ushernet Chapter 925 - 924: Aren't We Pretty Close?
Chapter 925 - 924: Aren't We Pretty Close?
"Name your price..." The burly man drawled, speaking with exaggerated bravado. He leisurely patted the armrest of the sofa, his gaze playfully and wickedly sweeping over Chu Shiyao.You brainless fool, go ahead and show off while you still don't know the truth. Let's see how much longer you can keep it up.
Chu Shiyao thought this to herself, appearing even more nervous on the surface.
Chu Ge slightly furrowed his brow, a trace of undisguised disgust in his eyes. If this was some game arranged by Chu Shiyao, then at this stage, the performance of the burly man was starting to make him lose interest.
"What are you looking at? Are you looking to die?" Noticing the change in Chu Ge's expression and gaze, the burly man provocatively met his eyes. "Get your big brother a cigarette."
Chu Ge didn't move, standing there expressionless, staring at the burly man.
"Damn, are you deaf?" The burly man slapped the sofa armrest with a "bang," glaring viciously at Chu Ge, pretending to get up from the sofa.
"Brother, please don't get mad, don't get mad. My husband quit smoking. It's not that he won't get you one; we just don't have any on hand right now."
Chu Shiyao smiled apologetically, lightly kicking Chu Ge's foot, trying to smooth things over. Chu Ge might have had enough of this game, but she hadn't. In her view, the game was just beginning.
She wanted to see what other tricks this bluffing burly man could come up with. Once he had his fill of pretending, she wondered what his expression would be when he realized the person he was putting on a show for was the actual Chu Ge he was boasting about.
"Fine, I'll be the bigger person and won't hold it against you. Let's discuss how to resolve this issue?"
"Sure, sure, brother, go ahead."
Seeing Chu Shiyao's sincere attitude, Chu Ge kept silent. The malicious glint in the burly man's eyes slightly receded as he crossed his legs again, resuming his arrogant posture.
"You know where that kick landed earlier and how important it is to me, so I won't waste my breath explaining, right?"
Chu Shiyao hurriedly nodded, "Yes, yes, I understand."
"Alright, seeing your sincere attitude in admitting fault, I'll let this slide. Just help your brother with a 'check-up' and I won't ask for your money."
"Check-up?" Chu Shiyao feigned ignorance, asking knowingly, "How would that be done?"
"Simple!" The burly man smirked sleazily, "Just serve the big brother here. If he responds, that's the first step of the check-up. Then let him test if everything still works fine with you, and the check-up's done. How about it?"
Chu Shiyao's expression froze, her smile became strained. "Brother, isn't this a bit too much..."
The burly man glared, "What? After all the care big brother has shown you, you're still not satisfied?"
"No, brother, I just think..."
"You think what? You dare question big brother? Believe me, big brother Chu Ge isn't as easygoing as I am. If he comes here, it will be a big deal!"
Chu Ge found it amusing. This guy was talking in circles, and the maddening part was he was using Chu Ge's name to boast. He definitely needed to have a good talk with this guy.
Chu Ge crossed his arms, sneered, "Alright, call him then."
The burly man was taken aback, and then his eyes flashed with malice again.
"Kid, are you really not afraid of dying? Let me tell you, big brother Chu Ge is a ruthless guy who kills without blinking. There's nothing he can't handle in the underworld of Lidu. Crushing you two would be as easy as killing ants."
"Oh, is he that amazing? I must be really ignorant then." Chu Ge scratched his head, then changed his tone, "But no matter how amazing he is, shouldn't he be reasonable? Are you sure he'd back you up for this?"
"Don't talk nonsense with big brother; with the friendship between me and Chu Ge, a call to have him here wouldn't take a second. But before I dial, as long as you kneel and kowtow three times, big brother will..."
Before the big man could finish boasting, Chu Ge took a few steps forward, and the man's eyes immediately turned cautious, "What do you want?"
"Nothing, just want to have a good look at you. Listening to you, how come it feels like you're not his minion but his ancestor?"
Chu Ge sneered, "Stop wasting all this talk with us. Bring that Chu Ge here, right now."
"You think I can't..."
Chu Ge held back the urge to kick the burly man in the face, sneeringly said, "I don't believe you and I'm not afraid of making things big. As long as you call him over, forget kowtowing, I'll do whatever."
"Alright, alright, you've got guts, huh? Won't cry until you see the coffin? Then wait!"
The burly man's gaze wandered a few times, the pressure of being looked down on by Chu Ge was immense. He shot up from the sofa, thrust a finger towards Chu Ge with false bravado, and then strode out of the room.
