bodyguard against fate

Chapter 51 McDonald's

Since the gold bars were stolen, Chen Ergou dared not take them to the bank to cash them. The bank would not only ask about the source of the gold bars, but more importantly, if the benefactor reported the case, the bank transaction record would be solid evidence of the crime. He could not give others a handle to use against him. He could only go through the underground trading system and inquire in the gangsters' gathering place near the five-star hotel in the center of the universe if anyone was buying gold bars.

As luck would have it, he ran into Zhang Hao, who agreed to help him contact buyers, but the fee was exorbitant. He would charge a commission of one and a half gold bars for every nine gold bars sold. After thinking it over, Chen Ergou had no choice but to reluctantly give up the opportunity, otherwise he wouldn't get a single penny.

Zhang Hao successfully helped him trade two gold bars, but Chen Ergou felt he had lost out. Not only was the price offered by the client lower than the market price, but Zhang Hao and his associates also profited from the difference, resulting in a loss of half of the investment. He decided not to continue cooperating with Zhang Hao and thus thought of Wu Meng.

Wu Meng works in finance and is a close confidante of He Xiuli. Over the past few years, she has followed He Xiuli around and gotten to know some bosses. Maybe she can get things done!

So, Chen Ergou rented an old Mercedes-Benz, acting like a nouveau riche, and took Wu Meng to the Sihai Hotel for the most expensive meal. Of course, the reason for not going to a five-star hotel was to avoid running into Zhang Hao and his group. If Zhang Hao knew that he had bypassed them to find Wu Meng, he might cause some trouble. It's better to avoid trouble than to cause trouble.

Wu Meng was stunned after hearing what Chen Ergou said.

"Are you saying these gold bars are real?"

"I had someone verify it; it's genuine. Otherwise, how could I have sold two?" Chen Ergou said.

"My brother said it was fake, and the bank confiscated it!"

Clearly, Wu Meng realized that she had been deceived by Wu Renxing.

"Be more careful, Meng! This is six or seven hundred thousand! If anyone dares to confiscate it, I'll fight them to the death! Don't worry, I'll get your brother's money back for you sooner or later!"

Money gives people courage; with money, Chen Ergou spoke with more confidence.

"And you're talking about my brother? You stole this from Feng Weida's house too..."

"Keep your voice down—" Even though they were in a private room, Chen Ergou was afraid of being overheard, so he quickly got to the point, "I asked you to come here today because I want you to help me find a buyer—don't worry, you won't lose out, and you won't have worked for nothing!"

"It's not because of that," Wu Meng thought for a moment, "I do know some business owners who could ask around for you, but wouldn't that be illegal? Wouldn't that be helping you dispose of stolen goods?"

"Dirty my foot! These gold bars have no owner," Chen Ergou said. He had been waiting for so many days, hoping the owner would report them missing. Even Zhang Hao had inquired about them for him. "Think about it, what does it mean if no one reports it? It means whoever finds them keeps them—it's only right!"

"It's only natural? Then why are you still avoiding Feng Weida?" Wu Meng went straight to the heart of the matter. "You don't know how desperately Feng Weida has been looking for you these past few days."

Chen Ergou disappeared for so many days because he was afraid of running into Feng Weida. This guy is stubborn. Even if no one reports it, if he suddenly has a bright idea and suggests handing it over to the state, no one can stop him!

"I've made up my mind. Once I sell all the gold bars, I'll give half to Sada. But I can't tell him now; he definitely won't agree to it!"

"You can be that generous? I don't believe it!" Wu Meng said.

"Believe it or not, it all depends on you, Meng!" Chen Ergou said, holding Wu Meng's small hand. "Our future is in your hands. Whether the bride price is one million or two million, it's up to you!"

Wu Meng suddenly felt that Chen Ergou wasn't so annoying anymore.

Wait, what am I thinking? I was just thinking about where Mr. Feng's son would go to elementary school, and now I'm talking to Mr. Chen about the bride price?

Wu Meng quickly withdrew her hand and calmed down.

