Thirty thousand euros was nothing to him. It was barely pocket change.
But to Takemura, who had fallen on hard times, it was a lifeline.
Goro Takemura's expression softened, touched with emotion. "Thank you, Su-san."
Su Xiao did not say, "You're welcome." He merely nodded slightly in response.
Suddenly, he pulled the car over.
Before Takemura, whose head was full of questions, could ask anything, Su Xiao got out of the car.
"Wait here. I'll be right back."
Takemura watched Su Xiao walk into a supermarket by the roadside.
A dozen minutes later, Su Xiao came back out, carrying several plastic bags in each hand.
Takemura hurried out of the car and helped Su Xiao open the trunk.
He watched as Su Xiao put the bags and packages into the trunk.
"What are these...?"
"Toothbrushes, toothpaste, towels, bath towels, bed sheets, and other daily necessities. You may be down and out now, but you should still clean yourself up a little. You're a man, after all. You should treat yourself better."
These odds and ends were hardly worth any money. But they were far more effective at winning someone's loyalty than handing over the same amount in cash.
Chapter 266: I Have No Dreams, but I Can Protect Someone Else's Dream (3K)
"We're here. This is the place."
Su Xiao parked the car in front of a row of two-story buildings.
This was near the southern end of the Northside Industrial District, close to Kabuki District. Compared to the north, it was relatively less desolate.
Even so, the rows of low, faded buildings still bore the deep marks left by time. The life and prosperity that had once existed here had vanished without a trace from this dilapidated district.
It stood in stark contrast to the dazzling nightlife of neighboring