Chapter 59 This Is a Feast at Hongmen

Hearing that Viper was inviting him to dinner, Chen Xuewen’s heart skipped a beat.
It seemed that Viper had no intention of beating around the bush anymore; he was ready to face him head-on.
What kind of dinner invitation was this? It was clearly a Feast at Hongmen!

Chen Xuewen took a deep breath, forced a wry smile, and said, "Third Brother Ding, I'm truly sorry."
"I already have plans for tonight, so it's not very convenient for me to go."
"Please pass along a message to Brother Snake for me. Tell him I'll treat him to dinner another day!"

Upon hearing this, Ding San did not get angry. Instead, he just smiled and said, "It's fine."
"We were too hasty and didn't check Brother Wen's schedule in advance. Brother Wen isn't to blame."
"How about this, Brother Wen, let's exchange numbers."
"Tonight's banquet is still on. If you change your mind, just contact me anytime."

Ding San pulled out his phone and, with a beaming smile, exchanged contact information with Chen Xuewen.
Watching Ding San leave, Chen Xuewen furrowed his brow tightly.
Ding San's parting words left an ominous feeling in his chest.

Because judging by Ding San's attitude, he seemed utterly certain that Chen Xuewen would change his mind.
In other words, would Chen Xuewen have no choice but to attend this banquet tonight, whether he wanted to or not?

Chen Xuewen pondered for a moment, then turned and beckoned to Skinny Monkey. "Skinny Monkey, close up!"

Skinny Monkey hurriedly grabbed some cash, handed it to the few people who were playing video games, and shooed them away.
Then, he immediately pulled down the rolling shutter door of the arcade and double-locked the front door.

Chen Xuewen led Skinny Monkey and Wang Zhendong into the inner room. As for Li Tiezhu, that kid had recently learned how to play arcade games and was currently outside playing *Thunder Fox III*.
However, that kid's gaming skills were truly abysmal.
When playing such shooting games, he had no idea how to dodge bullets; he just kept triggering ultimate moves to clear the screen of bullets and deal with opponents.
But those ultimate moves were limited and could not be cast continuously.
Therefore, he had specially grabbed a hundred-plus game tokens, constantly inserting coins, continually selecting characters, and repeatedly unleashing ultimate moves to keep the game going.

Chen Xuewen knew he couldn't count on Li Tiezhu when it came to discussing strategies.
Hence, he hadn't called Li Tiezhu, summoning only Skinny Monkey and Wang Zhendong instead.

After shutting the inner door, Chen Xuewen repeated what Ding San had said.

Hearing this, Skinny Monkey was stunned. "Another dinner invitation?"
"Why does this sound exactly like the routine Zhou景辉 (Zhou Jinghui) pulled earlier?"

Chen Xuewen shook his head. "Viper is not the same kind of person as Zhou Jinghui."
"If Zhou Jinghui were the one inviting me, I really wouldn't be nervous about him."
"But Viper is far more ruthless than Zhou Jinghui, and his mind is unhinged. Sometimes he acts without regard for the consequences, so he cannot be measured by conventional logic."

Wang Zhendong lowered his voice and asked, "So, Brother Wen, what do you mean?"

Chen Xuewen replied, "We cannot attend this banquet."

Skinny Monkey chimed in, "Then we just won't go."

Chen Xuewen shook his head. "Things aren't that simple."
"Given Viper's personality, even if we refuse to go, he might just have us abducted and dragged there."