Chapter Forty-Four: The Curiosity of Fifth Sister

  Hei Zi and his men sent Lao Cong to the county hospital, paid for his hospitalization fees, and before leaving, Hei Zi told Lao Cong, who had just come to, that he must pay back 140,000 yuan in full, three days later. If he dared to cheat, his arms and legs would be broken one by one.

  The old man was hit by the car and beaten up in front, his leg was broken but he didn't dare to call the police. After Hei Zi and others left, he called his wife and told her about his situation.

  The old couple, Lao Cong and his wife, discussed it in the hospital and decided to pay the money. They had learned a lesson from Hei Zi's ruthless tactics. With their family to support and no way to leave, they had made quite a bit of money driving taxis over the years, so paying 140,000 wasn't a difficult thing for them.

  Hei Zi and the others returned to the hospital and discussed transferring back to their hometown, as it was inconvenient for them to do anything in the county town's hospital. Hei Zi and Zhu Xiao Fei also couldn't stay in the county town forever to take care of them.

  Three days later, Hei Zi asked Zhu Xiao Fei to go to the county town to fetch money. He hailed two taxis and helped Yin Le and the others with their discharge procedures. Liu Peng Fei also brought a few younger brothers to see them off. Just as they were getting into the cars, they saw Wei Xiao Hu's car driving over.

  Wei Xiaohu and Qian Yu, Xiaobao got off the car with a large pile of things, they came to apologize, Qian Yu said he wanted to be friends with Heizi and others very much, then Qian Yu took out 50,000 yuan.

  No need for money, Heizi knows that injustice has a head and debt has an owner. This account can be settled with Lao Cong's head, no need to involve others.

  "Hei Zi introduced Liu Peng Fei to them: 'Everyone, this is my older brother. You all hang out in the county town, so let's get together more often. I think we'll become good friends.'"

  In front of Wei Xiaohu and Qian Yu, Hei Zi's words were like an imperial edict. The two of them nodded hastily, indicating that they would wait for Liu Pengfei's summons at any time and rush to his aid without hesitation.

  Hei Zi certainly wouldn't believe their words, but Hei Zi was very clear in his heart that the more friends he had, the better off he would be. With many friends, his connections would expand and it would be easier to handle things when they came up.

  See off Heizi, Wei Xiaohu asked Liu Pengfei: "Brother, what did this friend of yours do before? How come he's so skilled."

  Liu Pengfei smiled and said: "He just retired from the army, used to be in special forces."

  The two of them were shocked and their mouths fell open. They had no idea that this time they would get into such big trouble. If they had known, they wouldn't have gone to provoke him even if they were beaten to death.

  After arranging for Yin Le and the others to return to their hometown, the first thing they did was to send gifts to Zhao Weiguo and Liu Deputy Mine Director. Liu Deputy Mine Director readily accepted it, but Hei Zi and the others didn't dare to go directly to Zhao Weiguo's place. They waited until Zhao Weiguo went to work before giving the phone to Zhao Weiguo's wife. The two of them called her "Auntie" in unison, and after some hesitation, Zhao Weiguo's wife finally accepted it.

  After finishing these things, Hei Zi and Zhu Xiao Fei took the delivery note to the iron mine's financial department to settle the account. The settlement did not disturb Zhao Wei Guo, Liu Deputy Mine Director made a phone call and it was resolved.

  Two days later, Hei Zi and Zhu Xiao Fei found Zhao Wei Guo again at night. The next day, Zhao Wei Guo arranged for someone to open an account for Hei Zi and the others. The account clearly marked the amount of coal needed by each section of the iron mine and the time it was delivered. Some sections had small coal storage yards that couldn't hold enough coal for the winter, so they had to burn some before more could be sent.

  At the beginning of winter, Da Tou had already pulled over 1,000 tons of coal, which was mixed with stones and of poor quality. The units that used the coal were full of complaints. Deputy Mine Director Liu was also aware of this situation. As the person in charge of raw materials, he wanted to make a good impression and distance himself from the trouble caused by Liu Ba Pi. After Hei Zi and his men finished settling their accounts, Deputy Mine Director Liu sent someone to find Hei Zi, hoping that they could quickly pull another 500-600 tons of coal to distribute to each unit.

