Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Chapter 582

After Hei Xia Zi walked out of the store, he wandered off to somewhere unknown.

By the time the people following him saw him, Hei Xia Zi had already walked into the Hua Mansion. The Hua Mansion was considered a forbidden area for them, and they were willing but unable to do anything about it. They could only return to the gathering point dejectedly to report to their superiors.

"Let's end this matter here! If there's more, I'm afraid you guys won't be able to find out anything, and you might even alert the enemy."

"Sir, are we just going to let this go? Hei Xiazi has a lot of evidence against us! If he..."

"Stupid! Since you know that what Hei Xiazi has in his hands can get us in, do you still dare to touch him easily? Aren't you afraid that he will fight to the death, and then none of us will benefit!"

"Calm down, sir! He's just a newbie who doesn't know anything! I'll teach him a lesson later!"

The person who spoke pulled the man back, kicked him to the ground, and then quickly begged for mercy from the "sir" he mentioned, and from time to time said a few good words for the person who was kicked.

"Sir, we've lost too many people, and the newcomers are all mixed. But you can rest assured about this guy. He just can't talk much, but he's the same in every other aspect."

The person who spoke said all the nice things to the person who was kicked, and even gave a thumbs-up gesture to the "adult" he mentioned.

The adult mentioned by the man was not very angry, but he also knew that most of the people who had followed Hei Xia Zi before were sent to jail by him. Now the people working under him were all newcomers, so he could understand that they could not speak.

"You do think about them, but you also have to see if they are willing to accept your favor!" The adult glanced at the person who was kicked, and saw that the person still had an obvious expression of dissatisfaction on his face.

He was stunned when the adult said this. When he turned around to look at the man, the expression of unwillingness was clearly written on his face, and he couldn't help feeling a little regretful in his heart.

"Your Excellency is right. We only look at the results, not the process. It's normal for capable people to have some temper. I'm afraid those who are incompetent but have a bad temper will need the help of the people in the Heavenly Palace to discipline them."

After he retracted his spy, he said something suggestive, not only to remind the adults that this man was capable, but also that he could tolerate his indifferent attitude. However, if he lost his ability in the future, he would do what he wanted to do, and he would never cover up for him.

The person who was kicked froze in an instant when he heard his boss talking to his boss's boss. Especially when he heard the word "Heavenly Palace" from his boss's mouth, his body trembled involuntarily, as if he had been attacked by some terrible existence.

"Boss, I've been too talkative! Please don't bother with a villain like me!"

"Sir, would you please take a look?" He did not respond to the man's request immediately, but left the decision to his superior.

The adult looked at the person who got up from the ground, crawled towards him on his knees, and knelt in front of him to ask for his forgiveness, and he couldn't help feeling a little relieved.

"Okay, I don't necessarily want to punish you! But you should learn a lesson, right? From now on, you'll know what to say and what not to say."

"Old Liu, if you take him to the Heavenly Palace, I will just give him a dozen or twenty lashes symbolically. You will feel bad if you beat him too much!" The adult looked at Old Liu happily, and the matter was over.

Old Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since the adults didn't say what kind of whip it would be, it was still better than specifying a punishment. Besides, he was the one who supervised the punishment, so it was up to him to decide how heavy the whip would be and how many times it would be lashed.

"Why don't you thank the lord for his great kindness! You've saved my life! If anyone else dared to speak like that, the grass on their grave would be three feet high!"

The kick Lao Liu delivered seemed extremely powerful, but in reality, it didn't carry much weight. However, the man still fell to the ground under Lao Liu's force.

"Thank you for your magnanimity, sir!" After getting up, the man quickly thanked the sir, and then followed Lao Liu downstairs.

Old Liu, with a solemn expression, led his men toward the back. They remained silent the entire way, the atmosphere unusually heavy. Finally, Xiao Gu, unable to contain his inner uneasiness, gently tugged at Old Liu's shirt and cautiously asked, "Brother Liu, did the adults have a bad impression of me just now?"

