Wandering in the vast darkness

Chapter 98 Bargaining

A dozen minutes later, a man in his forties with a buzz cut and a dark complexion rushed over. He was Lao Xiao.

When Lao Xiao came in, he was still panting heavily. He looked at Qiqi, then at Qiqi, and finally fixed his gaze on Qiqi.

The man pointed at Qiqi and said to Lao Xiao, "This is the deceased's girlfriend. We just found out he passed away."

Old Xiao said "Oh" and nodded, but he didn't look at Qiqi anymore. Instead, he looked at Qiqi and asked, "Are you two going upstairs too?"

Kiki met his gaze and said, "What, is that not allowed? People just disappeared for no reason. If we go up to them and demand an explanation, what can they do to us? I'm too lazy to fight a war of attrition like you guys. That tactic doesn't work anymore, it's so low-class."

Old Xiao chuckled softly and asked, "So what do you want?"

"Go directly to their boss. Once we find him, we won't let him go. We'll keep an eye on him 24/7. When he's in the office, we're in the office; when he goes home, we go home. Even if he goes to the bathroom, we'll follow him there and wait for him at the door. What can he do? Say that we two girls kidnapped him or threatened him? We just want an explanation."

Old Xiao's eyebrows twitched. Looking at the two girls again, he felt that a new weapon had arrived. These two girls were clearly different; one was gentle and weak, only good at crying, while the other was very fierce, bold, and difficult to deal with.

Most importantly, they were women, two beautiful girls, one of whom was the deceased's girlfriend. If there were two men following their chairman around constantly, he would immediately call the police, who would arrive and take them away without hesitation. But with two girls, it was a different story. Even if the chairman got angry at them, he would only lose face and embarrass himself.

Old Xiao swallowed hard, slowed his speech, and said to Qiqi, "Our goals are the same, and we can discuss the methods. What you mentioned is not impossible."

"Hey, you're the boss. Now that you're here, you should tell us how you charge. I don't think there's any point in continuing until this is clarified," Qiqi said.

Old Xiao looked completely innocent: "How could it not be made clear? I've already explained it to them. We only started working on it after they agreed. Otherwise, what's the point of having so many people here every day? Are we just wasting our time? Don't I have any costs to cover?"

"I know you need to make costs, which is why we need to discuss things clearly and try to resolve this quickly. This matter involves the two elders and him."

As Qiqi spoke, she pointed to Xiao Fu's parents and cousin, and continued:

"They're all from out of town, how would they know so much? To be honest, they don't even know if you tried to extort them. But I do know about this, which is why I want to hear what you have to say."

Qiqi seems like a difficult girl to deal with. Old Xiao's henchmen had already spoken to him on the phone, which is why Old Xiao rushed over in a hurry.

When he arrived and saw Qiqi, he knew his subordinates were telling the truth. However, while Old Xiao was annoyed, he was also pleased. First, Qiqi had raised the price, and second, he knew this girl was difficult to deal with, which meant the other side would also have a headache.

Old Xiao thought for a moment, then patted his cousin on the shoulder and said, "Come on, let's go to your room to talk. Let's not stay here and disturb the two elders' rest."

My cousin looked at Xiao Fu's father, who nodded. My cousin said okay, and then he said to Qiqi, "Let's go next door."

Qiqi stood up and pulled Qiqi up as well, saying to her, "Let's go together. You can listen from the side and help your uncle and aunt make a decision."

The group walked together to the next room, which was the room of the cousin and that other person. It was also a double room with two beds.

Old Xiao said, "Sit down." Everyone walked to the space between the two beds and sat on the edges of both beds. Qiqi sat next to Qiqi, at the very back, near the head of the bed. Her eyes were red and swollen, and she kept wiping away tears with tissues.

Old Xiao could tell at a glance that her mind was probably blank right now. The main thing to talk about was Qiqi, since Qiqi was the one in charge. He immediately ignored Qiqi.

Old Xiao and Qiqi said, "You should have come earlier."

Kiki said, "Didn't we only find out this morning? Why did we come so early?"

Old Xiao pointed at his cousin and said, "Luckily I came early. If I hadn't, they would probably be home with the 200,000 yuan by now."

"Stop, stop." Qiqi waved her hand. "I don't care about what happened before. I just want to ask you, who decided on the 1.2 million?"

"What's wrong with me?" Old Xiao asked.

"That's too low. I think it should be 1.8 million."

Old Xiao looked at Qiqi and sneered, "Little girl, do you think 1.2 million is so easy to get?"

"I don't know if it's easy to get it," Qiqi said. "I only know that if we can't get it, we won't even get 1.2 million. If we can get it, 1.2 million and 1.8 million are the same. Do you think such a big corporation would care about 600,000?"

Old Xiao paused for a moment, then remained silent. After a while, he spoke:

"It's not impossible to ask for 1.8 million now. They haven't responded for a few days, so we can raise the price and tell them that if they still don't agree, it will be 2 million."

"That works," Kiki laughed. "With so many people here, there are daily expenses, right? By the way, how did you calculate the costs after the job was completed?"

"Three fives and six fives, I'll take three fives," Old Xiao said.

"No, that's too high. 37% is the most we can do," Qiqi said. "I know some people would do 28% too."

Old Xiao got anxious: "Big sister, I really have to call you big sister. They didn't pay a single penny. I was the one who found all these people. They need to eat and sleep every day, and I still have to pay them wages. Do you think it's easy for me? To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that they are from out of town and have no one to rely on in Hangzhou, I wouldn't care about their affairs."

"You still came looking for me, regardless?" Qiqi sneered. "You're only charging this price because you think they're from out of town and don't know the going rate, right?"

"You...!" Old Xiao was a little annoyed, glaring at Qiqi. Qiqi chuckled and said to him:

"Just kidding, just kidding, bro. But 3565 really won't do, it's too high. And think about it, now it's not 1.2 million, but 1.8 million, that's an extra 600,000."

Old Xiao snorted: "You think if you ask for 1.8 million, they'll just give you 1.8 million?"

"So you're assuming they'll give you 120 just because you're charging 120?" Qiqi retorted to Lao Xiao, "The logic is the same."

Old Xiao looked at Qiqi, shook his head, and finally exhaled. He said:

"Where did you come from, you Bull Demon King, big sister? How about this, I won't agree to either of you. If we get 1.2 million, we'll still go with what we originally agreed on, three to five?"

Qiqi nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it your way."

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