Li Lan knew these gangsters too well. If it wasn't for his mother and father, his uncle would have gone in this direction a long time ago.
However, his uncle still had a lot of contact with his fellow villagers. Today, he would treat a group of people to a meal, and tomorrow, he would invite a group of people to drink tea. He enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by people, as if he was really the leader of the Northern Faction.
Li Lan understood his uncle. Once he had earned enough money, his material needs had reached a certain level. Naturally, he would pursue spiritual enjoyment. His uncle and his father were completely different types of people. Their pursuit of spirituality was only on the surface. They believed in the Azure Dragon and White Tiger standing by their sides. They worshipped the heavens and the gods, but not the people.
Occasionally, his uncle would treat him to a meal or a cup of tea. However, he couldn't refuse to go. After all, he was an elder. Every time he went, it would be his uncle's gang of scoundrels. They weren't evil people, they were just people who liked to rely on their physical strength to earn some money.
He often said that he was indifferent to life and death, and that he would fight if he wasn't happy. However, after being educated by the government several times, he started to act according to the basic rules. If he could force them, he would force them. If he could not fight, he would not fight. If he did fight, the other party would have to make the first move. In short, he had to act according to the situation.
Therefore, Li Lan swaggered and sat there, not worried at all.
"Kid, are you purposely looking for trouble?" The tall man was about to rush in front of Li Lan. The people behind him rolled up their sleeves. "You're messing with me. Kid, if I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know the rules!"
Li Lan moved closer to him and smiled. "Yo, you're so fierce. You scared me to death."
"Hey, you're really shameless, aren't you? Block my door! "
Seeing that more and more people had gathered, the tall man became angrier. He waved at the few men behind him and asked them to enter the small room. Otherwise, it would look like he was bullying someone with numbers. If he caused public outrage, he would be in trouble. The capital was not a place for him to show off.
Li Lan said, "My request is very simple. Give me the money and I'll leave. If not, I'll wait. I believe you'll pay me eventually."
"I'm giving you face, aren't you?" Although the tall man's tone was not good, he deliberately lowered his voice.
Li Lan said, "Don't be so aggrieved. If you really can't do it, you can choose a place and we can talk outside."
"You dare go out with me? I can't kill you. "Although he said that, the tall man still didn't move.
Li Lan imitated his uncle's tone and said, "Don't be so rash. I don't usually make a fuss. If you provoke me, it's not a matter. It's news."
"Which corner of the world?" Hearing Li Lan's professional accent, the tall guy's expression changed, "Don't be like this."
Li Lan said, "Don't worry, he's definitely not in the same temple as you. He wouldn't scam me like that."
"Are you purposely showing your face to me?" The tall man felt as if his face had fallen to the ground again. He pointed at Li Lan's face and held it in for a long time before he said angrily, "If you don't leave now, I'll call the police. This is illegal. You're blocking my business!"
When dealing with people, he always used both the carrot and the stick. First, he used reason. Young people, especially those who were educated, were thin-skinned. Since they couldn't win against him in an argument, they consciously left.
If they didn't leave, he would put on the airs of a big brother. Normal young people with little social experience would run away after a few threats. Unlike Li Lan, who was stubborn and still dared to make a fuss here.
Li Lan smiled and moved his chair back, away from the door. He sat on the sidewalk and teased, "This is fine, right? Hurry up and call the police. I beg you. Whoever doesn't call the police is a coward."
"You mountain cannon, show off! Show off all you want!" The tall guy was so angry that he almost jumped up. If it was any other place, his brothers would definitely go up and give him a beating.
However, the capital was different from other places. If he really dared to act according to the standards of a big brother, he would definitely be sent to live in a free single room with 24-hour care.
Li Lan realized that there was someone beside him. He turned his head and saw that it was Sun Hao.
Sun Hao said, "Why don't we call the police?"
Li Lan shook his head and didn't say anything. He pushed him behind him.
"Kid, you've got guts." The tall guy entered the house and shouted, "What bad luck. Close the door and go back for a few drinks."
With that said, he sneered at Li Lan and walked in front of Li Lan. "Excuse me, the chair is mine."
