A life of success begins with being a landlord.

I nodded and let Sister Ju continue.

But the two customers squatting on the ground couldn't hold on any longer. They were so scared they almost wet themselves, and they pitifully pleaded with me, "Brother, what you're talking about... doesn't seem to have anything to do with us. Could you... let us go?"

Afang and Amei looked at me pitifully.

Immortals fight, mortals suffer.

We were fighting with Sister Ju, but it dragged Amei, Afang, and the two ladybugs into it!

"I'm sorry, we can't let you leave right now. Please be patient."

I released the man from the muscle-relaxing drug and chuckled coldly.

Our personal feud with Sister Ju has absolutely nothing to do with these two people.

But I need to control Sister Ju; these two customers are the cards I hold in my hand.

The two customers exchanged a glance and simply sat down on the floor, giving up completely.

Sister Ju sighed and continued explaining.

The old squad leader took a tape recorder and recorded the whole thing.

Sister Ju spoke intermittently for half an hour.

Li Jie, Er Xia, and I would occasionally ask questions to learn some details.

"Sister Li, Brother Zu, I've said everything... That Yuan Bing gave me a total of 15,000 yuan. I'll give it all to you..."

Sister Ju shook her head, crying, "I was bewitched and agreed to Yuan Bing's request. Please, please, let me go this time."

"Shut up, listen to me!"

I stopped Sister Ju and said coldly, "Call Yuan Bing now. I'm going to record it. You do as I say and talk to Yuan Bing. If you don't obey, I can contact Director Nie right now and have you thrown in jail for life!"

Now that they've been caught red-handed, if they really hand it over to Director Nie, Sister Ju will be in a lot of trouble.

Sister Ju dared not disobey, so she picked up her phone and started making calls, turning on speakerphone.

The old squad leader stepped forward and recorded the whole thing.

"Brother Soldier, I took photos of Hu Xiaoli and Wang Yaozu having an affair. Can you... give me a little more money?" Sister Ju started to get information out of me as instructed.

"How did you get photos of them messing around?"

Yuan Bing wasn't stupid; he knew it was unreasonable.

"The two of them were on the rooftop, looking for excitement under the big moon, and I secretly took a picture of them."

Following my script flawlessly, Sister Ju said, "I was secretly filming by the water tower. It was so dangerous; I almost got caught..."

"Haha, that's great! Send me the photos quickly, and I'll give you two thousand yuan!" Yuan Bing was very happy.

"Only two thousand?"

Sister Ju expressed her dissatisfaction: "Why don't you go find your sister Yuan Guizhen and ask her to pay more? It's dangerous for me to take these photos..."

"My sister... How do you know that Yuan Guizhen is my sister?" Yuan Bing was taken aback and became alert.

"I heard that Hu Xiaoli, that vixen, was eating at a fried noodle shop with Wang Yaozu, cursing Yuan Guizhen through gritted teeth. I guess that's your sister."

"Damn it, these two bastards dare to insult my sister?"

Yuan Bing snorted: "Send me the photos first, and I'll make sure they die a horrible death."

"No, the photos I have haven't been developed yet. If you want them, it's two thousand yuan each, pay upfront." Sister Ju snorted and added:

"Last time you arrested Hu Xiaoli and another woman named Erxia, I was the one who tipped them off. You only gave me four thousand yuan, that's too stingy."

Enraged, Yuan Bing roared, "Don't even mention last time! We were controlled by Wang Yaozu using some kind of sorcery, and we got beaten up badly. You know Wang Yaozu, how come you didn't know he had sorcery?"

"What kind of sorcery? Is Wang Yaozu a monster from Journey to the West?"

Sister Ju glanced at me: "You guys are useless, you can't even beat Wang Yaozu, so you just spout nonsense. That's enough. If you want the photos, give me the money!"

Then, Sister Ju hung up the phone.

Li Jie and I exchanged a glance, then nodded to Ju Jie, praising her for doing a good job.

