Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

It was just a few sheets of red paper wrapping some thin notebooks.

He's a digital media major, which is basically an art student, so making these fake models is a piece of cake for him.

The most crucial question is, who the hell would actually come over and check whether the detonator is real or fake?

Want to click on one to see if it's real or fake?

Lou Yufan was taken aback. He frowned and stared at it for a long time before weakly asking, "You...you really aren't afraid of dying?"

Zhang Dabiao took a drag of his cigarette: "If I die, one of us dies, and then your Lou family will be gone."

"I'd be happy to drag your entire Lou family down with me."

"This is called taking life and death lightly, and fighting if you disagree! My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens!"

Lou Yufan stared into Zhang Dabiao's eyes for a long time, but he couldn't see any sign that Zhang Dabiao was guilty.

He sat down helplessly and said dejectedly, "You win."

Lou Yufan waved his hand, and the people standing behind him dispersed to guard the entrance of the factory. The assassin on the second floor also stood up and went to guard the second-floor window.

Zhang Dabiao was startled. How come there were gunmen hiding on the second floor?

Do we have to be so cautious?

"I've given you the money. What do you plan to do with the Lou family?"

Zhang Yaoyang picked up his suitcase, dusted it off, and sat back down, laughing, "Deal with it? No rush. But I'm curious, why did you suddenly back down after making such a big show of things?"

"I chopped off one of your hands, killed two people, and you still owe me $72."

"Are you sure you don't want to take this opportunity to get rid of this problem?"

Lou Yufan stared at Zhang Dabiao for a long time before deciding to tell the truth.

"I really want to kill you, and your brother Zhang Dabiao in the mainland, to avenge the loss of my hand."

"But whether or not you are killed, it will not change the current situation of the Lou family in Hong Kong. On the contrary, it will drag the Lou family in the mainland down with you."

"Just like you said, in that case the Lou family would be gone."

"My family is all gone. Even if I could make a comeback, what would be the point?"

"I can only barely survive now, I'll just have to drag this out one day at a time."

Lou Yufan has given up and doesn't care anymore.

Zhang Dabiao clicked his tongue in amazement: "I didn't realize you were such a homebody."

In other words, it was his own identity as Zhang Dabiao from the mainland that inadvertently gave him control over the Lou family?

It must be that the $72 gave them leverage over the Lou family. If anything happened to them, the higher-ups would have a reason to take action against the Lou family. After all, Lou Bancheng acted as the middleman, "acting" on their behalf in signing the contract with Lou Yufan, so he had to bear some responsibility.

As for Hong Kong's contracts and laws, it's pointless for you to discuss these things on the mainland.

So Lou Yufan can only wait and drag things out, waiting for Lou Bancheng and the others to find a way to prolong his life, or until they can move to Hong Kong.

There was nothing else he could do.

The near-bankruptcy this year was a huge blow to him.

"Everything your old man promised me and my brother has been delivered."

"Now let's talk about that $72. How does your family plan to return it to my...brother?"

One thing is one thing, but the $72 debt still needs to be settled.

Lou Yufan rolled his eyes: "I don't have much cash or gold left. I need to keep some for myself. Even if I took it all out, it wouldn't be enough for even half of your $72. So don't even think about it."

Zhang Dabiao was taken aback. Sure enough, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; the Lou family in Hong Kong hadn't reached the end of their rope yet.

And you owe me money, you scoundrel?

Is it really necessary to be so arrogant?

"If those things move, I'll have to beg on the streets. You might as well just kill me."

"The Lou family business in Hong Kong still has this factory, a few tenement buildings, a few shops, and two Western-style houses left."

"There's only this much left. Even if we bought it all, it wouldn't be worth much. Besides, industrial land in Shau Kei Wan has very low property prices, so this factory won't fetch a good price."

"You'll have to have your brother talk to this old man about it."

"To tell you the truth, even if we sold everything, it would only be enough for 20% of that $720,000."

Lou Yufan is now completely giving up.

Zhang Dabiao thought for a moment and decided to give himself the full discount. Lou Bancheng and Lou Yufan would definitely not agree to that, so it would be a fight to the death.

And that's not enough.

But I took over the business myself...

He has no business acumen, nor does he have the time to run around being a landlord every day; that's unrealistic.

"Prepare the IOU for me first. You and your old man should discuss how to repay the money. At the very least, you need some collateral."

"And regardless of whether it's about the money owed to me... my brother, without sufficient foreign exchange deposited into the Ministry of Foreign Trade's account, you old man and the others would never have had the chance to leave Beijing."

"Think about it yourselves."

Considering the money and the family heirloom bracelet, Zhang Dabiao didn't go all out to kill Lou Yufan, nor was it realistic. He simply said that today's empty city ploy had frightened Lou Yufan.

There are still 5 gunmen at the scene. We might not be able to win. We should know when to quit while we're ahead.

Moreover, keeping the Lou family around to earn money and pay back their debts is the right thing to do. If they are killed directly, what will happen to the money they owe?

If you get angry but lose money, you're still losing money.

In short, it cost 10 RMB and 10 HKD in total, for a three-courtyard house, ten small yellow croakers, Lou Xiao'e's bracelet, and one of Lou Yufan's hands.

Shouldn't this be considered compensation for emotional distress?

Or perhaps a penalty for breach of contract?

We haven't even recouped our investment yet.

Zhang Dabiao picked up his suitcase and was about to leave when he suddenly thought of a question.

"Hey, your factory... you're not doing the plastic flower business anymore."

"Then what else is there to prepare?"

Lou Yufan was a little puzzled as to why Zhang Dabiao asked that question, but he still answered, "Toys and daily necessities, of course."

"There are also plastic shoes, packaging materials, stationery, and other miscellaneous products."

"Just do whatever makes money, why are you asking this?"

Zhang Dabiao pondered for a moment: "Think about what I can do to make a lot of money? Only when your Lou family makes money can you pay me back."

Lou Yufan shook his head: "You're thinking too simply. Changjiang Plastics Factory initially produced toys and daily necessities, but after 1957 it became famous for its plastic flowers. He basically monopolized the plastic flower market, and he dictated both the pricing and the styles."

"ACE mainly produces plastic brushes, imitation crystal tableware, and household goods. It is a well-known local brand in Hong Kong."

"There's also Nylex, which focuses on exporting plastic footwear and has been rapidly expanding into overseas markets in recent years."

"I'm lucky if my lousy factory can even make a living by following behind them. Making big money is too difficult."

Zhang Dabiao waved and walked out: "That's not necessarily true. I'll ask my brother and come back to find you in a few days."

Lou Yufan chuckled lightly: "Ask your brother what..."

But then it suddenly occurred to me that Zhang Dabiao earned $105 million (8% of it) in just one or two months of design work!

That's equivalent to ten years of hard work for Lou Yufan in Hong Kong!

If it's Zhang Dabiao...

Maybe there's really a chance?

No, I have to talk to the old man about this!