him, and put an arm around his shoulder. Before Zhu Lie could speak, Wang Erlai said, “Don’t try to cozy up to me, it’s pointless. I will make him kneel and apologize to me!”

“Cozy up to him?” Zhu Lie couldn’t help but laugh. Zhu Lie wouldn’t bother getting close to such a small character, so he said, “Do you really think so highly of yourself? Do you think I, Zhu Lie, can’t take care of a little village chief?”

“Who the hell is Zhu Lie? I’ve never heard of him,” Wang Erlai sneered.

“If you’ve never heard of me, then think carefully. Doesn’t the name Zhu Lie ring any bells?” Zhu Lie said with a hurt expression. If Wang Erlai really didn’t know him, that would be a bit of a failure on his part.

Wang Erlai’s face had just shown a mocking expression, and suddenly he was stunned.

The name was indeed somewhat familiar. It seemed someone had mentioned it to him before.

Zhu Lie?

Zhu Lie!

Wang Erlai suddenly looked at Zhu Lie in disbelief, his body trembling slightly, and asked, “Zhu… Are you Zhu Lie?”

Zhu Lie smiled joyfully. Luckily, this guy knew him; otherwise, it would have been quite awkward.

After all, Zhu Lie was the top figure in the gray areas of Jiang City. It would be quite embarrassing if he introduced himself and people still didn’t know him.

“Remember now, that’s good. Now go and kneel before him,” Zhu Lie said, patting Wang Erlai on the shoulder lightly.

Wang Erlai was scared to the point where his teeth were chattering. Zhu Lie was indeed the top figure in the gray areas of Jiang City. If the person in front of him really was Zhu Lie, he, a mere small-town figure, couldn’t possibly contend with him.

Is he really Zhu Lie?

Given Zhu Lie’s status, no one would dare pretend to be him, right?

Wang Erlai’s throat instantly became dry, his Adam’s apple moved up and down, and a sharp pain ran through his throat.

Looking into Su Changfeng’s eyes again, he dared not show any slack.

If he could bring Zhu Lie along, then he was definitely some big shot from Jiang City.

Could it be someone from the Gu Family?

Just thinking about it made Wang Erlai’s scalp tingle. Even if he did have some connections in Jiang City, offending someone from the Gu Family was like offending King Yama himself.

Wang Erlai hurriedly got up and walked in front of Su Changfeng, kneeling down with a thud, his face full of fear as he said, “I’m truly sorry. I didn’t know you were so powerful. Please spare me this time.”

The surrounding villagers were shocked to see this. In their village, Wang Erlai had always been particularly arrogant and had never submitted to anyone, let alone knelt down to apologize, which felt like a dream.

At this moment, everyone’s gaze towards Su Changfeng changed, and when they looked at Liu Lili again, their gaze also changed.

“Only you kneel?” Su Changfeng said to Wang Erlai.

Wang Erlai understood what Su Changfeng meant by those words and immediately told the surrounding villagers, “What are you all standing around for? Kneel down and apologize to Liu Lili immediately.”

The villagers felt that this matter had nothing to do with them. They had only thrown a few rotten vegetables and bad eggs, so there was no need to kneel and apologize, right?

Seeing no one willing to kneel, Wang Erlai said viciously, “If you don’t kneel, then don’t blame me, Wang Erlai, for causing you trouble in the future. If my position isn’t secure, don’t expect to live peacefully!”

The villagers weren’t afraid of Su Changfeng because they didn’t see him as powerful. However, Wang Erlai’s malicious words made them take notice.

Because Wang Erlai was closer to their level, and they had already seen him take revenge. If Wang Erlai decided to bother them, they wouldn’t have any peaceful days in the village!

“I’ll give you 3 seconds,” Wang Erlai glanced at Su Changfeng with a sideways look and saw the coldness on Su Changfeng’s face, causing Wang Erlai to shiver involuntarily.

Under Wang Erlai’s threat, these villagers reluctantly knelt down.

Liu Lili looked at Su Changfeng gratefully. He had helped her many times, and Liu Lili didn’t even know how she could repay his kindness.

“Changfeng, thank you,” Liu Lili said.

“Aunt Liu, come with me. No one will trouble you anymore,” Su Changfeng said.

Liu Lili looked conflicted. Although she was being forced to leave, a big part of the reason was that she didn’t want to disrupt Su Changfeng’s family dynamics or cause any conflicts between Su Changfeng and Sun Mei.

“Changfeng, Aunt Liu can find another job. You don’t need to worry,” Liu Lili said.

Su Changfeng shook his head firmly. This matter wasn’t Liu Lili’s fault in the first place, so why should she bear the final consequences?

“The issues between Sun Mei and me aren’t because of you. The problems between me and Sun Mei have existed for a long time. I only tolerated her because she is Qiulu’s mother. This has nothing to do with you,” Su Changfeng explained.