"Ten skins? Are you serious?"
The man in the leather jacket stiffened, squinting at him for a long while: "Brother, why should I believe you?"
“You can have your brothers test them out. I know a few people, their physical characteristics, you can go and see for yourselves.”
Chen Jing smiled calmly: "If they weren't so numerous and we brothers weren't short-handed, I wouldn't have sought cooperation from outsiders."
The man in the leather jacket scrutinized Chen Jing from head to toe for a long time, and then his heart wavered.
Chen Jing was tall and strong, but he had been hanging around with a black market boss for several years. Although he hadn't done anything bad, his temperament, which came from spending so much time with thugs, was different from that of his younger brother, who came from the military, or Ji Xiangjun.
The leather-clad man in the underworld scrutinized him for a long time but couldn't find any flaws. Then, thinking of Chen Jing's ten leather jackets, he became very tempted.
These days, most people earn only thirty or fifty yuan a month. When they go out, they might bring a hundred or two hundred yuan with them if they have some savings, but if they don't have any money, they might not even have ten yuan left.
Under the cover of night, this group of thieves would steal small items on the train, and in a day they might not even be able to scrape together a thousand. These ten pieces of leather would be enough for them to work hard for half a year.
If you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet.
They were just slacking off on the bus, who knows when they might end up in jail? If they could make a fortune, they could finally retire from their criminal activities.
Especially with this kind of windfall from double-crossing, even if the other party succeeds, they won't dare to publicize it, which makes people feel even more at ease.
After pondering for a while, he asked in a low voice, "How should we divide it?"
“We’ll split it by headcount. There are four of us. How many of you are coming? I know that gang has at least thirteen members.”
The man in the leather jacket pondered for a moment after hearing this, then beckoned over two or three of his brothers. After discussing it, they decided it was worth a try.
There were thirteen of them on the other side; no wonder they needed to find someone to cooperate with.
There were about twenty of them, and the money was divided up by the number of people; the more people there were, the more money they received.
Of course, the most urgent task is to find out whether what Chen Jing said is true.
After discussing it, Chen Jing revealed the physical characteristics of the people and asked them to investigate carefully to see if there were any other hidden ones.
The man in the leather jacket ordered his henchmen to split up and investigate the information Chen Jing had mentioned.
For someone who's been involved in the underworld for years, it's actually quite easy to tell whether someone is a genuine law-abiding citizen or someone involved in organized crime.
Especially some underworld slang; even if they don't understand it, they can probably tell it's from the underworld.
If it were a normal amount, the cost of a fight between the two groups would be too high, and they might have to think about it. But this is a huge fish with ten skins, and it's too fat to resist.
The next day, a group of his underlings reported back that the other side might have more than thirteen people, but fifteen.
After receiving the feedback, the man in the leather jacket and his henchmen discussed it and decided to cooperate with Chen Jing to catch a big fish.
Ji Xia sat alone in her seat, anxiously waiting for Chen Jing. She waited for most of the night, but Chen Jing still hadn't returned.
The middle-aged woman opposite, however, returned not long after Ji Xia came back, also carrying her child.
Seeing that the man beside Ji Xia was gone, she couldn't help but feel secretly pleased.
She was initially hesitant because the man next to Ji Xia looked intimidating.
Ji Xia is too beautiful; girls like her cost two or three times more than ordinary girls.
She considered giving up several times, but her accomplices told her to go back and keep watch, looking for an opportunity before getting off the bus.
Now that the man beside Ji Xia had disappeared, she was overjoyed.
As dawn broke, Ji Xia half-closed her eyes and looked up.
Having stayed up all night trying to stay awake, I was starting to feel exhausted. I looked at the foggy window and suddenly reached out and pressed my palm against the windowpane.
The further north you go, the lower the temperature seems to get; a thin layer of mist condenses on the glass, chilling you to the bone.
She placed her warm hand on the glass and immediately felt a chill pierce from her fingertips to her heart, which also cleared her mind.
She rubbed her cold fingers on her cheeks, and as her weariness gradually subsided, she breathed on her fingers to warm them and then tugged at her coat.
Suddenly, a middle-aged woman across from me asked with a laugh, "Where's your boyfriend? Where did he go? He hasn't come home all night. I hope nothing bad has happened to him."
Ji Xia glanced at her coldly: "Where he goes is none of your business. If you have something to do, he won't. Stop asking about men who have nothing to do with you."
The middle-aged woman nearly choked on her question; her face hardened, and she fell silent.
Wang Luoran, who was standing next to him, was also stunned. After a long while, she asked, "Is Brother Chen alright?"
Ji Xia shook his head upon hearing this: "It's nothing. Last night when we went to fetch water, he ran into some of his buddies over there, and they went to play cards."
He left his fiancée here and went off to play cards with his buddies?
Wang Luoran glanced at Ji Xia with sympathy a few times, shaking her head inwardly.
Yesterday, even that plain-looking girl disappeared. How could you be so heartless as to abandon such a beautiful fiancée?
Just as I was lost in thought, Chen Jing returned, looking refreshed and energetic.
Back in his seat, he chuckled, "Honey, what do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you. Steamed buns? Mantou? Twisted rolls, noodles, wontons, whatever you like!"
Ji Xia raised her head expressionlessly: "Heh, so generous, did you win money?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jing immediately understood and winked with a grin: "Hehe, they're a bunch of idiots. If I don't win all their underwear when I play cards with them, I'm not the God of Gamblers."
"I had a good run of luck last night and made a little money. We went to eat in that carriage over there. I heard that the chef there has a few special skills, like a big bone soup and three-delicacy dumplings that are absolutely delicious."
Ji Xia couldn't help but glance at the luggage bag on the luggage rack. Chen Jing shrugged: "What are you worried about? It's just a few books, a few clothes and some food. It'll be fine if you leave it there. If you lose it, you can just buy new ones."
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