The entire ocean is my fishing ground.

Chapter 114 Disrupting the event? Even a mere fish king is worthy?

The Huo family's old residence.

In a corner of the courtyard, several restaurant owners from the provincial capital stood there, unsure of what to do with their hands and feet.

Tang Zhen, from the Marriott Hotel, gripped his wine glass, his brow furrowed, his eyes constantly glancing towards the door.

"Mr. Tang, you mean Mr. Lin... he's really coming?"

"This is quite a sight. I just saw the person at the door, and he looks like the deputy editor-in-chief of a state-run media outlet."

"Yes, King Lei has gone all out this time. I heard he said he's going to crush Longji Xiansheng to death in front of Elder Huo today."

"We're all counting on Boss Lin right now. If he goes out of business..."

Tang Zhen took a swig of wine, his Adam's apple bobbing, but he didn't utter a sound.

His mind was in complete turmoil.

Lei Yanwang used the Huo family's birthday banquet as an excuse to make trouble, clearly intending to use the Huo family's power to intimidate others.

In front of the Huo family, Lin Chen's previous advantages were nothing at all.

A small commotion suddenly broke out at the entrance, and the crowd automatically parted to make way for each other.

Jianghai Association President Lei Wanshan has arrived.

Today he was dressed in a dark gold Tang suit, his face was radiant, and he walked with a brisk pace.

Behind him followed a group of bodyguards in suits, and several wealthy sycophants, each with an increasingly smug grin.

"President Lei."

"President Lei is here."

People kept coming up to greet him, but Lei Wanshan just nodded casually, his eyes fixed on the depths of the courtyard. His demeanor made everyone around him afraid to even breathe.

What's even more eye-catching is what's behind him.

Four burly men carried a large object covered with a red cloth.

The men had bulging temples and walked with steady steps; they were clearly trained fighters.

The thing was emitting a chilling aura; you could feel the cold even from a great distance.

"What the heck?"

"That's quite a grand gesture. Judging by the scale of this operation, the contents inside are no ordinary thing."

The guests whispered among themselves, their eyes glued to the screen.

Under the watchful eyes of a crowd, Lei Wanshan walked to the middle of the courtyard and bowed to the Huo family's head steward who was waiting for him.

"Butler Huo, this is just a small token of my appreciation for Old Master Huo's birthday."

Butler Huo, dressed in a neat Zhongshan suit with his hair slicked back and wearing a standard smile, returned the greeting.

"President Lei is very kind; the old man will be there soon."

Lei Wanshan laughed heartily, his voice incredibly loud.

"Then please, Butler Huo and all of you, let me first appraise this gift on behalf of Old Master Huo."

After saying that, he suddenly turned around and ripped off the large red silk.

"hiss--"

The entire venue was filled with gasps of shock.

Beneath the red cloth was a transparent ice coffin, made from a single piece of natural crystal.

The coffin was made of uncut natural white crystal, and the ice cracks inside sparkled under the light.

Through the crystal, you can clearly see that the room is filled with ice, and there lies a goldfish that is almost two meters long.

The pure gold, set against the backdrop of ice and crystal, shone so brightly that it drew everyone's attention.

"Yellow croaker".

"Holy crap, this wild yellow croaker is so big, it must weigh at least 150 pounds."

"This...this is the King Fish."

Exclamations of amazement followed one after another.

Even the Huo family's head butler was moved, and couldn't help but take two steps forward, look carefully, and nod repeatedly.

"Excellent, excellent fish king. Chairman Lei, thank you for your trouble."

Hearing that even Butler Huo had praised him, Lei Wanshan could no longer hide his smugness.

He glanced around, enjoying the feeling of being stared at, and said loudly.

"You all don't know this, but I sent several ocean-going ships and spent 30 million to catch this fish in the deep South China Sea, braving storms."

"Such divine things are only fit for a person of such high moral standing as Elder Huo. May Elder Huo enjoy boundless happiness and longevity."

