Chapter 10: Go Find a New Brother

Brother, don't be polite.

You helped me out big time this time.

Wang Zhen raised his head and glanced at the sky, then said: "Another day I'll treat you; I'll set a table for you at Guest Wing Building. When the time comes, brother, you definitely have to come and give me face!"

Okay.

Li Jiaci said, "If Boss Wang has nothing else, we'll head out first."

Wang Zhen nodded.

Standing where he was, he watched Li Jiaci and the others get into the car and drive off.

As the car drove past in front of him, he still smiled and waved at the car.

But in the blink of an eye, that warm, spring-breeze-like smile on his face vanished.

Lin Zhong!

Find someone to tail that car.

Wang Zhen ordered coldly: "See where they're going."

……

Inside the car.

Looking at the three stacks of hundred-yuan bills that Li Jiaci casually tossed onto the control panel.

Liu Jiang and Zhao Chen's eyes went wide.

In today's world, thirty thousand yuan is really not a small amount.

Even factory technicians nowadays would need four or five years to earn that much.

They were just a bunch of small-time thugs loitering at society's bottom; usually they either sold pirated discs or followed the big boss to stall or shop to extort money, getting a cut.

At month's end, they could scrape together three or five hundred yuan, which they considered a big haul.

And calculated this way,

Thirty thousand yuan, for the six of us brothers, even if we each got five hundred yuan dividend every month, we'd still need to hurry a year to earn it back.

Boss Wang sure is generous.

Liu Jiang swallowed and said: "Just a flick of the hand and it's thirty thousand."

Yeah.

Zhao Chen also swallowed, then looked up at Li Jiaci and said: "Brother, why did he give you so much money?"

Because I told him a secret.

Li Jiaci said: "And this money isn't a free gift; it's a deposit."

Deposit money?

Zhao Chen and Liu Jiang were a bit bewildered.

Obviously, they didn't know what "deposit money" meant.

Li Jiaci didn't hide it, immediately explaining: "This is a slang term used on Pingzhou's streets, meaning the advance payment for buying a target."

For example, Jia has an enemy but doesn't know who it is, so he contacts the well-informed Ding.

Ding sells the enemy information he found to Jia, and since Jia's revenge will definitely cost a lot,

So to ensure the information's authenticity, Jia, besides paying for the info, also gives Ding an extra sum as a guarantee for the transaction.

If Ding accepts it and the info is true, then this money becomes Ding's reward.

If the info is false, then Jia has the right to take back that deposit money, and not only that, he can also take Ding's life.

Upon hearing this,

Liu Jiang and Zhao Chen both shivered.

Brother.

Zhao Chen stammered: "Then, then you, the information you told them—is it true or false?"

Hehe.

Li Jiaci gave a light laugh, put on a mysterious expression: "Guess!"

Seeing him like that,

Zhao Chen's face turned white in an instant.

Obviously, he thought Li Jiaci had deceived Wang Zhen.

And seeing him like that,

Li Jiaci laughed unkindly.

He had just been deliberately scaring those two guys, while also explaining the rules of this circle to them.

Alright! Brother, I'm just messing with you.

The information I sold him is absolutely true, and this thirty thousand yuan will definitely be ours.

Li Jiaci laughed: "Let's go home and study well how to spend this thirty thousand yuan."

This is truly a case of "wanting to sleep and someone brings a pillow."

Originally, he was still worried about startup funds, but now he doesn't have to worry—Wang Zhen just delivered it.

And with this money, he can also think carefully about what to do next with his brothers.

Seeing Li Jiaci already start counting the money,

Liu Jiang and Zhao Chen's gazes were full of resentment—needless to say.

You know, just a moment ago those two were scared half to death.

They almost thought that after today they'd have to flee together with their big brother.

……

Several people first went to a restaurant, ordered a few dishes, and then returned to the apartment building.

But at the moment the door was opened,

Li Jiaci froze on the spot.

Because, an unexpected guest appeared at home—Li Qinglan!

She didn't know when she had come over, and was chatting happily with Li Yihu and the others, smiling.

"Big brother!"

"You're back."

"Yo, you bought so much tasty food."

Li Yihu immediately stepped forward, saw Li Jiaci holding food, and said, "Is the matter settled?"

"Hmm."

Li Jiaci nodded, then looked at Li Qinglan and said, "Wasn't what I told you before clear enough? Why are you still here?"

Li Qinglan's smile froze.

She said somewhat guiltily, "I, I think there must be a misunderstanding between us, so I came to explain."

"Hmph."

"There's nothing for us to talk about."

Li Jiaci pointed at the door and said, "Get out!"

Li Qinglan pressed her lips, but had no intention of leaving.

Then Wang Lan stood up and went to Li Jiaci's side, saying, "Brother, just listen to your sister-in-law's explanation, after all it's not a big deal, right…"

"Not a big deal?"

Li Jiaci was almost made to laugh by Wang Lan's anger.

Does this guy know what's going on, yet he came to plead for Li Qinglan?

Furthermore, if it weren't for him being reborn with his past life's memories, this kid would have died last night.

But this kind of thing.

Li Jiaci naturally didn't want to say more to Wang Lan.

He said with a cold face, "There's nothing to explain, I don't want to hear your nonsense in front of me, hurry up and get lost, don't force me to turn hostile."

"Brother!"

"Don't yell at your sister-in-law."

"Yeah, brother, if there's something that can't be talked about nicely, why yell at people?"

The several people around, seeing this, all spoke up to comfort Li Jiaci.

These few brothers are all orphans without parents.

And Li Jiaci, being the oldest, naturally took on the responsibility of a parent.

After getting to know Li Qinglan, he deliberately arranged for her to have more contact with the brothers so they could accept her presence.

As a result, their impression of Li Qinglan as a sister-in-law was especially good; otherwise, they wouldn't all have come over now to help persuade Li Jiaci.

And Wang Lan even stepped in front of Li Qinglan and said, "Brother, if you want to hit or scold someone, take it out on me—don't make things hard for your sister-in-law."

Hearing those words.

Li Jiaci also couldn't help feeling bitter in his heart.

Usually, to give the youngest brother Wang Lan some extra pocket money, he would always give the money to Li Qinglan, who would secretly pass it on to Wang Lan.

So, among the group, Wang Lan respects and likes Li Qinglan, this sister-in-law, the most.

And he never would have thought that the sister-in-law he likes and respects so much would become the one who harms him.

At that moment, Li Jiaci looked around, then said, "If you all like this sister-in-law so much, then go find a new brother!"