Chapter 35: Zhou Jinghui Scared Witless

Chen Xuewen and Li Eryong stepped out of the villa, rounded the corner, and found Lai Hou and Li Tiezhu waiting there.

Seeing them emerge, Lai Hou hurried over, asking with concern, "How did it go? What did Zhou Jinghui say?"

Li Eryong shrugged. "What else could he say? He threw us right out. If he hadn't wanted to avoid a brawl in his own home, we probably would have been carried out."

Lai Hou’s eyes widened. "Seriously? What actually happened?"

Li Eryong recounted the events inside the house, repeating Chen Xuewen’s demands word for word.

After listening, Lai Hou was stunned. "Old Hei only takes twenty percent, and you walked in there demanding sixty? Anyone would have blown a fuse. It’s a miracle Zhou Jinghui didn't lay a hand on you; he was being polite!"

Li Eryong looked at Chen Xuewen helplessly. "Wen, what exactly are you thinking?"

Chen Xuewen didn't answer. He stood there gazing at Zhou Jinghui's house from a distance, lost in thought.

Lai Hou scratched his head. "Brother Wen, we’re too weak. We’re no match for Zhou Jinghui. Going to him like this is pointless. Why don't we find other ways to make money, build ourselves up, and come back when we have the strength to negotiate?"

Chen Xuewen shook his head. "No. I’ve set my sights on those video game arcades of his. He’ll give them up, whether he wants to or not."

Lai Hou’s eyes bulged. "Brother Wen, you... you’re actually planning to take them by force?"

Chen Xuewen gave a faint smile. "If he won't give them up, then we take them."

He tapped Lai Hou on the shoulder and pointed toward the villa. "Lai Hou, can you pick these locks?"

Lai Hou took a look. "No problem. But what are you planning to do?"

Chen Xuewen smiled and slowly laid out his plan.

Lai Hou and Li Eryong exchanged glances. Chen Xuewen’s plan was absolutely insane.

Li Eryong swallowed hard and whispered, "Are we... are we really going to do this?"

Chen Xuewen nodded calmly. "He needs to know what fear is. Otherwise, why would he ever willingly hand over those arcades?"

Li Eryong looked at Lai Hou, who nodded back. "I think it’s worth a shot. We’ve already offended Zhou Jinghui anyway. If things go south, we can just run and go into hiding for a while."

Seeing that Lai Hou was on board, Li Eryong sighed and nodded. "Fine, let’s do it."

Shortly after, Lai Hou went to a nearby hospital and stole some medication from the pharmacy. These were anesthetics.

Chen Xuewen mixed the drugs into some sausages, and once everything was prepared, he sat in the alley outside the villa, waiting quietly.

It wasn't until two or three in the morning that Chen Xuewen took the sausages and crept into the backyard of Zhou Jinghui's villa.

The two guard dogs were chained in the back. When Chen Xuewen arrived, the dogs sensed movement and let out a few whimpers, thinking a passerby was near.

Judging the distance, Chen Xuewen tossed the sausages inside. The dogs barked twice but soon fell silent. They approached the sausages, sniffed them, and began to devour them greedily.

Within moments, over a dozen sausages had been consumed, and the dogs quickly drifted into a deep sleep.

Chen Xuewen paced the perimeter a few times to ensure the dogs were truly unconscious before quietly making his way to the front door.

Lai Hou was waiting there. Chen Xuewen waved him forward. "Do it."

Lai Hou pulled out his tools, and within a few moments, the lock on the front door clicked open.