Lv Suo's eyes were glued to the stack of money. There were at least seven or eight thousand dollars in it. "You're too kind. We're not strangers."
Li Lan placed his hand on the money and said, "Let's see how it goes. If it's too difficult, I won't make it difficult for you. I'm just here to ask."
"Don't mention it. We're family. I'll definitely do it for you." Lv Suo naturally wouldn't let the money fly away just like that.
Li Lan said, "Then I'll have to trouble you."
He left the other party's contact information and left.
Looking at the time, it was already past eleven o 'clock at night. He walked for a long time but didn't see any taxis.
He jogged all the way and waited at a crossroads. There wasn't a single car. Coincidentally, he saw a hotel sign not far away. He went in and booked a room, took a shower, and slept until dawn.
It was already nine o 'clock. There was a missed call from Lv Suo. He called back, but she didn't pick up.
After leaving the hotel, he was lucky enough to hail a taxi and go to the real estate company from last night.
As soon as he got out of the car, he saw six aunties. Some were standing, some were squatting, and some were sitting. They were dressed in all kinds of clothes and kept pacing back and forth in front of the real estate company. When curious passersby looked into the company, the aunties would say in unison, "This is an illegal intermediary."
"Are you done yet?!" The tall man scolded at the door.
"Bite me if you can." The old lady wearing sunglasses did not show any weakness and fought back.
Li Lan crossed his arms and looked at them happily.
"Brat, stop right there!" The tall man angrily chased after him from the house.
Li Lan asked, "You want to fight?"
"You've got guts …" The tall man gritted his teeth and said, "Just you wait."
Li Lan shrugged, "Then I'll wait."
For a moment, he felt like he had lost his status.
He was a little hungry. He hadn't eaten anything since he woke up. There was a small alley next to the real estate company. He saw a sign for breakfast and walked in.
As soon as he entered the alley, he felt someone following him. When he found an excuse to buy some mineral water, he realized it was the tall man and two others following him. He pretended not to see them and purposely went into a remote alley. Finally, he stopped at the back door of an old neighborhood.
The door was guarded by an iron fence and locked with a large iron lock. There was no way out even if they wanted to.
"Son of a b * tch, you can't be cocky now, can you? Let's see where you can run now. " Seeing that there was no one around, the tall man snorted coldly. "You don't want to listen to human words. Do you want to play tricks with me?"
"Motherf * cker," the fat man in the checkered shirt pointed at Li Lan and said, "I let you dance last night? Now you want to continue jumping? Ah. "
"Watch your mouth." Li Lan couldn't stand to hear vulgarities. "I underestimated you guys last night. I didn't expect you guys to really dare to make a move."
"I'm going to hit you. Who can prove that I hit you?" The speaker had a big head and a thick neck, but his eyes were small. He purposely lifted up his clothes and hung them on his bulging belly.
Looking at their empty hands and shriveled waists, she said confidently, "Why don't the three of you come at me together?"
He had been practicing martial arts since he was young. Later, he learned grappling and sanda from Ding Shiping, Song Gu, and the others. It was only because he was nervous during the third year of high school that he neglected it for a year. After going to university, he picked it up again out of interest. However, this time, he practiced boxing, and he practiced it for four years.
The more he practiced, the better he got. He became a little arrogant and dared to act bravely for a just cause. With his small body, he actually snatched a knife with his bare hands. Later, he learned a lesson in blood, and it ended with his father breaking his opponent's bones.
After this lesson, those who brought their weapons with them did not disappoint him. He ran as fast as he could.
As for the three sloppy and unarmed people in front of him, he completely disdained them. In his eyes, they were meat on the chopping board.
Li Lan was of medium height and thin. He didn't catch the tall man's attention. He glanced at him with contempt and gave the fat man next to him a look.
The fat man understood. He clenched the bones in his hands and walked towards Li Lan. Before he got close, he kicked at Li Lan's chest.
Li Lan didn't even move from his position. He casually lifted the fat man's ankle. The fat man lost his balance and fell on his butt, screaming. He took the opportunity to quickly kick the fat man's chest twice. The fat man curled up and screamed.
Seeing that the fat man was at a disadvantage, Small Eyes didn't think much. She used the fact that she was taller than Li Lan and her arms were longer than his. She threw a punch at Li Lan from a distance.
Li Lan still didn't move. He crouched down and elbowed Small Eyes in the chest. Before Small Eyes could cover her chest and cry out in pain, her head was hit by Li Lan's fist. She instantly fell to the ground and cried out in pain.
"You've practiced this before." The tall man saw that Li Lan had defeated two people on his side and couldn't stay calm.
"How about this? Don't run. To be fair, I'll let you hit me for 30 seconds without fighting back. Can you just defend?" Li Lan was afraid that if the other party ran away, he would have to spend a lot of effort to chase after him. It was tiring in the summer.
"Are you kidding me?" The tall man didn't believe him at all.
"It's true. I'll just stand here. If you can knock me to the ground, then you're good." Li Lan clapped his hands and gestured for the other party to come over. "I'll start the countdown …"
Before Li Lan could count to "1", the tall man roared and kicked at him. He was very confident. He weighed 180 kilograms and with the inertia, he believed that he could crush Li Lan to death.
