diskusbooks Chapter 193: Fishing for people
Chapter 193: Fishing for people
Lu Yongqiang picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Jin Yagui, then put the glass to his mouth and pretended to drink, but the wine in the glass didn't even touch his lips.
Lu Yongqiang and Jin Yagui are not familiar with each other, so he would not drink the drinks offered by others when they meet for the first time.
Pretending to drink, Lu Yongqiang coughed lightly and said, "Brother Gui, Asen is a professional gambler and has nothing to do with your business. I think the reason you're looking for trouble with Asen this time is obviously because someone paid you to do it."
After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Jin Yagui nodded and acknowledged what Lu Yongqiang said.
Lu Yongqiang continued, "Logically speaking, Brother Gui, you've been causing trouble for my friend, and you've been quite aggressive." He turned to glance at Luo Sen, then continued, "This has already created a grudge against me. But less trouble is worse than more, and Brother Gui didn't even know that Luo Sen and I were friends, so I won't pursue this matter."
As soon as Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Jin Yagui's face turned a little ugly, and the younger brothers around him were even more angry.
Lu Yongqiang was also unhappy. In fact, according to his idea, he should just pay the money and take Rosen away, skipping the complicated steps of negotiating the amount.
But in the underworld, appearances are everything. If Lu Yongqiang doesn't say a few words to express his attitude, he will lose his identity. Then, word will spread in the underworld that Lu Yongqiang takes the initiative to admit defeat when he meets someone from a big circle, and that he pays money to settle the matter when his friend is beaten. This is a huge embarrassment.
Although Jin Yagui was dissatisfied with what Lu Yongqiang had just said, he really didn't want to provoke Lu Yongqiang.
Originally, Jin Yagui was also hanging around in Kowloon Walled City. To be honest, he was Hong Si's subordinate in the walled city. He had gotten many jobs from Hong Si before. It was only after Lu Yongqiang killed Hong Si that Jin Yagui came out to work on his own.
After all, Jin Yagui follows Hong Si for a living, and he knows quite a bit about Hong Si's death, which makes him very wary of Lu Yongqiang.
So when he heard that Rosen knew Lu Yongqiang, Jin Yagui immediately asked Rosen to call to confirm. Originally, according to Jin Yagui's idea at the time, he had not thought of asking Lu Yongqiang to compensate him for his losses. What he thought at the time was that as long as it was confirmed that Rosen knew Lu Yongqiang, he would release him directly, and never provoke a ruthless person like Lu Yongqiang because of Rosen.
But to Jin Yagui's surprise, Lu Yongqiang was very easy to talk to on the phone. After a few simple words, he offered to compensate him for his losses. Although Jin Yagui was very afraid of provoking Lu Yongqiang, he naturally didn't want to miss this free money, so he asked Lu Yongqiang to come to his lair.
In fact, the reason why Lu Yongqiang offered to pay compensation was that he had his own considerations.
The first reason was that he helped Rosen in order to repay Rosen for saving Lu Yongheng's life. If Rosen had been rescued with just a phone call today, it would have been too easy. Only by showing enough difficulty could the debt of gratitude owed to Lu Yongheng be offset.
The second reason was that Lu Yongqiang felt that Jiang Tiansheng and Lin Huaile were going to take action against Liang Kun. This was a big deal for Lu Yongqiang, so at this critical juncture, Lu Yongqiang did not want to create trouble and provoke a group of big circle guys.
After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Jin Yagui didn't know what to say. He wanted to be tough, but he was afraid that Lu Yongqiang would turn against him. However, in front of so many of his men, it would be embarrassing if he was too weak.
Lu Yongqiang didn't let Jin Yagui feel embarrassed. He turned to Luo Sen and asked, "Asen, after you called me, did they continue to embarrass you?"
Rosen shook his head.
After the phone call, Jin Yagui did not bother him anymore. Not only that, he also had someone apply some medicinal wine on him and simply treated his injuries.
Seeing Rosen gently shake his head, Lu Yongqiang slowly turned his head, staring at Jin Yagui with a sharp gaze, and then said in a firm and steady voice: "Brother Gui, you should still remember what I said on the phone. If you can spare Asen and not touch him again, then I will compensate you for all the losses you have suffered. I, Lu Yongqiang, always keep my word and will never go back on my word! So, please name a price, brother Gui. Tell me how much it is to take over Asen's business. No matter how much, I will pay you every penny!"
As Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Jin Yagui couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. In fact, when he met Lu Yongqiang just now, Jin Yagui's initial impression of him was that of a pampered young man, not at all like the kind of underworld boss who had been in the underworld for many years and experienced the ups and downs of life.
However, as Lu Yongqiang turned to business, Jin Yagui gradually became aware of a unique aura emanating from him. Although Lu Yongqiang's tone of voice seemed calm and composed, every time his piercing eyes gazed at him, coupled with the powerful aura quietly emanating from his body, Jin Yagui felt as if he were facing off against a world-renowned underworld giant like Hong Si, and he felt a little uneasy.
Seeing Lu Yongqiang offering compensation, he remained silent, raised a finger with a cold face.