Old Liu took a deep breath, trying to control his emotions, and slowly said, "Xiao Gu, tell me yourself, what's wrong with you? You're new here, how come you still don't know the rules? I specifically warned you before we came in, telling you not to talk nonsense, but you forgot everything I said the moment you walked in!"

Xiao Gu scratched his head awkwardly and explained, "Brother Liu, you really can't blame me! I tend to make mistakes when I'm nervous! You know my problem, I really didn't mean it!"

Old Liu glared at Xiao Gu and said unhappily, "You! Nothing happened originally, but now you've made a mistake out of nervousness and got yourself a beating! I think you should learn a lesson and change your bad habits!"

The moment Lao Liu turned around, a strange light flashed in Xiao Gu's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

Xiao Gu's hands seemed a little uneasy in his trouser pockets. His fingers kept groping in his pockets, as if he was looking for something. After a while, he seemed to have found what he wanted and quickly pulled his hands out of his pockets.

At that moment, Xiao Gu's movements were as fast as lightning, leaving no time for anyone to react. He flung something into the flowers lining the road like trash. The object arced through the air, then vanished into the flowers with a whoosh, as if it had never appeared.

Not long after Lao Liu and Xiao Gu left, a group of people in uniform cleaning uniforms arrived. They were holding various cleaning tools and carefully cleaned the roads and flowers.

While cleaning the flower patch where Xiao Gu had thrown his belongings, one of the cleaners suddenly discovered something strange. It was buried deep within the flowers, making it difficult to spot. The cleaner was startled, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he quietly picked up the object and stuffed it into his garbage bag.

Then, the cleaning staff continued to clean the surrounding area as if nothing had happened. When he walked to the trash can, he naturally threw the trash bag into the trash can, then turned around and left with the other cleaning staff.

Throughout the entire process, the cleaning staff behaved very calmly and naturally, without arousing anyone's suspicion.

After the cleaning work was basically completed, the cleaning staff left the place in an orderly manner. As they left, the guard at the door even checked them to see if they had any smuggled goods.

Among the cleaning staff, one man stood out; he seemed to be the group's leader. He slowly pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, then respectfully bent over and carefully handed two cigarettes to the guard. Furthermore, he deliberately avoided the guard's sight and, without anyone noticing, slipped a small red package into the guard's pocket.

"Gentlemen, please give us some convenience! You see, we are just cleaning up. These are all dirty and smelly garbage. There is really no need to open them one by one to check. I'm afraid of dirtying your eyes." The man said with a smile and sincere words.

"Team Leader Lu, this is not what we want! It's just an order from the higher-ups, but we, the people below, have to run ourselves ragged!" One of the guards was smoking a cigarette with relish, while touching the red package in his pocket. Although he said that this matter was not easy to handle, after all, the higher-ups had very strict requirements, his face revealed a relaxed expression.

"Brother Hu, what do you think of Team Leader Lu? We are old acquaintances, he shouldn't deliberately make things difficult for us! I just took a look, there's nothing in there, just some tissues, leaves and so on, very light. I guess even if you want to put something in, you can't put much in." The person who spoke looked at Brother Hu with a flattering face, as if waiting for his response.

Hearing this, Brother Hu took a deep drag on his cigarette, then sucked the last bit of the cigarette butt into his mouth. He closed his lips tightly, and after a while, he suddenly blew out a cloud of thick smoke from his mouth, which sprayed directly into Team Leader Lu's face.

Team Leader Lu was caught off guard and choked by the thick smoke, causing him to cough. However, he still endured the discomfort and followed Brother Hu's suggestion to express his gratitude to Brother Long beside him: "Thank you, Brother Long, for speaking well of us!"

Brother Long waved his hand casually, looking a little impatient: "Alright, alright, alright, we're only here because we're old friends, otherwise who would bother with an old man like you? Hurry up and go, if you dawdle any longer, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave!"

