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

Xiao Ke waited for Zhang Guangyue and Wei Qinggang at the police station entrance. They were quite puzzled when they were released. They had been dealt with by Mao Zi yesterday, so how come they were released so quickly?

Upon seeing Xiao Ke at the door, the two of them rushed over like children seeing their mother.

"Big brother, big brother!" the two called out in unison.

Xiao Ke saw that the two people's faces were covered in bruises and swollen like pig's heads, they must have suffered a lot inside.

"Okay, it's good that you're out. Let's go back." Little Ke waved.

"Big brother, where's Brother Wang? Why did he let us go?" Zhang Guangyue asked.

Let's talk about it when we get back. On his way home, Xiao Ke told them everything about how he had rescued them. The two of them were indignant and furious.

"Damn it, they're asking for the moon! 20,000 isn't enough? They're fucking rip-offs!" Wei Qinggang said angrily.

"All crows are black. If we fall into their hands, we'll be at their mercy. If we don't take this money, you'll both end up working as sewing machines. One serious injury is enough to get you three to five years in prison," Xiao Ke told them.

After hearing what Xiao Ke said, Zhang Guangyue and Wei Qinggang, those two big bastards, fell silent. In those days, who wasn't afraid to step on a sewing machine?

Brother, where are we going to get 20,000 yuan in 10 days? Rob a bank? Zhang Guangyue grabbed his hair and looked worried.

"There's always a way out. We solve problems as they arise. As for robbing a bank, we'll have to rely on our old ways to make the money. It's just that I've given them all my money, so I'm short on capital now," Xiao Ke said.

Zhang Guangyue and Wei Qinggang exchanged glances and pulled out more than a hundred yuan from their pockets. "Brother, this is what we're keeping for when we go to the hair salon. You can take it as your capital."

Damn, this little bit of capital isn't enough; it's not even enough to fill a tooth gap.

"Hey, brother, we used to get ripped off when we won money. Why don't we learn from them? We can wait outside the casino, see who wins, knock them unconscious with a stick, and steal their money. They won't dare call the police; they'll definitely think it's the casino's doing. They'd never guess it was us." Wei Qinggang suddenly had this idea.

Xiao Ke's eyes darted around. "You know what, I can give this move a try," he said. "But we can't knock them unconscious. I'm afraid you two tigers will get killed again. Let me think about it." With that, Xiao Ke began to work out the moves.

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Ke had a definite plan in mind. He first asked Zhang Guangyue to steal a bottle of ether, intending to pour it on a towel to knock the person unconscious, and then rob him of his gambling money.

Xiao Ke chose the Yuan family's three brothers' place, the same place where they had previously extorted money from them. There was no other way; Xiao Ke knew their family was shady and loved to extort money. Who else would he choose if not them?

Xiao Ke sent Wei Qinggang, a stranger to the casino, to scout ahead. He and Zhang Guangyue would wait outside. Once Wei Qinggang saw who was winning the most money and was still alone, they would follow him out. When they reached a secluded alley, they would drug him and gamble away all his money.

Once you've made up your mind, just do it, because time is running out for Xiao Ke and the others.

That evening, Xiao Ke set off with Zhang Guangyue and Wei Qinggang. Wei Qinggang took all their current belongings and went to the Yuan brothers' place to play mahjong. Xiao Ke and Zhang Guangyue waited outside for backup.

While shuffling the mahjong tiles, Wei Qinggang's eyes darted around, watching to see who would win big money.

Two hours later, Wei Qinggang finally saw a man in his forties carrying a stack of ten-yuan bills, walking out with a smile.

Before that person even left the door, one of them teased him, "Hey, Lao Li, you're on a good winning streak today, you must have won five or six thousand, right?"

"No, no, I didn't win much. I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow. I need to get my hair washed at Lisa's Hair Salon tonight," the man in his forties said with a chuckle.

Go ahead, money's a piece of trash, with money you can do whatever you want, take a good wash~

Alright, I need to take a good shower~ The man in his forties stuffed the money into his pocket and walked out.

"Damn it, my luck is terrible today. I'm done for. I'm not playing anymore." Wei Qinggang said, pushing the mahjong tiles away, standing up, and following the man out.

Xiao Ke and Zhang Guangyue waited for ages, smoking a whole pack of cigarettes, before finally seeing Wei Qinggang come out, following behind a man.

"Damn it, finally out. Give me the ether." Xiao Ke threw away his cigarette butt and said to Zhang Guangyue.

Zhang Guangyue handed a small bottle of ether to Xiao Ke, who took out a towel, folded it into a square, poured a bottle of ether on it, and followed him.

When they reached a small alley, Xiao Ke handed a towel to Zhang Guangyue and said, "When I give you a signal, you rush up and cover his mouth with the towel. I'm not tall enough."

"Understood." Zhang Guangyue took the towel and rushed over.

"Damn it, I haven't even said 'start' yet." Little Ke had no choice but to rush forward as well.

Zhang Guangyue moved extremely fast. Before the man could even turn around, he covered his mouth with a towel. Xiao Ke and Wei Qinggang, who were right behind him, grabbed the man's hands and feet.

Don't be fooled by movies where someone is knocked out in two seconds just by covering their mouth with a towel. That's all an exaggeration, pure nonsense. In reality, people aren't that easily drugged.

Xiao Ke and the others covered the man's head for two or three minutes, but they couldn't knock him out. The man was still stretching out his hands and kicking his legs, constantly struggling.

Just then, a thud was heard, and the man fainted. It turned out that Wei Qinggang had picked up a brick from beside him and smashed it on his head, knocking him unconscious.

"Damn it, this is too much trouble. It'll cost much more this way," Wei Qinggang said, throwing away the brick in his hand.

"Didn't I tell you not to use violence? What if someone dies?" Xiao Ke complained.

"Brother, this damn thing isn't working properly. It's been taking forever to knock him out. I'm getting anxious," Wei Qinggang said innocently.

At this moment, Zhang Guangyue placed his index finger under the man's nose, his finger still covered in snot. "Brother, it's okay, he's still breathing!"

"Alright, hurry up and look through the money. Once you're done, drag him to the side of the road, lest he freeze to death," Xiao Ke ordered.

The three men quickly took all the money from the man, a little over three thousand yuan but less than four thousand. Then they dragged him out of the alley, put him on the roadside, and ran back under the cover of night.

With these few thousand yuan in start-up capital, things became much easier for Xiao Ke and his team. Over the next two days, Xiao Ke, along with Zhang Guangyue and Wei Qinggang, visited several casinos, using various tricks to win over 30,000 yuan.

Next, will Xiao Ke and his friends, having raised enough money, be able to rescue his cousin Wang Zhi? Stay tuned for the next episode.