Chapter 2448 — Skis
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"So you're experts from the hidden Right family. I've given offense." The security captain nodded. "Since we've talked it out, let's consider the matter closed. Our paths don't need to cross..."
With that, he turned to the other guards. "Pick up Young Master Su. We're leaving!"
"Yes, sir!" The guards had come quickly and left just as quickly; in the blink of an eye they were already far away.
Most of the class was baffled—why had these people come in with such ferocity, only for Right Panhu to say a few words and send them packing?
Of course, that was also because they had been standing some distance away and hadn't clearly heard what Right Panhu and the security captain had said. Wei Zhao, however, frowned in thought—so it seemed he truly had underestimated the Fire Wolf Gang and the Red Conch. Their business holdings really were extensive.
Bai Lingtou was at that moment dining with the other teachers in a private room, and so had noticed nothing of the commotion outside. When Bai Weituo saw the matter resolved, naturally he felt no need to report it.
After lunch, Bai Lingtou led everyone to a shopping mall in the ski resort and announced: "You can rent skis here. I'll cover the rental cost, but anyone who wants to buy their own skis will have to pay for them personally."
Although everyone's money had been robbed along the way, the bank cards in their wallets were still there, and the shops here all accepted card payments. So a number of students, unwilling to use secondhand rental gear, preferred to buy a new pair of skis.
Kang Jinglong was one of them. Having offended Wang Xinyan earlier, he was thinking about how to make it up to her, so he quickly walked over to where Wei Zhao, Wang Xinyan, and Han Jingyi stood and said, "Xinyan, what kind of skis would you like? Shall I buy you a pair?"
This was also a pickup technique Kang Jinglong had learned from that book called *Faint Light of Old Dreams: The Prequel*. He actually knew nothing about skis, but before Wang Xinyan could speak, he put on the air of a seasoned expert and said to the shop owner, "Boss, do you have any skis specially designed for girls? I want the Mermaid brand!"
"Skis for girls, we do have, but the Entertainment brand..." The owner hesitated. "That brand doesn't sell particularly well. Maybe you'd like to choose another brand?"
"No need!" Kang Jinglong said with great certainty. "I want Mermaid brand skis. That's the brand, no mistake about it. Don't worry about anything else—just bring them to me. What, do you think there's no profit in selling this brand, that you won't earn enough? I can pay extra!"
Wei Zhao was somewhat speechless at Kang Jinglong's nouveau riche behavior—though the Kang family really was just that, nouveau riche. Kang the Divine Doctor had built his fortune on a single prescription, yet he barely understood medicine himself, and still called himself Kang the Divine Doctor...
"Buy your own. We'll go with another brand," Wei Zhao said flatly, glancing at the skis the owner had brought out.
"Wei Zhao, when it comes to fighting, you're the expert. But when it comes to skis, I'm the professional!" Kang Jinglong had made a point of studying up in books these past few days. Mermaid brand skis were of very good quality—that was why he had specifically asked for them by name.
"Fine. Don't come crying to me afterward." Wei Zhao answered mildly, then pointed at another brand of skis inside the display case. "I'll take these. Bring me three pairs—two women's, one men's."
"Certainly." The owner nodded, fetching a pair of Entertainment brand skis for Kang Jinglong and three pairs of the store's current best-selling skis for Wei Zhao.