Chapter 126 - 54: Mercenary Erqi, Loan Shark Boss Liu Hui
Shen Yanzhi had spent many years abroad, after all, so he had at least a few connections.
He knew what she was planning the moment she mentioned "mercenary," so he immediately contacted his various friends. And sure enough, he managed to find someone.
After Jiang Li finished explaining everything, he handed her the phone.
Jiang Li’s lips curled into a satisfied smile. "Excellent. It’s time for the hunt."
She returned the phone to Shen Yanzhi and raised an eyebrow. "I didn’t realize your network was so extensive. You actually found someone."
Shen Yanzhi replied with a hint of resignation, "It’s not that my network is so great. It’s mainly that they all want to join in on the fun."
Jiang Li looked lost. "Huh? What do you mean?"
"They all want to come to the wedding..."
Jiang Li shrugged nonchalantly. "Then let them come. The more the merrier."
The wedding they had planned before only had a few tables of guests; it did seem a little quiet.
But now that they were redoing the wedding, she would definitely invite every single friend and relative, including her high school and college classmates.
Hearing this, Shen Yanzhi couldn’t help but ask, "You don’t mind?"
"What’s there to mind?"
Shen Yanzhi grumbled inwardly, ’If you don’t mind, then why were there only a handful of people at the first wedding?’
But for the sake of marital harmony, he smiled and said, "I thought you didn’t like big crowds."
"It’s not so bad, really."
It mostly depended on the person.
If it had been with Zhao Sinian, she wouldn’t have wanted to invite a single soul.
But with Shen Yanzhi, she wished she could announce it to the whole world.
The mercenary was different from what she had imagined. She had expected someone fully armed and looking impressively cool, but he turned out to be indistinguishable from an ordinary person.
After about six or seven minutes, a man who looked to be in his early thirties, dressed in black casual wear, entered the shop.
Just as Jiang Li thought he was a customer wanting some rice noodles, the man suddenly approached. "Hello, bosses. My codename is 9527. You can call me Erqi."
"You... you... you..."
Jiang Li nervously licked her lips. ’Is this guy for real? Can he really do it?’
The doubt in Jiang Li’s eyes must have been too obvious, because Erqi nodded. "Don’t worry. As long as the price is right, anything is possible."
Jiang Li took a deep breath. "I don’t need you to do anything else. I just need you to dismantle their loan sharking organization."
Erqi nodded. "A five-million-yuan deposit first."
After all, it was a loan sharking organization with a lot of underlings. There was a certain degree of risk, so the price was naturally going to be higher.
Without a second thought, Jiang Li pulled out her phone. "Scan the code."
With a BEEP, Jiang Li entered the amount and immediately transferred the money.
Erqi snapped his fingers. "Done. Just you wait. Half a day, max."
With that, he left without a backward glance, not even giving Jiang Li a chance to speak.
"Actually... there’s no need to rush so much."
Now, only Jiang Li and Shen Yanzhi were left in the shop. After learning that their plane tickets had been bought, the owner and his wife had abandoned the shop, heading straight home to pack their clothes and prepare to return to their country.
With Erqi gone, the two of them were left in the shop, looking somewhat out of place.
Jiang Li suggested, "Why don’t we head back to the hotel?"
Although she didn’t know what Erqi was going to do, she figured that for that much money, he would definitely get the job done on time. All they had to do was wait for the results at the hotel.
Instead of answering, Shen Yanzhi asked, "Didn’t you say you wanted to buy some makeup earlier?"
Jiang Li was exasperated. "You still have the heart for makeup shopping now?"
Shen Yanzhi tried to persuade her, "Waiting at the hotel is still waiting, and shopping outside is also waiting. At least shopping will help pass the time."
Jiang Li thought about it and realized he had a point. "What about all our stuff?"
"We’ll find a place to store it and pick it all up later."
No sooner said than done. The two of them grabbed their many bags, closed up the shop, and headed for a luggage storage facility.
They spent 100 yuan to rent a locker, and just like that, their hands were empty.
Just as Shen Yanzhi had said, shopping was a great recreational activity for killing time.
The two of them had just been strolling around for a bit when they received a call from Erqi. "Boss, it’s done. You’re their new big sister now."
Jiang Li looked at Shen Yanzhi in astonishment, still a little doubtful.
’How long has it even been? He’s already caused a change of dynasty in a loan sharking organization.’
To verify her thoughts, Jiang Li asked, "Is it convenient for us to come take a look?"
"It is."
"I’ll send you the location. You can come straight over."
As soon as she hung up, a text message immediately arrived on her phone.
Following the address in the message, the two hurriedly hailed a cab.
As she watched the taxi drive further and further into a remote area, Jiang Li grew a little scared. She tugged on Shen Yanzhi’s sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Do you think we’ve been scammed?"