After eating and drinking their fill, Xu Weiguo and his group left the village chief's house directly.
"What do we do now? We can't just go up to the mountain people and demand our people back, can we?"
Xu Weiguo said calmly, "No rush. Let's find someone first. If he's willing to help, then we won't have to worry."
"Who should I look for?"
"You'll find out soon enough. Let's go. We're heading over now."
Fang Hui looked at Xu Weiguo, who was acting mysteriously, and kept thinking about who might help them at this critical moment.
It wasn't until Xu Weiguo led them to a house and knocked on the door that they finally arrived.
Fang Hui finally knew who he wanted to find.
Xu Weiguo wasn't surprised to see that the person who came out wasn't Scarface.
"Hello, is Scarface inside?"
The person who came out to open the door looked at Xu Weiguo and Fang Hui behind him warily.
People who make a living in the black market, even if they forget what their parents look like, dare not forget what Fang Hui and Xu Weiguo look like.
"What Scarface? I don't know what you're talking about. You've come to the wrong place. I don't have the person you're looking for here."
As he spoke, he tried to close the door.
Xu Weiguo quickly blocked the door with his foot: "Scarface! Are you there? If you are, come out for a second!"
"If you don't come out, I'll pretend you're not here. I'll bring my men to your hideout to find you!"
Scarface was doing the accounts inside when he heard Xu Weiguo's voice from outside.
Moreover, his words were laced with threats.
Scarface: I already hate doing accounts!
If he weren't afraid that Xu Weiguo would actually bring people to the black market to find him, Scarface would have really wanted to pretend he didn't hear it.
Reluctantly stepping out the door, Scarface asked with a dark face, "What instructions does Director Xu have?"
"How could I possibly tell Scarface what to do?"
Xu Weiguo pretended not to notice his dark expression and said with a grin, "We have something to ask of you."
"Would you like to speak to me privately?"
Although Xu Weiguo did need Scarface's help, he didn't want too many people to know.
When Scarface came out, he was followed by a bunch of people.
Xu Weiguo, Fang Hui, and Scarface walked aside separately.
Scarface irritably lit a cigarette and took a drag.
"Alright, can you tell me now?"
"That's enough, that's enough."
Xu Weiguo cleared his throat and briefly explained the situation.
Finally, he emphasized, "We have no objection to the black market or the people inside."
“We arrested the gang leader mainly because he kidnapped the children from both of our families.”
Scarface briefly explained the situation and concluded, "So, you want me to make the mountain people hand over the people?"
Xu Weiguo excitedly patted Scarface on the shoulder: "Yes! That's exactly what I meant!"
"Old Fang, you see, it's so much easier to talk to smart people. Scarface understood right away."
Fang Hui wasn't as optimistic as him, because he always felt that Scarface wouldn't agree to help them so easily.
Scarface shrugged and shook off Xu Weiguo's hand.
He casually tossed the cigarette on the ground, then stomped it out with his toe, saying nonchalantly.
“I can indeed get the mountain people to hand them over.”
"I knew you could do it, so this matter is up to you, hahaha," Xu Weiguo said cheerfully.
Scarface raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms: "But why should I help you?"
"This doesn't do me any good at all, does it?"
Gaa—
Xu Weiguo's laughter stopped abruptly.
"But if you help us, you won't lose anything, right?"
"Why should I waste my energy if there's no loss but also no gain?"
For Scarface, getting the mountain people to hand over Lin Chunyan was just a matter of a word.
However, since Xu Weiguo and his group have come to him, he can help them.
However, Scarface never does business at a loss.
In his eyes, if you don't make a profit, you've lost money.
Xu Weiguo squinted at him; wasn't this clearly an attempt to take advantage of the situation?
"Tsk, we're all friends, why don't you do a good deed for us today?"
Scarface chuckled self-deprecatingly: "I'm not a good person. I wouldn't do something like doing a good deed every day."
Fang Hui tried to appeal to his emotions.
"No matter what, you and Ah Huai have a life-or-death bond. Can you help us this once?"
"Look at what Director Fang is saying."
"If it weren't for our life-or-death bond, why would I have cooperated with you last time?"
"But friendship is friendship, we can't keep using it forever, right?"
Scarface was unmoved by reasoning; he wasn't in a hurry at all.
If Xu Weiguo and Fang Hui aren't in a hurry, then they can just keep dragging it out.
Seeing that he seemed unwilling to compromise, Xu Weiguo and Fang Hui went aside to discuss it.
"Why don't we ask him directly what he wants?"
“I’m afraid he doesn’t want money, but rather wants us to do something bad for him.”
Xu Weiguo wasn't afraid that he would ask for money, but he was afraid that he was up to no good.
Fang Hui was well aware of this, but now they had no choice.
"But what can we do if we don't agree?"
“We know they’re on the mountain now, but if Lin Chunyan and the others leave in a few days, it will be even more troublesome.”
Sigh~
When Scarface saw them return looking worried, he knew they had made up their minds.
"Let me make this clear from the start: we will not agree to anything that is illegal, criminal, or immoral."
"Of course, why would I let you do these things?"
Seeing him say that, Fang Hui and Xu Weiguo's expressions softened a little.
"Alright, then tell me first, what would it take for you to help us?"
Scarface snapped his fingers at Xu Weiguo: "It's very simple."
"I'd like to get to know your daughter-in-law's older brother, Huang Jianguo."
"I hope you can help me make a connection so that I can meet Huang Jianguo."
Xu Weiguo had considered that he might ask for money, or for their help with something.
But to everyone's surprise, he asked to get to know Huang Jianguo.
Logically speaking, the two of them shouldn't have any interaction, right?
Why do you want to get to know him? Have you seen him before?
"You don't need to worry about that. Just tell me whether you agree or not."
“I can assure you that I have no ill intentions toward Huang Jianguo.”
Xu Weiguo stared intently at Scarface for a while, and only after confirming that he wasn't lying to him did he agree.
“Okay, as long as you help us catch Lin Chunyan, I will introduce you to Jianguo.”
It's a deal.
"Alright, take two or three men and come with me up the mountain to arrest them."
"Don't bring too many people, otherwise I'm afraid the mountain people will be overwhelmed."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
