Chapter 6 The Ungrateful Man Who Sold His Sisters to Escape the Mountains

After tidying up, Jiang Fulin smoked alone outside. He had hidden the money Ji Huaizhi had given him. To be honest, he had considered taking the money and running away.

He even tried to steal the money from the little monkey while they were on the road and run away.

After all, the bulk of the profits are with Ji Huaizhi. He just needs to take them and avoid the limelight for a while.

But he was very unwilling to give up.

I feel that if I run away, I might regret it later.

This feeling made him angry, and he even regretted not going up and fighting when Ji Huaizhi had his back to him.

He really regretted it when the group was making a scene. He and Little Monkey shouldn't have come back first; he had so much money on him, could he have already run away?

Lost in thought, he heard someone approaching in the darkness. His heart leaped into his throat as he stared at the iron gate, wondering who it could be.

When he opened the door and saw Ji Huaizhi, he felt relieved.

I never expected him to actually come back.

"Brother Ma is right here, he's inside." Ji Huai gestured with his chin towards the front.

The group of people inside the room were also excited to hear Ji Huaizhi's voice.

With a "click," they unexpectedly made a noise, and Ma Zi and his group looked toward the room where the sound came from.

Jiang Fulin's eyelids twitched, and he stepped forward, saying, "Brother, you're back?"

“My brothers are tired, so I told them to go to sleep first and I’ll stay here and keep watch.”

Ji Huaizhi glanced at him, took out a pack of cigarettes and stuffed it into his pocket: "Well, now that Brother Ma is here, we can get a good rest tomorrow morning."

Turning to Brother Ma, he said, "How much do you think these people are worth?"

"They made a mistake, and our boss wants to teach them a lesson. I heard you're short-handed, Brother Ma, how much do you think you can sell these for?"

Ma Zi went inside, looked around, and said, "Men can only be sold to do illegal work, eight hundred each."

"Alright, then these guys are yours." Ji Huaizhi kicked Wang Facai: "I think they'd be good to work in the coal mines."

Ma Zi glanced at him; indeed, several illegal mines were saying they were short of manpower.

"Five items, four thousand in total." Ma Zi gestured to the people behind him to hand over the money: "Count it, the goods and the person are settled."

Ji Huaizhi took the hand and shook his head: "There's no need. Brother Ma has been in the underworld for so long, he still has some credibility."

Then he took out a lot more: "I should have treated you to a meal, but I know you're busy, Brother Ma, so please take this as a token of my appreciation for drinks."

Ma Zi didn't expect this person to be so interesting, and to do things so well.

I don't know whose people they are.

"No need, seeing that you've all worked hard, we'll take them back first." Brother Ma thought it would be good to make a friend.

It's good to get to know more people.

What if it comes in handy someday?

Ji Huaizhi didn't mince words and put it directly into Ma Zi's pocket: "Brother, I won't lie to you, I have a grudge against these people, please keep an eye on them for me."

Ma Zi then understood, and his smile became ambiguous.

He'd been wanting to get back at these guys for a long time and wanted to use this opportunity to get rid of them.

"Absolutely, I, Ma Zi, will accept you as my younger brother."

Ma Zi patted Ji Huaizhi on the shoulder: "Let's drink together from now on."

Ji Huaizhi smiled and saw them off.

He knew that Ma Zi was offering little money, but he wasn't doing it to earn that money.

Turning his head, he found Jiang Fulin staring at him with disbelief in his eyes: "You sold them out?"

Ji Huaizhi shrugged: "I'm just giving you a taste of your own medicine."

The original owner of this pockmarked guy almost fell into a trap in his previous life, so he thought that to avoid future trouble, he might as well deal with it all at once.

He can be considered to have rid the people of a scourge.

After everyone left, Ji Huaizhi raised his hand and said, "Let them all come in."

The seven people sat in the room, not daring to say a word. Even the noisiest group of people shut up and stopped making a fuss.

"Give them the money. Count how much you were cheated out of." Ji Huaizhi said, smoking as he looked at them.

Everyone was happy to see the money in their hands, while some of the more ambitious people wondered if they should stay and see if there was anything they could do to earn some money before going back.

Some people wanted to get their money as soon as possible and go home quickly.

I'm terrified of being scammed again.

