Chapter 165 — Threat and Counter-Threat: "I Am a Spokesman Pushed to the Front." Li Cihua Said with Some Pride: "My Standing and Prestige in Songshan City Should Be Very Clear to You! From That Alone You Can See How Powerful the Boss Behind Me Is."
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"Big talk? I can do that too."
Wei Zhao said, "I tell you my master is the world's king of killers. Do you believe me?"
"..." Li Cihua plainly did not believe him, rolling his eyes. "All right, enough of that. Let's talk about you. Why are you sticking by Gu Mengyao's side? Isn't it for money? As for her looks... heh, Gu Mengyao is certainly beautiful, but what does a green little girl know compared to a mature woman who knows how to look after a man? With money, what kind of woman can't you have?"
"Heh..." Wei Zhao listened as Li Cihua rambled on.
"Let's talk about working together." Li Cihua said, "Our boss has never been short of money! If you work with us, what you get will be more than money. Once the job is done, beauties and rank will fall right into your hands! Just like me."
Are you so impressive? Wei Zhao wanted to laugh but could not manage it. Pitiful, this man was truly pitiful, thinking that serving as someone's pawn was already something great. Toward such a man, Wei Zhao was really too lazy to deal another blow.
"How would we work together? You want me to come over and help you? Or play the mole like in Infernal Affairs?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Either way works, as long as you are willing." Li Cihua said, "Your skills should be no weaker than Li Yao's, right?"
"Who is Li Yao?" Wei Zhao did not know the pretty boy's name.
"The man whose arm you broke earlier." Li Cihua explained.
"Heh, maybe." Wei Zhao did not answer the question head-on.
"In Songshan City your skills rank among the very best. If you are willing to come and help me, I am sure the boss will pay a high price once he hears of it." Li Cihua said, "Of course, you can also stay beside Gu Mengyao as our plant and go on enjoying your life of money and beauties. We will pay you a separate sum as well. When the crucial moment comes, you will only need to play the crucial part."
"You have thought it through nicely, but it would be very hard to pull off." After hearing him out, Wei Zhao refused outright. "First, I am very satisfied with my life now. Gu Pengzhan pays me plenty, enough to spend. Second, I am quite comfortable as I am and have no wish to risk myself on some high-difficulty mission like lying low. So I am sorry, I do not accept your proposal."
"Mr. Lin, I hope you will think carefully before you speak." Li Cihua said, "Now that I have said this much, do you think you still have any choice left?"
"Are you threatening me?" Wei Zhao lifted his head and looked at Li Cihua.
"You may take it that way." Li Cihua smiled faintly. "Call it advice, or call it a threat."
"Good, I understand." Wei Zhao rose to his feet. "Anything else? If not, I am off. I am going home to sleep."
"So is that a yes or a no?" Li Cihua asked. "Or do you want to think it over?"
"No need to think. And I will not agree." Wei Zhao said, "I have already made myself very clear. We will meet again if fate allows."
"When you walk out that door, if you still have not changed your mind, I hope you will not regret it." Li Cihua frowned. He had not expected Wei Zhao to respond to neither reason nor force. To his mind, Wei Zhao must have been bewitched by that little chick Gu Mengyao, and what Wei Zhao had said about 'going home to sleep' must have been hinting at just that.
It had to be said that Li Cihua's mind was truly filthy and sordid, stuffed full of obscene thoughts. "Heh." Wei Zhao pushed the door open to leave, and Li Cihua's face twisted out of shape!
Before this, he had been brimming with confidence when he summoned Wei Zhao to see him, even going so far as to admit frankly that the bank kidnapping had been his own work. His aim had been to win Wei Zhao over and pull him onto his own boat!
As he saw it, every man had his price. So long as the profit he could offer was rich enough, Wei Zhao would surely abandon Gu Mengyao's side and turn to his camp.