Chapter Thirty-Four: Ah, One Brick

  It's Caesar again. This kid dares to go there too. Jin Shao Yan also felt a headache when he heard this place, and he carefully said: "How are you planning to go?"

  "Take a taxi."

  Jin Shao Yan rolled her eyes and seemed about to faint.

  I laughed and said: "Just kidding, don't worry, if he really wants to make amends with me, I'll take the opportunity to get along, so we can still be buddies in the future."

  "I'll drive you there tomorrow."

  "See you later, if you and he meet again in the parking lot, it will be a driverless scene." I lit another cigarette and said: "You kid still haven't gotten confused to the point of no return, knowing good from bad."

  Jin Shao Yan suddenly revealed a weathered smile that didn't match his pampered rich kid image: "Qiang Ge, do you know why even though it's only been 5 short days, I'm so different from him?"

  My curiosity was also piqued, and I asked: "What's going on?"

  Jin Shao Yan let out a bitter laugh and said, "Actually, after I died, my soul lingered in the mortal realm for three days before being summoned back. I was fortunate enough to witness my own funeral. I saw with my own eyes my 80-year-old grandmother, her hair white from age, sending off her black-haired grandson - what a pitiful sight! My parents were both people of high status, and growing up, I had never seen them smile. I thought they didn't love me, but seeing them cry until they were almost dead, that's when I realized that family is truly irreplaceable, and it was just my own ignorance before."

  And then there are those so-called friends of mine, who came to my funeral more like they were showing off their acting skills. Many people put eye drops in before getting out of the car, and some even rubbed chili oil on their eyes.

  "The most ridiculous thing is those women of mine, all the famous ones claim they don't know me. One of the most famous actresses even signed up to go on an Antarctic expedition to avoid this whole thing. But what's even more ridiculous is that most of the women who came I didn't even recognize, and after attending the funeral, they would flock together to grab the reporters' cameras, all claiming to be my close friends, some could even recall details. I'm already grateful that none of them hired a few kids to rush up to my coffin and call me dad."

  I couldn't help but burst out laughing, Jin Shao Yan glared at me and continued: "After going through all that, it's impossible for a person not to change. It was only then that I realized I didn't even have one friend." Finally, Jin Shao Yan concluded with deep emotion, "Rich people are all no good!"

  After I returned to my room, I encountered another pleasant thing. Although the management here is strict, I still received varying degrees of harassment. After the phone rang in, the woman on the other end asked in a standardized tone: Sir, do you want service?

  The first two were mine, the third call came in and Baozi grabbed it, as soon as the other party spoke, she viciously asked: "How much money?" The woman on the other end of the line let out a scream and hung up. The fourth call came in and Baozi did the same thing again, thinking she would scare off the opponent, but unexpectedly the woman was even more ruthless: "Will I bring my own electric baton or will you provide it?!" Fearless Baozi let out a scream and hung up the phone.

  The next day, before I went to the appointment, Jin Shao Yan had already sent someone to deliver a suit for me. I took a taxi to the opposite side of Caesar's and walked over. The car attendant from last time surprisingly still recognized me and said with a smile: "Mr. Jin has been waiting for you."

  I glanced at my watch and it wasn't even 12 o'clock yet, so I thought this kid would wait for me, looks like he's quite sincere. As soon as I walked in, I saw him sitting in the same place we sat last time, after seeing me, he called a waiter to lead me over.

  Why don't you just shout it out? It seems that Jin Yi's noble temperament isn't so easy to get rid of after all.

  Jin Shao Yan looked at me, who was dressed neatly, and nodded in satisfaction. He said, "I thought you'd wear the same clothes as yesterday again, I was all prepared to be embarrassed."

  I sat down and said: "This is called killing someone without spilling blood. Yesterday was yesterday, but doing the same thing today would be unkind."

  At this time, the waiter who had ordered for us last time came to our front with a smile, he might have thought that Jin Shao was a very easy-going person who could joke around since last time. He smiled and said: "Jin Shao, are you still drinking Sanliao liquor today?"

