Chapter 30 of 100
Chapter 30
13 min read3,127 words
Ten minutes later, Wang Xiaoqiang's mobile phone received a text message from the Agricultural Bank.
Considering that there was no bank in the countryside, it was inconvenient to check accounts, Wang Xiaoqiang had set up a mobile text message notification service when he opened his account at the Agricultural Bank. This way, he would receive a text message for any deposits or withdrawals. Wang Xiaoqiang took out his phone and, sure enough, it was a deposit notification, showing that 120,000 yuan had just been credited to his account.
Compared to the 80,000 yuan in cash Zheng Danna had given him last time, the string of numbers representing 120,000 yuan on the text message was less shocking, but Wang Xiaoqiang still felt a surge of excitement.
Fifteen minutes later, Tang Xiaofei returned.
She was carrying a large bag of snacks, including chocolate, cashews, pistachios, chestnuts, jujubes, and two bottles of Nongfu Spring water and two bottles of green tea.
These were, of course, for Wang Xiaoqiang and Liu Juyi to eat on their journey. Wang Xiaoqiang politely accepted them. Tang Xiaofei returned Wang Xiaoqiang's Agricultural Bank card and said, "The money has been transferred. When you get outside, check it at an ATM..."
"No need, I trust you," Wang Xiaoqiang said politely and then bid farewell to Liu Juyi.
Tang Xiaofei and her father saw Wang Xiaoqiang and Liu Juyi all the way to the gate of the residential complex. Tang Xiaofei hailed a taxi for them, gave the driver 100 yuan, and instructed him to take them to the county bus station.
The Party Committee residential complex was in the new district of the county, quite far from the county bus station. Halfway through the journey, Wang Xiaoqiang's phone rang.
He took it out and saw an unfamiliar number. Slightly surprised, Wang Xiaoqiang still answered the call.
Although it was an unfamiliar number, the voice on the other end was familiar: "Hello, Xiaoqiang, it's your Uncle Sanwa..."
It was Xia Sanwa's voice, tinged with sobs. This Xia Sanwa was Xia Guihua's gambling-addicted father.
"Uh, it's Uncle Sanwa! Is there something you need?" Although Wang Xiaoqiang disapproved of Xia Sanwa's character and behavior, they were from the same village, and Xia Sanwa was Xia Guihua's father, so he still addressed him respectfully.
"Ouch, Xiaoqiang, come to the old street water station in the county town quickly. I'm being beaten here..."
"What happened, Uncle? Is it because of gambling again?" Wang Xiaoqiang frowned. Xia Sanwa had been beaten many times for gambling debts. If it was because of gambling, Wang Xiaoqiang wouldn't bother to help.
"It's not about gambling. It's about Xiaofang. Guo Biao is demanding the dowry money. What should I do?" Xia Sanwa said with a hint of resentment. "Do you remember when you stood up for Xiaofang at our place last time?"
"What's the matter? Did I do something wrong by standing up for Xiaofang?" Wang Xiaoqiang heard the resentment in Xia Sanwa's voice and asked in return.
Xia Sanwa's tone changed: "Ouch, Xiaoqiang, it's not about who's right or wrong now. Guo Biao is demanding the dowry money. If I don't pay, he'll beat me to death and accuse me of fraud... You know, I gambled away all the dowry money... Ouch~~ Stop hitting me..."
"That old gambler! He deserves it!" Wang Xiaoqiang angrily cursed and hung up the phone.
Liu Juyi asked what had happened. Wang Xiaoqiang explained the situation to her. He thought Liu Juyi would blame him for standing up for Xia Guihua and advise him not to meddle, but to his surprise, Liu Juyi approved of his actions: "Xiaoqiang, you did nothing wrong by standing up for Xia Guihua... And since we're in the county town, we should still go and see what's happening with Xia Sanwa..."
Wang Xiaoqiang didn't expect his sister-in-law to have such a sense of justice. This aligned with his own chivalrous spirit. Without waiting for Liu Juyi to finish speaking, Wang Xiaoqiang shouted to the taxi driver: "Driver, turn around and go to the old street water station."
The taxi driver immediately turned around and drove straight to the old street water station.
