Chapter 336

It was both fast and fierce, carrying the sound of wind being torn; one could only imagine how painful it would be if that landed on a body.

Cao Weiguo's heart skipped a beat; he reached out his left hand to grab Duan Youcai's wrist, then twisted it with all his might.

"Aaaah!"

Cao Weiguo put his entire strength into this twist, literally wringing Duan Youcai's right arm like a rag.

Jagged shards of bone pierced through the skin, a sight so gruesome it was hard to look at.

Even Dong Xiaoxue and the others felt their scalps go numb, shivering all over.

But Cao Weiguo, who valued his own life, dared not be careless or lenient, so he did not let Duan Youcai off even then.

Mercy to the enemy is cruelty to oneself!

"Bang!"

A straight right punch, devoid of any fancy technique, struck Duan Youcai's right cheek like a heavy iron hammer.

It knocked several of Duan Youcai's teeth clean out, his head rattling like a jar of loose trinkets.

"Tie him up!"

"Yes!"

Casually tossing the wide-eyed, unconscious Duan Youcai onto the ground, Cao Weiguo gave a cold command.

Li Jiannan hurriedly snatched a belt from one of the thugs and bound Duan Youcai's hands.

"Get them all inside!"

Cao Weiguo pulled a butterfly knife from his pocket and pointed it toward the pitch-black main room.

The terrified thugs scrambled up, enduring their sharp pains as they ran into the room.

"Drag him in too."

Li Jiannan and Zhou Yun hauled Duan Youcai inside, and Niu Zhong found the light cord and gave it a pull.

The light came on!

Cao Weiguo sneered as he crouched down and delivered a strike to Duan Youcai's thigh.

"Aaaah!"

The excruciating pain jolted Duan Youcai awake; seeing the blood gushing from his thigh, he was chilled to the bone on the spot.

Is this guy a lunatic?

He's way too ruthless!

I only snatched a few things, didn't I?

Do you have to go for the kill?

"Master! Master!"

"I surrender! I surrender!"

"Whatever you want, just say it! I'll do whatever you say!"

Duan Youcai begged with a tearful, pale face; he was a street thug, not a death-defying desperado.

From the time he started roaming the streets until now, he had never had human blood on his hands.

Otherwise, he would have been executed by firing squad long ago!

But the man before him was silent and stoic, yet truly a ruthless character.

He hadn't said a word, just went straight for the blade.

Can't you just say what you want?

Did I ever say I wouldn't agree?

Cao Weiguo wiped the butterfly knife on Duan Youcai's shorts.

It nearly made Duan Youcai wet himself.

"You'll do whatever I say?"

"I will, I will!"

"If you tell me to go east, I wouldn't dare go west!"

"If you tell me to catch a dog, I wouldn't dare catch a chicken!"

With my life in your hands, how could I dare not to comply?

Duan Youcai just wanted to live to see tomorrow's sun.

Cao Weiguo said to one of the thugs, "Is there paper and a pen here? Bring them over."

"Yes, yes!"

"I'll go get them right now!"

The thug hurriedly rummaged through his things and produced a small notebook and a ballpoint pen.

Cao Weiguo took the pen and scribbled something down rapidly.

Then, with a smile, he held it up in front of Duan Youcai: "Can you read?"

Duan Youcai was literate; as he looked at what Cao Weiguo had written, he was completely stunned.

IOU:

Due to my father's critical illness, I have borrowed 3,000 Yuan from Dong Xiaoxue, to be repaid by December 1st, 1965.

Since verbal agreements are unreliable, this document is hereby established as proof.

Borrower: Duan Youcai

Date of Loan: January 1st, 1965

A massive debt of 3,000 Yuan had just descended from the sky?

This wasn't an IOU.

This was a deed of servitude, a death warrant!

Cao Weiguo smiled and said, "Come on, while the blood is still flowing from your leg, hurry up and press your fingerprint."

"Don't say I'm extorting you."

"This covers Li Jiannan and the others' medical expenses, emotional distress, nutritional costs, lost wages..."

"If you commit a wrong, you have to acknowledge it. If you don't..."

Seeing Cao Weiguo brandish the object in his hand, Duan Youcai tearfully pressed his fingerprint:

"I acknowledge it! I acknowledge it!"

"I was blinded by greed!"

"I should compensate you!"

Cao Weiguo smiled and handed the IOU to Dong Xiaoxue: "Keep this safe. Come back another day to collect the debt."

Dong Xiaoxue took the IOU in a daze, looking at Cao Weiguo with adoration.

"The compensation is settled."

"Now, let's talk about that batch of supplies."

Cao Weiguo scribbled out another IOU.

The amount: 5,000 Yuan.

Duan Youcai pressed his fingerprint, feeling completely hopeless.

He felt his life was over.

Even if he sold both his kidneys and dug up his ancestral graves, he could never pay this back!

"You're a smart one."

"I know you can't pay back these damages all at once."

"I won't press you to pay it all right now."

"But you should at least pay some interest."

"1,000 Yuan for interest isn't too much, is it?"

"Pay the money, and we'll leave immediately!"

"If you don't pay, then I'll have to take something from your body instead."

Cao Weiguo flashed the smile of a wolf in grandmother's clothing; Duan Youcai's eyes turned bloodshot.

This was just too bullying!

He had already accepted the 8,000 Yuan in damages!

And you're still not satisfied?

Not only do you want damages, you want interest too!