Sister Ju tried to appease us: "Sister Li, I'll give you the 15,000 yuan, can you please forgive me?"

Sister Li sneered, "You think this evens things out? Fifteen thousand? Do you think I've never seen money before?"

"Then... I'll add another five thousand." Sister Ju said with a mournful face, cupping her hands in a bow: "Sister Li, we're friends, please."

"Ten thousand yuan it is, I want to get back the embezzled money Yuan Guizhen gave you."

I made the decision and instructed Gao Jianfeng: "Release these two men and let them go."

The two men, as if granted a pardon, hurriedly dressed and fled.

I stared at Sister Ju: "Fifteen thousand, do you have it now?"

Sister Ju nodded hurriedly, beckoned me to the bedroom, moved the large bed aside, lifted the wooden floorboards under the bed legs, and took out eight thousand yuan from inside.

Then, they scraped together some change, added two gold rings and a gold necklace, bringing the total to 15,000.

Erxia asked me in a low voice, "Brother Zu, we accepted the money and gold jewelry, will... something happen to us?"

"It's alright, we have a recording as proof. This is the embezzled money given by Yuan Guizhen."

I had already analyzed this, and laughed, "If Sister Ju sues us for this, we'll also hand over the evidence that she's been doing dirty work in her shop."

Fifteen thousand is not much for me.

But I can't let Sister Ju get away with this; I have to make her spit it out!

Like Erxia, Sister Li was also a little worried. She tugged at me and said, "Brother, I suddenly remembered, we don't want this money."

I frowned: "If we don't want it, then who should we give it to?"

"Let's take Sister Ju to donate money to Yingcai School!" Sister Li chuckled.

"Great idea!" I laughed too.

Sister Ju heard this too and nodded repeatedly: "I'll listen to Sister Li and do as you say."

After thinking for a moment, Sister Li instructed Gao Jianfeng: "Take Sister Ju, Afang, and Amei to room 302 to play cards. Tomorrow morning, we'll go to Yingcai School to donate money."

Right now, Sister Ju must remain under our control.

Otherwise she would run away.

Sister Ju didn't want to go to 302 and pleaded, "Sister Li, I'll give you the money first, and I promise I'll listen to you from now on, okay?"

"No way, you silly gossip, I can't believe it now." Sister Li refused decisively!

I took Erxia, Gao Jianfeng, and others, and invited Sister Ju, Afang, and Amei to go to 302.

Erxia was exceptionally lenient and allowed them to bring changes of clothes.

When we arrived at 302, I didn't make things difficult for Sister Ju and the others; I just confiscated her phone and forbade her from contacting anyone outside the community.

Moreover, I showed them great tenderness, applying liniment to Ju Jie's injuries and arranging a late-night snack for them.

Sister Li and Erxia are preparing to return to Hongxing Village.

I asked Gao Jianfeng and the old squad leader to take Sister Li and Erxia back first.

Before leaving, Erxia chuckled mischievously in a low voice, "Brother Zu, I'm leaving Sister Ju, Afang, and Amei to you. Do whatever you want with your revenge..."

"I wouldn't dare touch them." I understood what Erxia meant, but I shook my head.

There are many beautiful women in Sanlichuan. I wouldn't do anything to Sister Ju and the others here, at this time.

You can spend some money on this kind of thing.

Erxia laughed and said, "So, how do you plan to spend this long night? Are you just going to stare at them and stay up all night?"

"Let's play cards."

I shrugged: "Four people playing cards is just right, or we can play mahjong too."

Erxia covered her mouth and laughed: "I'm afraid that three against one will drain all your pitiful savings."

I slapped Erxia: "You're getting worse and worse, Erxia. Why don't you open a shop too? You'd be the boss lady, and I guarantee you'd make more money than Sister Ju."

Upon hearing this, Sister Ju unexpectedly interjected:

"Brother Zu, I can't continue working in Sanlichuan. If you want to open a shop, you can transfer mine to me. I have some regular customers there, and business is pretty good..."