"Jianghe, did Li Jindi's men come looking for you last night?"
Zhang Peng nodded. Li Jindi's right-hand man was already out of commission, so he would definitely come after him next. He couldn't give up halfway.
"He didn't come, but he sent people from the Police Station!"
Chen Jianghe briefly recounted what happened last night and this morning.
"Jianghe, you're really smart. You established connections first, otherwise, the Police Station isn't a place you can just walk into and out of!"
Zhang Peng admired him from the bottom of his heart.
Chen Jianghe was calm in the face of trouble, quick-witted, and generous. If it were him, after getting twenty thousand yuan from Li Jindi, he would have long since taken the money to enjoy himself and would never have thought about building connections.
"If you don't use your brain when you're out there, you'll be a small-time hoodlum your whole life!" Chen Jianghe shook his head. "Now that we've dealt with Chen Gang, Li Jindi will definitely be on high alert. He'll probably hole up in the Game Hall and not come out!"
"Then what do we do? They have a lot of people in the Game Hall. If we just charge in, we probably won't be able to beat them!" Zhang Peng said.
Li Jindi's Game Hall had at least a dozen thugs, all armed. Even if Michael Tyson came, he'd probably be hacked to death.
"We don't need to go in. We'll wait for them to come out. How much money do you still have?"
Chen Jianghe shook his head, then suddenly asked.
"I still have one hundred twenty-seven yuan from the money you gave me last time. What's wrong? Do you need money?"
Zhang Peng pulled out all his money.
"I also have over a hundred here. We don't have transportation, so we need to get a motorcycle. Go ask around and see if we can buy a used motorcycle for two hundred yuan. As long as it can run!"
Chen Jianghe also took out the money he had on him.
They needed to get things done, and constantly borrowing motorcycles would make them easily traceable if done too often. It was better to get their own motorcycle. In those days, many motorcycles were stolen, so they should be able to get one cheaply.
"Two hundred probably isn't enough, at least three to five hundred. There are several groups of thieves in Pengcheng who specialize in stealing motorcycles. They sell the stolen bikes to buyers who take them out of town. The cheapest would probably still be three to five hundred yuan!"
Zhang Peng hesitated, "My salary from the Billiard Hall last month hasn't been paid yet. If it doesn't work, I'll get my salary back and buy a motorcycle!"
"Alright, Da Peng, consider this money a loan from me!"
Chen Jianghe nodded heavily. Brothers were far more loyal than women. Thinking of Ling Xue, Chen Jianghefelt a pang of pain again.
He then forcefully pushed Ling Xue out of his mind.
What doesn't kill them only makes them stronger.
"Jianghe, we're brothers, why talk about borrowing? I'll go get the motorcycle. Where should I find you once I've got it?"
Zhang Peng shook his head.
"There. I'll get a room in a bit. We'll stay here for the next two days. Once you get the motorcycle, we'll meet here tonight. I'll go stake out the Game Hall!"
Chen Jianghe pointed to a small hotel on the street. Such a small hotel cost thirty yuan a night now. It had no private toilet, no hot water, and very basic facilities.
Once they had discussed it, Chen Jianghe and Zhang Peng went their separate ways to handle their tasks.
Chen Jianghe first checked into a room, preparing for a long battle. The small Western-style house couldn't be returned to for now; Li Jindi would definitely arrange people to stake it out.
Once they went back, they would definitely be trapped in the small Western-style house.
It was easy to suffer losses when the enemy was hidden and they were exposed. Now, they needed to be hidden while the enemy was exposed, looking for opportunities.
After checking into the room, Chen Jianghe began to act, going to stake out outside Yonggui Game Hall.
At this moment, Li Jindi and Shao Wan were not in Yonggui Game Hall!
They went to the Hospital to visit Chen Gang.
"Doctor, can Chen Gang's hand recover?"
As soon as Li Jindi arrived at the Hospital, he first found the doctor responsible for Chen Gang's surgery.
"It's unlikely the patient's hand will fully recover. If he can regain half of its function in the future, that would be very good, but this requires good post-operative care...!"
The doctor's implication was that he still needed to be hospitalized and still needed money.
In this world, there were few things that money couldn't do.
The vast majority of reasons why something couldn't be done was because there wasn't enough money.
"Alright, I understand!"
Li Jindi interrupted impatiently, then turned and walked towards the ward. He had already paid over ten thousand in medical fees to reattach Chen Gang's arm. Since Chen Gang was definitely out of commission, there was no need to continue spending money.
A thug who couldn't fight had no value.
"Gang Zi, how are you feeling?"
As soon as he entered the ward, Li Jindi put on a concerned expression.
"Brother Li, don't worry, my hand is fine. I'll still follow you when I get out of the Hospital!" Chen Gangstruggled to sit up. He understood this underworld, and he understood Li Jindi even more. Li Jindi would mercilessly abandon useless people.
"Gang Zi, we've been together for so many years. Don't worry, as long as I, Li Jindi, have food to eat, you'll have food too. Rest and recover, don't worry about the shop. Take this money and recover in peace!"
Li Jindi took out an envelope and placed it under Chen Gang's pillow.
Then he said a few nice words and left with Shao Wan.
As soon as they left, Chen Gang took out the envelope and saw there were only five thousand yuan inside.
These five thousand yuan were definitely his severance pay.
"Li Jindi, you motherfucker, I've followed you for so many years, and you think five thousand is enough to get rid of me?"
Chen Gang looked at the money in the envelope, his eyes red and filled with anger.
"Gang Zi, Li Jindi is too much of a bully. Your hand was broken for him. Five thousand isn't enough, even fifty thousand wouldn't be too much!" Chen Gang's woman was also very unhappy.
Now that Chen Gang was out of commission, she would only get a few coins from this five thousand yuan.
"Li Jindi, if you're heartless, then don't blame me for being unjust!"
Chen Gang's face was ferocious, and a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.
On the other side, as soon as Li Jindi went downstairs, one of his subordinates opened the car door. He got into a santana, followed by a Changhe van. Eight thugs sat in the van, all armed.
The two cars drove one after another towards Yonggui Game Hall.
"Did that kid Chen Jianghe go home?"
Li Jindi sat in the santana, his face gloomy.
"No, our people are still watching outside his house. After losing track of him this morning, we haven't seen him go back!" Shao Wan shook her head, also feeling that Chen Jianghe was becoming a bit difficult to deal with.
"You arrange for people to keep watching. Once you find him, notify me immediately. I'll stay in the shop these two days. I have a feeling that kid is definitely planning to make a move on me!"
Li Jindi said fiercely, "Let's find him first and strike first!"
"I know. That kid is outnumbered and outmatched. As long as we don't get ambushed by him, he won't be able to cause any trouble!" Shao Wan nodded, then followed Li Jindi back to the Game Hall.
They didn't notice that in the dark corner across the street, a pair of sharp eyes was watching them.
"Eight thugs, plus the driver makes nine people. There are at least two more people watching the shop, so eleven people!" Chen Jianghe silently counted in his mind.
Eleven people. If they confronted them head-on, it would be difficult to deal with.