Chapter 26: This kid is a bit suspicious

  "Mr. Tang, you've arrived, please take a seat over here."

  Xia Bai saw Tang Xiao Sheng, put down the materials in his hand, smiled and walked up to him, pointing to the high-end red wood sofa on one side of the office, and said politely, "I didn't expect us to meet again so soon."

  A few days ago, due to the relationship with Little Dragon Girl, Tang Xiaosheng and Xia Bai were already considered rivals in love. Seeing him being so polite now, Tang Xiaosheng suddenly felt uneasy all over his body.

  "Mr. Tang, do you smoke?" After sitting down, Xia Bai rummaged through the pockets of his branded suit and pulled out a box of high-end Zhonghua cigarettes to ask.

  "I don't have the habit of smoking, thank you."

  "It's rare to see young people who don't smoke these days, how about drinking?"

  "I won't drink."

  "You don't drink or smoke, you're really precious! You must be able to save a lot of money!" Xia Bai said with a smile, teasingly.

  Tang Xiaosheng didn't want to continue with the small talk, so he got straight to the point and asked: "Mr. Xia, what brings you here?" He now understood that Xia Bai had only used the filming as an excuse to bring him here.

  Xia Bai seemed to be in no hurry, using a gold-plated Zippo lighter to light a Zhonghua cigarette. He took a drag and then said nonchalantly: "I've investigated your personal file. You're an actor who used to do stunt work, but three months ago you broke your left leg and now you're just an extra, earning only over a thousand yuan a month."

  Tang Xiaosheng didn't say anything.

  "For the past two days, haven't you been unable to find any plays to shoot?" Xia Bai slowly exhaled a mouthful of smoke and said slowly.

  Tang Xiaosheng's eyebrows slightly furrowed: "Are you playing tricks behind the scenes?"

  Xia Bai flicked his cigarette ash and said lightly, "I just want you to know that with my connections, it's not difficult to push you into a dead end. However, rest assured, I won't do so for the time being. I'm a fair person, I won't take advantage of others."

  "Say what you want to say." The other party was clearly well-prepared, and Tang Xiaosheng didn't want to beat around the bush either.

  "Alright, be quick." Xia Baiqing coughed and changed his tone, "Long Xiaoxue is my fiancée. I don't care what your relationship with her is. From today on, I hope you will never see her again. That's all."

  Then he added, "Of course, I will compensate you for your loss. How much money do you want? Name a price, and I won't even haggle." Xia Bai leaned back on the sofa, propping up his legs.

  Tang Xiaosheng remained silent, he had actually guessed it a long time ago that Xia Bai came to find him was definitely about the matter of Little Dragon Girl.

  "One million!" Xia Bai spat out a smoke ring and said casually.

  Tang Xiaosheng remained silent.

  "Isn't 2 million enough? You'd be lucky to make that much money even if you were a lifelong extra. Don't be too greedy." Xia Bai reminded him.

  Tang Xiaosheng still didn't say a word, it seemed that Xia Bai was going to buy him off with money.

  "Not satisfied yet? Then you say a number, whatever you say is what it'll be." Xia Bai said very generously.

  He didn't show any mercy when he saw him. Tang Xiaosheng rubbed his nose and said calmly, "One hundred billion."

  "A trillion? Are you kidding me?" Xia Bai's expression changed slightly.

  Tang Xiaosheng calmly said, "The one who's joking isn't me, it's you. Long Xiaoxue is a person, not goods. Mr. Xia, I'm sorry, but I have something else to attend to, so I won't keep you company." After finishing speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave.

  Just as he was about to reach the door, two men in black suits appeared out of nowhere and blocked his path, standing guard at the office entrance.

  "Excuse me, two brothers, may I get through?" Tang Xiaosheng said politely.

  The two bodyguards completely ignored him, standing there like two stone walls, their faces stern.

  At this time, Xia Bai extinguished the cigarette in his hand, stood up from the sofa and walked forward slowly, saying: "Mr. Tang, I have already given you face by inviting you here, I hope you can also give me some face..."

  Tang Xiaosheng interrupted: "Sorry, you're asking for too much face, I really can't give it to you."

  Xia Bai smiled: "Really?"

  As soon as the words fell, a bodyguard at the door suddenly stepped forward, his fist fiercely clenched, and threw a heavy punch at Tang Xiaosheng's face!

  Tang Xiaosheng suddenly felt dizzy in front of his eyes, and before he could react, another bodyguard kicked him with one foot, kicking him directly out, heavily slamming onto the floor.

  He felt a sudden tightness in his chest, a sweetness in his throat, and then a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, splashing onto the ground.