Regardless of whether Chen Ergou's words are true or not, there's no harm in asking. In these matters, you should definitely ask your closest relatives first. My sister-in-law just had an accident, so I shouldn't ask her. My brother's phone is off, and he's nowhere to be found. The police just questioned me, and that's when I learned my sister-in-law wants a divorce. I texted him, and he said he was going on a business trip for two days. When I called again, his phone was off… Who else can I ask?

Oh, right, Jiang Xue!

Jiang Xue always says that her boyfriend is rich, so buying a few gold bars shouldn't be a problem for him, right?

"Hello, is this Xiaoxue?"

Wu Meng immediately called Jiang Xue.

"What? You broke up?"

Jiang Xue told Wu Meng on the phone that she had broken up with her boyfriend and asked Wu Meng what happened. Wu Meng said that a friend wanted to sell gold bars, so she wouldn't bother her anymore and said goodbye.

"What gold bars? How many are there?"

After receiving the gold bar from Wu Renxing, Jiang Xue became particularly sensitive to the price of gold. Wu Renxing also told her that she could have gotten ten bars, but someone else had intercepted them. Hearing Wu Meng say this, she asked a question.

"Seven Roots, I was wondering if your boyfriend should consider it, but since that's the case..."

"No, I was just saying that in anger. We had a fight," Jiang Xue quickly changed her tune. "Let me ask him and then I'll give you an answer."

Jiang Xue hung up the phone and immediately dialed Wu Renxing's number.

Wu Renxing was afraid He Xiuli would check up on him, so he had a spare phone. The phone number was registered under an employee's identity, and even the police didn't know about it.

That day at the mental hospital, Old Zheng swung his axe down, and Wu Renxing took off running. Old Zheng was old after all, and after a few steps he was out of breath and couldn't catch up at all.

Qiang called to tell him it was a success, and Wu Renxing was furious, cursing, "You idiots, didn't you know you were live-streaming? Why didn't you answer my calls? The final payment is gone!"

Qiang Ge was stunned. What live stream?

The skinny guy picked up a phone from the ground and then saw the chattering in the live stream.

"Brother Qiang, let's run! Everyone saw us stabbing him!"

My first attempt at being an assassin turned out so badly; it seems like God just doesn't have this talent for me!

I always said you should pay homage to the founding master before changing careers!

So here's the question: who is the progenitor of murderers?

Jing Ke?

It couldn't be Hannibal, could it?

Wearing a white coat, Wu Renxing escaped from the mental hospital amidst the chaos. Afraid of being implicated by Brother Qiang, he dared not return home or go to the company, so he could only rent a private house that didn't require registration, waiting to see how things would develop. After telling Wu Meng he was on a business trip, he even turned off his usual cell phone, using only his backup phone, so that no one could contact him except Jiang Xue.

"You're saying Wu Meng still has seven gold bars?"

After hearing what Jiang Xue said, Wu Renxing almost jumped out of bed.

I can't believe it! The lost gold bars were with my sister! How did she get them? Never mind her, I'll get the gold bars first.

Wu Renxing told Jiang Xue that he agreed to the deal.

Jiang Xue scoffed, "Your cards have all been frozen by He Xiuli, do you even have any money left?"

"Are you stupid? If you're going to spend money on gold bars, why even bother with her!"

Wu Renxing never intended to pay money in the first place; who would spend money to buy their own gold bars?

"So what do you plan to do?" Jiang Xue asked knowingly.

"Just don't worry about it. Tell him the time and place, and say I want it all!" Wu Renxing now knew that Jiang Xue wasn't on his side, so he became wary of her.

"Then I'll take half, is that too much to ask?" Jiang Xue suggested a 50/50 split.

"How are we going to divide the seven gold bars? Besides, didn't I already give you one? You get three, I get four!"

"make a deal!"

Jiang Xue was already quite satisfied with getting four gold bars for free. If she exchanged them all at a high price, the four gold bars would be worth about three million. She could live a completely peaceful and comfortable life in this small town without having to get involved in killing He Xiuli. Why not?

So Jiang Xue and Wu Meng agreed to make a deal the day after tomorrow. Chen Ergou and Wu Renxing were both sharpening their knives behind the scenes, ready to go all in at once!