Lu Yongqiang asked in surprise: "One million?"
Lu Yongqiang thought that although Luo Sen was not a big shot, he was still a top figure in the circle of professional gamblers. His life would be worth at least three to five million, but he didn't expect it would only cost one million.
Seeing Jin Yagui nod, Lu Yongqiang didn't bother to argue with him. He turned to Dadong and said, "Dadong, go get 1.5 million from the car."
Dadong nodded, turned and walked out of the house.
Not long after, Dadong returned to the house carrying a black bag. Lu Yongqiang unzipped the bag, counted out one million from it, and placed it on the table, saying, "Brother Gui, this one million is to compensate you for your loss."
As he spoke, Lu Yongqiang took out another 500,000 yuan from his bag and put it on the table. He then continued, "I want to use this 500,000 yuan to buy some information from Gui. I want to know who wants Asen's life?"
Looking at the two piles of money in front of him, Jin Yagui hesitated for a moment. He pushed the one million yuan pile in front of him, then pushed the half a million yuan pile in front of Lu Yongqiang. He said, "One million yuan is more than enough to make up for my losses. I will accept it with impunity. As for the information that Brother Qiang wants, I can tell you directly. Brother Qiang is a generous person, and I, Jin Yagui, cannot do anything wrong. I definitely cannot accept the half a million yuan."
"It was the scoundrel from the Walled City who approached me, saying there was a Japanese man willing to pay one million for Luo Sen's life. At the time, I didn't know the relationship between Luo Sen and Brother Qiang, so I took the job.
As for the Japanese guy's name? I don't know! In our line of work, we usually don't ask who the supplier is, we only investigate the specific circumstances of the target.
If Brother Qiang really wants to know the details, he'll probably have to ask Lai Pishe in person."
In fact, without asking, Lu Yongqiang could guess who wanted to buy Rosen's life. The reason he asked was just to express what Rosen was thinking.
Since Jin Yagui didn't want the 500,000 yuan to buy the news, Lu Yongqiang certainly wouldn't force it. Although he was rich, he didn't have the habit of giving away 500,000 yuan for free.
Lu Yongqiang put the money back into his pocket and then threw the bag to Dadong.
Lu Yongqiang turned to Luo Sen and said, "Asen, can you still walk by yourself? Do you want me to help you?"
Rosen shook his head and said, "I can walk by myself." As he spoke, he stood up and walked towards Lu Yongqiang.
Lu Yongqiang turned to Jin Yagui and said politely, "Brother Gui, the matter is over. Asen is still injured. I will take him to the hospital first. I won't bother you today. When I'm free, I'll set up a few tables and invite you and your brothers to have fun." After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the house without caring about Jin Yagui.
Lu Yongqiang's behavior was somewhat disrespectful to Jin Yagui, but Jin Yagui did not dare to care. Instead, he stood up and followed Lu Yongqiang, meaning that he wanted to personally see Lu Yongqiang off.
The group arrived downstairs, and Lu Yongqiang and Dadong got in the car. Seeing that Luo Sen didn't get in with them, Lu Yongqiang got out of the car and said, "Get in? Why are you standing there?"
Seeing Lu Yongqiang calling him, Rosen opened the car door and got in. The young man who had been sitting opposite Jin Yagui actually opened the passenger door and got in as well.
Dadong looked at the young man in the passenger seat and was about to ask what was going on when Rosen introduced him, "Mr. Lu, this is my brother Chen Yaxie. Like me, he's a professional gambler and is known as Asia's best gambler."
Lu Yongqiang reached out and shook hands with Chen Yaxie in the passenger seat, then said to Dadong, "Dadong, drive to the hospital."
In fact, when Lu Yongqiang saw this young man at Jin Yagui's financial company, he guessed that this person might be Rosen's good brother Chen Yaxie.
Compared to Lawson, Lu Yongqiang actually appreciates Chen Yaxie more.
First of all, this person is loyal, and secondly, compared to Luo Sen, Chen Yaxie is more pure, more like a man of the underworld. Unlike Luo Sen, he is always a bit pretentious and has some inexplicable sense of superiority.
After the car started, Lu Yongqiang said to Luo Sen, who was sitting next to him, "Mr. Luo, it seems you didn't take my warning to heart? Otherwise, you wouldn't have suffered this."
After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Luo Sen smiled bitterly and said, "After Mr. Lu reminded me that day, I talked to my friend about it.
My friend said his boss personally called Miyamoto Hiroshi and told him the matter had been resolved. That's when I returned to Hong Kong with Yaxie. Little did I know that guy would be so dishonest.
Lu Yongqiang shook his head, then chuckled and said, “Mr. Luo, I think your friend must have invited you to stay in San Francisco to help his boss.
It seems you must have refused. Since you can't be used by them, your value to them is limited. If you have no value, why should they help you solve your problems?"
Before Lu Yongqiang could finish his words and before Luo Sen could speak, Chen Yaxie in front of him said, "If we hadn't helped the casino catch those cheaters, how could we have gotten into trouble with those low-life people? Why don't they solve this matter for us?"