Chapter 8
Cold Night, Ghost Hand
Hu Biao felt that he was very lucky.
With just a glimpse, he had unexpectedly discovered a fat sheep.
In their line of work, children were not human beings. They were called two-legged sheep.
With his many years of experience, he could tell at a glance that the sister surnamed Lin had extraordinary bones. She was definitely a fat sheep.
The man surnamed Lin thought that he could cover it up by smearing mud on her face.
Little did he know that the little girl’s hair was neatly combed and her clothes were washed clean, but her face was pitch-black. Wasn’t this exposing herself?
Therefore, he had specially called his brother Shanji over yesterday. The two of them had seen it together and agreed that this little girl was at least a third-grade product. She was very likely to be a second-grade product and might even reach the first-grade!
The in-house price was ten taels for third-grade goods and thirty taels for second-grade goods. If it was first-grade goods, it would be a hundred taels!
At the thought of this, his entire body became lighter.
If he could get a high-level product, he would have a large amount of contribution points and become a high-level member of the Black Tiger Gang!
The Black Tiger Gang had its own system.
He and Shanji were only low-level members of the Black Tiger Gang. To put it bluntly, they did odd jobs. They usually walked the streets and searched for fat sheep from various alleys to hand over to the gang. Their jobs were all odd jobs, tiring work, and dangerous work.
It was good to be a high-ranking member. They did not have to work themselves to death like them. They could also practice the sect’s secret martial arts and become n.o.ble martial artists!
Thinking of this, his heart itched. He wished he could rush into the Lin family’s house with Shanji and take them away!
But he could not be hasty. It was written in the sect manual that he could not s.n.a.t.c.h it by force. He had to exhaust the other party’s spirit to prevent them from going all out. Then, when the time was right, he would strike!
He was dreaming happily.
His father shouted, “Biao, Biao! Someone is looking for you!”
“Old thing, what are you shouting for!”
Hu Biao cursed and turned around to take a look.
An ugly and fat old woman stood at the door. She nodded and bowed with a smile on her face. “Master Biao, Master Biao, I’m here to give you silver!”
The old woman stood at the door. Her silhouette took up most of the door frame, and only sporadic light seeped through the gap. The shape was strange. For some reason, Hu Biao shuddered. “d.a.m.n, she’s so f*cking ugly!”
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“Open the door! Lin Yan, open the door quickly. A distinguished guest is here!”
Lin Yan suddenly opened his eyes, stood up from his chair, and opened the door.
Outside the door, the two hooligans he had seen in the alley yesterday stood with their heads held high, staring at him with ill intentions. Beside them were Aunt w.a.n.g, who was nodding and bowing, and Uncle w.a.n.g, who was submissive.
“Xiao Lin, why are you so slow! You don’t even know how to properly welcome an esteemed guest!”
“Aunt w.a.n.g, I was wrong. This must be Master Biao, right? Brothers, please come in. I’ve already prepared a table of dishes and wine. I’m just waiting for you!”
“Wait? You even prepared food and wine?”
When Hu Biao heard this, he suddenly stopped outside the door and looked at Lin Yan coldly.
It was written in the gang manual that one should not casually eat food offered by strangers. There were also many b.l.o.o.d.y cases recorded in it. There were even martial artists who were plotted against.
Thinking of those examples, Hu Biao said coldly, “Don’t tell me you want to poison us?”
Lin Yan’s heart sank. He had expected to encounter such a situation, but this was what he was most afraid of.
Suppressing his panic, he pretended to be afraid and said, “Master Biao, you must be joking. How would I dare to do such a thing?”
At the same time, he moved aside, revealing the dazzling dishes at the table behind him.
Hu Biao could not tell anything from his face, but he did not let down his guard.
However, when he saw the table of delicious dishes behind Lin Yan, he couldn’t help but swallow her saliva.
It was indeed sumptuous!
He rolled his eyes. “Hehe, kid, it doesn’t matter even if you poison it. You eat every dish first, and I’ll eat later. Hahahaha!”
Lin Yan wiped his forehead and smiled apologetically. “Of course, of course.”
He welcomed Hu Biao and Shanji in.
Aunt w.a.n.g stuck her head out of the door and saw a table full of delicious dishes. She also swallowed her saliva. “Xiao Lin, you’re still young and don’t know how to speak. We’re here to accompany you…”
With that, she pulled Uncle w.a.n.g into the house.
Lin Yan held the door frame with one hand and pulled the door with the other. “Aunt w.a.n.g, it’s been a long journey. I won’t trouble you.”
“You…”
Aunt w.a.n.g originally wanted to act shamelessly and make a scene, but for some reason, Lin Yan’s expression today was terrifying. With just one look, she was so frightened that she didn’t dare to speak.
By the time she reacted, Lin Yan had already closed the door.
“This little brat has no parents. How rude!”
Uncle w.a.n.g quickly pulled her back. “Forget it. w.a.n.g Biao and the others are still inside.”
Aunt w.a.n.g shrunk her neck slightly. “Let’s go home. There are so many good wines and dishes. They definitely won’t be able to finish them. We’ll go over after w.a.n.g Biao and the others leave.”
Aunt w.a.n.g pulled Uncle w.a.n.g back to her house. “Keep an eye on the door. When w.a.n.g Biao and the others leave, we’ll go over. He’s caused us so much trouble. We can’t just let it go!”
Although Uncle w.a.n.g felt that it was inappropriate, he agreed readily when he thought about how it would be good if he could extort some compensation from Lin Yan.
Although he couldn’t see Lin Yan’s door, he could hear the sound in the alley. Uncle w.a.n.g waited in boredom.
He waited and waited until the sun set in the west. Almost four hours had pa.s.sed, but no one came out.