The old street in Huagui County was very old, with dilapidated buildings and narrow, dirty streets. The so-called disorder was mainly reflected in the chaotic public security.
When they arrived at the old street water station, Wang Xiaoqiang and Liu Juyi got out of the car. Wang Xiaoqiang took out his phone and called. When the call connected, he heard Xia Sanwa's cries of pain, indicating that he was indeed being beaten.
"Ouch, my waist... Hello... Xiaoqiang, if you don't come soon, they'll beat me to death... Ouch... Stop hitting me..."
"I'm already here. Where are you?" Wang Xiaoqiang said, but the other end hung up before he finished speaking.
Then, two people emerged from a secluded alley. Wang Xiaoqiang recognized both of them, and they were both people who had suffered at his hands. One was Guo Biao, and the other was the tattooed man he had encountered on the bus to the county town.
Seeing Guo Biao didn't surprise Wang Xiaoqiang, but the tattooed man made him pause in surprise. He suddenly realized something was wrong. How convenient that Xia Sanwa's call came just when he was in the county town. It was clearly a setup, or a trap, and it was obvious that these two were working together, targeting him, Wang Xiaoqiang.
In fact, the tattooed man and Guo Biao were indeed partners.
The tattooed man's name was Hua Tianlong. He and Guo Biao were both members of the Qinglong Gang, a small underground organization in Huagui County with eight main members. Their main base was on the old street, and Hua Tianlong was the leader of the Qinglong Gang.
After warning Wang Xiaoqiang at the bus station, Hua Tianlong had been following them from a distance and called for two accomplices, one of whom was Guo Biao. Seeing it was Wang Xiaoqiang, Guo Biao gritted his teeth in anger. Considering the recent crackdown on public security, they didn't dare to attack Wang Xiaoqiang openly on the street. Instead, they lured him to the old street, their base, where the remote location made it easier to act. Xia Sanwa, who was gambling on the old street, became the pretext for the trap. In fact, Guo Biao also wanted to settle old and new scores, to prevent Wang Xiaoqiang from interfering with his relationship with Xia Guihua in the future.
"Kid, you really have guts! And you even brought such a pretty girl. Dressed modestly but playing the game, you caught two at once. Not long ago, you tried to take my fiancée... Now you've got another one... Tsk tsk~~" Guo Biao said, his gaze filled with lust as he looked at Liu Juyi, thinking how every girl from the countryside seemed more beautiful than the last. This one was no less attractive than Xia Guihua!
Guo Biao hadn't given up on Xia Guihua. If it weren't for the recent crackdown, he would have already tried to kidnap her.
"Guo Biao, don't get any ideas. She's this kid's sister-in-law..." Hua Tianlong said with a playful tone, pinching his chin and staring at Liu Juyi with lustful eyes. He had heard Wang Xiaoqiang call Liu Juyi his sister-in-law on the bus.
Guo Biao's smile was lecherous: "Pfft, as the saying goes, nothing is better than dumplings, and nothing is more fun than a sister-in-law..."
"Talk nonsense again, and I'll beat your teeth out!" Wang Xiaoqiang said coldly, taking a step forward.
Hua Tianlong and Guo Biao immediately shut up. Having suffered at Wang Xiaoqiang's hands before, they were genuinely afraid of him. Wang Xiaoqiang's hands felt like they were electrified, and they still remembered the pain.
"Where is Xia Sanwa?" Although Wang Xiaoqiang saw through their plot, he didn't back down or try to escape. He knew that what needed to be settled would eventually be settled.
"Want to see Xia Sanwa? Follow us!" Guo Biao and Hua Tianlong, wary of Wang Xiaoqiang's skills, didn't dare to attack him directly. Instead, they pointed to the secluded alley and smiled sinisterly.
Seeing the tattooed man Hua Tianlong, Liu Juyi's heart sank. She knew the situation was more complicated than she had thought. When she saw them trying to lure Wang Xiaoqiang into the alley, she secretly grabbed his left hand, signaling him not to go.
Wang Xiaoqiang reached into his shirt pocket, took out Old Tang's phone, and handed it to Liu Juyi, patting her hand and saying, "This matter needs to be settled sooner or later. Wait for me here."
Liu Juyi understood Wang Xiaoqiang's meaning and let go of his hand.
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