Deep in the night, in the abandoned yard of the fertilizer plant, Qin Gang and Cao Yuqing, who had stayed for a long time, finally walked out one after another.
The appearance of the two immediately drew everyone's attention.
Everyone's eyes were sharp, like scanners, trying to discern something from the faces of this man and woman entangled in grudges, to satisfy their inner desire for gossip.
Qin Gang's expression was cold, as if he had become a different person, his heart sealed in cement, exuding an aura that warned strangers away.
As for Cao Yuqing's face, the slap mark was still very obvious, her pure face swollen and bruised.
Seeing this slap mark, Qin Chuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness!
"Boss, an hour is up!"
Bai Xiaoguang quietly approached.
"Let's wait a bit longer, it seems a bit far from here..."
Bai Xiaoguang nodded and left.
Around two-thirty, car lights finally appeared on the dark road ahead, and everyone's spirits lifted.
Not long after, the car arrived.
As soon as the car stopped, a woman ran towards Hai Kuisheng as if she were crazy.
This woman was petite, barely one meter sixty tall, and weighed less than fifty kilograms. She was quite good-looking.
But with Hai Kuisheng, it was like a beauty and a beast, creating a strong visual impact.
She was Hai Kuisheng's wife, Zhang Yuying.
Seeing Hai Kuisheng's bruised and swollen face, Zhang Yuying burst into tears. Hai Kuisheng fumbled to comfort her, and after a long while, her emotions finally calmed down.
"Did you bring what I asked you to bring?"
Hai Kuisheng asked.
Zhang Yuying nodded gently, her gaze calmly sweeping over the surroundings. As Hai Kuisheng's wife, she was certainly not comparable to ordinary women. Facing such a situation, she showed no fear.
Hai Kuisheng walked to the car and opened the trunk, taking out a large leather suitcase.
"Brother Qin, come and take a look!"
Qin Chuan strode closer, but Bai Xiaoguang stepped ahead, blocking Qin Chuan, his face full of vigilance and caution.
Qin Yang, Chen Jinyu, and Hong Jinlong also gathered around. Only Qin Gang remained with a cold face, his heart sealed in cement, indifferent to anything outside.
Under the gaze of many eyes, the large suitcase was opened.
Even though they were prepared, seeing the thick stacks of banknotes piled inside the suitcase made everyone's heart tremble.
There was a fundamental difference between the numbers on a bank card and real, tangible cash.
At this moment, in the suitcase placed on the ground, a thick stack of banknotes, at a rough glance, amounted to at least two to three million.
"This is all the cash I had at home. I know it's not enough, so I also had my wife bring gold bars!"
Hai Kuisheng explained, "The gold bars are underneath."
As he spoke, he casually pushed aside a stack of banknotes, like throwing away trash, revealing a row of golden objects.
They were indeed gold bars, cut very neatly and standardly, reflecting an incredibly alluring glow under the light.
At this moment, even Qin Chuan, seeing the golden color, couldn't quite control his heartbeat.
It seemed this was the first time he had encountered so much gold since his rebirth.
"What's the price of gold now?"
Qin Chuan quietly asked the person next to him.
"Boss, the price of gold is around ninety yuan per gram now."
Chen Jinyu replied first.
Qin Chuan didn't have time to marvel at how cheap gold was now. He squatted down, picked up two gold bars to examine, and after confirming they were genuine, asked, "How many gold bars are there?"
"There are fifty in total!"
Zhang Yuying said.
"The current gold price is around 90 yuan per gram, and a standard gold bar weighs 116 grams. Your gold adds up to just over 520,000."
Chen Jinyu calculated the price of all the gold first.
"How much cash is here?"
"Two million eight hundred thousand!"
Zhang Yuying said.
"Son of a bitch, this is what you call no money?"
"Who has so much cash lying around at home! Damn you, you scoundrel!"
Bai Xiaoguang cursed Hai Kuisheng profusely. The others also glared at Hai Kuisheng with anger. This fat pig was too cunning and deceitful, never speaking the truth.
Hai Kuisheng could only offer an embarrassed smile, not daring to say anything else.
"These numbers are also wrong. We agreed on five million, but the gold bars and cash combined are only a little over 3.3 million, a shortfall of 1.7 million from five million."
Qin Yang spoke.
Bai Xiaoguang immediately strode towards Hai Kuisheng, his face menacing.
"What are you doing? What are you doing?!"
