Chapter 35 Construction (Unexpected)
Following Zhou Chongwen in were several men, all of whom looked to be in their twenties but less than thirty. One was tall, one was short, one was fat, and one was thin. They wore black clothes, black pants, and had black hair. Their wide-open lapels revealed large tattoos, a typical gangster outfit.
The fat man, acting like a boss, stood in the middle of the lobby with his hands on his hips, and asked in a muffled voice who was the boss. Su Luo said I was the boss, and the fat man was surprised for a long time, patting his head and saying that the world has really changed, and women can open restaurants.
Su Luo explained to him that this is not a restaurant but a KTV. The fat man listened for a long time , probably didn't understand, so he shook off his fat and said, "Stop talking nonsense. No matter what business you open, you have to pay protection fees!"
Su Luo was originally prepared to get involved with gangsters. After all, when opening a shop, especially an entertainment venue, dealing with gangsters is inevitable. At critical moments, it can really help solve troubles such as gangsters and drunkards. So she grabbed Zhou Chongwen, who was eager to try, to stop his justice factor from erupting, and asked, "Why don't you talk about the rules first?"
The fat man nodded with satisfaction, turned around and winked at the thin man who looked quite funny, and the thin man immediately stepped out and said, "The payment methods include monthly payment, quarterly payment, and annual payment. I recommend quarterly payment, which is less than monthly payment, and you don't have to pay as much money as the annual payment at one time. Of course, the protection of these payment methods is the same."
"How much are the monthly, quarterly, and annual payments? What kind of protection are you responsible for?"
"Monthly payment is 1 tael and 2 cents per month, quarterly payment is 3 taels per quarter, and annual payment is 10 taels per year." The thin man spoke very clearly and crisply. "As for protection work, the most basic thing is to protect the safety of your store and deal with troublemakers. There are also additional items such as ground escort, which are charged separately."
Su Luo nodded. The service was pretty much what she expected, except that the price was a little bit higher.
"The shop has just opened, and I can't take out so much money right away. Can I..."
Before she could say anything about bargaining, she saw the thin man smile awkwardly and wave behind him. Two men, one tall and one short, stood up and picked up two wooden boards for decoration from the ground.
"Ah--da!" With a swing of the hand knife, a piece of wood broke into two pieces, and the other piece broke on the short man's forehead.
Su Luo was convinced. Nowadays, the underworld not only clearly marked the price, but also had a clear division of labor. Like this group of tall, short, fat and thin people, the fat one was for show, the thin one was for negotiation, and the tall and short one was for intimidation.
Su Luo felt that he should applaud, but before he could, he heard a voice floating down from upstairs: "What's the matter?"
Then I saw the bandit leader's elated head, "Fight?"
This is the fate of this group of tall, short, fat and thin people. Just charge them , why make such a big fuss?
By the way, since the bandit leader Feng Da Shao retired from the underworld, he has often felt itchy in his hands, feet and joints. Except for the last time when he beat the pig head and satisfied his craving , he has been holding it in and is almost dying of suffocation. Today he heard the sound of "Ah Da", thank God for giving him another chance to be reborn, he was too lazy to walk up the stairs, and jumped down directly from the second floor, his expression was extremely excited, which ruined his handsome face with a little wildness.
After one stick of incense...
Su Luo squatted at the gate, drawing circles while watching the four gang members who were staggering along, holding their cheeks and waists, his heart filled with resentment.
Zhou Chongwen was also very dissatisfied and stood on Su Luo's side. "If you encounter such a thing, you should report it to the police. How can you just do it casually? The last incident had just been settled, and you didn't even have time to visit the injured, and you injured four more."
Yunlang scratched his ears and pretended not to hear.
Su Luo sweated a little, and she felt like she had forgotten to do something. It turned out that she forgot to go and see the pig head. But that was not what she was worried about. She didn't want to alarm the government at all. She was just afraid that they would gather a large force to cause trouble every day. What should she do?
Yun Lang patted Su Luo's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of the trouble I caused." Then he took out a stool and placed it across the door, then sat down with his arms folded and a serious face, as if he was determined to fight the underworld to the death.
