He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

The burly men all threw their heads back and laughed loudly.

Niu Bayi glanced at the receipt, folded it neatly, put it in his pocket, and nodded.

"Okay, we'll depart from the city pier at nine o'clock sharp tomorrow morning. We'll be there early and just wait for Boss Song to take me out to sea to make a fortune."

He then bowed to Song Laohei, and Song Laohei returned the bow.

"Of course, let's all get rich together, hahaha."

That forced smile made people feel uneasy.

Niu Bayi had no other choice but to nod.

"Okay, see you tomorrow morning, we're off now."

He pulled He Zhenzhen along, turned around, and walked out of the courtyard.

As she walked, He Zhenzhen muttered to herself in a low voice.

"No, I have a feeling these guys aren't good people. Something just doesn't feel right."

Niu Bayi pinched his nose and said, "I also feel like something's not right, but for now we can only take it one step at a time. We'll talk about it when we go out to sea with them tomorrow morning."

"I think that Song Laohei has indeed discovered that deserted island with a large number of sea turtles. We must follow them and not let them succeed."

He Zhenzhen nodded.

"Yes, after stopping them, we'll try to get the 2000 yuan back."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cautious, deliberately low voice suddenly came from behind.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute."

The two turned around and saw a woman in her forties running over. It was Song Laohei's wife.

The two stopped in their tracks.

The woman turned her head and glanced at the courtyard house from which she had run out, then quickly slipped into a dense bamboo grove nearby before waving.

"Come here, come here."

He Zhenzhen and Niu Bayi walked over.

He Zhenzhen asked, "Big sister, what's wrong?"

The woman said, "Oh dear, don't be fooled by Song Laohei. He... he often does these kinds of swindling and cheating things to make money."

Niu Bayi's heart sank immediately.

"You mean he didn't actually find Turtle Island, and that his promise to go turtle hunting tomorrow was a lie?"

The woman shook her head.

"Not exactly. He did discover Turtle Island and is indeed going out to sea to hunt turtles tomorrow, but he'll definitely leave earlier than you, probably before seven o'clock. He just wants to scam you out of your 2000 yuan."

"Now that he's got her, he's in the yard figuring out how to have some fun tonight."

She sighed again as she said this.

"Although I'm his wife, I just can't stand him doing this kind of thing. He's cheated so many people out of their lives. When I talked to him about it, he hit me. You two don't earn that 2000 yuan easily, I..."

"I'm taking a risk to come out and tell you two what to do, but please don't tell anyone about me."

"I'm going back now."

She turned and ran through the bushes to the back of the courtyard house.

Niu Bayi and He Zhenzhen stared at each other in utter bewilderment.

Immediately afterwards, He Zhenzhen stomped her foot.

"Hmph, I knew something was off about Song Laohei. Turns out he's so cunning. He cheated us out of a whole 2000 yuan. Bayi, you were still stupid enough to pay it. Now I want to pinch you a couple of times."

She reached out and pretended to pinch Niu Bayi's pectoral muscles a couple of times.

Niu Bayi said with a wry smile, "I had no choice but to go out to sea with him to hunt sea turtles, just in case he actually killed one. Let's go back now and see what's going on."

As he spoke, his face showed signs of annoyance.

"Damn it, even I'd be fooled. Did Song Laohei kill Xiong Da and Xiong Er, take out their hearts and eat them? Or did he eat a leopard's gall?"

He Zhenzhen was filled with murderous intent.

"Let's go back now and see what's going on."

The two sneaked back to the courtyard house, but instead of leaning against the door, they listened carefully to the sounds inside from the side of the wall.

The wall was only two meters high, but the laughter and talking inside could be heard very clearly.

"That kid was completely fooled by us, and he kept thanking us!"

"Haha, I've already made 2000 yuan before even going out to sea to hunt sea turtles! That's awesome!"

"I wish there were more idiots like that!"

"I wonder if he'll get to the city dock tomorrow morning and find we've already left and aren't waiting for him. Will he panic and start crying by the dock?"

……

Then came Song Laohei's voice.

"Come on, everyone get a share. I'll definitely take the lion's share since it's my money. You can each take 20 yuan."

Immediately afterwards, the faint sound of banknotes being handed out could be heard from inside.

The group of burly men laughed heartily and kept thanking Brother Black.

This Song Laohei is indeed ruthless.

Then, Song Laohei started shouting again.

"You damn woman, what are you doing staying inside all the time? Come out and get 20 yuan, go buy me two bottles of good wine and a roast duck, and we'll keep drinking. Let's drink something better now!"

Everyone burst into laughter and nodded in agreement.

He Zhenzhen couldn't hold back any longer. She rushed to the front door and kicked it.

boom!

She kicked the door open and stormed in, her expression menacing.

"Song Laohei, have you no shame? Luckily, I sensed something was wrong and decided to listen to what you had to say. I never expected to hear you bunch of bastards being so shameless."

"Give me back my 2000 yuan!"

He Zhenzhen was quite righteous; instead of revealing that it was Song Laohei's wife who came out and gave her a heads-up.

He said he would listen to it again later.

Niu Bayi immediately followed, staring at the group of dumbfounded men in the courtyard, and gave a cold smile.

"Boss Song, we trusted you, but you cheated us like this. It's outrageous! Give us our money back right now."

Old Song's wife had already stepped one foot out the door, but upon seeing this, she quickly pulled back and slammed the door shut.

A group of burly men stood up abruptly, glaring angrily at Niu Bayi and He Zhenzhen.

As for Song Laohei, he was a little flustered at first, but he quickly calmed down.

He leaned back in the bamboo chair, crossed his legs, and smiled as he stroked his chin.

"Hey, Brother Niu, and your clever wife, she even knows to come back and eavesdrop, huh? But so what if she hears? There's a saying that goes, money that's been given away is like water that's been spilled; you can't get it back."

Niu Bayi took the receipt out of his pocket, waved it, and opened it.

"Don't forget, this is the evidence that you received 2000 yuan. If you don't return the money, don't blame me for calling the police and having them handle it."

He should have kept quiet, because once he did, the whole group of burly men burst into laughter.

Song Laohei laughed so hard that he was almost out of breath.

He kept waving his hand.

"Fine, fine, go ahead and call the police now. Let's see if I return the 2000 yuan to you. I won't return it, and the police can't do anything to me."

He Zhenzhen glared at her and said, "You're too arrogant! Aren't you even afraid of the police?!"