A life of success begins with being a landlord.

"You know the story of the little horse crossing the river, right? What others say may not be true. We can investigate whether pyramid schemes are scams."

Manager Fang smiled and called into the room, "Old squad leader, please bring out our business license and relevant reports."

The old squad leader arrived as soon as he was called, carrying a lot of documents.

Manager Fang opened the documents and showed them to me one by one.

Here you'll find photocopies of the business license, various conferences and charity events held by Shuang Er Kang, photos with bigwigs at all levels, and even a badminton tournament...

I don't even think they seem like scammers anymore!

Which scammer is so arrogant?

After reviewing the materials, Manager Fang put them away and set them aside, then asked me with a smile, "Have you seen the reports about the government cracking down on illegal pyramid schemes?"

I nodded: "I have indeed seen such news."

"Then think about it again. Does cracking down on illegal pyramid schemes protect our legal pyramid schemes?" Manager Fang asked me.

After thinking about it, I realized that made sense, so I nodded.

It turns out that Huang Aijun and his group were still legal and protected!

"Alright, let's leave the issue of legality here."

Manager Fang was very courteous and talkative, speaking calmly and gently, like a spring breeze: "Let's talk about this business again..."

Next, Manager Fang told me that they were a direct sales company, selling health equipment to address people's sub-health issues.

Then there's the specific issue of dividing the spoils... no, the issue of splitting them.

What is this five-tier, three-level system? How much money can you get at each level?

They even gave me the story of multiplying rice on a chessboard, telling me about the power of multiplication...

We chatted for several tens of minutes. Manager Fang talked and drew diagrams for me at the same time, without getting tired at all!

I was getting dizzy listening to it, so I smiled at Gao Jianfeng and said, "How about I stop here for today? I can come back to study next time when I have time... Anyway, I'm still very interested."

Manager Fang, seeing that things were going well, said, "No problem, our doors are always open to you. We can communicate anytime if you have any questions."

"Alright, alright." I stood up and looked at Gao Jianfeng: "Your classmate Chen Feng is also from my hometown. Tonight, I'll treat our old squad leader and fellow townsman to dinner so they can chat."

Gao Jianfeng's eyes lit up, and he readily agreed, even asking me, "Is it the Changhong Restaurant across the street?"

"Fat Sister Fried Noodle Shop."

I chuckled and said, "I'll be waiting for you at six o'clock tonight. Don't be late!"

Gao Jianfeng was a little disappointed, but still nodded and thanked him, "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Zu."

As I was about to take my leave, I asked Manager Fang, "Manager Fang, would you do me the honor of having dinner with us tonight?"

"Thank you for the invitation, but I can't tonight. I have to give a lecture to some newcomers."

"Then let's meet again next time."

I waved goodbye and left the 402 pyramid scheme den.

Joining a pyramid scheme doesn't cost 39,000, or even 9,900; it only costs 3,900, which is quite a good deal.

At least I have an organization now, and I have two experts, Gao Jianfeng and the old squad leader, to be my free bodyguards!

Back in 302, I found out that Sister Li had gone to Dao Zixiong's house again to play mahjong with Dao Zixiong's mistress.

I thought about it and decided to go to room 505 to check on Erxia and find out what was going on.

Coincidentally, Erxia was just about to go out when she bumped into me.

"Erxia, are you going out?"

I looked at Erxia's complexion and found that she had regained her composure, but... there was a kind of numbness that was worse than death.

"Brother Zu, did you come to see me?" Erxia stopped in her tracks.

"Oh, I just came to see you." I nodded. "If you have something to do, go ahead and do it."

"I'm fine, I'm planning to go for a walk."

Erxia turned around, opened the door, and invited me inside.

I went into the house and found it very clean; it seemed that Erxia had tidied it up.

"Brother Zu, I can't afford to live in such a big house anymore."

Erxia looked at the house and sighed, "If only I could sublet it or get a refund, that would be great. I'd get my rent back and rent a single room."

I smiled and said, "According to the contract, you can't cancel the lease halfway through or sublet it."

Erxia smiled wryly: "I know, I was just saying it casually."

"But I can try my best to help you coordinate and save you some money." I also felt sorry for Erxia, so I took pity on her.

Erxia nodded her thanks and poured me a glass of water.

I didn't know how to start, and after hesitating for a while, I finally said, "Oh, by the way, I saw a tiger today, around noon."

Erxia's body trembled slightly, but she didn't say anything.

I stared at Erxia's face: "Erxia, did you and Tiger argue when you broke up?"

Erxia remained silent.

I shrugged: "I was just asking. If it's inconvenient for you to say, then I won't."

"Brother Zu, I've argued with the tiger."

Erxia finally spoke, but turned her face away: "That bastard said he was going to kill me and sell me to a hair salon. I slapped him, and when he hit me back, I bit him..."

Sure enough!

I was filled with anger.

The three thugs Erxia encountered yesterday were most likely arranged by Tiger!

So... could the person Tiger arranged be one of Ah Qiang's men from the entertainment center?

Thinking about this, I couldn't help but call A-Qiang.

Ah Qiang answered the phone politely, "Brother Zu, what can I do for you?"

I went to the balcony, closed the sliding door, and asked in a low voice, "Were any of your men at the entertainment center injured yesterday? Was anyone injured around their right eye?"

"Yes, it's Lan Kouchang. He said he went out to fight yesterday and got hit with a rock, so he asked me for leave." As A-Qiang spoke, he suddenly realized something:

"What's wrong, Brother Zu? Is something the matter?"

"It's alright, don't mention it for now."

My hands were trembling as I suppressed my anger: "If you have time, arrange for me to meet this scoundrel Chang. Don't give me any advance notice, okay?"

Once I see Lan Kouchang and confirm that he is one of the three thugs from yesterday, Tiger's despicable deeds will be exposed!

What kind of beast is this damn tiger to do something like this!

"Brother Zu, is this serious?" Ah Qiang knew something was wrong.

"It's not convenient to talk right now, I'll call you back in a bit." I hung up the phone.

Standing on the balcony, I lit a cigarette.

I didn't dare mention this to Erxia, for fear she would break down.

Knock knock knock!

Erxia stood inside the room and knocked on the sliding glass door.

I opened the door and forced a smile: "I'm going to have a smoke on the balcony."

"Brother Zu, are you calling Tiger?"

Erxia shook her head: "I know Brother Zu is a good person, thank you. But that bastard Tiger, I've already cut ties with him. Even if he kneels down and begs me now, I won't follow him anymore."

"That's fine too."

I threw away my cigarette butt: "Erxia, take a break for the next couple of days. I'll find you a job in a couple of days. Start over and make it work."

"Thank you, Brother Zu," Erxia said, then suddenly grabbed my arm.

"Brother Zu, Tiger and his gang are now with Daozai Xiong, so they'll still be dealing with you in the future. Tiger isn't a good guy; be careful he doesn't betray you. Long Hair's character isn't good either. Relatively speaking, Lei Zi and Lei Jia are a bit better."