Chapter 750: Liu Ye Wants Revenge

Watching Xu Damao's expression, Liu Guangtian was full of confidence, but Liu Guangfu frowned.

He had felt uneasy about the item his older brother had acquired this time, and he hadn't even had the chance to take a close look at it.

The corners of Xu Damao's mouth slowly spread, almost reaching his earlobes: "Guangtian, how much did you pay for this thing?"

Liu Guangtian deliberately told a lie, feigning a bit of insecurity: "Spent seventeen thousand. Did I overpay? He wanted thirty thousand, and I haggled with him for a long time before he finally relented. The main thing was that when we went, his wife was having her funeral, and a bunch of creditors were blocking the door demanding payment, which is why he was willing to sell. Before this, he wouldn't let it go even when someone offered twenty thousand."

Xu Damao nodded, his eyes gleaming: "This is a Yongzheng-era famille rose 'hundred flowers' three-color covered bowl. The bowl is covered in scrolling flowers, the colors are rich and vibrant, and the lid, bowl, and stand are a complete set. It's in perfect condition, and one look tells you it was for imperial use. Plus, it can be made into a pair. You've picked up a bargain this time. I'll give you thirty thousand, how about it? You two brothers have really been targeted by the God of Wealth lately."

Liu Guangtian took the opportunity to counter: "Damao, can you add a bit more for us brothers? If I hadn't happened to be there at the right time today, I never would have gotten it at this price."

Xu Damao glared: "Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, you two were brought up by me, and the capital was provided by me too. You won't even leave me a sliver of profit?"

Seeing that he was getting agitated, Liu Guangtian quickly took a step back: "Alright, alright. But we almost didn't manage to acquire it this time, and we didn't bring enough money. Can you give us a bit more?"

Xu Damao thought for a moment: "Your luck has indeed been good lately. I can give you up to fifty thousand in acquisition funds; after all, you haven't seen many things yet and are easily deceived."

"Deal!" Liu Guangtian agreed immediately. With fifty thousand in funds in hand, plus what he already had, he could mobilize a total of seventy thousand yuan and could afford to acquire some major goods.

After the brothers left, Liu Sanmei leaned in: "Damao, why did you give them so much? What if they get cheated?"

Xu Damao was unhurried: "Others can't sell this for a high price, but I can. Once I put it on the market, it'll be at least sixty thousand or more."

Liu Sanmei frowned: "I think twenty-five thousand would have been enough, right? You're too generous to those two."

"Sigh," Xu Damao sighed, "You're right to criticize. I'm getting older, and my heart is softening. Liu Guangtian is still an old brother of mine, much better than Yan Jiefang. I helped Yan Jiefang quite a bit back in the day, and now he won't even acknowledge me. Compared to that, Liu Guangtian is alright."

Liu Sanmei said: "I heard that Yan Jiefang and his wife haven't been doing well lately. Their factory is constantly being squeezed by superiors, and Chen Xueru has already moved a lot of the work to her own factory."

Xu Damao was amused: "Hearing that, then there isn't just one happy thing today, but two."

Liu Sanmei was still worried: "But you gave him fifty thousand yuan; what if they buy something fake..."

Xu Damao smiled: "This fifty thousand is also money they earned themselves. I think these two really ran into a genuine seller. Maybe there are more surprises to come."

Only then did Liu Sanmei stop speaking.

Over in Moscow, He Yuzhu had been rattling along on the train for over three days before arriving.

As soon as he exited the station, people from the Northern Company's local office came to pick them up.

A tall, thin man brought a blonde, blue-eyed Russian woman to welcome He Zheng and the others.

He Yuzhu didn't go with them, trailing far behind.

Not far away, two more pairs of eyes were watching them—Bai Yu and Liu Guiquan, Lao Liu and Lao Qi under Cheng Shao.

These two had once had their legs broken by He Yuzhu and had followed him all the way from Si Jiu Cheng to Moscow.

They knew how formidable He Yuzhu was, weren't sure if He Yuzhu had followed them, and dared not offend the He Family openly, so they hadn't shown themselves the whole way.

They had passed the news to Nikolai through a train attendant—who was actually an undercover agent—planted by Liu Ye on the train.

After those three, Nikolai and his men, boarded the train, Lao Liu and Lao Qi hadn't made contact at all.

They were afraid that if Nikolai killed someone, they would be implicated as well.

