sbdcsierra Chapter 25: Stealing chicken but losing rice
Chapter 25: Stealing chicken but losing rice
Chao Bufan smiled and said seriously, "Don't thank me yet. Let me calculate it for you first. Twenty thousand plus the previous fifty thousand, that's a total of seventy thousand."
Upon hearing this, Xu Meng quickly retorted, "No, brother, it should be 30,000, not 70,000."
Chao Bufan looked like he suddenly realized something, nodded and said, "Oh, it's 30,000, not 70,000. You all heard that, right? That's what a good friend is! Knowing I'm short of money, he offered to lend me more. Okay then! 30,000 plus 50,000, that's 100,000! Alright, 100,000 it is, not a penny less."
Tang Qianqian, who was standing to the side, almost burst out laughing. Three plus five equals ten? This person is a math genius! No wonder he said he didn't even graduate from first grade.
Xu Gang, standing to the side, was furious, but he wasn't angry at Chao Bufan; he was furious at his stupid younger brother! He quickly glared at his brother, signaling him to shut up. With a devil like that around, all he could do was suffer.
Xu Meng's lips suddenly twitched, and he grinned, "Brother, just pretend I was talking nonsense. I'll transfer the 50,000 to you right now."
Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan shouted sternly, "Then why are you talking so much nonsense? Hurry up!"
Xu Meng nodded repeatedly, like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, I'll go right away."
A moment later, Xu Meng grinned and said, "Brother, it's done!"
This time, Chao Bufan put the bank card in his pants pocket instead of under his shoe insole, stood up, and said with a smile, "Alright, thank you all for your generosity and timely help. Don't worry, when I have the money, I will pay you back with interest."
Damn it! It's clearly a robbery, but they're making it sound so noble. What kind of nonsense is this?!
Xu Meng and the others cursed under their breath, and at the same time, they cursed Chao Bufan's ancestors for eighteen generations, especially the women. Xu Gang quickly grinned and said in a very generous manner, "No need, no need, consider this money as our tribute to you, brother."
Nonsense, you dare ask him for money? You're asking for trouble.
Suddenly, Chao Bufan grabbed Xu Gang's hand, tears streaming down his face, and said excitedly, "What a good person! What a wonderful person! Thank you!"
Xu Gang was startled, then looked uneasy and quickly withdrew his hand, forcing a smile.
Chao Bufan rubbed his eyes, then said seriously, "Considering you're all good people, I won't make things difficult for you this time, but..." His face turned cold; this whole turn of events was truly a case of changing his attitude faster than flipping through a book. He said in a chilling voice, "Listen up, all of you! We're all men of courage and integrity. If we're going to do anything, let's do something meaningful. Don't just go around kidnapping and swindling people. If I find out you're doing this kind of despicable thing again, don't blame me for not warning you. It won't be as simple as losing an arm or a leg. Do you all understand?"
Chao Bufan emphasized the last few words.
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in unison and replied, "We heard it clearly, we heard it clearly."
Nonsense, at this point, who would dare to utter a single word of dissent?
Chao Bufan nodded in satisfaction, then walked up to the chick. Ignoring the chick's terrified face, he grabbed the chick's left hand and pushed it upwards with a slight force. A "crack" was heard from the bone, startling the chick, who cried out in alarm, "You... what do you want to do... huh?"
He exclaimed in surprise, for he felt the pain in his arm had subsided. Overjoyed, he was about to say thank you when Chao Bufan walked to the door with his hands behind his back. But he stopped abruptly at the door, turned around, and coldly said to Tang Qianqian, who was still standing there motionless, "If you don't want to leave, I won't mind leaving you here."
Upon hearing this, Tang Qianqian immediately realized what was happening. She quickly picked up her suitcase, walked to the sofa, took out her backpack, opened it, and said to the landlady, "Please return my money, cards, and phone to me, thank you!"
Upon hearing this, the proprietress didn't dare to hesitate any longer. She quickly stuffed the items into Tang Qianqian's backpack and then smiled.
Tang Qianqian zipped up her bag, grabbed her bag in one hand and her suitcase in the other, and quickly followed.
"Big sister, they're gone."
Upon hearing the sound of a car engine starting outside, Xu Meng suddenly sat down on the ground, looking like a wilted eggplant, and said in a low voice.
Immediately, Zhu Zi, his face crestfallen, burst into tears, wailing, "Waaah... my fifty thousand yuan! Sister, brother, I'm penniless now, how am I going to live? Waaah..."
The landlady was already angry, and hearing Zhu Zi's crying only fueled her anger. She snapped, "Enough! What's the use of crying?"
This is truly a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead; it's incredibly unlucky!
Zhu Zi wiped away his tears and said, "What can I do? I can't just give it away for nothing, can I? I was saving this money to get married! Now, it's all gone, boohoo..."
The proprietress frowned, then said, "This time we've really messed with the big boss. Xu Gang, you're the head of the household, so tell me, what are we going to do? Are we really just going to let him get away with this?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Gang frowned slightly and thought for a moment before saying, "Yan'er, I remember you have a cousin who's involved in the underworld. I heard he's quite influential there. Why don't we tell your cousin about this and see what he says?"
Upon hearing this, the proprietress didn't reply, but immediately picked up her phone and took action.
"Hey, cousin, it's me, Yan'er... I'm so sorry to wake you up so late... Um, I need to talk to you about something! Cousin, someone robbed my inn, just now... Um, they took 100,000 yuan from me, and a few of my friends at the inn were also robbed... They took a total of 280,000 yuan... Yes... Yes... Oh, I only know that the woman's name is Tang Qianqian, and as for the man, he said he's Tang Qianqian's younger brother, named Tang Hui... Okay, thank you, cousin... That's all, goodbye!"
After finishing her phone call with her cousin, the proprietress breathed a sigh of relief, seemingly much more relaxed. She said, "My cousin promised to help us get all the money back."
"Really?" Everyone was overjoyed.
The proprietress nodded and said, "Yes, he said he would get it sorted out for us as soon as possible."
"That's wonderful!" Xu Meng exclaimed with delight. "It would be best to tear this kid to pieces; only then can we vent our anger."
The proprietress stood up and realized that her legs had gone weak from the fright, and she had almost lost her balance. She quickly steadied herself and said, looking completely exhausted, "Alright, everyone go back and rest!"
Upon hearing this, everyone hung their heads and left. After all, they were used to robbing others, and this time they were being robbed instead, which felt strange and humiliating.