Chapter 15: Reborn 1987 Chapter 15: The Missing Cheng Dacheng

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Protagonist:

Jiang Wenyu

As soon as these words were spoken, Cheng Dacheng's face also changed color. He wasn't stupid either; he understood what Li Zhao meant in the blink of an eye, and immediately said, "Li... Boss Li, these three machines of mine cost a lot of money to get, plus the monthly electricity bill. Even if I make a decent net profit each day, it's not that much."

Li Zhao was still smiling amiably. He casually pulled over a chair, fiddling with a small knife in his hand, and said, "That's not something I can control. But you know this area of ours isn't too peaceful, right? I, Li Zhao, am no small figure either. Everyone who should know me knows me. With me around, things like this definitely won't happen again in the future. And I'm just collecting a bit of money from you — very reasonable, isn't it?"

Having revealed the purpose of his visit today, Cheng Dacheng's face instantly turned black, and cold sweat involuntarily broke out on his forehead. Jiang Wenyu behind him also frowned repeatedly.

Leaving aside whether this was a setup, the fact that Cheng Dacheng ran a Wangba Ting here had clearly been known to Li Zhao for a long time. As the saying goes, a tall tree catches the wind; perhaps it was because there were many people today that this hungry wolf Li Zhao was lured over.

Seeing Cheng Dacheng struck dumb, Li Zhao was pleased. He stood up, stretched his limbs, and said, "Alright, it's settled then. I don't care how much you make; from now on, give me one hundred every week. If you don't pay..."

Li Zhao gave a cold laugh and said, "When that time comes, don't blame this brother for not lecturing on righteousness. After all, this is still my turf."

After saying these words, Li Zhao even glanced at Jiang Wenyu, then left with a cold laugh, taking his men with him. Those two little hoodlums were also dragged out.

After this commotion, there weren't many people left in the Wangba Ting either. Cheng Dacheng sat down heavily on a chair with an ugly expression. Jiang Wenyu took a deep breath and patted his shoulder.

"Sigh." Cheng Dacheng let out a breath and said, "Actually I knew this guy would come sooner or later. But what angers me is what he said — this is his turf? Bullshit! This is the country's land, the people's land! These bandits and hooligans will get their comeuppance sooner or later!"

"Lower your voice, the people might not have gone far." Jiang Wenyu reminded Cheng Dacheng, who only then calmed down slightly.

He took a deep breath and continued, "It's not that I can't afford to pay this money, but one hundred a week — how much will I lose in a month? I just barely started seeing some improvement."

Jiang Wenyu couldn't help him in this regard either. That bastard Li Zhao indeed had some background; with his current status, he truly didn't have the ability to do much. He could only comfort Cheng Dacheng: "Hold on if you can, but I advise you to change locations as soon as possible."

Cheng Dacheng could only nod helplessly, but although some places in Chema City were managed fairly well, it was ultimately just a small city. If Li Zhao set his sights on him, he could be found no matter where he went.

After the two chatted a few more sentences, Jiang Wenyu rode his bike away. This incident also made Jiang Wenyu more serious. In this world, if he didn't hurry up and develop his own career, he would sooner or later be targeted by that kind of evil person.

When he returned to Li Chen's place, Li Chen had also already returned early. Seeing Jiang Wenyu, he said nothing and just pulled him into the room, then took out a large sum of money.

"Hehe." He laughed happily: "A whole four thousand yuan! That boss paid up readily enough. Let's split it fifty-fifty!"

Jiang Wenyu was about to decline, but Li Chen had also seen his temperament, so he had already divided it into two stacks early on. He picked up one stack and directly stuffed it into Jiang Wenyu's pocket, saying, "Don't you be polite with me. We agreed on fifty-fifty long ago. But what's wrong with you? Your complexion doesn't look right."

Jiang Wenyu sighed and told the Wangba Ting matter from start to finish. After hearing it, Li Chen also cursed: "Son of a bitch, how can this kind of turtle bastard be so rampant?"

Jiang Wenyu shook his head and said: "No way around it. Li Zhao has connections in both the underworld and the legitimate world; no one dares to provoke him. But believe me, within two years he will definitely play with fire and burn himself."

After pocketing the money, the two didn't chat much more. Jiang Wenyu rode his bike toward home. It was the first time he had this much money in his pocket, and it gave Jiang Wenyu more confidence.

Returning home, he saw Chen Lan already preparing dinner. She had returned early with Nuan Nuan.

"How's the factory?" Jiang Wenyu entered and asked.

Chen Lan looked very happy, rarely showing a smile to Jiang Wenyu, and said: "Pretty good. But there's half a month of training. I also checked out the Kindergarten; the environment is pretty good."

"That's good." Jiang Wenyu closed the door and walked over, taking out all the money and handing it to the astonished Chen Lan, while saying: "Two thousand two hundred total, all earned these past few days. You keep it."

Chen Lan held those heavy bills for a long time without being able to say a word. Jiang Wenyu smiled and said: "Save a bit more and we'll change to a new house."