  Jin Shao Yan was taken aback for a moment, then said in a gloomy tone: "Go and call your manager over. Are all of Caesar's people so unruly?" The waiter saw that Jin Shao Yan wasn't joking and his face immediately turned green. If he received a complaint from a client like Jin Shao Yan, his job would be lost for sure.

  I hastily changed the subject, and Jin Shao Yan, still simmering with anger, said: "Today everyone here is very strange. When I was parking, that parking attendant even asked me where my group of friends were, as if I hadn't come to eat here with many people before."

  When the fresh and smooth red wine and crisp vegetables came, Jin Shao Yan's mood improved. Under Jin Er's guidance, I was using my knife and fork harmoniously. Jin Shao Yan said in surprise: "I didn't expect you to have a refined side too, yesterday you were just like a hooligan."

  I said: "Why do you all have to use a 'like' word? I am originally."

  Jin Shao Yan didn't notice the second half of my sentence, and curiously asked: "Who else has said that?" Fortunately, he wasn't really interested in knowing, so he asked me instead, "How did you know 'repeated defeats and battles' would win?"

  I mysteriously leaned in close to him and said: "Actually, I can tell a horse's fortune..."

  Jin Shaoyan was lured over by me and said, "Can you tell me about it?"

  I said: "Look at that 'repeatedly defeated and repeatedly fought'..." At this point, I just thought about it, I don't understand horse racing at all! Jin Shao Yan leaned in closer, I could only say: "Look at that 'repeatedly defeated and repeatedly fought'... looks like a mule, no reason to run slowly!"

  Well, don't blame me, I also learned that sentence from someone, he said if you want to praise a horse, you have to say it looks like a mule.

  Jin Shao Yan was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing: "You're too humorous, do you know why I like you? Even if you were really the Horse God, I wouldn't need your help making money. The reason I like you is that every time I see you, I think of my grandmother."

  "In the earphones, Jin 2 couldn't help but laugh and said: 'After he said that, I just thought of it, indeed there is such a meaning.'"

  I stared blankly and said: "My god, you must have thought about it all night to come up with such a revenge sentence?"

  Jin Shao Yan smiled and said, "Don't misunderstand, I'm not talking about looks. My grandmother is a lovely old lady, even now she only eats vegetables she grows herself, calls the bathroom a 'latrine', and when she's angry, she points at my nose and calls me 'turtle grandson'. She doesn't care if my parents are around or not. I think you two are quite similar." When Jin Shao Yan talked about his grandmother, a gentle and affectionate expression naturally appeared on his face. I thought that if he could continue living with his grandmother, he wouldn't have turned out like this today.

  "In three days, it will be her 80th birthday. I hope you can attend then, she'll like you, and many of my friends are interested in horse racing, your name is already well-known among them, you can make some connections with them." Jin Shaoyan also had an unspoken message: he was clearly promoting me, lifting me from the lowest level of laborers and throwing me directly into their circle - a circle full of white-collar wolves.

  This time without using Jin 2 Jiao, I said with a full mouth: "Very willing, whatever the old lady likes, I'll bring a gift."

  "Alright, you can go now. 10 am on the 17th, come to my office and find me." He said as he picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth. "I've already paid for this meal, take your time, I have something to attend to so I'll leave first." After he left, Jin Shao Yan said excitedly: "On the 17th, I was driving from a hotel to a villa in the suburbs when the accident happened. If he can set off from his office, it should be much safer."

  I said calmly: "Now shouldn't you give me that half of the deposit, 25 million."

  Jin Shao Yan said: "Anyway, you are just one step away from success, what's the difference of waiting for two or three days, and then pay it all at once."

  I put down the gentleman's airs and shouted over the phone: "Then you pay this month's phone bill first!"

  In the remaining two days, we stayed in the hotel, and during the day I occasionally went to take a look at the store. At night, Liu Bang and I played all night, sometimes playing mahjong, mouse, mouse, mouse, sometimes playing cheat Jin Hua, cow, cow, cow, sometimes playing fight landlord, tiger, tiger, tiger... Sometimes we played Chor Sip (those who don't understand this paragraph go watch the latest advertisement of Heng Yuan Xiang).

