Chapter 67 Buying a Car
The cold blade was against his neck. The man realized he was afraid and quickly asked his companions to step back.
The man's screams of pain attracted nearby water vendors.
Looking at the crowd gradually approaching, Zhou Qiuyang's heart was in his throat. He didn't expect Xia Xiaoman to take hostages in the street. He thought she would fight ten people at once.
Xia Xiaoman is not that stupid. Even if she has some kung fu skills, she cannot defeat so many strong men unless she uses incendiary bombs.
But how can you use a Molotov cocktail on the street? Throwing a Molotov cocktail will result in more than ten years of forced labor.
It is safer to capture hostages. If you encounter a soldier, you can just talk nonsense and get away with it. Xia Xiaoman pulled the man's hair and said, "Get your companions away!"
"Zhou Qiuyang, push the cart and fill our water as well."
Zhou Qiuyang responded, pushing his bicycle and following Xia Xiaoman closely. The two of them, one in front and one behind, slowly moved towards the residential area.
Xia Xiaoman saw someone in the crowd secretly running away, maybe to find a soldier or to inform other companions, but she didn't care. As long as she had the hostage, she could guarantee her own safety.
A few minutes later, the person who had sneaked away came back with a group of people, led by the man who was selling the chicks.
The man was a little surprised to see Xia Xiaoman, as if he didn't expect that she was the one causing trouble.
"What's going on?" the man asked.
Before Xia Xiaoman could say anything, the hostage she was holding shouted excitedly: "Brother A-Ming! Help! This crazy woman wants to kill me!"
Xia Xiaoman's eardrums were about to be broken by his shouting, and she said coldly: "Shut up, if you make any more noise, I will kill you now!"
The hostage calmed down and looked at the people on the other side. "Your people stole my car and water, and injured my companions. I asked them to return the car and water, but they refused, so I had to use force to solve the problem."
Jiming looked at the people around him, "Is what she said true?"
"No, Brother A-Ming, they were the first to break the rules and sell water in our territory."
Zhou Qiuyang retorted excitedly, "We didn't sell water. We were just pushing a cart full of water back to the community from this street, and we happened to be harassed by an old lady. You didn't even ask us a single question, but came up and grabbed the cart and the water, without even giving us a chance to explain."
Ji Ming frowned and asked the people around him, "Is that so?"
The onlookers hesitated, "They have a lot of water in their car, who knows if what they say is true."
Ji Ming's face darkened. "So you just saw someone passing by with a cart of water, and you started to rob it without asking any questions? How is that different from a robber?"
This group of people seemed to be a little afraid of Ji Ming. Seeing his face darken, no one dared to say a word.
Xia Xiaoman's eyes flashed with impatience, "If you want to teach them a lesson, go back and close the door. Now please get out of the way and don't block the way!"
Ji Ming glanced at the hostage in her hand and said, "We did make a mistake. You can take the car and water back. I will also give you four chickens as compensation. Can you let my companion go first?"
Xia Xiaoman raised her eyebrows, "Why should I believe you?"
"I don't need to lie to you. If we continue to drag it out, it will be disadvantageous to both of us. You don't want the soldiers to see you hurting people. Can't we solve it as soon as possible?"
Xia Xiaoman shrugged, "I also want to solve it as soon as possible, but your character... I really can't trust it."
Neither of them was willing to give in. After a long stalemate, Ji Ming gave in and said, "Can I ask everyone else to leave and leave me alone?"
"Okay." Xia Xiaoman agreed readily. With only one person left, she could escape even if she couldn't win.
Ji Ming waved to the people around him and asked them to leave first. When all the people around him had dispersed and only Ji Ming was left, Xia Xiaoman asked Zhou Qiuyang to get the four chicks that were promised, and then kicked the hostage to Ji Ming.
Zhou Qiuyang pushed a cart full of water and followed Xia Xiaoman, his eyes full of admiration.
Xia Xiaoman had the courage to risk everything, which he did not have. Although he was two years older than Xia Xiaoman, he was not as imposing as her at all. What he lacked was the courage to risk everything.
After returning to the community, Zhou Qiuyang finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Xiaoman, these chicks are for you."
He and Su Ran borrowed Xia Xiaoman's car to transport water, but they didn't get the water back and the car was lost. Although they got both the water and the car back in the end, it was Xia Xiaoman's credit, and he was too ashamed to ask for the four chicks.
Xia Xiaoman didn't hesitate to raise these four chicks together with the other 12.
When Wen Jianfeng came home from get off work in the evening, he learned that Zhou Qiuyang and his friends had lost their car, so he gave the two of them a severe scolding and forced Zhou Qiuyang and Su Ran to go to his house for special training after dinner every night.
Two men lost their car and a girl had to go and get it back. It would be so embarrassing if anyone knew about it.
On the other side, Xia Xiaoman settled the chicks, ate something to fill her stomach, and quietly went out with her bag on her back.
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At the transaction point, Chen Guangli had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Xia Xiaoman riding a bicycle over, he waved at her, "This way! Why are you here just now? I thought you didn't want to buy anymore."
"Something delayed me. Where's the owner?"
One truck is not enough, she needs at least two trucks so that if one breaks down, she has a spare one to use.
"Wait a minute, I'll take you there now." Chen Guangli told his colleagues, put away his work badge and walked towards an alley with Xia Xiaoman.
As they walked deeper into the alley, Xia Xiaoman calmly moved his hand to his lower back.
Suddenly, Chen Guangli stopped and knocked on a nearby iron door. After a while, the iron door opened and a man with a ponytail walked out.
The man looked at Xia Xiaoman and asked, "You want to buy a car?"
Xia Xiaoman nodded, "The price is negotiable, but the quality of the car must be good."
The ponytailed man didn't ask any more questions. He put out the cigarette in his hand and said, "Follow me."
Following the ponytail man into the iron gate, there was a large yard filled with all kinds of cars, including sedans, SUVs, off-road vehicles, vans, commercial vehicles... everything.
Xia Xiaoman immediately took a fancy to a black SUV and asked, "How much is this car?"
The ponytail man leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette, "Cigarettes, alcohol, food, gasoline. How much can you afford?"
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