As soon as he loosened the rope, Zheng Laosan fell to the ground with a thud.
He could breathe again! Zheng Laosan gasped for breath, lying on the ground with his tongue lolling out like a dog.
He slowly opened his eyes, and the moment he saw Su Xu, he was so frightened that he immediately closed his eyes tightly again.
Su Xu maintained his cold expression, now tinged with disdain. He pulled hard on the rope and said, "This time you have to try your best to hold it in for as long as possible."
Before Zheng Laosan could react, he was hoisted up again.
The feeling of suffocation returned...
It happened no less than five times.
The feeling of impending death terrified Zheng Laosan. A yellowish liquid quickly spread from his crotch, then dripped down in a foul, pungent odor.
He was so scared he peed his pants!
“If you die here tonight, no one will think much of it, because you threaten to hang yourself every day; everyone’s used to it.” Su Xu pretended to tighten the rope. “Should we continue?”
"No!" Zheng Laosan immediately knelt at Su Xu's feet, crying and pleading, "Please! Stop! Tell me, what do you want me to do? I'll do anything!"
"Don't you like hanging yourself?" Su Xu gently kicked his face with his foot and said, "I'm more compassionate. Since you like it, I'll help you experience it."
The cold, slow voice poured down from above his head, sending chills down Zheng Laosan's spine. He quickly shook his head, snot and tears streaming down his face.
"No, I don't like hanging myself, I never want to hang myself again!"
Zheng Laosan slapped himself hard a few times. Who told him to keep yelling that he couldn't live anymore and was going to hang himself?
"Alright, since you don't like hanging yourself." Su Xu took out the details of the workers' wages owed and Liu Nian's hospital bill, and placed them in front of Zheng Laosan.
Zheng Laosan glanced at him, and Su Xu raised his chin at him and said, "Do you know what to do now?"
"I know, I know! Don't worry, I'll give you the money right away!"
Zheng Laosan quickly scrambled to his feet, pulled a cloth bag from the rice jar, and handed it over with trembling hands, saying, "Here you go! All the money is here! It'll definitely be enough!"
Money doesn't matter, life is the most important thing.
Su Xu took the money, threw the tattered bundle on the ground, and quickly left.
Zheng Laosan, lying amidst the stench, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, finally getting rid of this big Buddha.
He touched his neck, and the moment his fingers touched it, he winced in pain. His body was still trembling, and the thought of Su Xu's half-smile sent chills down his spine.
I must never provoke him again! Zheng Laosan decided to learn from this experience and avoid Su Xu from now on.
The next day, the workers who had received the news rushed to Su Xu's house.
"Hurry up and get the money! Su Xu got the money for us!" Zheng Qianduo was overjoyed and led his men straight to Jiangjuntun.
"To be honest, I never want to work for Zheng Laosan again. If Su Xu can pick a construction team, I'll work for him!"
"Yes, I've been a bricklayer for so many years, I need to find a reliable one!"
The group planned their way to Liu Nian's house, took the money from Su Xu, and were all very happy.
Meanwhile, Zheng Yanni, who was in the shed some distance away, almost burst out laughing. In the end, it was Liu Nian who gave her the money! It seems her method really worked!
Zheng Yanni couldn't help but feel smug. She was determined to show off when she got out.
As she was thinking animatedly, a man suddenly handed her a bowl filled with corn porridge.
Zheng Yanni looked up in surprise, "For me?"
She hadn't eaten for as long as she had been locked up here, and the man was quite handsome, well-dressed, and seemed like a cultured person.
"Eat up." The man smiled gently and placed the bowl on the ground.
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