Seeing He Zheng and the others laughing and talking, safe and sound, the two secretly thought things had gone wrong. Without lingering, they pulled their hat brims down low and quickly left the station to find Liu Ye.

After exiting the station, He Yuzhu kept following He Zheng.

Seeing them get into a minibus, he raised his hand to hail a taxi: "Follow that car." His Russian wasn't very fluent, but it was enough.

Once the driver heard he could speak a little Russian, he couldn't stop talking, constantly asking about things in China—his wife had been to China and had been an Engineer.

"Big brother, what is your name?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Alexander. From the Moscow Second State Taxi Company." The driver laughed and patted the steering wheel, "I'm fifty-six this year. By rights, I shouldn't be driving a taxi at this age; most of our drivers here are in their twenties to early forties, and forty-seven or forty-eight is rare. I'm in great health and a model worker at my unit, so the leadership has always kept me working. I heard life in your country is very poor, is that true?"

He Yuzhu shook his head: "In the late fifties, we did suffer for a while to pay off the Soviet Union's debts. Now life is getting better and better."

Alexander asked with a smile: "Then can you ordinary people drink alcohol every day?"

"Alcohol isn't scarce, but not many people drink it every day. Usually, people just drink some beer in the summer," He Yuzhu said.

Alexander got excited: "I just love to drink, and if I had a plate of peanuts to go with it, that would be wonderful."

He Yuzhu also smiled: "What a coincidence, I also love eating peanuts with my drinks."

"With peanuts, I could drink two jin of white liquor!" Alexander was incredibly happy.

He Yuzhu joked: "You didn't drink today, did you? If you had, I wouldn't dare sit in your car."

"How could I drink at work? I only work six to eight hours a day, then drink when I get home."

Both of them laughed.

Alexander asked again: "Hey, are peanuts expensive over there?"

He Yuzhu shook his head: "Peanuts are the cheapest thing. Beef is what's expensive."

Alexander said: "To tell you the truth, fish is the cheapest here, and peanuts are very expensive."

"Why? Don't you grow peanuts?"

"The climate isn't suitable, we can't grow them."

"Then how much are peanuts a jin here?"

Alexander thought for a moment: "Five rubles a kilogram. How about where you are?"

He Yuzhu calculated in his mind—five rubles a kilogram, which was over ten yuan in People's Currency; compared to the price in China, the difference was seven or eight times! It might be better to bring some peanuts over to sell when he went back.

He hadn't expected that by taking a taxi, he would actually stumble upon a big business opportunity.

At the same time, in Liu Ye's office, Lao Liu Bai Yu and Lao Qi Liu Guiquan had their eyes wide open.

The moment they saw He Zheng get off the car smoothly, they knew that Nikolai and his men had likely been finished. But both of them played dumb, and neither mentioned it.

"Liu Ye, we saw He Yuzhu and were worried he was on the train, so after we passed the news out, we wanted to wait for your men to make a move before contacting them. But we never managed to contact Nikolai, and we thought they were delayed by something, so we didn't get on the train," Liu Guiquan bluffed.

Liu Ye smiled grimly: "Two brothers, you didn't dare make contact with Nikolai because you were afraid of being discovered by the He Family. Let me tell you, those three men of Nikolai's were taken out. My mole on the train reported the situation to me long ago; there is an expert among He Zheng's group."

Liu Guiquan pretended to be shocked: "Liu Ye, how could this happen? How did we not notice any movement, and it didn't attract anyone's attention on the train either? Supposedly, if three grown men are fighting someone, how could there be no movement?"

Bai Yu was a bit dazed and guessed: "Liu Ye, you have to be careful this time. If your men were really taken out without making any noise, then it's the same situation as what happened to me and Lao Qi last time. That time we were guarding the door for Cheng Shao and were knocked unconscious by one person in an instant, and were even taken by that person from the New Dadu Hotel to the alley outside without anyone seeing a thing. I heard from Cheng Shao that the person last time should have been He Yuzhu. This time, it must be He Yuzhu who followed He Zheng here."

Chen Liu Ye laughed heartily: "Lao Liu, can you really be sure that He Yuzhu came too?"

Bai Yu nodded.

"That is just perfect; I can settle both old and new scores with him at once. Tonight, I will send word to the Red Square Skinheads and finish off that whole lot," Liu Ye said viciously.