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Ha!

Danger.

Without a word, hands were thrown, and the tavern had obviously not anticipated this turn of events, the air tightened, faces changed color, and for a moment, no one reacted.

Only Li Wei reflexively stepped forward—

Playing the hero?

However, just as he made his move, he saw the blonde girl had already counterattacked.

In a split second, the blonde girl was exceptionally calm, lifted her right hand, and quickly chopped the printed shirt's wrist with her hand, then smoothly twisted the wrist and pushed downward, like a Tai Chi push hands motion, using softness to overcome strength, and propelled him away in one fluid sequence of moves.

Her refined face naturally revealed a brisk valiancy, and those beautiful azure eyes sparkled with determination, firmly retaliating head-on.

The man in the printed shirt, caught off guard, lost his balance, and stumbled backward two steps, clearly uncentered.

The printed shirt curled his lips in anger, glaring at the blonde girl, "You!"

The blonde girl stood her ground, glaring back just as fiercely, "My dad raised me like a boy since I was young, I don't mind teaching a girl a lesson."

The printed shirt's complexion changed.

"Ha, hahaha," a man with a buzz cut by the bar whistled, "Pete, someone called you a girl."

Immediately, others in the tavern joined in, pounding the tables with their glasses or fists, creating an uproar, their gazes all turning in that direction.

The printed shirt looked around, and quickly noticed the tall and solid Li Wei—

On the surface, Li Wei's muscles were not apparent, he even seemed a bit lean, but that physique still gave off a sense of pressure.

Swallowing nervously, the man in the printed shirt suppressed the coarse words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Li Wei flashed a smile, showing off a row of neat, white teeth, slightly sidestepped to gesture toward the door, and the printed shirt took the hint, touched his nose sheepishly, said no more, and quickly left. Laughter and jeering filled the tavern.

Li Wei redirected his gaze toward the two girls.

The dark-haired girl quietly shed tears, but defiantly kept her backbone straight, clumsily wiping away her tears with her palms, and let out an indistinct murmur.

The blonde girl had no time for anything else, quickly grabbed their backpacks, took the dark-haired girl's wrist, and briskly left the tavern.

As she passed by Li Wei, the blonde girl looked up at him and gave a polite quick nod to show her thanks, but didn't say anything further. Her gaze paused momentarily before she withdrew it and kept on going.

In a blink, they were gone.

The commotion, a brief climax, quickly subdued.

Only then did Li Wei remember the reason he had entered the tavern and made his way back to the bar, where the slick-haired customer seemed unaffected by the incident, still prattling on with his lengthy speeches.

"...Damn it, I've had enough, really had enough."

"Every year I hope for the best, but it's just disappointment after disappointment, over and over, never-ending."

"Are we supposed to believe in that running back this year? Jesus Christ, the poor kid looks underage; he's taken on too much, almost like we've signed a child laborer."

"To hell with it, another season down the drain. Haha, thank you, God, for another 'wonderful' season."

Before the words could settle, the slick-haired man caught sight of Li Wei approaching the bar, paused, his eyes widening, his mind filled with a tumultuous stampede of curses.

"Jesus-freaking-Christ."

With that exclamation, the slick-haired man actually toppled off his chair.

Startled, Li Wei stepped forward to check on him, but the bartender was quicker, leaning over the bar to look, and burst into mocking laughter, "He's fine, he's fine."

The scene was mildly chaotic.

Then.

The tavern door swung open again as a long-haired, bearded rocker hurried in, helped the fallen slick-haired man up, apologizing for his tardiness while briskly moving to the bartender, his voice low, "David, sorry. I'm late, and it was me who asked to extend the work hours. It was also me who was late, obviously, I've done something stupid."

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Bar work usually pays by the hour, and the longer the hours worked, the greater the tips.

A small detail revealed that the rock youth's situation wasn't great either, his life riddled with problems.

The bartender named David must have been the bar manager or held a higher position; he patted the rock youth on the shoulder, "Don't worry, it wasn't busy just now, I could handle it alone."

The rock youth let out a long sigh, "I owe you one."

Saying this without any further fuss, the rock youth turned to get ready for work, scanned the room, and looked directly at Li Wei, the only one without alcohol, "Hey, you look like you're new in town, what can I get for you?" Read exclusive adventures at empire

Li Wei was about to speak.

The rock youth cocked his head to the side, "Wait a minute, I know you."

Startled, his eyes clearly widened.

"Li Wei? Are you Li Wei? Hey, young man, welcome to Kansas."

Wait, who?

It was only then that all eyes in the bar converged on Li Wei, including those who were playing pool and fiddling with the jukebox.

The man with the slicked hair finally struggled to his feet, "You, you... you're Li Wei?"

Plop.

A single stone caused a thousand ripples.

Li Wei raised his right hand, showing a polite smile, "I am one hundred percent certain I'm not child labor."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Wow!

In an instant, there was a clamor, a round of applause.

"Welcome," "God, you're actually showing up at the Old Oak," "We've been looking forward to you," "Looking forward to you taking over Charles's responsibilities," "I've started liking you already"...

The crowd was bustling, kind and enthusiastic, but not overstepping.

The bartender named David didn't say much either; with a thump, he placed a beer on the counter, "This one's on me."

"Hoorah!" everyone in the bar shouted in unison.

From beginning to end, Li Wei couldn't find an opportunity to speak up, faced with all the friendly faces in front of him, respectfully accepting their hospitality, he lifted the beer and drank it all in one go.

Glug. Glug.

Until the beer glass was empty.

"Roar! Roar roooar!"

The whole bar erupted.

Li Wei then said, "I need to use the phone, my car broke down."

The rock youth looked at Li Wei, "Oh, that car across the street, that's yours? The engine is smoking."

Li Wei felt like he was hit with a critical blow, "It's not going to explode, is it?"

Ha ha, laughter erupted.

The rock youth also started laughing, "No, no, it won't, don't worry. I happen to be good with cars, if you don't mind, I can take a look for you."

Li Wei was somewhat hesitant, looking at David, wasn't the rock youth just starting his shift?

David patted the rock youth's back, showing a big smile, "It's our honor to be able to help out a Chieftain."

The rock youth wiped his hands and turned to leave the bar.

The whole place was noisy, one by one they looked as if they were watching a giant panda at the zoo. David left the counter, acting like an agent to help Li Wei by keeping the crowd in check, "Next time, next time, you can always go to the training base to watch the practice, much better than here."

Then, he personally escorted Li Wei out of the bar, standing at the door, they could see the rock youth busily working under the hood of the car.

Li Wei was about to step away when he heard someone say, "Sorry, I apologize for the offensive words Chris said earlier."