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Chapter 716 The whole story
"Someone asked you to protect someone, but you ended up killing the person you were supposed to protect. I don't know how to explain this to the client."

"We already said we didn't kill them."

"How did he die?"

At this point, Zhang Hui glared angrily at Zhang Hao.

"It makes me so angry just thinking about it. We had a plan: I would go out to buy supplies and gather information, while he would stay here and keep an eye on Anthony. But this idiot couldn't even keep an eye on one person. He choked to death in the house and didn't even know it!"

"Blame me? I was supposed to be watching him play around with women? Who knew that this Winterbrook was also using heroin while playing with women? Besides, you personally delivered that bitch to me!"

Zhang Hao retorted, not to be outdone: "What did I tell you? Don't cause trouble. But you did it. Someone made a video call and flashed some gold coins in the camera, and someone's eyes were glued to it."

After saying that, he imitated her in a sarcastic tone: "Oh, do you think I'm talking nonsense? What kind of woman do you want? I guarantee I'll send her to you. If you think the rat is in the way, then let him get out and guard the gate."

Zhang Hui slammed his hand on the coffin: "Oh right, I was greedy for money, but that bitch was alive and well when she died, while you were sleeping like a log when she choked to death in the middle of the night!"

The two of them were exchanging insults back and forth, leaving Ai Liang standing to the side feeling utterly overwhelmed.

Ai Liang stepped between the two to stop the pointless argument: "So after all this talk, how exactly did he choke to death?"

The two of them fell silent.

Finally, Zhang Hui spoke first: "When I sent that chicken away, Anthony probably hadn't had enough fun. Before going to bed, he used an iron spoon to mix some water and flour and gave himself a shot. This shot was much more powerful than a direct shot through the nose. Before I left, I told the mouse to keep an eye on him, but this idiot!"

"I watched him until he fell asleep before closing the door," Zhang Hao said, turning his head away, looking slightly guilty.

Zhang Hui ignored him, leaned back, and vividly described, "Before I left, I specially found two pillows to put behind Anthony's back. Maybe it was too hot, so he turned over and rubbed the pillows off, turning from lying on his side to lying flat, and then he choked to death."

I was initially quite happy about making an extra profit, but when I came back, I found a corpse crawling with flies. The person the Night Demon Gang had paid a fortune to protect died at my hands. How could I not panic?!

At this moment, Zhang Hui wished he could slap Zhang Hao twice across the face.

"I didn't know that you can't sleep flat when that stuff is too high. You knew I didn't know but didn't tell me. Now that something's happened, you're blaming me for everything. One minute you're telling me to go watch the front door, and the next you're blaming me for not keeping a close eye on him..."

"It depends on the situation! It depends on the situation! Do you understand?! Can't you stop being so stubborn?!"

"You could have just not brought that chicken. If you ask me, this whole mess happened because you were greedy!"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Ai Liang stomped her foot.

Boom!
A muffled thud shook the windows, startling Zhang Hui and Zhang Hao.

"Now, I'll ask, you answer, and if you say another word that's not worth it, I'm leaving."

"Let's talk this out, let's talk this out," Zhang Hao quickly reassured him.

"As you can see, that's roughly what happened. Although we didn't kill the person, they still died at our hands. And the client is a bit difficult to talk to."

Zhang Hui coughed and said, "The client bypassed the middleman and contacted me directly to place the order. He asked me to pick up the person in Shangyang District first and deliver them to the designated location in two days. The deposit is 200,000 yuan, and the balance is 300,000 yuan after the job is done."

"Originally, I just wanted to get paid to do the job and didn't intend to investigate the client's identity. But since I messed things up, I had to find a way to make up for it, so I used my connections to find out what the other party was up to."

Zhang Hui's legs went weak, and his hands unconsciously rested on the ice coffin.

"The people on the other side are from the Night Demon Gang."

“The Night Demon Gang?” Zhang Hui said with his head hanging low, forcing a smile. “A gang mainly composed of Winter People, full of ruthless killers.”

"So you hired me to protect you from a gang like this."

Ai Liang smiled insincerely and asked, "Fifty thousand yuan?"

"One hundred thousand! I'll offer one hundred thousand!"

Zhang Hui was afraid that Ai Liang would quit, so he quickly played the victim: "Brother, don't be fooled by the fact that I can earn 200,000 yuan by giving someone a ride. This kind of opportunity to make money is even rarer than scorpion poop."

"And since someone died at our hands, I don't know how much compensation they'll have to pay before they'll let us go. I know this isn't a simple matter, but I really have no money left..."

"Now you know how serious this is. Spending 500,000 just to transport one person, do you think this is going to be easy?!" Zhang Hao roared.

"I told you long ago that you shouldn't get involved in those side jobs that seem to pay a lot and have little work."

Zhang Hao spread his legs and plopped down on the folding stool, covering his face with his hands and saying in a trembling voice, "Now that the person is gone, the Night Demon Gang will definitely want us dead."

"Nothing else to say?"

Ai Liang had activated her mental detection early on, and judging from the mental fluctuations she received, both of them were telling the truth.

Although he took the job mainly because he had nothing better to do, he would rather turn around and leave if the two of them didn't behave themselves at a time like this.

Just like in a side quest in an RPG game, you help out the characters you like, and leave the ones you don't like to fend for themselves.

Fortunately, the two brothers weren't the type to only explain the whole story when they were about to die.

"That's all. The person just died not long ago. All I could do was find out the client's identity and try to give him an explanation. I didn't dare to investigate any further."

"Why are you afraid to investigate? You don't even know the status of the person in the coffin in the Night Demon Gang. What if he's some important figure? Aren't you afraid he'll shoot you the moment you show up?"

"I really don't dare to investigate."

Zhang Hui rested his forehead on one hand, his face full of bitterness.

“I remember the faces of the Night Demon Gang’s higher-ups. I’ve never heard of anyone named Anthony. Why go to so much trouble to hide him? They’ve hidden him so well. If I were to openly use my connections to investigate and expose him, the Night Demon Gang would never let me off the hook, whether he lives or dies. I might as well take a gamble and see if I can handle it privately.”

Zhang Hui was on the verge of a mental breakdown. If he ran away, he would face the relentless pursuit of the Night Demon Gang.

The possibility of the Night Demon Gang sparing his life if he doesn't run away is almost zero, but there is still a glimmer of hope in seeking peace with his savings accumulated over the years.

Zhang Hui could only cling to this sliver of hope and pray that a miracle would occur.

Trying to hire help is just to give yourself some psychological comfort; you could say you're deceiving yourself.

"Brother, I know that 100,000 yuan is definitely not worth risking one's life, so my request is not high. Tomorrow or the day after, I will try to arrange to meet some acquaintances from the Night Demon Gang in the suburbs to sound them out. You and Rat can drive and wait nearby."

If negotiations break down, I'll give you a signal. While I'm stalling for time, just drive your cars over and pull me out.

"Ten thousand yuan. If we reach an agreement with the Night Demon Gang, I'll make this trip. If it doesn't work out, I'll give you half of all my assets. Are you in?" Zhang Hui asked through gritted teeth.

(End of this chapter)