Chapter 349: Poor Relatives
Ah Si looked at Lao Jiang's hesitation and said, "Come with me to see Grandpa. I miss Grandpa. Now all our clansmen are gathered together and the money has been recovered. You and Grandpa are old friends. If we can all come up with ideas together, we can solve the problem."
Lao Jiang shook his head and said, "I am too embarrassed to see him. Besides, you know Zhang Nianzu's character. He will never agree to my plan."
There were people coming and going at the gate, but fortunately no one knew Lao Jiang. Ah Si dragged him to a secluded path. Lao Jiang knew that he had made up his mind and asked, "Do you agree to help me?"
Ah Si thought about it for a while and decided, "I have only one request. You can take the contract, but no one can die."
Lao Jiang said: "Shouldn't people like Kojiro deserve to die?"
"Damn it. But he can't die in the police station. Otherwise, not only will all the police officers suffer, but it will also cause an international dispute and bring shame to the country."
Lao Jiang said, "I promise you." He glanced at Ah Si and said, "You are finally thinking like a proper policeman now."
"Bah, a proper police officer should take you to surrender."
The villa Du Heng bought was located in a quiet area in a busy city with convenient transportation. It was less than two kilometers away from the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Its location was far better than Lei Xiaohu's place where fox spirits could come and go at any time. The two of them walked while thinking about how to sneak in.
Ah Si was walking when he suddenly stopped. He stared at Lao Jiang with burning eyes and asked, "Where did you get the money to change the contract?"
Lao Jiang blurted out, "Jack gave it to me."
Ah Si's face suddenly turned cold: "You betrayed Grandpa?"
Lao Jiang waved his hands quickly and said, "No, Jack found me and said a bunch of vague things, saying that I was one of his people and hoped that I could help him or something. He knew that I needed money, so he gave me a card."
Ah Si said, "After taking such a large sum of money from him, what do you think he would ask you to do for him?"
Lao Jiang sighed and said, "He said he is the 87th generation ancestor, and Zhang Nianzu is also an ancestor. It's nothing more than they want me to express my opinion when they fight among themselves in the future. To be honest, I don't care about these things. I just want to get the money in exchange for the contract."
Ah Si said, "What's the difference between your behavior and Kojiro's?"
Lao Jiang lowered his head and said, "I didn't intend to get involved in this matter. After I get the contract back, I will either die or surrender myself. It will not be my turn to express my position. Is this not considered a betrayal?"
Ah Si said: "Cunning!"
Lao Jiang said: "Although I have never regarded Zhang Nianzu as my grandfather, I have always regarded him as a friend and would never harm him."
Ah Si gritted his teeth and said, "If this happened under normal circumstances, I would have beaten you up!"
Lao Jiang hesitated and said, "Will you still help me?"
Ah Si said nothing and continued walking forward.
Lao Jiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and followed behind like a little wife. After walking for a while, he asked timidly, "How are you going to get me in?"
There is a flatbed truck selling apricots at the intersection ahead. Apricots are piled on the truck like a small mountain, with a cardboard shell with the price written on it. The boss is sitting on a small stool, fanning himself with a straw hat, guarding the electronic scale and the QR code.
Ah Si stood in front of the flatbed truck and suddenly asked the boss, "Is it cheaper if I buy more?"
The boss was not very enthusiastic when he saw that they were two men. Most of the customers who bought this kind of things were housewives and old ladies. Most of the men asked casually, so he said lazily: "It depends on how much you buy."
Ah Si said, "Put it in bags, maybe a dozen or twenty bags, and then we can put it away if we can't carry it anymore."
"Really?" The boss's eyes lit up. Fearing that he would go back on his word, he grabbed a handful of plastic bags and crawled on the truck to dig into the bags. After filling a bag, he put it on the electronic scale. In the end, the top of the flatbed truck was flattened, and there were more than 20 bags of apricots on the electronic scale.
"Okay, let's count the money."
The boss had been on tenterhooks for a long time, fearing that the two men were trying to make fun of him. He looked at the electronic scale and quoted a price.
