Chapter 47: The Twenty Million Bribe

  "Venomous scorpion, we've also been old acquaintances for a long time. This discount should be given to us! The price you offered before was indeed a bit too expensive. Don't think that our Dragon and Tiger Gang can't get goods without relying on you."

  The speaker was Yan Hu, the second leader of the Dragon and Tiger Gang. He had a buzz cut and wore a black suit, his movements already having a bit of an air of superiority about them. If you didn't know any better, you'd think he was some big shot from somewhere, but the scar on his face gave him away.

  "Brother Tiger, we also need to make a living. Our group of brothers risked our lives to bring the goods from South Vietnam, and all along the way, we were on edge, with our heads on the chopping block. If we're not careful, we'll get caught by the cops and end up in jail. At this price, you still want to haggle? I'm a poisonous scorpion, just one sentence: this is the price, can't go any lower, take it or leave it."

  Although it is on the turf of the Dragon and Tiger Gang, Du Xiezi doesn't give in at all and isn't afraid of Yan Huo committing murder and robbery.

  "Hmm... alright! Let's go with the old price then! You're not very generous, Poison Scorpion. But you guys still didn't bring enough this time either. Next time, remember to bring more. This box contains 2 million RMB, which should be enough for those goods of yours."

  Yan Hu thought for a moment, and finally accepted the price offered by Du Xiangzi. He opened the black box in front of him and pushed it forward. Su Lin saw that inside were indeed all red Chairman Maos.

  "Good! Brother Hu is being reasonable."

  The scorpion saw the box of money and had already smiled with his mouth open, also opening the black box in front of him and pushing it forward. Su Lin saw from afar that inside were bags upon bags of drugs, also known as "happy pills" and "divine powder" in the slang of those hoodlums.

  "It turns out that the drugs in those song halls and KTV entertainment venues in Jian'an City were all coming from here."

  At such a close distance, Su Lin saw the drug transaction and only then did he realize that the Longhu Gang bought drugs from these smugglers and then sold them to various entertainment venues at a price that was several times higher, it was truly a profitable business.

  "Hmm! The quality of this batch is pretty good, just a bit short on quantity."

  Yan Hu personally put on white gloves and identified the drugs in the box. After a moment, he nodded and said.

  "No way, Brother Tiger, you also know that the border inspection has been strict recently. Several groups of people have been caught, and many have been punished with eating peanuts. The situation is quite tense, so I only have this little cargo, and it's already a good deal for me not to raise the price."

  The scorpion also casually flipped through the wad of cash in the black box, then revealed a satisfied smile.

  "Alright! That's settled then. Scorpion and Snake, would you two like to go to our Dragon Tiger Clan's Bathing City for a good time?"

  The price was agreed upon, the goods were inspected, and the transaction was naturally concluded. Yan Hu covered the box containing the money and pushed it in front of Du Xiezi, then picked up the box filled with drugs and handed it to his underling beside him.

  At this time, Han Xiao standing beside Yan Hu had a very complicated mood. She was ordered to infiltrate the Longhu Gang as an undercover agent for almost two months. It was in order to steal some of the crime evidence ledgers from the Dragon and Tiger List. However, although she gained Yan Hu's appreciation due to her hot personality and fighting skills, she still hadn't truly become a high-ranking member of the gang, making it difficult for her to gain the true trust of Li Long and Yan Hu.

  "This time's drug deal was only worth 2 million, and for the Dragon Tiger Gang, it's just the tip of the iceberg. Moreover, the real backer behind the Dragon Tiger Gang is likely to be Municipal Party Secretary Liu Jianguo. To thoroughly eradicate the Dragon Tiger Gang, we must obtain evidence of their collusion."

  Watching the drug deal unfold before her eyes, Han Xiao couldn't apprehend these criminals, which was a kind of torture for her. What made it even more torturous was that she had to dance with these criminals all day long.

  For the past two months, Yan Hu has wanted to take action against Han Xiao more than once, and Han Xiao doesn't know how many times she can dodge, so she must think of a way to get the Dragon Tiger Gang's account book as soon as possible.

  Cast a long line to catch big fish. That's all that can be done, Han Xiang smiled and immediately relaxed her brow, standing beside Yan Hu, motionless but secretly memorizing the appearance of the two notorious villains who were referred to as poisonous scorpions and snakes by Yan Hu.

  "No need, no need. Thanks for your kindness, Brother Hu. The brothers are all waiting for us to go back and split the money. Farewell, it was a pleasure working with you."

  The scorpion handed a box of money to the snake next to him, and the two stood up, bowed their hands to bid farewell to Yan Hu. With 200,000 cash in hand, where else would they dare to linger? The scorpion's words also had another meaning, hinting that his brothers were waiting to divide the money, indicating that they were not just two people, if Yan Hu really wanted to embezzle the money, his brothers would come to avenge him.

  Moreover, when traveling the world, almost everyone does not use their real name. The calls back and forth are all code names and nicknames. These big drug lords who smuggle goods almost all love to use poisonous characters as their nickname.

  "Well, then we'll meet again another day. I'll see you two off."

  Yan Hu also stood up and walked out with several small hooligans surrounding him.

  They're leaving.

  Witnessing this drug deal with his own eyes, Su Lin's gaze is now fixed tightly on the black box held by the venomous scorpion.

  Inside there are 2 million yuan, real gold and silver, all of which are proceeds from drug trafficking.

