The Rise of David
Copyright© 2025 by RichXpower
Chapter 36: To Look More Imposing
At the same time, Leyton was sitting across from Felix with his injured arm in a cast in the general manager’s office in Vintage Restaurant.
“So, why did you have someone contact me, Mr. Scott?” Felix questioned while pouring Leyton a cup of tea personally.
The Scott family was considered a wealthy family in Horington. While the Crimson Dragon Gang wasn’t afraid of the Scott family, the affluent families were money trees, so he knew that Leyton was there to give him money.
“I’ve heard that your capabilities are outstanding, and I can see today that it’s indeed true, Mr. Lawson. Considering your muscular build, even three or five burly men aren’t your match!” Leyton complimented endlessly.
“Haha, you don’t have to flatter me, Mr. Scott. Just speak freely about whatever matter it is. If it’s within my capability, I’ll definitely do my best to assist you!” Felix boomed while guffawing.
“Honestly speaking, Mr. Lawson, I’ve got an enemy. I’d like to ask you for some men to assist me in my bid for revenge. I’ll reward you with ten million after the matter has been settled. Here’s five million as a deposit.”
While saying that, Leyton slipped a bank card over to Felix.
“Haha ... As expected of a wealthy heir! How generous!” Felix was a tad surprised that Leyton was offering ten million right off the bat.
However, he abruptly put away his smile after a few barks of laughter.
Staring at Leyton solemnly, he remarked, “I know that Tommy Lewis owes the Scott family a favor. Why didn’t you go to him for this matter? Besides, the Scott family employs quite a number of bodyguards, no? Why would you come and seek the Crimson Dragon Gang out instead? The Crimson Dragon Gang and Templar Regiment have always been at odds. Aren’t you taking the hard way by abandoning Templar Regiment and coming to the Crimson Dragon Gang?”
He knew a bit of backstory between the Scott family and Tommy, since it was no secret.
“Hmph! Don’t mention that ungrateful wretch! If it weren’t for the Scott family, he would’ve died on the streets long ago! Now, however, he has become the Sullivan family’s dog and has long since cut off all ties with the Scott family!” Leyton snarled furiously at the mention of Tommy.
He then explained, “As for the bodyguards of the Scott family, I can’t mobilize any single one of them! They only obey my father’s orders, and he thinks that I’m still recuperating in the hospital right now!”
“Haha, I got it now!” Felix nodded in understanding.
Subsequently, he added, “Indeed, Tommy has gotten quite close with the Sullivan family recently. Anyway, don’t tell me that your enemy is the son of some official. If so, I’ve got to warn you that the Crimson Dragon Gang always stays on their good side.”
“Don’t worry, Mr. Lawson. It’s just an ordinary person who knows some martial arts. He’s no son of an official or the like!”
Leyton hastily shook his head.
“Great! I’ll have Adrian lead a dozen men and seek you out tomorrow, Mr. Scott. You can decide however you’d like to deal with your enemy,” Felix stated mildly.
“Is it possible to send more men, Mr. Lawson?” Leyton queried uneasily upon hearing that Felix was only planning to send a dozen men over.
After all, David was too powerful, and Leyton had personally witnessed David defeating several people within seconds.
“Why? How powerful is that enemy of yours that even a dozen men aren’t enough?”
Felix was slightly taken aback at that request.
“No, no, he isn’t all that powerful. I just want to bring more men so that it’ll look more imposing!”
Leyton kept the truth to himself, not daring to tell Felix that David was extraordinarily skilled for fear that Felix would back out or demand more money.
“All right, then. Since you said as much, Mr. Scott, I’ll send thirty men over for a show of strength. I hope we’ll have more opportunities to work together in the future!”
Lumbering to his feet, Felix shook hands with him.
“I thank you in advance then, Mr. Lawson!” Leyton exclaimed exuberantly.
After leaving Vintage Restaurant, Leyton got back into his car. Sandy was waiting for him in the car.
“How did it go, Ley?” Sandy asked urgently.
“Hmph! Just wait and see how David is going to kneel before us and beg for mercy tomorrow! I’m going to crush him under my feet and have him know my might!” Leyton crowed triumphantly, his eyes glinting coldly.
Early the following morning, David went to his mansion at Dragon Bay with the meat reishi mushroom in hand after informing his parents that he was going out.
At that very moment, Zayne, Maria, and Lydia were arguing with the security guard at the entrance of Dragon Bay.
“Why are you forbidding us from entering? We’re here to buy a house! Is this how you treat your clients?” Maria bellowed at the security guard.
