Chapter 428 — Catching a Few Thieves
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But today he had run into a wall named Wei Zhao—the greatest pillar he leaned on no longer held.
"Not just no match for him! Uncle Yan never even got a strike in. Wei Zhao slapped him flying with one palm—it was an instant kill!" Bu Ruoming shuddered at the memory. Clearly Wei Zhao had never used his full strength when slapping him in the past; otherwise, if Uncle Yan could be sent flying, wouldn't his own head have been slapped clean off?
"Instant kill..." Zou Tiandi's mouth twitched. He had assumed Uncle Yan fought Wei Zhao before losing, but now it seemed that Wei Zhao's strength must be far above Uncle Yan's. "Ruoming, do you think we should buy some gifts and pay Wei Zhao a visit, then admit our fault?" Zou Tiandi asked after a moment's thought.
"That... I don't know either, but for now, probably not?" Bu Ruoming shook his head. "Wei Zhao's still furious right now—going over there would be courting death. Once some time has passed and this has blown over, we can go apologize, and it should be fine then, no?"
"True enough!" Zou Tiandi nodded. "These next few days, I'll see if I can pull some strings and visit Uncle Yan, to get a clear picture of Wei Zhao's true strength!"
"That works too—know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with a hundred victories!" Bu Ruoming trotted out an idiom.
"A hundred victories my ass! Even if you knew his strength, we still couldn't win! Unless we get to know someone even more powerful!" Zou Tiandi cursed. "With just the two of us—don't even dream of it in a hundred years!"
"Ah... I suppose that's all we can do..." Beyond the fear, Bu Ruoming felt a sliver of resentment. Being bullied and having no choice but to swallow it made him deeply uncomfortable.
Zou Tiandi parked the car at the entrance to the flower-bird-fish market, and he and Bu Ruoming got out. This market was his; normally Bu Ruoming's men watched over the place, so nothing ever went wrong. The annual rent alone brought in tens of millions—a business that turned a steady profit.
"Son of a bitch! Whose beat-up car is parked in my private spot right at the entrance?" Zou Tiandi frowned and cursed. There was no parking spot painted at the main entrance, but when cars were plentiful, it got used anyway.
Only today there were very few cars, and yet this spot was still taken, which naturally irritated Zou Tiandi—it was his own private spot for every visit.
"A beat-up van! Have someone find out which shopkeeper's delivery vehicle this is. Asking for a beating, is he? Tomorrow have Ruoguang fine his family a bit of money!" Zou Tiandi was in a foul mood and vented his anger elsewhere.
"Huh?" Zou Ruoming got out and looked where his father was cursing, and nearly stumbled to the ground! Because he recognized that van—wasn't it Wei Zhao's?
"Dad, stop cursing, please, stop! Look at that license plate..." Bu Ruoming hurried to cut off his father's tirade, terrified Wei Zhao might hear.
"What about the plate? What's so interesting about a license plate?" Zou Tiandi said dismissively, thrusting out his big belly as he headed into the market.
"It's Wei Zhao's car!" Bu Ruoming said. "Wei Zhao has come to the flower-bird-fish market?"
"What?" The moment Zou Tiandi heard the car belonged to Wei Zhao, he jumped in fright. Thank goodness he hadn't acted on impulse just now and called security to tow the car away—otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable! Zou Tiandi broke out in a cold sweat and turned to leave: "Ruoming, let's go, we'd better not stay here..."
Bu Ruoming hesitated. He hadn't gotten his saplings yet, and surely they wouldn't run into Wei Zhao by such a coincidence? So he said, "Let's go straight to the office and wait until Wei Zhao leaves before we come out?"
"That works too!" Zou Tiandi nodded, and he and Bu Ruoming walked into the flower-bird-fish market. The guard at the entrance spotted Zou Tiandi and immediately called out loudly, "Good day, President Zou!"