Escape

Old Wood let out an "ah," turned around, and was about to leave when Blind and Bald grabbed him in a hurry. Whispering, he said, "Don't be in such a rush to kill Lin Qi. Find a way to stall for time, and wait until I get out of here!"

Old Wood looked stunned and asked, "Why? Wang Fugui gave me five thousand yuan..."

Blind and Bald said angrily, "Five thousand yuan is nothing! Once I get out, I'll give you fifty thousand!"

Old Wood instantly beamed with excitement, shouting, "Brother Blind, you're the one who said it!"

"Yes, I said it. Just make sure you don't kill Lin Qi!"

Blind and Bald repeated the warning multiple times before finally letting Old Wood go.

With Wang Fugui pulling strings behind the scenes, Old Wood was released without a hitch.

Wang Fugui greeted him personally and led him over to a battered, shabby van.

"Wang Fugui, everyone says you're loaded. Why on earth did you drive such a piece of junk to pick me up?" Old Wood picked his nose, looking utterly contemptuous.

"Hehe, I'm not rich. I'm dirt poor..." The truth was that Wang Fugui was terrified of Lin Qi tracking him down, which was why he had been so cautious when going out. However, there was no need to explain all that to Old Wood; even if he told him, Old Wood wouldn't necessarily understand.

"Whatever, I'll just bear with it. Usually, I only ride in Volkswagens," Old Wood said, putting on an arrogant air as he climbed into the car.

"Yes, yes, yes. Next time I'll definitely drive a Volkswagen to pick you up," Wang Fugui fawningly laughed as he slid into the driver's seat, muttering under his breath, "A Volkswagen is probably the only brand name you even know."

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, nothing..."

Wang Fugui started the car and drove forward.

"Old Wood, in a little while, I'll have someone disguise you as a security guard. Then you can sneak straight into Feihong Group and kill Lin Qi, understand?" Wang Fugui said while driving.

When getting Old Wood to commit murder, one couldn't use overly complicated plans—the guy simply wouldn't understand them.

Once Old Wood killed Lin Qi, it would inevitably cause a massive uproar, and he would be arrested by the special agents. But Wang Fugui wasn't worried, because Old Wood wasn't playing with a full deck and often couldn't even speak coherently. Even if Old Wood ratted him out, the agents wouldn't believe a word.

Taking a step back, even if the agents really decided to investigate him, Wang Fugui had ten thousand ways to slip away, not to mention the fact that he had Chai Wuyan backing him up from behind the scenes!

Old Wood was destined to play the role of the scapegoat.

Yet, Old Wood remembered what Blind and Bald had instructed him: he must not kill Lin Qi!

"Not today," Old Wood shook his head. "I'm busy today."

Wang Fugui asked with a frown, "What could you possibly be busy with?"

"I... I need to take a dump!" Old Wood's brain couldn't conjure up any other decent excuse.

"It's just taking a dump, go ahead then." Wang Fugui pulled the car over.

Old Wood had no choice but to get out and go squat by the roadside. After squatting for a while, his legs went completely numb, yet nothing came out.

Back in the car, Wang Fugui asked, "Can we go now?"

"No." Old Wood still shook his head.

"What is it this time?"

"I want a woman!" Old Wood declared. "Without a woman, I'm not in the mood to kill anyone."

Wang Fugui cursed inwardly, but had no choice to drive him to some shady pleasure house—the really cheap kind where everyone looked bizarre and it cost fifty yuan a pop.

Even so, Old Wood had a whale of a time, picking three women in a row until he was completely exhausted.

"Can we go now?" Wang Fugui asked.

"No." Old Wood shook his head yet again. "I'm tired. I'm going home to sleep, we'll talk about this tomorrow."

Wang Fugui blew his top instantly. "Old Wood, are you fucking playing with me? If you don't have the guts to kill him, give me my five thousand yuan back!"

"Who says I don't have the guts? I just said I'm tired..." Old Wood tilted his head and promptly fell asleep against the car window.

Utterly helpless, Wang Fugui could only drive Old Wood home first, planning to look for him again tomorrow.

Detention Center.

Blind and Bald begged every deity and kowtowed to every Buddha until he finally managed to get a chance to make a phone call.

His first call went to Tang Long.

"Tang Long, any news about the young master?"

"Yep, sure is!"

Blind and Bald lit up with immediate excitement. It seemed the president of Feihong Group really was the young master!

At the same time, a wave of intense anger washed over him. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Tang Long drawled leisurely, "You were locked up in detention, where was I supposed to tell you?"

"You knew I was locked up?"

"Duh!"

"Then why didn't you bail me out?"

"Hehe, you didn't come begging me, why on earth would I bail you out!"

Tang Long and Blind and Bald were habitual bickerers who never gave an inch to each other.

This time, however, Blind and Bald had no heart for verbal sparring, because Wang Fugui was plotting against Lin Qi!

Just as Blind and Bald was about to spill the beans, a thought suddenly crossed his mind: "Tang Long is always saying I'm useless. I can just use this opportunity to show off and let him see my worth."

With a chuckle, he said, "Fine, I'm begging you now. Hurry up and get me out of here."

Tang Long said gleefully, "What did you say? I can't hear you."

Blind and Bald had no choice but to speak with utmost earnestness, "Tang Long, President Tang, please be so kind as to get me out of here."

Tang Long burst into hearty laughter. "Alright! It's not often you beg me, so I'll reluctantly pull you out!"

In Huaijiang City, although Tang Long was merely a second-tier entrepreneur, pulling someone out of a detention center wasn't all that difficult.

He didn't even have to make a personal appearance; he just made a few phone calls, and the release order for Blind and Bald came through.

The moment he walked out, Blind and Bald rushed off without stopping to find Old Wood!