A life of success begins with being a landlord.

In truth, whether one dies knowing the truth or dying in confusion makes no difference.

I was just struggling to buy time and find a chance to survive.

The other party seemed to have fallen for the trap, and sighed, "Brother, there's nothing wrong with telling you. The person who wants you dead is named..."

"Shut up! Don't say another word!"

A sharp shout rang out behind me.

When I heard that voice, I was immediately startled. Why did it sound so familiar?

"Scarface, Scarface Zhang?" I suddenly remembered and shouted, "Scarface Zhang, is that you?"

The guy controlling me was taken aback when he heard this, and loosened his grip a little.

"Let him go," Zhang Bazi said.

My neck is finally free.

Catching my breath, I turned around and saw only a man in a baseball cap and a mask standing in the darkness.

I sat on the ground, sizing up the man in the baseball cap: "Scarface, is that you?"

I breathed a sigh of relief; maybe I could survive tonight.

Zhang Bazi sat down opposite me, looked me up and down, frowned and remained silent.

Two burly men, each wielding a short knife, stood behind me, glaring at me menacingly, awaiting Zhang Bazi's orders.

I held out my hand: "Do you have a cigarette? Give me one."

Zhang the Scarface nodded, took out a cigarette, lit it, and handed it to me.

I took two deep drags on my cigarette and sighed, "I never expected it would be you guys tonight, I really never expected it."

"I've got it, the target might be you. So let them capture you alive, otherwise, you're already dead."

Zhang Bazi sighed, "But I didn't expect you to be so ruthless, actually beating several of my brothers to the ground."

The burly man behind me gave me a light kick: "Damn it, you're pretty good at throwing knives. Are you surnamed Li? Who is Little Li Flying Dagger to you?"

I turned my head and smiled: "My surname is Wang. Little Li Flying Dagger's great-grandmother is my great-aunt. Little Li Flying Dagger and I are cousins."

"puff……"

Zhang Bazi laughed, but quickly suppressed it and asked, "Brother, you've been kind to us, but I think I've already repaid your kindness. I don't owe you anything now, right?"

I retorted, "Does this mean you're going to kill me just because you don't owe me anything?"

Zhang Bazi nodded.

I thought for a moment and said, "That depends on how you calculate it. Let me calculate it; you still owe me."

Zhang the Scarface frowned: "Where is the debt?"

"I haven't spent a single penny of the money you gave me."

I gave a wry smile: "If I die now, the money you gave me will be meaningless, as if I didn't get it at all."

Zhang the Scarface was taken aback: "But I already gave it to you."

"But I didn't enjoy it, so it doesn't matter to me whether you give it to me or not."

"Then... you can leave it to your family."

"My family doesn't represent me."

I shook my head: "Besides, are you willing to let me go now so I can send that money home? If you don't let me go, that money won't reach my family."

Zhang the Scarface chuckled: "Then tell me, what should I do?"

"Money for money, life for life."

I bargained: "I'll return the money you gave me; you can use it as a reward for the brothers. You owe me two lives, so I'll consider it one life and let me go."

Zhang Bazi pondered, "That makes sense, but I can't explain it to my employer."

I asked, "Is the employer's surname Yuan?"

Zhang Bazi gave a wry smile: "You're so smart, why ask so many questions?"

"Scarface, your employer isn't generous; he won't pay you much."

I offered him a reward: "He's giving you this much money, I'll add a million to it. You help me win this battle."

"You'll give me a million?"

Zhang the Scarface laughed and looked me up and down: "You're practically naked, where did you get this million from?"

I'm shirtless and barefoot right now, and I certainly can't come up with a million.

"We're the same, risking our lives for money."

I laughed too: "Your employer is my ATM. The money comes from the employee; he'll have to pay for this million!"

Zhang Bazi glanced at the three burly men behind me and hesitated.

I pressed my advantage: "Your employer is unreliable. After this deal, you won't work together again. You'll have plenty of opportunities to work with me. I'm doing quite well in Sanlichuan and Hengjie, you should know that."

Zhang Bazi hesitated for a moment: "But how am I going to explain this to my employer?"

"Explain what? Do you think you're a butcher with regular customers?"

I sneered and stood up: "Betraying the customer is the most profitable thing. The most important thing is that your brothers get the money. Besides, your customer is a coward; even if you betray him, he won't dare to bite you."

Zhang Bazi also stood up: "One million, when are you going to give it to me?"

"I'll give you 200,000 tomorrow, and the rest within half a month."

"make a deal!"

Zhang Bazi stretched out his hand.

"It's a pleasure doing business with you." I high-fived Zhang the Scarface. "But, if you're going to betray your client, you have to be thorough. You'll have to cooperate with me."

"You want me to personally kill the customer?"

"Why would I resort to violence? I'm a civilized person, I'm reasonable. I will never put you at risk."

I chuckled and said, "Just give me proof and evidence."

Zhang Bazi thought for a moment: "You're trying to blackmail them?"

"What extortion? He owes me."

I pointed ahead and led Zhang Bazi along the riverbank, talking about the love-hate relationship between Sister Li, Li Hanwen, and Yuan Guizhen.

Clarifying this matter will help me win over Zhang Bazi.

