"Huh? Xiao Gao, you've arrived? Okay, tell me your location, I'll drive over right away!"
Gao Jianfei gave his approximate location and then hung up the phone to wait.
About five minutes later, a silver-white Beijing Hyundai Elantra drove up and stopped in front of Gao Jianfei.
Gao Jianfei glanced at the car; he'd seen it in a car magazine before. It cost just over 100,000 yuan, not exactly a high-end car. However, for someone of Gao Jianfei's stature, this car was still an unattainable luxury!
The car door opened, and a young man dressed in flashy clothes, clutching an iPhone 4, jumped out. He gave off a weasel-like impression, and wasn't tall, only about 1.7 meters. It was Qiu Yuan.
"Xiao Gao! My brother!" As soon as Qiu Yuan got out of the car, he gave Gao Jianfei a warm hug and said affectionately, "Get in the car, get in the car."
"Qiu Yuan, you're doing better and better!" Gao Jianfei exclaimed. Looking at Qiu Yuan now, his face was slicked back and looked incredibly well-off. He wore a gold necklace, drove a car worth over 100,000 yuan, and used a phone worth several thousand yuan. Indeed, his quality of life was extremely high!
Originally, Gao Jianfei bought two packs of Yuxi cigarettes, intending to give them as a gift, but now he felt embarrassed to take them out...
"No, don't be so polite between brothers, get in the car." Qiu Yuan warmly pulled Gao Jianfei into the car and let him sit in the passenger seat.
At this moment, Gao Jianfei noticed that there were two other people sitting in the car!
There are two men in the back seat!
Both men had rather fierce-looking appearances. They were both in their thirties, with fleshy, slanted eyebrows and narrow eyes. The man on the left even had a deep scar on his face!
Both men were shirtless, and Gao Jianfei could clearly see that they both had tattoos on their chests!
They don't give off the impression of being kind people at first glance!
As a result, with these two guys around, Gao Jianfei felt uneasy as soon as he got into the car, and a sense of unease welled up in his subconscious!
Qiu Yuan chuckled and introduced Gao Jianfei, "By the way, Gao, let me introduce you to two friends. This one on the left is Brother Hong, and this one on the right is Brother Feiji. In Yangfo Town, Brother Hong and Brother Feiji are the two most important people!" As he spoke, Qiu Yuan gave a thumbs up. "If you ever run into any trouble in the future, Gao, just look for Brother Hong and Brother Feiji. Hehe."
"Brother Hong" and "Brother Airplane" casually took out cigarettes and started smoking, looking at Gao Jianfei with a very strange expression.
Gao Jianfei's subconscious unease grew stronger, and he subconsciously asked Qiu Yuan, "Where's the cash I asked you to prepare for me?"
Chapter Six: Ugly Faces
Chapter Six: Ugly Faces
"Money?" Qiu Yuan replied with a smile as he drove, "Xiao Gao, don't worry, you won't be shortchanged a single penny! You have to understand, what we're doing is illegal, to put it bluntly. So, Xiao Gao, what are you afraid of? Do you think we'd dare to steal the money from your kidney sale? We're also afraid that if we push you too far, you'll report us to the police! There's no need for a fight to the death!"
Gao Jianfei thought to himself, Qiu Yuan was right.
If Gao Jianfei were to expose this matter to the outside world afterward, it would more or less bring some negative effects to Qiu Yuan and his so-called company.
"Hmm," Gao Jianfei responded, then fell silent, his gaze drifting out the car window, his thoughts wandering. He felt a mix of emotions, a rather unpleasant feeling.
At this moment, "Brother Hong" and "Brother Airplane" in the back seat started talking loudly, and the content of their conversation was quite thrilling...
"Brother Hong, how did you deal with that out-of-towner who cheated at your place last time?"
"Heh, Airplane, why are you asking about this? It's nothing but a chicken feather! We had that bastard's right hand chopped off, beat him up, and thrown him out!"
"Brother Hong, you've got some impressive skills! So, what tricks are you coming up with to deal with that guy who owes money to loan sharks and won't pay back his debts?"
