Chapter 627 — Tip-Off
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"Buy, my ass—where's the money?" At the thought of one meal today having cost him several hundred thousand, An Liwen's heart bled. How could he bear to spend money buying kidneys? How many kidneys would he have to cut out to cover the cost of tonight's dinner?
"This..." The tattooed man had not expected An Liwen to be in such a temper, and he did not dare make another sound.
"Useless thing. If Gaya Village is no good, can't you go to another village? I hear Bianjia Village up north is very poor too—lots of people there are unregistered, not even on the household rolls. Can't you go there?" An Liwen snapped.
"Yes, yes! We'll go to Bianjia Village next!" the tattooed man hurriedly answered.
"All right, don't call me unless it's important. I have proper business to attend to here!" An Liwen hung up, cursing under his breath, put away his phone, and turned to head back to the private room.
Wei Zhao slipped into the restroom nearby in a flash. Naturally, An Liwen had not seen that Wei Zhao had just been behind him, eavesdropping on his call.
If Wei Zhao's guess was right, this An Liwen was most likely the mastermind behind the kidney-harvesting ring. But whether he harvested kidneys or not mattered little to Wei Zhao; as long as the knife never fell on himself or his friends, Wei Zhao truly could not be bothered with him.
But since Qiu Lingshan had come begging to him, and Wei Zhao had promised to help her, he decided to help her this once. Seeing that no one was in the restroom, Wei Zhao dialed Qiu Lingshan's number.
In fact, this whole floor consisted of luxury private rooms, each with its own washroom, so the public restroom was all but deserted. Apart from the waitstaff, the guests almost never went out of their way to come here.
"Wei Zhao!" Receiving Wei Zhao's call, Qiu Lingshan felt an inexplicable surge of delight. Though she did not know what he wanted with her, her intuition told her it must be something good!
"There's a Bin Village north of the city - it deserves close attention." Wei Zhao wasted no words, passing straight to Qiu Lingshan what he had overheard from An Liwen.
"Bin Village?" Qiu Lingshan was taken aback, but the meaning behind Wei Zhao's words dawned on her in an instant! Could this be the kidney-harvesting syndicate's next target? A jolt of excitement shot through her. Though she found it rather strange how Wei Zhao had come by the information, Qiu Lingshan was far too shrewd to ask.
Wei Zhao's extraordinary nature was something Qiu Lingshan had witnessed with her own eyes. Playing the part of an obedient, endearing dimwit, she also knew that Wei Zhao would certainly not appreciate being peppered with questions day and night like a walking encyclopedia.
"All right, I've got things to see to - I'll hang up now." Hearing faint footsteps coming down the corridor, Wei Zhao told Qiu Lingshan swiftly.
"Thank you! Your dimwit girl will treat you to a meal another day - you've really done her a huge favor!" Qiu Lingshan said in a voice so gentle and sweet it could melt stone.
Wei Zhao made no reply at all and simply cut the line.
Staring at the call-ended prompt on her phone, Qiu Lingshan was so furious her teeth ached. When had she ever groveled like this? And Wei Zhao couldn't even be bothered! But then, just as quickly, her spirits deflated again - who was there to blame but herself? She was the one in need of Wei Zhao's help.
Forget it - just chalk it up to a lover's coquettish little act. Thank heavens no third person ever knew about it! Qiu Lingshan consoled herself.
Only by thinking this way could she salvage a shred of balance. Otherwise, what right did she have to humble herself so completely?