Lei Laosi said coldly, "Do you think I'll be afraid of you just because you've done this?"
Generally, the person who says this has already suffered a great blow to their self-esteem. Although they may genuinely be afraid of you, you must not go along with them, otherwise you might push them to do something desperate.
I forced a smile and said, "Of course not. I was forced into this situation by you, Fourth Brother. That's why I did this desperate thing. Please, for the sake of my devotion, let my wife go."
Lei Laosi remained silent for a moment. Liu Bang, seeing that the time was right, slapped Lei Ming on the back of the head, and Lei Ming immediately cried out, "Dad, Dad, save me!"
Lei Laosi exclaimed, "Lei Ming? What have you done to my son?"
I said, "Nothing much, basically nothing was touched. Fourth Brother, let's make a deal. I'll give you back your son, and you give me back my wife. You've met my wife; she's the kind of woman who's 'useless without money.' To put it bluntly, if you wanted to sell her to someone, they'd turn on you. But your son is all grown up, chubby and healthy. Even if you didn't sell him to Thailand, how much money would you have spent on food? Besides, he's at my school now, and we won't do anything to him—as long as you don't push me too far. I'm being sincere."
Lei Laosi sighed dejectedly, like a camel that had been broken by the last straw, "I'm done for. Your wife was indeed brought out by my men, and I didn't make things difficult for her, but as agreed, I quickly handed her over to two foreigners, and now I don't know where she is."
I was stunned and my expression changed. "Then..."
Lei Laosi quickly said, "Give me some time. After all, it's easier for me to find her than for you. Those foreigners treat me like one of their own."
I glanced at my watch and said, "I hope my wife will come home with me at midnight to watch Korean dramas."
Lei Laosi: "...I'll do my best, please don't make things difficult for my son."
"That's for sure."
After I hung up the phone, Lei Ming wiped away his tears and asked, "What did my dad say?"
I said, "Your dad went to find me a wife."
Liu Bang said to Lei Ming, "Your father is really not the kind of person who can accomplish great things. It's fortunate that he is like this; if I were in that situation, I would rather not have a son!"
Lei Ming: "..."
Half an hour later, Lei Laosi called: "Your wife and those two foreigners are in a small guesthouse, but I still need to spend time finding more people..."
I wrote down the address and said, "We'll go ourselves. As long as Baozi is there, you're out of the picture. We'll call it even from now on."
"Then my son..."
"My wife will release your son once she gets home."
I hung up and briefly discussed it with Wu Yong and the others. Wu Yong said, "We shouldn't have too many people for this kind of thing; we need elite troops and fierce warriors. I suggest you take Brother Ba Wang and a few others first, and then have Shi Qian secretly help out. The rest of you can follow later."
In the end, the original group of five, along with Wu Sangui and Hua Mulan, were determined to go, so they had to travel with me in one car, while the rest of the group followed in batches on school buses.
Before we left, I solemnly told everyone, "You all must be careful this time, they might have guns!"
Zhang Qing said indignantly, "I want to see whether the legendary spear is faster or my stone is faster."
Hua Rong said, "Don't be silly, of course the spear is faster, but compared to my arrows, it's not necessarily the case..."
What a bunch of suicidal people!
As we reached the door, Lei Ming, with tears in his eyes, said from the bottom of his heart, "You must succeed!"
Chapter Sixty-One: Expired Milk
Although the place Lei Laosi told me about was remote, it wasn't hard to find. On the way, I said thoughtfully, "You guys discuss how to proceed later."
Xiang Yu said, "Charge straight in."
I quickly said, "No, they have guns." I thought they would understand what I meant. Although they had heard of guns but never seen them, they had come to the conclusion from watching TV and movies that bullets fired from guns were impossible for humans to dodge. As military generals and assassins with a particular fondness for guns, their understanding of them was no less than that of modern people.
Ersha said firmly, "It seems we don't need to be afraid of dying—"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yu and his men exchanged amused glances. Indeed, they seemed truly unafraid of death. Aside from Li Shishi, these people had all lived lives of constant danger in their previous lives, taking life and death lightly. Besides, their stay with me was only a year, and now, calculating, they barely had a few days left to live. Whether they left sooner or later, it would only be a month or two. I never imagined these desperados were already plotting this.
Wu Sangui said, "We can't make pointless sacrifices. Besides, what about Baozi? So we still need to think this over carefully."
Li Shishi said, "I'll go knock on the door in a bit; they shouldn't be on guard against me."
Hua Mulan said, "I'll go. As long as we're face to face, I can take care of him first."
Li Shishi said, "No, Sister Mulan has the air of a soldier, which might arouse their suspicion."
Hua Mulan anxiously held Li Shishi's shoulder and asked, "Are you sure you can handle this?"
Li Shishi smiled slightly: "It's nothing."
...
There wasn't much business around there; apart from a few lonely streetlights, there was hardly anyone around. Several large trucks were parked in front, so it must have been a roadside inn. Without intelligence, it would have been difficult to find this place even in ten days or half a month. The other party was in a room on the third floor. As soon as I entered, the innkeeper, seeing so many people, hurriedly came out to greet me, saying happily, "Are you all staying here?"
I held my driver's license in my hand and waved it in front of him, saying sternly, "Police are investigating. Everyone stay where you are."
The shop owner, who had been walking towards me with one leg, stopped moving after hearing what I said. His body, supported by one leg, swayed wildly in the air as he said, "Yes, yes, I'll definitely cooperate. Do you need me to help cut off the electricity?"
I kicked his leg to the ground and asked, "Are there two foreigners staying in room 302?"
The shop owner asked doubtfully, "302? I can't remember. It was the room we booked when we were eating. I think there were two people wearing hats and sunglasses. Now that you mention it, it really does look like them. One of them has a nose like Li Jindou's. They're probably foreigners."
I said seriously, "They are foreign spies. We are here to arrest them."
The shop owner clapped his hands and said, "Damn it, I hate foreign spies the most. Serves them right for bringing me lukewarm water and expired milk!"
Me: "...Do you have a spare key?"
"They did have them, but those two rascals were really cunning. They were about to leave, each with a key—Officer, let me tell you something, the key to room 302 can actually open room 202 as well..."
Wu Sangui suppressed a laugh and said, "This is a shady inn!"