in2ebook Chapter 303 Reaching Cooperation
Chapter 303 Reaching Cooperation
Lin Chuyi nodded towards Wang Fugui, her expression extremely serious.
Wang Fugui grinned and said "good" three times in a row. Then he raised his sleeves, wiped the tears from his face, and began to ask some detailed questions.
"Miss Lin, how many of your friends are there? It is said that there are hundreds of bandits in Fufeng Village. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to look down on your friends. I know that everyone in the martial arts world is a martial arts master, but no matter how good their kung fu is, they can't beat the other side's large numbers."
“You don’t have to worry about this. My two friends are among the best masters in the world. It is not difficult for them to deal with hundreds of people.” Lin Chuyi was confident about this.
Wang Fugui had never really come into contact with people in the martial arts world, and knew very little about the true level of the so-called martial arts masters. Even though Lin Chuyi made a solemn promise, he was still worried.
"Well... I still think it's safer to have more people. After all, that's Fufeng Village, where even the officers and soldiers are helpless. So, Miss Lin, ask your friends to invite a few more martial arts masters to go to Fufeng Village together, and ask your friends and your friends' friends to help. I, Wang Fugui, will pay for all the expenses to suppress the bandits. The price will be based on your underworld rules. If you can really succeed, you will be rewarded handsomely afterwards. What do you think, Miss?" Wang Fugui asked cautiously.
Lin Chuyi's fingers were tapping lightly on the table. After hearing what Wang Fugui said, she paused. Looking at Wang Fugui's uneasy expression, Lin Chuyi suddenly felt like teasing him.
She frowned slightly, and her face was full of seriousness as she looked at Wang Fugui.
"Are you sure you want to do this? If you don't prepare three to five thousand taels of silver, this matter may not end well. Are you really willing to spend so much silver for those people?"
When Wang Fugui first heard Lin Chuyi ask for three to five thousand taels of silver, he felt a pang of pain in his heart, but he soon felt relieved.
He likes money, but compared with people, people are naturally more important, not to mention so many lives. If he loses the money, he can earn it back slowly. Maybe this is the only chance for revenge. If he misses it, he may regret it for the rest of his life. Just think of it as spending money to buy peace of mind.
If we can successfully eradicate this cancer of Fufeng Village, it will be a great merit that benefits the people in the area, which is much better than sending money to the temple as incense offerings.
Wang Fugui was mentally preparing himself. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the money was worth spending, so he nodded affirmatively to Lin Chuyi.
"Sure, but I don't have that much money on hand. I have to wait until I return to Kyoto to cash it. You can rest assured that I will not default on my debt. After all, I don't know martial arts. If I don't fulfill my promise, you can send anyone to kill me. I'm not the kind of person who values money over life. However, I am willing to write an IOU first, so that you can also give an explanation to your friend."
"Look at what you said. Both I and my friends are law-abiding people. We would never kill anyone casually. But what you think makes sense. With the IOU, it is indeed easier for me to communicate with my friends."
"Since you are so straightforward, I won't argue with you. I will take care of this matter. Give me three days and I will give you a satisfactory result."
Wang Fugui shook his head in disagreement at Lin Chuyi, "No, no, three days is too short. It's okay to wait a few days. I've waited for so long anyway. A few days won't make a difference. Achieving the goal is the most important thing."
"Okay." Lin Chuyi didn't want to continue discussing this topic with Wang Fugui, so she simply agreed.
"Then let's go back to my place first. I'll write down the information I got and the IOU. This way it will be easier for you and your friends to act."
"it is good."
After Lin Chuyi and Wang Fugui had agreed, the three of them paid the bill, left the tavern, and went to Wang Fugui's current residence.
Wang Fugui's current residence is a large courtyard. The owners of the courtyard are an elderly couple. As they are old and cannot make any money, they rent out their house and live on the rent.
Wang Fugui rented someone else's west wing. Apart from his clothes, there were only three pieces of furniture in his room: a table, a chair, and a bed. The furniture was full of traces of time, but did not look out of place in the old house.
The soundproofing of the room is not good. Sitting in the room, you can clearly hear the crying of children and the quarrels of adults from other households outside the house.
Looking at such simple accommodation conditions, Lin Chuyi's expression was somewhat complicated.
"You weren't robbed by bandits, so you shouldn't be short of money. When you were in Qingshan County, you had to stay in an inn even though you had no money. Why are you willing to stay in a place like this now? Could it be that you want to punish yourself in this way?"
After saying this, Lin Chuyi's expression when she looked at Wang Fugui became even more indescribable.
Wang Fugui smiled bitterly and said, "The situation is different. When I was in Qingshan County, I still had so many seafood. I couldn't always guard them all day. At least when I stayed at the inn, there was someone to help me watch over my things."
"Although I was not robbed this time, my goods were robbed. Those goods cost me half of the cost of this trip. Afterwards, I buried those four people and built cenotaphs for the others. Since then, I have been unlucky."
"First, the horse was tied up, but the knot inexplicably loosened. The horse ran away without a restraint, and I couldn't catch up with it. After a few seconds, the horse disappeared. Then the banknotes I hid in the lining of my clothes disappeared. The key point is that I can't remember how the money was lost at all."
"After that, even my newly bought luggage disappeared. Every time something was lost, it was mysterious. Now the money for renting a house and drinking is all from the gold chain I had left."
Lin Chuyi guessed that Wang Fugui had shown off his wealth by organizing funerals one after another, and thus became the target of thieves, otherwise there wouldn't be so many coincidences.
However, her focus was not on losing things. Lin Chuyi looked at Wang Fugui and asked, "What are you going to do after you spend all the money?"
Wang Fugui scratched his hair uncomfortably. "Before I met you, I was in a daze every day. I just wanted to muddle through and live one day at a time. I never thought about what would happen in the future."
"But it's different now. I... after I finish writing the IOU to you, I will go to the dock to find a job. You are right. Escaping will not solve the problem. Even if the bandit suppression is unsuccessful this time, I will return to Kyoto. I can't let my wife and children at home bear the responsibility for me."
"Wait here for a while. I'll go borrow some writing brushes from the landlord. I'll be back soon."
Wang Fugui didn't dare to look at Lin Chuyi when he spoke. As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around, opened the door and rushed out. He looked as if he would be eaten by someone if he left the house a step later.