White Paper Fan first used the name Song Tianyao to test the waters and found that Ren Chunsheng reacted to the name. He then knew what was going on.
Then they continued drinking, making no mention of the incident that had just occurred. The second incident was when Fuyixing's underlings went to cause trouble for Song Tianyao, but were scared away by Song Tianyao revealing that he was a police academy student.
Further inquiries into Ren Chunsheng's statements.
After this happened several times, without White Paper Fan even having to ask, Ren Chunsheng took the initiative to say that Song Tianyao was not a student at the police academy and would not be recruited in the future. When White Paper Fan asked out of curiosity, he revealed the reason all at once, fueled by alcohol.
Liu A Quan, who runs a fruit shop in the Squatter Area of Jialin Road, is a distant cousin of Ren Chunsheng's concubine. He had long coveted Li Suzhen, who was engaged to Song Tianyao, and wanted to take her home as his concubine. When he saw that Song Tianyao's parents were borrowing money in the Squatter Area to help Song Tianyao take the police academy entrance exam, he secretly gave Ren Chunsheng five hundred dollars as a bribe, thus cutting off Song Tianyao's hopes of joining the Police Force. As soon as Song Tianyao was rejected, Liu A Quan immediately arranged for a matchmaker to visit Li Suzhen's door to propose marriage.
Golden-Tooth Lei recounted the whole incident in great detail. Seeing that Song Tianyao showed no sign of anger, Golden-Tooth Lei frowned. Could it be that Secretary Song was so enraged that he couldn't even change his expression? The most humiliating thing for a man is having his woman taken away by another man. In this situation, even if young Song Tianyao is calm and shrewd, he should at least have some temper.
In fact, Song Tianyao wasn't really angry. What he was more curious about was Golden-Tooth Lei's method of getting information out of White Paper Fan. It was a clever scheme, with one step leading to another. He didn't need to ask any questions himself to get White Paper Fan, he wouldn't even have a chance to ask. That was the true ability of White Paper Fan in the martial arts world.
This kind of low-level tactics can only be seen in this life. Song Tianyao feels that if these white paper fans have the opportunity to study, they may all be talents like lawyers or think tank elites.
"Secretary Song?" Golden-Tooth Lei, seeing Song Tianyao remain silent with a smile on his face, gently asked, "Are you alright? I've already investigated Liu A Quan's background thoroughly. Just say the word, and I'll arrange for my men to send his whole family swimming tonight. There will be absolutely no mistakes."
"No need. I'm not a gangster like Brother Lei. Fighting isn't for me. A little punishment will do. The concubine's distant cousin, right? Liu A Quan is getting married soon. Brother Lei, could you find some strangers the day after the wedding to kidnap the interviewer's concubine and take her to a hotel? Kidnap Liu A Quan too. Give them both a good dose of aphrodisiacs, and once they're in the throes, notify the interviewer to catch them in the act. It would be best if his police colleagues also received the report and rushed to the scene to help the interviewer." Song Tianyao said casually with a smile, "As for who lives and who dies, that's their own business. Let them explain themselves. If they both say they were kidnapped, taken to a hotel, and drugged before sleeping together, do you think the interviewer will believe them?"
Golden-Tooth Lei gasped and blurted out instinctively, "Seduce Second Sister-in-law—that's a cardinal sin in the martial arts world."
"It's not like you or I seduced him, what does it have to do with us?" Song Tianyao lit a cigarette and said nonchalantly to Golden-Tooth Lei, "His concubine committed adultery with you?"
Golden-Tooth Lei shook his head. Song Tianyao looked at Gao Lao Cheng: "Adultery with you?"
Gao Lao Cheng shook his head, a toothpick dangling from his mouth.
"That's right. We were just helping my cousins get together. What does that have to do with seducing my sister-in-law? Old Man of the Moon will praise you for helping him tie the knot," Song Tianyao said casually, exhaling a smoke ring.
Just then, Zhao Meizhen walked into the room carrying a plate of washed fruit. Hearing Song Tianyao's last sentence, she casually asked, "Whose red thread is the Old Man of the Moon tied?"
"It's not mine, don't worry about it." Song Tianyao said to his mother, "The fortune teller said I won't be married until I'm twenty-six, so you can relax and stop thinking about finding me a wife all the time."
"Twenty-six years old? I was a teenager when I gave birth to you. Your Dad was not even seventeen when we got married. Now you say you're twenty-six and you're not getting married? You can't believe a fortune teller's words. One fortune teller said my son will be more powerful than the Governor of Hong Kong. Don't you look like a white Foreign Devil?" Zhao Meizhen said, giving Song Tianyao a sideways look.
Song Tianyao grinned. "It's not that you have to be white to be more imposing than the Governor of Hong Kong. Besides, how do you know I won't be more imposing than the Governor of Hong Kong in the future?"
Chapter Seventy-Eight Moving
Before noon, two of Fuyixing's underlings helped Song Tianyao Dad up his shoe repair stall. Seeing his Dad's angry but unable-to-speak expression, Song Tianyao guessed that the two underlings had probably used some threats to drive away the neighbors.
Golden-Tooth Lei had indeed come over today because he heard from his underling that Song Tianyao had gone home and he had nothing to do at noon, so he wanted to invite him for drinks. However, when he saw that Song Tianyao was really planning to move this afternoon, he didn't invite Song Tianyao to the restaurant again. Instead, he asked Gao Lao Cheng to go to the street and buy two jars of fine Chiu Chow Double-Steamed Wine and some braised food.
There were five people —Song Tianyao, Song Chunliang, Golden-Tooth Lei, Gao Lao Cheng, and Chen Tai— and the house was naturally too small to fit them all. So Chen Tai helped set up the dining table outside. In the Squatter Area, it was common for people to set up the dining table on the street if there weren't enough seats for guests. As for Zhao Meizhen, although she was feisty, she would never sit at the dining table to eat when there were guests.
Five people sat around the dining table. Song Chunliang was the host and Song Tianyao's Dad, so he should have been the one to say some polite words. However, Song Tianyao knew his own limitations. This old man was fine with drinking and eating, but not with formalities.
So he tore off the mud seal himself, poured wine for everyone at the table, and Golden-Tooth Lei politely clinked glasses with Song Chunliang, showing the respect due to a junior, and thanked Song Chunliang for his hospitality.
In fact, Golden-Tooth Lei might be a few years older than Song Chunliang, but in the underworld, rules apply. Song Tianyao calls him Brother Lei instead of Uncle Lei, he can only treat Song Tianyao as a brother.
Song Chunliang, on the other hand, seemed a little nervous when Golden-Tooth Lei offered him a toast, and even spilled a few drops of wine from his glass.