Chapter 345 — A Happiness of Her Own — "The money... I received it..." Tang Yun said in a low voice. "Thank you..."
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When Tang Yun had still not returned from the yard after a long while, Mother Tang sent Xiaowei to look in on his sister. But the moment Xiaowei stepped out of the house he heard Tang Yun grinding her teeth and clawing at the air, saying she meant to slap Wei Zhao dead. Xiaowei got a fright and stared at his sister in bewilderment: "Is my brother-in-law a masochist? He's good to you, and you want to slap him dead?"
"What would a little brat like you know!" Tang Yun had not expected Xiaowei to come running out and hear her — she was mortified. "Get back inside, quick!"
"Oh... I get it. Hitting is love, scolding is affection... Xiaodan says that all the time too." Xiaowei nodded as though he had just seen the light, which only made Tang Yun so embarrassed she wished she could crawl into a crack in the ground.
Xiaowei went back happily together with Xiaodan, because Mother Tang had promised to go withdraw the money for them first thing the next morning.
And Xiaowei, naturally, called off the business of selling his kidney.
In a villa on the outskirts of Songshan City, a man covered in tattoos took a phone call and then, cursing under his breath, stormed over to a young man: "Brother Wen, that kid who'd agreed to sell his kidney has gone back on his word!"
"What? Backed out?" The young man called Brother Wen frowned at once. "How do you do your job? You can't even handle a trifle like this? If the Fire Wolf Gang hears of it and gets angry, never mind you and me — even my father can't bear the consequences! Kidney sources have fallen off badly lately. At this rate, my big brother will leave us far behind!"
"Brother Wen, I don't want it either, but nobody's selling kidneys these days. People have gotten smart. Unless they're desperate for money, they won't sell no matter what you say..." the tattooed man explained warily.
"Are you pig-brained? How much can you scrape up hunting kidney sources one by one? When I was studying abroad, I saw proper large-scale kidney-harvesting outfits over there! If nobody will sell, can't you people find someone to cut?" Brother Wen railed.
"Brother Wen, isn't that a bit too ruthless? If the police catch wind of it, we'll be in serious trouble!" The tattooed man was startled by the suggestion. "Even back when Brother De was around, he never dared be that brazen..."
"Brother De, my ass! It's Brother Wen who runs things now! Stop trotting out my big brother every chance you get!" Brother Wen gave a cold laugh. "If it weren't for him swindling people into selling kidneys on such a scale around here, would kidney sources in Songshan City be this tight right now?"
"Yes... yes..." The tattooed man realized he had let his tongue slip, and remembered that though Brother De and Brother Wen were blood brothers, they were rivals.
"Worried about the police? Can't you go grab the beggars and vagrants, cut out their kidneys, and as long as you don't kill them, no one will care!" Brother Wen said scornfully. "Who's the underworld boss of Songshan City? Get in touch with him — I'll pay him a visit!"
"The underworld boss of Songshan City is Li Cihua, but he's not the one who really calls the shots. His backer is in the provincial capital. Who exactly, I don't know either, but I've heard he's a man of considerable power..." the tattooed man explained. "Brother Wen, are we paying him a visit tonight?"
"Not tonight. I have more important matters. Tomorrow — tomorrow I'll pay this Li Cihua a visit!" Brother Wen nodded. "As for who stands behind him, we needn't concern ourselves with that, and there's no need to. Just as the Fire Wolf Gang stands behind us, and no one else need know it."
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