Chapter 129 Not asking for trouble

Chapter 129 Not asking for trouble

Chapter 129 Not asking for trouble
Li Changle and the others looked at Secretary Wang and said, "Listen, this is confessing without being asked."

"How could you do such a thing?" Secretary Wang pointed at Wang Mazi and felt that this was the first time he had seen such a stupid person since he became the village secretary.

Wang Laokou was so angry that he had nothing to say. He said humbly, "They did it. I will pay them whatever they owe me. Please forgive him this time because we are all from the same village."

Ge Changfa curled his lips and said, "The loss is there. I have 18 traps at home, and today I caught two big blue crabs in one trap, not counting other catches.

Now they have all been caught for me. Since we are all from the same village, I will pay five dollars for each net, not a cent less."

Chen Yongwei: "I have a lot of good stuff in my traps, including snow eels, conger eels, giant groupers, and everything else. You can count it yourself."

"The twelve traps I have at home were just put down," the other two also said.

Wang Laokou was dumbfounded after hearing this. The traps cost five yuan per bite, and if there were dozens of bites, wouldn't that cost hundreds of yuan? It was like cutting his flesh with a knife!

"You can't say that. No matter how many traps you put down, not every bite will be caught. Besides, the traps are there, so why do you want five dollars?"

"Not a cent less than five dollars." Li Changle took over and said, "I just mentioned these stolen items. Don't forget that there are still 45 people in my family who were stolen last time.
The cost of the trap materials, plus the labor and the catch, is 10 yuan per catch, 450 yuan in total. Plus the 20 traps this time, 100 yuan, not a penny less."

Wang Mazi roared, "At most, I cut off 20 or 30 traps, most of which were junk, and they were still ten yuan each. You've come to me with a bamboo pole, so why don't you go and rob them?"

"What's wrong with junk? It's also my money-making treasure. Who told you to steal my trap?" Li Changle sneered, "Don't put the hat of robbery on my head. My family never taught me to steal or rob."

Brother Li took over and said, "Although my Ah Le is a bit of a scoundrel, he has never taken anything valuable from others except stealing melons and picking a few fruits to eat since he was a child."

At this time, he was still arguing with the victim, and Secretary Wang was crying because of Wang Mazi's stupidity.

Wang Laokou was almost choked to death by Li Changle and his brother, "Your family didn't teach them, could it be that my family was taught?"

Li Changle spread his hands and looked at everyone, "Everyone is listening, did I just say that your son was taught to steal and rob by your family?"

"No, my brother didn't mention your family at all." Chen Yongwei said honestly.

The people standing by were having a hard time trying to hold back their laughter. How could they have encountered such a treasure?

Li Changle: "If you give 550, you won't have to go to jail, and you won't have a criminal record. The descendants of your Wang family can join the army, take the civil service exam, etc. Don't say 450, 4,500 is also worth it."

The prerequisite is that your Wang family should not be caught by the Maritime Administration when transporting the goods.

Secretary Wang looked at Li Changle in surprise. How did this guy know all this?
"Yes, yes, yes. I heard from them that as long as there is someone in the family who has been in prison, they will not recruit him." Chen Yongwei looked as if he had gotten a great deal.

"Yeah, we didn't ask you for more. Five dollars a bite is really cheap." Some people who originally thought that five dollars a bite was a bit expensive now felt that it was too little.

"..." Wang Laokou said with a humiliated look, "Ah Le, the loss of ten dollars per bite is nothing in the world. The ground traps that were swept away by the typhoon are only five dollars per bite at most."

Li Changle squinted at him, "If you don't compensate me for the twelve dollars you took away and the seven dollars you stole tonight, I'll report you to the police station!"

He knew exactly how much money could be made from running goods in his previous life. He bet that the Wang family would not dare to deal with the police, and he would definitely pay them money to compensate them.

Brother Li and the others finally understood what he meant by the starting price of five yuan.

It is said that people ask for a high price but pay a low price. Secretary Wang has never seen anyone asking for a higher and higher price. This guy really opened his eyes.

Seeing that Secretary Wang was not trying to smooth things over, Wang Laokou pointed at him angrily and said, "You just said ten or five yuan. Everyone heard it."

Ge Changfa and his friends all felt that their prices were too low and were ready to raise the price.

Secretary Wang stepped forward and said, "Ah Le, we have never paid more than ten yuan, not even ten yuan. They were wrong this time.

I'm standing in the middle and I'm going to say, don't say twelve, and don't say five, how about paying eight for the stolen goods and four for the ones that are still there?"

Mr. Wang knew a little about how much money his son-in-law's business made. The eldest son of the Wang family worked on a ship and earned a lot of money every year.

I heard that his drawer was full of ten-dollar bills, which was just a drop in the bucket for them.

Li Changle hesitated for a moment and said, "For your sake, the traps that were stolen during the typhoon will be sold at 10 yuan a bite, and the ones that were not stolen will still be sold at 5 yuan a bite. I won't accept a penny less than this price."

"How can there be any missing? Not a cent is missing." Wang Laokou was so angry that his face turned red. He said to the others, "This was not done by my Awang alone. There was also Abia. Each of our two families will pay half."

