Underworld Chronicles: Qiao Si's Strategist, Xiao Ke, and Wang Weifan

After Xiao Ke left with his three generals, the casino owner quickly sent someone to take Wang Quan to the hospital. "The incident happened during your gambling session, so you have to take care of it whether you want to or not."

After being taken to the hospital, the doctor reattached Wang Quan's finger. But when he took off his pants, the doctor was dumbfounded. The watermelon had burst open, like a landmine had exploded. He had seen terrible things, but never anything like this. There was no hope for him.

Just after the doctor wheeled Wang Quan, who had lost his egg, out of the hospital, his sister and brother-in-law arrived, saying that Wang Quan was someone important because of his brother-in-law.

Who is Wang Quan's brother-in-law? He is a local official, holding a high-ranking position and wielding considerable power.

When Wang Quan's sister and brother-in-law arrived at the hospital, they saw the extent of Wang Quan's injuries.

That brat act of his made his sister love him terribly. Even though her brother was a scoundrel who spent his time gambling and whoring, he was still her own brother. She could hit him and scold him, but she would never allow anyone else to hit him.

"Quan'er, who beat you up like this?" Wang Quan's sister asked, wiping away her tears.

"Sister, I was beaten up at the casino. I only cursed at him a couple of times, and he beat me up like this. You have to avenge me, sister!" Wang Quan said in a hoarse voice.

"Take good care of yourself and get better. I'll have your brother-in-law arrest them all," Wang Quan's sister comforted him.

Turning to her husband, Wang Quan's sister said, "Husband, my brother can't have been beaten for nothing. His fingers were cut off, his balls were kicked open, and his anus was ripped open. It's inhumane and lawless!"

"I understand. Although he's a disappointment, he's still your brother. Don't worry, I won't let those people get away with it," said Wang Quan's brother-in-law.

After leaving the hospital, Wang Quan's brother-in-law returned to the police station. He gathered more than 10 men, armed them, and headed towards the gambling den where Wang Quan had gone.

The sudden influx of hats startled the boss. He rushed out, a forced smile on his face, and asked, "Officer... what's going on? What happened?"

Wang Quan's brother-in-law shoved the boss's head and said, "What else is wrong? Cuff them all! Cuff them all and take them away! Shut down the casino!"

Several men quickly handcuffed the casino owner, and the other gamblers were also handcuffed one by one. The men sealed the casino and took everyone back to the police station.

After several hours of interrogation, everyone arrested in the casino was thoroughly interrogated. They racked their brains, and finally, one of them recognized Xiao Ke and his group.

Although the information provided by that gambler wasn't comprehensive, Hat was no pushover. In no time, he had uncovered the identities of Xiao Ke, Zhang Yizhi, Wang Kudang, and Wei Tigang.

After Wang Quan's brother-in-law found out about Xiao Ke and his group, he led more than 20 people straight to Xiao Ke's cousin's house without saying a word.

When Uncle Xiao Ke and his friends saw so many hats, they were quite startled. What gambler wouldn't be afraid of hats?

Just as Uncle Xiao Ke and the others were trembling with fear, the man in the hat completely ignored them and went straight for Wang Zhi, Zhang Guangyue, and Wei Qinggang, handcuffing all three of them in no time.

Since Xiao Ke didn't participate in beating Wang Quan, the haters didn't touch him for the time being. After Wang Zhi, Zhang Guangyue, and Wei Qinggang were handcuffed, they all behaved themselves and no one dared to resist. No matter how stupid or reckless they were, they didn't have the guts to fight against the haters.

After Wang Zhi and his two companions were arrested and taken to the police station, Wang Quan's brother-in-law ordered his men to give them special treatment. The three of them were severely beaten, their faces were swollen, their eyes were crooked, and their noses were broken. They were deprived of food and water and subjected to a great deal of torture.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ke wasn't idle either. He and his cousin went to find Xiao Sun at the police station. After inquiring, they learned that the brother-in-law of the person they had beaten was Mao Tou, who had led his men to arrest Wang Zhi and his gang.

Xiao Sun is of a lower rank than Wang Quan's brother-in-law. As the saying goes, a higher rank can crush a lower one, so he wasn't confident he could persuade Wang Quan's brother-in-law to release the man.

Xiao Ke said to Xiao Sun, "You just need to take me to see him, and I'll handle the rest."

And so, Xiao Sun took Xiao Ke to see Wang Quan's brother-in-law. When they arrived at the door of Wang Quan's brother-in-law's office, Xiao Sun knocked on the door.

"Please come in," said Wang Quan's brother-in-law.

Xiao Sun led Xiao Ke through the door. "Director Liu!" Xiao Sun greeted him with a smile as he entered.

"Ah, Xiao Sun, what brings you here?" Director Liu asked.

"Director Liu, this is my friend, Xiao Ke. He's here because of your brother-in-law's matter. He wants to ask you to put in a good word for him. What do you think?" Xiao Sun said.

"Hey, I was wondering why he looked so familiar. He was there at the arrest scene the other day. What, did you order them to do it?" Director Liu asked, squinting at him.

"Hello, Director Liu," Xiao Ke said, taking out a cigarette and handing it to him. "You see, everything can be discussed. Let's talk in private."

"It's alright," Director Liu said, taking the cigarette from Xiao Ke. Xiao Ke immediately lit it with a lighter. "Then sit down and let's talk," Director Liu said, taking a puff of his cigarette.

"Director Liu, you two talk, I'll head out now." Xiao Sun immediately left the office, closing the door behind him.

After the door closed, Xiao Ke immediately took out two stacks of ten-yuan notes from his bag, placed them on Director Liu's desk, and said,

Director Liu, let's be frank. I went to the hospital to check on the situation, and your brother-in-law is indeed seriously injured. My brothers were too ruthless. But since this has already happened, it has to be resolved. Do you think this is enough? This is all my savings.

"That's a pretty serious injury, really. Your three friends will all be in jail for at least three years," Director Liu said bluntly.

Xiao Ke's eyes darted around. He realized that they were complaining that he hadn't given enough money, but this was all the money he could afford; he really had no more in his pocket.

Xiao Ke didn't say anything, but picked up a pen and a piece of paper from Director Liu's desk and wrote another IOU for 20,000 yuan. He didn't even know how to write the "IOU" part, so he used pinyin instead. It's really scary how uneducated people are.

After finishing writing, Xiao Ke handed the paper to Director Liu and said, "Director Liu, you see, I really don't have any more money on hand right now. Can you give me another 10 days? I'll give you another 20,000 yuan. Here's an IOU. Is that alright?"

Back then, Director Liu's monthly salary was less than a hundred, so when Xiao Ke suddenly took out tens of thousands, who wouldn't be tempted, who wouldn't be envious?

Director Liu figured that since his good-for-nothing brother-in-law was already injured, it wouldn't help even if those people were sentenced, so he might as well take the money.

Director Liu exhaled a puff of smoke, stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, and said, "Here's what we'll do. I'll release two first. If you can bring the money back in 10 days, I'll release the other one and put this matter aside. If you can't bring it back in 10 days, I'll bring the other two back."

"Alright, Director Liu, it's settled then," Xiao Ke replied.

Thus, Director Liu kept Wang Zhi locked up, but released Zhang Guangyue and Wei Qinggang.

Will Xiao Ke be able to raise 20,000 yuan within 10 days? Stay tuned for the next episode.