"<Mo Jinnian> did not care who they were. Even if the King of Heaven came, he would not let anyone bully his <Mo Family>."
"I don't care who you are. I advise you today to leave quickly if you don't want to suffer, otherwise..."
"Otherwise what? If you make our <Second Master> unhappy, don't expect to live a peaceful life here in the future." Before <Mo Jiuye> could finish speaking, the thugs interrupted with threats in their tone.
<Mo Jiuye> snorted coldly and increased the force of his grip.
"I don't care who you are. If you dare to cause trouble for my <Mo Family>, don't expect to leave here unscathed."
The <Second Master> could clearly hear the sound of his own bones breaking, and he screamed in pain, "Stop...stop quickly..."
<Mo Jiuye> was not deterred at all by his squeals like a pig being slaughtered. He still firmly gripped the arm that he had crushed.
"Who exactly are you? Why are you causing trouble for the <Mo Family>?"
The pain brought tears to the <Second Master's> eyes. He also realized that the person in front of him had a backbone and was not afraid of him at all.
In order not to suffer any more, he softened his tone, but still with a hint of threat.
"I'm from the provincial government. Go ask anyone there, all the underworld and upper class give <Second Master> me some face."
The provincial government?
Clearly, these were just small-time street thugs. <Mo Jiuye> recalled that he had never even left Yuncheng, let alone offend anyone from the provincial government.
"I'm asking you why you are causing trouble for the <Mo Family>?"
To make this person more honest, <Mo Jiuye> increased the force again.
The pain brought the <Second Master> to shriek.
"Ow...ow..."
Ultimately, he could not withstand the pain and softened.
"Good sir, spare me. There is room for discussion between us, we can even become friends."
<Mo Jiuye> was too lazy to deal more with this kind of person. Impatiently he said, "Less nonsense, answer my question."
The <Second Master> looked at <Mo Jiuye's> cold eyes and broke out in a cold sweat.
He had no trouble believing that if he did not become more honest, he was likely to lose his life.
"It was Boss <Jin>... it was Boss <Jin> who asked me to come to the <Mo Family> for the recipe for the Cold Rabbit Meat."
Although <Mo Jiuye> did not know who Boss <Jin> was, hearing that it was related to the Cold Rabbit Meat, he understood in his heart.
It was nothing more than <Tang Mingrui> using the Cold Rabbit Meat to expand his restaurant business, affecting other restaurants' business.
Even so, he would not sympathize at all with this Boss <Jin>.
Everyone relies on their own ability in business. To use such dirty tactics after losing is not something a good person would do.
<Mo Jiuye> had already figured out the general situation. He ordered <Mo Family's> old unit to tie up all these petty gangsters and threw them at the foot of the mountain for the time being.
<He Zhiran> had originally wanted to follow <Mo Jiuye> and the others to see what was going on. However, Lady <Mo> refused to let her go out no matter what, so she could only anxiously wait for news in Elder <Mo’s> courtyard.
Considering that his parents and <He Zhiran> would worry about the situation here, after resolving those thugs, <Mo Jiuye> went back to explain what happened.
Hearing that these people had come for the Cold Rabbit Meat, <He Zhiran> realized that her family might face similar situations in the future.
The Cold Rabbit Meat business had just started. <Mo Family> would develop other industries in the future. Although they were not afraid of anyone, being eyed like this all the time was quite annoying.
<He Zhiran> felt that it was necessary to communicate this matter with <Tang Mingrui> so that the sources obtained by the <Mo Family> would be kept confidential in the future.
Just as she was thinking about this, <Liang Hao> came with <Tang Mingrui>.
Coincidentally, he had just arrived at the <Tang’s> when he happened to meet <Tang Mingrui> about to go out. After explaining the situation, the two quickly returned to <Xi Ling Village>.
Just walking to the foot of the mountain, they realized something was wrong, especially that <Second Master>. <Tang Mingrui> also recognized him.
Seeing <Tang Mingrui>, the <Second Master> looked as if he saw a lifesaver. While still far away he shouted loudly, "Boss <Tang>, Boss <Tang> come save me..."
<Tang Mingrui> was somewhat puzzled by this.
He and this <Second Master> only knew each other, there was no special relationship between them.
There is a saying, don’t challenge the local despot. In order for his business to operate smoothly, <Tang Mingrui> had sent people to contact this person before. But it was limited to his men going to meet the <Second Master>.
"Why is the <Second Master> here?”
Seeing <Tang Mingrui> respond, the <Second Master> hurriedly said, "I came here to do business and was caught by them as a bad guy. As long as Boss <Tang> is willing to save me, from now on in the provincial government, you will be my boss."
Hearing him say this, the old <Mo Family> unit in charge of guarding these people rushed forward and kicked him violently.
"Still daring to talk nonsense in front of us, I see you really will not shed tears until you see the coffin."
Seeing the old <Mo Family> unit kicking the <Second Master>, <Liang Hao> knew that these people must have come to cause trouble for the <Mo Family>. Otherwise, with the <Mo Family’s> low-key behavior, they would not randomly tie them up and throw them here without reason.
In order not to let <Tang Mingrui> help the wrong side, <Liang Hao> quickly introduced: "Young Master <Tang>, like me, they are all good brothers who follow the <Mo Family>."
Hearing <Liang Hao’s> explanation, even if <Tang Mingrui> did not know exactly what happened, he could confirm one thing, that the <Second Master> had offended the <Mo Family>. Since he was of one heart with the <Mo Family>, how could he possibly help the <Second Master> after understanding the situation?
Therefore, without even glancing at the <Second Master>, he followed <Liang Hao> to Elder <Mo’s> courtyard.
<He Zhiran> did not expect <Tang Mingrui> to come so quickly.
Because she had just heard the purpose of those people coming to the <Mo Family>, she still felt a little unhappy seeing <Tang Mingrui> whose attitude was not very good either.
"Young Master <Tang>, those people at the foot of the mountain all came to cause trouble for the <Mo Family> because of your business. How do you think this matter should be handled?"
The <Mo Family> were now just ordinary commoners. Even if the <Second Master> and the others came with unkind intentions, they could not privately dispose of them either.
It would be best if <Tang Mingrui> could resolve this. If that was not possible, they would be sent to the government office.
<Tang Mingrui> had already known that the <Second Master> brought people to cause trouble for the <Mo Family>. He just did not understand how this matter could also be related to himself.
"What does Ninth Sister-in-Law mean?"
"Those people just now were sent by Boss <Jin> from the provincial government to come to my <Mo Family> for the recipe for the Cold Rabbit Meat."
"What did you say?" Hearing <He Zhiran> say this, <Tang Mingrui> gasped.
It seemed that this matter did arise because of him after all.
And he also knew that Boss <Jin> was the owner of the biggest restaurant in the provincial city. Before he opened the restaurant himself, the Cold Rabbit Meat business had always maintained cooperation with them.
He never expected that they would come to the <Mo Family> for the sake of the Cold Rabbit Meat business, and use such methods too.