After everyone had divided the money, they looked at Ji Huaizhi, who still had the money from the people they had just sold.

He kept patting it in his palm.

Fang Youliang frowned: "We've already divided your money among ourselves."

Jiang Fulin lowered his head and remained silent. He and the little monkey went to get the money, and others probably assumed that they had split the money.

"I've already taken mine." Ji Huaizhi tossed out the three thousand yuan in his hand:

"You six can divide these three thousand among yourselves."

People noticed that he didn't seem to care about the money at all, and they wondered how much he actually took.

Everyone's eyes were on his shoulder bag.

"Hmm?" Ji Huaizhi raised an eyebrow as he saw that they didn't move.

"If we split this three thousand among the six of us, each of us can only get five hundred." Daqun swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on the money in his bag.

“We all came out together, and we arrested him together, Jiwa…” A greedy glint flashed in Daqun’s eyes:

"The money in your bag should be split equally with us. You can't eat it all by yourself, can you?"

Ji Huaizhi raised his eyes but did not speak.

But his gaze was chilling, and everyone fell silent.

"You want the money in my bag?" Ji Huaizhi asked. "If it weren't for me—you would be the ones being sold. Forget about getting your money back, you probably wouldn't get a single penny back."

"You wish! You want the money in my bag? You're dreaming!" Ji Huaizhi stood up and kicked Da Qun over.

Everyone was stunned by his actions.

It was as if no one had expected him to be so amazing.

"Want more?" Ji Huai stepped forward and stomped on his chest. "You think my money is so easy to take?"

"Giving you money is a sign of my conscience. If I didn't, I would have sold you all into slavery just now!"

Everyone stepped back and remained silent.

They had never seen Ji Huaizhi like this before. Was his previous foolish act just an act?

"Let's distribute this money among everyone." As soon as Ji Huaizhi finished speaking, Jiang Fulin stepped forward, picked up the three thousand yuan, and gave each person five hundred yuan.

Ji Huaizhi smiled when he saw them holding it in their hands:

"Now that we've all divided the money, I'd like to remind you all not to talk nonsense outside. You've all taken the money, so none of us can escape responsibility; we're all accomplices."

"If someone comes to inquire one day, none of us will be able to escape."

Upon hearing Ji Huaizhi's words, everyone felt that the five hundred yuan was a hot potato.

Ji Huaizhi laughed. How could he be the same stupid and clumsy person he used to be now?

"But you took the most money, so why should we share the risks?"

"Jiwa, you're too cruel."

"Exactly, we're all from the same county, and you're doing this..."

Ji Huaizhi: "Who said I took the money? Did you see it?"

He turned to look at Jiang Fulin and the little monkey: "Did you see that?"

Daqun lay on the ground clutching his chest: "In your bag..."

Upon hearing this, Ji Huaizhi opened the bag, which was full of newspapers.

He raised an eyebrow: "Speechless now, huh?"

"What proof do you have that I took the money? At this point, you shouldn't be so naive. You should keep an eye on your money and leave this place as soon as possible."

"Who knows when those people and Wang Facai's men might come looking for us."

"Now that you have capital, you can wholesale some things in Guangzhou and resell them to make a profit, so you won't go back empty-handed. If you're bold enough not to want to go back, you can go to the suburbs and ask if any factories need workers."

They looked at each other, wondering if he was planning to go back with them.

Ji Huaizhi picked up a cigarette and a lighter, then took his own things: "I've already warned you, you'd better figure things out in this chaotic place."

"Where are you going? Aren't you coming back with us?" Fang Youliang asked.

"Why would I go with you guys? I'm out here to make money, of course I'll go back after I've made some." Ji Huaizhi finished speaking and prepared to walk out.

Nobody wanted him to leave.

She quickly tried to stop him: "Jiwa, don't do this."

“Let’s go back together, or if you’re going to make money, you can take us with you. With so many of us, we can look out for each other!”

"Yeah, let's forget about what happened earlier. Let's go together."

If you have a way to make money, then let's do it together.

Daqun remained silent, staring at him.

Ji Huaizhi looked at the creased cigarette box and saw only one cigarette left. He put it in his mouth but didn't light it: "Why?"

"Huh?" The man who asked the question was speechless for a moment.

"Why should I take you all with me?" He then walked out. "What's the difference between taking you and taking a burden?"