Volume 1, Chapter 41: The Xu family has only one young master, and that is Xu Houze.

"Speak, where have you taken Lin Manru?"

Lin Xiaoxu rushed into the booth, grabbed a male staff member by the collar, and demanded with fury.

He knew that this behavior might be rude, and the man before him might not necessarily be the villain who abducted Lin Manru.

Perhaps Lin Manru had run into danger only after leaving the job fair.

However, with Lin Manru's safety at stake, Lin Xiaoxu no longer cared about etiquette, no matter how audacious his actions might seem!

The male staff member hesitated for a moment before whispering into Lin Xiaoxu's ear, "Third floor, Sifang Labor Dispatch Company."

"Thank you!" Like a gust of wind, Lin Xiaoxu dashed up to the third floor and located the Sifang Labor Dispatch Company.

Bang!

Lin Xiaoxu raised his leg and kicked fiercely at the closed glass door!

In an instant, countless shards of glass shattered and splattered in all directions.

"Ah!" The scream echoed as several women sitting inside working hugged their heads and shrieked in terror!

"Where is Lin Manru?" Lin Xiaoxu grabbed one of the women by the shoulder and roared.

These women were nearly scared out of their wits. Seeing Lin Xiaoxu's dark, sturdy frame and murderous expression, they figured he must be here to exact revenge on Zhao Jian.

They were mere employees and saw no reason to cover up for a perverted scumbag like Zhao Jian.

Shrinking her neck, the woman pointed down the corridor. "President Zhao took a pretty girl into his office."

Like an arrow released from a bow, Lin Xiaoxu rushed to the office at the end of the corridor in under three seconds. He slammed his body against the door, shattering it instantly into pieces—it was no exaggeration to call it an explosion.

Yet the scene that met his eyes filled Lin Xiaoxu with a boundless, towering rage!

A leering man in a suit was using his mobile phone to record a video of a visibly agitated Lin Manru!

Anyone with eyes could tell that Lin Manru had been given a potent drug by this suited man!

The fury in Lin Xiaoxu's heart had reached its boiling point!

His eyes turned blood-red, the veins on his neck bulging. Resembling an enraged male lion, he bolted forward with lightning speed and struck Zhao Jian across the face with a hard slap.

Zhao Jian was sent flying through the air, crashing heavily onto the glass coffee table and instantly shattering the entire glass surface into pieces.

"Manru!"

Lin Manru's entire body was flushed and burning with heat. She giggled incessantly and even made a move to pull off her top.

Terrified by this, Lin Xiaoxu hurriedly inserted several silver needles into Lin Manru's body to force out the medicinal toxicity.

"Who the hell are you? How dare you break into my office at Zhao Jian's place, causing trouble and beating people up!"

Like a wriggling worm, Zhao Jian slowly crawled out from among the glass fragments. A deep gash had been torn across his back, with several sharp glass shards still embedded in his flesh.

Scarlet blood gushed out like an opened faucet, staining his black suit jacket into a dark, crimson mess, while a heavy stench of blood hung thick in the air.

The pain was so excruciating that Zhao Jian nearly passed out!

"You bastard dog, daring to lay a hand on Lin Manru—you've truly grown tired of living!"

After helping Lin Manru settle into the executive chair, Lin Xiaoxu took a stride forward and once again sent Zhao Jian flying with a vicious slap.

Two large molars traced a graceful arc through the air before disappearing altogether.

Twitching all over from the agonizing pain, Zhao Jian maintained a defiant tone. "I'll have you know I am the general manager of Tianhao Hotel!"

Tianhao Hotel was far more than just a five-star hotel; what mattered most was the person behind it!

In Jinchang County, who wouldn't give face to the Xu family? Who would dare to offend them?

This was the exact reason why Zhao Jian always boasted to those women about being the general manager of Tianhao Hotel.

Since Tianhao Hotel was one of the family businesses of the Xu clan, anyone with half a brain would give him some measure of respect and certainly wouldn't dare to cause him trouble!

"And?" Lin Xiaoxu smashed his fist straight into Zhao Jian's nose.

Crack—

Plop—

Zhao Jian's nasal bridge snapped in an instant, and two streams of blood spurted wildly from his nostrils!

Oh dear, Lin Manru was just a country girl, and anyone accompanying her must also be a bumpkin—a realization that only just dawned on Zhao Jian.

It made sense that people living in remote mountain villages wouldn't know about the Xu family!

"I am a man of the Xu family!"

The Xu family?

Lin Xiaoxu's body gave a violent shudder, a look of astonishment flashing in his eyes. "The Xu family?"

Could this be the same Xu family whose wealthy second-generation scion, Xu Weilong, had killed Lin Xiaoxu's parents in a drunk-driving accident years ago?

The five-star Tianhao Hotel! The Xu family!

If it were just any ordinary family bearing the surname Xu, how could they possibly have the financial clout to build a five-star hotel?

Lin Xiaoxu's expression darkened, and a rough idea began to form in his mind.

"Heh heh... Scared now? I'm telling you, you bumpkin, if you know what's good for you, strip Lin Manru naked, get down on both knees, and kowtow to beg my forgiveness. Maybe then I'll spare your life."

Seeing Lin Xiaoxu standing there stunned into silence upon hearing the name of the Xu family, a sinister smile crept across Zhao Jian's face.

Just as he thought—in Jinchang County, no one dared disrespect the Xu family.

"Do you know the young master of the Xu family, Xu, Wei, Long?"

"Talk nonsense! The Xu family only has one young master, and that's Xu Houze. You bumpkin are trying to trick me, aren't you!"

What? The Xu family only had one young master named Xu Houze?

How could Zhao Jian, who claimed to be a dog of the Xu family, not know Xu Weilong, or even have heard of his name?

Yet Xu Weilong was clearly a young master of the Xu family!

About that, there was zero doubt!

However, back when Lin Xiaoxu had not yet entered his freshman year of high school, the information he possessed regarding the Xu family and Xu Weilong was quite limited.

It was possible that Xu Houze and Xu Weilong were biological brothers, or perhaps cousins from the same clan.

Yet one thing was certain: Xu Houze was an essential breakthrough lead for Lin Xiaoxu to track down Xu Weilong's whereabouts.

"You scumbag dog, and you still dared to target Lin Manru?"

A chilling, bone-piercing gleam shot from Lin Xiaoxu's eyes.

Channeling a wisp of his inner Qi, he jabbed a pressure point on Zhao Jian's body.

Then, grabbing Zhao Jian's ankles with both hands, he violently twisted and turned them. Two crisp snaps rang out almost simultaneously!

"Ah!!! My legs!" Rolling his eyes back in sheer agony, Zhao Jian passed out cold from the overwhelming pain.

"Xiaoxu..." Lin Manru slowly opened her eyes just in time to witness Lin Xiaoxu snapping Zhao Jian's legs.

"I'm sorry, I've dragged you down," Lin Manru wept, tears streaming down her face.

The moment Zhao Jian woke up, he would undoubtedly call the police, and by then, Lin Xiaoxu would face imprisonment.

"Don't worry, trust me!"

With a single stomp that crushed Zhao Jian's phone to pieces, Lin Xiaoxu scooped Lin Manru up horizontally in his arms and strode out of the Sifang Labor Dispatch Company.