dognovel Chapter 114 An Encounter with Huang Qian
Chapter 114 An Encounter with Huang Qian
The scalper was looking around for customers when someone suddenly patted him hard on the shoulder. He was startled and ran away without looking back.
These days, being a scalper is a high-risk profession. If you get caught, you could end up in jail, so scalpers absolutely dare not be careless.
However, Liu Weidong reacted faster, grabbing the other man's arm and saying, "Why are you running? I have business to discuss with you."
The scalper turned his head and immediately recognized Liu Weidong, with whom he had done business before. He quickly laughed and said, "Oh, it's you! You scared me! Buddy, got some foreign exchange certificates again?"
Liu Weidong nodded and said, "We still need to exchange it for RMB, but this time there's a lot. Can you handle it?"
If someone else said that, the scalpers probably wouldn't take it too seriously. But Liu Weidong still vividly remembered exchanging over 700 yuan in foreign exchange certificates last time.
So when Liu Weidong said there were many, the scalpers didn't dare to be careless and quickly whispered to him, "Buddy, give me a straight answer, how many are there exactly?"
This time, Liu Weidong was also very careful. He first cautiously looked around before lowering his voice and saying, "Around ten thousand!"
The scalper thought he had misheard and instinctively asked loudly, "How much?"
"Keep your voice down!" Liu Weidong glared at the scalper. "Over ten thousand yuan, just tell me if you can afford it!"
The scalper quickly recovered from his shock and patted his chest to assure everyone, "Of course I can! You can ask around. I, Maotou, am quite capable. Don't even mention ten thousand, even..."
Liu Weidong impatiently interrupted the scalper: "Alright, enough nonsense. Let's stick to the exchange rate we agreed on last time. If there are no problems, then pay up!"
But the scalper looked troubled and said, "The price is fine, it's just... I don't have that much money!"
Liu Weidong frowned and said, "Didn't you just say there was no problem? Are you kidding me?"
The scalper quickly explained, "No way! I just didn't bring that much cash with me. It's all in the bank! Look, it's the bank across the street. I'll go get the money now. Wait for me, I'll be right back!"
Liu Weidong then realized that these days nobody carries that much money around, so he nodded slightly and said, "Then hurry up, don't keep me waiting too long!"
"Don't worry!" the scalper replied, then hurriedly crossed the traffic and ran towards the bank across the street.
Liu Weidong touched the foreign exchange certificates in his pocket and waited anxiously on the spot.
Waiting like this in front of the Friendship Store is as conspicuous as a firefly in the dark. Not only will it attract the attention of the joint defense team, but it might even attract pickpockets, which makes Liu Weidong very uneasy.
As the saying goes, "what you fear most is what happens," just as Liu Weidong was secretly worried, someone suddenly bumped into him heavily from behind.
"Pickpocket!" Liu Weidong reacted immediately, turning around and grabbing the woman tightly to prevent her from escaping. However, he quickly realized that the pickpocket was a slender young woman with a high ponytail!
At the same time, the pickpocket was also terrified, struggling and crying out, "Let me go!"
Liu Weidong thought the voice sounded familiar, and when he looked up, he was shocked and exclaimed, "Xiaoqian?"
This girl was none other than Huang Zhigang's beautiful daughter, Huang Qian!
"Uncle Liu!" Huang Qian recognized Liu Weidong, and her pure and pretty face turned red at a visible speed.
Liu Weidong then realized that their current position was extremely intimate. He wrapped his arms around Huang Qian's slender waist from behind, pressing the girl's delicate body tightly against his. If his right hand moved up just a few inches, it would grasp the budding nipples on the girl's chest.
As an experienced older man, Liu Weidong naturally knew what to do. As he released Huang Qian, he rushed ahead of her and complained, "Qian, why are you running so fast? Luckily I caught you, otherwise you would definitely have fallen!"
However, as the saying goes, "one should always be wary of others," while chatting with Huang Qian, Liu Weidong secretly checked the pocket where the foreign exchange certificates were kept. Only after confirming that the certificates were all there did he feel relieved.
Liu Weidong's interference made Huang Qian forget her earlier embarrassment and she exclaimed in fear, "Uncle Liu, someone is chasing me!"
As soon as Huang Qian finished speaking, three teenagers, around seventeen or eighteen years old, chased after her. The one in the lead was wearing a denim jacket and bell-bottoms; he was clearly a street thug.
The three men immediately surrounded Liu Weidong and Huang Qian. The leader looked Huang Qian up and down and said, "Little sister, don't run so fast. We just want to get to know you. We're not going to eat you, haha!"
Upon seeing this, Liu Weidong immediately understood that Huang Qian must have been targeted by these thugs, no wonder she was so scared!
The public security situation isn't great these days, which is when these petty thugs are most prevalent. These guys love to wait at the school gate after school, and if they see a pretty girl, they'll go up and chat her up; in their own words, it's called "picking up girls."
It's not good for a pure and pretty girl like Huang Qian to be targeted by this kind of person. Even if she's lucky, she might be harassed; if she's unlucky, she could be forcibly taken to a secluded corner and suffer even greater losses!
Thinking of this, Liu Weidong couldn't help but sigh softly, feeling quite helpless about this unexpected turn of events. If he hadn't known, it wouldn't have mattered, but now that he had happened to witness it, he couldn't just sit idly by.
So Liu Weidong calmly pulled Huang Qian back two steps, and after stepping out of the three men's encirclement, he said in a deep voice, "I know this girl. Please, brothers, be lenient and let her go. Let's just consider it as making friends!"
You can't just talk nonsense to this kind of thug. While greeting him, Liu Weidong took out a pack of Peony cigarettes and handed it to the leader, who was wearing bell-bottoms, with a smile.
Although these thugs looked respectable, most of them were actually struggling to make ends meet. Liu Weidong thought a pack of Peony cigarettes would be enough to get rid of them.
However, whether it was because Huang Qian was too beautiful, or because these thugs were too proud, the man in bell-bottoms slammed his cigarette to the ground and said viciously, "Damn it, do you think we're beggars? You think you can take us down with just a pack of cigarettes..."
Before the guy could even finish speaking, Liu Weidong took two steps forward and delivered a heavy punch to his chin. The man in bell-bottoms saw stars and collapsed to the ground.
Without hesitation, Liu Weidong kicked down another thug and strode towards the last one. The guy was intimidated by Liu Weidong's imposing presence and turned to run, abandoning his accomplices.
At the same time, Bell-Pants struggled to his feet, pulled a triangular scraper from his waist, and pointed it at Liu Weidong, saying viciously, "Damn it, I'm going to kill you today!"