Chapter 178: The Value of the Monkey
Some of the small streets in Shanghai in the 80s were actually very similar to the streets of Hong Kong, with a lot of advertisements, some of them with neon signs, and more of them were just a large piece of drawing board or even rags and large pieces of paint painted on the walls.
At that time, there were not many self-employed people, and Shanghai, as one of the centers of economic development, was a sign of some kind of prosperity.
Luo Qiong and I were standing under a large billboard of an old textile factory, and there were quite a few people on the street, but it was because of this particularly noisy environment that no one noticed what we were talking about, and who would remember what a few men on the side of the road said.
Luo Qiong was holding a bottle of soda in his hand, this kid was very fond of drinking soda, and he rarely saw this thing in the mountains in the past. The cold bottle, the bubbling sugar water, this experience made him try and try again and again.
"Brother Shan, why haven't you come yet? I've been waiting for almost half an hour. ”
Luo Qiong asked.
I also think it's a little strange, in fact, I felt that something was wrong when I called from the fat man and knew that Qin Qianqiu had arrived in Shanghai. Instead of doing business on his own turf, he came to Shanghai, most likely to join the team to capture the monkeys. In my opinion, the probability of being able to win him over is probably not high.
And if Qin Qianqiu doesn't join the gang, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to find a suitable helper.
At this moment, a few people popped out of the small alley across the street, and the two who took the lead were tall men, looking more than 1.80 meters tall. But the first thing I saw was Qin Qianqiu walking behind them, wearing a blue shirt, jeans, old leather shoes, and a pair of sunglasses, looking quite fashionable.
Walking to the door of the eye, the two big men retreated to the side, Qin Qianqiu smiled and said, "Brother, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”
"Brother Qin is a busy man, and the business we do can't be compared with Brother Qin. ”
I smiled and said casually.
He took off his sunglasses, leaned over and said, "I heard that you have entered the number?"
I was stunned, smiled wryly and replied, "I went in, stayed for a while, and now I'm out again." ”
"People in the rivers and lakes will always have the experience of entering the number, so you don't have to take it to heart. After more experience and experience, there will be times when there will be violations of law and discipline in the future. ”
Qin Qianqiu's appearance made me feel uneasy, it felt too oily. He is an old man, and he has crossed paths with us before, which is considered an old acquaintance. The fat man called him, and at this critical moment, he wouldn't fail to understand what we meant by our desire to pull him in. After meeting until now, he should have gone straight to the point, but instead of chatting with me about family matters, this is not right.
"Brother Qin, we want to ask you for help. ”
I smiled.
"Oh, what's the help? Is it a lack of money? I don't have a lot of money lately, but I can still take out three or five thousand. ”
What he said made me understand a little, it didn't seem to be really confused, but muddy.
"You should know that the monkey came to Shanghai, I and the fat man also took this job, and we are looking for someone to help. ”
I simply made it clear.
Qin Qianqiu looked at me, the smile on his face narrowed a lot, and then said to the two strong men beside him: "You go to the side, and I'll talk to Brother Ba alone." ”
The two strong men looked at each other, then stepped back. When the two of them walked a little farther away, the smile on Qin Qianqiu's face was completely put away, and he looked at me and said, "Do you know that many people outside are targeting you?"
I was stunned, frowned, and said nothing.
"The monkey is a big order, not only the reward of 100,000, the key is that the monkey can be sold at a high price. You probably don't even know the price on the black market, right? Someone opened 800,000 yuan to buy a live monkey, and even the corpse is now fried to 500,000 yuan. Behind every group of people is a financier, even me. I also have a price to collect behind the fund, and now there are more than a dozen groups of people in Shanghai to snatch the head of the monkey, in our industry, the peers are all fucking enemies, and they will not be soft when it is time to start. The first warning, the second action, the third death. You don't know the rules?"
I can roughly guess what Qin Qianqiu said, but I was still shocked, and I was surprised by the price of the monkey, last time we sold the demon to Mr. Tang, we only made 300,000 yuan, and it was still the price of speculation. But even if the monkey is a corpse, it is worth 500,000, and it will definitely soar, which is simply a sky-high price.
