MGASC -Chapter 148 Little Devil, Lower Your Voice

Wang Dahai snorted with a laugh: “A thousand? What can you do with that? At least three thousand!”

“Can she really give that? Isn’t that too much?”

“Even if she doesn’t want to, she has to!” Wang Dahai was confident that Zhang Qiao would eventually give in.

These small business owners, after all, were just a few measly coins. To smooth over public opinion, she would have to pay to avoid trouble.

But even if she handed over the money, whether it could avert the disaster for Zhang’s Sauerkraut Fish was another matter…

After all, he wasn’t the only one keeping an eye on her business.

“Yes! Three thousand, that’s what I want! With this three thousand, we’ll get rich. And when that happens, you’ll buy me a pair of gold earrings. Otherwise, I’ll go tell on you, saying you…”

“You little devil, lower your voice!” Wang Dahai panicked and tried to cover her mouth.

Wang Dahai worked at the slaughterhouse; lustful and gambling-prone, he was essentially a thug. Recently short on cash, and since Li Dong had taken a dislike to Zhang Qiao, the two had teamed up with a single-minded goal: to bring her down.

It wasn’t that they didn’t fear Lin Tianyue, but he was currently out of town, running legitimate business with a home and family, no longer capable of his old reckless ways.

Moreover, he and Li Dong had already plotted everything thoroughly—solid and justified, with nothing to fear anywhere!

After quarreling with his wife for a bit, Li Hong was called by the doctor. Wang Dahai squinted his eyes as the medicine’s effect made him drowsy, just as he was about to drift off, he heard the creak of a door opening.

“Wife, don’t disturb me, I’m trying to sleep!”

Muttering, he was about to fall asleep when suddenly he felt a cold sensation at his neck. Having handled slaughter knives all his life, Wang Dahai was highly sensitive to such feelings.

The instant he felt a cold piece of metal pressed against his neck, a shiver ran through him, and all his drowsiness vanished.

Opening his eyes, he saw a tall man standing before him, with a crew cut and a pair of piercing, grim eyes.

The man had a steel blade hidden in his sleeve, the sharpest part now pressing against Wang Dahai’s neck at the major artery. His dark, sinister eyes exuded an oppressive aura, as if the King of Hell had arrived.

“Who are you?” Despite being a thug and having a knife at his neck, Wang Dahai, though nervous, remained composed.

“Your grandpa!”

“Doct—”

“Dare to call for help, and the next second you’ll meet your ancestors!”

Wang Dahai barely uttered a sound before the knife pressed harder against his artery, almost sending half his soul out of his body.

His breathing grew heavier, yet he still tried to sound tough: “What’re you playing at? If you’ve got the guts, just stab me!”

“You said it!”

Jin Quan snorted coldly, lightly grazing the raised vein with the tip of the knife as Wang Dahai had dared.

Bright red blood flowed out, its sticky warmth making Wang Dahai’s scalp tingle.

They say a dog that bites doesn’t bark—but he felt that this man was serious.

“Don’t… joke around!”

“Chicken? What a coward!”

Jin Quan disdainfully ran the knife along his neck, breaking the skin, causing Wang Dahai to scream in fright.

“Big brother, let’s talk this out…”

“Do you even deserve to?”

Even just cutting his skin had already terrified Wang Dahai out of his wits.

Outside, footsteps approached, and Jin Quan glanced coldly at them.

He made it clear: “Do you even realize what dirty things you’ve done? You dare offend anyone you want? If you’re sick of living, just admit it! By four this afternoon, go to the police station and surrender! If I don’t see you, tonight you’ll meet the King of Hell!”

Wang Dahai swallowed hard, his Adam’s apple bobbing: “Who are you? Sent by Zhang Qiao? Little devil sure has many tricks. You can protect her for a while, but forever? Brother, don’t overthink—this money, we can earn together…”

“Together?” Jin Quan narrowed his eyes and slammed the knife’s hilt against Wang Dahai’s head, splattering blood. “What face do you have to speak of ‘together’? Killing you is no different from killing a wild dog!”

Wang Dahai’s head was splitting. He didn’t know Jin Quan but understood he had met a ruthless person.

His body was weak; he had no strength to fight back, and even if he did, given the size difference, he wouldn’t stand a chance.

Jin Quan towered over him, looking down like trash: “Do as I say! Don’t you dare touch Zhang Qiao again! Look at who she is, and whose turf this is in Xiangshui County! Keep your complaints to yourself. If you seek revenge, come at your own peril. My life is worthless; if I die, next time someone even stronger will deal with you, and your whole family won’t survive! Try me if you don’t believe it!”

Having delivered his words, Jin Quan left. From entering to leaving, no more than five minutes had passed. But Wang Dahai remained frozen on the bed, drenched in sweat, unable to move.

Soon, the door opened again. Terrified, he sat up, thinking Jin Quan had returned, but it was just his wife.

“What are you doing? Jumping at shadows?”

Wang Dahai swallowed: “What time is it?”

“Two ten in the afternoon.”

Just over an hour left…

Three thousand yuan, or his life? For Wang Dahai, this was a tough choice. Go, and he proves he’s a coward, losing all respect nearby; refuse, and…

…

At the police station, because Zhang Qiao was pregnant, the officers kindly provided her a chair during questioning.

The troublemakers who had beaten others weren’t so lucky. They squatted there, holding their heads, looking miserable.

No matter how the police questioned them, they all insisted they weren’t there to cause trouble, only to seek justice for poisoned relatives.

“We were wrong to hit people, but that guy started it!” someone pointed at Chen Gang.

Chen Gang jumped up: “Nonsense! They first bullied Zhang Wang, slapped him, then harassed Sister Ling, forcing her to eat raw sauerkraut! Isn’t that true?”

Zhang Wang: “Yes.”

It was Sister Ling’s first time at the police station. She was scared, but she knew she couldn’t back down at a critical moment: “Yes, Wang Dahai’s father pushed me and grabbed my neck. Chen Gang only intervened to stop me from being choked to death. Who knew their whole gang shamelessly beat him afterward…”

“Why did I hit you? Isn’t it because my son was left unconscious by your people? He’s the only child in the Wang family. If something had happened to him, I… I…”

The officer glared at him: “Your ‘I’ means nothing. You even thought about killing someone? I called the hospital; they can’t confirm anything until after five! Without evidence, hitting someone is simply wrong!”

“What about that black-hearted businesswoman Zhang Qiao using poisonous sauerkraut? Aren’t you investigating that?”

The investigators cast a sympathetic glance at Zhang Qiao. Zhang’s Sauerkraut Fish had a good reputation; the local police had eaten there themselves.

The food was good, and no one had ever been poisoned.

But today’s accident needed clarification, and they required Zhang Qiao to prove her innocence.

Zhang Qiao thought for a moment: “They said the hospital would take some time to reach a conclusion. Let’s wait for the results before discussing further.”