Aunt w.a.n.g came to visit several times in a row, but every time, Lin Yan’s house was closed and there was no sound.
Just as Uncle w.a.n.g was about to fall asleep…
Creak!
The sound woke him up. They had finally come out!
He quickly stuck his head out and waited for Hu Biao and Shanji to leave before calling Aunt w.a.n.g over.
Lin Yan came out first.
Just as he thought that the two of them would leave, he saw Lin Yan close the door and leave the alley.
“Gone?”
Uncle w.a.n.g was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He quickly went out and shouted, “Xiao Lin, where are Hu Biao and Shanji?”
Lin Yan turned around and said casually, “They left long ago.”
“Left? You’re done talking?”
“Naturally.”
Uncle w.a.n.g was stunned again. He wanted to ask more, but Lin Yan had already left the alley.
“That’s impossible. I have been listening, right?”
When they got home, Aunt w.a.n.g heard what he said and slapped him. “You good-for-nothing, you must’ve fallen asleep!”
“I don’t think I slept…”
“Still denying! Did they disappear into thin air? Trash! Trash!”
“So be it. We can just go there tonight!”
“Hmph…”
Not long after, Lin Yan returned with Xiaozhi.
This time, Uncle w.a.n.g didn’t miss it. Just as Lin Yan opened the door, Uncle w.a.n.g and Auntie w.a.n.g came knocking.
“Compensation?” Lin Yan’s gaze was deep.
“That’s right, Xiao Lin. Look at how worried we’ve been for the past two days and how we’ve been giving you ideas. Now that your problem has been resolved, won’t you repay us properly? At least treat us to a meal like today, right?”
Lin Yan looked at them meaningfully. “Aunt w.a.n.g has a point. But how can eating express my grat.i.tude? I’ll go to your house to discuss it in detail later.”
“Alright, alright. I’ll be waiting for you. You must come!”
After sending the two of them off, Lin Yan closed the door.
Lin Xiaozhi, who was behind Lin Yan, suddenly tugged at the corner of Lin Yan’s shirt. “Brother, what is that?”
She pointed to the inner room, where two rectangular packages of black and yellow linen lay side by side under the bed.
Lin Yan touched Lin Xiaozhi’s head. “That’s the trash I just collected today. I’m going to throw the trash away later. Be good at home, understand?”
Lin Xiaozhi nodded in a daze. A question popped up in her small head. Is there so much trash in the house?
There was still a little left from the ingredients he bought in the afternoon. Lin Yan had already carefully washed all the crumbs of the red umbrella mushrooms to ensure that there was not a trace left. Only then did he use the remaining ingredients to make the most sumptuous dinner in history.
After dragging the two rectangular packages of black and yellow linen to the outer room, Lin Yan coaxed Xiaozhi to bed and carefully wiped away the few drops of red blood that had accidentally dripped to the bottom of the bed before pushing the door open again.
The sky was already dark. Fortunately, the full moon was in the sky tonight, so the road was still clear.
“Uncle w.a.n.g, Uncle w.a.n.g.”
The door opened.
“Xiao Lin, you’re here. Come in!”
“I won’t be going in for now. Uncle w.a.n.g, I know you have a handcart at home. Can you lend it to me?”
Uncle w.a.n.g was a deliveryman on the street. He had a handcart at home.
“What for?”
“Throw some trash.”
“What kind of garbage needs a handcart?”
“Uncle w.a.n.g, I’ll talk to you about compensation when I’m done throwing the trash.”
Upon hearing the word ‘compensation’, Uncle w.a.n.g thought for a moment and agreed. He couldn’t lose his cart, right?
After pushing the handcart to the door of the house, Lin Yan dragged the two black and yellow linen bags out of the room.
He had eaten about two Red Umbrella Mushrooms today. His blood energy was abundant, so it was relatively easy for him to pull 200 kilograms.
“What are you doing? Such a big piece of trash? What a waste. Xiao Lin, you still don’t know how to live…” Aunt w.a.n.g stood behind him and scolded him with her hands on her hips.
Lin Yan didn’t answer. He lifted one of the packages and pushed it onto the cart.
Perhaps he had used a little too much strength, but the tightly tied bag suddenly loosened. A pale, loose, and blood-stained man’s hand suddenly leaked out of the bag!
Under the moonlight, a pale hand suddenly crawled out of the sack and lay motionless by the side of the cart, reflecting a terrifying cold light.
Aunt w.a.n.g, who had been chattering non-stop, suddenly stopped breathing. Her face instantly turned pale, as if that hand was not stuck in the moonlight, but held tightly to her throat.
For a moment, the cold and white moonlight seemed to have turned into an ice cave, freezing the three people present.
Lin Yan turned around and glanced at Aunt w.a.n.g and Uncle w.a.n.g. They were so shocked that their bodies trembled violently and they fell to the ground.
The stench of urine filled the air, and Aunt w.a.n.g’s b.u.t.t was already wet and yellow.
Lin Yan stuffed the outstretched hand back into the bag and tied the rope tightly to prevent it from loosening again. He then dragged the second sack bag to the cart and locked the door before turning to Uncle w.a.n.g and Aunt w.a.n.g, who were sitting on the ground as if they were frozen.
“Uncle w.a.n.g, Aunt w.a.n.g, what did you see?”
The two of them shook their heads frantically.
“You didn’t see anything?”
Another frantic nodding.
“I’m just throwing some trash. Don’t be afraid. When I come back, I’ll talk to you about compensation.”
The two of them did not dare to say a word. Their faces were as pale as zombies.
“Then I’m leaving. Go home and wait for me. Don’t worry, we’re all neighbors. Peace is the most important thing.”
With that, he pushed the cart away.