He once suspected that everything before was just a nightmare, and he suddenly felt relieved.

Just as he tried to get up and pour himself a cup of tea to calm his mind, the slight movement of his body triggered severe pain all over his body, which was almost unbearable for him.

Shopkeeper Liu hastily opened his clothes and was shocked to find many new scars on his body. He gasped, tilted his head, and fainted again from excessive shock.

After a waiter from Shanyuelou was inadvertently involved in a fight between street thugs and nearly lost his life, the owner of the restaurant also attracted the attention of two mysterious gangsters and was abducted quietly on a dark and windy night!

Subsequent news also revealed that two knights who called themselves the Tiger and Crane Knights had recently appeared in Chengguan County and specialized in punishing those rich and unkind bullies.

It is said that it was because Manager Liu had long assisted Shanyue Tower in carrying out unjust acts that this disaster occurred.

The news spread quickly in Chengguan County like wildfire, with more and more versions becoming more and more exaggerated.

Shopkeeper Liu gradually regained consciousness under the doctor's careful treatment. Although he was only injured superficially and was not in danger of death, his long coma was mainly due to his excessive eating and weak constitution, which made him unable to withstand the slightest stimulation.

The doctor prescribed a calming medicine, and Mrs. Jin rummaged through the drawers and found the Tianxian Pills that were kept at home. She carefully fed them to her husband, and he gradually calmed down.

As soon as Manager Liu regained consciousness, the first thing he thought of was to completely get rid of his identity as the manager of Shanyue Tower. The warning given by the Tiger and Crane heroes last night was engraved in his heart like a brand.

After this struggle on the brink of life and death, he was indeed scared and turned over a new leaf, but his personal repentance did not mean that the young master of the Dong family would let him go easily.

In order to maintain its status as a leading restaurant, Shanyuelou has used countless shady means and forced countless competitors into a dead end. Manager Liu knows all of this very well.

The reason why he was able to take the position of shopkeeper was that he shared the same ideals with the boss and his son and was ruthless.

Once he was no longer "cruel", how could the father and son tolerate him continuing to enjoy his freedom on the throne of the shopkeeper?

Mrs. Jin was also horrified when she learned what happened last night. She suggested that her husband report to the police and bring the duo to justice.

Manager Liu shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: "They have already warned me that if I go to the county government, they will kill me next time! Well, I have accumulated some savings in Shanyue Tower over the years, so why not sell this place and move my family to the capital."

Although housing prices in the city are high, it is relatively safer because there are soldiers stationed there from the imperial court.

Besides, there are many restaurants there, and maybe I can find a job that suits me better.

After the couple had discussed the matter, Manager Liu immediately submitted his resignation to the boss's young master.

The young master did not try to persuade him to stay and readily agreed to his request.

In fact, he had long been dissatisfied with the aging Manager Liu and had always been eager to place his own confidants in important positions in the restaurant.

Manager Liu spent a long time in Shanyue Tower. Although he did not achieve any earth-shattering achievements, he worked diligently, and his old boss appreciated him very much. This made it possible for the young and arrogant master to suppress his dissatisfaction and not take action against him.

However, when Manager Liu submitted his resignation, doubts began to arise in the young master's heart.

He quickly sent his trusted followers to investigate secretly, and eventually uncovered the mysterious rumor about the Tiger and Crane Heroes.

The young master snorted contemptuously, with a hint of disdain on his lips: "This old fox must have fallen into someone else's trap. What Tiger and Crane Heroes, if there really are such people in the martial arts world, how could I have never heard of them? Those martial arts people who claim to be chivalrous and righteous, I think most of them just want to use the matter of Manager Liu to gain some false reputation for themselves."

He quickly put the matter behind him, and while his old boss was in the city discussing business, he immediately promoted his trusted confidant to be the new manager of Shanyue Tower.

When the young master learned that the Zhang family's priceless secret recipe of instant noodles was still not in his hands, he gave a death order to the new shopkeeper, requiring him to make it impossible for the Zhang family's snack stand to continue operating at any cost.

This was not because of his obsession with instant noodles, but simply because he could not swallow the fact that the Zhang family did not give him face.

The new shopkeeper's surname is Ding, he is only in his twenties, and looks more handsome than Shopkeeper Liu, but in private, he is far more cunning and ruthless than the former.

As a new official, Manager Ding was eager to show his abilities. He did not dare to neglect the young master's orders and immediately went around to find out what the Zhang family was doing, plotting how to completely eliminate the Zhang family's snack stand in Chengguan County.

Just as he was getting ready to take action, he received an urgent summons from the young master the next morning, ordering him to go and meet him immediately.

Shopkeeper Ding originally thought that the young master was eager to see the results, so he took the initiative to report as soon as they met: "Young master, don't worry, I have already thought of a good plan. Within three days, the Zhang family will hand over the secret recipe with both hands, and we don't have to spend a penny!"

I thought the young master would be satisfied with what he said, but unexpectedly his eyes widened, his face full of fear: "Who allowed you to provoke the Zhang family? No! From now on, no one is allowed to be disrespectful to the Zhang family. And those families that Manager Liu has harmed before, each family must pay compensation of fifty... no, one hundred taels of silver! From today on, Shanyuelou must be fair to everyone, and we must not cheat on anyone, and we are not allowed to withhold food from guests!"

Shopkeeper Ding's eyes almost fell to the ground. He had followed the young master for many years and knew his greed and viciousness very well.

To be honest, Shopkeeper Ding never dreamed that the young master could speak such conscientious words.

He thought for a moment and cautiously asked, "Master, have you changed your ways? Didn't we always act like this before?"

It is almost an open secret in Chengguan County that the food at Shanyuelou is short in weight. After all, this is the only decent restaurant here, and the guests who come here usually don't care too much about these small details.

Why did the young master suddenly change his ways?

Just when Manager Ding was full of suspicion, he saw the young master lying on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, with an extremely nervous expression: "I was captured by the Tiger and Crane Heroes last night. It turns out that there are such people in Chengguan County! They sternly warned me that if I continue to be so rich and unkind, they will take my life next time!"

The young master stretched out his arm, and the several bright red scars on it were shocking. It was obvious that they were not caused by himself.

Shopkeeper Ding took a deep breath and felt a chill in his heart.

The young master said firmly: "You just follow my instructions and don't cause trouble for the Zhang family again!"

After all, he was only interested in the thing called instant noodles for the sake of novelty, and the taste was actually mediocre and there was nothing special about it.

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