Chapter 66

After the auction that was destined to have no results, Nie Tianbao was so angry that he spat blood and was hospitalized. The business of "Yu Shi Zhai" plummeted, and the shopkeeper Zhao resigned in anger.

Having suffered such a great loss, how could Nie Tianbao be willing to let it go? He openly reported the case to the police and secretly found a group of people in the city to investigate Qin Feng's whereabouts, offering a large sum of money as a reward.

For a time, the city was on high alert, even the number of petty thefts at the train station decreased, but Qin Feng had done everything flawlessly. After obtaining the money, he fled to another place, leaving no trace behind.

The only one who had ever suspected Qin Feng was the old man Ge from "Qi Shi Zhai."

However, without any evidence and not knowing the young man's background, plus the fact that Nie Tianbao's misfortune was a great pleasure to him, the old man naturally would not create unnecessary trouble.

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For Qin Feng, what happened in the city was no longer related to him. Whether Nie Tianbao suffered or not was determined by his own intelligence, and Qin Feng did not feel any guilt.

After getting off the train, Qin Feng directly took a taxi to the Hai Zhu Grand Hotel near Chongren Palace in Tianjin City, booked a three-person room, and gave a few instructions to Xie Xuan and Li Tianyuan before falling into a deep sleep.

Qin Feng was sound asleep in the room, which made Xie Xuan and Li Tianyuan very anxious. Knowing that Qin Feng had been working hard these days, the two spoke in low voices.

The two of them were unfamiliar with Tianjin and did not dare to wander around. Except for going out to eat, they stayed in the hotel. Fortunately, Qin Feng finally woke up the next noon.

"Brother Feng, we... how much does it cost to stay in such a high-end place every day?"

Away from home, Xie Xuan increasingly realized the importance of money. The more than a thousand yuan he got from buying monkey tickets, after deducting the cost of the train tickets and the expenses of the past two days, left him with only a hundred or so yuan.

"I'll wash my face first. I've been really tired these past few days..." Qin Feng stretched and got up to wash up, feeling refreshed immediately.

From faking to setting up the plan, Qin Feng had been busy for almost a week, especially the last day when he confronted Nie Tianbao, which made him extremely tired. Any mistake in the process would have ruined everything.

This was the first time Qin Feng applied the techniques taught by his master in practice. Qin Feng was truly suited for this line of work; a sixteen-year-old boy could manipulate two experienced people so easily.

"Brother Feng, are we going to stay here from now on?" Unlike Xie Xuan, Li Tianyuan was not worried at all. He knew that as long as he followed Qin Feng, he wouldn't have to worry about food and drink.

Qin Feng shook his head and said, "I haven't decided yet. Let's go out and take a look later..."

"Brother Feng, should I go back home? We don't have much money left."

Xie Xuan's face turned bitter when he saw that neither of them was worried about money. His parents lived in this city, and although they were not as wealthy as before, they could still come up with ten thousand or so yuan.

"Don't worry about the money. Do you think I was just busy for nothing?"

Qin Feng laughed and reached for the backpack he used as a pillow, took out a stack of RMB, and threw it to Xie Xuan, saying, "Don't show off the money. You and Yuanzi should carry a few hundred each. Once I figure out what to do, this money will be our capital."

"Is... is this so much money?"

Seeing Qin Feng take out a stack of hundred-yuan notes, Xie Xuan and Li Tianyuan were stunned. Xie Xuan was puzzled about where Qin Feng got the money, while Li Tianyuan had never seen so much money in his life.

Before entering the reformatory, Li Tianyuan could at most extort a few dozen yuan from schoolchildren, and this stack of bills instantly dazed him.

"Brother Feng, is it those two pieces of jade?"

Xie Xuan, who was quick-witted, immediately thought of the play they had performed the day before, but they only played minor roles and did not know what happened afterward.

Qin Feng waved his hand, stood up, and quietly walked to the door to check, then turned back and said, "That's right. There were too many people on the train, and it wasn't convenient to talk. This money will last us for a while."

Even Qin Feng was a bit nervous when he first got the money, and the train was full of all sorts of people, so he didn't dare tell the two that the backpack contained hundreds of thousands of yuan.

"Brother Feng, ten thousand yuan isn't enough for much."

Xie Xuan put the stack of money, still sealed by the bank, back in front of Qin Feng and said, "This hotel costs 180 yuan a day. If we eat and drink extravagantly, the money will be gone in two months."

Although Xie Xuan wasn't at the counter when they checked in, he had already found out all the hotel's expenses while Qin Feng was sleeping.

Before Qin Feng took out the ten thousand yuan, Xie Xuan had even discussed with Li Tianyuan whether they should leave the hotel without paying once Qin Feng woke up.

"Who said it's only ten thousand? Did I go through all that trouble just for ten thousand yuan?"

Qin Feng threw the backpack onto the bed, and more than twenty stacks of hundred-yuan notes appeared in front of Xie Xuan and Li Tianyuan.

"Damn, is... is this real money?"

If they were surprised before, now Xie Xuan and Li Tianyuan were truly shocked.

Even if Xie Xuan's family had once been wealthy, he had never seen so much cash. The impact of numbers and visual sight was completely different.

Xie Xuan's first reaction was that it was fake money. In his view, if Qin Feng could turn stones into jade, making some fake money would be easy.

"Of course it's real. The two pieces of jade sold for 250,000 yuan."

Qin Feng divided the money into three parts and placed them in front of Xie Xuan and Li Tianyuan, saying, "You two were also involved in this. This is what you deserve..."

"No, Brother Feng, I... I didn't do anything. I... I can't take this money."

Xie Xuan jumped up as if stung by a scorpion, waving his hands and saying, "Brother Feng, I've already learned a lot from you. I can't take this money no matter what!"

Compared to his arrogance in school, Xie Xuan had matured a lot after his imprisonment and family changes. He made the most important decision of his life without any hesitation, choosing Qin Feng over the money.

"Alright." Qin Feng smiled faintly and turned to Li Tianyuan, saying, "Yuanzi, what about you? Take the money."

"Brother Feng, what do I need this money for?" Li Tianyuan smiled foolishly and said, "As long as I follow Brother Feng, I have food and drink. If I need money, I can just ask you, right?"

Li Tianyuan's thinking was simple. As long as he followed Qin Feng and had food, drink, and kung fu to practice, money was not important to him. In the past two years, he had even given up smoking and only drank a little, so he had fewer expenses.

"Alright, you two didn't get greedy over the money and have been through hardships together for more than a year. You are my brothers."

Hearing their words, Qin Feng nodded slightly. Only now did he truly recognize Xie Xuan and Li Tianyuan as his brothers. At least they had not lost their minds over money.

As for power, women, and other temptations they might encounter in the future, that was a matter for later. For now, they were brothers Qin Feng could trust!

"Brother Feng, let's celebrate!" Li Tianyuan laughed foolishly. For him, being full and happy was all he needed.

"Yes, we should celebrate. The pressure has been high these past few days, and we need to relax."

Qin Feng nodded, counted out five hundred-yuan notes, and handed them to Li Tianyuan, saying, "Yuanzi, go buy some alcohol and food. We'll eat in the room."

"Alright, Brother Feng, let's get drunk today." Li Tianyuan took the money and left excitedly.

After Li Tianyuan left, Xie Xuan looked at Qin Feng's face and cautiously said, "Brother Feng, should we use this money to do some business? Although we have a lot of money, we can't just sit and spend it all, right?"

Having seen his family's wealth vanish, Xie Xuan's desire for money and sense of crisis were much stronger than those of his peers. Even with 2