When Meng Lang returned to the booth, he found that several barbecue dishes were ordered on the table, and the two of them were actually making skewers.

Yan Weiwei ate the chicken wings in her hand and looked at him suspiciously.

"It took you so long to go to the bathroom?"

"Oh, I watched the excitement for a while on the way back."

"Are you sure you're here to watch the fun and not see the beautiful women? The girls in this bar wear such cool clothes. Men, I understand."

You are not a man, you know how to hammer!

Meng Lang rolled his eyes.

"Instead of caring about whether I went to see a beautiful woman, you should be more concerned about the beautiful woman in your family. She seems to be in trouble..."

Meng Lang said, pointing to the distance near the stage.

Yan Weiwei turned around and looked doubtfully...

…

After Lin Haitang and the band finished singing, as soon as they got off the stage, seven or eight gangsters surrounded them.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

"I didn't do anything, I just wanted to invite Miss Lin for a drink. You see, we came to invite you two days ago and you didn't agree. We just visited the thatched cottage three times, right?

You have to give me some face today!"

The lip-studded gangster who spoke seemed to have drunk a lot of wine, and showed a malicious smile on his face.

"Sorry! I don't know you, and I don't drink. My friend is still waiting for us. Please give way."

"Hey! Don't leave in a hurry!"

Several gangsters smiled and opened their hands to block the way of several more people.

"Don't go too far!"

"Why should I drink with you?"

"That's it! If you keep pestering us, we'll call security!"

The band members stepped forward one after another, causing a slight commotion and causing the surrounding guests to look over.

"Call security? Okay! You should call them!

I see that some of the ladies are also free, so why don’t we go over and sit down together!”

The lip-studded gangster had an indifferent and arrogant look on his face, and several of his younger brothers even took a few steps closer with smiles on their faces.

The members of the fleeting band were all girls. They had never seen such a battle before, and they immediately panicked.

"What are you doing?"

At this moment, a middle-aged man in a suit came over with two security guards.

"Manager Lu!" The people in the fleeting band obviously knew this middle-aged man, as if they had found a savior.

"These guys want to force us to drink!"

The bar manager had obviously encountered this kind of thing many times, but when he saw the men with studded lips, he immediately frowned.

"Why is it you again? Didn't I tell you not to cause trouble here two days ago?"

Hearing this, the man with the studded lips raised his thumbs up proudly and pointed behind him.

"Hehe! You don't have to give me my face, but you have to give it to our boss, right?"

"Your boss?"

Everyone immediately looked behind them and saw a man with two moustache, surrounded by a group of gangsters like a star over the moon, smiling and raising his glass to signal them.

When Manager Lu saw the leader, his serious face immediately fell.

He quickly put on a smile on his face and took two steps quickly, saying something submissive to Hu Dazhi and others, and looking at Lin Haitang and others from time to time.

Not long after, Manager Lu came back with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

"Um... Lin's lead singer, Boss Hu thinks your singing is good. He just wants to get to know you over a drink. There's no other meaning. Look..."

Just this formation, no other meaning?

Lin Haitang shook his head firmly.

"I'm sorry, Manager Lu, our contract is just for resident singing, and there is no clause that requires us to accompany the guests to drink."

Manager Lu was a little embarrassed for such an obvious rejection.

If someone offends him, he will be offended, but there are hundreds of brothers under Hu Dazhi, and even the bar owner has to pay a monthly protection fee.

If you piss off these people, it will be difficult to continue the bar business...

Even in a harmonious society, the phenomenon of protection fees cannot be completely eliminated.

Especially in high-profit industries such as bars, KTV, and nightclubs, the oil and water in them are much richer than in the ordinary catering and entertainment industry, and they are surrounded by wolves.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are interests, there will be gray areas!

It's just that the forms and methods of collecting protection fees have also kept pace with the times and become more secretive.

Generally speaking, there are several groups of people who collect this kind of protection fees.

The first type is a black society gang.

Even though they are the most arrogant, they are also the group with the lowest standards.

The second type is legitimate security companies.

Generally, they are registered formally, and the stores that pay protection fees are protected by posting security guards.

If someone makes trouble in a certain store, they can mobilize dozens or even hundreds of security guards from the surrounding areas to come together to suppress the situation, forming regional linkage.

This requires strong enough strength and high prestige in a certain area to allow stores in the area to accept their "security services."

Compared to the first type, this one is a bit higher grade.

At least they have done "risk control" and "compliance" and paid five social insurances and one housing fund for their subordinates. On the surface, you can't find anything wrong with it. Others have to praise you for helping to reduce the unemployment rate and improve social security.

As for the third type...it is the more mysterious "big brother". I understand everyone, but I won't describe it here.

Hu Dazhi and his group undoubtedly belong to the first category.

That is, by throwing paint and smashing glass and other rogue tricks of "trick-or-treating", the bar owner spends money to buy something quiet.

This method generally targets individual bars or KTVs that have little strength and operate independently.

If it is a big-name bar, it will be difficult for such gangsters to take advantage of it.

Because bars with big brands have money!

Do you want to give him 500,000 yuan every month? Believe it or not, he can directly sue you for blackmail, and then immediately take 1 million yuan and send you to jail?

The boss of Gravity obviously does not have such strength and courage, so naturally he does not dare to offend Hu Dazhi and these local cowards.

"Hehe! Let me tell you, not to mention the manager, even the owner of this bar has to respectfully call me Brother Dazhi when he sees me.

If you don’t give me this face today, I’m afraid your band will never be able to continue singing in this bar in the future!”

The lip-studded gangster was triumphant, and he vividly interpreted the image of a villain who pretends to be a fox and a tiger.

"Sister Haitang, what should we do?"

The band members leaned towards her with some fear.

Lin Haitang frowned, but didn't look panicked.

She looked at the bar manager.

"Manager Lu, so if we don't drink this glass of wine, you will fire us?"

Manager Lu suddenly looked embarrassed and tried to persuade him.

"Singer Lin, it's just a drink, it's not a big deal, why not..."

"Having a glass of wine is not a big deal, but being forced to drink is a big deal. We do not accept such personal insults." Lin Haitang was categorical.

"In addition, we signed a performance agreement with you. According to the contract, you are obliged to protect our personal safety during the performance.

Now someone wants to forcibly restrict our personal freedom. If you condone and cover up, it will be regarded as a breach of contract.

We have the right to immediately terminate our cooperation with you, and you must also pay us liquidated damages in accordance with the agreement.

If our personal safety is compromised in a pub then we reserve the right to sue the pub."

Manager Lu was stunned for a moment.

I didn't expect the lead singer of this band to be so tough, with no intention of compromising at all.

But Lin Haitang took out his cell phone again and looked at the lip-stud gangsters.

“According to the Public Security Administration Punishment Law, anyone who molests women in public shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and shall also be fined.

If the crime is suspected of forcibly molesting women in public places, criminal liability will be pursued based on the circumstances of the crime. The most serious case may be sentenced to more than ten years in prison.
To be continued...