The Deal
The second time someone had willingly come knocking to let him fleece them, he'd have felt guilty if he didn't take advantage of it.
Elisa gritted her teeth. "Fine! One million!"
There was nothing she could do. She couldn't beat him, so she could only accept her fate!
Besides, more than a dozen people were still sprawled on the ground. She could think of the million dollars as a fee for their lives.
Otherwise, they might not all make it home alive today.
"Heh! That's more like it! I'll buy you a drink!"
With a flick of his wrist, two million US dollars were his. Li Bai's tone turned much friendlier. After all, he'd taken her money. Business was business, personal grudges were personal grudges; he had to keep the two separate.
It didn't matter if she'd smashed his little tavern flat. It wasn't worth even ten thousand dollars, anyway. How much could those flimsy corrugated steel sheets be worth?
The blonde woman's face turned livid. She was so angry she couldn't speak, but she had no choice but to follow Li Bai into the tavern.
Knowing the flaws of these half-finished products all too well, Elisa didn't bother with her companions lying on the ground. She'd let them get rained on for a while; maybe that would clear their heads.
The strange-looking equipment scattered all over the ground was left to the wind and rain, too, but no one worried that anyone would snatch it.
There was an unwritten rule here: no one dared to get any funny ideas.
Especially now, after they'd witnessed the tavern owner, Li Bai, unleash such violence. No one would dare grow reckless and reach for anything.
Careful, or he'll knock your head clean off!
"See? This tavern is a real treasure