  Heizi and Zhu Xiaofei made another trip to Tongda, this time taking the familiar route. The coal was still from the Zhou brothers, and they had Guo Xiaodai help out. In just three days, 500 tons of coal were delivered back by the Qingcheng car team. Soon, the coal was unloaded into the storage yards of various units.

  Deputy Manager Liu personally inspected the coal and found it to be of similar quality to the previous batch, both being high-quality coal. Deputy Mine Director Liu was delighted, patting his shoulders and saying: "Young man, you've done a great job getting such good coal. From now on, all the coal used in the mine will come from you."

  After a busy day, Hei Zi and Zhu Xiao Fei returned to the town when the sky was about to turn dark. The sky was gloomy and cold, with not even a hint of wind, looking like it was going to snow soon.

  Hei Zi and Zhu Xiao Fei habitually came to Er Jie's small restaurant, there were not many people, Er Jie was walking in front of the glass counter chatting with Wu Mei while eating melon seeds.

  "Hey, where have you guys been? You haven't shown up for such a long time?" said the fifth sister as she stood up.

  After the two sat down, Zhu Xiao Fei said: "I've been busy for a while and didn't have time to come over."

  "What's the hurry? The office is closed and the car has been smashed. What's there to be busy about?" Fifth Sister looked at them with disdain.

  Hei Zi didn't mind, but Zhu Xiao Fei felt a bit uncomfortable seeing Wu Mei's condescending gaze and said: "If the game isn't over yet it's because we're busy, how dare you smash our car..."

  Xiao Fei was stopped by Heizi before he could finish speaking: "Alright, Xiao Fei, there's no use explaining to her. Second sister, today make some of your signature dishes for us, my brother and I are going to have a good drink."

  Wu Mei saw Hei Zi and Zhu Xiao Fei with big smiles on their faces, not looking like they had been bullied at all. She was puzzled in her heart, the car was smashed, the brothers were beaten into the hospital, how could these two still be so happy?

  The fifth sister became interested in them. She moved a stool and sat down beside Zhuo Xiaofei, saying: "Xiaofei, tell your sister what you've been up to these past two days."

  "Heizi glanced at others who were eating and said: 'Wu Mei, there are some things that are inconvenient to say, I'll tell you later.'"

  The fifth sister gave Hei Zi a white eye and said: "I didn't ask you, from now on don't call me big sister, even if you call me I won't respond."

  Heizi looked at Wu Mei's self-pitying expression and chuckled.

  Wu Mei pulled Xiao Fei and said: "Xiao Fei, tell sister, speak softly, don't let others hear."

  Xiao Fei glanced at Heizi and the others eating and said, "Actually, it's nothing much. These past two days we've hauled a few carts of coal and earned a couple of small coins."

  "Is this coal what you've been hauling?" asked Wu Mei in surprise.

  "Of course, it's just hauling some coal, what's there to be surprised about."

  "How did you convince that old antique? The big head is above someone's head." Fifth sister's face showed a look of surprise and curiosity.

  Xiao Fei explained the process, and Wu Mei suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. It seems my brother has no chance. Alas, did Big Head bother you guys afterwards?"

  Xiao Fei said with a pleased smile: "He dares, the two of us will beat him up five or six times. If he still dares to cause trouble for us, we'll keep beating him without hesitation."

  "You're all bragging, but your awesome car was smashed and someone got beaten up?" Fifth sister asked. After she finished speaking, she felt something was off, so she looked at Hei Zi and asked: "How did the car smashing incident get resolved?"

  Xiao Fei was about to speak when Hei Zi took over and said: "The criminal police team is investigating, no results yet."

  The dishes arrived, one was braised yellow flower fish and the other was lobster tail, both were suitable for drinking. The two of them poured themselves a drink and started drinking, placing a cup of wine in front of Wu Mei's face without paying attention to her again.

  The fifth sister pushed and said to Xiao Fei, "Xiao Fei, if you tell your sister how you solved the problem of the car being smashed, I'll help you organize a big game and make some money, how about that?"

  Although they made money these days, Xiao Fei and Heizi couldn't put down the idea of opening a gambling den. They knew that running a gambling den was extremely profitable, and the reason they didn't make much money in the first few months was because their operation was too small and didn't have many benefits. If they opened up a bigger operation, they would make far more than they did from mining within a year.