Chapter 28 Who Blackmails Who
Longteng Game Hall is located on the street in front of the gate of the No. 1 Middle School in the city. It is usually the favorite place for boys. It is packed all day long. If you come late, you have to wait in line for half a day if you want to play games.

Today was a little different. Military training had just ended and most students were going home. Business was slow, with only four or five people. Zhou Qing, Lin Rong, and Zhao Songrun were among them. The three brothers were heavy arcade game addicts. The school was closed for seven days due to military training, and they were almost suffocated. As soon as the morning drill was over, they didn't even have a meal. They bought a few meat buns and ran to the Longteng arcade to play.

Today the arcade launched a new fighting game called "Star Fighting", which is the first Chinese-style arcade game in the country. The heroes in it are all from ancient times. The three brothers were obsessed with the game, and did not leave the arcade until around 6pm, when they were too hungry to continue playing, and went home reluctantly.

On the way home, they had to cross a long alley. The three brothers had nothing to do, so they took out their Tetris handheld game consoles to see who could last the longest. Zhao Songrun was a novice and died in two minutes. Zhou Qing and Lin Rong were both very persistent, but as time went on, the falling blocks became faster and faster, and the two began to get a little fidgety with their fingers.

Zhou Qing simply didn't leave and squatted in the alley to play.

But before he had played for a few minutes, a tall young man suddenly came over and snatched the handheld device from his hand. He was startled and asked, "Why are you snatching my handheld device?"

"Is this handheld device yours? Think carefully, it should be his, right?" The young man pointed at Zhang Yunqi who walked in from the alley.

Zhou Qing understood when he saw Zhang Yunqi. He thought that Zhang Yunqi was looking for revenge for stealing his handheld device. He said angrily, "Zhang Yunqi, what's the point of looking for an adult? Challenge me if you dare!"

This kind of words might arouse the passion of a 15 or 16-year-old boy, and he would rush up to fight like a fool. As for Zhang Yunqi, he just wanted to laugh. If I can kill you without any effort today, I won’t waste calories. He said to the young man, "Brother Wang, beat him up."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man kicked Zhou Qing in the stomach. Zhou Qing rolled more than two meters away. With a step, the young man picked him up from the ground, "Pa! Pa! Pa!" He slapped him several times, making him see stars, and both sides of his face were swollen. His nose was full of snot and blood before he threw him to the ground.

Zhao Songrun and Lin Rong were very loyal when they saw Zhou Qing being beaten. They rushed towards the young man, wanting to take care of one first. However, Zhang Yunqi was quick-witted and quick-handed. He took a running start and kicked Lin Rong in the back without hesitation. Lin Rong fell to the ground. Zhao Songrun on the other side was even more miserable. He was lifted into the air by the young man like a chicken and slapped him in the face with a few slaps, making him dizzy.

In less than two minutes, all three bastards were dead.

Lin Rong and Zhao Rongrun were scared, so they got up from the ground and stood in the corner without saying a word. Zhou Qing, who was beaten the worst, could no longer stand up and said to Zhang Yun, "We are all from the same school. It was wrong for us to steal your handheld device. We will just give it back to you."

Zhang Yunqi walked over and squatted in front of Zhou Qing, patted his face and said, "I let you play with the handheld game console for five or six days, so you should at least make it up to me."

Zhou Qing stared at him blankly, without reacting.

Zhang Yunqi talks about money!
Zhou Qing said weakly that you are blackmailing me.

Zhang Yunqi said with a smile: "It's just blackmail, so what?"

Zhou Qing clenched his teeth tightly. Zhang Yunqi stretched out his hand and slapped him twice, causing Zhou Qing's nose to bleed. Are you not convinced?

"No, no." Zhou Qing took out the only two ten-yuan bills he had left from his pocket. When he handed them to Zhang Yunqi, tears started to fall from his eyes. He had never been bullied like this since he was a child, but he didn't have the slightest thought of resisting. He just wanted to leave here quickly.

After all, he is just a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old. Although he is arrogant and domineering in daily life, when he really meets a tough guy and is beaten up, the cowardly nature will come out. He is like those rebellious teenagers who are lawless at home and school and may die in minutes when they enter the society.

Lin Rong and Zhao Songrun on the other side knew what was good for them. If they resisted, they would only get beaten. They obediently took out all the money they had and handed it to Zhang Yunqi along with two handheld devices. Zhang Yunqi took the money and counted it. It was 78 yuan in total, enough for his living expenses for a week. He put the money in his pocket and told them to get out.

Lin Rong and Zhao Songrun hurried over to help Zhou Qing, whose face was covered in tears, and the three of them left in disgrace. The young man next to them looked at their backs, smiled and shook his head: "Children nowadays, they don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is without going through a little hardship."

Zhang Yunqi turned his head and looked at the young man, smiling, "Youth is in vain if you don't act frivolously. Brother Wang, thank you for today."

Brother Wang said with a smile: "It's just a small matter, you're welcome."

Brother Wang is Wang Guibing.

After the military training ended this morning, Zhang Yunqi took the bus directly to the cannery to find Wang Guibing and asked him to help beat up a few students. Wang Guibing agreed without much thought. He had been a social figure and fighting was commonplace for him. He thought that Zhang Yunqi looked quite capable, so helping him beat up a few people was considered a favor.

Zhang Yunqi took out 400 yuan from his pocket, took out yuan and handed it to Wang Guibing, saying, "Brother Wang, this is the yuan I owe you for the goods."

Wang Guibing happily took the money and put it in his pocket, saying, "Xiao Zhang, have all 80 handheld computers been sold?"

Zhang Yunqi nodded.

Wang Guibing was a little surprised: "Is it possible, Xiao Zhang? You are really good at business. I can't compare with you."

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "It's OK. It's mainly for talking to others. By the way, Brother Wang, this handheld device is from your factory in Shenzhen, right?"

Wang Guibing nodded and said yes.

Zhang Yunqi didn't expect Wang Guibing to answer so straightforwardly. Although he knew very well that the Tetris handheld game console was brought from Shenzhen, it would be difficult for him to find the source of goods without Wang Guibing's guidance. So he stuffed another 400 yuan into Wang Guibing's pocket: "I want to buy another batch of goods. How about you go to Shenzhen with me tomorrow? Brother Wang, this 400 yuan is your guide fee. I will give you a commission after the matter is completed."

400 yuan for running errands is not a small amount, almost equal to two months' salary of an ordinary worker, and most importantly, Zhang Yunqi promised to give him a commission. Although Wang Guibing is lazy and addicted to gambling, he is not stupid. He knows that Zhang Yunqi wants to resell handheld games and has the ability to do so. Anyway, he is also bored and he might make a small fortune by following this guy.

Wang Guibing took the money and said, "That's no problem. You just need a border pass to go to Shencun. Xiao Zhang, you have to go tomorrow, so I'm afraid you won't be able to make it in time."

Zhang Yunqi said, "There is no problem with the border pass. I have already asked someone to help. Brother Wang, go buy the train ticket now and I will go get the border pass."

Wang Guibing nodded and agreed.

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(End of this chapter)