Ah Si said to Lao Jiang: "Give me money."
Lao Jiang obediently went to scan the code. Ah Si took away half of the bag on the scale and said to the boss, "Give me the straw hat."
The boss's cell phone rang and the money had been received. Without saying anything, he handed over the straw hat. Ah Si put it on Lao Jiang's head and signaled him to take the remaining bags away. The two left the boss, and Ah Si said, "Do you know what to say?"
Lao Jiang rolled his eyes and said, "I am your poor relative from the countryside. I came to the city to sell apricots and you ran into me."
Ah Si said, "So I bought all of them and let my colleagues have a taste."
Lao Jiang said, "It's a good idea, but the Public Security Bureau is full of surveillance cameras. If we go in like this, it will be hard for you to blame us later."
Ah Si said, "Let's focus on doing the real work first. I'm not a real policeman anyway. At worst, I can be fired."
Lao Jiang's eyes warmed up and he said, "I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. If I can come out again in my lifetime, I will work like a slave for you."
Ah Si said disdainfully, "You..." He seemed to be unable to think of any suitable words, and urged, "Go quickly."
The two of them came to the gate of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Ah Si led the way, and Lao Jiang followed behind with a straw hat on his head. Because there were also offices such as the visa hall here, it was easy to enter and exit. Going further ahead was the office building of the Municipal Bureau. Ah Si was secretly proud of the smooth progress when he suddenly heard someone calling his name: "Ah Si!"
When Ah Si looked up and saw the man, his scalp tingled. The man who called him had his arms re-cast and was sitting steadily in a wheelchair. It was Captain Peng.
Captain Peng shot Jia Ba dead at the airport, and his trip to Yunnan was canceled. He submitted his performance report today and was about to return to the nearby dormitory. Seeing that the weather was good, he simply basked in the sun in the yard. Unexpectedly, he ran into Ah Si.
Ah Si would usually feel friendly when he met Captain Peng, but at this critical moment, there was also Lao Jiang following him. He couldn't help but feel his heart almost jumping out of his chest. At this time, he could only bite the bullet and greet him, "Master."
"What are you doing, kid?" Captain Peng asked casually when he saw that his hands were full of things.
Ah Si used half of his shoulder to block Lao Jiang from behind, and made a prepared excuse: "I met a fellow villager selling apricots in the city, so I will give them to everyone to taste , and help him sell them domestically."
Captain Peng stretched out his arm and took one out of the bag. He wiped it on the plaster and took a bite. He was immediately shocked by the sour taste: "Wow, it's really annoying."
Ah Si smiled and said, "Then I'll go in first and accompany you later."
"Fellow countryman?" Captain Peng asked casually, "Ah Si, your hometown is Yunnan, right?"
"Uh, yes." Ah Si broke out in a cold sweat. He knew that Captain Peng was not that easy to deal with...
"Then your fellow villager is also my fellow villager!" Captain Peng leaned over and said a slang to Lao Jiang, who just stood there blankly without any reaction.
Captain Peng hesitated for a moment and asked, "Why did you come all the way here to trade in fruit? And it's not a Yunnan specialty. These apricots are obviously produced locally—"
The series of questions made Ah Si feel like he was falling into an ice cave. He didn't know what to do when suddenly a dull loud noise came from the interior of the office building behind them. A layer of the wall of the building fell off with a crash. People passing by downstairs stopped to watch, and then heard people in the building shouting in a mess:
"The toilet on the third floor exploded!"
"Check the surveillance!"
"All surveillance footage from the last hour has been destroyed!"
Captain Peng stared at Ah Si and asked, "Who is it?"
"What?" Ah Si was so frightened that his hands shook and he almost confessed.
Captain Peng threw the sour apricots in his hand and shouted, "Only the Bian brothers are so bold!"
"That's right..." Ah Si also got into the mood and said, "But why do do this?"
Captain Peng thought calmly for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Do we have anything they want?"
Ah Si was instantly enlightened, and he exchanged glances with Captain Peng. They both said in unison, "Jia Ba's head!"