"The plane incident, I still think it was one of the best things I handled! That guy, I kept him under house arrest for two months, feeding him stale, cold food every day. His wife was pretty, so my brothers and I took turns sleeping with her, then threw her into a brothel to work as a prostitute. Haha! That woman worked for two whole months before she finally paid off all the money her husband owed us, with interest..."
"Awesome, Brother Hong!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Jianfei frowned, a strong sense of disgust welling up inside him.
Qiu Yuan smiled and explained to Gao Jianfei, "Xiao Gao, Brother Hong and Brother Feiji are both from the underworld, so they speak a bit directly. Don't take it to heart. Okay, we're here, let's get off!"
Qiu Yuan parked the car outside a dilapidated building. He opened the car door and got out.
Gao Jianfei also got off the bus.
After that, "Brother Hong" and "Brother Airplane" also got off the bus.
Gao Jianfei looked up at the building not far away.
It was a two-story red brick building, seemingly built around the 1980s, and quite old. The exterior walls were covered with flyers bearing vulgar advertising slogans such as "Treatment for gonorrhea and syphilis," and "Treatment for erectile dysfunction."
Above the building's main entrance hangs a wooden sign... "Yangfo Town Health Center".
This location is far from the center of Yangfo Town, surrounded by barren land, overgrown with wild trees and weeds, and there is not even a single paddy field for farmers!
Next to the "Yangfo Town Health Center", there was only a shed haphazardly built with cow hair felt, and no other buildings.
Outside the felt tent, four burly young men with rugged features were squatting on the ground, smoking and chatting.
The ominous premonition in Gao Jianfei's heart grew stronger and stronger...
Putting everything else aside, this so-called health center in front of us is...it's so rudimentary! Are we supposed to have surgery here? To put it bluntly, it's worse than a public toilet in the city!
You might say that there are a few barefoot doctors in this clinic who can prescribe some herbal medicine, sell some plasters, or make some folk remedies, and Gao Jianfei would believe that; but when it comes to performing surgery, especially a kidney removal surgery, Gao Jianfei would never believe that such a run-down place could successfully complete it!
"Damn it! Looks like Qiu Yuan tricked us!" Gao Jianfei's face darkened. "I need to find a chance to leave here!"
Qiu Yuan seemed to sense Gao Jianfei's distrust and apprehension. He quickly walked over and offered Gao Jianfei a cigarette. "Xiao Gao, don't worry at all. This clinic may not look very good, but our company's surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses are all highly paid hires from major hospitals, and our medical equipment is top-notch! We can absolutely guarantee a successful surgery. Speaking of which, we've handled hundreds of cases in a year, and there have been very few medical accidents! Come on, come with me." Qiu Yuan warmly put his arm around Gao Jianfei's shoulder and walked towards the felt tent. "You have surgery tonight, so don't eat dinner. Go to the tent and wait in line. Of course, you're my brother, so you'll be the first one to enter the operating room at 8 pm!"
Now that things have come to this, how could Gao Jianfei still believe Qiu Yuan's nonsense?
Gao Jianfei instinctively tried to break free from Qiu Yuan and run away!
However, he noticed that "Airplane Bro" and "Hong Bro" were right behind him, slowing their pace, as if they were preventing Gao Jianfei from escaping!
Gao Jianfei's heart slowly sank, sank...
"Brother Qiu! Brother Hong! Brother Airplane!"
The burly men who had been squatting outside the felt tent smoking stood up, threw away their cigarettes and stomped them out, and called out respectfully.
"Is everything alright?" Qiu Yuan nodded to the group of burly men and asked casually.
One of the men, shirtless and with a blue dragon tattooed on his left arm, replied, “Brother Qiu, we’re all watching over you. Don’t worry, there won’t be any problems! This afternoon, some out-of-towner changed his mind and didn’t want to have the surgery. We gave him a good beating, and he’s behaved now.”
"Okay, that's fine then." Qiu Yuan nodded in satisfaction.
Qiu Yuan stopped outside the tent with Gao Jianfei and said with a smile, "Xiao Gao, give me your ID card. It's company policy that you have to leave your ID card as collateral before the surgery. I'll return it to you after the surgery."
