Thinking back to when Ye Dongnan returned to Hejia Village, his father, He Yongshou, was rarely home, always going to Jiang Enhua's place.
Every time he comes back, he immediately says that Ye Dongnan is his younger brother, his biological younger brother, and so on.
He Tao became extremely irritable.
Now that Hou Baolin and Wu Di had come over to question Ye Dongnan, he immediately became wary.
Why are you asking him this?
Hou Baolin glanced at Wu Di, unsure of what to say.
We can't exactly say that Ye Beiping got his head cracked open and is now lying at home, can we?
Or perhaps they encountered a ghost today, and that ghost might be Ye Dongnan?
Upon receiving Hou Baolin's glance, Wu Di immediately came up with an excuse: "Today, we went to the back mountain with Beiping and found that someone was paying respects at Ye Jianguo's grave. It seems to be Ye Dongnan, so we came to ask. If it is, Beiping would like to have a chat with him."
"What?" He Tao was furious.
On one hand, he's putting on a show of filial piety with his father, He Yongshou; on the other hand, he's running off to put on a show of filial piety between grandfather and grandson.
How could He Tao, a scoundrel, possibly stand for this?
He turned his head and looked in the direction of Jiang Enhua's house, ready to teach Ye Dongnan a lesson.
But he wasn't stupid; he figured he could kill the two fat sheep in front of him first.
After thinking for a moment, He Tao looked troubled: "You guys... this is not a good solution, after all, he is my brother. If I tell you where he is, my dad will beat me up if he finds out."
Seeing the other party's angry expression, Wu Di and Hou Baolin were initially delighted.
But then he turned away, revealing his predicament and bitterness, which made the two men scoff. Everyone knew that He Yongshou couldn't control He Tao at all; otherwise, there wouldn't have been such frequent minor fights and major disturbances, resulting in countless financial losses.
If this were ancient times, given He Yongshou's family's circumstances, they would definitely be a prominent and wealthy family, after all, they had a ancestor who was a top scholar in the imperial examinations.
He Tao is definitely the kind of playboy who wreaks havoc on the local area.
Seeing that the two remained silent, He Tao smiled and said, "It's not that I can't tell you, but you have to give me something in return."
As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and rubbed his thumb and forefinger together.
It was clearly a gesture of begging for money.
Wu Di and Hou Baolin were speechless. But given the current situation, it seemed that He Tao wouldn't reveal the answer unless they were offered some money.
If they were to inquire in Hejia Village, Jiang Enhua would likely find out and prevent them from ever leaving the village.
After all, this is their home base, their territory, and they have the final say.
Wu Di reluctantly took out a dollar from his pocket and handed it to He Tao, saying, "Is this alright?"
One yuan isn't much to him, but it's a considerable sum in the countryside.
The main recipient was He Tao, and Wu Di was reluctant, which is why he felt the pinch. If it were a 100-yuan watch, he would have bought it without even blinking.
He Tao scoffed at the one-yuan bill, but didn't reach out to take it. Instead, he started fiddling with his non-existent fingernails.
Seeing this, Wu Di knew that the price was not enough, so he pursed his lips and exchanged it for a five-yuan bill.
"Is this alright?"
He Tao merely glanced at it, unmoved.
This immediately angered Hou Baolin, who was standing nearby: "He Tao, what exactly do you want?"
Seeing that the other party had spoken, He Tao naturally had to generously state his own request.
"Don't even think about this unless it costs fifty dollars."
Upon hearing this, Wu Di immediately pulled Hou Baolin away.
Are you kidding me? Fifty dollars?
Even if Ye Beiping were here, he wouldn't blame the two of them for leaving like this.
It's true that they have money, but they're not fools.
It was just a piece of news from Ye Dongnan. How could it cost fifty yuan? Ask a few kids in the village, and they'd probably only need a few yuan's worth of candy.
Wu Di simply didn't want Jiang Enhua to know about this.
Seeing that the two were really about to leave without looking back, He Tao thought, "Why let the lamb that's already in my mouth fly away?" He quickly stepped forward to stop them.
"Don't you want to know anything about Ye Dongnan?"
"Heh." Wu Di sneered, looking at He Tao with icy eyes: "Even though you're doing well in town, you can't just start robbing people like that. We're not buying it, get out of the way."
Provoked by the words, He Tao did not move aside, but stared at Wu Di with the same look.
This frightened Wu Di, but he couldn't back down in terms of momentum.
I thought of Ye Beiping's words: So what if he's arrogant? We have money, and we can find a group of people to take care of him anytime.
With this in mind, Wu Di calmed himself down and said, "What, He Tao, are you going to steal our money again? Let me tell you, that's illegal. We have a lot of money on us, but we won't give it to you. If you're so capable, go ahead and rob us. If you do, you'll be going to jail."
Hou Baolin, who was standing next to him, was dumbfounded. He never expected that Wu Di could be so tough.
Not to mention He Tao.
From the moment he met Ye Beiping and his group, he didn't think they were tough guys. He used to call them "Brother Tao" when they met.
Why are you being so assertive today?
When it comes to robbing, he certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to do that, but he was unwilling to let the easy money slip away.
At the same time, what I wanted most was to get rid of Ye Dongnan.
"Didn't you just say that Ye Beiping wanted to talk to Ye Dongnan? It's a flat rate of twenty yuan. I'll personally take Ye Dongnan to Pingba Village tomorrow. How about it?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Di immediately hesitated.
Gathering information is one thing, but if it's confirmed to be Ye Dongnan, then we'll definitely cause trouble for him.
If twenty yuan could get Ye Dongnan to go to Pingba Village on his own, their risk would be much smaller, and the money would be worthwhile.
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