Volume 1, Chapter 58: The Four Young Masters of Yanjing

Half an hour later, Qin Shang noticed a few stealthy figures outside the first floor of the bar.

Vaguely visible, they wore light blue outfits. The leader had clean, crisp short hair and a robust build.

With a solemn expression, he looked as upright and unyielding as a sharp-eyed eagle from the Law Enforcement Team.

Qin Shang sneered contemptuously. This scoundrel's attire was truly misleading.

When he first entered the Death Train, he had almost mistaken him for a DM at the beginning.

"He certainly dresses the part."

He picked up his glass and took another small sip, feeling the spicy alcohol trickle down his esophagus into his stomach, evoking the heroic spirit of Wu Song crossing Wanggang Ridge before fighting the tiger.

However, a moment later, Qin Shang made a wry face, stuck out his tongue, and his features contorted in a grimace.

Then he let out a foul breath and sighed inwardly. He still couldn't get used to these foreigner drinks...

Damn it, it really burns!

The next moment, he strode over to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking calmly at the Justice Eagle party with a mocking and derisive gaze.

Watching them peer and observe table by table outside the window, acting just like thieves, gave Qin Shang the amusement of watching a monkey show.

However, by stepping out into the open, his target became much more obvious, and those people outside quickly noticed Qin Shang's upright figure.

Outside the window, the expression of 'Justice Eagle' shifted, followed immediately by a surge of intense hatred and sharpness.

Qin Shang took all of this in and offered a mocking smile.

Are you afraid that I will leak the secret?

So impatient...

Heh.

He knew that as long as he replied to the post, Justice Eagle would definitely come over!

Because 'Justice Eagle' had no idea when he might have the opportunity to contact other official players and spill the truth, especially seeing Qin Shang posting a reply on the Divine Road Player Official Forum.

Justice Eagle must have been scared out of his wits at that moment.

He surely never expected that a newbie like Qin Shang would even have the official forum app.

In the eyes of Justice Eagle, Qin Shang was a time bomb filled with full uncertainties.

Even knowing that Qin Shang dared to provoke him and must have made full preparations, Justice Eagle had no choice but to bite the bullet and jump into the trap.

The next moment, three men dressed in sheriff uniforms walked into the bar.

Seeing Qin Shang, they walked straight toward him, as if they had locked onto their target beforehand.

Only one of them split off to make a show of pulling out a document and walking up to the bar counter;

"Boss, we suspect your bar harbors a criminal suspect we are looking for. Please cooperate with our work and clear the venue."

The other two sheriffs walked directly in front of Qin Shang.

"Sir, please come with us!"

Justice Eagle outside did not step inside, probably because he didn't want to escalate conflicts within the bar.

At the same time, he was afraid he couldn't suppress his inner fear; if he looked for Qin Shang inside the bar and a disagreement arose, they might start a fight.

Official players using superpowers in public places was still a major taboo!

Qin Shang raised his eyelids, looking completely unfazed, and said 'no' to the sheriffs for the first rare time in his life;

"What if I say I won't cooperate?"

The two sheriffs were already prepared to deal with a thorn in their side. They had interacted with Divine Road players quite a bit; after all, these were essentially supernatural beings in the city, and quite a few of them were arrogant and spoiled.

The two said with stern faces, "If you don't cooperate, we'll have no choice but to clear the venue and have other colleagues come to handle your case."

Clear the venue?

Hearing this, Qin Shang smiled playfully.

With his hands in his pockets, he looked at the bar owner behind the counter not far away.

This person was also a crucial link in his upcoming plan.

Just now from the Red-Robbed Pope, Qin Shang had already learned the identity of that man.

He heard that he was a well-known second-generation wealthy heir here in Beijing, holding a status in the Divine Road player community roughly comparable to the Four Young Masters of the Capital in the eyes of ordinary people.

He was ranked alongside Young Master Yin, Young Master Qian, and Young Master Gou—the strongest among Beijing's official players.

Known as the Four Giants of Beijing.

A Level 6 Order-realm [Physician].

However, when the Red-Robbed Pope mentioned this Young Master Zheng, he specifically pointed out and hoped that Qin Shang would never underestimate his strength simply because of the [Physician] profession.

It was said that among the four giants of the younger generation of Divine Road players in the capital, this Young Master Zheng was second in strength only to the high-ranking Young Master Yin from the Security Bureau... ranking second.

And the Red-Robbed Pope also specially reminded Qin Shang that Young Master Zheng had a very unique personality.

Clearly a filthy rich second-generation heir, he had zero interest in his family's business.