She was initially in a good mood when she came to take a look at the houses in Dragon Bay. When the commission was approved, she would have enough for the down payment for a place there. While she couldn’t afford a mansion on the hill, she could apply for a loan and purchase one at the foot of the hill.
Unexpectedly, the security guard refused to let them in when they arrived. That had her flipping her lid.
“If you want to buy a house, you can go to the sales gallery next door. Entry is prohibited before you’re a property owner,” the security guard replied indifferently.
“How are we to buy a house if we don’t go in and view the property?” Maria continued contending.
“If you want to have a viewing, you can have a sales representative bring you in. You can’t enter alone. That’s our policy here.”
The security guard remained rooted at the entrance, blocking them from entering the neighborhood.
“Forget about it, Maria. Let’s go to the sales gallery first and have the sales representative bring us in,” Zayne urged as he tugged at Maria.
Although he was likewise miffed, he didn’t dare kick up a fuss there, since they were in Dragon Bay, the best neighborhood in the whole of Horington. All who lived there were big shots, so he dared not make a scene when he was just an insignificant department manager.
Following that, Maria could only shoot the security guard a glare and threaten, “Just you wait! When I’ve become a property owner here, I’ll have the management sack you!”
They then left and went to the sales gallery. Meanwhile, the security guard sneered, “How ridiculous! She really thinks that she’s some bigwig!”
Mere moments after they had left, David arrived in his car, the second-hand Ford.
When the security guards spotted the car from afar, one of them immediately waved and signaled David to stop.
They had been working at Dragon Bay for quite some time, but they had never seen any of the property owners there driving a Ford.
David brought the car to a stop, and a security guard trotted over to ask him about the purpose of his visit.
The moment David rolled down his car window, however, the security guard fell into a trance upon catching a glimpse of David.
A long while passed before the guard gathered his wits about him.
“Oh, it’s you, Mr. Chance! I’m really sorry about this.”
David had been living at the mansion at the top of the mountain back then, and that was the most expensive mansion in the whole of Dragon Bay. For that reason, all the security guards recognized him.
“It’s okay.” David flashed him a faint smile.
In no time, the security guard waved a hand. “Hurry up and open the gate! It’s Mr. Chance!”
Upon hearing that it was David, the security guard at the entrance hurriedly opened the gate. When
David drove past, all the guards promptly saluted him.
But just when he was about to enter the gate, a red Maserati darted in front of his car, wanting to cut him off and get into the neighborhood ahead of him.
Having insufficient time to brake, he rear-ended the Maserati. That turn of events rendered the few security guards dumbfounded. Never had they expected a car to zip over all of a sudden and cause an accident.
As the accident happened at the entrance of the neighborhood, they were also considered partially responsible. Therefore, they all glowered at the red Maserati.
“Do you even know how to drive? How dare you ram into my car when you’re just driving a shabby Ford? Do you know how much my car costs?”
A woman with sunglasses and a fashionable straw hat on her head started cursing at David after getting out of the car. She was infuriated when she saw that her beloved car took a hit.
David had initially wanted to settle the matter peacefully even though it was the other party’s fault for overtaking his car at the gate of a neighborhood. However, he didn’t expect her to lay into him right after she got out of the car. That had his temper spiking at once.
“You were the one who abruptly dashed in front of my car! So, why are you blaming me for hitting your car?” David demanded.
“Why? Well, you shouldn’t have blocked my path when you’re only driving a rickety Ford! Is this a place for someone like you?”
The woman eyed him with contempt before she roared at the security guards, “Are the lot of you doing your job? How could you allow such a car into the neighborhood? This is just too embarrassing for the neighborhood and the property owners!”
The few security guards merely looked at the arrogant woman, not daring to riposte her despite the fury blazing within them. They were only security guards at the end of the day, so they couldn’t afford to offend her.
At the woman’s haughty demeanor, David was seized by the urge to step forward and slap her.
Remembering that he was in a rush to train, however, he didn’t want to waste his time there.
Thus, he snapped, “Name your figure. How much do you want? I don’t have the time to bicker with you here!”
When the woman noticed his impatience, she immediately raised her voice several decibels and proclaimed, “Do you know how much my car costs? It costs over two million! I won’t be able to repair the damage from your hit without a hundred to two hundred grand! You wouldn’t be able to compensate me even if you were to give me your car!”
“Cut the crap and just name your price!” David’s brows knitted together.
“How dare you say that? Do you believe that I’ll...”
While saying that, the woman raised her hand to strike David across the face. However, David caught her hand and slapped her hard instead.
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