The people in the shop came out one after another. They turned off the lights and were about to close the door. Li Lan stood up from the chair and said slowly, "May I ask, what time does your shop open?"
The tall guy asked, "Why?"
Li Lan smiled and said, "I have to come again tomorrow. I said that if you don't refund the money, I'll come every day."
The tall guy said, "Aren't you afraid of the heat?"
He didn't believe that Li Lan would dare to stand outside in such hot weather.
With a wave of his hand, he called the people behind him and was about to leave while humming a tune. However, he heard Li Lan say, "Who said that I'm coming personally?"
He purposely raised his voice and said, "Tomorrow, I'll hire ten people to hold a sign here and say 'This is an illegal intermediary'. I'll pay each of them a thousand dollars. I don't believe that no one will be willing to try."
"What a show-off." The tall guy was amused. Spending ten thousand dollars just to get a thousand dollars back? How could there be such an idiot?
Hence, he didn't believe it. He laughed and turned to leave.
The people who were watching the show didn't believe it either. Since there was no more show to watch, they slowly dispersed.
Sun Hao asked, "What should we do?"
Liu Xuan also said timidly, "Why don't we just forget about it?"
Li Lan said, "Just follow my plan. Don't worry about it."
He realized that he was still too naive and inexperienced. He had wasted so many of his advantages. Actually, he could have settled it with a phone call.
However, he didn't want to do that. Perhaps it was out of pretentiousness, or perhaps it was out of pride. Either way, he wanted to show his existence.
Hearing him say that, Sun Hao and Liu Xuan didn't say anything else and returned to school together.
Li Lan didn't leave with them. He was still thinking about who to look for to hold the sign at the entrance of the shop. It was obviously not suitable to look for a student. It could only be someone from the society. He had always been a good student. Most of the people he knew from the society were his father's connections. However, this went against his original intentions.
Suddenly, he thought of someone. He looked through his phone and couldn't find that person's number. He simply hailed a taxi and went to Baizi Bay.
He got out of the taxi on Guangqu Road. There were demolitions everywhere. There were construction sites everywhere. There were train tracks on the roof. A train rumbled away.
There was a silhouette in front of him. He chased after it and asked for the address. He walked along the side of a low-rise house that was built illegally.
It was a place that looked like a parking lot. Next to it were two houses surrounded by asbestos tiles. He saw a car rental company's sign on the door. He vaguely felt that this was the place he was looking for.
He knocked on the door. The person who opened the door was a middle-aged man in his forties. When he saw him, he was stunned at first. Then, he happily welcomed him in. "You are …"
Li Lan took the cigarette from him and put it on his lighter. He smiled and said, "I'm here to look for you."
"Oh, it's an honor, an honor …" The middle-aged man chased the three or four people out of the house and hurriedly made Li Lan a cup of tea. "Did Brother Long ask you to come?"
"It has nothing to do with my uncle." Li Lan looked around the house. "I didn't expect there to be such a place. It's so messy.
The middle-aged man's name was Lu Suo. He met him at his uncle's dinner party. They happened to be sitting together at that time. After chatting for a while, Li Lan found out that this person had a lot of connections. Unfortunately, his uncle was a proud person and didn't like this person at all.
If he didn't have something to do, he wouldn't have thought of finding this place.
"Wang Siying Village and Gaobeidian Village are at the border. The railway line above belongs to the thermal power plant. It's completely ungoverned. Everyone is an outsider."
Li Lan went straight to the point. "I'll pay for it. Please help me find a few people."
Lu Suo said, "Brother, it's not a big deal. One phone call from Brother Long can make this kid cry for his parents. He can't even hope to open the shop. That area is under Ping Hu's control. Brother Long and Boss Ping are brothers. It's not that you can't do it this way, but it's troublesome to spend money. "
Li Lan said, "I don't want my family to know."
Lu Suo's mind spun. If He Long didn't know about the favor he had done, everything he did would be useless. He might as well make some money. So, he said, "Actually, you don't have to raise a sign. It's illegal to do so. No one would do it even if you offered them ten thousand. It's considered a crowd making trouble.
I'll find five or six aunties for you. Get them to carry a stool and an umbrella. They'll squat in front of the shop. That's more effective than anything else. "
Li Lan said, "That works too."
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