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Chapter 131 A Failed Attempt

Sitting in the van, Zhou Jiye, like Cheng Jiandong and the others, wore stockings over his head, carried a canvas bag on his shoulder, and held a heavy Black Star rifle in his hand.

This thing was given to him by Cheng Jiandong. When they got on the bus, Cheng Jiandong stuffed it directly into Zhou Jiye's hand, smiling and telling him to take it, as he would need it when they were working.

In his previous life, Zhou Jiye only touched this thing once during university military training, but it was long. In this life, Da Heixing has played with it, since it wasn't illegal to use it in this era. Plus, his second brother, Zhou Jimin, was the militia company commander, so as the youngest son of the Zhou family, he naturally touched it quite a lot. However, this only exists in the memories of this body.

Holding the large black star handed to him, it was impossible not to feel nervous. Zhou Jiye took it without saying much, just nodded, bent down and crawled into the carriage, sitting in a seat near the inside, looking around with his eyes on the stockings over his head.

With the Equalizer of All Beings in hand, to be honest, Zhou Jiye had a fleeting thought of using it to control Cheng Jiandong and then running away.

But the thought only lasted for a moment, because he saw Cheng Jiandong pull out a Type 56 rifle from the bag he brought back yesterday and skillfully cock it. Peng Ge and Liangzai Jun were not idle either, each holding a Black Star rifle. In addition, Afen, who was driving, also had a weapon in her waistband. Zhou Jiye couldn't help but swallow his saliva and completely threw that thought to the back of his mind.

The van headed towards the bustling streets of the city and soon arrived at its destination.

As they approached their target location, Cheng Jiandong instructed Afen, who was driving, to control the car's speed and circle around the area, while simultaneously glancing at his watch.

Timing it perfectly, less than a minute after the patrolling police left, Cheng Jiandong directed Afen to drive directly to the front of a watch shop. The car had barely stopped in front of the shop when Cheng Jiandong reached out and opened the door, brandishing a Type 56 pistol, and waved back, shouting, "Go!"

When the time came, Zhou Jiye had no choice but to get off the bus, so he reluctantly followed Cheng Jiandong. Peng Ge and Liangzai Jun followed behind him.

The four men rushed into the watch shop like a gust of wind. When they entered, the shop assistants were serving customers. Hearing the commotion, they turned around and greeted the newcomers with smiles. But to their surprise, they saw Cheng Jiandong and his three companions carrying weapons and wearing stockings as they rushed in.

Instantly, her smile froze on her face, her made-up face turned deathly pale, and she looked completely horrified. The male and female customers who were selecting watches were the same; after a brief moment of astonishment, they froze. The man instinctively raised his hands, while the woman was even more terrified, her eyes wide with fear, as if she was about to scream.

"Shut up! If you dare to shout, I'll kill you!" Cheng Jiandong swung his No. 5 or No. 6 sword at the woman. The woman was so frightened that her legs trembled and water flowed from her feet. She could barely stand and could not shout.

Cheng Jiandong ignored her, swept the weapon in his hand around the store, and slightly tilted his head to signal Zhou Jiye behind him. Zhou Jiye understood what he meant, stepped forward, and forced the store's security guards, manager, employees, and several customers to gather together, making them squat in a corner with their hands behind their heads.

"Listen up, everyone! I'm here to make money, not to take my life. If anyone tries anything funny, the weapons I have aren't to be trifled with! If you lose your life, don't blame me when you get down there!" Cheng Jiandong warned, then gestured for Peng Ge and Liangzai Jun to get to work.

Peng and Jun, who had been itching to get started, pulled out hammers from their canvas bags and smashed them against the glass counter. The fragile glass shattered easily, and after breaking it, the two men quickly grabbed the gold watches on display and stuffed them into their bags.

They smashed and restocked along the way, and in no time, they had almost emptied the valuable watches in several counters. At this moment, Cheng Jiandong, who was in control of the situation, subconsciously looked to his left and saw Zhou Jiye controlling the people in the store according to his instructions. A smile appeared on his lips.

Peng and Liangzai Jun hurriedly packed their belongings, while Cheng Jiandong secretly estimated the time. A few minutes passed quickly, and seeing that it was almost time, Cheng Jiandong quickly called out. Peng and Liangzai Jun, disregarding the fact that there were still two counters left to break down, turned around and left with their loot.

"Let's go! Quickly!"

Cheng Jiandong then called out to Zhou Jiye, who quickly retreated with his weapon. Just as he was about to reach the door, a security guard who was squatting down suddenly tried to stand up. Without thinking, Zhou Jiye pulled the trigger, but he didn't shoot at the security guard. Instead, he fired at an empty space to the side, since he didn't intend to kill anyone.

But when the trigger was pulled, the gunshot that should have rang out did not fire as expected, and this result made Zhou Jiye's heart sink.

"Damn it!" Zhou Jiye cursed inwardly, sweat instantly beading on his forehead. He knew Cheng Jiandong wouldn't trust him so easily, having given him a gun that wouldn't fire.

