Reborn with Consumption System

Chapter 974: Chapter 395: Unexpected Gains

Actually, they weren’t that intimidated by Han Lie’s background.

The old men’s power is something the kids can only make limited use of; you can’t pull off any big, flashy moves with it.

Stuff that you have and I also have is at best a safety net, used to control the scope and intensity of conflicts; it can’t really be used as a weapon.

That’s how it is for them, and it’s the same for Han Lie.

If every time kids get into a fight, the parents jump in at the slightest disagreement, how the hell is that kind of person supposed to climb to the top?

There are countless kinds of conflicts in the circle, and you’re basically expected to handle them yourself.

So Square Face and the others didn’t really fear Han Lie because of this; they were more shocked at how much Han Lie could endure and how good he was at hiding things, while also feeling a bit indignant, thinking Han Lie simply didn’t take them seriously.

"That fucking guy..."

Kidney-Weak was so mad he started cursing: "He comes to our get-together and doesn’t even say what family he’s from, what the hell is he pretending for?!"

Square Face waved his hand, face darkening: "Don’t rush. I’ll find someone to look into him later, figure out which line his family’s on and then..."

There was no way he was giving up on Tang Xintian, but the current situation no longer allowed him to just slowly wait it out; if he wanted to win the beauty, he could only go all in and gamble.

Du Xiaoshuai shuddered all over and hurriedly tried to talk him down: "Lao Fang, you’re overthinking it, right? No matter what Han Lie’s family does, or how much residual influence they still have, are you really planning to move against Pan Shengwu’s son-in-law in the Magic Capital?"

"Why do we have to dirty our own hands?"

Kidney-Weak immediately shot back: "He’s about to get engaged to Miss Pan and is still messing around with Sister Tiantian; we just need to find a way to inform the Pan Family and let them personally deal with this little punk... Wouldn’t that count as us helping Uncle Pan cut his losses in time?"

The Northeastern King asked with great interest: "That Pan Shengwu, is he really that badass? What’s the highest level his family’s reached?"

"Uncle Pan isn’t in the system..."

Kidney-Weak’s expression turned a bit complicated as he sighed: "But the Pan Family has been rooted in the Magic Capital for five generations. Their ancestors produced both capitalists and patriotic businessmen. They might not be super rich now, but they’re the kind of deeply rooted local snake that’s really hard to mess with."

Du Xiaoshuai added: "Brother Wang, you don’t understand the situation in the Magic Capital.

If Pan Ge had gone abroad to study, she would be a hundred percent the little princess of our Shanghai overseas student circle, with a status only slightly below Second Miss Guo.

Of course, once you leave Shanghai, with Uncle Pan’s level of wealth, his influence wouldn’t be nearly as big anymore..."

Wang Jicheng raised an eyebrow: "Whoa! That really is badass... but something doesn’t add up. How come no one in your circle went after that girl and just let Han Lie pick up a freebie?"

The three guys from the Magic Capital all rolled their eyes at once.

"Cut it out, will you? Miss Pan hasn’t even turned 19 yet as of today; when has there ever been a chance for outsiders to make a move?"

"We can’t exactly act like creepy uncles and stand guard outside her high school, right?"

"She’s not even at the age for social circles yet; only a few boys her age have had the chance to get close to her. That Xiao Zhou from Jinjiang seemed to be chasing her and followed her to Humanities, but there hasn’t been any follow-up for ages..."

Zhou Ci: I’m already dead, don’t think of me, don’t disturb me!

Dou Dou suddenly raised her hand and cut in excitedly: "I know, I know! Zhou Ci got scared so bad by some psycho at his school that he literally pissed his pants; everyone’s talking about it in the class group! He and I are the same year, just not at the same school—info’s genuine!"

A psycho?!

What the hell is this about?!

The men all stared at each other, thinking this was way too bizarre.

But no one took her information seriously; they just assumed it was kids fooling around and spreading nonsense, and refocused their attention on Han Lie.

"Brothers, can any of you get in touch with Pan Ge?"

Kidney-Weak came out with an over-the-top dog-blood idea right off the bat: "Figure out a way to get her here, then we can stage a live ’tearing the scumbag apart’ scene and watch the show on the spot. Wouldn’t that be satisfying?"

Gu Zicheng, who had been quietly sipping his drink without saying a word, suddenly followed up: "Dou Dou is in the same year as Pan Ge. She should know some of Pan Ge’s classmates, right?"

"Of course!"

The moment Dou Dou heard this kind of thing, she got hyped instantly and whipped out her phone.

Muttering under her breath: "I gotta find a gossip queen to spread the news and blast it straight onto Moments... No, no, no, wouldn’t it be better to trick her into coming? You’re more pissed off when you realize you’ve been duped!"

Well then, another one who can’t sit still and just wants to watch the chaos and is afraid the drama won’t be big enough.

Du Xiaoshuai felt something was off and immediately wanted to stop her.

"Quit messing around! If the Pan Family’s eldest daughter really breaks it off with Han Lie, what if Sister Tiantian uses that chance to end up with him?"

The moment this possibility came to mind, Fang Yuan went numb.

"Then what do we do?"

Kidney-Weak gave a sinister grin in reply: "Relax. When the time comes, we’ll stand in the middle and ’pull them apart,’ stir up that little punk, and get Sister Tiantian to completely fall out with him, won’t that do the trick?"

Heh, gotta admit, this bastard’s brain really spins fast.

Fang Yuan was still a bit hesitant, and Du Xiaoshuai kept trying to dissuade them.

"Is that really necessary? Han Lie’s family background isn’t bad, and his future prospects look pretty good. What’s the point of offending him to the death?"

Kidney-Weak immediately snapped back: "Brother Fang’s liked Sister Tiantian for how many years now? You’re already building your career in the Magic Capital; give it another two years and you might actually get what you want.

Now some pretty boy with a fiancée is stringing Sister Tiantian along till she’s dizzy, and we just do nothing? What kind of friends would that make us?

It’s not that we want to pick a fight with him, okay? He’s the one who’s gone too far.

Besides, what’s the big deal about offending an out-of-towner? It’s not like we rely on him to put food on our table!"

As soon as he said this, Fang Yuan immediately made up his mind.

There’s only one Tang Xintian. No matter who stands in the way, they have to be knocked down before he can have his shot!

"Dou Dou, find a way to get Pan Ge to come over. Best if you don’t let her know what’s going on in advance..."