Urban Pirates

Chapter 397

"Hey, everything is delicious here." The young store owner smiled innocently, and then his eyes moved to Baby Chen, because the little girl kept staring at him, so he asked, "Beauty, what do you want?" ?”

Baby Chen's face turned redder all of a sudden, she lowered her head in a panic, and whispered, "No...it's nothing..."

The abnormal reaction of the little girl’s film made Chu Tianluo feel very strange. Although she said that she has not known her for a long time, she has never had such a reaction in my impression, and she does not seem to have such a reaction to Chu Tianluo. The only explanation is that this little girl likes the young man in front of her.

Is this possible?

Thinking about it this way, Chu Tianluo couldn't help but look at him. This young restaurant owner has short hair, a handsome face, and a sunny smile, a bit simple and honest, but there is a flash of light in his eyes. He is about 1.8 meters tall. Left and right, relatively thin, the whole gives people a gentle and clean feeling, and looks very comfortable.

"What do you want to eat?" Chu Tianluo handed the menu to Baby Chen.

Baby Chen lowered his head and didn't reach out to pick up the menu. The young boss felt that the atmosphere was a bit weird, so he said, "Why don't you take a look first, there is a column of recommended dishes on the menu, if you are interested, you can try it." Taste, I will serve tea to you two first."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and left. At this moment, Baobao Chen hurriedly raised his head and said, "I want Zhouji barbecued pork rice."

Chu Tianluo subconsciously went to look at the menu. There was indeed barbecued pork rice, but he didn't see such a name. When the young man heard Chen Baobao's words, his body trembled slightly, and then he turned around quickly, his eyes widened. The boss looked at Baby Chen with a surprised expression on his face.

"You..." The young man hesitated and said, "You...you are..."

At this moment, there was a sudden movement outside the door, and three tall and burly young men strode in. The leader was wearing a golden jacket, which looked particularly conspicuous.

The young restaurant owner's expression became stiff, and he hurried up to the three men.

"Brother Xiaoma, Brother Cai, Brother Shan...you are..."

The one in the lead is the brother Xiao Ma in his mouth. On the left and on the right are Brother Cai and Brother Shan. These three are young but arrogant, and all of them are fierce and vicious. They don't seem to be good.

"Zhou Zifan, don't you know what we're here for?" Ma said, kicking the chair next to him to the ground.

Chu Tianluo narrowed his eyes and muttered: "So his name is Zhou Zifan...Little girl, you knew him before, right?"

Baby Chen didn't care about what Chu Tianluo was saying, she saw that something seemed wrong, and immediately showed a worried expression on her face.

"Brother Ma...I...you know I'm in a difficult situation..." Zhou Zifan's face was full of embarrassment.

"Difficulty?" Brother Xiao Ma glared at him: "I know you are in trouble, but if you are in trouble, don't pay back the money? What about your father? Tell him to get out, the one-month deadline has come!"

Zhou Zifan's expression became sad: "My dad...my dad passed away half a month ago..."

"Passed away?" Brother Xiao Ma narrowed his eyes: "If you pass away, you have to pay back the money! You better be obedient, or I will smash your shop right now!"

Zhou Zifan was a little flustered: "Brother, don't...don't be like this...can you tell me first...how much does my father owe you?"

"23 yuan and [-] cents, if you pay back the money now, I can deduct two yuan and [-] cents for you." Little Ma stared at him and said.

"What!?" Zhou Zifan was completely panicked: "Isn't it 10,000+? Why...how did it become 20!?"

Brother Xiao Ma raised his hand and poked Zhou Zifan's shoulder: "Boy, it's 23. Don't you know that your dead dad borrowed usury? Don't you know that nine out of three are returned?"

"Nine out...thirteen returns..." Zhou Zifan froze on the spot, not knowing what to do.

Chu Tianluo shook his head again and again: "It seems that this Zhou Zifan's father owed a lot of usury, and he died before he paid off the money. He is really unlucky."

"How could they do this!?" Baby Chen said angrily, "I can't let them bully people like this!" She was about to stand up, but was held down by Chu Tianluo.

"Don't get excited, let's see the situation first." Chu Tianluo signaled her to calm down.

"I... I really don't have that much money... Don't say 23, it's 3... I can't get it out now..." Zhou Zifan stammered.

"It's 23!" Brother Xiao Ma emphasized it loudly, and then continued: "No money? Your damn father didn't leave you any inheritance? Didn't your restaurant make any money?"

Zhou Zifan shook his head: "No... nothing, brother, you have seen it too, my restaurant is really deserted, there are not many customers coming in a day, and I am also a small business, and the money I make is barely enough to get by what……"

"Is that so..." Brother Xiaoma rubbed his nose and thought for a while, then turned his head and chatted with the other two in a low voice, and then said to Zhou Zifan: "It's actually easy to handle, you mortgage this restaurant to Here we are."

"What?" Zhou Zifan's eyes widened: "This is not allowed! This is left by my grandfather, passed on to my dad, and my dad gave it to me. It must not be mortgaged to you! No!"

