Chapter 26 Smuggling Empire 2

  Section 1

  After the Jintuohao docked, Li Wei followed Guo Dabao alone to get the money, and Lanyah asked hypocritically:

  "Big brother, want to bring a few more people along?"

  Li Wei smiled and patted Guo Dabao's shoulder, saying:

  "Hey bro, how many people should I bring along?"

  "Suit yourself, I don't care."

  "Don't worry, brothers! Big brother will be back soon. What big waves haven't I seen? This doesn't count as a thing. Take care of the goods, collect the water fee, and wait for me to come back and take everyone to have fun, then give everyone an allowance."

  "Don't worry, big brother, have a good trip."

  Li Wei cursed inwardly, damn it! This Bluetooth brat is playing tricks on me...

  Li Wei took a taxi with that person and walked all the way, taking more than half an hour to reach their destination. Guo Dabao could no longer hold back his joy, thinking that he must take good care of this thing that didn't know how to die. Li Wei was even more excited because he became more and more certain that he had entered a trap, and the change finally came as planned.

  Two people entered the villa-like courtyard, one in front of the other. Hearing that someone had arrived, a large dog barked frantically, and the iron chain was pulled with a loud clanging sound. A three-story small building appeared before Li Wei's eyes, neither Chinese nor Western in style. However, the BMW car inside the courtyard was quite eye-catching, instantly elevating the owner's status. Upon hearing the dog bark, the door opened wide, and eight people came out. Guo Dabao closed the courtyard gate and said with a pleased smile:

  "Brother, come in and have a cup of tea, then go if you want."

  "Alright, I don't mind having a meal either."

  "Good, brother, your business has been doing well recently, the water is flowing smoothly, Nanzi, high-legged and short-legged are all making a profit!"

  "Does Boss Wang want to collaborate? One code for one code, first give your brother some money for this time!"

  "Not busy, not busy, brother let's go inside and talk."

  Eight people surrounded Li Wei, their eyes filled with provocative meaning. Li Wei smiled calmly and followed the crowd into the room. As soon as the door closed, two people wanted to take action and fight with this group of thugs. Li Wei didn't need to use any effort at all; with a few punches and kicks, the two men fell to the ground.

  The second wave came with four people, armed with chairs, bottles, fruit knives, and ashtrays, all attacking Li Wei together. Li Wei used a sweeping kick to knock down the man holding the chair, then followed up with a sidekick that knocked down the man holding the bottle. He slapped away the fruit knife with his palm, and with a flick of his foot, the fruit knife flew out and stabbed into Guo Dabao's arm.

  Turning around, Li Wei punched the man holding the ashtray in the chest, then took the ashtray from him and swung it, knocking down another person. Guo Dabao covered his arm and screamed, while the remaining person was already stunned and motionless. Li Wei walked over to Guo Dabao, pulled out the fruit knife, and blood flowed freely. Guo Dabao's face turned pale with cold sweat, and he gritted his teeth in pain.

  Li Wei grabbed the box and turned to leave. Guo Dabao shouted:

  "You dare to rob San Shao's goods? You'd better think twice, all the aquatic business in Linhai depends on San Shao."

  "I didn't mean to offend Third Young Master, nor did I know who Third Young Master was, but you've offended me. Hand over the car keys outside the door."

  "You'd better put down your goods, otherwise we'll both be walking around with full bellies."

  Li Wei swiftly inserted the fruit knife into Guo Dabao's other arm, causing him to let out a loud, heart-wrenching scream. Guo Dabao had no choice but to hand over the keys to Li Wei.

  "Tell your Third Master to bring 500,000 yuan to meet me at room 408 of Bin Da Hotel. I'll be waiting for his arrival within three days. If he doesn't show up after three days, the goods will be sold."

  Section 2

  In the VIP suite of Far East Hotel, Lai Jinyuan was listening to Tian Ge's song. The newly acquired Tian Ge queen, Deng Yuqing, was leaning against his ear and singing for him. The lyrics were no longer important, the soft voice had already made his heart bloom, the beautiful voice, the more beautiful person, the gentle and soft songstress. Such a scene, such a comfortable atmosphere, made him want to write poetry. At this moment, a harsh phone call came, making him very angry. Who would ruin such a wonderful moment? He waved his hand and slammed the bedside phone to the ground.

  Guo Dabao's goods were robbed, the news spread like wildfire in the Walking Water circle. Lai Jinyi was furious to learn that someone not only didn't give him face but also left an address to provoke him. He really wanted to know who had the audacity to rob his goods. The Lai family had dominated Linhai for over a decade and had never suffered such humiliation. Departing from his usual calm demeanor, he unexpectedly assigned Knife Boy, who had been by his side for only a short time, to follow him and retrieve the stolen goods. Because among those around him, only Knife Boy possessed this ability.

