Chapter 452: Chapter 451: I Admit Defeat!
Actually, if it had been any time before, Wang Hao wouldn’t have reacted ; he was a pretty low-profile guy.
But the problem was that these two were truly despicable, pushing to annihilate them completely, so they definitely couldn’t be let off lightly.
When Qiao Fengming and his companion realized that Wang Hao had the backing of the Zhao family, they knew the game was up, and that struggling was pointless.
What a joke, even if they were badass, could they really fight against one of the four big families, the Zhao family?
“I… I give up…” Qiao Fengming’s entire body slumped to the ground, muttering, “I admit defeat, I give up…”
“If only you had pulled back sooner, how good that would have been,” Wang Hao gently shook his head, “People die in pursuit of wealth as birds die in search of food. In the future, just keep a low profile and run a legitimate business; don’t go around swindling people all day. Go now, make the right choices.”
“Thank you, thank you!” Liu Xiaoming helped Qiao Fengming up, expressing gratitude to Wang Hao as they left, “Thanks for not being utterly ruthless, thank you…”
Wang Hao lightly waved his hand, “Go on, don’t mess with this stuff anymore, otherwise next time it might not be so easy for you to get away.”
“Understood! Understood!” Liu Xiaoming nodded repeatedly, supporting Qiao Fengming as they quickly left.
“Brother Hao! Brother Hao! That’s fantastic!” After the two had gone, Hou Pinquan jumped up in excitement, shouting, “My money is safe! My money is safe!”
“What’s there to be proud of,” Sun Jian Country said with annoyance, “If Brother Hao hadn’t come today, you would have been jumping off a building! Hou, if you gamble again, I’ll throw you down from the top floor myself, believe me or not?!”
“I believe, I believe!” Hou Pinquan said hastily, “I’m not playing anymore! Getting cheated once is enough! Let’s shut down this arcade later, gambling is no good after all.”
Wang Hao smiled and shook his head, “You’re so worked up. But closing down the arcade is fine, open a restaurant or something, engage in some honest business.”
“Right, right, an honest business!” Hou Pinquan hugged Wang Hao’s shoulder, “Brother Hao, there’s nothing else to say, I’ll treat you tonight! Barbecue, stir-fry, karaoke, bath, the whole shebang! Whatever you want, you’ve got!” Then he waved his hand, “Everyone can leave now; I’m no longer gonna run this arcade. Brother Hao saved my life today; I have to treat no matter what!”
“Hou, you really dodged a bullet today,” Li, who had watched the excitement, laughed and said, “Alright then, we’re heading out first. If you need any help later, just give the word. If you’re opening a restaurant, I can introduce you to a chef or something.”
Hou Pinquan gave a fist salute to everyone, “I won’t say much; when my restaurant opens, I hope you all will come support it!”
“No need for thanks,” the crowd nodded, “We’ll be off then.”
The room quickly emptied until only Brother Hao, Hou Pinquan, and Sun Jian Country were left. Wang Hao laughed, “How this restaurant turns out is up to you now; I won’t interfere. But the money we won, I need to transfer it back.”
Saying so, he picked up his phone and called Zhao Zhenhao.
Wang Hao: “Zhao, it’s settled.”
Over the phone, Zhao Zhenhao asked with a laugh, “Brother Hao, how did it go?”
Wang Hao: “I won about four or five million I guess, I didn’t count it closely. I’ll keep my friend’s principal and my own, and send back the rest to you.”
Zhao Zhenhao firmly refused: “Brother Hao, are you mocking me? Just transfer back the principal, keep the winnings for yourself.”
“That doesn’t seem right,” Wang Hao thought for a moment, then smiled, “How about this, I’ll keep fifty and transfer the rest back to you. After all, it was your money, it wouldn’t be right for me to keep it all.”
“Fine, no problem,” Zhao Zhenhao knew that with Wang Hao’s character, it would never work to have him keep all of it. To think that this guy managed to make a few million just by using his kung fu, that was pretty badass.
After hanging up, Wang Hao looked at the account balance–over forty million–and took a deep breath. He first transferred the forty thousand to Hou Pinquan, then kept a hundred thousand plus an extra fifty thousand as a reward for his efforts–couldn’t all be for nothing, right? Then he sent the rest to Zhao Zhenhao.
With everything settled, Wang Hao finally let out a satisfied sigh, stretched lazily, and said, “Let’s go, Great Battery, Old Hou, time for dinner!”
And wouldn’t you know it, just like that, there was an extra fifty thousand in the account. Oh, the joy of having money! It’s great to be flush!
“Sure thing!” Upon hearing about dinner, Hou Pinquan and Sun Jian Country were thrilled–after all, everything else might have problems, but with food, there was never any worry!
“Brother Hao, what do you feel like eating?” Hou Pinquan was the most excited; he’d narrowly escaped death! Given his current mood, Wang Hao seriously doubted that if he asked for the moon, Hou wouldn’t find a way to pluck it from the sky!
“I’m easy,” Wang Hao thought for a bit, then said, “Let’s not do any fancy restaurant; their food looks good but it’s unsatisfying.”
“Yeah, it can be,” Hou Pinquan pondered briefly before his eyes lit up, “Oh, Brother Hao, speaking of which, there’s the Gourmet Food Street not far from here. Let’s head there.”
Gourmet Food Street? Now that’s a plan!
“Done deal! Let’s head out!” Wang Hao agreed immediately.