Shen Xi and Qian Sanming met outside the detention center. On that day, 16-year-old Shen Xi was released after his detention period expired, and Qian Sanming came to pick up his subordinate bodyguards.

Qian Sanming's bodyguard Hu Gui was detained in the detention center for a whole month because of a fight, and he happened to come out on the same day as Shen Xi. When he was in the detention center, he just chatted with Shen Xi for a few words, and Hu Gui was impressed by Shen Xi's "talent" in this industry. On the day of release, after the two walked out of the detention center, Hu Gui insisted on holding Shen Xi's waist and forcibly left him behind. said that no matter what, he also wanted Shen Xi to meet with his boss.

Qian Sanming thought that Hu Gui had found another follower for himself at first, but who knew that after chatting a few words, Qian Sanming was surprised to discover Shen Xi's talent. After all, the two sides met for the first time, and Qian Sanming didn't say anything too straightforward at first, but just chatted with Shen Xi about his work.

They were talking about debt collection.

"Why take cash? I think the profits that can be squeezed out of the debtors are more substantial than the bills. After listening politely to Qian Sanming's attitude towards violent debt collection, Shen Xi put forward his own opinion: "You see, the behavior of women sending women to kilns and men throwing them to small coal kilns has been passed down for hundreds of years. And the money is always you, as the creditor, but you get a separate amount of money for the sale of the population. And the risks are too great – kidnapping, human trafficking, captivity, and possibly intentional harm. are all felonies, and this risk-reward ratio is too cost-effective. ”

"Then what will you do?" Qian Sanming was intrigued.

"Give them a job first. It doesn't matter what you have, and it doesn't matter how much you give. Just a little bit. Shen Xi shrugged his shoulders, "In this way, you can avoid the legal risk of imprisonment, and then continue to detain in the name of overtime." After that, you can start preparing to split the asset. ”

"Split assets?"

"You have to know that a person probably brings more than one million fixed assets by himself. And there is about 300,000 or 400,000 assets that can be demolished. Shen Xi smiled, "Money is always on the black market...... I have been in the business of special needs for a long time, and I probably know that many people have a need for organ transplants, and these splits will not pose a threat to the lives of those who owe debts. ”

"But organ transplantation needs to be matched, how can I ensure that my customers can find the source they need?"

"As luck would have it, a lot of people can't wait for a perfect donor, so a lot of them will try it out. Moreover, the cornea does not need to be matched, so this demand is not small. Shen Xi spread his hands, "What other skin grafts, femoral head grafts, although the rejection reaction needs to be controlled, but the impact is not too big." Besides, there are the most stable sources besides these organs. ”

Qian Sanming's eyes widened.

"Blood transfusions. To ensure that people are half-dead, it is not a big problem to smoke 200 ml a day. Shen Xi smiled, "200 milliliters of blood are sold to the families of patients who are in urgent need of plasma, and there is no problem at all in selling seven or eight hundred." The point is to feed these bastards who don't pay their debts more tofu and drink some water, and smoke everything for a year and a half. ”

"And there are many other values for human beings as independent individuals. Their status can be sold, they can borrow from other loan sharks – and in the worst case they can sell their labor, which is very valuable. ”

Qian Sanming's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Shen Xi's hand, "Mr. Shen, don't say anything else, there is a position of consultant in the company, as long as you are willing to come, I will pay a monthly salary of three thousand, and you are in charge of this business." Give you a commission every year!" "A monthly salary of 3,000 is already a very considerable income in this small town where the monthly income of urban residents is only 1,000.

Shen Xi shook his head and looked around, looking for the familiar rickety figure.

Qian Sanming saw that Shen Xi didn't seem to be interested, sighed regretfully, took out a business card from his pocket, took out a pen and wrote a string of numbers on it, "I will answer this number at any time, the position of the consultant is always vacant, if Mr. Shen is interested, please contact me." ”

Now, Shen Xi agreed. This is the only way he can afford his grandmother's medical expenses at the moment. Making money is not his forte, but to convert his forte into a steady income, there is no other way.

As the days passed, almost all of the money Shen Xi earned was invested in his grandmother's treatment. And in the process, the first time I cooked by myself, the first time I stayed up all night, the first time I yelled at the doctors and nurses, and even the first time I went to the temple to pray to God and Buddha. Shen Xi experienced a lot of firsts. Except for the first time, I was ecstatic about my grandmother's improvement—not even the slightest relief.

In three days, my grandmother will celebrate her eighty-fourth birthday. In the past few days, the doctors in the hospital have been coming to do the work for me, and my grandmother is very old after all, and now it seems that the effect of the treatment is almost zero. Doctors have little treatment on a day other than being put on a ventilator to keep them alive. The hospital has limited ICU beds, and three years is already the limit of what the hospital can tolerate – not to mention that my grandmother shows no signs of getting better at all. "It's time to respect life and let the old lady go. The doctor said to Shen Xi.

"At least wait......," Shen sighed, "the old man has a birthday in a few days, so let's talk about it later." ”

The afternoon visit ended quickly. Shen Xi walked out of the hospital with a group of family members with different expressions, looking at the somewhat gloomy sky in a daze.

