A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1121 The Dragon God Need Not Fear Man

All was silent inside Haiyuan Restaurant.

The only sound was the anxious voice of one man at the door.

"Chen Ao, what are you doing?" Li Er got a shock when he saw who had barged through the doors of the restaurant.

Nobody expected Chen Ao to appear.

Mr Chu had stripped Chen Ao of all the power and position he once held, and Chen Ao had been labeled a sinner and a traitor.

It was not appropriate for a traitor of Mr Chu to appear here today.

"Chen Ao, what are you trying to do? Today is Mr Chu's big day! Are you trying to create trouble for him even at his wedding? If you still want to live for a while more, then get out quickly! If you make Mr Chu angry, not even the gods can save you!" yelled Li Er sternly at Chen Ao after he got over his initial shock.

A group of bodyguards had already surrounded Chen Ao and was ready to throw him out.

"It's alright, let him come in. I want to hear what else Chen Ao has to say to me." Ye Fan waved his hands to tell Li Er not to stop him from coming in.

The bodyguards let go of Chen Ao, so Chen Ao quickly ran forward and said anxiously to Ye Fan, "Mr Chu, hurry up and run! If you don't run now, it'll be too late. Someone from the Xur family has already reached the border of Yunzhou, and he'll get here in no time. That Wu Wei-Tao has ganged up with the Lu and Xur families to act as their informant. They've planned to kill everyone in this place together!"

What?!

Sometimes, words were enough to shock someone to death.

Chen Ao's words were like a giant rock falling into the ocean, causing a tsunami to rise.

Li Er and the rest immediately paled when they heard what Chen Ao just said.

"What did you say? Someone from the Xur family is already here and he intends to kill us all?!"

"Chen Ao, this is no laughing matter. Every single person here is the most powerful person in their respective cities. What do you mean when you say the Xur family intends to kill all the rich and powerful of Jiangdong at the same time? Aren't they afraid that this would cause a huge upheaval in Jiangdong's upper echelons? Are they prepared for chaos in Jiangdong?"

"Chen Ao! You must be spouting nonsense here to confuse us! Even though the Xur family is a powerful family from Yanjing, their family alone wouldn't be enough to exterminate all the powerful people of Jiangdong. It's Mr Chu's big day today, but here you are, trying to poison our minds! Chen Ao, what are you up to?"

There were some who were terrified and some who were confused by Chen Ao's words. There were also some who felt that Chen Ao was up to no good and there was nothing to worry about.

But there was still a tinge of anxiety in everyone's voices.

Nobody could sit still since their lives might be at risk.

Even people like Li Er and Lei San began to look a little more worried and afraid.

Chen Ao just shook his head when everyone else hurled doubts at him. "It's true that one or two families wouldn't be able to fight all of Jiangdong. But what if the government is also on their side?" Chen Ao's low voice rang out within the restaurant.

Everyone instantly shuddered at these words.

Li Er felt his pupils constrict. "Chen Ao, are you saying that the top brass is involved in this too?"

Chen Ao didn't reply him directly and just went on speaking, "As far as I know, the higher ups have already started taking action on Jiangdong some days ago. During this time, there was a huge change in Jiangdong's political circle, and there has been a very severe raid on vices. I'm sure all of you have heard a thing or two about this."

"Even the mayor of Yunzhou was fired, what more lowly merchants like you and I? Perhaps you think that you're powerful and you command a lot of clout in the cities where you come from. Even the mayor of your city behaves courteously around you."

"But what are all of you in front of the top positions of the country? As long as the highest authorities of the nation want to, they'll make sure that you never make a comeback. Don't tell me any of you have the guts or the ability to go against the authorities?"

BOOM!

Every word that Chen Ao said felt like a bolt of lightning that struck each person's heart.

Everyone instantly paled and their hearts were overcome with terror.

They felt like a huge mountain had suddenly pressed down on their hearts.

No matter how much confidence they had in themselves, they would never be a match for the highest authorities of the country.

"Chen Ao, are you sure about this? You sure you're not lying to us? The top brass really wants to kill us all and fight Mr Chu?" asked Lei San again with a deathly pale face.

Chen Ao replied him quietly, "Of course I'm not lying to you. I said before that we really cannot afford to offend the Lu and Xur families in the first place. From the moment I found out that Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua were dead, I knew this day would come. I just didn't expect them to exact revenge so swiftly."

"So Mr Chu, since the Xur family hasn't caught up with you yet, it's better for you to run now. It's really not the time to be

boastful or care about your pride."

Even though Ye Fan had stripped him of all his power and position, and even placed him under house arrest, Chen Ao didn't blame Ye Fan.

He was the one who betrayed Ye Fan in the first place, so he deserved to be punished.

But when he heard from Wu Wei-Tao that the Xur family had sent someone to the city, his first thought wasn't to cooperate with Wu Wei-Tao. Instead, the first thing he did was to run to Yunzhou and tell Ye Fan to leave.

Ye Fan was his benefactor, and his daughter liked Ye Fan a lot too.

Chen Ao sincerely didn't want Ye Fan to die like this.

"He's right, Mr Chu. You'd better run quickly. The government is after you this time, so it's really not the time to be stubborn anymore. As long as you're still alive, you can always make a comeback in the future. I'm sure that even if you leave

Jiangdong, you're definitely capable enough to rise to power again. As long as you're still around, we will still be loyal to you! Even if we end up behind bars, we believe that you will be able to get us out in the future!" Li Er began to persuade Ye Fan as well.

He had already tried the night before.

He had initially decided to force Mr Chu to leave Jiangdong only after the banquet had ended, no matter what he had to resort to. But he didn't expect the Xur family to reach Yunzhou so quickly. "Run?" Ye Fan just laughed calmly.

He picked up his tea, took a sip, then smiled arrogantly at everyone.

"The word 'run' does not exist in my dictionary. I said before that I might cause trouble inadvertently, but I will never be afraid of trouble. If they want to fight, then I will fight them. If one man tries to kill me, I will kill that one man. If a hundred men try to kill me, I will kill all 100 of them. If this country wishes to kill me, then I will

raze this nation to the ground. I don't care if it's one person, one family or even one nation."

"I am the Dragon God and I need not fear man!"