Tomb Raiders: I'm Hu Bayi's Cousin
Chapter 2

Wang Kaixuan

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As soon as Hu Ming finished packing, he heard, "Attention passengers, the train is about to arrive at the station. The next station is the 'Capital' station. Passengers alighting at the 'Capital' station, please prepare your luggage and exit from both sides."

"Attention passengers, the train is about to arrive at the station. The next station is the 'Capital' station. Passengers alighting at the 'Capital' station, please prepare your luggage and exit from both sides."

"Attention passengers, the train is about to arrive."

"Tch, we're here already?"

As the train announcements continued, Hu Bayi threw his cigarette butt into the ashtray and walked back into the compartment.

"Let's go, let's go, we're about to get off."

"Seriously, I wonder how Fatty's doing."

Although Old Hu had called Fatty, Fatty was still very welcoming to Old Hu and Hu Ming.

However, Old Hu felt that Fatty wasn't doing very well.

Looking at Old Hu, Hu Ming knew at that moment what Old Hu was thinking about.

"Don't worry, now that the three of us are reunited, we're bound to do something big. Believe me," Hu Ming said, putting his arm around Hu Bayi's shoulder.

Hu Bayi replied, "Yeah, ever since we were kids, you've always had the most ideas. You're much smarter than Fatty and me."

At this moment, seeing Hu Ming's confident declaration, Old Hu felt much more at ease.

Perhaps, just as Mingzi said, the three of them would indeed achieve great things...

The Capital's train station was bustling with people... "Excuse me, excuse me, let me through."

Fatty was seen twisting his body, weaving through the crowd, searching for Hu Ming and Old Hu.

"That's weird. The train has arrived, why haven't these two gotten off yet?" As he spoke, Wang Kaixuan pressed his face against the carriage window, looking inside one by one...

On the other side, Hu Ming and Old Hu had just gotten off and happened to see someone pressing their face against the carriage window in the distance.

"Mingzi, look, isn't that Fatty?"

Following Old Hu's pointing direction, Hu Ming spotted a fatty pressing his face against the train window, struggling to see what was happening inside.

He saw Fatty occasionally lowering his head and muttering to himself.

Hu Ming said, "Old Hu, judging by his appearance, this fatty seems to have lost a lot of weight."

Hu Bayi sighed in response, "I reckon Fatty must have gone through a lot of hardship all these years."

"Maybe, let's go take a look." As he spoke, Hu Ming and Hu Bayi quickened their pace. Soon, the two of them arrived in front of Wang Kaixuan, the Fatty, one after the other.

Hu Ming greeted him, "Hello!"

"Who are you?" At this moment, Wang Fatty looked at Hu Ming and Hu Bayi, who were wearing sunglasses, and couldn't recognize them for a moment.

Just then, Old Hu suddenly shouted, "Heavenly King Suppresses the Tiger!"

Heavenly King Suppresses the Tiger? Suddenly, Fatty felt that the phrase was familiar, so he blurted out the response.

"Pagoda Suppresses the River Demon!"

Seeing Fatty respond, Hu Bayi continued, "Fatty, why is your face red?"

"Anxious because I can't find a wife."

"Then why are you pale?"

"Just married a tigress, scared me." Fatty replied.

Hu Ming hadn't expected that their secret code, despite not seeing each other for so long, would still be remembered by Fatty.

"Heh, alright! Fatty, you're doing well!"

Upon seeing Hu Ming and Hu Bayi take off their glasses, Fatty became even more excited.

"Old Hu!"

"Little Mingzi!"

Instantly, the three embraced each other. Then, Hu Bayi spoke, "Haha, you dead fatty, you didn't expect this, did you? We're back again!"

"Yes, it's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!" At this moment, Fatty was on the verge of tears, and the emotion was genuine.

"I'm telling you, Mingzi, and Old Hu, it's been over ten years. The three of us brothers have finally reunited!"

"Come on, get in my car, I'll treat you to a meal! Shabu-shabu!" Fatty said generously.

"You have a car?" Hu Bayi exclaimed, and immediately added, "I say, you dead fatty, did you buy a car?"

"Yeah, just bought it. It's brand new."

"Heh!"

"Mingzi, let's go take a look!" Hu Bayi said, becoming somewhat impatient.

It seemed Wang Fatty was indeed doing quite well.

Soon, led by Fatty, a three-wheeled vehicle appeared before the two of them.

Hu Ming secretly thought, "As expected."

Hu Bayi couldn't help but exclaim, "Fatty, is this the car you were talking about? I thought you'd made a fortune and bought a four-wheeler. Damn it, it turns out to be this thing, you got my hopes up for nothing."

Wang Fatty said aggrievedly, "Old Hu, it's not my fault. You didn't ask me what kind of car to buy." Then he turned to Hu Ming and said, "Mingzi, tell me if I'm right."

Hu Ming put the luggage in the back of his car and said to Hu Bayi, "Old Hu, having something is better than nothing. Hurry up and put the luggage in Fatty's car."

Hu Bayi heard this and said, "That's true," then got into Fatty's car with Hu Ming.

Wang Fatty also said at this time, "Hold on tight, everyone. We'll head back first, and then go eat hot pot later."

At this moment, Hu Bayi, sitting behind Fatty, said, "I say, you dead fatty, on the phone, you were talking about who to deal with whom. What's wrong? Did someone bully you?"

"Today, while Mingzi and I are here, you tell us clearly. The few of us will get justice for you."

When Old Hu said this, Hu Ming knew what was going on.

As someone with memories of his past life, Hu Ming knew this matter must be related to Big Gold Tooth.

Listening to Old Hu's words, Fatty sighed and said, "Sigh, don't even mention it. A few days ago, my car was impounded, and I needed money to bail it out. Then, Big Gold Tooth from Panjiayuan came and said he wanted to buy the jade I had on me, offering me three hundred yuan.

This bastard told me that was the highest price. And he pestered me for several days, finally making me soft-hearted. I thought, if I wasn't in urgent need of money, I really wouldn't have sold it.

After I sold the jade to Big Gold Tooth, I found out that the bastard was going to resell it for three thousand yuan. Can I just swallow this insult?

I feel like that bastard Big Gold Tooth clearly cheated me! He tricked me out of my jade."

Fatty fumed more and more! He was trembling with anger! Hu Ming thought to himself: The jade on Fatty is the key to unlocking the Western Regions Jingjue Royal City, and it's indispensable. And even if there's the rule of "all sales are final," if you, Big Gold Tooth, took my brother's thing, you have to give it back, or I'll break three of your legs.

At this moment, Hu Ming spoke, looking at Hu Bayi and said, "Old Hu, in the antique business, although the principle of 'all sales are final' is emphasized, we can't just let this matter of Dead Fatty being cheated go so easily."

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