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Chapter 50: Death Penalty Can Be Avoided, But Punishment Is Inevitable

Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Death Penalty Can Be Avoided, But Punishment Is Inevitable

Xia Yanbing and Lin Hongzhuang exchanged glances, both in a state of bewilderment.

"Well, you can get up now." Xia Yanbing, being soft-hearted, felt these two had suffered enough.

"Thank you, Mr. Xia, thank you, Mr. Xia..."

The two kowtowed repeatedly, their faces full of gratitude.

Lin Hongzhuang said angrily, "This fat guy even slapped me."

Zhang Shun grabbed the fat man’s hair and lifted him up, "Why don’t you slap him twice to vent your anger? Or should I do it, so you don’t dirty your hands."

"I’ll do it myself. I’ve never been hit by anyone in my life." Lin Hongzhuang stepped forward and gave the fat man a slap without hesitation.

However, the fat man had a relieved expression; his skin was thick, and the slap from Lin Hongzhuang didn’t hurt him. If Zhang Shun had done it, it would have torn his face apart.

Xia Yanbing looked at Zhang Shun and asked, "Master Zhang, can I ask you something?"

"Please ask, Mr. Xia," Zhang Shun quickly replied.

"With your Zhang family’s influence, you wouldn’t be afraid of me. Even against the Liu and Dong families, you wouldn’t be this apprehensive. Why are you apologizing to me?" Xia Yanbing asked in curiosity.

Zhang Shun smiled bitterly to himself; he didn’t even know. His father had said that if he didn’t appease Xia, their Xia Family would be finished. His father never lied, but Zhang Shun didn’t understand the specifics.

"Mr. Xia, I really don’t know," Zhang Shun said.

Xia Yanbing was dumbfounded, "You’ve been kowtowing here for a long while, and you don’t know why you’re bowing to me?"

"Are you kidding? You don’t know why you’re doing this?" Lin Hongzhuang asked, completely shocked.

Zhang Shun wore a bitter smile, "Mr. Xia, I dare not lie, I really don’t know."

"Did someone ask you to help me?" Xia Yanbing asked.

Zhang Shun shook his head. He thought, "I’m not helping you; I’m helping our Zhang family."

Just then, a group of people came up the stairs.

Leading them were Zhang Wenhao and Zhang Hao.

Zhang Wenhao approached, looked at Xia Yanbing, and respectfully said, "Hello, Mr. Xia. I’m Zhang Wenhao. These two dogs offended you, and I’m truly sorry. It’s all my fault."

Xia Yanbing was utterly confused; the shocks she received today almost equaled all those in her past twenty-something years combined.

Lin Hongzhuang had her mouth open, Zhang Wenhao, the Xia Family Head, was personally bowing and apologizing to Xia Yanbing. Had the world gone mad?

"Hello, Mr. Zhang!" Xia Yanbing hurriedly returned the gesture.

"Hello, Mr. Xia, I’m Zhang Hao. I’m sorry for scaring you; it’s our fault, I apologize!" Zhang Hao bowed and apologized.

Xia Yanbing hastily reciprocated, still in a daze.

Zhang Wenhao glanced coldly at the fat man and Liang Chao and said, "Were these the two dogs that offended Mr. Xia?"

"Yes," Zhang Shun quickly answered.

Liang Chao and the fat man trembled all over, as if they had lost their parents. Did they poke a hole in the heavens? Who exactly was Xia Yanbing, that even Zhang Wenhao would show such respect?

"Mr. Xia, these two blind fools offended you. Just say the word on how to deal with them, and we will not cover for them," Zhang Wenhao asked respectfully.

"Mr. Zhang, please spare us. Mr. Xia has already forgiven us. We beg you to spare us."

"Uncle, please spare us. We know our mistakes, we beg you." The fat man, a distant nephew of Zhang Wenhao, called him uncle.