  Lai Jinying wanted to host a banquet at the Hui Bin Hotel, so he booked the entire hall and even replaced all the waiters with his own people. He stationed someone at the entrance to keep watch. Lai Jinying sent Knife to invite Li Wei and the others downstairs, while also trying to get a sense of their situation. Once they were in the elevator, Knife contacted Li Wei via Bluetooth to discuss their next move.

  Li Wei: "Let's start with a win-win situation, turn our enemies into friends and cooperate, how about that?"

  Diao Zi: "Lai Jinyu's small belly chicken intestines, non-existent if we don't fight and get acquainted."

  "If we just casually return the goods, we would lose too much face."

  Diao Zi: "Lai Jin Yin has just a little trust in me, otherwise we'll pretend to be sworn brothers and gain his trust."

  "Our kung fu doesn't match either."

  Diao Zi: "There's no one at home, should be no problem. I'll take the elevator now and talk about it when we get inside."

  Inside the room, Li Wei was eating and waiting, snacking on fruit and ice cream with great relish (ever since he graduated from the mountain, eating had become his favorite thing). Lan Ya was busy beside the computer. After Knife entered by knocking on the door, the three of them skipped the small talk and got straight to the point, briefly recounting the taboos: The two brothers had practiced martial arts since they were young, taking Wu Dang's Pursuing Clouds as their master, Knife mainly practicing external family skills, Li Wei mainly practicing internal fist techniques and light skills. The master and disciple had been separated for many years...

  Section 3

  Li Wei and Lan Ya walked into the banquet hall, with an air of being the main characters. The two of them, one in front of the other, were neither humble nor arrogant. In Lai Jin's confident eyes, they looked like sheep entering a tiger's den, but in Li Wei's calm eyes, they were cranes standing out among chickens, and it was a flock with an insider. Everyone's eyes clashed, with knives and swords flashing back and forth. Lai Jin sat on the main seat with his legs crossed, while others stood to his left and right. Li Wei Lan Ya didn't say anything and directly took a seat.

  A dark-skinned young man brought over a teapot, gently pouring a cup for Lai Jinyu, then came to Li Wei's side and roughly poured two cups, spilling tea water everywhere. Li Wei smelled it and knew it was West Lake Longjing, picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

  "Good tea! Another cup!"

  Hei Xiaozi saw Li Wei's scalding hot tea water and was stunned: Isn't this person afraid of being scalded?

  "Pouring tea! What are you thinking about?" Li Wei said loudly.

  Lai Jinyu slowly took a sip of tea and said in a low voice:

  "Give it to him and see how much he can drink."

  Li Wei drank three cups in a row and asked:

  "Are you just drinking tea? Not ordering dishes? I heard the Buddha Jumps Over The Wall here is very good! Third Young Master, do you mind if I order?"

  Lai Jin-yin said slowly:

  "This friend has a good appetite, okay, give him the menu and let him order."

  They say one thing but think another, still thinking of eating when death is at their doorstep. These two people are either idiots or fearless lunatics. Li Wei was not polite at all, taking the menu and deliberately choosing the most expensive dishes. The little waiter looked stunned, waiting for Li Wei to finish ordering before he took the menu to Lai Jinyuan to ask if they should bring it up. Lai Jinyuan waved his hand and he left.

  "Your friend's demeanor is not that of an ordinary person. Let's put the goods aside for now, I've heard your brother's martial arts skills are quite good. I have a brother here whose martial arts skills are also top-notch, why don't you two exchange moves?"

  "It's also hard to show off here, let's just forget about fighting and casually reveal a few moves."

  Lai Jinyu looked at Daozi, and Daozi nodded vigorously.

  "Alright, Jin Peng, show off your skills!"

  Before the words had fallen, a 'whooshing' sound was heard, and Knife Boy had already thrown out a flying knife, shooting straight for Li Wei's throat. The speed was so fast that people didn't even see his throwing motion. What shocked them even more was that Li Wei didn't move at all, lowered his head, and caught the flying knife with his mouth. This happened in the blink of an eye, and people only saw Knife Boy raise his arm and Li Wei lower his head. Immediately after, Knife Boy simultaneously threw out two flying knives, one towards Li Wei and one towards Lan Ya Zi. Li Wei raised both hands again to catch the flying knives, and Knife Boy didn't stop, throwing out four more flying knives in a row...

  Li Wei's hands moved as fast as lightning, and in an instant, each of his palms had 3 flying knives clamped between the fingers. He clenched his fists, with the blades facing outward, and crossed his arms over his chest. Li Wei shook his head and spat out the flying knives, saying:

  "Senior brother, don't release another Thunderclap Strike!"