  "If I can get my hands on these 200,000, our family's economic problems will be solved. My parents won't have to worry about my university tuition and living expenses anymore. And even if my parents don't go back to work, with this 200,000, we can still make a living by doing some small business, right?"

  Originally having the ability to pause time, Su Lin wanted to make some money, but it wasn't easy. He could have committed perfect crimes and cheated perfectly. However, the money he got that way was all illegal, built on others' suffering. To steal other people's hard-earned money, Su Lin just couldn't do it no matter what.

  But the 200,000 in front of him was ill-gotten gains, the illegal income from these drug lords selling drugs, which made Su Lin feel no guilt.

  "But now there are so many people here. If I just pause time and take the black box from the scorpion's hand like this, it won't work. I must think of a flawless method."

  Watching the poisonous scorpion and Yan Hu and others go upstairs, Su Lin's mind was frantically thinking of a way.

  "Never mind, just follow him and see."

  He came out of hiding and carefully followed him up, not stopping for a moment, tiptoeing in the corridor, quietly following behind.

  "If I can think of a way to get the scorpion to let go of the black box, I'll immediately freeze time, open the box, steal all the money inside and put some other things in to make up for the weight. That way, it will be done without anyone noticing. As long as the scorpion doesn't open the black box, he won't discover anything. And even if he does find out, he'll never suspect me, he'll just think it's the work of the Dragon and Tiger gangs. Perfect, this way, let these social pests fight each other!"

  The pause time is just Su Lin's current ability, but to truly make the most of this ability, Su Lin must combine his intelligence and wisdom, applying it in different situations, using the limited pause time in the most valuable place.

  With a creak, Su Lin, still in the corridor, knew that this was the sound of the factory gate opening, and that Du Xiang and others were leaving.

  "The poisonous scorpion is going to leave, and he must be taking a car. When he gets on the car, he will definitely put the black box in first, this is an excellent opportunity."

  At this point, Su Lin muttered a word to pause time, then quickly ran out of the passage. In the underground hall, Huang Gouz and others were frozen in an instant while playing cards. Su Lin didn't pay attention to them, quickly went up the stairs, and found that Du Xiezi and others had just walked out of the factory gate.

  Outside the factory gate, the black Honda car that was listening in was apparently the vehicle that Du Xizun and Du She were going to take to leave.

  "Alright, I'll hide first and wait for an opportunity."

  As soon as the road was familiar, Su Lin took advantage of the pause in time to slip into the place where he had hidden outside the door before, and then immediately restored time.

  "Brother Tiger, we'll take our leave first. It was a pleasure doing business with you. We'll make sure to bring more goods for you next time, and we can all earn some money together."

  The scorpion who received the money was in a great mood, and these 200,000 yuan were enough for them to splurge again.

  "Alright, take care! I won't see you off then. Be careful on the road and watch out for traffic police."

  Yan Hu led a group of younger brothers, just at the factory gate to see off the two. And in no time, the poisonous snake had already driven the black Honda car over, the poisonous scorpion opened the door and threw the black box inside with one swift motion.

  "It's at this moment that time stands still!"

  Seizing the opportunity, Su Lin hehe smiled and immediately suspended time.

  "Two hundred thousand, two hundred thousand. Now you're all yours, Su's grandfather."

  On the empty ground, a tattered fertilizer bag was found. Su Lin quickly ran forward, and now everyone from the Dragon Tiger Gang and the Poison Scorpion gang were still, no one could see Su Lin's movements at this time.

  "Haha, this is 200,000 yuan, I've never seen so much money in my life."

  Su Lin's heart thumped as she carefully skirted around the poisonous scorpion, reached into the Honda and pulled out a black box from inside.

  Ka-chunk, opening the black box, Su Lin saw that it was filled to the brim with bundles of 100-yuan bills, each bundle worth 10,000 yuan, and there were twenty bundles in total. The brand-new bills looked like they had just been withdrawn from the bank not long ago.

  "Two hundred thousand! Now it's all mine!"

  Su Lin was overjoyed in her heart, but she became a bit flustered, hastily opening the old fertilizer bag in her hand and clumsily pouring all the money from the box into it.

  "Great! Mission accomplished. Now, let's put some stuff in the box."

  Su Lin emptied the box and casually found some trash on the side of the road, filling it into the black box to replace the weight of the money.

  "Haha! I wonder what kind of expression this venomous scorpion will have when it opens this trash-filled box after going back."

  After putting the box back, Su Lin carried a bag of fertilizer worth 200,000 yuan and ran back to the hiding place at high speed, restoring time.

  Without any crack, no one would have thought that the black box which was filled with 2 million RMB just a second ago, was suddenly filled with trash.

  The scorpion didn't seem abnormal at all, opened the car door and got in, closed the car door, started the engine, and the Honda car zoomed away.

  Yan Hu saw the two venomous scorpions leave from the entrance of the factory, and he also led his men back into the factory. This time, they made a big profit again. The 200,000 yuan worth of goods could be sold for at least 700,000 to 800,000 yuan.

  But this time, the biggest winner of the drug deal was Su Lin. The 200,000 yuan used by the Dragon and Tiger Gang to buy drugs all went into Su Lin's pocket, oh no, it was a fertilizer bag.

  "Haha! Now that I have this 200,000, Mom and Dad won't have to worry about money problems anymore. However, I still need to think of an excuse to explain the source of this 200,000."

  When all the people from the Dragon and Tiger Gang had gone in, Su Lin finally came out of his hiding place.