Fortunately, he hadn't acted impulsively while assessing the situation in the car; otherwise, wouldn't he have been courting death with that piece of "scrap metal"? After a brief moment of shock, Zhou Jiye didn't dare linger and immediately ran towards the door. At that moment, the security guard noticed that Zhou Jiye's gun hadn't fired and, suddenly emboldened, rushed towards him. With a "bang," the valiant security guard had only taken a few steps when Cheng Jiandong, who was walking ahead, suddenly returned, turned around, and pulled the trigger. Flash and bullets instantly erupted from the muzzle of the Type 56 rifle. The security guard screamed, clutching his leg and collapsing to the ground, blood spurting from the wound and staining the floor tiles a bright red.

"Fuck your mother! You're risking your life for just over a thousand yuan a month? You better behave yourself!" Cheng Jiandong sneered, warning, "This is what happens to anyone who doesn't behave!"

After saying that, Cheng Jiandong gestured for Zhou Jiye to go first, while he would stay behind. Zhou Jiye didn't say anything, picked up his tools, and rushed out of the shop. He got into the car parked by the roadside in a few steps.

As soon as Cheng Jiandong sat down, he also got into the car with his tools. Before he could even close the door, Afen, who was driving, stepped on the gas and the van shot off like an arrow, heading towards the pre-arranged evacuation route.

After the car left the watch shop by two blocks, Cheng Jiandong looked back and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no police were chasing after them. Then he glanced at the bulging canvas bags that Peng Ge and Liang Zai Jun were carrying and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

More than half an hour later, they safely evacuated and returned home. They removed their disguise, put away their weapons, and returned to their lodgings as if nothing had happened.

Upon entering, they placed the two canvas bags containing the watches on the table, unzipped them, and gazed at the valuable gold watches inside. Everyone's face beamed with joy.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect it to go so smoothly this time. These things are worth a lot of money. Brother Dong, let's find a way to sell them as soon as possible. Turning them into money is the real deal." Brother Peng's eyes were filled with greed as he rubbed his hands together excitedly.

Handsome Jun wasn't much better off, wearing a beaming expression, and Ah Fen was even more so, her eyes practically disappearing from her smile. Cheng Jiandong was equally smug; the operation had indeed gone smoothly, and if it weren't for that final shot, it would have been perfect.

"Same as always, let's rest for a few days and see how things develop. There's no rush to sell the goods. We can just contact Uncle Lin to ship them out when the time comes."

Although everyone was eager to exchange the goods for money immediately, Cheng Jiandong was the boss, and they couldn't disobey him. They could only suppress their excitement and nod in agreement.

After giving his instructions, Cheng Jiandong waved his hand, telling Afen and Liangzai Jun to hide the things. Peng Ge, seeing that everything was alright, said goodbye and left. After they left, Cheng Jiandong lit a cigarette, smiled, and looked at Zhou Jiye, whose face was pale, and extended his hand to him.

"Brother Dong, what you did was not fair. If anything goes wrong today, I'll lose my life out there." Zhou Jiye said coldly, pulling out the weapon from his waist and slapping it into Cheng Jiandong's hand. He stared intently at Cheng Jiandong, demanding an explanation.

"Nothing happened, right? With me looking after you, what could possibly go wrong? Besides, this arrangement is necessary. After all, you're a newcomer, and you can't be too careful." Cheng Jiandong was quite something. Zhou Jiye thought he would come up with some excuse, but Cheng Jiandong readily admitted his plan and clearly told Zhou Jiye that this was his arrangement.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiye couldn't utter the words he had prepared. He glared angrily at Cheng Jiandong, saying, "Since Brother Dong doesn't trust me, then I don't think there's any need for me to stay. I'm grateful for Brother Dong's care these past few days; I'll repay you later, how about that?"

As he was speaking, Zhou Jiye prepared to get up, but before he could stand up, Cheng Jiandong pressed down on his shoulder.

"Brother, what's the rush? It's not a big deal."

"Not at all? This is a small matter?" Zhou Jiye instantly became furious, his expression indignant. "Brother Dong, I truly consider you a brother. When you asked me to work with you, did I ever hesitate? Didn't I agree immediately? Since joining, I've never disobeyed you. I've done whatever you asked me to do. Have I ever disobeyed you?"

"But what's going on now? They're keeping their distance from me when I go out to work? And they've given me this useless piece of junk? What are they trying to do? Keep their distance from me? Afraid I'll turn against them? What a joke!"

"I'm an outsider who just arrived in Hong Kong and I don't know anyone except you, Brother Dong. Who else can I turn to? Am I supposed to go to the police and report them? And get myself arrested too? Don't you think it's worth it for someone like me who came here illegally?"

"By the way, there's something I haven't asked you about yet. You promised to help me get my identity document, but how long has it been? What's the latest on that? Where's my ID card? I've been in Hong Kong for almost two months now, and I'm still an undocumented person. What exactly do you mean by this? I'm not afraid to offend you today, brother, I'm going to tell you this from the bottom of my heart. You can't do things like this, Dong-ge. If you don't trust me, why keep me around? Let's not talk about the past. At least leave some room for maneuver in the future, so we can meet again and part ways amicably. Why do this?"

(End of this chapter)