Watching the burly man's back, Chu Ge crossed his arms and let out a trembling note through his nose.
As soon as the burly man went out the door, Chu Shiyao regrettably said, "Brother Chu, why did you let that guy get away? Wouldn't it have been fun to mess with him? If he doesn't come back, isn't that letting him off too easily?"
"Don't worry, he can't get away." Chu Ge shook his head and sat down on the sofa. "Just because he's so brazenly using my name, do you think I'd let him go?"
Chu Shiyao giggled, sat next to Chu Ge on the sofa, and shook her head too.
As the saying goes, there's no greater despair than a dead heart. She was really worried earlier that Chu Ge wouldn't even be in the mood to deal with that big guy. Since Chu Ge said so, it meant that what she did was somewhat effective. Even if it couldn't completely lift Chu Ge from his emotional trough, at least it diverted his attention to some extent.
In less than a minute, the burly man came back holding a phone. "Kid, just you wait. When my big brother comes, let's see if you can still act so arrogantly!"
Chu Ge and Chu Shiyao exchanged a glance, a bit surprised. The guy really came back? And he's really making a call? Could it be that he's trying to find someone to impersonate Chu Ge?
Though puzzled, they both remained silent, just sat steadily on the sofa, watching the burly man on the phone like a show, curious to see what tricks he could pull.
"Hello, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable."
A prompt sound faintly reached Chu Ge's ears, and right after, the burly man's face turned a bit unsightly.
Chu Ge was slightly surprised. His phone was indeed off. Could it be that this guy... really had his phone number?
Although Chu Ge thought the probability was small, he went into the inner room, turned on his phone, and came out with it in his pocket.
Seeing the burly man's increasingly grim face, Chu Shiyao stifled a laugh and asked role-playingly, "Big brother, didn't you say... with just one call, you could have your brother Chu Ge come over in minutes? Are you lying to me?"
At this point, Chu Ge also patted the burly man on the shoulder from behind. "What's the situation here? Can't find anyone?"
The burly man shrugged his shoulder and snorted coldly, "You got lucky! My big brother's phone is off!"
"Oh, it's off, is it? What a coincidence." Chu Ge tightened his grip slightly, making it impossible for the burly man to break free. "Why don't you try calling again? Maybe you'll get through this time?"
Feeling the immovable force on his shoulder, the burly man became even more uncertain in his heart. Unfortunately, no matter how he struggled, he couldn't break out.
Chu Ge's right hand continued to apply force, and soon the burly man was grimacing in pain, "Let go, let go, you bastard!"
"Call Chu Ge again. If you can't get through, don't think about leaving here today." Chu Ge's voice was even colder.
Unable to fight, couldn't run, the burly man really had no other way. He could only redial the number, and after a brief silence on the receiver, there was indeed the "bee" sound of a connected call.
The burly man's eyes lit up, damn, it really connected!
Just as he was pleasantly surprised, he heard a phone ringing beside him, and he was a bit dumbfounded. He was calling Chu Ge, so why was this person's phone ringing? What a damn coincidence!
Chu Ge pulled out his phone, and on the screen was an unfamiliar number. He answered, "Hello?"
Right after that, he saw the burly man under his control shiver, drop his phone directly to the ground, and turn his head to look at Chu Ge in stupefaction, as if he'd seen a ghost.
"I've answered the call, so why aren't you speaking?" Chu Ge picked up the phone that was still on the call and handed it to the burly man. "Weren't you looking for me?"
The burly man's expression changed from one vivid color to another, like a kaleidoscope of emotions, swallowing hard. Finally, he stutteringly squeezed out a sentence, "Chu... Chu... no, no way? You, you are Chu Ge?"
Chu Ge scratched his head, "Aren't you very familiar with me? Didn't you say just one call and I'd be right over to help you? Why the shocked look?"
"Thud"
The burly man's legs went weak, his last sliver of luck completely shattered, and he directly knelt on the ground.
"Big brother, I didn't know who you were." The burly man kowtowed with a loud "thud" and slapped himself hard across the face, with a loud "crack".
"Big brother, I was wrong." Another kowtow, another slap across the face.
"Big brother, I'm really sorry." A third kowtow, a third slap.
Just as the burly man was about to perform a fourth kowtow, Chu Ge kicked him in the face, flipping him to the ground with a dull "thud".
Seeing the commotion getting too loud, Chu Shiyao hurried to shut the door. Anyway, this guy brought it upon himself. Whatever Chu Ge decided to do with him, he surely wouldn't dare to speak up. Might as well let Chu Ge vent his emotions properly.