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Chapter 489: Selling Xie Xiao Feng...
Chapter 489: Selling Xie Xiao Feng...
"Since you know the rules, you should understand that the rules are flexible and dependent on personal connections. Given her current situation with an injured and elderly family member, if she were forced to attend to guests and accidentally injured them, causing the establishment to lose money, would the responsibility fall on her or the brothel?" Tie Kaicheng asked.
"How dare she?!" The man with triangular eyes glared at the doll and shouted.
"The question isn't about her daring but whether such an incident could occur," Tie Kaicheng said.
"If it does, she'll have to pay with her life," the carriage driver replied coldly.
"There's no need to bring up life and death at every turn. Life is precious and should be cherished," Tie Kaicheng smiled. "And you, of all people, should know that."
"If you want to keep your life, then mind your own business," the carriage driver said, staring at Tie Kaicheng.
Tie Kaicheng nodded, "That's why I want to propose a solution that benefits everyone."
"What solution?" asked the carriage driver.
"I think you're limiting yourselves," Tie Kaicheng said, pointing at Xie Xiao Feng, "You're missing out on a very important business opportunity."
The carriage driver frowned, "What business?"
"You actually let him be a turtle!" Tie Kaicheng exclaimed, referring to Xie Xiao Feng.
"He's just a useless Aji. What else is he good for?" Triangular Eyes interrupted.
Tie Kaicheng shook his head and sighed, "As expected of someone from a small town. You truly lack exposure."
Triangular Eyes grew angry at his words but held back upon recalling Tie Kaicheng's martial arts skills. He asked, "Are you well-versed, then?"
"Of course," Tie Kaicheng nodded. "This useless Aji may seem worthless to you, but in the eyes of others, he has great value."
"What value?" asked the carriage driver.
"Yesterday, at Madam Han's brothel, I heard people talking about this useless Aji. They said he drank over seventy taels of silver worth of wine and couldn't pay, so he was made to work as a turtle?" Tie Kaicheng inquired.
"That's right," they acknowledged.
"What a waste of talent!" Tie Kaicheng shook his head in dismay.
"Isn't this useless Aji afraid of fighting and too cowardly to resist?" Tie Kaicheng asked.
"Yes," they replied.
"He owes Madam Han money, so he repays his debt by working as a turtle at the brothel, correct?"
"Correct," they confirmed.
"And when he was on the brink of starvation, Old Miaozi rescued him. When he was burning with fever, the doll saved him. Doesn't he owe them his gratitude as well?"
"Yes," they answered.
"In that case, when the doll is unavailable, it's only natural for him to take her place," Tie Kaicheng stated.
"What good is he?" The carriage driver scoffed, "While the doll earns money in bed, what can a turtle like him do? Sell his ass?"
"Yes, sell his ass," Tie Kaicheng agreed matter-of-factly.
For a moment, everyone was left speechless.
"That's why I said you're not only missing out on an important business opportunity, but you're also wasting his potential."
Tie Kaicheng continued calmly, "Such a handsome young man, tall and slender, clean and fair-skinned. When he owed you money, you failed to seize the opportunity to explore a new business venture. Instead, you relegated him to the role of a turtle."
"But fortunately, it's not too late," Tie Kaicheng smiled. "He's the kind of person who repays his debts. That's why he took seven or eight knives for Madam Han."
The carriage driver scrutinized Xie Xiao Feng up and down, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "But now, he owes Old Miaozi and Xiao Li his life?"
"Exactly!"
Tie Kaicheng snapped his fingers, "Although Tongcheng is a small place, it's the playground for several nearby towns. Niche businesses have a market here, and the profits can be substantial.
In the original story, when Triangular Eyes pushed the old granny, causing her to fall to her death, Xie Xiaofeng didn't take action. When Triangular Eyes tried to kill Old Miaozi, he only saved the old man but still didn't fight back. It wasn't until Triangular Eyes grabbed the doll by her hair to take her away that Xie Xiaofeng finally intervened.
But now, in this altered scenario, Tie Kaicheng had already rescued the old granny in the first stage of his plan.
Tie Kaicheng turned to Xie Xiaofeng, thinking, "You're the one who can endure anything, who won't fight back, who accepts whatever comes your way, and who enjoys self-torture, isn't that right?"
"So, I'll help you out," Tie Kaicheng thought. "I'll push you to your limit and see just how long you can keep enduring."
"Young Master," Old Miaozi couldn't help but speak up. "He's a good person..."
"I know he's a good person, which is why he should have saved you, right?" Tie Kaicheng nodded. "I always follow the rules."
The doll asked, "But you could have saved him along with us."
Tie Kaicheng replied calmly, "But he should have saved all of you in the first place."
"He's just a useless Aji," the doll said.
"So now that he finally has a chance to be useful, shouldn't you be happy for him?" Tie Kaicheng said.
The doll felt that what Tie Kaicheng was saying was somehow off, yet it also made a strange kind of sense, leaving her unable to find a reason to disagree.
At this moment, Sun Xingyu felt like laughing, but she was also worried and excited. She wanted to laugh at Tie Kaicheng's teasing of Xie Xiaofeng, but she was concerned that Xie Xiaofeng would fly into a rage and cause trouble for Tie Kaicheng. Of course, she was also eagerly anticipating a battle between the two.
Xie Xiaofeng looked at Tie Kaicheng, knowing that the other man had recognized him, but he couldn't understand why Tie Kaicheng seemed to have such strong animosity towards him.
"By the way," Tie Kaicheng added. "Even a rabbit will bite when it's desperate. And since he's been serving your big-spending patron, it's best to tie him up before you send him to bed. Use the thickest hemp rope."
Xie Xiaofeng: "..."
Sun Xingyu: "..."
"Don't worry, we have more experience in this matter than you," the carriage driver smiled, waving his hand dismissively.
Triangular Eyes and his two henchmen understood, and their faces split into malicious grins as they approached Xie Xiaofeng.
Xie Xiaofeng looked at Tie Kaicheng, his face twisted in pain. "I don't want to kill anyone. Why are you forcing me into this?"
"I'm not forcing you," Tie Kaicheng said calmly. "If you just go with them, there's no need to kill anyone. Just like when they were hurting the people who saved your life, and you didn't lift a finger."
As soon as these words left Tie Kaicheng's mouth, Xie Xiaofeng's expression became even more pained.
Triangular Eyes stood beside Xie Xiaofeng, a sneer on his face. "I never liked the look of you. You always seem half-dead. If you want to kill someone, you won't even have the chance to commit suicide afterward. I know the old man, Duan, in the south of the city, enjoys this kind of thing. Maybe your life will take a turn for the better?"
Tie Kaicheng nodded. "If that's the case, we should all congratulate him."
(End of Chapter)
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