Chapter 91: Both Feel They’ve Made a Killing!

“Pah~!”

Wang Erkui spat on his fingers and began to count his haul.

There were five people in Qin Liu’s group. Li Xiangdong had kicked one out of commission, three had come after them, and the last one should have stayed at the market to take care of Qin Liu.

But who would have thought that in such a short time, all three unlucky pursuers would be taken down by Wang Erkui in the cornfield.

“Qin Liu’s gang is really rich.”

Wang Erkui counted several times but couldn’t figure out how much money he had. In the end, Li Xiangdong had to help him count it.

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“Which of those who bully and dominate the market isn’t rich? Besides, this money was probably what they used for trading crickets.”

Li Xiangdong pointed to the three cricket boxes placed beside them.

Wang Erkui nodded in agreement. He asked with a puzzled look on his face, “Brother Dong, how can Qin Liu and his men be so bold? Aren’t they afraid of the police?”

“Who knows.”

Li Xiangdong twitched his lips, thinking to himself, *Your guts are even bigger than theirs!*

*What you’ve done counts as kidnapping and robbery. If you get caught by the police, you’ll most likely face a firing squad!*

“Huh~”

Wang Erkui suddenly noticed a rock in Li Xiangdong’s hand that wasn’t there before. He asked, “Brother Dong, what are you doing with a field boundary stone?”

“This is a boundary stone?”

Li Xiangdong played dumb, carefully examining the rock in his hand.

“I was just thinking how nice this rock looks. If you hadn’t told me it was a boundary stone, I wouldn’t have known.”

Wang Erkui said with a simple smile, “What’s so nice about a broken rock?”

He then slapped his forehead, “I forgot, Brother Dong, you’re from Beijing. You’ve probably never seen the things we have in the countryside.”

“Mmm, I really haven’t. I’ll hold on to it and admire it for a while longer.”

Li Xiangdong wore a sincere smile, but thought to himself, *Your Brother Dong spent several years in the countryside, how could I not recognize a field boundary stone!*

*Brother, I’m worried you’ll get carried away! Empty-handed, I really can’t take you on!*

“Brother Dong, I also have a watch here. If you don’t want the money, you can have this watch.”

As Wang Erkui spoke, he tossed the watch into Li Xiangdong’s lap.

“I don’t want it!”

“Brother Erkui, keep it for yourself to use when you get married!”

Li Xiangdong quickly threw the watch back to Wang Erkui. Although he really wanted a watch of his own.

But was what Wang Erkui just threw into his lap a watch?

It was a time bomb!

In the middle of nowhere, if he took it, what if Wang Erkui felt unhappy about it?!

If he wanted it, he would have to wait until they were out of the cornfield…

Li Xiangdong urged, “Brother Erkui, let’s hurry up and go. Your father and the others must be looking for us. If we take too long, they’ll get worried.”

“Right, right, I was blinded by the money and forgot about my dad.”

Wang Erkui said as he stood up, stuffed a large wad of money and tickets into his pocket, picked up a cricket box in each hand, and led the way.

Li Xiangdong, holding the rock in one hand and the remaining cricket box in the other, walked behind, always maintaining a certain distance from Wang Erkui.

“Brother Dong, hurry up.”

“I know, I’m following you. It’s just that you’re walking too fast, and the corn leaves are hitting my face.”

This cornfield was quite large.

Li Xiangdong followed behind Wang Erkui for a long time before they finally emerged from it.

He now felt itchy all over. The red marks on his arms and neck from the corn leaves were particularly irritating.

Looking at the dirt road ahead and the villagers carrying hoes to the fields not far away.

Li Xiangdong took a deep breath. He was finally out.

Most importantly, his life was finally back in his own hands!

“Brother Erkui, those three you knocked out, will they be alright?”

“They’ll be fine, Brother Dong. You’re from the city, so you don’t know. The corn cobs are ‘drinking water’ right now. We farmers have to patrol the fields every day, worried about thieves coming to steal grain. Don’t worry, they’ll definitely be found soon.”

“That’s good.”

A weight was lifted from Li Xiangdong’s heart. He was just here to buy some crickets; he didn’t want to get involved in a homicide case.

As they walked along the dirt road, more and more people appeared. Li Xiangdong casually tossed the rock in his hand to the side of the road.

With his safety guaranteed, this thing was no longer needed.

When Li Xiangdong could see the main road of the county town in the distance, he quickened his pace and walked up to Wang Erkui, saying, “Brother Erkui, I was just thinking, you can’t keep that watch.”

Wang Erkui stopped at his words and looked at him, puzzled, “Why, Brother Dong? Didn’t you say I should keep it to use when I get married?”

Li Xiangdong sighed, “Sigh, I didn’t think it through at the time. Qin Liu’s gang suffered such a big loss at your hands, they definitely won’t let it go.”

Hearing this, Wang Erkui quickly defended himself, “They didn’t see my face. Can they just say whatever they want? I clearly went home long ago and am hoeing the fields with my brothers right now.”

Li Xiangdong was stunned for a moment. This guy had already thought of the beginning and the end!

“Then what if they see this watch? How will you explain it?”

This question stumped Wang Erkui. Let alone his village, even in their town, very few people wore watches.

If he took this watch back, unless he hid it and never wore it, word would eventually get to Qin Liu’s gang.

“That’s what I’m saying. Brother Dong, you take this watch. Can Qin Liu and his men find their way to Beijing?”

As Wang Erkui spoke, he put down the cricket boxes, took the watch out of his pocket, and stuffed it into Li Xiangdong’s hand.

“Huh~ Brother Dong, did you throw away that boundary stone?”

“Mmm, you said it was a boundary stone from the fields, so of course, its final destination is the fields.”

“Oh my, Brother Dong, what you said makes so much sense. It’s just like how I’m a farmer. I catch crickets just to earn a little spending money. In this life, even when I die, I’ll be buried in the fields.”

Li Xiangdong was trying on the watch, not paying any attention to what he himself had said. But hearing Wang Erkui’s words, how did the central idea get so elevated?

“Brother Dong, this watch fits you perfectly.”

“Brother Erkui is right.”

Li Xiangdong nodded in agreement. The length of the watch strap was just right. This was a blessing from heaven!

He examined the watch carefully. It was 80% new, not bad at all.

Taking off the watch and putting it in his pocket, Li Xiangdong said, “I don’t have any money on me right now. When I meet up with my two friends later, I’ll give you the money for the watch.”

“What are you talking about, Brother Dong? I don’t want money. If you insist on giving me money for the watch, then let’s split the money we took from those guys first.”

As Wang Erkui spoke, he took out a large wad of money and tickets, divided it into two stacks, and handed one to Li Xiangdong.

Wang Erkui had taken nearly three hundred yuan in cash and tickets from those three unlucky guys.

Half of that was 150 yuan, which was about the same value as the watch in Li Xiangdong’s pocket.

Why go through all that trouble? If he insisted on paying for the watch, Brother Erkui would be at a loss.

“Dongzi! Dongzi!”

“Brother Dong, we’re here!”

“My son Erkui, Dad is here!”

Seeing the three people running from a distance, Li Xiangdong said, “Brother Erkui, quickly put the money away. I won’t give you money for the watch, brother. When I come to find you to buy crickets next time, we’ll make up for it with friendship.”

“I know, Brother Dong.”

Wang Erkui nodded with a smile. He didn’t feel like he was at a loss either. He had always felt that for a country bumpkin like him to be able to call a Beijinger like Li Xiangdong a brother was already a great honor.

Plus, his Brother Dong would be coming to find him to buy crickets in the future.

Mmm, anyway, both of them felt they had made a killing