Seeing how sensible Lin Laosan was being, Chu Chen sneered inwardly. If you'd known this would happen, why did you act that way in the first place?
"Lin Laosan, do you know how to contact Zhong Zhili?"
Lin Laosan was slightly taken aback, then shook his head. "No. He always contacted me first before, and his number was different every time. I even had someone check them, but the countries associated with the numbers were all different."
Captain Liang said, "You really are something. To tell whether they're from different countries, couldn't you just look at the first few digits? You actually had to get someone else to check?"
Lin Laosan smiled awkwardly. "I just didn't think of it at first."
"All right, let's put that aside for now."
Chu Chen said, "Let me ask you this. Since you can't contact him first, would you really feel at ease working for him?"
Lin Laosan waved his hand. "There's nothing to worry about. He's already paid part of the fee, anyway."
"He's not afraid you'll change your mind?" Chu Chen asked again.
"Since I agreed to it, I wouldn't dare go back on my word. Otherwise, if he told you about this, wouldn't I be in trouble anyway? Besides, my wife and children are still overseas. He found out where they live a long time ago. No matter what, I can't disregard their lives!"
At this point, Lin Laosan muttered inwardly, "If I hadn't wanted to finish handling my assets here, how would I have ended up in this state? What rotten luck!"
"Then aren't you afraid he won't pay you the rest?"
"The money I have now is already enough to keep my whole family clothed and fed for the rest of our lives. Even if he doesn't pay, it's