Su Luo continued to sweat, wondering whether he should go to Qinji to find the second shopkeeper and ask him to help find local tycoons to set up tables and serve premium wine, and also get to know some people in Zhuxian Town and develop them into potential customers.
Before the idea of seeking peace was realized, what Su Luo worried about happened. The tall, short, fat and thin group launched a surprise attack that afternoon, bringing a large number of people with them, all carrying heavy weapons such as shovels and iron pipes.
Su Luo's face turned pale. Yun Lang stretched his muscles and comforted Su Luo, telling her not to be afraid and not to worry about him. Su Luo said, "I'm not worried about you. I'm just worried about the things in the store."
Yun Lang's face darkened, and his mood became gloomy for some reason. He reached out to the tall, short, fat and thin group, picked them up two in each hand and carried them out of the door. He found a spacious place and threw them on the ground, then started practicing. He had just finished the opening ceremony and hadn't gotten into the main part when he turned around and saw that half of the gangsters had dispersed.
The remaining half were also a little trembling, looking at the tall, short, fat and thin group that was no longer recognizable. They threw away their weapons and said some said, "Something happened at home" or "Brother Hu, see you later." Some who couldn't come up with an excuse took advantage of the chaos to shout "Oh oh". Within ten minutes, all the thirty or forty people ran away.
On that day, Su Luo received several iron pipe shovels with a smile on his face, and convened a shareholders' meeting, proposing to open a shovel shop as a side business.
Zhou Chongwen cast a veto vote, "Those are other people's shovels. If someone comes looking for them someday..."
"They don't want them." Su Luo interrupted him and asked the three shareholders for help. "What are you talking about?"
Yun Lang was a little absent-minded. He kept shaking his head and sighing from time to time, which made Su Luo feel creepy. "What's wrong with you?"
Yun Lang covered his face with his hands, "I was too harsh today."
Su Luo was speechless, a drop of cold sweat dripped down, but Zhou Si was very happy, "It's good that you can recognize your mistakes. Since you have decided to abandon the dark and join the light, you should respect your status. If we had reported to the authorities earlier, what happened today would not have happened."
"What official should I report to?" Su Luo pouted. "It's even harder if the government intervenes. On the one hand, they are obedient, but on the other hand, they are secretly tripping us up... Oh!" She screamed, "We really have to be on guard against this trick of theirs."
Zhou Si was a little depressed, "I still think we should report it to the police."
"We should still set up the peace ceremony." Su Luo insisted on his original idea.
"Why did I go so far as to use such harsh measures? This shouldn't have happened..." Yun Lang was still in depression.
Although Zhou Si still couldn't agree with Su Luo's idea, he had a changed opinion of Yun Lang. He said repeatedly: "A prodigal son who returns is more valuable than gold. Since they are evil people, they should be taught a lesson. Just don't do it again in the future."
Yun Lang was still muttering to himself, and it was unknown whether he listened or not, but Zhou Si was just showing off his friendship to Yun Lang. Su Luo did not dare to relax and assigned Yun Lang the job of a night watchman. She was afraid that the group of tall, short, fat and thin people would play some trick of "it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge" or that they would do something dirty and start a fire at night and she would be finished.
Facts have proved that Su Luo's heart is darker than the underworld, because he has no intention of resorting to such despicable means. After recovering from his injuries after a few days, he came out openly with the iron pipe to seek revenge.
The depressed Yun Lang revived immediately. Seeing him excitedly holding a shovel to fight, Zhou Si shouted that he was blind and pretended to dig out his eyes. Su Luo knew that a normal person would not have the determination to dig, so he did not stop him. The fact proved that Zhou Si was a normal person.
But Yun Lang seemed to have really learned his lesson, and his men's strength was much more controlled. Su Luo had nothing to say, and the only purpose was to let them go out and not smash the things in the store. After three or four days of tossing and turning, they actually tossed and turned to a personal cult. The tall, short, fat and thin group admired Yun Lang's martial arts and never killed him, thinking that this was a sign of friendship to them, and insisted that they be his little brothers, otherwise they would hit their heads against the wall. God knows that Yun Lang showed mercy because he was afraid that if he crippled them, no one would accompany him to exercise.