"You should be resting. Suddenly, a middle-aged man's kind voice sounded in front of Shen Xi. "When we first meet, allow me to introduce myself. ”

"No, you don't. Shen Xi interrupted the middle-aged man's words, "I don't care if you're here to sell anything, anyway, I don't need it." ”

"You may have misunderstood me. The middle-aged man's tone was still very kind, and his short hair and unpretentious attire were no different from those who worked hard in the factory. It's just a piece of white, somewhat unusual paper in his hand. "What I am looking for is not the exchange of money and goods. It's more ...... Something more abstract. ”

"As a salesman, your level is really poor. Shen Xi shrugged his shoulders and motioned for the middle-aged man to continue.

"I think so too. So luckily I'm not a salesman. The middle-aged man laughed twice and continued, and raised the white paper in his hand and said, "I'm here to offer you a very good exchange. As long as you are willing to sign this contract, I can guarantee that your most urgent wishes will be fulfilled. ”

"Let's be a sketch actor. Shen Xi turned to leave, not taking a closer look at the meaning of the blank paper in the middle-aged man's hand. "With your ability to make people laugh, you won't starve to death. ”

The middle-aged man's voice was left behind. When Shen Xi left, an idea couldn't help but pop up in his mind: if it was true that just signing could restore his grandmother's health, he would definitely sign it without hesitation. Then he smiled self-deprecatingly, shook his head, and threw this ridiculous thought out of his mind - how could there be such a good thing in the world?

Back in the small bungalow, Shen Xi turned on his computer and listened to the sound of the hard disk creaking to read data when it was turned on. It has been three years since he cooperated with Qian Sanming, because his business with Qian Sanming is separated from himself by a city, and Shen Xi can only arrange the daily "business process" remotely. This computer was also bought only a few months ago. It is not safe to receive fax forms every day, personal fax machines are not common, and the transmission of dozens of forms back and forth every day is not convenient and easy to attract the attention of others. And as a consultant and supervisor of this underground business, the last thing Shen Xi needs is the attention of others. Although it takes a minute or two to turn on the computer once, and it takes a few minutes to download the form with two megabytes of bandwidth, it is indeed much more convenient than before.

However, Shen Xi did not work today. He turned on his computer just to log on to the BBS in the city next door to check the gossip. As Qian Sanming's business in the next city became bigger and bigger, more and more people knew about him directly or indirectly. Officials have not paid much attention to this kind of news distribution center. But Shen Xi still felt a little uneasy - with the nature and content of their business, once they attracted the attention of the official, even if it was just a casual glance, I am afraid that there would be only a catastrophe about to usher.

Sure enough, there are several more obscure posts today that are discussing the content of the gangsters in Linhu City. Shen Xi contacted the administrator of BBS and exchanged 200 yuan for the specific address of the poster. called Qian Sanming again and arranged to find someone to come to the door to "talk about life and ideals" with the poster.

When he went to bed at night, Shen Xi dreamed that his grandmother, who had recovered her health, was sitting in the small courtyard basking in the sun, but she was standing outside the courtyard, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get close to the small courtyard, as if even a look at it had become a luxury.

Three days passed quickly. My grandmother's eighty-fourth birthday quietly arrived. No cake, no candles, no birthday wishes, not even a single blessing.

The doctors in the hospital had heard of Shen Xi's previous experience, but they didn't pay much attention to it. Although Shen Xi has been angry and questioned these days, it is human nature, and Shen Xi is much more stable than other patients' families. Every time he gets angry, he always calms down quickly. In addition, the doctors did their best in the old lady's affairs, and there was no burden in their hearts. It's just that Liu Ban, who had been promoting the policy with Shen Xi for an afternoon, was a little uneasy. I heard that Shen Xi's grandmother was going to pull out the instrument, so she brought two or three colleagues over and guarded the gate of the ICU ward, for fear that Shen Xi would do something radical.

The time for extubation was set for 5 p.m. Around three o'clock, Shen Xi went to the ICU to see his grandmother. Carefully helped the old lady tidy up her somewhat messy hair, and then sat beside the hospital bed without saying a word.

Soon, the ICU visiting hours were over. But Shen Xi did not leave as usual, but continued to sit motionless in the ward. The nurses who usually have a better relationship came to persuade them, but Shen Xi still remained motionless.

Seeing that this was wrong, Liu Ban walked into the ICU with a few colleagues, preparing to forcibly take Shen Xi away. And at this moment, he caught a glimpse of the black bag at Shen Xi's feet. The black bag was placed on the ground, bulging inside, and some cylindrical items could be vaguely seen inside, but it was impossible to tell what it was. Out of professional sensitivity, Liu Ban hurriedly stopped the colleagues who were about to surround him, and asked one of them to go out and call for support, while he walked over slowly.

"The doctors have done their best. Liu Ban said to Shen Xi in a gentle tone as much as possible, "You have also done everything you can do, it's enough." I know you're sad right now, but don't do anything stupid. ”

"What stupid thing?" Shen Xi looked up at Liu Ban, but his voice was hoarse like sandpaper rubbing, "I don't understand what you're saying." ”

"This bag at your feet......" Liu Ban said softly, "I'm afraid it's not a paper tube in it, right?"

"Inside was fifteen kilograms of high explosives, to beg for an explanation. Shen Xi didn't plan to hide it anymore. "I have money, I have enough money to support treatment. Why don't you let her continue to live?!" Shen Xi's tone became excited, "The old lady is lying here! Her body is still hot! She is still breathing! Her blood is still flowing! She ...... She's still alive!!" Shen Xi stood up abruptly and shouted at Liu Ban, "It's been three years! Three years! You don't even know what the prisoner looks like, and now you still tell me with a face Don't do stupid things? Why do you have a high-sounding face to stand here?!"