Chapter 684: Staging a Real-Life Final Destination

A Jin had a headache: "This isn't easy to handle; beating someone up is simple, but trying to stop him from buying a fishing boat will probably be difficult."

The middle-aged man in the passenger seat said: "It's not that hard either; just get the guy into the hospital."

"Make him unable to get out of bed for seventeen or eighteen days, or just put him straight in the ICU."

"Then how would he go through the paperwork?"

A Jin's eyes lit up: "That's actually a good idea."

Wu An glanced at the passenger, who looked unfamiliar, and asked: "Sir, what should I call you?"

A Jin said: "Look, I forgot to introduce him, Big Brother An—this is my cousin Liu Gang."

"Brother Gang, thanks earlier for the help."

Wu An shook his hand; earlier Chen Lao Da had hired someone to deal with him, and that someone was him, but because of A Jin he switched sides and ended up giving Chen Lao Da a beating instead.

"You're welcome, just call me Old Gang." Liu Gang hurriedly shook Wu An's hand, appearing very enthusiastic.

He knew Wu An was on very good terms with Gao Qiangqi and was also a formidable figure, so he naturally dared not be negligent.

Today.

They were looking for trouble with Chen Lao Da, and Liu Gang came along as well.

After all, he's an old hand at this.

Wu An thought for a moment and said: "Having Jing He beaten up and sent to the hospital would only treat the symptom, not the cause."

"After all, he's not an ordinary person; he does have some social standing."

"If it's a small matter, it's not significant; but if it escalates, and if someone accidentally gets killed, at least many people would be forced to flee their homes and couldn't return for years."

A Jin and Liu Gang's faces grew solemn upon hearing this.

What Wu An said was very likely to happen.

Liu Gang was actually fleeing from trouble on his side, which is why he came here.

For now he can still hide and run, but in a few years, if he gets into trouble, running away will be difficult.

It's still the same saying.

Unless absolutely necessary, Wu An doesn't want to resort to such simple and brutal methods to solve problems.

A Jin asked: "Big Brother An, from what you're saying, you must have an idea, right?"

Wu An nodded: "I have a rough plan."

"Have you guys seen Final Destination?"

A Jin nodded: "I have."

"That movie is all mystical and mysterious."

"The various death methods are pretty effective, but they won't work on Jing He."

Wu An smiled: "I didn't say we should kill Jing He, but we can create multiple coincidences to let him know he's plagued by bad luck."

"Then we can make all the troubles he encounters seem to stem from his purchase of Chen Lao Da's fishing boat."

"That way, we'll leave Jing He in a miserable state while also preventing him from buying the boat."

A Jin slapped the steering wheel and said: "Brilliant."

"Kill two birds with one stone."

"Big Brother An, my boss said you're never wrong—no matter what, as long as we follow your lead, we can get it done."

Wu An smiled.

He just took it as praise.

Liu Gang asked: "What kind of coincidences should we create?"

Wu An said: "What you suggested earlier isn't bad—have Jing He beaten up and sent to the hospital."

"You're a stranger to him."

"Jing He will be eating in town, so you can provoke a conflict with him during the meal."

"Beat him up and then run."

Liu Gang nodded: "No problem, I'm experienced at this."

During this period he's either on the run or on the way to being on the run.

Wu An said: "Just beat him up; watch your strength, don't go too hard."

Liu Gang replied: "Understood—more than a minor injury but less than a light injury."

Wu An gave a sly smile: "The key is, you have to give him a drink."

"I'll call the police to report him, so they can intercept and set up a checkpoint on the road."

"Make sure he can't just walk away with it."

Since last year, drunk driving has been classified as a dangerous driving offense, subject to criminal liability, and the crackdown on such behavior has been very strong.

Liu Gang gave a thumbs-up: "Holy shit, one link after another—this is totally effective."

A Jin wore a smug look: "Just you wait, Big Brother An can mess with Jing He to death."

Liu Gang said: "Best to mess with him to death."

"What I hate most are traitors to the Han."

"Especially those lackeys who work for the Japanese—they deserve to die ten thousand times over!"

"He's brought shame upon his parents and ancestors."

After saying that, Liu Gang's face flushed red; apparently he was angered by his own words.

Is Liu Gang a good person?

He clearly is not.

As the saying goes, those who uphold righteousness are often dog‑killers; even this bad guy has a bottom line.

A Jin drove the car and arrived at the entrance of Shangwancun Village.

This is the necessary road to the town; ahead is a mountain road, and at the foot of the mountain there are many trees.

Wu An looked over and said, "A Jin, find two capable brothers and pretend they are secretly logging."

"When Jing He drives by, knock the tree down to scare him half to death first."

"Tell the brothers to be careful when they strike, and definitely don't smash the person to death directly."

A Jin chuckled and said, "Alright, I'll instruct the brothers, but if we accidentally kill him, we can only say Jing He deserved it and King Yama will take him."

Wu An nodded.

Three steps away.

It should be about right.

As the saying goes, things shouldn't happen three times.

If there are too many coincidences, it ends up being insufficient.

A Jin made a phone call, and not long after a van pulled up, with several men in dirty clothes stepping out.

Looking at them, they really did look the part.

"Brother An, not bad, right?"

"They're all manual laborers."

"They're playing themselves."

A Jin said proudly.

Wu An nodded.

Next, we just wait.

Chen Lao Da summoned Jing He over, wanting to cut through the mess quickly and settle the fishing boat transaction.

So he shouldn't be delayed too long; he'll come out of his house soon to handle the paperwork.

Wu An checked the time; it was just past three in the afternoon, lunch was too late and dinner too early, so he wouldn't be eating at home.

As expected.

Jing He arrived at Chen Lao Da's house, and after just half an hour, the intermediary called to say Jing He had left his home; at the same time, Chen Lao Da drove his car following behind Jing He.

Wu An and the others hid.

Have the logging brothers get ready and make the trees sway, ready to fall.

A Jin held his phone, keeping the line open.

"Here they come, here they come."

"Everyone, cheer up."

"I'll count to one, then we act."

"Three."

"Two."

"One!"

At the command, the chainsaw cut the last bit, and two other men pushed the tree onto the road.

The selected trees weren't very big; the two men pushed them, and with the existing notch, they fell onto the road.

Thus, according to the original plan, the tree fell accurately onto the road; Jing He was on the phone, chattering away, when he suddenly saw a tree topple and slammed the brakes to the floor.

But he actually stepped on the accelerator, and the car went "Boom—" and surged forward.

The tree was still slowly falling.

This startled everyone; according to their plan, Jing He's car should have stopped when the tree fell.

Now it's done.

The car went straight under the tree.

Fortunately the car wasn't going fast, and with a "Crack!" the tree smashed directly onto the car.

This left everyone dumbfounded.

What do we do now?