  Looking at the bright red bloodstains on the ground, Tang Xiaosheng was slightly stunned. Growing up like this, it was still the first time he had been beaten to the point of spitting blood.

  He coughed twice, slowly got up with his right hand supporting the ground, and wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth.

  At this time, Xia Bai lit another cigarette and came over with a smile, then patted Tang Xiaosheng's slightly bruised face with his hand, and said with a sarcastic tone: "Is it painful? You kid is drinking to punishment..."

  Boom!

  Before he could finish, Tang Xiaosheng clenched his right fist and swung it heavily at Xia Bai's left cheek, landing a solid punch. With a loud thud, Xia Bai was knocked to the ground, falling heavily onto the floor.

  A bodyguard at the door saw this, his eyes wide with anger, and immediately rushed out, swinging a heavy fist.

  Tang Xiaosheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he secretly activated the "Reversal of Meridian Method". The internal energy in his body surged, his left hand blocked, and his right hand swung out in a smooth motion, striking the "Yuan Ye" acupoint on his opponent's right arm.

  This move is a martial art from the "Nine Yin Scripture" acupoint chapter, and he had practiced it hundreds of times that morning.

  The bodyguard only felt a dull sound under his right armpit, and suddenly his whole body was numb and unbearable, feeling tied up, and for a moment he couldn't move.

  Tang Xiaosheng seized the opportunity, throwing a straight punch that heavily hit the bodyguard's nasal bridge. His body leaned back and he fell with his four limbs in the air, never able to get up again.

  At this time, another bodyguard also rushed over, and the iron fist had already swung in front of him.

  Tang Xiaosheng instinctively ducked down quickly and dodged in time. His right finger shot out, employing the "Nine Yin True Classics" acupoint technique to strike the opponent's inner calf at the "Yinlingquan Acupoint". The opponent's legs suddenly felt numb and weak, causing them to kneel forward involuntarily.

  Before the bodyguard could react, Tang Xiaosheng suddenly kicked out with his right foot and punched upwards with his right fist, hitting the bodyguard's chin. The bodyguard let out a pained cry as he clutched at his face, blood gushing from his nose, before stumbling backwards.

  At this moment, Tang Xiaosheng's hands grasped forward and immediately locked onto the bodyguard's hands. He turned his body sideways, and with a fierce pull, he threw the bodyguard over his shoulder with a loud "thud". The bodyguard heavily crashed to the ground.

  "Ah!"

  At the same time, a scream like killing a pig rang out, and the one who screamed was Xia Bai. It turned out that after the bodyguard fell, he happened to press heavily on Xia Bai's body, with his buttocks hitting Xia Bai's lower body squarely, and the two big men were stacked together like a tower of blocks.

  "Damn it, you've hit me in the nuts..." Xia Bai suddenly cursed loudly, both hands tightly covering his lower abdomen, a pained expression on his face.

  "Sorry, President Xia, it was an accident." The bodyguard's face turned pale with fright as he struggled to get up. Unfortunately, his left leg had been struck by Tang Xiaosheng and was now numb, unable to exert any strength. After a few struggles, he still couldn't get up, and continued to pin Xia Bai down.

  A moment later, Xia Bai pushed away his bodyguard and got up from the ground. He looked around and shouted: "Where is that bastard Tang Xiaosheng?"

  At this time, Tang Xiaosheng had already disappeared from the office.

  Xia Bai rubbed the lower part of his abdomen while scolding the bodyguards who were lying on the ground, "Useless! Didn't you two learn three years of Sanshou? How could you be knocked down by a little actor in just two moves?"

  "Director Xia, this kid is a bit suspicious."

  "What the hell! What can a lousy actor like him do? Since he wants to play, I'll play along with him till the end." Xia Bai said somewhat flustered and exasperated. He had thought that today would be an easy victory over Tang Xiao Sheng, but who could have predicted this outcome.

  Bodyguard said: "Director Xia, this kid is not greedy for money, and it seems that he can't be bought with money."

  "He's not that he doesn't love money, it's just that he's embarrassed to love money. Men all care about their reputation, he just thinks it would be humiliating to accept my money in front of me. If you put the money on the side of the road and let him pick it up, he'd definitely pick it up faster than anyone else."

  Bodyguard asked: "Mr. Xia, your meaning is..."

  Xia Bai slowly instructed, "You find a way to put one million yuan on Tang Xiaosheng's way home and let him pick it up. As long as he picks up this one million, there will be evidence in my hands, and at that time, I won't be afraid of him not listening."

  The bodyguard furrowed his brow: "Put the money on the road and let him pick it up?"

  Xia Bai nodded: "Right, lose 1 million yuan and let him pick it up. This matter will be handed over to you to handle."

  "Okay, I'll go prepare the cash right away."