After listening, Zhang Bazi sighed and said, "Yuan Guizhen has gone too far. She tricked people into having a son, then stole the son and even tried to kill them to cover it up... Alas, she's worse than an animal."

I nodded: "Yes, we're from the same hometown, after all. You wouldn't want to see someone from your hometown being bullied, would you?"

"Understood, I'll help you." Zhang Bazi nodded. "You go back first, we'll contact each other by phone."

"Don't rush, I'll tell you what to say to the customer."

I stood on the riverbank and chatted with Zhang Bazi for half an hour.

Zhang Bazi listened silently, nodding repeatedly.

Around 4 a.m., I returned to Hongxing Village.

I left my car on the road. I called Lei to come and keep an eye on it and contacted a repair shop.

Lei asked me on the phone what happened, and I just said that I wasn't familiar with the operation and something went wrong.

……

I slept until eight o'clock, when Sister Li woke me up.

Li Jie and Er Xia knew nothing about what happened last night.

I got up and washed up, then called Sister Li and Erxia over to talk about what happened last night.

Sister Li was shocked and hugged me while crying:

"Yaozu, why didn't you tell me you came back last night? I'm sorry... I almost killed you. We... we... let's give up, we'll stop fighting, we accept our fate... If you die, how am I supposed to face your parents?"

Erxia was both shocked and furious, stamping her feet in silence.

"Sister Li, I've survived a great calamity; good fortune is sure to follow."

I patted Sister Li on the back: "With Zhang Bazi agreeing to betray us, our chances of winning over Yuan Guizhen are even greater. Now, we're just waiting for them to walk right into our trap!"

Erxia added, "Sister Li, Brother Zu is right. The more Yuan Guizhen and her group do this, the more it shows they're terrified, they've run out of tricks, and they're desperate. We absolutely cannot back down now; we must relentlessly pursue them!"

Sister Li looked up, her eyes blurred with tears: "But... why didn't Yuan Guizhen kill me, but instead sent someone to deal with you?"

This... is another case of "big breasts, no brains."

Erxia pondered for a moment and said, "Because they are wary of Brother Zu, they must deal with Brother Zu first. If they deal with Sister Li first, they are worried that Brother Zu will seek revenge. Once Brother Zu is dealt with, Sister Li will be helpless against them..."

Sister Li thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

I told Sister Li, "Don't make this public for now. I have my own arrangements for the negotiations the day after tomorrow."

Sister Li nodded again.

I called Zhang Bazi and told him to come to the entrance of Hongxing Village after 2:30 pm to collect 200,000 yuan.

I have this money; it's in the bank.

Sister Li was very touched and held my hand, saying, "Little brother, no matter how much compensation Li Hanwen gives me, I'll give you half. And if you want the house at number 27, you can have half of it too!"

I shrugged: "No need, just give me a wife."

This is the money Sister Li earned from being a mistress and having children. Can I take it?

Sister Li smiled and pushed Erxia towards me: "Erxia is yours now, I'll be in charge."

I bent down, hoisted Erxia onto my shoulder, and said, "Let's go, let's get married."

"You bastards, let me go! None of you are good people..."

Erxia laughed so hard she almost cramped up, and then she punched my back repeatedly.

I put Erxia down, tidied up, and took a taxi to Lantian Ice Rink to learn boxing from Brother Xu.

Although last night was extremely dangerous and involved a fierce fight, I was not injured and my boxing practice was not affected.

I practiced for an hour this morning, and then I treated Xu Ge and Nan Batian to lunch.

I have nothing to repay you with but a meal.

Xu Ge suddenly stared at my neck: "Yaozu, where did you get that jade pendant you're wearing?"

"Oh, it was a gift from a friend."

I took off the jade pendant and handed it over, and then I thought of Sister Ling again.

Xu Ge looked at the jade pendant, put it in his palm, and closed his eyes to feel it.

What can you feel from this? I think Brother Xu is just being deliberately mysterious.

After a while, Brother Xu opened his eyes and returned the jade pendant to me: "Hetian jade, a good thing. This kind of jade is very valuable now, but I can't tell where the jade pendant came from."

Nan Batian also took the jade pendant, pretended to look at it for a couple of seconds, and then tossed it to me: "Damn, it's just a white stone."

I glanced at Nan Batian and asked Xu Ge, "Xu Ge, is this thing worth a lot of money?"

"Judging from the jade material alone, it would cost tens of thousands of yuan."

"Wow, it's that valuable!" I exclaimed in surprise, then laughed, "My girlfriend gave it to me. Maybe I should just give it to Brother Xu..."

"I'm a rough man, I'm just looking, I don't care for these trinkets." Brother Xu shook his head and smiled.

I quickly put the jade pendant on, thinking that I would have to put it away when I got back.

This is such a valuable item, let's return it to Sister Ling when she gets back.

Tens of thousands of yuan is enough to change the life of Sister Ling's family!

Sister Ling, I wonder what she's doing now. Sigh.

After lunch, Xu Ge took a break.

I dragged Nan Batian along and drove to the bank.

Once the bank opened, I withdrew 200,000 yuan and had Nan Batian take me back to Hongxing Village.

Along the way, I told Nan Batian about our mess with Li Hanwen.

And what happened last night.

Nan Batian was surprised and pondered, "Last night, could it have been Dao Zai Xiong who did this to you?"