When Li Lan saw the kick coming, he quickly picked him up and pushed him back.
The tall man staggered and fell to the ground. He stood up unwillingly and waved his fists. Straight punches, swings, and hooks were all used on Li Lan.
"Okay, 30 seconds over." Li Lan dodged and the tall man missed his target. He fell to the ground with a thud and kept panting.
Li Lan turned around and kept rubbing his arms. He was a little too pretentious. Usually, he had gloves and protective gear in the training hall, so he didn't feel anything after a long time.
But now …
Even if it was an ordinary person who had not received systematic training, he would still find it a little hard to bear if they were to attack him with all their might.
The more he rubbed, the more it hurt. In a fit of anger, he stomped on the tall man's back.
He had been holding back his strength. Now that he used 30% of his strength, the tall man couldn't take it and kept begging for mercy.
I was wrong, okay? "
Small Eyes tried to stand up. "You should've told me you trained. Who would be so bored to fight with you?"
"It's worth it for a thousand dollars." The fat man was helped up by Small Eyes. He was afraid that Li Lan would hit him again, so he said evasively, "We'll return the money, we'll return the money …"
As the two of them spoke, they carefully walked to the tall man and pulled him up by one arm each.
The tall man cupped his hands and said, "Brother, we don't know any better. Don't be angry. We won't make a deal if we don't fight. It's just a thousand dollars, let's be friends."
"A thousand? No way …" Li Lan smiled. "I hired people and it cost me seven thousand dollars. My cost doesn't count, and my time doesn't count, right?"
"Then eight thousand dollars? Robbery! "The tall man clenched his teeth." Then you should just beat us to death. "
Li Lan said, "It's against the law to beat you to death. I won't do it. When you give me the money, I'll let those aunties go. Remember, seven thousand dollars a day …"
"You're a hooligan …" Small Eyes was anxious.
Li Lan habitually shrugged. "Up to you. I don't care."
The three of them huddled together and discussed. They decided to just accept their bad luck. They brought Li Lan back to the shop and handed him a stack of money. Li Lan counted the money and put it in his pocket.
The tall man pointed at the aunties at the door dejectedly. "What about them?"
Li Lan said, "Keep your word."
He called Lv Suo and the call finally went through. He said a few words.
After he hung up, an aunty's phone rang. She was talking excitedly.
The aunties were still complaining when they left. It was too easy to earn money. No one cared about the tall man's gloomy face behind them.
Li Lan took a taxi back to school. When he handed eight thousand dollars to Liu Xuan, she insisted on only taking her and Qian Juan's one thousand dollars.
Li Lan said, "Just give Qian Juan's five hundred dollars. You keep the rest. Don't tell anyone."
Liu Xuan said, "We're all classmates. This isn't good."
Li Lan said, "Silly girl. You treat her as a friend, but she doesn't treat you as a friend. I don't know why you want to share a room with her."
Although they were classmates, he was annoyed with Qian Juan. He felt that there was something wrong with this girl's character.
Liu Xuan said, "I'm fine. She just likes to joke around. She doesn't mean any harm."
She was still hesitant.
"Jokes should be built on the basis of moderation and mutual respect." Li Lan waved his hand. "Do whatever you want. Talking bad about people behind their backs will hurt your tongue. I won't say more."
Liu Xuan hurriedly said, "Don't worry. I know you're doing this for my own good. Since you want me to keep it, I'll keep it."
Li Lan said, "Is it difficult to find a house? Do you want me to help you?"
Liu Xuan said, "Thank you. I can do it."
The deadline for graduating students to move out was getting closer and closer. The entire floor of the graduating class was in a mess. Only he and another classmate were left.
The other person didn't leave because it wasn't time to report to work. Since the company provided a place to stay, he didn't want to spend more money to find another place.
He didn't go back because he didn't know where to go. Especially after he saw the news on his phone browser, he didn't want to go back.
"Recently, our city has opened the 12345 complaint hotline to crack down on illegal agents. Unexpectedly, on the first day, we received 52 complaints from the people of Chaoyang City, involving more than 50 real estate agencies in 9 districts, including Chaoyang City, Fengtai City, Haidian City, and Dongcheng City …"
"Agents raise rents, maliciously deduct rents and deposits, publish false advertisements, false housing information, use violent means such as threats and intimidation, or take soft violence such as blocking keyholes, cutting off water and electricity, insulting and harassing, verbal intimidation …"
"The police department is investigating five cases of illegal agents that involve forced transactions or soft violence. As for the clues reported by the public, everything is settled and every case has an answer … "
He saw the photos of the three illegal agents in the alley. Behind them was a background board that said, "Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist."
He didn't get up happily.
Instead, he lit another cigarette. He didn't know how to escape from his father's control.
He wanted a space where he could truly have his own privacy and live a little more freely.
He could roughly guess that Old Li was holding a purple clay teapot, taking a sip from time to time and smacking his lips while reading the newspaper.
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