Zhang Heng guessed that his recent actions had caught the attention of those creatures. After all, he had been retrieving the surveillance videos of the shops along the street. This kind of thing could not be hidden. His actions probably made them feel a sense of crisis, so they hired a group of people to teach him a lesson.
After all, in the eyes of those creatures, he was just a high school student. After being educated by a group of people, he should have fully realized the cruelty of reality, and there was a high probability that he would give up what he was doing.
However, they obviously underestimated Zhang Heng's strength.
Strictly speaking, this was actually a double-blind quest. Zhang Heng did not know the origin of those creatures, and they did not know Zhang Heng's identity as a player. So, both sides were still in the testing stage.
"How much did the person who hired you to teach me a lesson pay?" Zhang Heng looked at the leader.
"Why are you asking this?" the leader asked warily.
"Let's see if I should spend money to settle this matter," Zhang Heng said. After all, he was now considered half a rich man. Now that he encountered trouble, of course, he would choose a more civilized way to solve it.
"3,000 yuan, and you can't get out of bed for a week."
"Then I'll pay you 6,000 yuan to leave, plus the information of the person who contacted you."
The leader looked at the man with a wrench next to him when he heard what Zhang Heng said. "Are you trying to get our personal information by transferring money to the police?"
"I can give you cash," Zhang Heng said.
"You have 6,000 yuan on you?"
"Yes."
"Then you pay first."
Zhang Heng did not beat around the bush. He took out 6,000 yuan from his school bag and handed it to the leader. At the same time, he said sincerely, "I advise you not to have any extra thoughts."
However, the leader obviously did not listen to Zhang Heng. After getting the money, not only did he not ask the man to leave, but a look of greed flashed in his eyes. Zhang Heng had brought about 10,000 yuan with him this time, and when he opened the bag, the leader saw the remaining red notes in it. So, he changed his mind at the last minute. "No, we are trustworthy people. We will definitely fulfill our promises. Otherwise, no one will dare to spend money on us in the future."
Zhang Heng was amused by their righteous words. "How much do you want?" he asked straightforwardly.
"How much do you have on you?"
"It's better not to be too greedy, uncle," Zhang Heng said lightly.
"Brothers, we've been starving for so long. Now that the cafeteria is open, we won't leave until we're full." The leader curled his lips disapprovingly.
"Then there's nothing I can do."
Zhang Heng zipped up his bag and slung it over his back again.
"What, you want to run?" The leader laughed, "There are so many of us here. If we let you escape, then we might as well quit this business."
"Run?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows and pulled out the utility knife from his pocket. "No, you are the ones who should run."
…
The battle did not last too long.
These people were workers from a nearby factory. Without any training, they relied on the fat and tattoos on their bodies to intimidate others. One-on-one, they might not even be a match for an ordinary passerby. Although they had the advantage in numbers, they could only look for their teeth on the ground when they fought against a battle-hardened player like Zhang Heng.
Of course, this was not Nassau or the western United States in the 19th century. Zhang Heng did not use too much force on them. If he killed or disabled them for life, there would be a lot of trouble in the future. At most, Zhang Heng would bleed a few of them, temporarily rendering them unable to fight back. At the same time, he could also increase the performance of the nearby hospitals and clinics.
In fact, he only took down four people. The rest were so frightened that they dropped the steel pipes in their hands and ran away.
Zhang Heng did not care about those who ran away. He walked up to the leader, who was groaning on the ground. When he saw Zhang Heng walking over with the utility knife, he suddenly tensed up and shouted, "What are you doing … Don't come any closer. We are all civilized people. If you come any closer, I will call the police."
Zhang Heng ignored him, squatted down beside him, wiped the blood on the utility knife with the man's uniform, and took back the 6,000 yuan he gave the man earlier.
"Tell me, who contacted you?"
When the leader saw that the 6,000 yuan in his hand was gone, he really wanted to slap himself in the face. Initially, he wanted to take the money and leave. Even if he returned the 3,000 yuan he got earlier, he could still earn another 3,000 yuan. Now, not only was the 6,000 yuan gone, but he also had no way of explaining himself to the other party.
However, his arm was still bleeding, and he dared not have any evil thoughts. So, he obediently told Zhang Heng the information of the person who hired them.
Zhang Heng was not too surprised to hear that. Since the college student waited for him in the corridor that night, he was prepared to expose himself to Zhang Heng. Naturally, it was more appropriate for him to contact him for a similar operation. Apparently, the other party had already guessed that Zhang Heng would find this parking lot, so he bribed this group of people two days in advance to teach Zhang Heng a lesson.
In other words, the college student and his family did change cars here that night, but the video should have been deleted.
This was not good news for Zhang Heng, and his investigation once again came to a halt.
Of course, on the other hand, this also meant that he was very close to the place where the college student and his family went that night.
Zhang Heng had a hunch that the base of those things was likely to be nearby. Although the video was gone, Zhang Heng believed that the residents in the area would definitely notice something unusual.
So, his next method of investigation would be to conduct interviews.
Five minutes later, Zhang Heng confirmed that he could not get any more useful information. He then walked out of the garage and looked up at the sky outside. There was not much time left before the sky turned completely dark. Zhang Heng did not want to keep his grandfather waiting for too long like before, so he decided to call it a day.
He took a taxi home and chatted with the driver for a while. After that, he received a message from Qin Zhen, telling him that the concert tickets had been obtained. His cousin only added 500 yuan to each ticket for the sake of his relative. In the end, the 1280 VIP seats came to a total of 7,120 yuan.
In his cousin's words, this was a huge loss. Just the tickets alone cost almost that much, and this was tantamount to not making a single cent. It was purely based on blood and love.
Zhang Heng did not comment on this. The price was indeed reasonable, but it was obviously unrealistic to say that he did not make a single cent. He asked Qin Zhen to send him the QR code on the tickets. After confirming that there was no problem, Zhang Heng returned home and paid Qin Zhen.
The latter was in a good mood to watch the concert for free. He even stopped asking Zhang Heng who the two girls were tomorrow night.
Qin Zhen was ready. "Don't worry. Even if it's Ru Hua, I will hold on until the end. After all, there are leather pants on stage."
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