There is a way that the county officials are not as good as the current management, and Master Li is just an ordinary staff member in charge of the Caojiajie area of the power supply station, but because he has the errand of line maintenance, he has invisible power, and he can obtain certain benefits from users.

Li Yuqin took out the posture of a little woman and talked to him cordially. Master Li vaguely offered to give a little hardship money every month, and he didn't ask for much, just 80 yuan.

Li Yuqin kept in mind Geng Wenyang's instructions before he came, and showed the family heirloom ability of her rural aunt to argue unreasonably, and finally talked about the price to fifty yuan after some bargaining.

After she came back, she immediately reported to Geng Wenyang, and Geng Wenyang smiled: "Okay, Aunt Qin!" Well done! ”

Li Yuqin said worriedly: "I originally thought that I would talk about thirty yuan, but seeing that he was not very happy, I didn't dare to talk hard. ”

"Fifty is fine." Geng Wenyang encouraged: "This time you have made meritorious contributions, you should be awarded!" Otherwise, the thirty dollars saved will be given to you as a reward. ”

"Give it to me?" Li Yuqin couldn't believe it: "Every month? ”

"Every month, of course." Geng Wenyang only laughed and said: "If you only reward it once, you can't get thirty yuan!" ”

Li Yuqin was overjoyed when she heard this, and muttered in her heart: "Oh, this is good!" The salary has increased by thirty all of a sudden, which is a lot! It seems that it is not difficult to deal with the outside, it is not as tiring as quarrels in the neighborhood, I hope that the more such things in the future, the better! ”

After the problem of power supply was solved, the arcade was finally on track. In order to expand the appeal, Geng Wenyang bought 28 pieces of machines equipped with new games through Zhuang Xiaomeng's connections.

After the number of game consoles increases, the power of electricity also increases, and the original 20 amperes can no longer meet the requirements. However, the capacity increase and transformation of power lines is not something that can be changed if you want to, even if Master Li, who is responsible for power supply maintenance in the region, said that it does not count.

After careful consideration, Geng Wenyang still bought a 10-kilowatt mobile diesel generator, which was separately routed to bear the electricity consumption of new machines and high-power electrical appliances such as air conditioners in the future.

After these new machines were put into operation, the Galaxy video game hall suddenly became a large game hall with 40 video game consoles. Not only is its scale second to none in Baicheng, but the variety and number of games are unmatched.

Players from all walks of life flocked to the news when they heard the news, and the business was booming. While the business of Galaxy video game halls is booming, it has also set off turbulent waves in the video game market in Baicheng City.

Taking advantage of the popularity, Geng Wenyang launched a buy-10 get 5 free discount in a timely manner, reducing the price of game currency to three cents in disguise, and attracting a group of players who were relatively far away.

After the customer traffic increased, the revenue obtained by the game hall gradually stabilized. According to the statistics provided by Xin Rong, it is roughly estimated that the monthly income can be around 12,000 yuan. After deducting various expenses such as artificial water and electricity, the net profit is almost more than 9,000 yuan.

According to this calculation, the cost of more than 150,000 yuan invested in the early stage of buying a house, building a house and buying a machine is expected to be paid back in less than two years, which shows that the income of the game hall is still considerable.

It's just that the Xinghe video game parlor, which has a thriving business, has unexpectedly attracted the attention of several underworld forces nearby, and all kinds of troubles have also come one after another.

On August 23, it coincided with the summer solar term, and not long after the opening in the morning, Li Yuqin ran upstairs in a panic and said to Geng Wenyang: "Yangyang, it's not good!" Someone came to ask us for protection money! ”

At the end of the 80s, with the rapid development of social economy, small gangs of gangsters who learned from Hong Kong Island gangster movies for extortion gradually appeared in some areas. Although they do not have the tight-knit organization and huge power of the Hong Kong Island triad, they have also started to do criminal things such as collecting protection money.

At the beginning of the planning of the game hall, Geng Wenyang had expected that there would be ghosts and ghosts coming to make trouble, so he was naturally not afraid of these so-called underworlds, and said calmly: "Aunt Qin, don't panic, who will collect our protection money?" ”

Li Yuqin said: "He said that his name is Kou Laosan, and he will charge us 2,000 yuan a month for protection when he opens his mouth, and he also said that if he doesn't give it to him, our business will not be able to continue." ”

"Kou Laosan?" Geng Wenyang's expression moved slightly. He had heard of this name, Xiguan Kou Laosan was a difficult scoundrel in the local area.

Kou Laosan's real name is Kou Fanbo, and he is the third in the family, so he got the nickname Kou Laosan. This guy was originally an employee of Xiguan Furniture Factory, because he was lazy by nature, he couldn't stand the constraints of the factory's rules and regulations, and he was fired from the company because his hands and feet were not clean for a long time.

After losing his income, he broke the jar and gathered three or five accomplices to make a living by abducting, stealing and extorting from the pit. It is said that he is already a habitual offender who has entered the palace many times. Not long after he was released from the labor camp a while ago, he did not expect to brazenly engage in extortion again.

It's just that this Kou Laosan's family is in Xiguan, and the usual range of activities is also in Xiguan, how could they go to the boundary of Chengguan to collect the protection fee of the Galaxy video game hall? Isn't he afraid that his hand will stretch out too long and cause dissatisfaction among everyone on the Chengguan Road?

This kind of person can be dealt with either openly or darkly. After thinking about it for a long time, Geng Wenyang decided to ask the public security department for help first, and immediately ordered: "Aunt Qin, you go to the police station to report the case first, and say that someone has come to us to extort money." Do you understand? ”

Li Yuqin was stunned: "Police station? They...... If you don't hit someone and smash things, will someone at the police station take care of it? ”

Geng Wenyang said angrily: "Will you care, won't you know?" We are individual industrial and commercial households in the jurisdiction of the Chengguan Police Station, and they should all ensure the safety of one party. ”

Li Yuqin has never dealt with the public procuratorate and law, and has a natural fear of these powerful departments, but Geng Wenyang's orders she dare not disobey, so she can only have the courage to go to the police station to report the case.

The policeman from the Chengguan Police Station who was in charge of receiving Li Yuqin's report was named Lang Yukun, and after recording the details of the report, he said: "You go back first, we will investigate this matter." ”

Li Yuqin didn't expect the process of reporting the case to be so simple, and she was afraid of upsetting others if she had the heart to ask a few more questions, so she could only honestly return to the game hall and report to Geng Wenyang.

Li Yuqin pondered: "Yangyang, since the public security department has agreed to investigate, I think Kou Laosan will definitely not dare to come to us for trouble again." ”

"Not necessarily." Geng Wenyang said very soberly: "If Kou Laosan was afraid of the police, he would not have been arrested several times. People die for money, birds die for food, and this kind of person will not easily give up the opportunity to make a fortune. ”

He pondered: "I guess he knows that after we go to the police station to report the case, he probably won't come on the surface, but secretly I'm afraid that he will still do it." ”

"Ah......" Li Yuqin said with a sad face: "Then what can we do?" ”

"What should I do?" Geng Wenyang leaned back in his chair and sighed: "The money we have worked so hard to earn can't be cheap for nothing, these scoundrels. Since he dares to stand in the way of our wealth, then don't blame our men for being ruthless. ”