The early morning in Pengcheng seems to be forever hidden in the fog, a thin layer of water mist, covering every corner of the entire small city.

It makes the whole city seem as if it is locked in a frosted glass, and even the bustling crowd looks a little unreal.

At six o'clock in the morning, most of the people have already started a busy day, busy for the day's life.

The sanitation workers were dragging their tired bodies and packing up their tools, while the vendors who bought the breakfast also put warm steamed buns on the table.

Looking at the sweat of the steamed buns eaten by the diners, it seems that this moment is the most satisfying for them.

Pengcheng's most famous breakfast street, located in the southeast corner of the old city, is not very well-located, but every morning, the guests here are unusually crowded.

It is said that here, you can eat the oldest taste of Pengcheng, not only Pengcheng people themselves like to have a breakfast here, but also many outsiders will come here.

Decades of small shops are everywhere on this street, and even century-old shops are not uncommon here.

Every morning between half past five and seven o'clock, this hour and a half is almost the busy time of the street, many people will sit on a small bench on the street to eat a hot meal, and then the day is full of energy, and many people just pass by the door, pick up a little early, and leave in a hurry.

At 7:10 a.m., when almost all the small shops were ready to close their stalls, the small tables and stools placed in front of the door were put away one after another, and in just ten minutes, the whole street was restored to its original calm, as if the originally lively long street had never existed.

Lao Liu baked cake is one of the century-old shops on this street, the baked cake made by his family is almost the most famous in Pengcheng, the crispy baked cake with a thin layer of butter in the middle, the finely chopped plum vegetables mixed with minced meat, hang a thin layer in the middle of the baked cake, bite a bite of the fragrant and crispy, there is a faint fragrance of dried plum vegetables between the mouth, the butter sticks to the mouth, warm and not greasy.

His family's baked cakes are almost in short supply, because of the old-fashioned craftsmanship, there is no way to develop this ancient handicraft, so it can only continue the practice of the older generation, the limited supply of no one two, never sell more, really can't eat enough, just come to a bowl of beef soup, this winter to drink a bowl of beef soup with a small amount of pepper, eat two baked cakes, it is simply a kind of enjoyment in the cold winter wax moon.

According to the usual time, the small table at the door of Lao Liu's house has already been cleaned up, after all, the baked cakes baked by his house are never sold so late, usually less than seven o'clock, the things in the store have been sold out, and then people will pack up and close the door.

But there seems to be some accident today, a bald man is standing on the side of the street, holding a roasted cake in his hand, biting it heavily, stepping on the table with one foot, drinking a bowl of beef soup in a big gulp, eating slowly, but not looking like he enjoys it.

On the contrary, it gives people the feeling that he is specifically here to provoke trouble and torture people.

At least the sixth old couple looked like they were being forced at this time, shrunk at the door, holding the door panel tightly with both hands, wanting to close the door but standing in front of the door with a helpless face, not daring to give this man an eviction order.

And this man with a big name is also a little famous in Pengcheng, wearing a pitch-black suit, shiny leather shoes, and an almost reflective big bald head, he put a pair of black sunglasses in front of his eyes in the morning, and he looks like a master who is not easy to mess with.

At this time, his name was Tian Botao, and he was well-known in Pengcheng, but this fame was not a good name, but a bad reputation.

I heard that in the early years, this Tian Botao was mixed with the Fatty Fish Gang, but later the Fatty Fish Gang was eradicated from above, and he didn't bother to clean up on this little shrimp, which left him a fish that slipped through the net.

And after the Fat Fish Gang was cleaned up, he quietly started a scalping business in Pengcheng, buying some foreign goods from those fishermen at the bottom price, selling them to the outside through his connections and connections in other big cities, and selling these things at a high price through those so-called friends outside, making a difference in price.

After a long time, his subordinates even raised a group of ruffians, relying on these people, buying outside can be regarded as a mixed trend, and even in the past few years, he has also done things such as forced buying and selling.

And he is just a middleman, who can no longer satisfy his ambitions at all, and in Pengcheng in recent years, through loans, it seems that he has also engaged in usury business.

In fact, the relevant departments are not unaware of these bad things on him, and even someone has already learned about the relevant situation, but unfortunately no victim is willing to correct him.

Without a victim, the case basically cannot be established, and it also supports Tian Botao's confidence in continuing to develop in disguise, he really just feels that he has people under him, and for these people who owe money, he only needs to threaten them, and he can easily deal with these people.

And repaying debts is a matter of course in itself, and what he does is not too much.

I went to the sixth child's house to eat today, not because I came, but to find their son.

Three months ago, the sixth daughter-in-law was admitted to the hospital because of a heart attack, although her life was saved, this heart problem can be completely treated, and a heart bypass surgery is required.

The sixth child didn't understand what this so-called bypass surgery meant, but he understood that after this surgery was done, his wife's body would be able to recover.

