A life of success begins with being a landlord.

I nodded: "Thank you for reminding me, I will pay attention."

As long as Daozai Xiong doesn't cheat me, Tiger, Lei Zi, and the others will never dare to play tricks on me.

So I don't care about the three tigers.

They are just small fry; Daozai Xiong is the real big fish.

After returning from 505 to 302, I called A-Qiang again.

This time I didn't hide anything and told Erxia everything that happened yesterday, and also expressed my suspicions—that it was Tiger's doing.

Ah Qiang was shocked when he heard this: "Is a tiger really that beastly? Even if you don't want someone anymore, you don't have to be so vicious! Does Xiong Ge know about this?"

I paused for a moment: "Xiong-ge doesn't know what happened to Erxia yesterday. But I reminded him that Tiger is ruthless and heartless, and probably shouldn't be relied upon. Xiong-ge originally arranged for him to go to Banpo Island today to assist me, but I didn't agree..."

Ah Qiang paused for a moment, then said, "Brother Zu, wait for my call. I'll come and ask where Lan Kou Chang is, and then I'll pick you up so we can confront him face to face."

"Will this put you in a difficult position?"

"No, Brother Zu, wait for my call." Ah Qiang hung up the phone.

I'll have a sip of tea, then go up to the rooftop for a stroll and enjoy the breeze.

The rooftop was a complete mess, with garbage everywhere.

None of these tenants are self-aware.

Footsteps sounded, and Lao Xia also arrived on the rooftop.

He didn't see me. He walked to the southeast corner and started rummaging around in his crotch, looking like he wanted to pee.

"Old Xia."

I snapped at him, annoyed, "What are you doing?"

"Holy crap, that scared the crap out of me..." Old Xia shuddered, turned around, and grinned, "It's nothing, I just came up for a look around."

"Everyone is responsible for keeping the roof clean. It's not good to urinate or defecate anywhere. Don't you have a toilet in room 604?"

I went over and offered Lao Xia a cigarette.

"No, I've never had that before..."

Old Xia took the cigarette, lit it, and sighed, "The young couple next door have been taking a shower and have been taking up the bathroom for half an hour. I couldn't hold it in any longer, so I came up to relieve myself."

I shook my head and asked again, "Have you thought about what we talked about last time? Cleaning isn't tiring, and it's only 600 yuan a month. If you don't do it, I'll find someone else to do it."

"Yaozu, give me a storefront, I'll start a business, I guarantee I'll make a fortune." Old Xia completely looked down on the cleaning job, grinning mischievously.

"I gave you everything, including Chunyan, and didn't ask you for a single penny..."

"What kind of business can you do? Do you have the capital?"

"I run a scrap metal recycling business, guaranteed to make money. Plus, I can also run a rental agency to help you find a place to live."

"Is that so? How clever of you." I sneered.

"If you can clean up properly, I'll believe you can run a business. If you can't even clean, forget about running a business."

If you can't even sweep your own room, you want to sweep the world. If you're stingy, you dream of making a fortune.

Where in the world is there such a good thing?

After saying that, I turned and went downstairs.

"Hey, feed..."

Old Xia called after me, but I ignored him.

Chunyan and Sister Ling both listen to me now. Old Xia is just a useless fool; I don't care about him.

Just then, A-Qiang called to say he was coming to pick me up.

I went downstairs to wait, and while I was there, I bought two metal lighters and asked the tobacco shop owner to stock up on more.

The proprietress, puzzled, laughed and asked me, "Handsome, why are you buying so many lighters?"

"Smoking." I smiled.

After waiting for more than ten minutes in front of Fat Sister's fried rice noodle shop, A-Qiang arrived by car.

Just as I was about to get on the bus, I ran into Gao Jianfeng leading the old squad leader and Chen Feng downstairs.

"Brother Zu, are you going out?" Gao Jianfeng opened his mouth, "Then tonight..."

"I'll be right back. Wait for me here. I'll treat you to drinks when I get back."

I waved and got into Ah Qiang's car.

Ah Qiang drove off, pounding the steering wheel: "That traitor Tiger, he's a real beast! Brother Zu, what do you think we should do about this? Should I kick Tiger out and then talk to Brother Xiong?"

In the local dialect of Gangtung, "反骨仔" seems to mean "traitor".

Ah Qiang calling Tiger a traitor shows that he has already realized that this kid is unreliable.

"Let's just forget about it. Just be careful when you use it in the future."

I sighed.

Ah Qiang nodded, then asked, "After we see Lan Kouchang and everything is clear, does Brother Zu want to beat him up?"

"That's unnecessary. He's just a tool, acting on Tiger's orders."

I thought for a moment and said, "However, I will give the tiger a warning so that he won't do it again."

Ah Qiang nodded: "Brother Zu, whatever you do, I support you."

I suddenly realized that Ah Qiang and I got along very well.

He doesn't talk much, but I feel very relaxed and in sync with him.

"Qiang, you're in an entertainment center, you must have a lot of women around you, right?" I asked.

"Brother Zu, I have a wife, and I basically don't touch other women."

"Truly a gentleman, a true man!" I laughed heartily.

Ah-Qiang smiled along, then sighed softly.

The car arrived at a large urban village. A-Qiang stopped the car and led me into the maze-like alleyways, where we walked and looked around, searching and looking for something.

Midway through, A-Qiang made a phone call to confirm the location, then led me to a three-story building and knocked on the door.

I hid to the side and watched coldly.

The door opened, and two young men came out, bowing and scraping: "Brother Qiang is here. Is there something you need?"

The moment I saw those two, I was furious!

These two guys are two of the three thugs who bullied Erxia yesterday!

One of them had a swollen, bruised brow bone above his right eye, which was caused by my lighter hitting him.

He is Lan Kouchang!

"It's nothing, I just wanted to introduce you to a friend." A-Qiang sneered, then turned to me and said, "Brother Zu, let me introduce you."

I walked out slowly, approached Lan Kouchang, and stared at him intently.

"Ah, it's you...it's Brother Zu!"

When Lan Kouchang saw me, he couldn't help but shudder.

The other guy saw me and turned to run away.

"Ah Gui, stop right there!" Ah Qiang shouted sharply.

The guy called Ah Gui stopped, his face contorted with grief, and begged for mercy from me and Ah Qiang: "Brother Qiang, Brother Zu... I don't know Brother Zu. What happened yesterday had nothing to do with me. It was all Tiger's fault, Tiger's fault..."

I kept a straight face and didn't say anything.

Ah-Qiang pointed at Lan-Kou-Chang and Ah-Gui: "What happened yesterday? Tell me honestly!"

Sweating profusely, Lan Kouchang said in a humble voice, "Brother Qiang, Brother Zu, please come inside and talk."

I nodded and went into the house with A-Qiang.

"Brother Zu, I'm so sorry about yesterday. We were blind and didn't know you..." Lan Kou Chang lowered his head and then stole glances at me and A-Qiang.

"That was all Tiger's doing. Tiger said... that woman was bothering him, and he wanted us to teach that woman a lesson."

Ah Gui was also stammering as he explained.

I waved my hand: "Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor. I don't blame you for this. Where's the tiger?"

"Tiger works at the entertainment center, Brother Zu, should we go over and teach him a lesson?" Ah Qiang asked me.