Chapter 26: Talking Things Over with Hua Ge

  In Huahuo Village, the Huas and the Huos were prominent families with many people and a complex web of relationships. Hua Bao, in his early 40s, had been released from prison ten years ago and started doing business in earthwork and sand transportation. At that time, the real estate industry was just starting to take off, and it was easy to make money by finding some thugs to block the entrance of a construction site and forcing the other party to use their own trucks to transport earth and sand. Within a year or two, he became a wealthy man and transformed from an ex-convict to a respected figure in the village.

  Hua Bao set up an engineering company, under which there were not only twelve dump trucks but also three excavators. The business was neither big nor small and had some influence in the southeastern suburbs. The company was located in a self-built small building with a large courtyard, where several Tibetan mastiffs were raised. On the one hand, it was for guarding the house and yard, on the other hand, it was also a symbol of status. People who could afford to raise purebred Tibetan mastiffs were not ordinary people.

  The sky had already darkened, but the Peng Cheng Engineering Company's building was still brightly lit, with cars coming and going. A BMW 530 pulled up in front of the building, and a man around 1.7 meters tall got out of the back door. He was bald, wore a gold chain, and had an alligator skin belt, exuding the dual aura of a nouveau riche and a big shot.

  Hua Bao slammed the car door shut, and the thick, muffled sound of the BMW 5 Series door closing startled everyone in the building. They all knew that Hua Lao Ban was in a bad mood because he had lost out to Shi Feng Group in a business deal, and his power and influence were far inferior to theirs. He could only swallow his anger and frustration for now, so no one dared to provoke him or make him unhappy.

  Outside the gate, Shan Pao looked at the BMW and said, "That's Hua Bao's car, he's back."

  "Go and find him." Liu Handong said, with that big knife for chopping bones hanging at his waist.

  As he walked to the entrance, the old gatekeeper looked at him and said, "Butcher Lao, who are you looking for?"

  The old man often goes to eat dog meat and knows the mountain artillery.

  "Oh, I've come to see Boss Hua about something." Shan Pao handed him a cigarette.

  "The boss is in a bad mood today, it's not a good time." The old security guard advised kindly.

  "It's an emergency, can't wait." Shan Pao said.

  "Then go ahead." The old man waved his hand, this company management is very irregular, all the relatives in the village are invited, there are all kinds of people, and those who come and go in the yard are also drivers, operators and so on. Liu Handong and Tu Hongbin's temperament is similar to theirs, walking in the building does not attract attention.

  The Peng Cheng Engineering Company building was only three stories high, with eight rooms on each floor. The decor featured a lot of faux rosewood and gold glass, and the doors all had acrylic signs that read "Engineering Department", "Business Department", "Finance Department", etc. The General Manager's office was on the third floor, easy to find. The corridors were empty, but from inside the rooms came the sound of Flower Leopard yelling into the phone: "I don't care about any of that, you'd better get it done for me right away! If you're late, believe me, I'll cut you dead!"

  Liu Handong grasped the door handle and pushed open the office door. The room was very large, with a carpet on the floor and an incense burner in front of Guan Yu's statue, filling the air with a fragrant scent. Hua Bao was sitting behind the large desk, talking on the phone. Seeing the two enter, he hung up the phone and stared at them, asking: "What do you want?"

  Liu Handong stood by the door, not saying a word. Shan Pao walked over and said: "Boss Hua, I'm the owner of the dog meat restaurant on Tiehua Street. Today, my store was smashed up by your brother-in-law Zhao YuFeng."

  "Hua Bao interrupted him and said: 'Zhao Yufeng smashed your store, you go find him, what do you want from me?'"

  Shan Paodao: "Zhao Yufeng relies on you, who else can I look for?"

  The leopard irritably lit a cigarette and said: "Damn it, you're brainless, coming to my place looking for trouble, you bastard!"

  "Here!" A young man responded and entered, being kneed in the stomach by Liu Handong standing beside the door, and squatted down on the spot.

  Liu Handong pulled out a large kitchen knife from behind his back and threw it over, Shan Pao stretched out his hand to catch it, the cold kitchen knife looked even more intimidating under the light.

  "Damn it, playing with knives in front of me? You think I'm scared? Come on, come on, chop here." Huabao tore open his own Dream T-shirt, revealing muscles full of scars, but his belly was still plump and the scars only represented the past.

  Mountain cannon held a kitchen knife and said, "Boss Hua, I'm telling you nicely, if you don't give me face, I won't give you face either. Your younger brother-in-law Zhao Yu Feng touched my wife's butt, I punched him once, originally it was settled, but he brought three cars of people to smash my store, my eating utensils are gone, I am Tu Hongbin, a well-known figure in Jiangbei, and now I can't even protect my own wife, what the hell am I still doing!"

  With a loud thud, the knife plunged into the surface of the redwood desk, its blade sinking in very deeply.

  The leopard was smoking a cigarette, exhaling a long stream of smoke, and then pinching out the butt: "I've told you before, Zhao Yufeng is Zhao Yufeng, I am me, two different things."

  Shan Paodao said: "If Zhao YuFeng wasn't relying on you to back him up, would he dare be so arrogant? If I don't look for him, I'll look for you. Today, if you don't give me an explanation, I'll give you one."

  Hua Bao thought for a moment, picked up the phone: "Zhao Yufeng, you son of a bitch, get over here now!"

  Zhao Yufeng is also a villager, living on Tiehua Street. At this moment, he is singing loudly in a nearby KTV. This afternoon, he got into a fight with someone and lost. He has already arranged for two people to take gasoline to the dog meat restaurant and set it on fire, waiting to hear the sound of the fire truck's siren.

