Probably enough of the tossing, Nichol and the others fell asleep as soon as they returned to the manor, and did not even get up to eat breakfast.

Chu Tianjiang didn't sleep, in addition to satisfying Nichol and them, he also had to accompany Clara, and if he had free time, he also had to teach Jimmy's group of teenagers.

Because there was really nothing else to do in the morning, and I didn't know where Jimmy's little ghosts had gone, so after accompanying Clara around the manor a few times, Chu Tianjiang went to find the Fukushima brothers, practiced knife skills with them, and taught them some fighting skills with knives by the way.

Although the Fukushima brothers are just ordinary people, their sword skills do have merit.

Chu Tianjiang's understanding of Japanese swordsmanship mainly comes from the equipment fighting skills in the special forces, and the katana is more suitable for his fighting style. In contrast, the Fukushima brothers have studied swordsmanship since childhood, and their understanding of Japanese swordsmanship is obviously far above that of Chutianjiang. If Chu Tianjiang was an ordinary person and didn't have the superpowers given by the energy body, let alone dealing with the Fukushima brothers, it would be very difficult to deal with any of them.

At noon, the three brothers, Stewart and Andrew, returned to the estate with the slaves they had bought that day.

Because the other slaves have been sold, the last three days of the market are all female slaves, and it is the finale of the sale, and the quality is very good.

Compared to yesterday, Stewart's mental outlook has changed dramatically, and he is even very excited.

Over lunch, Stewart struck up a conversation.

Everyone knows that sellers and exchanges will arrange the best and most attractive group of slaves to be auctioned in the last few days, especially in the last three days, so that the influence of the auction lasting more than ten days or even more than twenty days can be maintained longer, so that more buyers can have more hope for Las Vegas, so as to attract more buyers in the next large-scale auction.

In the morning, a lot of slave traders came, including Peres, who disappeared yesterday.

Of course, Stewart bought twenty batches of one hundred and sixty-four high-quality female slaves that day at a price that no other merchant could match.

What made Stewart happiest was that Perez was there, but he didn't make a single offer.

In the tenth round of the auction, Perez left the trading floor.

"Did he go?" Stewart was simply frowning. "This guy, went to the bank in Las Vegas."

"There are still banks in this world?" Chu Tianjiang was a little surprised, because neither Zhang Xiaogang, nor Zhan Pengfei, nor even Stewart had mentioned it before.

"Of course, it's not the kind of bank that I used to say, but a usury merchant who is guaranteed by the power of secession."

Only then did Chu Tianjiang understand and said, "With usury, Perez's life should be very difficult. ”

"Of course, even the most stupid businessmen will not borrow usury until they are desperate, and most ordinary businessmen like me, to be precise, like me before, may not have the courage to borrow usury even when they are desperate."

"For what?"

"Usury is the poison of the caravan, and borrowing usury is equivalent to drinking water to quench thirst." Stewart paused for a moment, then added, "The loan sharks are all supported by the separatist power, and many usury merchants are actually cronies or relatives of a powerful person. As long as you borrow usury, as long as you can't repay, your wife and children, and even all your relatives, will definitely be unlucky. If you can't pay it back, the Separatist Force will come forward in person, even if you are a member of the other Separatist Force, your family will not want to escape. ”

"Can't even the loan sharks afford it?"

"Still?" Stewart smiled and said, "It's easy to borrow from loan sharks, but it's not so easy to repay." Anyway, I know that none of them have been paid off. ”

Chu Tianjiang also smiled, waiting for Stewart to make his words clear.

"Anyone can go to a loan shark and borrow money. The point is that the loan shark will assess the amount of money lent and the interest rate based on the borrower's specific circumstances. To give a simple example, a loan shark merchant in Las Vegas can only borrow a maximum of 100,000 to 200,000 ounces of gold at a time at a rate of one cent. If the borrowing time is one month, the loan shark will deduct one month's interest when the money is borrowed. This interest must be paid in advance, regardless of whether it is borrowed for a month or not. If the payment is not made for more than a month, the interest will be doubled, and the interest already paid will also be added to the principal. After that, the interest will double on the basis of the previous month, and it will be a rolling interest. If I borrowed 100,000 ounces of gold and didn't repay it until the third month, the interest alone would exceed the principal, and the actual principal would only be 70,000 ounces. ”

"Can't pay it off that month?"