  Unlike Li Shishi who needs to get familiar with the situation before turning it around, Liu Bang is a natural at everything he does and can dominate in no time. Being with them always reminds me of those carefree days when I had nothing on my mind.

  These two days, Jin Shao Yan let Bao Zi drive his Ferrari to work. Bao Zi originally had no confidence in his driving skills. Jin Shao Yan said: "As long as the car is fine and you're not hurt, that's all that matters." This was exactly the opposite of what Bao Zi was worried about. After Jin Shao Yan said this, Bao Zi drove his car with ease and arrived at the store without a scratch. He lived a very carefree life.

  On the evening of the 16th, Jin Shao Yan drank a lot of wine at the dinner table and said many inexplicable things. Everyone felt that something was off, and I felt uncomfortable too. I stood up and said: "I have something to tell everyone, tomorrow Shao Yan is going abroad, don't know when he'll be back. Let's finish this farewell drink tonight, and we'll meet again if fate allows it."

  I really hate this sentence, in the days to come, it's easy to see Jin Shaoyan, but it's impossible to drink jam and Maotai together, eat barbecue on the street stall, and discuss condoms again.

  As soon as I finished saying that, Li Shishi's eyes widened and I could see the shock and loss in her gaze. Jin Shaoyan stumbled away from the dinner table, and I followed him out. Jin Shaoyan sat at the foot of the hotel stairs, his face bright red, and when he saw me approaching, he asked: "Do you have a cigarette?"

  The two of us were smoking soft white sand, Jin Shao Yan rubbed his face and said in a hoarse voice: "What I miss the most is you and Xiao Nan, I will also miss them, take Ying Ge to check blood sugar when there's time..."

  I forced a smile and said: "You're saying it backwards, the one who can't bear to part with Xiaonan is the real one."

  Jin Shao Yan suddenly burst into sobs, burying his head between his legs and saying in a hoarse voice: "I really wish I had an older brother like you."

  I hugged him, with a bit of tears in my eyes, and said: "Tomorrow after Brother Qiang saves you, he'll often look for you, we're still brothers from now on."

  Jin Shao Yan painfully said: "Qiang Ge, have you ever thought that if this memory disappears, I won't be me anymore, and I'll become that arrogant bastard again."

  "I'll help you, just worried that when the time comes, you'll be like that again."

  "After being together for so long, apart from money, I don't know what else to give you. Originally, I wanted to buy that shop where Baozi works and give it to her, but I'm afraid it would ruin the happiness you have now. You should treat her well, she's a good woman, and looks... anyway, when you're rich in the future, you can take her to get plastic surgery."

  I couldn't help but laugh and said: "Do you have any other 'last words' to entrust, say them all."

  Jin Shao Yan grabbed me and said with sparkling eyes: "My last request - Qiang Ge, you must introduce me to Xiao Nan!"

  I slammed the lighter on his head and he covered his head, saying pitifully: "You won't even agree to this small thing?"

  I sighed: "Do you know who Xiaonan is?"

  Jin Shao Yan immediately understood what I was saying, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Who is it?"

  Her real name was Li Shishi.

  Jin Shao Yan Hao remained unmoved: "So what? I really like her, and I would even marry her."

  "It's precisely because of this that I can no longer introduce you to her, she only has a year left, so whether it's you dumping her or her leaving you early, it will be hurtful for both of you."

  Jin Shao Yan sighed sorrowfully and said: "Why is my life so bitter?"

  The next day, we went out together at 9:40 and arrived at the Jin Ting Building. He hid in a safe place, and I alone took the elevator to the 16th floor. Ruhua told me that Jin Shao Yan didn't come to the company today. I looked at my watch and saw that five minutes had passed. Sweat dripped from my forehead as I called Jin directly. The phone rang for a long time before he picked up, and it took him half a day to remember who I was. He suddenly said: "I completely forgot about this matter. Come to the Lijing Hotel and wait for me at the entrance. I'll come down right away."

