Portable space

After the driver stopped, Zhang Taiping asked, "Is this Luolong District?"

The driver just nodded and didn't speak. After Wang Gui, who was sitting on the co-pilot, paid the money, he drove away quickly. He didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, as if saying more words would bring bad luck.

The fat man looked at the taxi that seemed to be running away, and said with a smile: "It seems that our conversation scared the driver."

Wang Gui also said with a smile: "It is estimated that they are regarded as a few psychopaths."

The fat man asked: "Is there any more detailed information? It's not easy to find just knowing a person's name and a general location."

Zhang Taiping shook his head: "That's all the information, but from the tone of that person, Zhang Donglai seems to be quite famous, so ask someone first before talking about it."

"That's the only way to go." Fatty nodded.

In fact, the drivers who drive taxis in the city are relatively well-informed, and they know a lot. It’s just that the conversation of a few people just now made the driver frightened. It's too late to talk anywhere.

I found an antique shop, and the reason why I was looking for this kind of shop was because Zhang Taiping guessed that the person he was looking for might also be someone who practiced martial arts. People are more likely to know each other.

Seeing a few people walking into the store, the old owner who was drinking tea leisurely put down his cup and asked, "What do you want?"

Zhang Taiping said: "We are not here to buy things, we want to ask the old man about someone."

There was no impatient look on the old shopkeeper's face: "Oh? Who is it?"

"I wonder if the old man has heard of Zhang Donglai?"

"Zhang Donglai?" The old shopkeeper frowned and thought for a while, shaking his head, "I seem to have heard of this name somewhere, but I don't know it myself."

Zhang Taiping was thoughtful, and asked again: "Does the old man know that there is a martial arts gym in Luolong District?"

"I know a little bit about this." The old shopkeeper said, "There are several martial arts gyms in the east of the district."

"Thank you, old sir, for the trouble."

"It's okay, it's okay."

After leaving the antique shop, Wang Gui said: "Although the owner of the shop doesn't know who Zhang Donglai is, he has heard of it, which means that this person is quite famous, so it will be easier to find him."

Zhang Taiping thought about the same, nodded and said: "Let's change the method, instead of looking for someone, first find a martial arts school to have a look. This family also has some martial arts roots, the possibility of opening a martial arts school is not small, even if it is You can't find it in the martial arts hall, but it is relatively easier to inquire about this person in the martial arts hall."

After that, a few people stopped asking about people. In such a large administrative region with 10,000+ people or even tens of thousands of people, looking for someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and started to inquire about the place of the martial arts school.I asked several companies and got the same situation as the old owner of the antique shop said, all pointing to the east of the district.

Get in a taxi again, this time without talking about anything that would cause misunderstanding, Zhang Taiping asked the driver directly: "Master, do you know that there is a martial arts gym in the east of the district?"

The driver thought for a while and gave a very unexpected answer: "Not sure."

I don't know if the driver really doesn't know or if he knows he doesn't want to say it, but he can't be forced to say it anyway.

Zhang Taiping had no choice but to say: "Then drive to the east of the district and stop."

I don't know if the taxi drivers in Luoyang don't like to talk like this or if Zhang Taiping and the others don't look like good people and they are too oppressive. Although this driver didn't have the weird eyes like the previous one, he didn't how to speak.There are also mixed answers to questions.

After getting out of the car, the fat man asked with some hands: "Don't I look like a good person?"

Zhang Taiping shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Who knows."

Seeing that it was almost noon, Zhang Taiping said, "Don't worry, find a place to eat first."

I found a small restaurant, sat down, ordered food, and after eating, Zhang Taiping called the boss to him and asked, "Boss, I want to ask you something."

The boss asked enthusiastically but vigilantly inside: "What's the matter?"

"I wonder if the boss has heard of Zhang Donglai here?"

"I haven't heard of it. I'm not a local. I've just come here to do business, so I'm not familiar with it." The boss remained enthusiastic, but he didn't provide any information.

"Then do you know how to get to the nearby martial arts school?" Zhang Taiping asked for the next best thing.

This time the boss didn't shirk, and said, "I know that."

At this time, I suddenly heard a bang on the front desk, followed by an arrogant voice: "Boss, the bill is coming, hurry up, there are still many houses behind, buddy is very busy today."

The boss's complexion changed, and he said to Zhang Taiping and the others, "Excuse me."

Zhang Taiping and the others also looked over following the sound, only to see three young men with cropped hair puffing a cigarette leaning on the front desk and shouting.From this point of view, he is not a normal bill collector. As for what he does, everyone can guess what he is doing. It is nothing more than a gangster who collects protection fees.

The boss walked over and took out a stack of money, nodded and handed it over, saying: "It's already ready, please order, 800 yuan is not a lot."

One of the three nodded and said, "It's still two hundred."

The boss changed his face slightly and said: "Eight hundred is enough, if you don't believe me, order more."

"Eight hundred is correct, but that was last month, and it will become one thousand from this month."

"One thousand? This." The bitterness on the boss's face became more intense.

The bill collector spit out a puff of smoke, glanced sideways at the boss and said, "What? You don't want to give it? If you don't want to give it, brothers don't make things difficult for you."

"No, no, give it! Why not give it?" If you don't give it, you won't lose 1000 yuan, so you can only take out another 200 yuan and hand it over with a bitter heart and a smile on your face.

The bill collector took the money and then patted the boss on the shoulder and said, "You are wise, I wish the boss a prosperous business and a lot of money."

"Borrow auspicious words, borrow auspicious words." The boss smiled and said, "I wonder if you can reveal why you suddenly added 200 yuan. Wasn't it all [-] yuan before?"

The bill collector threw away the cigarette butt and said, "Isn't this an economic crisis? Prices are soaring, but wages are not going up. The money is worthless, so we can only charge more."

The boss didn't expect this person to say such a thing, and there was a wry smile on his face.

Seeing the fat man here, I couldn't stand it anymore. Although he usually looked a little joking and unreliable, he didn't lack a sense of justice, so he was ready to get up.Only a hand on his shoulder kept him from getting up.

Wang Gui said: "This matter can't be managed, we are not from here after all, you cleaned up those three people today, but after we left, the boss will suffer tomorrow, and the loss will be even worse in the end, even personal safety is not guaranteed. "

Zhang Taiping also said: "This kind of thing can't be managed, even if it is sent to the police station, it will still be like this after it comes out."

The fat man smiled wryly and said, "Looking at that arrogant look makes me uncomfortable. How much money does this small shop make a month? I have to lose 1000 yuan to feed these guys."

"If you lose money and eliminate disasters, let's pay for peace." Wang Gui said, "If you can't do business safely, let alone lose 1000 yuan, you probably won't even have a place to stand. can’t do business.”

The fat man became quiet, frowned and said, "Why haven't you seen this kind of thing in Xi'an?"

Wang Gui said: "The more prosperous the place, the less likely it will appear, and the larger the store will not appear. This kind of situation will only appear in places that are not very prosperous and the public security management is not very strict, and the people who are protected by the protection fee are all Some small storefronts with no roots.”

"Oh, in this world, I really can't say it." The fat man shook his head and said.

Seeing the three people going out with the money, Zhang Taiping winked at Wang Gui, and said to the fat man: "Although this kind of thing can't be dealt with, it's okay to teach these three people a lesson."

Wang Gui and Fatty understood, the four stood up and followed the three out of the restaurant.