âAiya! My Brother Dazhe.â Sang Kun said with a grieved expression. âWhat do you mean by setting a trap? I donât like what you are saying. I, Sang Kun, mingle around well, and all the brothers know what manner of person I am. How can I do such a thing? What nonsense did you hear?â
âSang Kun, if you continue like this, I can only find a few elders to reason with you.â
âItâs just a small thing.â Sang Kun shrugged and said. âDazhe, are you going to inconvenience those retired elders? No way, right? Besides, you have already washed your hands and stopped involving in such matters. Itâs not worth it to get yourself all dirty. Canât you live your little life quietly?â
âJust one question. Are you dead set on this sum of money?â Dazhe narrowed his eyes.
âMy brother Dazhe.â Sang Kun rolled his eyes. âThis small business of mine, if the money canât be recovered, how can I explain to the others? Besides, on the gambling table, everyone is willing to lose some money. No one owes anyone, isnât it? Oh! It will be nice if everyone wins money from me. When they lose, they pat their buttocks and leave. What is there for me? What do the brothers who follow me eat? Dazhe, is there such a thing as free lunch?â
âHere is fifty thousand. You take it first.â Dazhe did not say much. âXiao Huâs account will be settled between you and me, but listen carefully. If you disturb his family again, donât blame me for being rough!â
âBrother Zhe, isnât fifty thousand too little? Your good brother owes me a total of five hundred thousand for the principal and interest.â
âSang Kun, take it if you think itâs alright. Donât make everyone unhappy,â said Dazhe calmly. âTwenty thousand, I will give you twenty thousand. Then, this matter has never happened. You should know that Xiao Hu is also our family. You are setting a trap towards your own family, okay? Think about it. If the quarrel escalates and troubles those old uncles, donât blame me.â
âUmâ¦Okay! Okay! Okay, Okay!â Sang Kun casually pushed it aside. âIâll treat it as giving a personal favor to you. Dazhe. In three days. In three days, you let Xiao Hu take the remaining fifteen thousand and come to me. He needs to pour tea and apologize to me. I assume that nothing has happened.â
âNot three days, but one week.â
âNo problem.â Sang Kun smiled and said. âI am but an underling of Brother Dazhe before. Whatever you say, no problem! I will give you ten days, alright?â
âDeal.â
â¦
âBrother Kun, do we let this guy go like this?â
Sang Kun stared at the stunned underling and patted his head with one hand, âOtherwise, what can we do? Start a fight with him here? Are you going to fight? Donât you know who Wei Dazhe is? When he was fourteen, he took a watermelon knife and brawl from East Door Bridge to West Door Bridge. One person alone against over a dozen others. Can you go against that?â
âBut thisâ¦But hasnât he stopped? Do we need to be afraid of him?â
âJust treat it as giving him face.â Sang Kun said with a smile, shaking his legs. âThose retired old guys still like Wei Dazhe. He owes me a favor now, and I may use it in the future.â
âBut, I heard that this Xiao Hu seems to have abducted a rich manâs son and is ready to collect money.â The underling shook his head. âWei Dazhe came here just now and bargained with you for thirty thousand yuan less. Isnât this cheating you?â
âIs there such a thing?â Sang Kunâs face fell. âAre you sure this news is true?â
âYes! I have a buddy who saw it. He said that he saw Xiao Huâs car. Xiao Hu kidnapped the child who just got out of school. Then, he found out that the childâs father is a rich man who made a lot of money in the clothes business!â
âThis is interesting.â Sang Kun sneered. âThis Wei Dazhe, always talking about morality in what we do. Donât do this. Donât do that. He presents himself like a good personâ¦Yeah, right! As if he did not do any shady business in private!â
âIsnât that so? This man is hypocritical!â
âHmm⦠Has this rich guy reported the crime?â Sang Kun asked after thinking for a while.
The underling said, âProbably not. We havenât heard any news of kidnapping cases in the police station.â
Sang Kun slapped the underling hard on the head, âGood for nothing! Useless thing! You only tell me such an important thing now!â
âThatâs because I thought that bastard, Xiao Hu is going to make money for Brother Kun! Anyway, it doesnât matter how he gets the money, as long as he can get the money,â said the underling aggrievedly. âBut, who would know that when Wei Dazhe came up, he just cut off thirty thousand? Boss, I feel it is not worth it for you!â
âOkay, this way.â Sang Kunâs heart was moved. âYou find some new faces, and keep watch on this rich guy. If anything happens, tell me immediately!â
âBoss, what is this for?â
âWhat for? Think with your pig head!â Sang Kun sneered. âI want the ransom money, but they will be taking the blame! I want Wei Dazheâs twenty thousand yuan, and I also want his indebtedness!â
âHey! When the time comes, we make a huge profit with minimal effort!â
âPay attention. Donât let people find out. Remember to use new faces!â
âOkay, Iâm going now!â
â¦
Account balance: 5421, 19.
After leaving the nightclub where Sang Kun was, Dazhe checked his bank account at a nearby bank ATM machine, took a look at the balance, and withdrew it silently.
The phone rang now.
âAh Long?â Dazhe asked as soon as he was connected. âHave you sent the person back? Sang Kun, Iâve settled with him. In the next ten days, we need to collect only fifteen thousand yuan.â
âBrother Zhe, itâs not good! Xiao Hu changed his mind! He turned around and took the child away when we were not paying attention! We canât find him now! We canât get through to him through the phone!â
â¦
Dazhe opened his eyes at once.
âDid I wake you up?â
âItâs dawnâ¦â Dazhe shook his head and glanced at the sky outside. âWhat time is it?â
âItâs almost ten oâclock.â
âI have slept for so longâ¦â Dazhe rubbed his forehead. When his head was cleared, he immediately raised his head and asked, âDid anything happen last night? Or did you hear something?â
âA car came just before dawn,â said Luo Qiu calmly. â It was here to transport the remainsâ¦There should be nothing else. Did anything happen?â
âNoâ¦nothing.â Dazhe shook his head, then quickly walked to the window, opened one of the curtains, and looked at the situation outside, âThere is no one outside now. Iâm leaving now.â
âI made breakfast. Donât you want to have some?â
âNoâ¦Itâs okay.â
It was too extravagant.