Chapter 397: Fun Hall

After finishing this cigarette, I hurriedly woke Ding Li and Lao Wai.

Because we have less than an hour left.

The steward's words just now were quite clear—that my whereabouts have been discovered.

Liu Shiru has already discovered it.

He didn't say how he discovered it.

In short, staying at the hotel is dangerous—we must leave immediately.

I never imagined the hotel steward was colluding with Wen Han.

Our every move falls under Wen Han's surveillance.

Ding Li got dressed,

"Zhao Ge, where are we going?" Ding Li asked.

I said: "Fun Hall."

"Why go to the Fun Hall so early?" Ding Li asked.

"Don't ask, hurry up and go."

"Alright, I'll wash my face." Ding Li said.

Lao Wai rubbed his eyes,

"I'm not leaving; I haven't had enough fun here yet."

"Lao Wai, you have to come with me, otherwise no one can protect you." I yelled at Lao Wai angrily.

"Come on, what do we do with this money? I have to take it all." After saying that, Lao Wai rushed into another room to start picking up the scattered coins.

Before long his pockets and hands were stuffed with cash, but Lao Wai thought it wasn't enough, so he grabbed a tablecloth, spread it on the floor, planning to take all the money.

Ding Li had already washed his face,

"Let's go, Zhao Ge."

"Lao Wai, hurry—we don't have much time. After daybreak, they'll come here to investigate us. Quick!" I yelled at Lao Wai.

But Lao Wai wouldn't listen at all,

He kept raking money onto the cloth.

I said to Ding Li: "Drag Lao Wai away by force—this guy loves money more than his life."

Ding Li entered the room, seized Lao Wai, and forcibly dragged him out.

At that moment, Lao Wai was biting several bills.

I tossed aside the cloth bundle on Lao Wai.

Lao Wai spat out the money in his mouth,

"Zhao Jianqiang, my money, my money!" Lao Wai kept yelling.

I realized I couldn't let Lao Wai make any more noise.

I took out some bewildering incense from my pocket, placed it in my hand, and pressed it against Lao Wai's nose.

Lao Wai fell silent shortly after.

I said to Ding Li: "Carry Lao Wai downstairs; I'll go get the car."

Ding Li nodded.

I hurried out of the room,

I then went to the underground parking lot, found the car the owner had left, and started it.

After a moment, Ding Li carried Lao Wai downstairs.

He placed him in the car,

I hurriedly drove the car out of the garage.

As I left the hotel gate, I indeed encountered two business vehicles heading straight for the hotel.

I saw many black‑clad individuals inside the business vehicles.

There's no doubt they came to surround and capture us.

Fortunately we left the hotel just in time; otherwise, escaping would have been far from easy.

But how did the hotel steward know?

It seems they have infiltrated each other.

After driving around Sijiucheng twice, I finally reached the vicinity of the Fun Hall.

I parked the car,

Lao Wai was still unconscious,

Fortunately, the alley was nearly empty then.

I kept having Ding Li carry Lao Wai to the entrance of the courtyard.

I knocked on the door,

The door swung open, revealing Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan, upon seeing me,

He quickly said, "Mr. Zhao is here—please come inside."

We went into the courtyard.

Xiao Yan checked outside, saw no one tailing us, and shut the door.

Upon entering the courtyard,

Xiao Yan said, "Second Master Wen has arranged for us to obey Mr. Zhao; Mr. Zhao, if you have any orders, just speak them—I, Xiao Yan, will follow without question."

I gestured and said, "Xiao Yan, first get us rooms to rest."

"Okay, Mr. Zhao, follow me." Xiao Yan led us through the second courtyard and past the Amusement Hall.

We arrived at the rear three-courtyard,

Opened two rooms.

"Mr. Zhao, you rest here for a while."

I nodded.

Then I had Ding Li throw Lao Wai onto the bed, letting him continue his deep sleep.

I entered the room; by then the sun had already risen.

Ding Li walked over, took out a cigarette from his pocket and tossed it to me,

"Zhao Ge, what on earth is going on? Who is arresting us over at the hotel?"

"Also, Zhao Ge, how did you become the owner of the Amusement Hall? I'm all confused."

Looking at Ding Li's clueless expression,

I laughed,

"Ding Li, some things you shouldn't investigate too thoroughly; being too clear invites trouble—people are better off staying clueless. That's enough, don't ask. If you ask, I won't tell you. Go rest."

Ding Li took a puff of his cigarette and left.

Only I was in the room; I lay on the bed, actually wanting to tell Ding Li: Do you know? You guys almost died last night.

Fortunately, I have Shen Honghong and them with me.

I have great use for Wen Han on this side; otherwise, none of you would survive.

Don't be fooled by Wen Han's gentle tone—his heart is actually more ruthless.

But these words cannot be spoken to Ding Li,

and if I say them to Ding Li, he will feel nervous.

I don't know who Wen Han will take me to meet tonight, to make me believe that the Wen and Zhou families have a grudge.

Thinking and thinking, I fell asleep.

I slept until the afternoon before waking.

After I woke up,

Ding Li and Lao Wai were arguing in the courtyard,

It turned out Lao Wai was still thinking about that money, wanting to return to the hotel to keep bringing money out.

As soon as I heard it in the house,

I became anxious,

I immediately ran out,

I shouted at Lao Wai: "Lao Wai, you want money, right?"

"Zhao Jianqiang, I fucking hate you—so much money, all thrown away in the hotel, ah, that's my money.

"My money—I've never seen so much money in my life.

"You owe me money." Lao Wai said, crying.

I really regret bringing him out,

I should have just left him in the hotel back then.

I stared at Lao Wai, very angry.

If Lao Wai doesn't behave, he definitely won't live long; here, Wen Han could easily get rid of him.

I raised my hand, wanting to stop Lao Wai's shouting.

Lao Wai saw it and thought I was going to give him that bewitching incense again,

so he proactively hid on the ground, motionless.

At that moment Xiao Yan came over and saw us,

hurriedly asking, "Mr. Zhao, what's the matter? Can I help you?"

I asked Xiao Yan, "Does the Amusement Hall have money?"

"How much?" Xiao Yan asked.

"The more, the better," I said.

"We have a cash vault here; I'll get it for you, Mr. Zhao," Xiao Yan said.

"Bring loose change," I whispered in Xiao Yan's ear.

Xiao Yan left, and shortly came back carrying a bundle,

He opened the bundle in front of me; inside were stacks of red bills.

I had Ding Li pull Lao Wai up,

"Lao Wai, look, all the money in this bundle is yours. Go ahead and count it for fun."

Upon seeing the money, Lao Wai sprang up from the ground, his expression changing as he looked at the cash in the bundle,

"Haha, good, good— as long as there's money, I, Lao Wai, won't cause trouble."

Lao Wai took the bundle from Xiao Yan's hand and went back inside to continue playing with the money.

That Lao Wai—I really want to tell him, money isn't for counting; only spending makes it real money, otherwise it's just a stack of pretty paper.

After dealing with Lao Wai's matter,

Xiao Yan brought Hongguo Li, the horse hunter, and a few other mercenaries to see me.

I introduced myself to them as the new owner of the Amusement Hall.

As for my being the new owner of the Amusement Hall, Hongguo Li's facial expression still showed some surprise.

"Mr. Zhao becoming the hall chief—what about Qiu Xi, the boss?" Hongguo Li asked Xiao Yan.

Autumn boss has other uses, we don't need to ask more. Here we all have to listen to Mr. Zhao. Xiao Yan said.