It's just that he really can't afford the nearly 200,000 surgery fee.

His family's business is not bad, but he just bought a house for his son the year before last, and there is basically no money left in his hands.

The son is considered filial piety, knowing that his mother is not in good health, he immediately wants to sell the house, but the sixth couple said that they did not agree to anything, and then they simply thought about selling the family's old store.

Although the place is not big, this old signboard is still worth a little money, and with the old secret recipe in his hand, he can also make up the operation fee by piecing it together.

But he didn't expect that his son knew his thoughts, so he immediately denied it, and also knew that this old store was accumulated by his father all his life, and the secret recipe was passed down by the family back then.

The sixth child has no choice, he can't just watch his wife leave like this, right?

Unexpectedly, the next morning, his son made up the cost of the operation, and the sixth child was just worried that his son would buy a new house, but he didn't expect that the money was all from his son who took a loan shark.

No, Tian Botao came to collect debts early this morning, and it is said that they borrowed more than 100,000 yuan, and they had some time to borrow some from relatives and friends, and they could barely repay it.

Unexpectedly, the two of them sent back the 100,000 yuan they borrowed, and Tian Botao actually said that the 100,000 yuan would be used as interest, and within a week, the principal of more than 100,000 yuan would be repaid.

The sixth father and son were stunned at that time, and for more than a month, they asked for 100,000 interest, which was like robbing money.

But in the face of Tian Botao, who has dozens of thugs under him, there is nothing the two of them can do at all.

It was only early in the morning, Tian Botao came to collect the debts, he was afraid that the sixth child would not pay back, he even tied up the sixth son, and returned the money within three days.

The sixth wife's son knows about her son, and in the past few days, she has almost washed her face with tears, and she has been looking for death and life several times, but fortunately, she was discovered by the sixth child early.

"Boss Tian, can you do a good job, let my son go first!" Lao Liu prayed to Tian Botao with a sad face: "I plan to sell my son's house, and the hundreds of thousands will be available soon!"

Tian Botao took a sip of beef soup, casually threw the big name in his hand on the table, coughed up a mouthful of thick phlegm and spit it directly on the table, and said with a cruel smile: "Who told you that it was more than 100,000, it was already last month, and it has risen to 300,000 this month, and your son has been on my side recently, and he has to eat, drink, and Lazar, and he has to be taken care of, do you think these don't cost money?"

"I'm just here to tell you today, you owe me a total of 380,000 yuan so far, plus your son's money for eating, drinking and lazing at my place recently, at the end of the month, you have to prepare 500,000 yuan for me, a dime less, I can't guarantee whether your son can come back. ”

"If you don't keep it, in the end your son will be washed to the shore by the sea. ”

This naked intimidation, Tian Botao can say it very easily, as if he doesn't know how many times he has said this sentence before, but now he is extremely proficient in saying it.

It's just that the old couple suffered, and they were already overwhelmed by this money, and now their son is still in their hands, and it is in their hands, even if this child can come back alive in the end, God knows what it will look like?

And in a month's time, I asked them to find 500,000 yuan, but if they didn't give them 500,000 yuan, I was afraid that my son would not be able to come back.

"500,000?" the old couple blurted out, almost stunned at the scene, unable to even speak for a long time, their eyes were already filled with tears, their faces were flushed with anxiety, and they could barely speak.

Tian Botao laughed wildly, kicked over the small table in front of him, and scolded the two old men viciously: "When I borrowed money, I already told you very clearly, there is no problem with wanting money, but you must think clearly, whether you can repay this money, if you don't have the ability to repay, don't do that kind of unrealistic thing." ”

"You just think that you can't afford to live without a line, but in fact, I tell you, there is no money...... You can't afford to die if you want to!"

The old couple were forced into the corner by Tian Botao, supporting each other and almost kneeling on the ground.

The old couple spent their whole life suffering for the sake of their son's good life, but they didn't expect that in the end, because of the old lady's illness, the whole family was dragged down.

At this time, the old lady really had the heart to die, that is, the sixth child next to her kept pulling her, holding back the tears in her eyes, gritting her teeth and saying: "500,000, before the end of the month, I will definitely return it to you, I just smash the pot and sell iron, I will go to the hospital to sell blood, and I will return it to you." ”

"But you can't hurt my son, if you dare to touch a hair of my son, I will fight hard, and I will bite off a piece of meat on you!"

Tian Botao has long been surprised by this kind of thing, and he has been numb to the same scene.

For the anger of the sixth child, he just thinks it's ridiculous, this kind of honest person, he really says anything when he goes crazy.

"Okay, before the end of the month, I promise that your son will be like a grandfather, but by the end of the month, you won't be able to ......"

Tian Botao's words were not finished, and he didn't know when there was a wad of cash in his hand, and a whole wad of cash banknotes fell on his hand, which was heavy and instantly attracted his attention.