After coming of age, he took a few million from home and opened this Corridor Bar, which belonged exclusively to a gathering place for Divine Road players.

He said he wanted everyone to have an environment for free communication and equal interaction.

As for why he didn't inherit his family's company, the reason Young Master Zheng gave was that the dizzying world of luxury would only limit his freedom, and he wanted to deal with more free souls.

Such a statement could be said to be eccentric to the extreme.

He belonged to the type who had money and didn't spend it on luxury, but rather just played around purely to experience life.

Moreover, after opening this bar, Young Master Zheng seemed exceptionally devoted to his enterprise.

At the beginning when there were hardly any customers, even if he was the only one there, he would run the place until twelve midnight before cleaning up and heading home.

Young Master Zheng had a characteristic: he hated authoritarian oppression and bullying the weak the most.

If Justice Eagle tried to use any hardline tactics to forcefully take Qin Shang away, he would likely suffer a heavy loss at the hands of Young Master Zheng today.

Especially since this was Young Master Zheng's most cherished personal enterprise...

It was said that in the early years, a Level 3 player had a few drinks, lost his mind, and tried to lay hands on a novice beauty who had just become a Divine Road player. He was hunted down all the way to the Security Bureau by Young Master Zheng, who was only Level 2 at the time...

The matter was only resolved after Young Master Yin stepped in.

Back then, Young Master Zheng said to that Level 3 player:

"I don't care what you do outside, but in my territory, don't even think about touching my guests. Here, there are no levels and no class systems; everyone is equal."

"In my bar, at least I want to give everyone the right to freedom and fairness."

Even when Young Master Yin intervened back then, he frowned repeatedly.

"If a heinous criminal sits down in your place, are you actually going to block us from arresting the criminal?"

At that time, Young Master Zheng replied;

"It is the criminal's freedom to sit down, it is your freedom to arrest him, and it is my freedom to protect my guests. These three do not conflict."

"I simply do not allow you to touch my guests inside my bar."

These words shocked many people.

The head of the powerful Four Young Masters of Beijing, Young Master Yin, was laughed with anger;

"So if all the criminals in the world learn of this, they're all going to run to your place as a sanctuary in the future!"

Who would have known that Young Master Zheng shook his head and offered an even more jaw-dropping explanation;

"No!"

"If a customer doesn't want to leave after I close up, that is his freedom, but chasing him away after I close is also my freedom."

"Therefore, when he comes in during my business hours, I will not allow anyone to violate his freedom to sit down and have a drink."

"But when I am closed and he refuses to leave, violating my freedom, then I will also make him leave this place."

"Because closing time is set by me, what time I close and whether I continue to do business are also my freedom."

Look at that, how eccentric?

So if Justice Eagle had the mindset of bullying others by pulling rank, treating this as an ordinary bar,

he was bound to suffer.

Sure enough, inside the bar counter, Young Master Zheng, wearing a well-tailored white suit, watched the document slapped down in front of him, a look of utter idiocy flashing across his handsome face.

Then he silently continued polishing the glass in his hand.

That sheriff thought the owner understood his meaning, and immediately walked over to the DJ booth, cut off the music, and turned on the main lights of the bar. In an instant, the dim bar was brightly lit.

"Everyone, apologies, today's business ends here. We need a customer to cooperate with an investigation..."

The moment his voice fell, countless looks of utter contempt fell upon that sheriff.

The next moment, a clear voice came from behind the counter.

"What time business ends is my freedom, arresting criminals is your freedom, but my guests have legs of their own, and whether to go or stay is their freedom."

"Therefore, my place will not close because of a piece of paper from you."

"Doing so would harm the freedom of other customers!"

Sure enough, the imposing Young Master Zheng put down the glass in his hand, and then slowly stepped out.

"Whether or not to cooperate with clearing the venue is also my freedom."

"So... I'm sorry, I refuse."

"We close at 2:00 today, come back in three hours!"

Having said this, Young Master Zheng's deep gaze fell upon Qin Shang, who had his hands in his pockets by the floor-to-ceiling window, and gave him a slight nod.

As if saying, esteemed guest, please rest assured.

Since you are unwilling to leave, no one can force your freedom in my territory...

The other two sheriffs approached Qin Shang. Anyone with a brain could tell after the lights were turned on that Qin Shang was the target of these sheriffs' visit to the bar.

Seeing this, Qin Shang gave a mental thumbs-up.

As expected of the most eccentric existence among the Four Young Masters of Beijing!

The next part of the plan was all set!