Zhang Wenhao showed no emotion, sneered, "Offending Mr. Xia, even if you were my own son, it wouldn’t do."

Liang Chao and the fat man were nearly scared to death, shaking like leaves. With one word from Zhang Wenhao, their lives could be forfeit.

Xia Yanbing was stunned. Was Zhang Wenhao really going to execute righteous punishment on his family?

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Xia has already forgiven us earlier, I beg you to spare us..." Liang Chao pleaded and begged while kowtowing.

"Dad, Mr. Xia indeed forgave them earlier," Zhang Shun whispered.

Zhang Wenhao sneered, "Mr. Xia is kind-hearted and magnanimous, not holding vengeance against these two fools. However, we cannot cover for them; they must accept punishment for their mistakes. Break their legs and throw them out. Never let them appear in Yinfeng City again, so as not to sully Mr. Xia’s eyes."

Everyone felt a chill; Zhang Wenhao, being from a black background, was truly ruthless.

Zhang Hao waved his hand and said, "Do it!"

"Mr. Zhang, please spare us, we know we’ve made mistakes, we beg you to spare us..."

Liang Chao and the fat man were scared out of their wits, eyes rolling back, almost fainting from fright, begging desperately but were firmly held by several men in black.

"Drag them out and deal with them, don’t dirty Mr. Xia’s eyes," Zhang Wenhao frowned and said.

Liang Chao and the fat man cried and screamed as they were dragged out.

"Mr. Xia, I’m really sorry for tonight’s incident, it’s our fault, I apologize to you and hope you can calm down," Zhang Wenhao bowed to Xia Yanbing.

Zhang Hao and Zhang Shun hurriedly followed with a bow.

Xia Yanbing jumped in shock, hastily said, "Mr. Zhang, please don’t do this, you’re an elder, I can’t possibly accept this. I’m not angry, really not angry."

"Thank you, Mr. Xia," Zhang Wenhao said, full of gratitude.

Xia Yanbing was so nervous she didn’t know what to do with her hands and feet.

"Mr. Zhang, can I ask you something?"

Zhang Wenhao quickly said, "I know what Mr. Xia wants to ask. I’m only acting under orders, but I can’t tell you who it is, please forgive me."

Again, acting under orders. Liu Zhanyuan was like this, Dong Zhiping was like this, now even Zhang Wenhao was too. Whose orders were they under, and why protect her? Xia Yanbing was full of questions.

However, Xia Yanbing felt a bit happy inside. Although she didn’t know who it was, she knew her hero was secretly protecting her.

"Mr. Zhang, can we leave now?" After such an incident, Xia Yanbing didn’t want to stay any longer.

Zhang Wenhao quickly said, "Mr. Xia, please feel free."

"Then goodbye, Mr. Zhang!" Xia Yanbing smiled slightly and took Lin Hongzhuang by the hand to walk outside.

It wasn’t until Xia Yanbing went downstairs that Zhang Wenhao straightened up.

"Dad, who exactly is this Mr. Xia?" Zhang Shun curiously asked; his head was still filled with confusion.

Zhang Wenhao said in a deep voice, "Second son, listen to me carefully, I don’t want this evening’s incident to happen again. Tonight we were lucky, you stumbled upon it in time, otherwise our Zhang family would be finished. We’d be dead."

Zhang Shun felt a chill down his spine, his face full of shock.

Zhang Hao let out a heavy sigh of relief, "It scared me to death; when I heard about it, my back was soaked."

Zhang Wenhao was not much better off. Hearing that something had happened to Xia Yanbing here, he almost fainted from panic.

The father and son shivered at the thought of that person’s divine ghost techniques, feeling a deep chill all over.

"Eldest son, we still have to apologize to the master for this matter," Zhang Wenhao said.

Zhang Hao turned pale, "I hope the master won’t be too angry."

Zhang Shun listened in bewilderment, "Master? What master? Who are they talking about? Was it this master who scared his father and brother so much?"

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