Chapter 141: Since You're Here

Li Jiaci saw Long ge's face redden at a speed visible to the naked eye.

And he clenched his fists extremely quickly.

Before that guy got beaten, he rushed forward and said, "Alright, Wu Gang, go call Wang Li out!"

Wu Gang gave Long ge a goofy smile.

He turned and ran into the Song and Dance Hall.

Originally Li Jiaci hadn't planned to patronize the Song and Dance Hall, but after this scene, he had to go say hello.

Long ge turned, looked at Li Jiaci and asked, "How do you know my boss's name?"

"You can't figure it out, huh?"

"Then just don't bother thinking about it!"

"Following you just tortures this brain of mine!"

Li Jiaci waved his hand, too lazy to explain.

Not long after.

Wang Li came out with sleepy eyes.

Wu Gang muttered a few words in his ear, and he walked down the stairs with a messy bedhead, swaying.

Glancing at the person standing before him, Wang Li reached to his waist, puzzled, and asked, "Li Jiaci? Why did you suddenly come over? We're not open yet!"

"Damn..."

Long ge's face changed instantly.

His heart gave a sudden jolt.

Before Li Jiaci could even speak,

Long ge dropped to his knees first.

"Boss!"

"Well, I... I deserve to die!"

"I'll make amends to this older brother!"

"Older brother, sorry, I'm blind!"

"I'll slap myself a few times to make amends!"

Saying this, Long ge started slapping his own face.

Wang Li clicked his tongue, annoyed, and said, "I told you to send the guy who owes drink money to the detention center, what the hell are you doing dawdling here?"

"I..."

Long ge's eyes darted left and right.

Li Jiaci laughed and said, "Yeah, your boss told you to bring someone, why are you dawdling here?"

"Ah, I'm going now!"

"Thanks, older brother!"

This time Long ge reacted pretty quickly.

He grabbed the drunkard with that thug from earlier and slunk away.

Wu Gang snorted, "He got off easy!"

Wang Li waved at Li Jiaci.

"Come in!"

"..."

Splendid Song and Dance Hall, basement level three office.

Wang Li poured a cup of wine and placed it on the coffee table in front of Li Jiaci.

Seeing that, Li Jiaci asked, "No water to drink here?"

"You came to the Song and Dance Hall looking for water?"

Wang Li countered.

After asking that, he again walked to the door, annoyed, and snapped his fingers at a lackey.

"Go buy a bottle of water outside!"

"Yes, boss!"

Wang Li's face was puffy; tired, he returned to the sofa, sat down, and dialed a call.

"Hey, brother, come over a sec—the owner of Shiqiang Mu Cai Chang wants to see you about something!"

On the other end of the sofa, Li Jiaci whispered, "I'm not here to see him."

Wang Li glanced at him.

"Brother, you don't need to come!"

"Actually, meeting in person would be fine..."

"Damn it!"

The two stared at each other.

At that moment, Wang Zhen hung up the phone.

Wang Li put down the phone, crossed his legs, and shook them.

"I hear you're pretty capable, kid—you've got my sister so smitten she doesn't go home and keeps running over to yours!"

Li Jiaci laughed and shook his head: "I don't have time to sweet‑talk her; she just doesn't want to go back!"

Hearing that, Wang Li licked the dead skin at the corner of his mouth and gave a heh heh laugh.

"What I mean is, thanks for helping her kick the habit!"

Li Jiaci raised his eyes, without replying.

Wang Li then said: "Actually, I feel really sorry for her; if I hadn't trusted the wrong person, she wouldn't have been forced to get involved with this damned thing. I've tried everything, but I still couldn't help her kick the drug habit."

"Hmph."

"This is all trivial."

"Compared to what Brother Wang Zhen has done for me, this matter isn't worth mentioning at all!"

Li Jiaci picked up the cup of wine on the tea table, spoke lightly.

Wang Li nodded.

The office fell into a brief silence.

Dong dong dong.

Suddenly a knocking sound rang out.

Wang Li asked: "Did you bring back the water?"

"I'm Wu Gang, boss!"

Wu Gang's excited voice came from outside the door.

Wang Li furrowed his brow.

"A lowly errand runner causing so much trouble!"

"What do you want to do?"

Only saw Wu Gang push open the door, poke his head out and smile at the two of them.

Afterwards he stepped inside, pointing at Li Jiaci and said: "Boss, I want to talk to Boss Li about something!"

"What do you have to say to him?"

"Just a private matter, it'll be done soon!"

"Oh..."

Wang Li glanced at Li Jiaci's expression.

Li Jiaci kept playing with the cup in his hand, showing no reaction.

He immediately put on a stern face and scolded Wu Gang: "Damn it, I'm in the middle of talking with someone; if you've got something to say, hold it in and go sweep the toilets!"

"Boss, but I..."

"Get out! Don't you understand?"

"Yes!"

Wu Gang withdrew resentfully.

Immediately after, Wang Li cursed while pouring a cup of wine, then tipped his head back and drained it in one gulp.

Dong dong dong.

The knocking sounded again.

Wang Li slammed down the cup and cursed: "Damn, isn't this over yet? If you want to die, come in now, I'll grant your wish!"

The office door was pushed open.

Wang Zhen appeared at the doorway, face grim, asking: "Who are you cursing?"

"Brother?"

Wang Li hastily wiped the wine from his mouth.

He sprang up in a panic, pinched his sleeve and wiped the sofa beneath him.

He gave Wang Zhen a fawning smile and said: "I wouldn't dare curse you; just now I had an ignorant junior, formerly a subordinate of Zheng Degui, who's repeatedly provoked me—so I thought it was him again..."

Wang Zhen gave him a look.

Wang Li immediately understood, bent over and went out.

At this moment, Li Jiaci finally lifted his head and patted the sofa beside him.

"Have a seat!"

"This is my Song and Dance Hall; you're treating yourself like a side dish, yet you still want me to sit!"

Wang Zhen said that, yet still sat beside Li Jiaci.

The water-delivering junior Shanshan arrived late.

Li Jiaci set down the cup, took the water handed by the junior, unscrewed the bottle cap and took two sips.

Wang Zhen picked up that cup of wine, swirled it, and gulped it down in one go.

"Cough... strong enough!"

"Brother Wang Zhen, why do you look unhappy? Did your younger sister annoy you again?"

Li Jiaci asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Wang Zhen let out a long sigh: "Ah, never mind—I had this guy help me watch the place, but he instead took those girls to another venue and partied all night, claiming he was scouting enemy territory for me; the result was they drank until morning, a bunch of them passed out drunk on the roadside, almost getting dragged away by corpse‑snatchers!"

"Corpse‑snatchers?"

"It's those who specialize in abducting drunk women; this gang has been rampant lately!"

Wang Zhen took another sip, set down the cup, and asked: "Why did you come to my place?"

Li Jiaci leaned against the sofa and shook his head.

"I've been looking for a place today; couldn't find a suitable one, wandered east and west and ended up here!"

"Looking for a place? What kind do you want?"

"Just need something that can fit our six brothers!"

"Oh..."

Wang Zhen thought for a moment.

Suddenly he spoke solemnly: "How about a villa? Now a set is only about five to six hundred thousand; I just acquired two recently, each three stories up and down, fully furnished with a swimming pool and a courtyard of over a hundred square meters!"

"A villa? I never thought of that; could you introduce me to some?"

"Sure!"