Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

Chapter 616 Someone smashed the store

This incident caused quite a stir in the old city, and the news spread quickly and became a hot topic. People who were originally worried about this matter were reassured. This included not only Sha Zhu, Xu Damao, Yan Bugui, and the employees of Pinweixuan and Dingzhuang hotpot restaurants, but also many people who were eager to start their own business.

Previously, many people saw that Pinweixuan and Dingzhuang hotpot restaurants were doing so well, so they wanted to follow suit and do business. However, while they were still looking for projects and houses, they saw that Pinweixuan and Dingzhuang hotpot restaurants were suspended for inspections every few days, or were asked to make rectifications. Their business was obviously greatly affected.

As a result, many people who had just started to think about starting a business were immediately scared and backed down. Many people also spread the word privately that the country was preparing to ban the private economy again and would no longer allow individuals to do business.

It was not until the incident was reported on television, radio, and newspapers, and the decision on how to deal with a number of leaders of relevant departments was announced, and it was confirmed that the country would firmly carry out reform and opening up, that those who had been frightened finally felt relieved and became active again.

During the process of reform and opening up, there will always be some disputes. It has nothing to do with right or wrong. It’s just that some people cannot change their ideology for a while. In addition, it involves the redistribution of some interests. Lin Geng also knew that such a situation would definitely occur, so he was not surprised at all, and he was not even angry.

Fortunately, this matter was finally resolved perfectly and attracted the attention of senior management. Perhaps because of this incident, the pace of reform and opening up may be faster.

However, the problem on the public side was solved, but the popularity of Pinweixuan and Dingzhuang Hotpot attracted the attention of some local thugs.

Since the wind stopped, a large number of educated youth who had gone to the countryside began to return to the city. After returning to the city, these educated youth could not find jobs, and even after the reform and opening up, there were not enough jobs to accommodate so many educated youth who had returned to the city. Therefore, after returning to the city, a large number of educated youth could not find jobs, so they could only idle around and wander around the streets every day.

These unemployed young people are at the peak of their hormone secretion and are most impulsive. So when they have nothing to do on the streets, they naturally cause a lot of trouble, such as petty theft, harassing women, group fights, etc.

Many young people gathered together to form some so-called small groups, fighting for territory with each other and starting so-called underworld groups, stealing, collecting protection fees, robbing, and molesting women, so that the social security situation has been very chaotic in recent years.

However, due to the number of public security personnel and the impact they suffered during the wind, although they were able to resume normal work order after the wind stopped, they were unable to control so many idle people in society.

These idle people in society form small gangsters who usually do not commit big mistakes but are always making small mistakes. Even if they are caught, sometimes the mistakes they made are not enough to be sentenced, so they are often released after being criticized and educated.

So when these thugs saw that the police couldn't do anything to them, they became even more arrogant and lawless.

When Lin Geng's restaurant became an instant hit, naturally some gangsters in the area where the restaurant was located set their sights on Lin Geng's restaurants or distribution centers, treating Lin Geng's privately-owned restaurants and businesses as fat sheep, thinking they could take a bite.

Generally speaking, these ruffians don't dare to cause trouble in state-owned enterprises, because those are state-owned assets. If they cause trouble, the police will often not be polite to them. If they are caught, they will be sentenced to re-education through labor at the very least, and at the worst, they will be sentenced to several years of re-education through labor in prison.

So they regarded some small businesses and private shops as fat sheep, and would go to their shops to cause trouble at any time. If they did not obey, they would block the door and curse, and in serious cases, beat people and smash the shops. The police were also very troubled by them, and often could not get effective treatment, which made them more lawless, so they boldly targeted Lin Geng's restaurant.

That day, Lin Geng was in the office behind Pinwei Xuan, checking the revenue of each store for the past month with the accountant he hired. Suddenly, a waiter rushed into the office in a panic and shouted to Lin Geng, "Boss Lin! Go and have a look! A group of thugs came to our store to cause trouble. They beat up Manager Xu. They are smashing things in front. Chef He is fighting with them with the security guards and chefs!"

When Lin Geng heard this, his face quickly darkened and he immediately jumped up and rushed to the front hall. At that moment, there were dozens of gangsters in the front hall, smashing things everywhere in the store. The huge front hall of Pinwei Xuan was in chaos and a mess everywhere.

Xu Damao was covered in blood and was leaning against the wall, his face full of resentment. Sha Zhu was leading the kitchen staff and several security guards to fight with this group of people.

However, the thugs relied on their numbers and carried wooden sticks and steel pipes to beat Sha Zhu, the chef and the security guard, forcing them to retreat step by step. The waitresses were so scared that they screamed and ran around everywhere. Some thugs intercepted the beautiful waitresses, swearing at them, teasing them and touching them.

When Lin Geng saw this scene, his blood suddenly rushed to his head. Without thinking, he immediately flew over and started fighting with the thugs with his fists and feet.

What kind of physique does Lin Geng have? It's not an exaggeration to say that this guy is a superman now. He is so strong that it's unreasonable. These thugs are no match for him. Even if they are holding wooden sticks and steel pipes, hitting Lin Geng is just like tickling him. However, whenever Lin Geng punches or kicks them, these thugs will be hit and fly away. They fall several meters away and their tendons and bones are broken on the spot.

With the appearance of Lin Geng, the situation in the restaurant immediately turned around. Sha Zhu was furious. He brought a group of cooks and carried a big spoon, swinging it up and down madly to hit the thugs. The other cooks and security guards did not dare to pick up knives, but each of them picked up a rolling pin or a broom or mop handle and fought desperately with these thugs.

The battle situation was completely reversed in an instant. In a blink of an eye, more than a dozen thugs were knocked to the ground by Lin Geng. They lay on the ground, covering the places where they were punched or kicked, and howling miserably like pigs being slaughtered.

Even though Lin Geng was ruthless, he knew his limits and did not beat them to death. He only broke their bones but did not leave them disabled after they recovered from their injuries. However, the places where he hit them were the most painful parts of the human body. Therefore, all the thugs who were hit by Lin Geng would lie down directly, feeling extremely painful, and completely lose their fighting power in an instant. The screams they made were so miserable that those who listened to them were sad and cried, and scared people to death.