At this point, Gao Jianfei was far from obediently handing over his ID card.
"ID card?" Gao Jianfei feigned confusion. "What ID card?"
"Heh," Qiu Yuan's smile immediately turned unnatural, and a cold glint flashed in his small eyes. "Xiao Gao, I consider you a friend. When you had difficulties at home, you called me for help, and I immediately arranged surgery for you. Am I, Qiu Yuan, a good friend? Now what do you mean? You don't consider me a friend anymore, are you playing me?"
The Qiu Yuan at this moment is a completely different person from the Qiu Yuan that Gao Jianfei used to know!
Qiu Yuan, standing in front of Gao Jianfei, had an unfriendly expression, and his tone of voice was full of warning and threat!
Gao Jianfei truly regretted it!
Logically speaking, although Gao Jianfei and Qiu Yuan had a relationship, it wasn't quite at the level of being bosom buddies or life-or-death friends. The main reason Gao Jianfei trusted Qiu Yuan so much was simply... he needed money!
We're so desperately short of money!
This directly caused Gao Jianfei to lose his mind!
The current situation clearly does not allow Gao Jianfei to extricate himself at will!
Just now in the car, "Brother Hong" and "Brother Airplane" were talking about gangster stuff, about cutting off people's hands and illegal detention. This was clearly an attempt to scare and intimidate Gao Jianfei.
Now, he was in the middle of nowhere, with no one to turn to for help. There were several of them, and this was their territory. They could probably get several truckloads of people over with a simple phone call! It was safe to say that if Gao Jianfei tried to leave by force, he would probably be beaten up, or even stabbed a few times!
"I really didn't bring my ID card." Gao Jianfei could only suppress his anger and panic and pretend to be confused.
Qiu Yuan's smile had completely vanished. He stared coldly at Gao Jianfei, like a wolf looking at a sheep. "Fine, Gao, you think you can play dumb with me? You won't hand over your ID, fine. The surgery will still go ahead, and I'll still give you the money. In short, since you're here, don't even think about backing out!" He paused, then pulled a crumpled piece of printed paper from his pocket. "Gao, this is an agreement. Sign it."
Gao Jianfei took the printed paper and saw that it was a contract. The content was roughly that Gao Jianfei voluntarily donated one of his kidneys to a person named "Chen Qiang". If any accidents occurred during the operation, Gao Jianfei's family would not be held liable.
This is a completely unfair contract!
"I don't think this contract has any legal effect. I've never heard of such a contract before!" Gao Jianfei handed the contract back to Qiu Yuan. "It doesn't matter whether we sign this kind of contract or not. I think we should just skip it!"
In fact, Gao Jianfei was right. Such unilaterally drafted contracts are completely unprotected by law! Selling kidneys is strictly prohibited by the state, and even kidney donation must go through a series of formal procedures. The main reason Qiu Yuan and his company knowingly allowed every kidney seller to sign the invalid contracts was that, should the truth come out later, they would have the contracts and could have some legal grounds to argue their case.
With this contract and some connections, the crime of illegally selling kidneys will be significantly reduced!
Qiu Yuan didn't take the contract Gao Jianfei handed back. The muscles at the corner of his eye twitched a few times. "Xiao Gao, don't go looking for trouble!"
At this moment, "Brother Hong" and "Brother Airplane" behind him, as well as several burly men in front, all surrounded Gao Jianfei.
"Fuck your mother! Sign or not?" "Brother Hong" roared, "Do you believe I'll kill you!"
Chapter Seven: Devising a Plan
Chapter Seven: Devising a Plan
"Qiu Yuan, don't go too far!" Having come this far, Gao Jianfei had no choice but to go all out. "I'm not signing today! We know each other pretty well... You know, even a rabbit driven mad will bite!"
Qiu Yuan stared intently at Gao Jianfei for a few seconds, then a mocking smile appeared on his lips. "Fine, I'm in business. Harmony brings wealth, and I don't want to drive you to ruin unless absolutely necessary. Since you don't want to sign, fine, then go inside and stay put!" Qiu Yuan pointed at the yak-hair felt shed and shouted sternly.
