"Without the ability to 'smooth things over,' what right do you have to be a hooligan in the F1 paddock for decades?"
And indeed, it was true. Not even an hour later, Briatore returned to the hotel, casually giving Chen Xiangbei an OK gesture, as if the earlier altercation was no big deal.
Seeing this, Chen Xiangbei didn't ask any more questions. Although the Italian old hooligan looked a bit disheveled when he called for backup, managing to settle it himself still made him seem cool.
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A night passed, and just when Chen Xiangbei thought the bar "jealousy" incident had died down, the next morning a large group of journalists gathered outside the hotel.
Briatore had indeed used his connections to deal with the South Korean police and the fight participants, but times were different now. The speed at which news spread online was beyond imagination, and Chen Xiangbei's special status only fueled the fire.
