Xiao Feng's mood was at an all-ti low; Bi Quan, the big sheep, had fled, so now he could only resort to fleecing the "five little sheep" in the car to make up for the money owed to the landlord.
"Gulp!"
Old Ha swallowed his saliva, cold sweat dripping from his forehead as he trembled and said, "I... I've saved up until now, and my total savings are only 300,000. If you don't believe , I can go to the bank and print the deposit slip for you."
"300,000?" Xiao Feng sneered, "Do you think I'll believe that?"
Old Ha was on the verge of tears, replying bitterly, "Even the 300,000 includes the 100,000 deposit Bi Quan gave . I really don't have any money."
"Then leave your life behind," Xiao Feng said sinisterly as the dagger began to slowly move.
"No... no, no, no!" cried Old Ha in terror. "I can work for you and trade my salary for it."
Xiao Feng couldn't help but laugh, "How much salary do you expect to pay you each month?"
Unexpectedly, Old Ha replied very seriously, "It depends on the job. Don't let my age fool you; I've still got strength in this body. I can lift an 80 or 90-pound thing like it's nothing."
His words sounded just like a job applicant, which was hard to imagine coming from a martial arts master.
Xiao Feng couldn't help but wonder if these forr masters had truly fallen on such hard tis.
Ninth Master, in his younger years, was considered a prominent figure; now he seed stingy, tying every penny down, but he had donated all his money.
If he hadn't donated it, he'd still be a rich man today.
"Did you donate all your money?" Xiao Feng couldn't resist his curiosity and asked.
Old Ha chuckled bitterly, "I'm already this poor. How could I afford to donate to others?"
"With your skills, doing anything should earn you more than a few hundred thousand, right?"
"You overestimate ," Old Ha sighed. "Sure, when it cos to killing, it's as easy as eating and drinking for . But in today's world, killing at random isn't an option.
No matter how great your martial arts skills, a bullet can still pierce you, and when it cos to hiring a killer, nobody even approaches for such tasks.
I once heard about a rich person wanting vengeance on an enemy, so I found a way to contact him, saying I could handle the job for him. Guess what happened?"
Xiao Feng frowned, "How the hell should I know?"
Annoyed, he naturally exerted more force into his grip.
Old Ha shivered all over, not daring to wait for Xiao Feng to question him further, and quickly said, "I told him I was the legendary 'Senior Ha' from forty years ago. Just with my Toad Skill alone, I was invincible around these parts.
I recounted every battle I could rember; it took over half an hour, and the rich guy seed fascinated.
In the end, he handed 500 bucks and asked for my contact, saying he'd help find gigs for storytelling at theaters in the future."
Lin Zhiyan couldn't help but smile. He had painstakingly told true stories for over half an hour, only for the other party to treat them like tales from a storyteller; how mocking.
Xiao Feng patted Old Ha's shoulder, "That rich guy must like listening to stories; otherwise, he wouldn't have listened to you for over half an hour.
At least you got paid 500 bucks for it.
When you left, did you bow and say, 'Thank you, Boss'?"
"..." Old Ha.
Isn't it possible to have a pleasant conversation?
Taking the knife away from Old Ha's neck, Xiao Feng tore the tape off Aspergillus oryzae's mouth and asked directly, "Money or life?"
Aspergillus oryzae lowered his head in sha several tis, wanting to speak but swallowing back his words.
Old Ha couldn't stand it and spoke for him, "This old rogue is even poorer than I am. Eating, drinking, and gambling, he doesn't like at all; he only likes won. How could soone like him keep money?
Just three months ago, he borrowed 3,000 from and only paid back at this eting."
Xiao Feng looked at Aspergillus oryzae with a strange expression, "You're not young anymore; you're still interested in this?"
"Live to old age, prostitute to old age—uh, no, anyway, I really don't have much money," Aspergillus oryzae said as if resigning himself, "Counted with the 3,000 I paid back to Old Ha, there's 97,000 left in my account. If you don't mind it being too little, take it all.
Of course, if you're willing to spare my life, I can also work off that million like Old Ha with my salary."
Xiao Feng couldn't help but want to curse. These old guys were each poorer than the next. It seed he had to show so might.
"Look at you; you've likely wronged a lot of good won and innocent girls. Killing you would be a public service." Xiao Feng said coldly.
Aspergillus oryzae looked up suddenly, declaring with a loud, clear voice, "I've lived a life of romance and have always acted with consent, never doing anything despicable. Kill if you must, but don't insult !"
"Ha!"
Xiao Feng was both enraged and amused, "What a day! Are these old guys competing to be the oddest?" Was it because none of them consulted the almanac before heading out?
Just then, Old Ha chid in, "I can vouch for this; though he's a rogue, he's no flower thief, and he doesn't target innocent girls; he only finds those around his age."
Aspergillus oryzae lifted his head proudly, "Kill if you will; thinking back on this life, it's been worth it!"
"Rip!"
Xiao Feng angrily ripped the tape off the third old man's mouth, not waiting for him to ask "money or life," the man defiantly said, "Go ahead, I have no money, just my life. Kill if you dare!"
Xiao Feng squinted, pressing the dagger downwards.
The pungent sll of blood slowly thickened within the car.
And the old man who had been tough just a mont ago started to scream once he felt pain and the blood soaking into his clothes, "Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh!"
"Who gave you the guts to think I wouldn't actually dare to kill you?" Xiao Feng said in bewildernt, "You attacked us for Bi Quan's money, so killing you would be justified, right?"
"You... you..."
The old man looked at Xiao Feng in shock and anger, questioning, "Why didn't you do anything to those two?"
Once again, the saying was proven true: 'The fear is not in scarcity but in inequality.'
From the old man's point of view, Old Ha outright admitted he had no money, and Aspergillus oryzae played the tough guy act, yet both were unhard. Why was the knife being drawn for him?
Old Ha quickly answered, "Because I genuinely have no money, and this old rogue Aspergillus oryzae is indeed even poorer than .
I truly don't understand. We're both penniless, with no choice, but you, sitting on millions, won't even spend a million to save your life.
Do you think your life isn't worth a million?"
Xiao Feng's eyes lit up, turning to Old Ha, "What did you just say?"
Old Ha replied solemnly, "I'm telling the truth. As far as I know, he must have personal assets of over ten million."
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