  Fortunately, the situation is still under control, but when I told Jin Shaoyan this news, his face turned pale and he stammered: "I got into trouble starting from Lijing... also at 10 o'clock, who would have thought that we circled around such a big circle and returned to the starting point."

  I pulled Jin Shao Yan and ran: "Lijiang is not far from here, we still have time."

  When we ran to Lijing panting, we saw the culprit that sent Jin Shaoyan: Porsche 911. After Jin Er left at the corner of the wall, we kept in touch by phone. When I walked into the lobby of Lijing, I saw Jin Shaoyan's face red and walking down the stairs. I went up to him, smelled his nose and asked: "Have you been drinking?"

  He casually said: "I just had two cups of foreign liquor."

  "What did you drink so early in the morning?"

  He lewdly smiled and said, "You don't know this, but sometimes wine can have a stimulating effect." It seems he spent the previous day with some minor female celebrities like Dog Tail Flower, and got up in the morning to do it again.

  Jin Shao Yan rushed to his own car, looking relaxed and carefree. I quickly caught up with him and grabbed his arm, saying: "Jin Shao, don't drive after drinking." He didn't take it seriously, thinking I was just trying to curry favor with him, and smiled, saying: "No problem, you can ride in my car together, I'll introduce you to a few young masters from billionaire families."

  At this time, he had already walked to the outside steps, raised his hand, and 911 hummed again. The inner lock was opened. This time I grasped him tightly: "Jin Shao, let's go." Jin Shao Yan lightly shook me off, still speaking in a gentle tone: "I'm really fine." As he spoke, he had already walked to within less than 1 meter of the car. Jin Er Da was anxious and shouted in my earpiece: "Stop him!"

  I used my whole body to pounce on Jin Shao Yan, and resolutely said: "Today, with me here, you can't get on the car!" Jin Shao Yan was furious, shouting: "Let go! I'm getting angry!" Seeing that I didn't move, he completely lost his temper, swept his elbow back, kicked me with his foot, and I was kicked to the stairs with a bruised nose and face. Jin Shao Yan pulled the car door open while pointing at me and scolding loudly: "You really think you're something special, but in fact, you're just a clown! I'm just playing with you to amuse myself, get lost!"

  As he spoke, one of his hands had already grabbed the car door. Jin shouted loudly: "Think of a solution quickly, if he gets on the car, it's all over!"

  I sat up halfway, no longer having the energy to be angry, my eyes scanning around - it was too clean, not even a single brick was left. Jin Shao Yan had already opened the car door and one leg was inside when I subconsciously felt around with my body and then found my phone worth tens of thousands of yuan. I guarantee that within a 10-mile radius, you won't find anything that looks more like a brick than it does.

  I manipulated it and rushed a few steps forward, already arriving behind Jin Shao Yan. He didn't notice at all. I suddenly let out a loud shout: "Zhe Ban Tu!"

  With a loud crash, my phone was smashed to pieces on Jin Shao Yan's occipital bone, and he silently fell to the ground.

  After finishing this thing, I looked back at Jin 2 with a nervous heart. Because he was blocked by a wall, I could still see him. This kid was giving me a thumbs up!

  I've said it before, I've never seen anyone so cruel to themselves. I really suspect that this is a trap he set up, and the real purpose is actually for me to murder his twin brother who's after his property.

  Jin walked out of the wall corner and disappeared, I let out a breath. Just felt a cool breeze floating to my front, sincerely said: "Thank you, Qiang Ge. The 5 million card has been placed under your pillow, the password is today's date."

  "What should we do now?" I said, looking at Jin who had fainted.

  "Don't worry about it anymore, I'll take him to the hospital, just make a phone call to notify them."

  I put Jin 1 in the car and then saw that the 911 really became driverless, rushing towards the hospital direction by itself.

  I found a public phone and told Ruhua, "Your family's Jin Shao has been knocked unconscious by me. You must bring people to the Central Hospital to save him immediately." After circling around for so long, it was still my original idea that ended up saving Jin Shaoye: a brick.

  Like this, I saw off Jin Shao Yan. As I walked on the street, I had already become a rich man with assets of 5 million.