Merchant of the Underworld

Because the incident happened suddenly, the air tickets were purchased temporarily, and only night flights were available. Li Mazi said calmly: "Then we can leave tomorrow. Why are you in a hurry?"

I was angry when I saw him, and said bitterly: "Do you know how precious time is, and how many people can be saved in one night?"

Li Mazi shut his mouth in embarrassment.

As a result, the house leaked and it rained all night, so the flight was actually delayed. When Li Mazi and I were waiting at the airport, he said to me with a smug look on his face: "Brother Zhang, this is not because I wasted your time. If you are angry, go to the airport to vent your anger!"

I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep, too lazy to pay attention to him.

At three o'clock in the morning, the plane finally took off belatedly, and it was already bright when it arrived in Harbin, Northeast China. I took Li Mazi off the plane before he woke up. As he walked away, he muttered: "Brother, I can't just eat your food. It's much harder for someone to endure hardship than to learn from the West..."

When we arrived at the exit, even though I hadn't seen him for many years, I still recognized him at a glance.

He is still the same, with a fat head and big ears, and a gold necklace as thick as a little finger around his neck. At first glance, he looks like a rich man. He also recognized me and came up to me with a smile: "Jiulin, I've been looking forward to seeing you."

Behind the old fat man was a middle-aged man wearing round glasses. He looked at me deeply, as if he wanted to confirm something.

Lao Fei and I greeted each other cordially and introduced each other. The middle-aged man wearing glasses is named Su. The old man asked me to call him Da Su. It seems that the two of them have a close relationship.

After leaving the airport, Lao Fei took us straight to the parking lot, where a latest Lamborghini suddenly came into view.

I couldn't help but patted the old man on the shoulder and joked: "Your little boy, Mr. Yin Yang, is doing well. How many years have we seen him and he drives a luxury car?"

The old man smiled and said, "How can I do that? This is Da Su's car."

Li Mazi circled the car twice in a particularly unsatisfactory manner, almost causing a flood by shouting: "Oh my God, how much does this cost? One screw on this tire is enough for an ordinary person to live for a month, right?" ?”

Although the old man had never met Li Mazi, he knew he was the friend I brought, so he said politely: "That's not serious, it's not that exaggerated."

I gave Li Mazi a hard look and asked him to save some face for me.

Dasu's expression was a little panicked, and there was confusion and a little fear in his eyes. I looked at him a few more times, and I guessed that the reason why the old fat man invited me all the way here had something to do with Dasu.

Just in time, the old fat man turned his head and saw me staring at Da Su. He nodded secretly to me, which confirmed my idea.

When Da Su and Li Mazi were not paying attention, the old fat man whispered in my ear: "Da Su has been in some trouble recently. I think it is probably related to the evil things! This guy has a lot of money and is stupid. You Just go ahead and show no mercy."

I smiled at him and slapped him hard on the back: "Who do you think I am!"

The old man grimaced in pain.

As the car drove towards the city, Lao Fei and I introduced our development in the past few years. He hasn't been Mr. Yin Yang for many years, but instead uses his savings to

I opened a restaurant in Harbin. It has developed well in recent years and has opened several branches. I am considered a very famous entrepreneur.

As soon as I heard that he opened a restaurant, I was immediately interested. The old man smiled and said to me: "Don't worry, I will go to my restaurant for dinner today at noon and let you try the authentic Northeastern cuisine."

Laofei's restaurant serves Northeastern's signature dish of iron pot stew. The dining table is the pot stand, and a large pot in the middle is stewing fragrant food. Several people gather around the iron pot and chat while drinking. It is very down-to-earth.

Li Mazi had never seen such a battle before and looked surprised. The old man explained to me: "What is stewed in the pot is fresh river fish. It is very delicious. You will know after you taste it."

He was talking very enthusiastically while picking up food for me. The man named Da Su had a frown on his face. He only picked up two chopsticks symbolically and kept drinking with his head down.

The old fat man glanced at him and said: "Da Su, don't drink alone. While your head is still clear, tell this friend about the strange things that happened in the past two days. He is the only one who can help you right now."

Da Su looked at me with some suspicion: "Help? Those things that even the elderly experts can't break. What can a young man with no experience in the world do?"

Li Mazi shouted unhappily: "How can you talk?"

I shook my head at Li Mazi and told him not to talk too much. The old fat man hurriedly stepped forward to be the peacemaker: "Da Su, you can't judge people by their appearance. Don't think that the few more years you live will mean anything. I am What a friend has experienced is enough to last you several lifetimes."

Dasu drank the white wine in his glass in one gulp, stared at me again and again, but still didn't speak.

I smiled at him and just kept eating.

The old fat man frowned somewhat unhappily: "Da Su, as a friend, you have encountered difficulties, so I invited my best friend to come over for you. This opportunity must not be missed and will never come back again. If you don't take advantage of it, I will I won’t care about you anymore.”

Da Su thought for a while, finally put the wine glass aside, and said inarticulately: "Okay, I'll say it! I encountered a very strange thing recently. People died on my construction site, and more than one died. Now the project has been completely stopped and we are about to breach the contract.”

He was obviously drunk, and it was impossible to speak clearly under the circumstances.

The old man sighed and explained to me: "Dasu and I have been friends for a long time. Ever since I opened my first restaurant, Dasu has often eaten in my restaurant and taken care of a lot of my business. Dasu Su recently contracted a project to develop a four-a-level resort mountain resort. The government was pressing for it. In order to start the construction as soon as possible, Dasu specially hired an engineering team at a high price, and also borrowed a lot from the bank for this purpose. Money. At that time, I advised him that it might be risky, but he refused to listen. He thought that after the project was completed, he would be able to collect the money and plug the hole in the bank, and earn more pension money. Who knew that the place to be developed was very weird, and it had just started? Something happened, and now people are in panic, and workers don’t dare to start work at all..."

"Weird? What's weird?" I asked curiously as my appetite was whetted.

"The area where the resort is being developed is an uninhabited forest. If you want to start construction, you have to cut down all the trees. But there is an old tree in the forest. Even ten people holding hands can't get around it. The local people It is called: Mr. Tree God, saying that it is a sacred tree with spirituality and will bless the nearby villages. Every festival, the villagers will spontaneously burn incense and place fruits as offerings. In order to protect this tree, the people also cooperate with Dasu’s There was an argument among my men, and during the argument, one of the workers hit the big tree with an axe, and guess what?"

The old man asked mysteriously.