Especially the guy who went from 180 to 110 pounds. He was truly miserable.
But soon, Liu Ergou spoke up again. "Oh, it seems you guys are all on the sa page!" he said. "But on the other hand, what about the life of this Sixth Master you all speak of?"
This ti, upon hearing Liu Ergou's words, his underlings didn't answer imdiately. Instead, they all hung their heads, their expressions thoughtful.
A long while passed before one of the underlings finally looked up with a wry smile and said, "What else could it be? He's partying every night with a different woman and feasting on the best food!"
"Honestly, we…" As he spoke, the underling had a sudden realization. "Ah! No way… he couldn't have been pocketing our money, could he?!"
Liu Ergou imdiately replied, "Who knows? All I know is that Yuan Wenkang fellow is from the capital, and he's a well-known figure in Jingdong, too! Money is just a number to him. He must have given you a hefty budget since you started working for him, right?"
As soon as he said this, the scene fell silent. A fire of rage now burned in the hearts of these underlings.
Why should they live so miserably while that Sixth Master got to enjoy all the fine things in life? They had put in the work, too!
In truth, if it weren't for what happened with Li Dajiang, they wouldn't have given their current lives a second thought, no matter what Liu Ergou said. They had grown accustod to this life, never knowing where their next al would co from. However, after hearing that Liu Ergou had arranged a good job for Li Dajiang, a stark comparison was drawn.
Li Dajiang had a stable, respectable job. And them? They were living hand-to-mouth, in utter misery.
After so ti, soone finally shouted, "Fuck this, I quit! I'm on strike! I don't want to live this al-to-al life anymore. Finding a job as a security guard would be better than this! At least I wouldn't starve!"
After speaking, the man turned and walked away. His words served as a wake-up call for the others, and they too began to walk off, cursing and grumbling.
However, after taking just a few steps, one of them seed to rember sothing. He suddenly spun around to face Liu Ergou, then ran to his side with a fawning expression. Bowing and scraping, he said, "Um, Brother Gou! Look, about that job you arranged for Li Dajiang… do you think you could arrange sothing for us, too? We aren't asking for much, just 2,000 a month with room and board! We'd do the work without a single complaint!"
As soon as he finished, the others who had been leaving turned to look at Liu Ergou with hopeful eyes.
Surprised by his words, Liu Ergou glanced at the man who had spoken first. I didn't expect this kid to be so sharp.
Considering this, Liu Ergou said, "Jobs, huh? I do have so, and I could certainly bring you on. But look at you lot, with your rainbow-colored hair and your cocky attitudes. If you co work for and cause trouble, what am I supposed to do? Fire you? Or give you a sound beating? Besides, with your personalities, you'd be causing trouble every day. I can't be cleaning up your sses constantly!"
The underlings were no fools; they understood what Liu Ergou was getting at. They promptly thumped their chests, making a guarantee.
"Brother Gou, don't worry! We'll definitely turn over a new leaf. From now on, we won't cause any trouble! We'll work hard for you and earn our keep!"
Despite their promises, Liu Ergou remained skeptical. "Are you sure? Let be clear. If you give your word and don't keep it, I might just break your legs. Then I'll set them, let them heal, and break them all over again. Don't doubt my ability to do it. I told you, I'm a doctor."
At these words, everyone's face turned deathly pale. They hadn't expected Liu Ergou to be so terrifying.
The group stood in silence for a long mont before one of them finally said with a serious expression, "Brother Gou, you can rest assured! If I work for you, I'll work with all my heart! I don't want to cause my family any more trouble. I really an it!"
Following his lead, the others chid in, "We're serious, too! We absolutely won't cause any trouble!"
Seeing their earnest expressions, Liu Ergou finally nodded. He told them to wait again as he returned to the company building, coming back out with a thick stack of cash. Then, he gave each of them 800 yuan.
"Here's 800 for each of you. Go get sothing to eat, get cleaned up. The next ti I see you, I want you to be neat and presentable, like decent human beings. As for the job, I'll have Li Dajiang give you a call. Now, all of you, go on."
Staring at the money in their hands, the n were completely shocked. They never dread Liu Ergou would be so generous, handing out so much money at once. They imdiately promised him that by their next eting, they would be completely transford.
Liu Ergou said nothing more, simply waving his hand dismissively before turning to leave.
Once Liu Ergou was out of sight, the group grabbed the boxes full of large cockroaches and got back into the van. They tossed the boxes inside and were about to leave.
At that mont, Wu Dahu, who was sitting in the van, saw that they hadn't released the cockroaches and flew into a rage. "Stop right there! Where do you think you're going?! And why haven't you dumped the cockroaches? Are you just ignoring what Sixth Master told you to do? I'm warning you, get back there now! Otherwise, don't bla for telling Sixth Master! You won't like the consequences! Did you hear ?!"
The n, who had been about to leave, froze at Wu Dahu's words and turned their heads in unison. They glared at him with hostile eyes.
Facing their stares, Wu Dahu still didn't realize what was about to happen and continued his tirade.
"What are you all looking at for?! If you can't understand plain language, go back to preschool and start over! Stop staring at ! A bunch of useless trash, can't even release so cockroaches! You and that Liu Ergou both deserve to die!"
The mont he said that, the underlings could no longer hold back. They rushed forward, sending Wu Dahu to the ground with a single kick. Then, the group sward him, unleashing a torrent of punches and kicks.
As they beat him, they shouted, "Damn it, we've been fed up with you for a long ti!"
"Yeah! Strutting around every day just because you have Sixth Master backing you up!"
"That's right! And now you even dare to curse Brother Gou? We absolutely can't let you off the hook!"
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