As soon as he finished speaking, the room erupted in applause and praise.

"President Lei is truly resourceful; he even managed to get his hands on this divine object."

"With this king fish to nourish his body, Old Master Huo will surely live another twenty years."

Lei Wanshan smiled and gestured for the applause to subside. Once the applause had died down, he changed the subject, his smile vanished, replaced by a somber expression, and he clasped his hands in a fist salute to the Huo family's head steward.

"Butler Huo, besides bringing a gift, I have another request to make of you today."

"Oh?"

Butler Huo remained unfazed.

"President Lei, please go ahead."

"The current high-end seafood market has been disrupted by a brand called Longji Fresh."

"His boss is called Lin Chen. He's not very old, but he doesn't follow the proper path. He uses shady methods to fatten seafood with drugs, sells inferior seafood as superior, monopolizes the market, and has completely destroyed the rules of our industry."

When he opened his mouth, Tang Zhen and the others felt a chill run down their spines.

coming.

Sure enough, as soon as Lei Wanshan finished speaking, the group of restaurant owners from the Jianghai Club behind him immediately stood up and started shouting in unison.

"That's right. Butler Huo, you have no idea how arrogant Lin Chen is. His fish look good, but they're actually fed with hormones and antibiotics. Eating too much of them can be deadly."

"He's just a peasant who made his fortune through crooked means. Once he got rich, he looked down on people and suppressed our fellow restaurant owners. He's ruined the entire catering industry in our provincial capital."

"This kind of industry scum has no right to enter the high-end market. We beg the Huo family to uphold justice and drive this black sheep out!"

All eyes were on the Huo family's head butler.

With just a nod or a wink from him, Lin Chen and his Dragon Ridge Fresh would be completely unable to survive in the high-end circles of Beijing and even the whole country.

But the head butler of the Huo family just listened, his face still expressionless, showing no emotion, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

He just said it casually.

"Please don't worry, everyone. The old man will be here soon, and he will make a fair judgment then."

The Huo family, being a prominent family, places great importance on rules and face.

The Huo family would never look favorably upon a nouveau riche like Lin Chen, who came from humble beginnings.

He gave a generous gift today and stood his ground, so the Huo family has no reason not to help him.

Lei Wanshan felt completely at ease, and his smile became even more smug.

He glanced sideways at Tang Zhen and the others in the corner, whose faces had turned pale, and sneered. His voice wasn't loud, but it could be heard clearly throughout half the courtyard.

"A bunch of blind fools, following a guy who's about to go bankrupt, and they still want to climb the social ladder by marrying into the Huo family?"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the closed red-lacquered door, his tone full of disdain and mockery.

"In this place today, that Lin fellow probably won't even be able to get in the door. Right now, he's probably hiding in some stinking ditch, trembling with fear."

"Hahaha......"

The group behind him immediately burst into laughter.

Just when the laughter was at its most jarring—

squeak-

The heavy, red-lacquered door slowly opened inwards.

The laughter stopped.

Everyone's eyes snapped from the crystal ice coffin and abruptly turned to the doorway.

A young man dressed very plainly walked in with no particular expression.

Behind him followed a burly man with dark skin, pushing a tattered metal handcart.

There was a silver-white metal box on the vehicle.

The person who arrived was Lin Chen.

The person pushing the cart behind is Sun Heizi.

Everyone was dumbfounded, staring at this young man who hadn't been invited and whose gift was ridiculously meager.

Lei Wanshan's smile froze, and then his anger flared up instantly.

He stared intently at Lin Chen, then glanced at the inconspicuous tin box behind him, a sneer on his lips, utterly disdainful.

"Who do we have here? It's just like the proverb, 'Speak of the devil and he appears.'"

Lei Wanshan's voice was full of sarcasm.

"Where did this random cat or dog come from, daring to barge into Old Master Huo's birthday banquet? And pushing this shabby trunk, as if it's a funeral?"

He yelled.

"Men! Get him and his rickety box out of here!"