Chapter 36: This Isn't Over Yet

Wu Yingwei and Wu Ping are back.

Look, the two of them are drenched in sweat, they must have run all the way back.

They must have been frightened.

It's fine, it's fine.

We're watching; if they dare to do something out of line, we won't agree.

Right, we can't stop them from collecting debts, but using force is definitely not allowed.

Everyone started shouting all at once.

Wu Yingwei and Wu Ping had no time to deal with them, so they hurried over to Mei Yueqin.

Mei Yueqin looked at the two, her eyes reddening further, a vague sense of grievance welling up inside her; she forced a smile and said, "Dad, A Ping, I'm fine."

Wu Ping took a couple quick steps.

Wu Yingwei nodded, his gaze unfriendly as he looked at Lao Wu and the others.

Lao Wu met his gaze, gave an embarrassed smile, and said, "Uncle, sorry about that, it was just a misunderstanding—I'll have the door fixed right away."

Crack!

The door and frame finally aligned.

The door was installed.

Although Wu Yingwei still wasn't clear on what was happening, he snorted coldly: "With so many people running to my house and breaking the door, this probably can't be cleared up with just a word of misunderstanding, can it?"

Everyone also looked curiously at Lao Wu, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Earlier they had come demanding debts in an aggressive manner, but suddenly their attitude changed—it was quite bewildering.

Especially Chen Gui.

Everything was clearly going according to his plan, so how did it change at the end?

What went wrong again?

Lao Wu quickly repeated what he had just told Lao Meng; upon hearing it, everyone immediately erupted in an uproar.

Unbelievable!

Did Wu An go to repay the debt?

Or did he repay the principal plus interest!

How could that be possible!

Not to mention the villagers—even Wu Yingwei and Wu An looked astonished.

Where did he get the money?

Chen Gui shouted in disbelief: "Did you get it wrong?"

"Where did Wu Erzi get the money?"

"He's only been working a few days—there's no way he could have money to repay the debt!"

Others also joined in the discussion.

Lao Wu ignored them.

The boss said clearly over the phone that Wu An personally came over to deliver the money—how could that be a mistake?

Wu Yingwei turned his head to look at Chen Gui.

Chen Gui, feeling guilty, shifted his gaze away and shrank into the crowd.

Wu Ping looked at Mei Yueqin's bloodshot eyes, feeling heartbroken, and whispered, "You were scared, weren't you?"

It's okay now, it's okay now.

As he spoke, he gently patted her back.

Mei Yueqin tightly gripped his hand and whispered, "I'm fine; I've been hiding in the house, and fortunately Erzi repaid the money in time."

Wu Ping nodded, looked at Wu Yingwei, and said loudly, "Since you came to repay the IOU, why did you break my door?"

"You frightened my wife half to death and pushed my Uncle Meng to the ground—how do you explain this?"

Lao Wu had a headache.

He cursed Chen Gui inwardly half to death, then asked aloud, "What do you want?"

Wu Ping, usually a nice guy, uncharacteristically snapped: "Apologize!"

Lao Wu nodded and apologized.

Repaying debts is natural and proper, but they came early to collect, and even broke the door in front of so many people—there's no excuse for that.

Lao Wu asked, "Can we leave now?"

Wu Yingwei nodded, waved at the villagers, and they finally cleared a path.

Lao Wu hurriedly led his people onto the vehicle.

After the minibus disappeared in a cloud of dust, Wu Yingwei smiled at everyone, took out a cigarette and passed it around; everyone happily accepted.

As for those gossiping and shameless people, they had already slipped away early.

For example, Chen Gui—no one knew when he disappeared.

"Yingwei, your second son has turned out well."

"Or it's you, the father, who's formidable—you whipped that good-for-nothing into shape in one move."

"Now you don't have to worry."

"He's been fishing and gathering seafood these past couple days, his luck's been too good—how could he earn so much money?"

"From now on, even if he works an honest job, he still needs to come back home."

Wu Yingwei's face expressionless, he snorted coldly: "Today's incident was a scare with no harm—ultimately, it's still Wu An who caused the trouble!"

"He should have been responsible for handling it."

Still praising him?

Praising him for borrowing high‑interest loans, or praising him for beating someone into the hospital?

When everyone heard, they didn't dare say anything else.

Someone asked, "Still not discharged?"

It's been about half a month, Wu An, what exactly did you do?

I heard that household is hard to mess with; maybe they were extorted.

I'm afraid this matter won't be easy to settle.

Elder Wu, why don't you use your connections to speak up?

Wu Yingwei snorted coldly, "Say what?"

"I'm already done with that kid."

"His business, why should I give a damn?"

He finished smoking.

Everyone went their separate ways, and soon the whole Village knew about the high‑interest lender coming to exchange the IOU, and it was commendable that Wu An repaid the debt with his own earnings.

"That rotten kid finally made any progress?"

"As long as he's willing to work honestly, that's fine."

"Just returning an IOU caused such a big fuss; what the hell is Wu An up to?"

"Or it's the road under Chen Gui's control."

"Ah, there's also something about Chen Gui in this?"

"I heard…"

Various rumors spread chaotically throughout the Village.

……

On the other side.

Lao Tan shook his head and said, "Kid, don't tangle with me here."

"You also mentioned the rules."

"According to the rules, I can't reveal who called me."

He stopped there.

Lao Tan's phone rang; it was Lao Wu calling.

After listening to Lao Wu's report, Lao Tan put down the phone and said, "My men have already apologized to your family."

"My men didn't lay a hand; not even a single hair of your family was touched."

"Enough, don't ask about the rest."

"Come, I'll see you out."

Wu An heard this and his anger subsided a little; after all, Lao Tan is a big brother in the underworld, and he didn't dare press too hard—angering someone like that wouldn't do him any good.

He shouldn't let a momentary impulse narrow his path.

Moreover, Lao Tan is a big brother in the underworld; such a person shouldn't be offended. He immediately said, "Boss Tan, no need, you sit."

"I'll go myself."

Lao Tan still stood up, and while walking said, "Today was indeed my mistake."

"If you run short of money later, feel free to come to me."

"Since you're so eager to repay the debt, next time I can lend you fifty thousand with no collateral."

Wu An smiled and said, "Thank you, thank you."

There won't be a next time.

This is the last time they deal, he knows Lao Tan's fate, and will definitely keep his distance thereafter.

But this matter isn't over!

He took a Cigarette from his pocket, unlit.

He just held it between his lips.

He had resolved to quit smoking, but sometimes he really wanted to have one—not just because of the addiction, but also because he was pondering things.

Who called Lao Tan, he needed to think about how to investigate.

Once he figured it out, he still had to consider how to take revenge.

No rush.

Even if I'm in a hurry, I can't make it happen.

A trip to the town is already quite a hassle; I'll buy everything I need first and then talk.

A Qing came out of the shop across the street and asked, "Brother, why did it take so long? I almost had to call the police."

Wu An patted his shoulder and said, "Just a little hiccup."

"Let's go."

"Let's go to the tackle shop to buy fishing gear."