portable space

After the driver stopped the car, Zhang Taiping asked: "Is this Luolong District?"

The driver just nodded and said nothing. After Wang Gui, who was sitting on the passenger seat, paid the money, he quickly drove away without saying a word, as if saying another word would bring bad luck.

The fat man looked at the taxi that was running away, and said with a smile: "It seems that our conversation scared the driver."

Wang Gui also smiled and said: "Maybe he was treated as a few lunatics."

The fat man asked: "Is there any detailed information? It's hard to find just a person's name and a general location."

Zhang Taiping shook his head: "That's all I have. But from the person's tone, Zhang Donglai seems to be quite famous. Let's ask someone first."

"That's all we can do." The fat man nodded.

In fact, the taxi drivers in the city are relatively well-informed, and they know a lot about things. But the driver was so frightened by the conversation just now that he looked at everyone with crazy eyes and tried to avoid them.

It's too late to talk anywhere.

I found an antique store. The reason why I was looking for this kind of store was because Zhang Taiping guessed that the person he was looking for might also be a martial arts practitioner. He was a strange person who was different from ordinary people. The people who opened the antique store also dealt with some relatively unusual people.

People are more likely to know each other.

When he saw several people walking into the store, the old shopkeeper who was leisurely drinking tea put down his teacup and asked, "What do you want?"

Zhang Taiping said: "We are not here to buy anything. We want to inquire about someone from the old gentleman."

The old shopkeeper didn't show any impatience on his face: "Oh? Who is he?"

"I wonder if Mr. Zhang has ever heard of Zhang Donglai?"

"Zhang Donglai?" The old shopkeeper frowned and thought for a while, shaking his head and saying, "I seem to have heard of this name somewhere, but I don't recognize it myself."

Zhang Taiping was thoughtful and asked: "Does the old gentleman know there is a martial arts school in Luolong District?"

"I know a lot about this." The old shop owner said, "There are several martial arts schools in the east part of the district."

"Thank you, sir, for bothering me."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."

After leaving the antique shop, Wang Gui said: "Although the shop owner doesn't know who Zhang Donglai is, he has heard of it, which means that this person is somewhat famous, so it will be easier to find him."

Zhang Taiping thought about it, nodded and said: "Let's change the method. Instead of looking for people, first find a martial arts school and take a look. This family also has some martial arts connections, and the possibility of opening a martial arts gym is not small, even if it is

You can't find him in the martial arts hall, but it is relatively easier to find out about this person in the martial arts hall."

Then the few people stopped asking about people. In such a large administrative area, there are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people. Looking for a person is like looking for a needle in a haystack. They started asking about the location of the martial arts school. They asked several companies about the situation they had obtained and the antique.

The old shop owner said the same thing, pointing to the east of the district.

After getting into a taxi again, Zhang Taiping didn't talk about anything that could cause misunderstanding this time. He directly asked the driver: "Master, do you know there is a martial arts gym in the east part of the district?"

The driver thought for a while and gave an unexpected answer: "Not sure."

I don’t know if the driver really doesn’t know or if he knows and doesn’t want to say it. In any case, I can’t force him to say it.

Zhang Taiping had no choice but to say: "Then drive to the east side of the district and stop."

I don’t know whether it’s because taxi drivers in Luoyang don’t like to talk so much or because Zhang Taiping and the others don’t look like good people and are too oppressive. Although this driver didn’t have the weird look in his eyes like the previous one along the way, he didn’t either.

How to speak? When asked, there are always answers.

After getting off the car, the fat man asked a little helplessly: "Don't I look like a good person?"

Zhang Taiping smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Who knows."

After looking at the time, it was almost noon, Zhang Taiping said: "No need to worry, let's find a place to eat first."

He found a small restaurant, sat down and ordered some food. After eating, Zhang Taiping called the boss and asked: "Boss, I want to ask you something."

