"Damn it! Since when did the people of this country become so arrogant?" Richard's anger was plain to see as he watched Su Xuan disregard him, a top global tycoon, and his armed bodyguard.
The situation reminded him of an old Chinese saying: *A dragon in shallow waters is teased by shrimp; a tiger on flat plains is bullied by dogs.*
He, of course, was the dragon and the tiger. Su Xuan was the shrimp and the dog.
"Jeff, put the gun down," he ordered. Despite his anger, he didn't make a rash move. Turning to his bodyguard, he added, "In this country, don't use your gun unless it's absolutely unavoidable."