I had no choice but to call Yan Jingsheng and ask, "Is everything ready?"
Yan Jingsheng said, "Alright, I'll have someone deliver it to you?"
Goodbai pressed a gun against my head, and I had no choice but to say, "Come here yourself, our address is..." Goodbai placed a piece of paper that he had prepared beforehand in front of me, and I had no choice but to obediently read it aloud.
Yan Jingsheng replied, "Okay, I'll go right now."
The calmer he was, the angrier I got. It was so frustrating! If only one person knew the address, everything would be fine, but Yan Jingsheng and the heroes were completely unrelated. And now they were all at my house, so there was probably no one left around Yan Jingsheng.
After I finished my call, Goodbai suddenly started searching me, scattering my phone and all the random stuff in my pockets on the table. He hurriedly told the big guy, "Keep an eye on him, watch out for him making calls. I'm going out for a bit." Then he ran out.
Right now, only Qin Hui, me, and Big Guy were in the room. Qin Hui got creeped out of the bedroom after I glared at him, so Big Guy and I sat facing each other. Seeing how awkward the atmosphere was, I smiled at him and said, "Third-degree black belt, pretty impressive, huh?"
The big guy didn't say anything. He picked up the ashtray on the table, broke it in half, threw it back on the table, and stared at me.
I clapped my hands silently a few times. "Impressive—can I eat some chewing gum?" I asked, pointing to the pile of stuff Goodbai had found on the table. The big guy still didn't say anything, but grabbed some chewing gum and tossed it over. I smiled ingratiatingly and said, "You should have some too, those cookies taste pretty good." He ignored me as always; if he actually ate it, things would be much easier.
As I tore open the candy wrapper, I said, "Can I go talk to my friend?" I pointed to the bedroom door. Seeing that he didn't say anything, I stood up and went inside.
When Qin Hui saw me enter, he sat up in alarm from the bed. I smiled and patted his hand, saying, "It's alright, sit down." Then I started rummaging through drawers and cabinets. Qin Hui couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking for?"
I ignored him and kept searching. Why couldn't I find a single handy tool? This lousy hotel—I accidentally lifted the sheet, and my eyes widened. Then I just wanted to burst out laughing. I wanted to thank heaven, earth, the Virgin Mary, CCTV, and the Yellow-Robed Monster—I'd run into an old acquaintance!
Underneath one of the bed legs, there was a bright red brick!
I quietly took it out and held it in my hand, as gently as if I were caressing a lover's hand (in Gu Long's novels, this would be a breast), and said, "Old Qin..."
The first time Qin Hui saw me speaking to him so kindly, he leaned over and asked, "What is it?"
Without saying a word, I smashed a brick into the back of his head. Qin Hui was really decisive; he snorted and fell to the ground unconscious.
That's how you use a brick to knock someone down. If it's a direct confrontation, then there's nothing to say. But if you want to trick someone, you have to find a half-baked topic to lure them over (this is for creative purposes only, please do not imitate)...
I quickly put on his coat, while stuffing a piece of chewing gum into my mouth and chewing it frantically. The instant I tasted the sweetness, I felt my face contort, and when I touched it, I saw that the beard on my chin was exactly like that of the old traitor.
I tucked the brick into my sleeve and swaggered out of the bedroom towards the door. The big guy stood up and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going out for a walk, I'll be back in a bit."
The burly man clearly didn't like Qin Hui either, and said stiffly, "Going back doesn't mean you can leave!"
I walked up behind him with my hands behind my back and pretended to ask, "Besides punching and kicking, does your Taekwondo training include head training?"
The big guy's Chinese wasn't very good, and it took him a while to think before he said, "I haven't practiced much, why are you asking this?"
"That makes things easier!" I yelled and smashed a brick into the back of the big guy's head. I thought this would take him down, but the monster only swayed a few times before regaining his balance and roaring, "What are you doing?" In his anger, he even spoke fluent Chinese, but he lied to me—he must have practiced Iron Head Kung Fu.
I hesitated for a moment, then darted back to the bedroom and locked the door. I quickly changed Qin Hui's clothes while spitting out the candy in my mouth. The big guy roared outside the door, "You come out here! Why did you hit me?"
I grabbed Qin Hui's shoulders and shook him hard: "Old Qin, wake up!"
Qin Hui rubbed his head and slowly woke up, asking, "What just happened?"
Just then, the burly man kicked the door open. He angrily glanced into the room and saw me sitting innocently on the edge of the bed, chin in hand (I seemed to still have some stubble on my chin), while Qin Hui, as if mocking him, placed his hand on the spot where I had just been slapped and chuckled maliciously. Enraged, he grabbed the old traitor and began slapping him repeatedly, left and right, as if it were free. Qin Hui screamed, "Help! Why are you hitting me?"
I was so happy watching this that I almost snotted from my nose. Actually, I just wanted to use Qin Hui's name to escape, but although I failed, I ended up severely punishing the old traitor.
But failure is failure, and I have no choice but to wait for fate to pronounce its verdict.
Chapter 75 "Soviet-style" Bulletproof Vest
The burly man hit Qin Hui a few more times, and both of them were dazed. Coupled with the language barrier, they had no choice but to stop. Qin Hui was truly wronged; in the end, he still didn't know why the foreigner had beaten him.
In this oppressive atmosphere, we waited for another half hour when suddenly there was a knock at the door. A voice said, "Principal Xiao, are you there?" It was Yan Jingsheng.
My heart jumped into my throat. His arrival would immediately determine whether I lived or died.
The burly man pulled Qin Hui to the door and said, "Take a look and see if you recognize him?"
Qin Hui peered through the peephole and said, "That's right, it's the person I was talking about."
When the door opened, Yan Jingsheng stood outside empty-handed, with two burly men behind him carrying large sacks, heads down and panting heavily.
Qin Hui asked warily, "Who are those two people behind us?"
Yan Jingsheng adjusted his glasses and said, "Oh, this is the master I hired. You have no idea how heavy those two sacks were."
Qin Hui shouted loudly to the man in front of him, "Look up!"
The man looked up and said with displeasure, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and let us in."
The man had a face as dark as the bottom of a pot, his forehead covered in wrinkles, and he looked like an honest, simple farmer. He was wearing canvas overalls, definitely the look of a laborer on the overpass. The one behind him was slightly taller, dressed similarly.
Qin Hui scrutinized them for a long time before letting the three in. I laughed when the last person entered. This man was tall, with a face like a red date, eyebrows like silkworms, and three wisps of black beard flowing down his chest. It was Guan Yu!
After Second Master came in, he threw his hat on the ground and smiled at me, "Xiao Qiang, how have you been lately?"
His words shattered all his pretense. Qin Hui shouted, "Who are you?"
The burly man reacted quickly, immediately drawing his gun. The dark-faced giant who had come with Guan Yu kicked the gun away, and the two exchanged a punch in an instant. Guan Yu called out loudly, "Zhou Cang, step down."
The dark-faced farmer stepped aside, and Second Uncle rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward. I called out, "Second Brother, be careful, he's dark-skinned..."
Before he could finish a sentence, the third-degree black belt had already been grabbed by the shoulder and dragged up to the second floor by his second brother. Guan Yu clapped his hands and said, "What did you say?"
"...Nothing. How did you guys end up here?" I was quite puzzled to see Yan Jingsheng standing to the side without any surprise on his face.
Guan Yu said, "People said you were in trouble. I was the only unfamiliar face at Yucai School, so I came here."