  The fire truck didn't arrive, but her brother-in-law's phone call came first, ordering him to rush over immediately. Zhao YuFeng stumbled downstairs, drunk, and drove his second-hand Audi to the bottom of PengCheng Company Building. He casually asked the old security guard, "Old Zhang, who is in my sister's house?"

  "Oh, the owner of the dog meat restaurant on the street has arrived, and he's brought a young man with him. He says it's an urgent matter to see Boss Hua."

  Zhao Yufeng became vigilant, went up to the third floor, tiptoed over, and peeked through the door crack. He saw a large kitchen knife embedded on his brother-in-law's desk. Suddenly enlightened, he took off running while shouting: "Someone come! Something's happened!"

  Although it was late at night, there were still many people in the company. In the first-floor rest room, more than a dozen drivers were playing cards. Upon hearing the shout, they immediately picked up their things and went upstairs. Zhao Yu Feng opened the cage and led out two Tibetan Mastiffs. The crowd hastily retreated, as these stupid animals only recognized the person who fed them and would bite anyone else, regardless of friend or foe.

  A group of people and two Tibetan Mastiffs went up to the third floor. What's strange is that the Tibetan Mastiffs, which are usually arrogant and don't recognize anyone, were now acting like they had seen the King of Hell, cowering and whimpering as they retreated backwards.

  They smelled the butcher's smell on Tu Hongbin's body, and even the most ferocious fierce dogs would only tremble with fear when they encountered a butcher dog, this is a natural enemy.

  Taking advantage of the crowd, Zhao YuFeng led his men into the office and saw Hua Bao sitting majestically behind the large desk, with no knife to his throat. Two people were standing in the room, namely Shan Pao and Liu HanDong. However, Hua Bao's bodyguard, Gang Zi, was squatting on the ground with a painful expression, that one knee was too ruthless, and he still hadn't recovered until now.

  "Zhao Yufeng, come here." Hu Bao said in a low voice.

  Zhaoyufeng hesitated for a moment, but still walked over.

  "Fuck your sister! You don't take care of things on the construction site, you just cause me trouble. Are you trying to flirt with other people's wives? Are you trying to smash other people's shops? Have you had enough? I'll fuck your sister!"

  Zhao Yufeng hugged his head and didn't dare to dodge, letting his brother-in-law beat him wildly.

  It's over, Hua Bao sat back and said, "This matter will stop here, don't go bother them again."

  Zhao Yufeng said: "I know." His voice was a little weak, because he had already heard the distant fire truck's alarm sound.

  Hua Bao ignored the noise, took out a cigarette and lit it, saying to Shan Pao and Liu Handong: "I've already settled things, now let's talk about you two."

  Shan Pao Dao: "You say."

  Hua Bao said, "I'm a well-known figure in this area with the surname Hua. You two come to my office with knives, smash my desk, injure my staff, and intimidate me. Let's settle this account."

  Liu Handong took a step forward, picked up the cigarette box on the table, lit one for himself and said: "How about you, draw a few strokes."

  "Pay me 100,000 yuan, not a single cent less!"

  Liu Handong sneered: "Brother Leopard must have another solution, right?"

  Hua Bao said: "Yes, just leave one hand here."

  Zhao Yufeng and others clenched their fists and rubbed their palms, with a fierce gaze.

  Liu Handong burst out laughing and said to Shancannon: "There's something I don't quite understand, can you help me figure it out?"

  The mountain cannon was unclear, but he understood the principle of flattering, and replied: "You say it."

  Liu Handong said, "You know the Shifeng Group, right? The brother of their security chief Gu Changjun was killed by me. Gu Changjun hired eight hitmen to deal with me, and they were all waiting for me at Tiehua Street 108 Courtyard. I had everything from pistols to hand grenades. Even with handcuffs on, I managed to take out five of them. The other two couldn't handle it and turned tail and ran."

  Everyone was stunned, this thing had been circulating in the Jianghu for a long time. Because the crime scene was relatively close, it was on Tiehua Street, and all the local thugs knew that it was indeed a major event involving guns. Gu Changjun, the head of security at Shifeng Group, was even more hated by Hua Bao, who had a deep-seated grudge against him. When news of Gu Changjun's death came out, Hua Bao held a grand feast for his subordinates and got drunk. Who would have thought that this major case was actually done by this young man in front of them?

  "Was it you who also killed Gu Zhangjun?"

  Liu Handong said, "That's not it. I just rushed into the Shifeng Group building, used an empty gun to intimidate more than 30 security guards, and took Gu Changjun to the Public Security Bureau. His death has nothing to do with me, it should be his own people silencing him."

  Everyone swallowed their saliva, as if listening to a storytelling session.

  Shan Pao asked again: "Can Shijifeng Group let it go?"

  Liu Handong said, "That's definitely not possible. They accused me of destroying property and the Public Security Bureau detained me for half a month. Wang Shifeng sent five hitmen to the detention center to deal with me."

  "What's next?" Zhao Yufeng couldn't help but ask.

  "Then they sent me to the hospital, emergency room." Liu Handong said, turning his head to ask Shancannon: "You help me calculate, according to Bao Ge's price, how much compensation should Shifeng Group pay me?"

  "You're not even worth one life."

  Liu Handong snapped his fingers: "Not at all, I'm not afraid of death, so my life can be cashed in anytime and anywhere. What else is there to fear?"

  After finishing speaking, he extinguished the cigarette butt on the spotlessly clean desktop of the big class table, with both hands supporting the table and staring at Hua Bao:

  "Brother Leopard, why don't you think about it some more? Can you give me a discount of 100,000 yuan?"