After saying that, he snatched the contract away and tore it to shreds.
To be frank, Qiu Yuan had been threatening Gao Jianfei all along. He wouldn't actually kill Gao Jianfei. As long as Gao Jianfei didn't run away and didn't resolutely oppose the surgery, Qiu Yuan could tolerate other things. Besides, Qiu Yuan was afraid of driving Gao Jianfei insane, which would later harm his family. Therefore, Gao Jianfei definitely wouldn't sign the contract, and Qiu Yuan wouldn't force him too much. Gao Jianfei's family consisted of a disabled father and a mother in a vegetative state. Even if a medical accident occurred and someone died, Qiu Yuan believed that dealing with a family like Gao Jianfei's would be easily resolved by simply throwing a few tens of thousands of yuan at them.
Gao Jianfei seemed to understand Qiu Yuan's bottom line. Not handing over his ID card and not signing an agreement was the absolute limit Qiu Yuan could accept.
If Gao Jianfei wants to leave this place, there are only two words... No way!
Gao Jianfei could only keep things calm for the time being and try to figure out a way to escape before the surgery at 8 p.m.
Without saying much, Gao Jianfei went straight into the felt tent.
The shed, made of cowhide felt, was about 10 square meters in size. There were actually people inside.
Gao Jianfei counted; besides himself, there were six other men in the felt tent. Some were young, some were middle-aged. One of the middle-aged men was lying face up in a corner. From Gao Jianfei's angle, the man's face was covered in blood, red and swollen, like a pig's head; he had clearly been brutally beaten.
"You guys keep a close eye on these people. If anyone dares to run away again, beat them to death!" Outside the shed, Qiu Yuan gave a few instructions to the burly men, then led Brother Hong and Brother Feiji into the clinic.
"Xiao Qiu, this kid you brought over is a bit unruly! Should we teach him a lesson?" Brother Hong asked with a displeased expression.
Qiu Yuan chuckled dryly, "No problem, it's just a tiny chicken feather, how much trouble can it cause? Besides, he's really short of money, which is why he went down this path."
But the man with the airplane frowned and said, "Xiao Qiu, you promised him 120,000 yuan, isn't that too much? Under normal circumstances, we would only give 40,000 or 50,000 yuan at most."
"Haha! Brother Feiji, do you think I don't understand these things? The money will definitely be given to him afterward, but 120,000 is just a pipe dream for him! I've already prepared 50,000 in cash. Take it or leave it! Anyway, by then it'll be too late. He's already lost a kidney, so who can he complain to? If he really wants to make a scene, Brother Feiji and Brother Hong can go to his house, pour some gasoline on him, and piss on him. Let's see if he still dares to cause trouble!" Qiu Yuan said very experiencedly.
"That's right! Haha! Xiao Qiu, you're really clever and cunning. You're ruthless, you don't even spare your own friends. You can still cheat them however you want. That's why people like you are the ones who can make a fortune!"
"Friends? Damn! Friends are for betraying and exploiting! Friends are good things, but can they be better than money?" Qiu Yuan sneered. "Brothers, you need to know that Gao Jianfei's kidney was a match for Chen Qiang. Chen Qiang is a nouveau riche who contracted uremia last year. Regular hospitals couldn't find a suitable kidney. This time, I got lucky and met Gao Jianfei. Coincidentally, Gao Jianfei's kidney could save Chen Qiang's life. At the time, I asked for an exorbitant price of 500,000 yuan. Chen Qiang was terrified and didn't even try to bargain. Haha! I can get at least 50,000 yuan off this deal. Do you think a friend is worth 50,000 yuan? Haha! Wahahaha!"
A devilish laugh echoed through the empty clinic, sending chills down one's spine...
Inside the yak hair felt shed.
It was a little past 3 p.m., and the sun was blazing. The temperature inside the felt tent had reached about 38 degrees Celsius, making it unbearably hot. Dozens of flies were buzzing around, which was very annoying.