The boss asked enthusiastically on the outside but wary on the inside: "What's going on?"

"I wonder if the boss has heard of Zhang Donglai here?"

"I've never heard of it. I'm not a local and I just came here to do business, so I'm not familiar with it yet." The boss remained enthusiastic, but did not provide any information.

"Do you know how to get to the martial arts gym nearby?" Zhang Taiping retreated and asked for the next best thing.

This time the boss did not shirk the blame and said: "I know this..."

Just at this moment, I suddenly heard a clang at the front desk, and then an arrogant voice came over: "Boss, the bill is here, hurry up, there are many more houses behind, and my buddy is very busy today."

The boss's expression changed, and he said to Zhang Taiping and others, "Excuse me."

Zhang Taiping and others also followed the sound and looked over, only to see three young men with short hair and smoking cigarettes leaning on the front desk and shouting. This looked like they were not normal bill collectors.

Needless to say, everyone can guess what he does. He is nothing more than a little gangster collecting protection money.

The boss walked over and took out a stack of money, nodded and handed it over, saying, "It's already been prepared. Just click on it. It's eight hundred yuan a piece."

One of the three people nodded and said: "There are still two hundred left."

The boss changed his face slightly and said, "Eight hundred is enough. If you don't believe me, please order more."

"Eight hundred is true, but that was last month. From this month onwards it becomes one thousand."

"One thousand? This..." The bitter look on the boss's face became even stronger.

The bill collector blew out a puff of cigarette and glanced sideways at the boss and said, "What? You don't want to give? If you don't want to give, brothers won't make things difficult for you."

"No, no, give it! Why don't you give it?" If you don't give it, you won't lose a thousand yuan, so I can only take out another two hundred yuan and hand it over with a bitter smile on my face.

After the bill collector took the money, he patted the boss on the shoulder and said: "You are wise, I wish the boss a prosperous business and great wealth."

"Blessings, blessings." The boss smiled and said, "I wonder if some of you can tell me why two hundred yuan was suddenly added. Wasn't it always eight hundred before?"

The bill collector threw away his cigarette butt and said, "Isn't this an economic crisis? Prices are soaring, but wages are not rising. Money is worthless, so we can only charge more."

The boss didn't expect this man to say such words, and there was nothing but a wry smile on his face.

Seeing the fat man here, he couldn't stand it anymore. Although he usually looked a bit joking and unreliable, he did not lack a sense of justice, so he was about to get up. Only a hand pressed on his shoulder to stop him from getting up.

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Wang Gui said: "This matter cannot be managed. After all, we are not from here. Today you dealt with those three people, but after we left, the boss will suffer tomorrow. In the end, the losses will be even greater, and even personal safety will not be guaranteed."

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Zhang Taiping also said: "There is no way to control this kind of thing. Even if we are sent to the police station, it will still be like this after we come out."

The fat man smiled bitterly and said: "It makes me uncomfortable to see that arrogance. How much money can this shop make in a month? I have to lose a thousand yuan to feed these guys."

"Spent money to eliminate disasters and buy peace of mind." Wang Gui said, "If you can't do business safely, let alone lose a thousand yuan, you probably won't even have a place to stand. These little gangsters have many tricks to make people happy."

There’s no way to do business.”

The fat man calmed down, frowned and said, "Why haven't you seen this kind of thing in Xi'an?"

Wang Gui said: "The more prosperous the place, the less likely it will appear. The larger the store, the less likely it will appear. This kind of situation will only appear in places that are not very prosperous and the security management is not very strict, and the protection fees are all

Some small shops with no foundation.”

"Well, there's really no way to explain this world." The fat man shook his head and said.

Seeing the three people going out with the money, Zhang Taiping winked at Wang Gui and said to the fat man: "Although I can't control this kind of thing, I can teach these three people a lesson."

Wang Gui and the fat man understood each other, and the four of them stood up and followed the three others out of the small restaurant.