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuying pulled Hai Kuisheng behind her, her seemingly delicate physique exuding an unexpected power.
"What am I doing? Of course, I'm asking your man for money!"
"Your man defrauded us of three million, and he's trying to fool us with this? Do they think we're fools?"
Bai Xiaoguang said.
"Who says we didn't bring enough money? Why are you in such a hurry!"
Zhang Yuying, unfazed by Bai Xiaoguang's fierce expression, said calmly, "Go open the car door. There are still some things in the back seat."
Bai Xiaoguang frowned. Chen Jinyu, standing beside Qin Chuan, quickly went to the car and opened the door. Indeed, there were more things inside.
"Be careful, it's all antiques!"
Zhang Yuying cautioned.
Hearing it was antiques, Chen Jinyu, who was about to reach for them, quickly withdrew his hand and looked at Qin Chuan.
Antiques were a murky business. No one present understood them, and if they encountered fakes, the loss would be significant.
Qin Chuan also frowned. He was an amateur in the antique business, and even in his previous life, he had rarely dealt with them.
"Didn't I already tell you not to bring antiques, only cash!"
Qin Chuan said directly.
Hai Kuisheng became anxious: "Brother, if I had the cash, why would I go through all this trouble!"
"You're leaving tonight, aren't you? Where can I find so much cash in the middle of the night!"
At this moment, Qin Gang walked over. He seemed to have regained his composure.
"Xiao Chuan, we can't leave yet. I need to go to the bank to settle all the debts."
After such a major incident, business in Jinling City was impossible to continue, and he also wanted to leave this sad place.
"Third brother, our actions tonight have gone a bit off course. We must obtain leverage equivalent to Hai Kuisheng's to ensure everything is safe."
Qin Gang also came over, offering advice.
"Who said we were leaving tonight? We have a lot of things to deal with after dawn, and we haven't planned to leave Jinling City yet."
Qin Chuan had no intention of leaving Jinling City tonight. All of this was staged by him for Hai Kuisheng; otherwise, the other party would not have handed over the money so easily.
Qin Gang had too many matters to attend to here, how could he just leave?
"You're not leaving?"
Hai Kuisheng was very surprised. Logically, wouldn't leaving as soon as possible after such an event be the smartest move?
"If we just leave like this, and you turn around and report us for kidnapping and extortion, even if we return to our hometown, we'll be in a lot of trouble, won't we!"
Qin Chuan said with a cold smile.
Hai Kuisheng's eyes flickered, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "Brother, you're joking. This was my mistake in the first place, how could I possibly call the police?"
"Heh!"
Facing Hai Kuisheng's words, Qin Chuan merely gave a contemptuous smile. He did not trust this cunning fat pig one bit.
"Trust is the most forbidden thing in people's hearts. Uncle Hai, you and your companions will have to inconvenience yourselves and stay with us for another day tomorrow!"
Hai Kuisheng's expression changed, and Zhang Yuying's expression also quickly turned grim.
"You're still short of 1.7 million in cash. When the bank opens tomorrow, I believe this money will arrive soon."
"Someone, go and thoroughly inspect this car for any communication devices, and Madam Hai will also have to be searched."
Qin Chuan said loudly.
As soon as he spoke, Hai Kuisheng and Zhang Yuying's bodies trembled. They instinctively exchanged a glance, then quickly regained their composure.
"Ma Xiaolian, come and search your boss's wife."
Qin Chuan asked Ma Xiaolian to come over.
Ma Xiaolian had completely betrayed Hai Kuisheng and his wife tonight, so this search task was quite fitting.
Ma Xiaolian approached hesitantly. She knew this well and could only suppress her fear. Under everyone's gaze, she carefully patted down Zhang Yuying's body.
"Nothing!"
The final result was, of course, nothing. Hai Kuisheng said with a slightly mocking tone:
"Brother, aren't you being too cautious? While caution is good in the jianghu, one can't make many friends..."
Qin Chuan did not reply, standing quietly to the side.
At this time, Bai Xiaoguang and Chen Jinyu were meticulously searching the car driven by Zhang Yuying.
When Chen Jinyu reached under the driver's seat, he suddenly touched something hard and pulled it out.
Upon clearly seeing what was in his hand, his pupils contracted, and he shouted, "Boss, there's a gun in the car!!!"
After speaking, he raised what he was holding.
When everyone saw it clearly, their faces all changed dramatically.
At the same time, the faces of the couple, Hai Kuisheng and Zhang Yuying, changed even more drastically.