Stewart was stunned for a moment, and said, "No businessman can pay off the loan shark in that month, because even if you make a round trip from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City, counting the time spent on the sale and purchase transaction, and all the preparations, even if you don't encounter trouble on the road, it will take at least forty days." Of course, a general secretary like Perez, and a name for himself in Las Vegas, was able to borrow much more than I did, with a slightly lower interest. It's just that he has to return to Denver, and when he comes to Las Vegas again, it will be two months away at the earliest, which is equivalent to three months of borrowing time. If he had enough money to return to Denver, he would definitely not borrow from a loan shark. ”

"So, he doesn't even have enough money to go back to Denver?" Chu Tianjiang asked knowingly.

"Does that need to be said?" Stuart Haruha smiled and said, "As long as there is a second way, even if it is for him to sell a kidney, he will not go to loan sharks." ”

"In that case, let's talk to him."

"Talk?" Stewart's eyes widened, and he looked at Chu Tianjiang in disbelief. "What is there to talk about with him?"

"Don't forget, Stewart, two days ago you thought we should avoid him. Since I felt the need to talk to him, it was necessary. Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "You know my principle of doing things, whether it is you, those free mercenaries, or Perez, I will give you a chance." Of course, I only have one chance, and whether I can take it or not is none of my business. ”

"You mean, buy the slaves he owned?"

Chu Tianjiang nodded and said, "I still have a habit, that is, to salute first and then soldier. In the afternoon, you talk to the suppliers, maybe Perez went to them, and maybe they want them to refund the deposit. If they were, they would definitely look for another buyer. ”

"Of course, I've arranged it."

"If you can buy it, you can't buy it, and it's not too late to lower the price in a few days. Come back early in the afternoon, and then we'll meet the big fat pig. ”

"Do you think he'll meet you?"

"Definitely, but he may not be able to grasp our affection." Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "Of course, you have to tell him that we are not short of money. ”

"Okay, I'll send someone to find him and see if he will give you this face."

"It's not about giving me face, it's about giving money face. As long as he's a businessman, he won't shut me out. ”

Stuart nodded and agreed, and then called the three Andre brothers into the city.

As usual, Chu Tianjiang walked around the manor with Clara a few times after the meal and told her some things. Nichol: They slipped away after lunch, perhaps to find wild fruit for Clara. The Fukushima brothers worked very hard, and after a half-hour rest after eating, they went to practice swordsmanship hard. When Clara went back to her room to take a nap, Chu Tianjiang went to find Jimmy and taught them some basic self-defense fighting techniques.

Before five o'clock, the three brothers Stuart and Andre rushed back.

Perez did go to the supplier, hoping to get a part of the deposit back, and even promised to buy goods from them in the future, but for the mercenary businessman, it was clear that he would not think so long-term. Besides, it is well known that Perez went to a loan shark, and the consequences of borrowing a loan shark are not a secret, and the supplier clearly does not believe that Perez has a "future".

The food and fuel supplier has signed a contract with Stewart for the sale of goods, and Stewart has paid part of the price as required. Tomorrow afternoon, food and fuel will be delivered, and Stewart will pay the rest of the money as agreed in the contract.

The issue of the vehicle has not been negotiated, mainly because the price has not been negotiated.

Chu Tianjiang felt that Stewart was a little stingy, and he always liked to worry about the price, but he thought that Perez was about to finish, and those vehicle suppliers would soften in a few days, so he didn't blame Stewart, but just asked him to hurry up and strive to leave Las Vegas in three days.

As Chu Tianjiang said, Perez agreed to see him, but he asked Chu Tianjiang to go over.

Chu Tianjiang had expected this a long time ago, and Perez didn't have the courage to leave downtown Las Vegas at all, let alone risk coming to Chu Tianjiang's territory.

While it was time for dinner, the three Andrei brothers went to inspect the vehicle.

Although Nicole and the others had to follow Chu Tianjiang to see Perez, because they wanted to see Perez's dejected appearance after losing all the diamonds, Chu Tianjiang thought that it was not convenient for them to follow, so he did not openly agree, but let them go in other ways through consciousness. For this reason, Chu Tianjiang let Leonid and Valentin stay in the manor, and only took Andrei with Stewart. No matter what, at least two subordinates with superpowers must be left to protect Clara, otherwise Chu Tianjiang will definitely not be at ease.

After dinner, it was already dark.

This time, Chu Tianjiang asked Andre to drive. Because it was Andre who went to Perez in the afternoon, he knew how to get to the courtyard.

Soon after Chu Tianjiang and the others left, Nicol and the others also quietly left the manor.