Chen Chongshan looked around the courtyard but didn't see Ah Huang. He didn't say anything and just quietly followed behind Xu Jiaming.
"Where's my dog? Did you bring it here?"
Xu Jiaming walked up to the group and spoke in a calm tone, a faint smile always on his face. He was unhurried and seemed to exude confidence.
“That’s right, we brought the dog here, so what?” A-Qiang replied, his expression full of arrogance and disdain, and his tone had a hint of threat.
Ah Fei raised his hand, signaling Ah Qiang to step back, then looked at Xu Jiaming and said calmly, "Name your price, how much?"
"priceless."
Before Xu Jiaming could speak, Chen Chongshan spoke first.
"priceless?"
Afei gave a cold laugh, a seemingly calm smile filled with sarcasm and disdain. He paused, raised his head, and said to Chen Chongshan, "That dog, it's yours, isn't it?"
"Yes." Chen Chongshan nodded.
“Hmm.” Afei nodded: “I agree with what you said. A good dog is indeed priceless.”
"but……"
Ah Fei spoke in a drawn-out tone, "Today, I also want to tell you a principle: there are many priceless things in this world, but not many people have the ability to possess them."
"Ah Qiang."
Before Chen Chongshan could react, Afei turned and shouted to Aqiang. Bald Aqiang understood and threw a backpack over. Afei caught it, opened it, and revealed stacks of cash: "Here's 100,000. Take it. From now on, this dog has nothing to do with you."
Seeing Afei's actions, Chen Chongshan was stunned for a moment, but Xu Jiaming laughed: "Buddy, I think you've got it wrong, right? We're here to find our dog, not to sell it."
"Now help us bring the dog out, and we won't pursue the matter of the dog theft before, okay?"
Xu Jiaming, with a faint smile similar to A Fei's, spoke slowly.
"Stealing a dog?"
Afei was taken aback, then burst into laughter: "Dude, are you stupid? If I were stealing a dog, would I let you guys find me here?"
“We’re not police, so there’s nothing to argue about. In short, bring me the dog, and this is the end of it.”
Xu Jiaming still had a faint smile on his face, but anyone could hear the coldness in his words.
He was a well-known young master in Tanzhou City, and he was always the one who spoke to others with his head held high. But today, he was being treated with such an attitude by this ignorant fellow. Xu Jiaming was already feeling a bit angry.
"Either take the money or walk out yourself..." Afei sneered and continued, "Of course, if you are stubborn, that guy just went crazy and bit my 80,000 to death, and you will have to pay for it."
"Not much, three hundred thousand!"
Afei stared coldly at Xu Jiaming. The arrogance that this guy exuded made Afei extremely unhappy, even disgusted.
He said in an icy tone, "This Cane Corso has a noble Italian double bloodline. It's the king of dogs that was trained at the Yizhou dog farm. It's worth 300,000 yuan, and I only asked for a little bit of dog food money."
"Is this your final answer?"
Xu Jiaming's smile remained unchanged, a faint smile on his face, and his tone returned to its usual calm as he looked at Afei and asked casually.
"Yes."
Afei nodded: "Eat as much as you can afford. Always leave yourself a way out. It's important to know your own limitations. Don't try to stuff yourself to death."
"Haha... okay."
Xu Jiaming laughed heartily: "Your attitude is firm enough, very good, excellent."
"I'm giving you an ultimatum today. Three days... I'm giving you three days. After three days, you'd better deliver the dog to the Wild Game Manor in Meishan County, or else..."
Xu Jiaming smiled faintly and spoke in his usual unhurried manner.
Are you sure you're speaking normally?
Afei looked at Xu Jiaming as if he were watching a joke. He had a playful smile on his face and thought that the two kids in front of him were just idiots sent by monkeys. They had already found this place, so did they not know anything about his strength?
In the entire city of Yizhou, there doesn't seem to be a young person who dares to issue such an ultimatum...
Xu Jiaming smiled and shook his head, then gestured for Chen Chongshan to leave with him.
Just as they stepped out the door, Xu Jiaming's voice rang out again: "Wait a minute, and you'll see if I'm speaking normally or not. Remember, buddy, three days..."
…………
After leaving Afei's hound house, Chen Chongshan followed Xu Jiaming into his flashy Maserati. He was in a low mood and looked at Xu Jiaming with a hint of doubt: "Young Master Xu, will they really send Ah Huang back?"
"Chongshan, stop yelling. You and Ah Huang are my saviors. If it weren't for you, I might have died under the tusks of that wild boar."
Xu Jiaming said with a smile, "From now on, just call me Brother Xu or Brother Ming."
"They will bring Ah Huang back, but before that, we need to find someone."
Xu Jiaming said, then started the car.
"Who are you looking for?" Chen Chongshan asked, puzzled.
“You just met this person this morning,” Xu Jiaming replied.
"Secretary Wen?" Chen Chongshan was taken aback for a moment before asking back.
"This young man is quite clever."
Xu Jiaming laughed and said, "Since the younger one is disobedient, we can only follow your way of thinking and go to reason with the older one."
"But...they won't see us, will they?"
Chen Chongshan said hesitantly.
"It's alright, come with me."
Xu Jiaming chuckled but offered no further explanation.
The Maserati turned directly into the municipal government compound along Yizhou Avenue. Although it was stopped by guards at the gate, Xu Jiaming rolled down the window and said only one name. The guards then stopped questioning him and let the Maserati go.
Upon entering the municipal party committee compound, Xu Jiaming parked the car and then led Chen Chongshan toward the office building. As they walked, he instructed Chen Chongshan, "Chongshan, don't say anything. Just leave everything to me. I'll take care of everything for you."
"Okay, sure." Chen Chongshan nodded. Ever since he entered the municipal party committee compound again, Chen Chongshan felt completely lost. He didn't know what Xu Jiaming was up to, but since he had given his assurance, Chen Chongshan didn't bother to ask any further questions.
As things have progressed to this point, Chen Chongshan feels that he can no longer offer any help.
Xu Jiaming led Chen Chongshan into the office building. After asking a staff member in the lobby for the location of Secretary Wen's office, he headed straight there. However, just as they reached the door and before they could even stand still, Chen Chongshan ran into the secretary he had met that morning.
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