"Uncle, I'll trouble you then. I'm opening tomorrow, so you absolutely must come and support me!"
Chen Jianghe stood up, preparing to leave.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely be there tomorrow!"
Tang Aiguo personally escorted Chen Jianghe to the door this time. From today onwards, they were considered partners. Tang Aiguo felt that although Chen Jianghe was young, he was capable and could achieve great things.
His future prospects were limitless.
No sooner had Chen Jianghe left than Zhang Xuemeirushed back.
"Husband, what did Chen Jianghe come for?"
As she spoke, she eagerly opened her briefcase and pulled out the money inside, "Fifty thousand? Why did he give so much money?"
Zhang Xuemei was trembling with excitement. Fifty thousand yuan was enough for Tang Aiguo's salary for two years.
"He definitely has something in mind if he's giving money. Why ask so many questions? Put this money in your mother's passbook, don't mess around with it!" Tang Aiguo warned.
Zhang Xuemei loved to show off too much and wasn't settled.
"Got it!" Zhang Xuemei replied, then reluctantly added, "I heard that a plasma TV only costs thirty thousand yuan now. Why don't we get a plasma TV?"
"It wouldn't even cost thirty thousand to replace my wife!"
Tang Aiguo was a bit annoyed and said impatiently.
Even the bureau chief wasn't using a plasma TV, and he, a section chief, would be the first to use one? Wasn't that clearly telling others to cause trouble for him?
"Tang Aiguo, what do you mean? You want to replace your wife, is that it?"
Zhang Xuemei rolled her eyes and immediately bristled.
"I just said it offhand. You don't need to make my lunch; I'll eat out!"
Tang Aiguo became even more impatient, went inside to change his clothes, and prepared to leave.
"Tang Aiguo, I'm telling you, if you want to replace your wife, no way! Don't forget how you became this section chief!" Zhang Xuemei shouted angrily, following behind him.
Tang Aiguo grabbed his briefcase, slammed the door shut, and turned to leave.
At the same time, Chen Jianghe drove the minivan back to Yonggui Game Hall.
The two characters 'Yonggui' above the game hall had already been removed. Zhang Peng had found a sign maker and planned to replace 'Yonggui' directly with 'Fierce Fire', without needing to change the entire sign.
This was a quicker way to do it, so they wouldn't miss tomorrow's reopening.
"Jianghe, you're back! I just ordered flower baskets and bought two strings of ten-thousand-firecrackers. We'll make a big fuss for the opening tomorrow!" Seeing Chen Jianghe return, Zhang Peng walked out cheerfully.
"No one came to cause trouble, right?"
Chen Jianghe tucked the knuckle duster into his pocket. He had thought Lai San would come today. It seemed that guy was quite cautious.
"No!"
Zhang Peng also had a weapon on him. If Lai Sanreally dared to come, he would definitely fight him.
"Zhang Qiang, Zhou Bing, which of you two can drive?"
Chen Jianghe nodded and asked again.
"Brother Li, I can. I used to drive the store's minivan!"
Zhang Qiang quickly said.
"Then you come with me. Also, from now on, call me Boss or President Li, don't call me Brother Li. We are people of the underworld, but don't be proud of it. Being a person of the underworld won't last long!"
Chen Jianghe instructed.
"Got it, Boss!"
Zhang Qiang and Zhou Bing didn't quite understand Chen Jianghe's words, but they still nodded honestly.
Subsequently, Zhang Qiang followed Chen Jiangheinto the car and left. Chen Jianghe drove the minivan back to where Li Jindi was eliminated last night. Li Jindi's santana was still parked outside the abandoned building.
The santana was still drivable, but one side door was damaged by the motorcycle collision.
When Li Jindi bought this santana last year, it cost 138,000. In those days, you couldn't drive one without some power or background. It was a free car, there was no reason not to take it.
Seeing this santana, Chen Jianghe thought of Ling Xue and that crown again. If he had been able to drive a santana earlier, Ling Xue might not have run off with someone else.
"Boss, should we sell this car, or get it repaired?"
Zhang Qiang saw Chen Jianghe staring at the santanain a daze and couldn't help but ask.
"Fix it. Do you know where there's a repair shop?"
Chen Jianghe came back to his senses, pushing Ling Xue out of his mind. Ling Xue was a thing of the past; thinking about her again was a waste of energy.
"There's a freight station near North Street, and inside there are two repair shops. I used to go there with Li Jindi. Should we go check it out?"
Zhang Qiang thought for a moment and said.
"Okay, you drive the santana!"
Chen Jianghe took the santana's car key from a bunch of keys and threw it to Zhang Qiang, letting Zhang Qiang drive the santana to lead the way. He drove the minivan behind, and one after another, they arrived at Hongda Freight Station.
There were many trucks parked inside the freight station, and at the very back, there were two repair shops.
Zhang Qiang directly parked the santana at the entrance of a repair shop called Gangda Repair Shop.
"Boss, are you here for a car repair?"
As soon as the car stopped, a man covered in oil, dirty and wearing work pants, quickly walked over.
"Our boss's car is broken. We need to fix a door. How much do you think it will cost?"
Zhang Qiang asked.
"The connection point of the car door is broken, it needs to be replaced, and it also needs bodywork. At least two thousand!"
The man looked carefully, and the price he asked for was not low.
"Qiang Zi, let's go ask the other one!"
Chen Jianghe pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and took a puff.
Two thousand yuan—even replacing a door might not cost that much. This was clearly treating them as suckers.
Zhang Qiang turned and walked towards the other repair shop.
"Hey, hey, hey, brother, don't go! If your boss is here, then it's not that price. You just need to give one thousand!" The man quickly stopped Qiang Zi.
Reporting two thousand meant one thousand was for the driver.
However, this guy was quite greedy, daring to quote such a high price.
"One thousand is too high. Can you fix it for three hundred? If not, we'll go somewhere else!" Chen Jianghe said directly.
"Three hundred won't work, Boss. You won't find this price anywhere. The lowest is five hundred!"
The man said.
Chen Jianghe estimated that this was probably the price. In those days, only rich people could afford cars, so car repairs naturally wouldn't be cheap. He agreed to the price, left the santana at the repair shop, and drove the minivan with Zhang Qiang back to the game hall.
As he returned with Zhang Qiang, a young man across the street tossed his cigarette butt, ground it out with his foot, then quickly left, returning to the Billiard Hall shortly after.
In the Billiard Hall, Lai San had already gathered seven or eight people. These seven or eight people were all on his payroll. Lai San's Billiard Hall wasn't small, but at most, it could only support this many people.
"How is it? How many people do they have?"
Lai San saw him return, took the cigarette out of his mouth, and asked.
"Third Brother, I watched all morning. There are only four people in their game hall in total. Two of them I haven't seen before, and the other two used to add points in the game hall. I used to see them every day when I went to play at the game hall!"
The young man said.
"This is strange. If Chen Jianghe eliminated Li Jindi, why would he still use Li Jindi's people?"
Lai San stroked his chin, somewhat puzzled.
"Brother, who cares about all that? They only have four people. Let's just go and sweep them out!"
Li Dayong said viciously.