After hearing this, Ali became anxious and said, "We don't care who will pay the compensation. If we don't see the money today, we will send your Awang to the police."

"Yes, your Wang Mazi and A Biao did it together. If you don't pay, we will go to the police today."

The people present were unwilling to ask A Biao to pay compensation. How could his family get the money to compensate him, a poor idiot with dirty hands? "It's none of my business!" A Biao shouted, "Last time it was your A Wang who came to my house to call me and said he wanted to take revenge on A Le, and this time it's the same.

Right after you guys finished fighting, he came to my house that night and said he was going to punish them. He also asked me to keep an eye on Ah Le and Ah Wei and to call him whenever I saw them..."

"This was all Wang Jiawang's idea. I was just running errands. If you want me to pay you, I would rather you send me to the police station for two years."

He uncovered everything Wang Mazi had done.

Wang Mazi was so angry that he cursed inwardly, "You deserve to be cuckolded."

Li Changle looked at Secretary Wang and said, "If we keep this kind of person, he will be a nuisance. He might attack my family again in the future."

"If he dares to cause trouble again, break his legs." said Brother Li.

Wang Mazi shuddered with fear when he thought of his methods, and felt that all the people in the Li family were bad people.

"A Le, don't worry. If he dares to provoke you again, you don't have to send him to the police station. I will take him there myself." Wang Laokou said hurriedly, patting his chest.

Li Changle ignored him and turned to look at Secretary Wang, "You know, I made a verbal promise last time, but it didn't work at all.

I think it’s best if you put your promises on paper. If the Wang family does anything to harm my family again, we’ll settle the score this time.”

"Yes, yes, yes. Don't compensate us up front and then cause trouble for my family later. It's better to write an account to avoid trouble in the future." Ge Changfa and a few others also thought this was the best way.

Finally, Wang Laokou had no choice but to agree and asked Wang Mazi and A Biao to write a confession. Secretary Wang kept one copy, and the other people each kept a copy.

Wang Mazi and A Biao pressed their fingerprints, and Wang Laokou and his wife also came with money. When Zou Anü saw her depressed son, she rushed to him and cried out in rage.

"Wow...Where did they hit you? How could they have the heart to do that?"

Li Changle's ears hurt when he heard this, and he said sarcastically, "Oh my, Aunt Zou, we really didn't beat him. Feel him, his hands and feet are fine.
Don't howl so late at night. You'll wake people up and they'll all come to watch the fun. The Wang family is well-known, so it's a great honor!"

"I'm not dead, why are you howling?" Old Wang yelled at her, then with a sullen face he counted the money and gave it to Li Changle.

The compensation for forty-five traps was four hundred and fifty, and for twenty traps it was one hundred.

Ge Changfa, Ali and Amin's family won dozens of pieces. The three of them were so happy that their mouths were crooked with smiles. When they saw the thick stack of big unity in Li Changle's hand, they were envious and regretted that they set too few traps tonight.

Thinking of how Wang Laokou took out hundreds of dollars without even blinking an eye, he became even more envious. Everyone said that he had a good daughter, which was like raising a money tree.

Wang Laokou untied Wang Mazi and A Biao and took them away. Secretary Wang also went back to sleep yawning.

The remaining few people opened the sacks and looked for their own traps. After shaking them out, they saw that some of the traps still had fish in them.

Ge Changfa picked up a trap and said, "Ah Le, no matter whether it's new or old, they all look the same. Just take the one that looks similar."

"I recognize mine." Li Changle picked up one and found the L mark left when the trap was made. "This one is mine. Look, this is what my mother and Nan left on the edge of the fishing net when they made it."

"That's a good idea. We'll keep one like this next time to avoid confusion."

After the search, all the twenty traps that Li Changle had set were in the sack, and several people walked back with their own traps.

When they went up to the courtyard, they saw that the lights in Li Changle's house were still on. Li's father, Li's mother, and Zhou Ruonan's sister-in-law were in the house making a trap while waiting for a few people.

Mrs. Li saw the men, put down her fishing line and stood up, "Did Mr. Wang pay the money?"

"I'll pay you back!" Li Changle took out a thick stack of big unity notes from his net bag and placed them on the table. "Five hundred and fifty."

Father Li frowned and asked, "Why did you lose so much?"

"Uncle Tang..." Chen Yongwei described the incident vividly, "Hahaha, when Mr. Wang was counting the money, his hands were shaking with pain and his face turned black."

Mrs. Li laughed and said, "Ah Le is really amazing. He even got back the money he spent on eating our scale."

Father Li said worriedly, "Wang Mazi has suffered such a great loss, he will definitely not let it go."

"Dad, let me tell you, it's not that we tolerate him and he won't provoke us." Li Changle took out the confession letter, "As the old saying goes, ghosts are afraid of evil people. Only when he knows that you are not easy to mess with, he will not dare to provoke you."

Zhou Ruonan nodded, "A great man also said that it is better to strike with one blow than to strike with a hundred. Today, we have beaten the old man and Mr. Wang so hard that it hurts their bones. If they dare to do something bad again in the future, they will have to think twice."

(End of this chapter)