"Hey, boy, you need to figure out the situation..." Brother Xia Ma put his arm around Zhou Zifan's shoulders, and then pointed to the outside of the restaurant: "Look at this place, no one is passing by, it's really not a good place , even if you want to buy this place, there may not be someone who buys it. Even if someone buys it, it is impossible to pay a high price. If you can give you 20 yuan, it will be great! I see that after you die, Dad is now alone You only suffered such a big loss for the sake of one person and want to help you, don't be ignorant."

"This..." Zhou Zifan hesitated, his thick eyebrows twisted into knots.

"I'll give you a few minutes to think about it." Xiao Ma patted Zhou Zifan on the shoulder, and then motioned for the other two to sit beside him.

Zhou Zifan was also slapped on the chair by him. Judging from his posture, it seemed that he was destined for him.

Chu Tianluo and Chen Baobao were located at the back of the restaurant, and they didn't move much, so the three people who came to collect the money didn't pay much attention to them. Chu Tianluo suddenly smiled softly.

"What are you laughing at?" Baby Chen's eyes widened.

Chu Tianluo twitched his lips: "I laughed that little ma brother is quite black."

"What do you mean?" Baby Chen asked.

"How far is this place from the place we went shopping just now?" Chu Tianluo asked her.

Baby Chen didn't even think about it: "It's not far... It's just that this area is still in the unrenovated area, and the planning is not good... There are old houses everywhere, and the streets are in a mess." Suddenly she was stunned for a moment, and then took a picture Touch Chu Tianluo's thigh: "I know!"

Chu Tianluo laughed: "The brain is really bright."

"They are really hateful! How dare they deceive Brother Zifan like this!" Baobao Chen's eyes were filled with anger.

"Brother Zifan?" Chu Tianluo was surprised.

Baby Chen blushed: "I hate it...that's not the point...the point is..." She bit her lips: "I can't watch him being bullied, isn't it just 10,000+, I just pay him .”

Chu Tianluo thought to himself, after a long time, it turns out that the boy is the person this girl likes, and he doesn't know what kind of story there was between the two before, but now he can't care so much, he would like to see this Zhou Zifan What kind of person is it that makes Baby Chen fall in love with him.

"Don't worry, let's see the situation first." Chu Tianluo continued to comfort Baby Chen.

"It depends on the situation. If I don't help him, he will be finished." Baby Chen said angrily.

Chu Tianluo waved his hand: "In this situation, I guess even if you offered 10,000+ on the spot to help him pay in advance, he would not agree, right? Then you will be embarrassed..."

Chen Baobao frowned: "That's right... Brother Zifan is a person with strong self-esteem... When I was a child, I saw that he had no money to buy snacks, and he wouldn't accept me if I gave them to him..."

Chu Tianluo looked into her eyes: "Then you just stay and observe first, don't be impulsive, we must help him, understand?"

"Yeah." Baby Chen nodded vigorously.

"I've thought it over clearly." Zhou Zifan raised his lowered head, then stared at Brother Ma and said to him, "I will find a way to pay back the money, the restaurant, no mortgage."

Brother Xiao Ma was taken aback for a moment, then his face became gloomy, he tapped the table next to him a few times, and then said coldly to the two people around him: "I smashed this place for me."

Hearing this sentence, Zhou Zifan trembled all over. He hurriedly opened his hands to stop the person in front of him, and said earnestly: "Three big brothers, I just ask you to give me a little more time, and I will find a way to raise money." Give it back to you."

Brother Xiao Ma had a sneer on his face: "Find a way to raise money? What can you do?"

Zhou Zifan gritted his teeth: "I can borrow it from others."

"Hahahaha!" Brother Xiaoma laughed loudly: "Borrow? Are you planning to find another usury? Then you might as well ask us again!"

"If you can... just treat that money as I borrowed from you..." Zhou Zifan looked very ugly. It's not that he doesn't understand how black usury is, but he really has no other way.

Brother Xiao Ma patted him on the shoulder: "You can borrow it from us, but you have to pay off the old debt first, otherwise how can we deal with our boss?"

"You..." Zhou Zifan was speechless in a daze, he didn't expect that even if he wanted to borrow their usury, they would still cheat him like this.

Chu Tianluo shook his head while sitting in the corner, and muttered in a low voice: "These guys, after all, want to get this restaurant, they really can fool people..."

From the very beginning, he saw through the mind of that little Ma brother. This guy came to collect money under the order of his superiors. In fact, collecting money is secondary. The main purpose is to use tricks to cheat Zhou Zifan's restaurant. Although the area in front of the restaurant is not large, Chu Tianluo also saw it with his senses. There is a large warehouse behind the restaurant, Zhou Zifan’s room, and the last yard, which add up to a lot. If it is remodeled, the real estate value will be unimaginably high. It has to be said that the bosses above the guys who collect money are still very discerning.

(End of this chapter)