"Brother Qin, why is the monkey so valuable?"
I asked curiously.
He looked at the two big men behind him, lowered his voice and said, "For the sake of our big black mountain life and death, I will tell you this secret." Also make your own head sober, this monkey is so expensive, there are two reasons, one is that it is almost a demon, and it is the monkey king, it is naturally rare, every part of the monkey's body is very valuable, especially its bones. It is said that the bones of the monkeys can be used as magic weapons if they are slightly refined, and they are tougher than steel, and can pierce through iron walls. Of course, if it is other monkeys, the price should not be so high based on this alone. And the reason why this monkey is so expensive, the next reason is the most important. Legends, I mean legends...... This monkey has seen a fairy before......"
This sentence shocked me and Luo Qiong, and we couldn't speak for a while, Luo Qiong hiccuped unconsciously, and then asked stupidly: "Immortals?"
"Let's do it......"
Just when Qin Qianqiu wanted to speak, the big brother in his hand suddenly rang, and he hurriedly picked it up to answer, and at this moment, a car stopped not far away, and a person who was also using big brother walked down. At that time, how many people on the market used Big Brother? Then taking out one of them would cause onlookers, how could it be so coincidental to meet two people who both used high-end goods.
"Xiao Qin, meet a friend here, I'm looking for you everywhere!"
The other party really came to find Qin Qianqiu, he looked like he was about fifty years old, wearing this white shirt and thick lenses, but he was not fat, and his sleeves were rolled up, not the appearance of a rich man in my impression, but more like the leader of a township enterprise.
"Brother Zhou. ”
Qin Qianqiu actually nodded, calling the other party's eldest brother, it can be seen that the identity of the person who came is not simple.
"Introduction, what do you call the two little brothers?"
The person known as Brother Zhou looked at me with a smile.
"The two here are the ones I met a few months ago in Da Heishan, this one is called Ba Xiaoshan, and the one behind is called Luo Qiong, both of whom have just entered the industry for a short time. Xiaoshan, this is Brother Zhou. ”
Qin Qianqiu hurriedly introduced.
Unexpectedly, the other party took the initiative to stretch out his hand to me, shook hands with me and said: "My name is Zhou Furen, you can also call me Brother Zhou, I have heard of you, and I have often heard that there are three little brothers in Shanghai who are doing well in business recently." It is said that he also caught the demon and sold it for a lot of money, it's you, haha. ”
The other party obviously knew my details, and I smiled and said, "Then how can you compare with Brother Zhou? ”
After speaking, I wanted to withdraw my hand, but Zhou Furen didn't let go, which made me slightly stunned. Then he approached and said: "But little brother, I still have to persuade you to be the eldest brother, don't care about what you shouldn't care, after all, you have just entered the industry, and your future is immeasurable, don't ruin it." In the case of the monkey, there are many masters, and there is no guarantee that we will be able to win it by old people like us, and the newcomers may have no bones when they come in. ”
Naked threat, I already saw that this guy was not a good bird, I smiled and pulled my hand out, and then put my back behind me and said: "Brother Zhou said that it was funny, a few of us are just little sparrows who have picked up leaks, but we don't dare to covet the big head." It's just that the financier behind it also has an explanation, hoping that we can take down the monkey. Life and death must have been mentally prepared for the matter of life and death, and it is also your own life when the real head falls to the ground, and you can't blame anyone, whether it is a newcomer or an old man, if you are not careful, you may die, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Furen's brows immediately furrowed, and Qin Qianqiu next to him was also nervous, and the atmosphere began to become a little wrong.
"Dare to ask, who is the financier behind the little brother?"
He asked me with squinted eyes.
"It's not a small story, but it's not good to say it. Those of us who work are still keeping some secrets for our bosses. ”
I don't want to say it, Zhou Furen stretched out his hand and waved his hand, and the two big men behind him suddenly surrounded him.
"Little brother, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave if I don't talk about it today. ”
Zhou Furen looked like he was sure of me. “