Team leader Lu nodded and responded quickly: "Yes! Yes, yes, then we'll go now, let's go now!" After that, he and his team members hurriedly left through the door.

After Team Leader Lu and the others returned to the car, they couldn't help but punch the chair. "Damn it! This bastard is really using chicken feathers as a token of authority. Just wait and see how we deal with Brother Tiger when we finally take him down!"

"Boss, why would you bother with this little thug?"

"That's right! Isn't the most important thing for us now to fully cooperate with the brothers who have already infiltrated?"

"That's right! Boss, doesn't the book always say that the King of Hell is easier to deal with than a little ghost? This little idiot has only so much vision, why bother with him!"

"That's enough! I was just complaining!" Team Leader Lu waved his hand, the discontent on his face fading slightly. He took a deep breath, as if exhaling all the unhappiness from before, and then said, "Did you find anything just now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a hand was raised high in the crowd, accompanied by an excited voice: "Yes, yes! Boss, I just found something in that bush!"

Team leader Lu's eyes were immediately drawn to the person who raised his hand. He looked closely and saw that it was Xiao Wu from the team.

"Oh? What is it? Bring it here and let me see it!" Team leader Lu said anxiously.

Xiao Wu fumbled in the pocket of his baggy cleaning uniform for a moment and pulled out a wrinkled plastic bag. He carefully opened the bag and showed the contents to Team Leader Lu, explaining, "Boss, this is it! When I saw it, it was already embedded in the mud. I had to work really hard to get it out."

Team Leader Lu took the plastic bag and carefully examined the contents. The bag contained what appeared to be a metal object, with some dirt and stains on the surface, but the overall shape was intact.

"Well, not bad! Xiao Wu, well done!" Team Leader Lu was delighted and praised Xiao Wu's discovery. "If this thing is useful, I will definitely talk to my superiors and give you a great credit!"

After hearing this, Xiao Wu showed a happy smile on his face, and secretly felt lucky that he was lucky.

"This is all thanks to the boss's good teaching!"

"That's enough! Daily instruction is one thing, but when the time comes, you still have to be able to apply it flexibly!"

Team leader Lu waved his hand and said, "Today is my treat, please have a good meal!"

"Yeah! Long live the boss!"

"Great, great! I can finally give the boss a good meal!"

"Wow! The boss is awesome!"

"Xiao Wu! We are all here thanks to you!"

Everyone in the car was cheering.

As the night grew darker, the van was driving on the congested roads of Yanjing. Through the afterglow of the setting sun, the silhouettes of people were shining on the windows, and one could see the people in the car dancing and jumping with joy.

The group arrived at a small, run-of-the-mill restaurant in a side alley. "Old Shen, give us a private room, just like the old days! And give us a few cases of beer! Ice cold!"

The owner of the fly-infested restaurant was busy grilling. He took a moment to look up and saw a group of familiar young men. "Okay! Wife, take Lao Lu and the others to the private room upstairs and prepare some boiled peanuts and edamame for them!"

The woman who was wiping the table quickly wiped the table after receiving instructions from her husband, and took Lao Lu and the others to the private room on the second floor. Then she swiftly went to the freezer, prepared their things, and placed them next to the barbecue grill.

"Son, help me carry a few boxes of wine upstairs for your Uncle Lu and the others!"

"Great! Uncle Lu and the others are finally here!"

The little fat boy who was doing his homework threw the paper, pen and notebook in his hand to the ground after hearing his mother's call, and was so happy that he wanted to jump to the sky.

The little fat boy was only a few seconds away from being happy when his mother twisted his ears and said, "You and your little bastard, hurry up and pick up your homework for me! Otherwise, when I'm not busy anymore, I'll beat your ass!"

The little fat boy cried out “Ouch, ouch!” a few times, and then he could only hang his head and look back every few steps to pick up the homework he had thrown on the ground.

The whole process between the fat boy and his mother was seen by other customers in the store, and they all laughed out loud.